Classes at Studio 432
Tin Can Man
Funny, fabulous, frivolous too--they're made from tin cans without any glue. Students will learn to think "outside the can" as they invent fastening techniques and design body parts. Warning: Participants may experience the uncontrollable urge to dumpster dive after this class.
Instructor: Maggie Creshkoff Dates/Times: April 9th 6:30-8:30 pm or April 12, 1-3 pm
Tuition: $30 & Materials fee $15
Plastic Fantastic
Upcycle those used gift cards from trash into treasure! Open your mind, free up your fingers...Students will design and create a framed memo board using layers of plastic gift card fragments. Instruction will focus on creating unique elements and personalized patterns through the use of image, text and color.
Instructor: Sue Eyet Dates/Time: April 11th, 6-10 pm Tuition $50 & Materials fee $15
Art to Share
Make just one and keep it for you...Want to trade? you get to make two! Artist Trading Cards are miniature works of art (2.5 x 3.5 inches) designed to swap with other artists or be given as gifts. Participants will create at least two projects using techniques that include stamping, collage and paper quilting.
Instructor: Katelyn Thomas Date/Time: April 12th 9-11 am Tuition $30 & Materials fee $10
Bedazzling Beadwork
Magical, vanishing stitches capture the beads that surround a glass cabochon. Students will design and create a seed bead embroidered brooch using gemstones and glass. Instruction will concentrate on layout, construction and finishing techniques. This class is a great foundation for beginners who love seed beads but haven't a clue as to what to do with them.
Instructor: Marianne Donovan Dates/Times April 13th 2-4 pm and April 20th 9-11 am (2 2-hour sessions)
Tuition $50 & Materials fee $15
Earrings 1 and Earrings 2
They're daring, delicious, delightful too...make one or two pairs, oooooh, lucky you! Students will create headpins for lever back pieced earrings, then craft a a pair of freshwater pearl ear bobs with ready made headpins. hand-made lampwork beads will also be available for purchase to upgrade your designs.
Instructor: Mary Ann McNeely Dates/Times: April 16th 9-11am or April 19th 9-11 am
Tuition $30 & Materials fee $15
Shimmering Silver, Sparkling Glass
Treat yourself to a Toggle Bracelet! Students will learn bead placement and design along with basic jewelry techniques as they complete their very own wearable art made of sterling silver and glass beads. Hand-made lampwork bead, created by the instructor, will also be available for purchase.
Instructor: Mary Ann McNeely Dates/Times April 16th, or April 19th, 1-3 pm, or April 24th* 6-8 pm
Tuition $30 & Materials fee $25 (* Mad for Martinis night! Additional $10 material fee)
House for Rent: "Cheep"
This real estate is literally for the birds! Make a delightful destination for the wee winged ones. Using traditional methods and natural materials, students will complete an environmentally friendly wren house. This amazing class expands basic basketry into gorgeous garden art. The project is designed with the proper ornithological specifications, and will be the envy of birds and bird-lovers alike.
Instructor: Donna Moltrup Dates/Times April 17th, 6-9:30 pm or April 26th, 1-5 pm
Tuition $40 & Materials fee: $15
Games People Play
Students will combine dominoes or dice with scrabble and scraps to create fun and funky wearable art; fragments of jewelry and minute found objects will be incorporated to create amulets of personal meaning and power. Wire wrap techniques and cold connections are just some of the techniques covered...step back into time and rediscover your inner child.
Instructor: Sue Eyet Date/Time April 18th 6-10 pm Tuition $50 & Materials fee $15
Chunky Little Fat Books
Layer upon layer, the pages grow fat. Ephemera? Embellishments? Sure, you can add that! In this class students will create a 4x4 fat book containing six pages. These wonderful little pages are like a tiny art gallery in themselves, and will take scrapbooking fans to the next level with vintage paper goods, re-purposed objects and mixed media techniques.
Instructor: Katelyn Thomas Date/Time April 20th 1-5 pm Tuition $50 & Materials fee $10
Preserving the Past
Gather together all the fragments of your family's history to create an heirloom artwork. Using a variety of ephemera, canvas and mixed media techniques, students will complete a unique piece of wall art. Three-dimensional objects such as buttons, postage stamps, lace and letters will enhance your design.
Instructor: Katelyn Thomas Date/Time April 23rd 6-9 pm Tuition $40 & Materials fee $10
Big Beautiful Bodacious Baskets
Fanny baskets, buttocks baskets, bosom baskets...this one super-sexy style of basket was created throughout the mountain regions of the Appalachians. Develop the skills to complete a ribbed basket using rattan and sea grass.Techniques will focus on basket construction with attention to overall shape as well as creating free-form designs with color and texture. These bodacious baskets pay homage to the past while having a cool, contemporary spin.
Instructor: Sue Eyet Dates/Times April 25th and May 2nd, 6-9 pm Tuituion $70 and Materials fee $30
In the Key of B (for Beautiful)
Make music in the air with these wonderful windchimes! Sugar bowls, creamers or teapots "serve" as the focal point for a garden whimsey like no other. Students will create strands of keys and beads to make the music. The class will focus on bead patterns, color combinations and assembly techniques. Pre-drilled, copper wire setups (focal points) will be included in the materials fee. Vintage beads are provided.
Instructor: Sue Eyet Date/Time April 27th 1-5 pm Tuition $50 and Materials fee $35 +...
Materials fee will vary according to the size and complexity of the windchime made.
Magnificent Monograms
Pick a letter, any letter, and make it your own! Using multi media collage and stamping techniques students will complete a stylized monogram wall art project that incorporates fragments of personal meaning.Early registration required to order choice of letter.
Instructor: Katelyn Thomas Date/Time April 30th 6-8 pm Tuition $30 & Materials fee $10
