Open to all levels All supplies provided This workshop will survey the fundamentals of encaustic painting, the ancient technique of using hot wax and pigment. Explore rudimentary to complex two-dimensional methods while learning to melt, mix, and apply wax to create smooth and textured surfaces. Incising wax to create intricate drawings and collages, transfers, and…

Open to all levels All supplies provided. Explore abstract painting as a device for emotional expression, with an emphasis on spontaneity. Paint intuitively and leave judgments and demands of the intellect behind. Each session will introduce a new starting point or technique: letters, words, curves, circles, strokes, swatches of color, glue, thick paint, or fluid…

Beginners Only Classes run Monday, Wednesday and Friday All supplies provided This introductory clay class invites participants to explore the endless possibilities of creating one-of-a-kind forms using the fundamentals of hand building. In this Monday, Wednesday and Friday class, students will learn clay basics and how to use techniques such as pinch, coil, and slab…

Open to all levels All supplies provided 9:00 a.m. to 3 p.m., bring your lunch. This full day class will explore the versatility of drypoint printmaking using plexiglass plates and water-based inks. Experience mark making with an etching tool on a plexiglass surface and add tones and values with different sandpaper grades. Bring along your…

Beginners Only Classes run Monday, Wednesday and Friday All supplies provided This introductory clay class invites participants to explore the endless possibilities of creating one-of-a-kind forms using the fundamentals of hand building. In this Monday, Wednesday and Friday class, students will learn clay basics and how to use techniques such as pinch, coil, and slab…

Open to all levels All supplies provided Based on the found art constructions from Joseph Cornell to Mabel D’Amico, Box Art, consists of an assemblage of found or collected objects, collaged and affixed into shallow boxes of any kind. These creations tell stories, create dreamy landscapes, evoke a mood, give a sense of the passage…