CAKE DECORATINGArt of Cake DecoratingEniko Delisle Day: Tuesday February: 21 Time: 6:30 - 9:00PM Fee: $35 Location: MVRHS Room #111 Materials: $10 directly to the instructor and bring a container for your cake. Learn how to pipe frosting like a pro! Borders, stars, shells, rosettes, basket-weave - even frosting roses and leaves...learn the tricks of the trade and decorate your own mini-cake to take home. Co-sponsored by ACE MV (course C-C) CERAMICSOpen Pottery StudioThe Open Pottery Studio is supervised by Nancy Blank and Carl Mueller Day: Wednesdays January: 11, 18, 25 February: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 March: 7, 14, 21, 28 April: 4, 11, 18, 25 May: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Time: 2:00PM - 5:00PM AND Day: Thursdays (Adults only) January: 12, 19, 26 February: 2, 9, 16, 23 March: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 April: 5, 12, 19, 26 May: 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Time: 7:00PM - 10:00PM AND Day: Sundays Advanced Open Studio (Adults only) January: 15, 22, 29 February: 5, 12, 19, 26 March: 4, 11, 18, 25 April: 15, 22, 29 Time: 4:00 - 6:00PM Fee: $5 per hour $25 per bag of clay $ Glazing & Firing fee determined by piece size and quantity Location: Pottery Studio Work on your own in the Pottery Studio. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Basic Hand Building and Wheel Throwing to Make Household Items Frank Creney Day: Wednesdays January: 11, 18, 25 February: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 March: 7, 14, 21, 28 April: 4, 11, 18, 25 May: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm Fee: $30 per class. A bag of clay is an additional cost of $25. Location: Pottery Studio In these classes you will learn wheel throwing techniques to make everyday items for your kitchen: mugs, bowls and plates. You can also complement your ceramic items with attributes from your favorite animal! Scraffito and wax resist methods will be shown to make something you can use everyday. Open Ceramic Studio for Children ages 3-5 Brianna Valenti Day: Thursdays January: 12, 19 February: 2, 9, 16, 23 March: 8, 15, 22, 29 April: 5, 12, 26 May: 10, 24, 31 Time: 1:00PM - 2:00PM Fee: $5 Location: The Pottery Studio Parents and children work together to develop skills of interaction through experience of working with clay. We will explore flat and three-dimensional techniques, using our imaginations to make our own unique creations. Intro to Ceramics Washington Ledesma Day: Thursday January: 26 February: 2, 9, 16, 23 Time: 4:30 - 6:300PM Fee: $135 for this 5 class series, plus an additional $10 materials fee for clay, firing, and glazes to instructor Location: Pottery Studio This class is an introduction to working with clay using a variety of techniques to create functional as well as sculptural pieces. Form, design, and craftsmanship are emphasized. Imaginative… Lots of fun… new insights, learn new techniques and process. Co-sponsored by ACE MV (course AC-C) http://www.acemv.org/ Saturday Ceramic Arts For Children ages 7-12 Nancy Blank Day: Saturday January: 14, 21, 28 February: 4, 11, 18, 25 March: 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 April: 7, 14, 21, 28 May: 5, 12, 19, 26 Time: 10:00AM – 12:00PM Fee: $20 per class Location: The Pottery Studio DRAWING
Tom Maley Life Drawing Group Day: Tuesdays January: 10, 17, 24, 31 February: 7, 14, 21, 28 March: 6, 13, 20, 27 April: 3, 10, 17, 24 May: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Time: 9:30AM – 11:30PM Fee: $10 per meeting Location: The Studio This group met for many years at the home of Tom Maley and now they meet at Featherstone for two hours each Tuesday morning. New participants are welcome. This is a figure drawing session, open to the public. There is no instruction. Participants paint or draw as they wish. Call Liz Taft for details at 508-696-9461. Fun Drawing Lessons with Nancy Blank Day: Wednesdays January: 25 February: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 March: 7, 14, 21, 28 April: 4, 11, 18, 25 May: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Location: The Studio Fee: $35 January 25, February 1 & February 8 Using a grid to create a large portrait. Bring a black and white photocopy of your favorite person's head. We will use india ink and our fingers to create images in the manner of Chuck Close's "Fanny Finger Painting". February 22, March 28 & May 2 Using ribbons and curls. to create weaves with light and shadow. February 29, April 4 & May 9 Creating drawings using white charcoal on black paper. March 7, April 11 & May 16 Using grids and tracings to create large black and white reversal drawings. March 14, April 18 & May 23 Using a grid method, create a work using pencil drawing, collage and transfers. We will draw a violin and pieces of a violin to create a work using an irregular grid. March 21, April 25 & May 30 "I want to be under the sea in an octopus' garden" using resists, ink and wax crayon with your imagination. FELTINGFeltmaking: Needle Feltingwith Christa Fischer Day: Wednesday March: 21 Time: 6:00 - 8:00PM Location: The Barn Studio Fee: $35 plus an additional $5 materials fee no other supplies needed Needle felting is popping up all over in the form of kits, classes, and DIY crafts books. In this class participants will explore using a special felting needle and wool roving to create a small 3-d sculpture and/or to make a flat design. Maybe something for a special Easter basket? Learn a fun new craft, extend your knowledge and gain confidence to tackle those DIY projects you've been wanting to do. Great class for both adults and teens. MIXED MEDIA2012 Vision Board - Dream your life true Billie J. Sullivan Day: Saturday February: 18 Time: 1:00 - 4:00PM Fee: $50 Location: The Pebble This is a fun, relaxing, class with absolutely no art experience necessary. Participants are invited to get in touch with there own realizations and the power they wish to attract. Imagination really helps in this exercise but spontaneity is key. Meditate on the direction you would like to see your life going, sit down with some magazines and bring in clippings, quotes, feathers, photos, buttons, whatever speaks to your soul to collage into a personal vision board to create a clear new path in the direction you would like to see your life move. Why not start the New Year with a creative visual exercise to help get you what you want most. I have been creating vision boards a few times a year and have great success in manifesting the kind of life I want to live. Various backing boards will be supplied. Materials you may wish to bring: glue stick, colored paper, gift wrap, word clippings, quotes, that can adorn your personal decorative map for the future Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler. Henry David Thoreau Mary Austin Day: Saturdays Time: 2:00 - 4:00PM Fee: $20 Location: The Studio February 11: Monochromatic Winter Trees (watercolor) February 18: Op Art Lines and Circles (marker) February 25: Fragmented Faces (oil pastel blending techniques) March 3: Acrylic Skins (mosaics on clear plastic) March 10: Pop Art Thiebaud Cakes (mixed media) March 17: No Class March 24: Kaleidoscope Name Design (marker) March 31: Coiled Basket (rope and yarn) April 7: Stippled Still Life (marker stippling techniques) April 14: Mola Design (cut paper) April 21: 1 Pt. Perspective (straight edge and marker) April 28: Aboriginal Design (printmaking) May 5: Cubist Chair (mixed media) May 12: Macrame (twigs and cord) May 19: Stella Relief Sculpture (mixed media) May 26: Green Men (paper mâché) MUSICFeatherstone Uke Jam Deirdre DeCarion & Clara Kisko Day: Wednesday May: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Time: 7:00 - 9:00PM Fee: Free Location: The Pebble Come join artists and uke lovers Deirdre DeCarion and Clara Kisco for Featherstone's Uke Jam Bring your ukelele (all instruments welcome!) and we will provide the songs! What you will learn: *Several basic chords that with little practice you will be able to use to play almost any song - Major chords: C, F, G7 - Minor chords: Am, Dm - Others: A7, C7, Cmaj7, E7, G7, Am7/C6 *basic strum style and maintenance of tempo *introduction to concepts of time, signature and meter *instrument anatomy *holding instrument correctly *tuning, including use of tuners What you need to bring: *a playable ukelele that stays in tune *short fingernails *an open mind: be ready to sing and let yourself have fun! *optional but recommended: an electric chromatic tuner *other stringed instruments are welcome, provided you know how to play! Beverages and light refreshments will be provided. V-MaD Jams (Vineyard Music and Dance) Susie Bowman, Deborah Forest Hart, Hatsy Potter Day: Thursdays February: 2, 16 March: 1, 15 April: 5, 19 May: 3, 17 June: 7, 21 Time: 7:00 - 9:00PM Fee: Free Location: The Pebble Our goal has
been to give Islanders an opportunity to learn and play music on acoustic
instruments, from the sometimes overlapping traditions of
New England Contra Dance, Appalachia, English Country Dance, Scottish Country
Dance, Ireland, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Brittany.
There are three books we select music from and we ask that participants
purchase these, though we may have a few extras to loan during the jam:
The Portland Collection by Susan Songer (volume 1)
The Waltz Book by Bill Mathiesen (volume 1)
The Barnes Book of English Country Dance Tunes by Peter Barnes (volume
1)
These can be purchased through www.cdss.org and our local music store. Typical instruments played at the jams are: recorder, tin whistle, fiddle, concertina, hammered dulcimer, guitar, bodhran and piano/keyboard. PAINTINGMiniature Masterpieces- Acrylic Painting Donna Straw Day: Mondays  Session 1: April 2, 9, 16 Session 2: May 7, 14, 21 Time: 1:00PM - 4:00PM Fee: $150 for three class series Location: The Pebble Acrylic paints are a versatile medium and in these workshops you will have the opportunity to explore and experiment with new techniques as well as review color theories, modeling with paint and creating miniature masterpieces of your own. Have you ever wondered how artists can approach a subject in order to create an exciting composition or communicate a unique idea? What are some of the psychological and expressive qualities of color? Whether you are a beginner or an experienced painter, you will have the opportunity to work realistically, impressionistically or more abstractly with an emphasis on technique, color theory and design. The project will be individualized to suit the level of each participant. Instructor Donna Straw is an artist/educator. She holds a BA in Art Education K-12, an MA in Fine Art and an MS in the Gifted and Talented. Donna's acrylic paintings have been displayed at Shaw Cramer Gallery, Dragonfly Galleries and is presently exhibiting during the summer months at Cousen Rose Gallery, Oak Bluffs. To see more of Donna's paintings check out her website at www.donnastraw.com You may pick up Donna's list of suggested materials in the Featherstone office or it can be e- mailed or faxed to you. Watercolor and Acrylic Painting Days: Saturday January: 7 Time: 9:00AM - 12:00PM Location: The Studio Fee: $50 Learn techniques from a master painter. Bring a canvas, paints, brushes and we will show you how to use them! We have everyone from beginners to professionals in theses classes. Don't be scared, come and join us! For people who want to learn. Call Featherstone for a list of supplies or bring what you have. with Kenneth Vincent Day: Sundays January: 15, 22, 29 February: 5, 12, 26 March: 4, 11, 18, 25 April: 15, 22, 29 May: 6, 13, 20 Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Fee: $30 Location: The Studio Do you have a photo of a favorite place or person that you have always wanted to turn into a painting? In this class students will be introduced to simple techniques which will help them bring their photos to the canvas. Each class will begin with a group demonstration which will illustrate basic techniques and will continue with students working on their painting in class under the teachers guidance. Materials and items needed for this class: 1) An enlarged photo copy of a picture of students choice. The photo copy should be enlarged to 8 1/2 x11. 2) An 8x11 canvas or canvas board 3) Acrylic paints or Oil paints; white,black,blue,red,and yellow. 4) Brushes:at least four or five sizes ranging from #2 to #8 5) 1 roll of " Saral " Transfer paper either red or blue 6) A pencil or ball point pen 7) 1 disposable pallet 8) FOR OILS ONLY: Artist oil painting medium and turpenoid PHOTOGRAPHY
Open Darkroom Studio David Welch Day: Mondays January: 9, 16, 23, 30 February: 6, 27 March: 5, 12, 19, 26 April: 2, 8, 16, 23, 30 May: 7, 14, 21 Time: 7:00 - 9:00PM Fee: $10 per hour without assistance or $25 per hour with assistance Location: The Barn Studio This is a chance to work on your own or with instruction in the dark room. You supply printing paper and film to develop. We supply the chemical set up for your use. with Kathy Rose Day: Tuesdays January: 17, 24, 31 February: 7, 14, 21, 28 March: 6, 13, 20, 27 April: 3, 10, 17, 24 May: 1, 8, 15, 22 Time: 10:00aM - 12:00PM OR 1:00 - 3:00PM Fee: $50 Location: The Media Center in the Gallery Building A one-on-one hands-on tutorial is a must for persons with a new digital camera or a camera which you have not used much because it seems too complex. Instead of pouring over a poorly written guide book, we will go through the menu, functions quick buttons and mode options to make your photos more your own and better technically. Bring you camera, connections, battery and charger and laptop computer if you have one. Instructor Kathy Rose has taught at three Universities after attending the Rhode Island School of Design where she studied with Harry Callahan (who is having a large show at the Boston Fine Arts.) She was a professional dye transfer printer for a New York/London firm and printed photos for publications, books, etc. Kathy was also the garden photographer for the Boston Globe for over 12 years and has had shows on the Vineyard, in Vermont, and in Detroit over the past 30 years. Darkroom ONE with Sam Hiser Day: Tuesdays Session I: March 6, 13, 20, 27 & April 3, 10 Session II: April 24 & May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Time: 6:30PM - 8:30PM Fee: $180 for the six class session Location: Barn Studio Darkroom Introduction to the traditional wet print. Even if you're a digital photographer, the darkroom is a great place to visit to check your fundamentals and consolidate your vision. This is a user-friendly immersion into the old method for making gelatin silver prints. Starting with square portraits under a single light and expanding to subjects of interest to the class, we'll get busy immediately developing 35mm and medium format Black & White film and making large proof prints on resin-coated (RC) paper using the Ilford Multicontrast filter set. Students will come away with a mastery of the basic steps for developing their own negatives and independently achieving a strong print in the darkroom. (Bring your favorite old or new 35mm or medium format film camera; house equipment includes a Hasselblad 500 C/M, Pentax 6x7, Pentax Spotmatic and Nikon FE which will be available to use during sessions.) TAPESTRYThe Art of Tapestry Day: Tuesday TECHNOLOGYIntroduction to iMAC Computers Karen Huff Day: Wednesdays January: 18, 25 February: 1, 8, 15, 29 March: 7, 14, 21, 28 April: 4, 11, 18, 25 May: 2, 9, 16, 23 Time: 5:00 – 7:00PM Fee: $30 Location: The Media Center Not sure what to do with your new Mac laptop? Or did you just get an iPad for a gift? Or are you just curious about Macs and want to explore? If you have questions, we probably have answers! Drop by our media center on Wednesday nights and ask away. If you want to know more about Mac programs, like Safari or iPhoto, or if you just want to hang out with other Mac geeks (or want to become one) join us and find out what Macs can offer you! Please call Karen Huff at 508-360-2909. Bring your own Mac laptop, iPad or use one of four iMac desktops. MORE CLASSES COMING SOON! |