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Class!
Schedule a class with your favorite teacher if you sign
up four people to attend.
Call (619) 233-6679 for details on any of
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Other Studio
Options
Preserve Your Child's Handprint in Clay!
Now Two Great Options
Bring in your child and . .
.
1. We'll press his/her hand or foot in a soft clay heart. Then pick a
color and we'll fire it to preserve it forever. Only $30.
2. We'll
apply colored glaze (nontoxic, of course) on your child's hand or foot and
press onto a ceramic plate. Then we can decorate the rim of the plate with
fun designs, name, and date. We'll fire it and it will be ready within a
week. Only $25.
These make great gifts or heirlooms. Call to reserve a
time.
Paint Your Own Ceramics
Work in the Studio to create your
own ceramic masterpiece. The cost is $5 for studio time which includes
paints, firing, and glaze. The ceramic pieces cost from $5 - $20 and
include mugs, plates, bowls, and more. Call to reserve a time!
Birthday Parties
We
offer four affordable, unique party packages: Mosaic Stepping Stone,
Picture Frame, Painted Tile, or Jewelry. Prices are from $15 each to $25
each. The birthday person is free!
Make a glittery shrine out of a simple cigar box with a front window opening featuring a Day of Dead paper image or small figure. Felt, special papers, sequins, glitter, glue, and your own inspired imagination will result in a piece of art that can be hung or placed on an altar in celebration of the season.
Teacher: Sue Niyazi McDevitt
Fee: $25, Materials: $10
Make a simple accord ian book (also known as a concertina). We'll decorate using a variety of media including stamping, embossing, paint, and collage.
Teacher: Maureen
Ceccarelli
Fee: $30, Materials: $7
Learn the art form of altering books using mixed media of all kinds. Creative techniques will be taught and many examples will be available. Collage images, beads, ribbon, fiber, paint, found objects, and old books are provided.
Teacher: Lynn Dewart
Fee: $45, Materials: $20
Create your own altered book using a children’s board book and altered book techniques such as sanding, paint, collage, and embellishments. Tell me a story!
Fee: $45, Materials: $20
The Art of Selling/The Selling of Art
Should I sell at a street fair or in a gallery? How much should I charge? How do I approach a gallery? Is my art worth anything? Learn the how to best present your work and yourself as an artist/craftsperson.
Teacher: Maureen Ceccarelli
Fee: $40
Make a necklace and a pair of matching earrings out of glass beads. The necklace can be up to 26". Choose from a variety of bead colors, shapes, and sizes.
Teacher: Laura
Stansell
Fee: $25, Materials: $9
Beginning Ceramics (Kids Welcome)
This is a hand building class
where you learn the basics of clay, pinch, coil, and slab construction. In
four meetings, you can construct something more complicated or do two or
three pieces. Make plates, candle holders, sculptures, and more. Two-part
class.
Teacher: Maureen
Ceccarelli
Fee: $30, Materials: $9
Learn how to paint
tiles that you can use in your own kitchen backsplash or bathroom shower.
Experiment on two tiles. Multiple techniques demonstrated. After this
class you can you’ll have the skills to make more tiles in the studio.
Teacher: Maureen Ceccarelli
Fee: $15, Materials: $10
Take your design ideas and put them on a classi wooden cigar box. Turn it into a functional purse by adding a handle made with lampwork beads.
Teacher: Renee Richetts
Fee: $30, Materials: $15
Funny or scary! Animal or monster! Have fun creating your copper wall mask. Cut it out of thin copper foil, use your imagination and various tools and techniques such as embossing, hammering, and stamping to add facial features, texture, and design. Add twisted or coiled wires and beads to complete your mask.
Teacher: Sharon Novak
Fee: $24, Materials: $5
Make a candle holder out of low fire clay, In the process, learn abut the basis of handbuilidng with clay: slab construction, slipping, and scoring. In the second class, decorate with glazes and bright colors, 2 part class
Teacher: Maureen
Ceccarelli
Fee: $30, Materials: $9
Collage Greeting Card Use handmade papers, twigs, milagros, charms, postage stamps, and ribbon to create cards that can be sent to a special person or framed as a gift.
Teacher: Maureen Ceccarelli
Fee: $25, Materials: $5
Use thin gauge copper
or brass combined with wire or beads to create a heart-shaped pendant or
pair of earrings. Stamp designs and words in the surface for added
whimsy.
Learn five basic finishes for wall and furniture: sponging, ragging, combing, simple marbleizing, and color washing. Students will complete sample boards in each technique and receive handouts on how to complete projects at home.
Teacher: Suzanne
Fitzpatricks
Fee: $40, Materials: $5
Use a glass slide, solder, and mixed media to make a unique charm, pendant, or pin. This is a great chance to try your hand at soldering.
Sat, Feb. 23 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Teacher: Deborah Truesdell
Fee: $30, Materials: $15
An introduction to the role of
dolls as icons in various cultures and rituals. A variety of objects allow
for the creation of a unique representation as a tool for self discovery
and an avenue for storytelling. All materials included.
Teacher: Lynn Dewart
Fee:
$35, Materials $25
Create a box from a pre-cut cleaned gourd. Woodburn, stain, and embellish with fun fur and beads. Explore Asian and African themes.
TBA
Teacher: Ona Reid
Fee: $40 Materials: $15
Reconstructed Journal
In this class you will alter a hard cover book by removing the printed pages and adding new blank pages with a simple pamphlet stitch. Decorative papers, paints and mixed media are then used to embellish the cover. The art of keeping a journal discussed. All levels of book artists welcome. All materials provided
Teacher: Stephen Sloan
Fee: $40, Materials: $5
Layering & Collage
Class
includes mixed media techniques such as texturing surfaces with acrylic
media, painting,stamping, photo/image transfer, and collage.Text also can
be incorporated into thecomposition.
Teacher: Jacqueline Jacobs Fee: $45, Materials: $8
Make a five-inch square book using matchboxes, decorative papers, fibers, and beads, Create surprise drawers containing miniature shrines, books, or treasures.
Teacher: Lynn Dewart
Fee: $30.00 -
Materials: $7.00
Metal Mask Making
Create a primitive or
modern mask out of thin gauge copper or brass. The surface will be
enriched with texture. The design may be subtractive or additive by using
coiled, bent or forged shapes of sheet metal or wire. Masks may be fumed
or oxidized to add depth and presence.
• Teacher: Sharon Novak • Fee:
$50, Materials: $15
Learn the techniques of mosaic work as you create a piece of art. Bring an old tray, small table top, a wide wooden frame, a box . . . any flat, wooden surface will do. Also bring tiles and broken china to use in your mosaic.
These can be found
anywhere from garage sales to Home Depot. Two-part
class.
Teacher: Maureen Ceccarelli
Fee: $40, Materials: $7.00
Teacher: Maureen Ceccarelli
Fee: $20,
Materials: $8
Mosaic Stepping Stone (Kids Welcome)
Teacher: Maureen Ceccarelli
Fee: $20,
Materials: $7
Mosaic Bird House
Start with a wood
birdhouse. Then, paint and decorate to make the birds in your yard sing
with delight. The roof is designed using a fun mosaic
technique.
Teacher: Maureen Ceccarelli Fee: $25,
Materials: $10
Mosaic Picture
Frame (Kids Welcome)
Using venetian glass tiles and
a wooden photo frame, create a perfect gift with this fun mosaic
technique.
Teacher: Maureen
Ceccarelli
Fee: $20, Materials: $4
Use variations of paper,
texture, time, and temperature to create an image similar in appearance to
a watercolor. We start with 35mm slides and using a slide printer,
transfer the image to Polaroid film and then to watercolor paper.
Teacher: Jacqueline Jacobs
Fee: $45, Materials: $7 (includes 2 prints)
Make a glittery shrine out of a simple box with a front window opening featuring a favorite post card (bring your own or use those provided) and fun embellishments. In addition, create a set of 4 Mexican loteria charms for stemmed glasses.
Teacher: Sue Niyazi McDevitt
Fee: $20,
Materials: $8
Punched Tin Ornaments (Kids Welcome)
Create candle holders in the Mexican tradition using thin gauge sheet metal, hammers, and nails. Decorate with bright colors or steel wool burnishing.
Decorate with bright colors to make your Valentine smile.
Teacher: Maureen Ceccarelli
Fee: $20, Materials: $5
Create ornaments in the Mexican tradition
using thin gauge sheet metal, hammers, and nails. Decorate with bright
colors to make your Valentine smile.
Fee: $20, Materials: $5
Using a Scandinavian knitting style, learn the basics to create your own scarf. Casting on, knitting, purling, casting off, and fringe techniques will be taught.
TBA
Teacher: Sarah Chipman
Fee: $20, Materials: $10
Use simple stitching, collage, and your creativity to produce a one-of-a-kind, super-fun artist book. All materials provided. Bring your imagination -- you’ll amaze yourself!
Teacher: Renee Richetts Fee: $30, Materials: $10
Transform a mundane post-it pad into a work of art. Learn to make a bound cover for a small notepad using a variety of papers, stamps, ribbons, and beads. Make more than one as time permits. This technique can be used to cover any size notepad.
Teacher: Sarah
Chipman
Fee: $20, Materials: $6
Torn
Paper Card
Learn to create your own
Valentine or other occasion cards using a fun torn paper and painting
technique. If you love Sarah Chipman’s cards, don’t miss this class.
Teacher: Sarah Chipman Fee: $20, Materials:
$5
Start with an accordion book. Add a beautiful cover, a simple spine, and some fun pop-up techniques to create a real page turner.
Teacher: Maureen Ceccarelli
Fee: $30, Materials: $10
