WORKSHOPS
DRAWING & PAINTING WORKSHOPS
The Art of Black-and-White DP26FA10W
Set aside this special weekend before the semester begins to explore the dramatic potential of life as seen and imagined in black-and-white. Using a variety of black-and-white media, both drawing and painting, we will work from observation, as well as from photographs, and from imagination, to create tense, edgy, luscious work. We will work from huge to small, exploring dramatic angles of view, juxtapositions of scale, and a range from velvety grays to intense, sharp blacks. Suggested materials list provided upon registration. Prior drawing and painting experience is recommended.
Instructor: Julia Rogoff
Saturday & Sunday, 10am - 4pm, Sep 11 - 12
Cost: $160; members: $144
Painting from the Heart DP27FA10W
Experience the art of painting for process rather than product. This workshop will help students relax, silence their inner critic and let go of the attachment to a particular outcome. Using tempera paints, brushes and paper, participants will learn to follow the paint and tap into their own source of creative expression. Uncover a painting style that is uniquely your own! No experience needed. All materials included.
Instructor: Jane Gross
Saturday, 10am - 4pm, Dec 11
Cost: $89; members: $80
Asian Brush Painting: An Introduction DP28FA10W
Brush painting is an ancient art form that grew out of calligraphy. In this introductory workshop, you will learn through simple techniques the richness of this beautiful and relaxing art form. There will be demonstrations, and we will paint subjects including orchids, bamboo and animals. Students are welcome to bring in their own natural objects to paint. A materials list will be provided upon registration. Ink and rice paper will be provided. No experience necessary.
Instructor: Lily Kok-Forbush
Sunday, 10am - 4pm, Oct 24
Cost: $95; members: $86
Tour through Chelsea with Steven DiGiovanni DP29FA10W
Join painting instructor Steven DiGiovanni on a four-hour walk up and down the streets of Chelsea in Manhattan. There you will discover gorgeous gallery spaces and artworks by talents from around the world: painting, sculpture, installation, video and everything in between. You will be inspired, intellectually invigorated, seduced or possibly confused, and even a bit disgruntled. No matter, the time goes by swiftly; you will have fun, and your mind and body will receive the exercise they so need. Bring comfortable shoes. Students will be notified of meeting location before the event. Please note: students will provide their own transportation.
Instructor: Steven DiGiovanni
Saturday, 11am - 3pm, Oct 9
Cost: $26; members: $23
SCULPTURE
WORKSHOPS
Small Works Big Wonders – Metal SC20FA10W
Create mini mobiles, mosaics, menorahs, and metal works... perfect for the holidays and gift giving. Explore cutting and cold connecting methods including the plasma cutter, shear, electric cutters, rivets, etc. Please visit www.karenrossi.com for project photos. Choose two projects you would like to accomplish in this workshop and start designing.
Instructor: Karen Rossi
Saturday, 10am - 4pm, Sep 18
Cost: $85; members: $77
Small Works Big Wonders - Mosaics SC21FA10W
Make mini lampshades, votives, vases, coasters, mini murals on Plexiglas. Clear glass forms will be available. You are welcome to bring your own glass, ceramics, buttons, shells, gems etc. to smash and glue. Chipped plates and porcelain are welcome -- bring safety glasses and gloves. Please visit www.karenrossi.com for project photos. Choose two projects you would like to accomplish in this workshop and start designing.
Instructor: Karen Rossi
Saturday, 10am - 4pm, Oct 30
Cost: $85; members: $77
Wonderful World of Epoxy SC22FA10W
Learn how to construct a figure using permanent and weather resistant materials in this six-hour workshop at Millen Studio. Students will be shown how to make an armature and become familiar with epoxy. We will also discuss ideas how to finish and surface your sculpture. Students should bring a bag lunch if desired. Please note this workshop will be held at Millen Studio, 179 Millbrook Rd, North Haven, Connecticut.
Instructor: David Millen
Saturday, 10am - 4pm, Nov 6
Cost: $113; members: $102
Creative Concrete and Metal for the Garden SC23FA10W
Create gem bowls, gingko pots and garden mushrooms with cement. Make butterflies and other creatures of steel and aluminum. Learn basic techniques of working with cement and metal while creating some fun pieces for your garden. Visit www.karenrossi.com for project photos.
Instructor: Karen Rossi
Saturday & Sunday, 10am - 4pm, Nov 20-21
Cost: $164; members: $148
PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS
Digital Photographs – Storage & Management PH20FA10W
Digital cameras, with their possibilities for unlimited shooting, instant feedback, and unrestricted creativity are great tools for those of us who love making photographic images. But they have also presented us with a set of challenges. How do you manage all of these photographs? Where do you put these files so that you can find them when you want them? How do you protect them against being lost? This workshop will provide you with some answers to these questions using the tools that come with Adobe Photoshop and your computer. It is assumed that you are comfortable using your camera and your computer (Mac or PC) and can easily move files from one location to another.
Instructor: Ilene Omerso
Saturday, 9:30am - 12:30pm, Sep 25
Cost: $50; members: $45
Photo-Impressionism PH21FA10W
Learn how to create and embellish digital prints with acrylics, colored pencils, pastels. The instructor will demonstrate various ways to transform photographs using a powerful combination of state-of-the-art digital painting tools and physical paint media. Students will learn technical and artistic skills that will open the doors to full expression on the digital and physical canvas. Digital demonstrations will focus on Corel Painter and Adobe Photoshop. Pieces in various stages of completion will be shown. Bring pen and paper to take notes - this will be a demo, with interactive questions and answers.
Instructor: Melody Reed
Saturday, 9:30am - 12:30pm, Oct 16
Cost: $50; members: $45
Photographing the Elusive Birds PH22FA10W
Bill Burt will speak about his 16-year campaign to photograph the continent’s 20 most elusive birds, all featured in his 2001 book, Rare & Elusive Birds of North America. He will discuss the difficulties he encountered and the specialized equipment needed - some of which he had to build himself. He will accompany the talk with slides: of the elusive birds, the equipment used and the wild places where the birds are found. William Burt is a naturalist, photographer and writer. His photographs and stories are seen in Smithsonian, Audubon, National Wildlife and other magazines, and he is the author of three books. His photo exhibitions have shown across the U.S. and Canada.
Instructor: Bill Burt
Saturday, 9:30am - 12:30pm, Oct 9
Cost: $50; members: $45
DESIGN WORKSHOPS
Japanese Lampmaking DE20FA10W
Learn how easy it is to make an elegant Japanese Shoji lamp in this one-day workshop. Students will use wood and rice paper to create a floor or table lamp and will learn a simple technique for electrically wiring the lamp. Students will leave with a unique lamp of your own design. All materials supplied, but feel free to bring any special rice paper.
Instructor: Phillip Chambers
Sunday, 10am - 4pm, Nov 6
Cost: $88; members: $79
FIBER WORKSHOPS
Understanding the Mystery of Drafts for Weavers FR20FA10W
Through a series of exercises, students will gain an understanding of most drafts from any book or source. Cloth analysis and block weave design will also be covered. Students need to have some weaving experience to make the most of the material covered.
Instructor: Lucienne Coifman
Mondays, 6:30 - 8:30pm, Sep 27 - Oct 11
3 sessions: $75; members: $68
JEWELRY WORKSHOPS
Fabulous Felted Wool Jewelry JW20FA10W
Create wearable woolen works of art to adorn yourself! In this one-day workshop, we’ll explore both wet felting and needle-felting techniques. Throughout the class, we will play with form, function, color, surface and texture. We’ll learn how to felt over a form, create 3-D flowers, fashion beads of all shapes and sizes...and then put it all together as a bracelet, necklace, ring or pin. Students will take home two pieces of hand-felted wool jewelry, and will have the skills necessary to continue experimenting on their own.
Instructor: Jeannie Thomma
Sunday, 10am - 4pm, Oct 17
Cost: $130; members: $117
Discover PMC JW21FA10W
Have fun working with the newest material to hit the jewelry industry - Precious Metal Clay (PMC). It looks and feels like clay, but is actually pure silver in an organic binder. It is fun and fast to work with, and requires no previous experience. Students will learn techniques for forming, surface texturing, firing, and finishing PMC and will be able to finish several pieces of jewelry. Materials fee* of approximately $98.00 is payable to the instructor at class. Use of basic tools and PMC for class projects is included in the materials fee. (*materials fee is subject to change with the metals market).
Instructor: Nancy Karpel
Saturday, 10am - 4pm, Oct 9
Cost: $120; members: $108
Setting Stones in PMC JW22FA10W
Add color and brilliance to your pieces by learning to set stones in PMC. Learn which stones can be fired, and how to flush-set stones to fire in PMC-3. Learn how to bezel set stones using fine-silver wire, PMC-3, and pre-formed settings. Demonstrations of the slip-syringe for setting, prong setting, and channel setting will be included as time permits. Materials fee* of approx. $85.00, payable at class, includes PMC-3, supplies and handouts to complete class projects. Stones, fine silver wire, pre-formed settings and additional PMC will be available for purchase. (*materials fee is subject to change with the metals market). Basic PMC tools, including portable work-surface, are required. Some tools may be rented at class. Prerequisite: at least one other PMC class or workshop.
Instructor: Nancy Karpel
Saturday, 10am - 4pm, Nov 6
Cost: $120; members: $108
Holiday Charms! JW23FA10W
Use PMC 3 to create small or large charm pendants. Several charms can be produced with the PMC provided, and additional PMC will be available for purchase. 3-D construction and flush setting/firing of lab-grown gemstones will be demonstrated. You may also make cold-molds to reproduce designs or found objects. Materials/lab fee of approx. $95.00* is payable at class and includes PMC-3, supplies and handouts (*materials fee is subject to change with the metals market). Basic PMC tools, including portable work-surface, are required and will not be provided. A small tool kit may be rented in class for $8.00. Prerequisite: at least one other PMC class, with knowledge of PMC and PMC+.
Instructor: Nancy Karpel
Saturday, 10am - 4pm, Nov 20
Cost: $120; members: $108
POTTERY WORKSHOPS
High Fire Glazing & Reduction Firing Workshop PT20FA10W
This is a participatory workshop where you will bring in bisqued stoneware or porcelain pots (Cone 10 only), preferably small cups, vases, bowls, etc. (No plates please!). We will glaze pots, load and fire an updraft kiln in the reduction firing process between 2350° - 70° Fahrenheit. On the final day, we’ll unload the kiln and discuss results. There will be a short lecture with slides and a discussion on glazes and their formulas. Open to all levels. There will be a firing fee. For firing costs, see Pottery classes section.
Instructor: Stephen Rodriguez
Friday, 6 - 10pm, Saturday & Sunday, 10am - 4pm, Oct 22 - 24
Cost: $196; members: $176
SPECIAL WORKSHOPS
Knitting Wired: Exploring Wire Sculpture SA20FA10W
This hands-on class will get students hooked on how versatile and exciting wire is as a medium. Using basic knit and crochet skills, participants will design their own small sculptures in beautiful colored wire, adding beads and other found objects to make unusual and interesting pieces. The class will cover different approaches to creating stitches as well as resources, materials and design ideas. Previous wire work not required but basic knit or crochet skills necessary.
Instructor: Adrienne Sloane
Saturday & Sunday, 10am - 4pm, Oct 2-3
Cost: $335; members: $302
Working on Your Art SA21FA10W
This one-day critique is designed for artists who would like feedback on their process. The aim is to facilitate discussion on each individual’s work and encourage further development. Bring a selection of your work, finished or not, and meet new compatriots in different fields. The ultimate goal is to improve how you think and talk about works of art.
Instructors: Phyllis Crowley and Nancy Eisenfeld
Sunday, 1 - 4:30pm, Oct 17
Cost: $72; members: $65
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