Winter Schedule

Enjoy fun, messy projects and express your ideas in the studio atmosphere.

Paint Your Own Pottery
12-4, Saturdays
Design and decorate pottery pieces of your choosing with our assortment of beautiful glazes. Select from plates, platters, mugs & bowls or fun figurines and vases. Guided instruction available.
($8 studio fee + price of bisque ware.)

Fabulous 4 & 5
9-10:30 am, Thursdays
Instructor: Nancy Shmidt.
Start your day off just right with a creative hour of fun in the studio exploring arts, crafts and wonderful stories. Miss Nancy's thoughtful projects will delight your child and a varienty of art methods & materials will inspire their creativity.
(6 weeks $72/$12 per lesson)

Home School Artists
1-2:30, Mondays
Instructor: Lucy Tonyan.
This session introduces students to artists from around the globe. Create original works of art in the manner of the masters & learn a bit of the history that makes them remarkable. Look, learn and then do it yourself, your way! We'll work in a variety of styles, learn cool techniques and create with an array of expressive materials. Build art-making skills and learn to create with line, shape, color, value & perspective.
(4 weeks $48/$10 per lesson)

After School Art Club
Mondays, 4:30-6 grades k-3
Tuesdays, 4:30-6 grades k-3
Tuesday evening 7-8:30, grades 4-8
Wednesdays, 4:30-6 grades 4-8
Instructor: Lucy Tonyan.
If you love to draw, color & paint and have an irresistible urge to make things, then this is the place for you! Students will explore drawing & painting using a variety of mediums like tempera, watercolor, pastel, collage, sculpture, pen & ink, clay, weaving, glass painting, metal craft, mosaic and more. Art forms from around the globe and from masters past and present will inspire you as you gain new art skills and earn the confidence to express yourself through art. Projects vary with each session. (4 weeks $60/$15 per lesson)

The Potter's Table
Thursdays 4:30-6 grades 3 and up.
Instructor: Lucy Tonyan.
This class is for creative kids who don't mind getting their hands dirty! Learn hand building clay techniques, study the characteristics of clay and make fantastic objects 'd art!
(6 weeks $120/$20 per lesson)

Private Lessons
Private instruction is available for those who work best with one on one guidance. Studies are individualized to suit capabilities and area of interest. Call us to arrange your tutor and time. ($25 hour/special needs, teen and adult)

{Teens & Adults}

Fresh Air
Tuesday mornings 10 to noon.
Instructor: Lucy Tonyan.
With Mother Nature's guidance, aspiring artists will render both realistic and expressive interpretations of natures bounty. Use a variety of media including pencil, watercolor & pastel to capture flower, fruit, fern and foliage. Students will learn to draw what they see with an emphasis on developing their personal artistic style. (4 weeks $80/$20 per lesson)

Seniors Creative Outlet
Wednesdays 9:30-11:30 am
Instructor: Tami McMillan
Reclaim your creative spirit with a class designed to compliment your interests and abilities. We'll do all the planning and preparation so you can enjoy the creative process. Inviting art materials and mistake-proof projects make your time stress free and successful.
(6 weeks $120/$20 per lesson)

Watercolor Workshop
Saturdays 9-11:30 am
Instructor: David R. Becker
Pursue your passion for art with wonderful watercolor. Learn composition, techniques & methods with paints, papers, masking, washes & presentation.
(8 weeks $140/$17.50 per lesson)
Session begins Januray 9th 2010.

Precious Metal
Thursdays, 1-3 pm
Instructor: Carmen Carbajal.
Learn the ancient art of metal embossing. Step by step instruction will be given as you work with tools and materials to create everlasting keepsakes.
(4 weeks, $100/$25 per lesson)

The Drawing Board
Mondays, 6:30-8 pm
Instructor: Elaine Sinclair
Acquire a foundation in the fundamentals of drawing and take your sketches to another level as you develop your work with dynamic composition, use of light & shadow, value, proportion & perspective.
(6 weeks $120/$20 per lesson)

Studio Oils
Coming soon to The Studio! Please inquire by email or phone.
Have you always wanted to try oils but thought it was too difficult, too messy or too expensive? Come and get hooked on the luscious painting medium favored by artists of all time.
Day and time to be determined. Please Inquire!

Mixed Media Explorations
January 14th and 15th, 7-9pm
Instructor: Kathy LaRocco.
Monthly workshops explore mixed media and collage techniques. Supply list available.
($55 per 2-night session)