Arts & Crafts

Represent your own designs in the medium of glass! Learn to develop your ideas into quick sketches and then into a full-scale design. We will play with shapes, colors, and textures to bring your design to life. Participants will learn how to pick out and cut glass accurately, use a grinder, foil, and solder resulting in an original piece. This class is open to beginners and those who want to build on their skills. It can also be used as an open studio to bring your own glass and use our tools to complete your work. Materials will be provided.

Session III: Saturday, 11/6, 9:00am - 12:00 pm, Community Arts Center, $64

Represent your own designs in the medium of glass! Learn to develop your ideas into quick sketches and then into a full-scale design. We will play with shapes, colors, and textures to bring your design to life. Participants will learn how to pick out and cut glass accurately, use a grinder, foil, and solder resulting in an original piece. This class is open to beginners and those who want to build on their skills. It can also be used as an open studio to bring your own glass and use our tools to complete your work. Materials will be provided.

Session IV: Saturday, 12/4, 9:00am - 12:00 pm, Community Arts Center, $64

Interested in recycling some t-shirts and learning the basics of an age-old art simultaneously? Join us for upcycled braided rugs! We will spend our first class learning how to prepare our materials and going over the basics of braiding for rugs, then reconvene two weeks later to start the process of sewing/lacing the braid together. Braiding homework in between classes will be necessary in order to start lacing! Each participant will need to bring 6-8 adult size t-shirts to complete a small area rug. Lacing materials provided.

2 classes, Wednesdays, 10/13 & 10/27, 10:00am - 12:00pm, Community Arts Center, $40

Come explore the basics of watercolors and other water based media (gouache, india ink watercolor pencils). We will explore different techniques and materials for creating unique works of art. All levels are welcome. This class will be more focused on guided painting sessions, learning techniques such as image transferring, but more advanced students are welcome to use this as an open studio time to explore unique techniques and styles. Materials will be provided.

5 classes, Wednesdays, 9/29 - 11/3 ( no class on 10/20), 1:00pm - 3:00pm, Community Arts Center, $59

Learn to identify wildflowers, ferns, trees in short hikes through the woods of Tannery Brook Park and selectively harvest specimens to create jewelry and candles from different materials, including resin, polymer clay and wax. Materials will be provided.

5 classes, Wednesdays, 10/6 - 11/10 (no class on 10/20), 1:00pm - 3:00pm, Community Arts Center, $40

This class will be an introduction to slab construction. We will make both functional and decorative pieces, ranging from slab cups, pencil containers, utensil holders to more decorative pieces like wall pockets and planters. We will learn about how to build three dimensional forms out of slabs, and will decorate these works in different ways. We will create different impressions and textures on our pottery and use glazes that will make these textures pop. Materials will be provided.

Session I: 5 classes - Thursdays, 9/23 - 10/28 (no class on 10/21 work will be fired), 9:30am - 11:30am, Community Arts Center, $99