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Bookbinding
CURRENT CLASSES
MAKE YOUR OWN BOOKS *back by popular demand
Saturday 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm (ONE DAY WORKSHOP)
August 24, 2024
BOOKBINDING: JAPANESE STAB STITCHING *NEW CLASS!
Saturday 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm (ONE DAY WORKSHOP)
June 29, 2024
CALLIGRAPHY
CURRENT CLASSES
INTRO TO CALLIGRAPHY: ADDRESSING ENVELOPES *back by popular demand
Saturday 9:30 am – 1:30 pm (ONE DAY WORKSHOP)
May 18, 2024
also offered
Saturday 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm (ONE DAY WORKSHOP)
July 27, 2024
COPPERPLATE CALLIGRAPHY: INTRO WORKSHOP *back by popular demand
Sunday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (ONE DAY WORKSHOP)
May 25, 2024
INTRO TO COPPERPLATE CALLIGRAPHY (4 weeks) *back by popular demand
Monday EVENINGS 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
July 1 – 22, 2024
DRAWING
CURRENT CLASSES
BEGINNING DRAWING - LEARNING TO SEE *NEW CLASS!
Sunday mornings 10:30 am – 1:30 pm (6 WEEKS)
April 21 – June 2, 2024 (6 WEEKS) (Skipping May 12 for Mother’s Day)
JOURNALING
CURRENT CLASSES
ART JOURNALING FOR SPIRITUAL PLAY *back by popular demand
Sunday AFTERNOONS 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm (6 WEEKS)
April 15 – May 20, 2024 (6 WEEKS)
Metalsmithing
CURRENT CLASSES
METALSMITHING I, II and Open Studio *back by popular demand
Wednesday EVENINGS 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm (6 WEEKS)
June 5 – July 17, 2024 (6 WEEKS) (Skipping July 3 for 4th of July)
Also offered
July 24 – August 28, 2024
Painting
CURRENT CLASSES
OIL PAINTING, Beginning and Continuing *back by popular demand
Saturday MORNINGS 10:00 am – 1:00 pm (6 WEEKS)
June 1 – July 6, 2024 (6 WEEKS)
Also offered
July 13 – August 17, 2024(6 WEEKS)
Also offered
August 24 – September 28, 2024 (6 WEEKS)
PHOTOGRAPHY
NO CURRENT CLASSES
Call to register, 504-949-1525, Monday through Friday 9am - 7 pm, Saturday 9am - 5pm, and Sunday 10am - 5pm.
LIST OF UNSCHEDULED CLASSES
Dates and times are TBA - please call or send us an email if you're interested in taking one of the following courses. Click on class name for a course description.
Art appreciation
UNDERSTANDING WHAT MAKES ART GOOD...OR BAD
Bookbinding
BOOKBINDING: Western Case and Coptic Bindings
PAPERMAKING AND BOOKBINDING
BASIC-TO-INTERMEDIATE BOOK BINDING
VINTAGE VALENTINES
MOTHER'S DAY POP-UP CARDS
NON-ADHESIVE BOOK STRUCTURES: A World Tour
BOOKBINDING II: TWO BOOKS
BOOKBINDING I: THREE BOOKS
CONTINUING BOOK MAKING: JOURNALS
CALLIGRAPHY
PENCIL CALLIGRAPHY AND GILDING
BEGINNING CALLIGRAPHY: THE FOUNDATIONAL HAND
A MODERN HAND AND GILDING
PLAYFUL LETTERING/NEULAND HAND
ITALIC CALLIGRAPHY AND GILDING
MODERN UNICAL CALLIGRAPHY
CONTINUING COPPERPLATE CALLIGRAPHY (4-week)
CONTINUING COPPERPLATE CALLIGRAPHY (2-day Workshop)
INTRO TO CALLIGRAPHY: PLAYFUL NEULAND
INTRODUCTION TO CALLIGRAPHY: Unical Hand
INTRODUCTION TO CALLIGRAPHY: ALL CAPS!
FREEFORM LETTERING AND GILDING
INTRO TO CALLIGRAPHY: PLAYFUL LETTERING
INTRODUCTION TO MODERN POINTED PEN
TRADITIONAL CALLIGRAPHY TECHNIQUES
CERAMICS
Drawing
DRAPERY: A modern approach to Still Life
DRAWING FOR CHILDREN II
PASTEL WORKSHOP
FIGURE DRAWING (Philip C. Thompson)
BASIC DRAWING FOR CHILDREN
DRAWING, Beginning and Continuing - (Philip C. Thompson)
FIGURE DRAWING
PERSPECTIVE WORKSHOP
AFTER SCHOOL DRAWING FOR TEENS
FIGURE STUDY: GIVE ME A HAND
DRAWING WORKSHOP: FIGURE STUDY
BEGINNING DRAWING WITH BRITTANY SHALL
PEN AND INK TECHNIQUES WORKSHOP
DRAWING WORKSHOP: CHARCOAL SKETCHING
BEGINNING DRAWING WITH HARRIET BURBECK
EDUCATION
MASKMAKING
Metalsmithing & Precious metal Clay
DISCOVER ENAMELING
COLD CONNECTIONS (4 week class)
PMC3 - Creating Your Own Texture Sheets & Molds For Use In Your PMC Creations
EASY EARRINGS FROM PMC – FOR HOLIDAY GIFT GIVING
ORGANIC HOLLOW FORMS IN METAL CLAY
RIO REWARDS PMC CERTIFICATION COURSE
COLD CONNECTIONS INTENSIVE (2-day)
WEARABLE MEMORIES/ FOUND OBJECT JEWELRY
RINGS GO ROUND (and a Bracelet)
ADVANCED ARTISTRY IN PMC - Link Bracelet
RIO REWARDS PMC CERTIFICATION COURSE
NARRATIVE FRAME PENDANT IN METAL CLAY
ADVANCED ARTISTRY IN PMC - Complex Hollow Core Bead
PMC LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATION COURSE
SATURDAY OPEN METAL STUDIO
FLAME, FLAME, FLAME SOLDERING WORKSHOP
PMC LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATION COURSE
SURFACE DESIGN TECHNIQUES
SURFACE DESIGN TECHNIQUES
PMC LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATION COURSE
INTRODUCTION TO PMC 960
ETCHING FOR METALSMITHS
EXPLORING STONE SETTING
TORCH FIRED ENAMEL
TORCH FIRED EARRINGS
METALSMITHING: TAB SETTING
BYZANTINE CHAIN BRACELET
PMC PENDANT
PMC EARRINGS
PMC3 - Beyond the Basics
INTRODUCTION TO BRONZE CLAY
A TOUCH OF GOLD
INTRODUCTION TO PMC3 METAL CLAY
MIXED mEDIA
POETIC BOX PROJECT – Joseph Cornell style boxes
Mosaics
MULTI-LEVEL MOSAICS-INDIVIDUAL PROJECT COURSE
MOSAIC MEMORY VESSEL/PIQUE ASSIETTE
ARCHITECTURAL APPLICATONS FOR MOSAICS – Floors and Walls
FACILITATING COMMUNITY MOSAIC PROJECTS LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY
SEMINAR/WORKSHOP WITH LAUREL TRUE
GLASS FUSING FOR MOSAICS
GLASS MOSAIC EYES - Symbols of Vision and Protection
BEGINNING GLASS FUSING - Holiday Gift Making Class
INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY MOSAICS – One Day Lecture Demo with Mini Project
INTERMEDIATE GLASS MOSAICS
MOSAICS FOR THE GARDEN
MOSAIC BACKSPLASHES, FLOORS, WALLS AND MORE – Architectural Mosaics in the Home
INTRO TO ITALIAN SMALTI MOSAICS
BEGINNING GLASS FUSING- Holiday Gift Making Class
TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR MOSAICS
INTRO TO ITALIAN SMALTI MOSAICS - CONTEMPORARY MOSAICS WITH ANCIENT MATERIALS
BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE GLASS MOSAICS: MIXED-LEVEL CLASS
MOSAICS WITH RECYCLED MATERIALS
COMMUNITY MOSAIC MURAL MAKING: HANDS-ON CLASS
Painting
WATERCOLOR - cityscapes in plein air
UNDERSTANDING CONTEMPORARY OIL PAINTING MATERIALS
THE FIGURE: A ONE WEEK INTENSIVE
UNDERSTANDING CONTEMPORARY OIL PAINTING MATERIALS
PORTRAIT AND LANDSCAPE PAINTING WORKSHOP
OIL PAINTING, LANDSCAPES/CITYSCAPES
INTRO TO OIL PAINTING WORKSHOP
FIGURE STUDY: MAKING FACES
WATERCOLORS, Beginning and Continuing
BEGINNING ACRYLIC PAINTING
BEGINNING ACRYLIC PAINTING (Brittany Schall)
COLOR THEORY IN PAINTING
OIL PAINTING: PORTRAITURE
BEGINNING ACRYLIC PAINTING (Harriet Burbeck)
INTRO TO ACRYLICS WORKSHOP
INTRO TO WATERCOLORS WORKSHOP
INTRO TO OIL PAINTING WORKSHOP (Gus Hoffman)
WATERCOLORS, Beginning and Continuing (Diego Larguia)
PAPERMAKING
Photography
PHOTOJOURNALISM - Creating Storytelling Images
INTRO TO BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY
USING SELF-PUBLISHED BOOKS TO PROMOTE YOUR ART
USING THE iPHONE and iPAD IN PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOSHOP FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS
USING THE iPHONE and iPAD IN PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOSHOP FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS
MAKING PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHS
INTRO TO BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY
MAKING PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHS
INTRO TO MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY
INTRO TO MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY
INTERMEDIATE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
BASIC DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR ARTWORK
Printmaking
PHOTOTRANSFERS WITH ENCAUSTICS AND PRINTMAKING
SILKSCREEN PRINTING FOR BEGINNERS
SILKSCREEN PRINTING WITH LAYERS (ADVANCED)
BATIK AND WOODCUT TESSELLATING PATTERNS
INTRO TO PRINTMAKING – LINOCUTS I
INTRO TO PRINTMAKING – Collagraphy
INTRO TO LINOLEUM CARVING
INTRO TO BLOCK PRINTING: LINOLEUM CARVING
BLOCK PRINTING, BEGINNING AND CONTINUING
BLOCK PRINTING, BEGINNING AND CONTINUING
BLOCK PRINTING: CREATING YOUR OWN PATTERNS & TEXTILES
Sculpture / 3-d
PUPPETS: Head to toe, hoof or wing
STAINED GLASS
SOLDERING TECHNIQUES FOR STAINED GLASS
INTRO TO STAINED GLASS
Call to register, 504-949-1525, Monday through Friday 9am - 7 pm, Saturday 9am - 5pm, and Sunday 10am - 5pm.