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Bring richness, color and depth to your paintings. Using a limited palette inspired by color theory, implement techniques such as layering, optical mixture, broken brushstroke and glazing to create complex, expressive color. Learn about materials and techniques in the medium of your choice including: gouache, acrylic, and oil while constructing paintings with a variety of subject matter, highlighting composition, color, gesture, and line.

Skill Level: Intermediate/Advanced

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Culminating in a six hour pose, this course is designed to train artists in concepts and exercises essential to building powerful portraits in oil.

Artists will learn the fine points of portraiture from anatomy and structure to paint handling and more. Guided with demonstrations and instruction at the easel students will become well versed in drills and portrait principles that will inform and improve their studio work for years to come. 

Skill Level: All Levels

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Students will learn the elements of exposure and a basic history of photography. They will learn how to process their own black and white film, as well as make gelatin silver prints with an enlarger. Students should expect to create a few photograms, a contact sheet, and at least 5 finished prints. 

Skill Level: Beginner

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This class focuses on how to take patchwork blocks to a finished quilt or quilted project. Learn the basics of basting a quilt “sandwich” to simple ways of machine quilting, and multiple options for finishing the edges of your quilt or quilted project. Students must be confident in using a basic sewing machine.

Skill Level: Intermediate

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Learn to sew patchwork quilt blocks with a sewing machine. You’ll explore all the fundamentals, from using a rotary cutter and ruler to tips and tricks for perfect machine piecing and seam pressing. Create a new block each week, beginning with the simplest design, and adding new elements with each block. Students must be confident in using a sewing machine.

Skill Level: Intermediate

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Join me to learn how to make mosaics with stained glass. You will have a learning assignment. After that you can make your own design with my guidance. We will explore glass cutting, color theory and design clarity in a supportive and friendly group.

Skill Level: Beginner

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Discover how a basic sewing machine can add embellishment and dimension to fabric in your creative projects. Learn sewing techniques like fiber couching, thread sketching, applique, and techniques to add texture to fabric with ruffles, pleating, layered cutting, and controlled crumpling. 

Skill Level: Intermediate, Basic sewing knowledge is required

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Discover how to use a basic sewing machine from winding a bobbin and threading the machine to troubleshooting common issues. Students will explore basic stitches, machine settings, and sewing techniques while completing a simple tote bag in class.

Skill Level: Beginner

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Snip, tear and assemble your way through the expressive medium of collage. Create compositions using a variety of papers and techniques to gather images, shapes and colors. To inspire your work, themes such as quotes, poems, landscape and personal imagery will be shared.

Skill Level: All Levels

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