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 at 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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