Beginning Jewelry Ages 16+

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Classes

Course Description:

Perfect for beginners or intermediate students interested in learning how to make one-of-a-kind jewelry. Learn basic fabrication skills, such as using a jeweler’s saw, drilling, finishing, soldering, riveting, basic stone setting and color on metal techniques. Expect to complete your own bracelets, rings, necklaces and more!

Skill Level: Beginner

Ceramic Sculpture

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Classes

Course Description:

Realize your creative vision in sculpture while advancing your knowledge of hand building with clay. You will receive personalized guidance and advice about constructing for the kiln. An artwork, either historical or contemporary, will be presented each week for inspiration. No experience is necessary.

Skill Level: All Levels

Ceramic Sculpture

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Classes

Course Description:

Realize your creative vision in sculpture while advancing your knowledge of hand building with clay. You will receive personalized guidance and advice about constructing for the kiln. An artwork, either historical or contemporary, will be presented each week for inspiration. No experience is necessary.

Skill Level: All Levels

Evening Figure Sculpture Ages 16+

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Classes

Course Description:

No previous sculpting experience is necessary as many of the fundamentals will be reviewed as needed by instructor based on previous teaching of Sheila Oettinger, Barbara Goldsmith and Shengsheng Xu over the past two decades at EAC. Explore your particular style while considering the form and proportions and gesture of the model’s pose.“Please bring a sketchbook for 5 or 6 quick sketches to start each class and for studies of each pose.

Skill Level: All Levels

Portrait Study

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Classes

Course Description:

Have you ever wanted to sculpt a portrait from a live model? In this fun and challenging class, using water-based clay, you will learn classical sculpting skills including building a basic armature, recognizing the planes of the head, plus placing and modeling facial features. Lessons will include presentations of old master and contemporary portrait sculptors as well as demonstrations, explanations of anatomical structures, and individual instruction. Work realistically or more abstractly. All levels welcome.

Inspired by Nature

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Classes

Course Description:

Explore the intricate beauty of the natural world through hand-building in clay.  Using botanical materials as inspiration, students will create sculptures or reliefs of their own design.  This class invites you to slow down, observe closely, and let the beauty of nature guide your creativity. No experience necessary.

Skill Level: All Levels

Inspired by Nature

Record Type
Classes

Course Description:

Explore the intricate beauty of the natural world through hand-building in clay.  Using botanical materials as inspiration, students will create sculptures or reliefs of their own design.  This class invites you to slow down, observe closely, and let the beauty of nature guide your creativity. No experience necessary.

Skill Level: All Levels