No experience necessary for this supportive, encouraging, and fun course. This course builds confidence and introduces foundational techniques such as value, color mixing, composition, and atmospheric perspective. You’ll learn how to block in shapes, build light and shadow, brush and palette knife techniques, and add personal flourishes—all while working on one cohesive painting from start to finish. Along the way, we’ll explore how subtle choices in color, texture, and light can turn a simple scene into a story. Whether your final painting feels like a memory, a myth, or a dream, you’ll leave with something you’re proud to hang—and the skills to keep painting beyond the class. “Misty Mountain Autumn” – A peaceful, whimsical landscape featuring Majestic snow-capped mountains in the distance, softly rolling hills, A tranquil lake and the colors of the Fall season breaking through.

Wheel-y fun is a 8 week class that will teach you the basics of pottery including centering the clay, opening, pulling up walls, trimming, firing, and glazing.

There will be no Class on Sep 1 or Sep 22

This 8 week guided advanced course is designed for students that are looking to dive deeper in their ceramic knowledge. Wherever your creativity leads you, there is something for everyone in this class. Whether you want to create large-scale work, make a teapot, or try something you have never tried before, instructor-led demonstrations will explore these projects and more! Prior experience required. Aprons are highly recommended.

This is for a Handbuilding space. There will be no class held Sep 23rd.

This 8 week guided advanced course is designed for students that are looking to dive deeper in their ceramic knowledge. Wherever your creativity leads you, there is something for everyone in this class. Whether you want to create large-scale work, make a teapot, or try something you have never tried before, instructor-led demonstrations will explore these projects and more! Prior experience required. Aprons are highly recommended.

This is for a WHEEL space. There will be no class held Sep 23rd.

Wheel-y fun is a 8 week class that will teach you the basics of pottery including centering the clay, opening, pulling up walls, trimming, firing, and glazing.

There will be no Sep 23

This 8 week guided advanced course is designed for students that are looking to dive deeper in their ceramic knowledge. Wherever your creativity leads you, there is something for everyone in this class. Whether you want to create large-scale work, make a teapot, or try something you have never tried before, instructor-led demonstrations will explore these projects and more! Prior experience required. Aprons are highly recommended.

This is for a WHEEL space. There will be no class held Sep 24th

Wheel-y fun is a 8 week class that will teach you the basics of pottery including centering the clay, opening, pulling up walls, trimming, firing, and glazing.

There will be no Sep 24

Learn to do plein air painting and urban sketching! Each week we’ll go to a different location around Woodstock to make work on location. (If the weather is bad, we’ll retreat to the Reeves House to work from photos.) We’ll discuss different techniques for working quickly, and create a fresh plein air piece during each class. Students are encouraged to keep their supply kit lightweight and fast to set up. ** Please note that this class will be mostly outside! We won’t be hiking, but there will some walking and sitting in the sticky Georgia heat. ** Zero experience, some experience, and intermediate experience levels are all welcome.

Recommended Art Supplies: a small block of watercolor paper - cold-press paper is a good choice if you want to focus on painting - hot-press paper is a good choice if you want to draw with ink and then paint - small sizes like 5”x7” or 8”x10” are best for packing light and painting fast a pigment ink pen - single-width 0.5 (or larger) - Sakura Pigma Micron or Faber-Castell Pitt Pens are good choices a small watercolor pan set - tube watercolors are annoying outside, trust me a watercolor brush (or more) - a reservoir brush with water in the handle is really convenient - but regular short-handle watercolor brushes are also great! a mechanical pencil a paper towel (or an old washcloth) **water for painting with** Optional Art Supplies: artist or painters’ tape a binder clip (or bulldog clip) a compact travel easel Recommended Human-Comfort Supplies: a travel chair (or stool) a hat and sunscreen bug repellant a bag that fits all your supplies ** drinking water**