In this supportive drawing class, you'll learn to sketch what you see and what you imagine. We'll explore the basics of Values, Perspective, and Proportion, using pencil and charcoal—and you'll even learn the grid method to create drawings that look incredibly real (no tracing needed!). This is a class for people who think they can't draw. You'll leave feeling like an artist. If you are more experienced, we will challenge and encourage you to explore new horizons in technique and approach.

This course gently guides students from sketchbook anxiety to artistic self-assurance. Through life drawing, figurative illustration, imaginative exploration, and structured photo reference work, students will learn to draw with joy, accuracy, and style. The grid method offers a framework for realism, while creative prompts invite personal expression.

Bring Your Own Supplies | Encouragement Supplied in Abundance

Supplies needed:

• Sketchpad – 9x12" or larger (PLEASE, NO SMALLER THAN 9X12")

• Pencils – HB, 2B, 4B, 6B (mechanical pencils welcome!)

• Kneaded eraser

• Blending tools – tortillons, stumps, or paper towels/Q-tips

• Pencil sharpener

• Ruler (for gridding photos and sketchpads)

• A printed photo reference (Instructor will provide samples, but students may bring their own)

• Optional: Fixative spray

Learn to paint landscapes in watercolor inspired by Florence, Italy! We’ll discuss different techniques and approaches for natural features, plus basic perspective for including buildings in your work. Projects will be based on photos the teacher took on a trip to Italy years ago. (If you took the previous Florence class, we’ll do different projects this time.) 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. Smaller sizes like 5”x7”or 8”x10” are best for painting)

- fasta pigment ink pen (single-width 0.5 [or larger] - Sakura Pigma Micron or Faber-Castell Pitt Pens are good choices)

- a small watercolor set (pans are easier to transport, but tubes offer more options)

- watercolor brushes (a reservoir brush with water in the handle is really convenient. Any short-handle watercolor brushes work well)

- a mechanical pencil

-a paper towel (or an old washcloth)

Optional Art Supplies:

- artist or painters’ tape

- a binder clip (or bulldog clip)

- a compact travel easel (if you like to work upright)

Learn a craft from the 1800s! Shuttle tatting makes patterns of knots with cotton thread, and the resulting lace makes fun jewelry. (If you wear reading glasses, definitely bring them to class.) We’ll cover one- and two-shuttle basic patterns, and you should leave with at least one finished piece (hopefully more). Supplies included.

Do you want to get into art, but aren’t sure where to start? Don’t really want to get supplies without knowing if you’ll like a new medium? This is your chance to try before you buy! Each week we’ll make a project using different materials and different techniques, so that you can get a feel for what you enjoy most. Options include acrylics, abstract pouring, watercolors, dry pastels, polymer clay, bookbinding, resin casting, and block printing. (Class interest will determine the specific mediums and projects that we do.) All supplies are included!

This class is for those with some experience with watercolor. The reference material will be photographs the instructor has taken while traveling in Ireland. The focus will be on simplifying the composition (not recreating the photo), and having fun with watercolor, creating something new. Participants will have two finished pieces and gain more confidence with the medium.

Supplies needed:

- Palette - any style, white, plastic with enough room to mix multiple colors

- Mason jar, or something to hold water

-Paint; a suggested basic palette of colors:

• Cool Red – Permanent Alizarin Crimson

• Warm Red – Cadmium Red Light, Light Red or Vermillion

• Cool Blue: Ultramarine Blie or Cobalt Blue

• Warm Blue: Thalo Blue or Prussian Blue

• Warm Yellow: Yellow Ochre or Raw Sienna

• Cool Yellow: Light Yellow

• Olive or Sap Green

• Earths: Sepia, or Burnt Sienna

• Payne's grey

- Size 10 round watercolor brush

- Size 5 or 6 round watercolor brush

- 1 inch Flat wash watercolor brush

- Size 1 Rigger watercolor brushpencil

- Pencil

- Kneaded eraser

- At least 6 sheets of 100% cotton watercolor paper: 9x12, can be hot press or cold press, can be in a tablet or a block. Some examples are Strathmore 9x12 Portrait, Wirebound or Watercolor pad; Arches 9x12 watercolor block, 140 lb.

Join us for a 6-week pottery journey at the wheel, perfect for both beginners and experienced potters. Each session includes teacher-led projects to build skills and confidence, along with the freedom to explore your own ideas and create pieces that are uniquely yours.

This is a welcoming, supportive space where everyone belongs, whether it’s your first time touching clay or you’re returning to the wheel. Come ready to get your hands dirty, embrace the learning process (failures included!), and discover the joy of creating something beautiful from start to finish.

Wear clothes you don’t mind getting muddy and bring all of your creative ideas!

Join us for a 6-week pottery journey at the wheel, perfect for both beginners and experienced potters. Each session includes teacher-led projects to build skills and confidence, along with the freedom to explore your own ideas and create pieces that are uniquely yours.

This is a welcoming, supportive space where everyone belongs, whether it’s your first time touching clay or you’re returning to the wheel. Come ready to get your hands dirty, embrace the learning process (failures included!), and discover the joy of creating something beautiful from start to finish.

Wear clothes you don’t mind getting muddy and bring all of your creative ideas!

Join us for a 6-week pottery journey at the wheel, perfect for both beginners and experienced potters. Each session includes teacher-led projects to build skills and confidence, along with the freedom to explore your own ideas and create pieces that are uniquely yours.

This is a welcoming, supportive space where everyone belongs, whether it’s your first time touching clay or you’re returning to the wheel. Come ready to get your hands dirty, embrace the learning process (failures included!), and discover the joy of creating something beautiful from start to finish.

Wear clothes you don’t mind getting muddy and bring all of your creative ideas!