Open to all levels All supplies provided Participants will tour the D’Amico House midweek Unleash your creative expression through the accessible and expansive medium of collage. Using paper-based materials, explore how to bring everyday visuals to life through the principles of balance, proportion, unity, line, shape, texture, color, and space. Creative prompts, collaboration and thought-provoking…

Open to all levels All supplies provided Participants will tour the D’Amico House midweek Explore visual language through drawing: line, form, composition, light and shadow, and conventional and unconventional ways of seeing. Various subject matter and approaches to drawing will be used, both traditional and contemporary. Work observationally from still life, landscape, and the figure…

Open to all levels All supplies provided Participants will tour the D’Amico House midweek Explore the possibilities of design, functionality and craftsmanship by constructing an art assemblage that tells time. Using an array of natural and man-made found objects, participants will construct a functional clock in their own artistic voice and expression. The possibilities are…

Open to all levels All supplies provided Participants will tour the D’Amico House midweek Delve into traditional transparent watercolors with a series of set-ups, exercises, and demonstrations as motivational inspiration. Experiment with techniques of washes, dry brush, wet-on-wet, and other water-based pigments such as tempera/gouache and acrylics on an array of watercolor media and papers. More experienced participants…

Open to all levels Bring your own paint, brushes and canvases (24” size limitation) Participants will tour the D’Amico House midweek A Painting Studio where students work in the material of their choice with a model or on self-portrait. Learn line, shape and form traditionally and with a contemporary direction. Instructor demonstrations and motivational set-ups…

Open to all levels All supplies provided Participants will tour the D’Amico House midweek Create a small, hanging stained glass piece. Design a unique composition, then cut and solder colored glass pieces using the copper foil method. Specific hands-on exercises in cutting and arranging glass will lead participants to develop an understanding of the materials…

Open to all levels, but previous painting experience encouraged  Some materials provided; Bring your own paint and brushes  Participants will tour the D’Amico House midweek This course will guide the experienced painter through unique experiments and explorations in alternative approaches to painting with acrylic, oil and water-based paints. A wide range of paint surfaces, applications,…

Open to all levels All supplies provided Participants will tour the D’Amico House midweek Through exercises and demonstrations, participants will explore the application of soft, hard and oil pastels on assorted papers to create depth, perspective, and overall compositions. Subject material may include still life, landscape, and botanicals. Participants can bring their own pastels and pastel…

Open to all levels All supplies provided Participants will tour the D’Amico House midweek Work with colored sheet glass, powder, frit, and stringers to explore techniques that build a wide range of glass fused and slump molded pieces. Specific hands-on exercises in cutting and arranging glass will lead participants to develop an understanding of the…

Open to all levels All supplies provided Participants will tour the D’Amico House midweek Immerse yourself in a study of the human form. Explore line, shape, composition, and color through preliminary sketches and completed paintings from the model. Oil or acrylic paints can be used. More experienced painters should bring their own paints and brushes. A…

Open to all levels All supplies provided Participants will tour the D’Amico House midweek Immerse yourself in the spontaneous and expressive medium of gelli printing, a mono-printing technique that uses a gelatin plate to press on paper. Explore this approachable medium through an array of materials and methods, including botanical impressions; textured prints with mark…

Open to all levels All supplies provided Participants will tour the D’Amico House to view Mabel D’Amico’s handmade jewelry This introductory class on polymer clay presents an overview of polymer clay jewelry, ornaments and wearable art. Basic techniques include conditioning, basic canes, texturing, baking/curing, sanding/buffing and finishing by adding jewelry findings, wires or cording. Explore…