October 14-20
Fall Landscapes: Painting and Drawing in Rural
New England: Bill Regan
Foliage, golden meadows, farms, woodlands, brooks
and ponds-New England's autumn splendor is a painter's
delight. For all art aficionados and lovers of nature.
Work "en plein air" with your medium of
choice-charcoal, watercolors, pastels or oils. Check out Bill's work on his website! $645(includes
tuition, room and meals)
$470 Commuter tuition includes lunches
Stained
Glass: A Luminous Art: Dave Zaltzberg
Tiffany's glorious stained glass is famous, but glass
has been formed into magnificent art for over 2000
years. We will cover all the bases from design and
pattern making to patinas and lots of color. Grace
your home with glass panels and 3-D pieces. $645(includes
tuition, room and meals) $470 Commuter tuition includes
lunches
Make
A Cabinet: You Can Do It!: Mark Ragonese
Demystify the design and joinery of a wonderful small
piece of furniture for your home or office in a practical,
creative week for all levels. Cabinets are the unsung
heroes of furniture, they are simple yet elegant.
Tools, wood, installation--learn it all! $655(includes
tuition, room and meals)
$480 Commuter tuition includes lunches
Painting
With Fire: Native American Firing Techniques
and More: Bob Green
These exciting unglazed firing techniques can produce
many beautiful effects not unlike watercolor painting
on pottery. The week begins with wheel throwing and
hand building, and culminates with ancient and contemporary
firing techniques. $645(includes tuition, room and
meals) $470 Commuter tuition includes lunches
Imitative
Techniques in Polymer Clay: Victoria Hughes
Using polymer clay, learn to mimic ivory, jade, amber,
coral and turquoise, creating objects and adornments.
The focus will be on pendants, beads and earrings,
but the techniques can be used for almost anything-from
the experimental to the sophisticated. Victoria Huges is one of the most highly respected polymer clay artists in the country. She has written numerous books and has several instructional videoa on the subject of polymer clay. $655(includes
tuition, room and meals) $480 Commuter tuition includes
lunches
Calligraphy
for Everyday:
Mary Lawler
Have fun with letters! With the classic Roman alphabet
as a starting point, learn beautiful and useful lettering
styles. Using pen and ink, brush and paint, pencil
and even ball point pen, create personalized cards,
envelopes, labels, signs and more. $645(includes tuition,
room and meals)
$470 Commuter tuition includes lunches
Knitting
Therapy: Beyond Scarves: Wendy Sinton
Exciting new yarns have reinvented needlework.
Learn the skills you need to knit a sweater-patterns,
shaping, finishing and more or learn how to
make a felted bag. Take a trip to a 5000 square
foot yarn store to explore all the new designer
yarns. $655(includes
tuition, room and meals) $480 Commuter tuition
includes lunches
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October
21-27
Collage: The Imaginative Use of Materials : Alexandra Sheldon
Using a smorgasbord of materials such as paper,
paint, objects and cloth, we will immerse
ourselves in creativity. Color, composition,
imagery, texture and your imagination are
the hallmarks as we make pieces that are both
painterly and tactile. Alexandra has been seen on the Opray Winfrey show, the Morning show on CBS and her work can been seen at her website. $645(includes tuition,
room and meals) $470 Commuter tuition includes
lunches
Glass
Beadmaking and More: Adventures in Flameworked Glass:
Nancy Tobey
Venetian glass exemplifies flameworking's beauty.
You too can make unique beads, even small sculptures,
through flameworking soft glass. Easy to learn techniques...far
ranging results...classic to heavily patterned pieces,
all in vibrant glimmering hues. Nancy's work has been published in "1000 Glass Beads", "A Beaders Guide To Color", Lapidary Journal and Bead & Button magazine. You can see more of her work at her website. $665(includes tuition,
room and meals) $490 Commuter tuition includes lunches
Stained
Glass Kaleidoscopes: Steve Underberg
Blend art and science to create your own kaleidoscopes
with a quality and beauty of which you can be proud.
Using stained glass, copper foil technique, create
delightful works of art-stunning glass barrels and
a fantasy of mirrored color to dazzle your eyes. Students
can expect to complete two kaleidoscopes. $685(includes
tuition, room and meals) $510 Commuter tuition includes
lunches
Wood
Turning: Rick Angus
Feed your creative spirit in a practical wood turning
workshop. Shape a piece on a lathe -- from simple
bowls and utensils to elegant turned vessels -- and
enjoy an opportunity to experiment with woods such
as ash, poplar, walnut, and cherry. $655(includes
tuition, room and meals)
$480 Commuter tuition includes lunches
Matting
and Framing: Starr Florio
A thorough introduction to the world of framing and
matting. Topics covered will include moldings, joining,
finishing, mat cutting, glass cutting, final fitting
and assembly. Expect to complete two framed and matted
pieces. $655(includes tuition, room and meals)
$470 Commuter tuition includes lunches
Monotype
With Natural Materials: Barbara Manger
Use almost any natural material-leaves, ferns, mushrooms
to create luminous prints! This simple printmaking
process provides a means for immediate expression,
exploration and gratification. Various methods and
their combinations will be explored. This printmaking
process offers the beginner and the more advanced
student an alternative to technical and laborious
printmaking methods. Barbara is an award winning printmaker who's work can be seen at her website. $645(includes tuition, room and
meals) $470 Commuter tuition includes lunches
Digital
Photography: Introduction to Adobe Photoshop:
Janine Norton
Whether old photographs or digital images, enhance
your favorite pictures with retouching, restoration,
and color correction techniques using Adobe©
Photoshop. Learn the basics, from importing images
into the computer through making final prints. Janine has plenty of practical experience, formerly running a commercial photography studio based in Manhattan serving corporate clients in national advertising, branding, catalog and promotional campaigns. Her expertise is a highly valued asset to her teaching. $755(includes
tuition, room and meals) $580 Commuter tuition includes
lunches
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