Bookmaking Bonanza for ages 7-12
with Larissa Bernat
Days: Mondays
January 28 February 4, 11 March 4, 11, 18 April 1, 29 May 6, 13
Time: 3:30 - 5:30PM Fee: $30 per class
Kids, explore the art of bookmaking! Create a different kind of book each week, which can be used for drawing, doodling, writing poems or stories. We will be making extra special books: pop-ups, interesting shaped books, and books inspired by nature. Experiment with different decorating techniques such as stamping, sewing, painting, beading, and collage.
CAKE DECORATINGThe Art of Cake Decorating
Eniko DelisleDays: Thursdays
March: 14, 21, 28 April: 4, 11
Time: 6:30-8:30pm Fee: $139 Location: Edgartown School
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.
Materials: Students will need to purchase a cake kit, if they don’t already own the following tools: 6” off-set metal spatula ($6) Standard plastic spatula ($4) A set of the 6 cake tips, nail, couplers ($12) A cake spinner ($20) A bucket of premade Wilton frosting ($16) *(Instructor has a limited supply of kits available, for those that do not wish to purchase their own kit.)
Students will provide their own cakes and cupcakes for the final projects for Class 5.
Co-sponsored by ACE
CERAMICS Open Pottery Studio
The Open Pottery Studio is supervised by
Nancy Blank and Carl Mueller
Day: Wednesdays
Time: 2:00PM - 5:00PM
January 9, 16, 23, 30 February 6, 13, 20, 27 March 6, 13, 20, 27 April 3, 10, 17, 24 May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
AND
Day: Thursdays (Adults only)
Time: 7:00PM - 10:00PM
January 10, 17, 24, 31 February 7, 14, 21, 28 March 7, 14, 21,28 April 4, 11, 18, 25 May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
AND
Day: Sundays (Adults only)
February 17, 24 March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 April 7, 14, 21, 28 May 5, 12 19, 26
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.
Wheel Work & Hand Building
William O'Callaghan, The Mad Potter Day:Tuesday
January 15, 22, 29 February 5, 12, 19, 26 March 5, 12, 19, 26 April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 May 7, 14, 21
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Location: Pottery Studio Fee: $30 per class
Learn a combination of throwing and sculpting figures, and how to combine them into one piece. Bill has been making pottery since 1988 on the island, opening as the "Mad Potter" back in the nineties. He now combines his pottery with driftwood sculpture making his home and studio gallery on West Chop.
Basic Hand Building & Wheel Throwing to Make Household Items
Frank Creney
January 9, 16, 23, 30 February 6, 13, 20, 27 March 6, 13, 20, 27 April 3, 10, 17, 24 May 1, 8, 15, 22
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Location: Pottery Studio Fee: $30 per class, a bag of clay is an additional cost of $25
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.
Intro to Ceramics
Washington Ledesma
Session 1:
January: 24, 31, February: 7, 14, 21
Session 2:
March: 14, 21, 28 April: 4, 11
Time: 4:00 - 6:00PM Fee: $139 for the 5 class series Location: The 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. Co-sponsored by ACE
Materials: $10.00 to instructor covers cost of clay, firing and glazes
Saturday Ceramic Arts for children ages 7-12
with Nancy Blank
Day: Saturday
January 19, 26 February 2, 9, 16, 23 March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 April 6, 13, 20, 27 May 4, 11, 18, 25
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Location: Pottery Studio Fee: $30
Advanced Ceramics Workshop Washingtonn Ledesma
Fee: $30 per class. The purchase of clay, glazes and firing are additional fees. For students who are familiar the basic principals of working with clay. This course will empower participants in their personal and technical development. It will enable students to turn individual ideas and projects into expressions of skill and vision.
DRAWINGTom Maley Life DrawingDay: Tuesdays
January 8, 15, 23, 29 February 5, 12, 19, 26 March 5, 12, 19, 26 April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 May 7, 14, 21, 28
Time: 9:30AM – 11:30AM 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.
Figure Drawing
Day: Thursdays
January 10, 17, 24, 31 February 7, 14, 21, 28 March 7, 14, 21,28
Time: 7:00 - 9:00PM Fee: $10 per meeting Location: The Studio
This is a figure drawing session, open to the public. There is no instruction. Participants paint or draw as they wish. Call Barbara Bodin for details at 508-693-4687.
FELTINGMaking Felted Beads
Christa FischerDay: Saturday March 23
Time: 10:00AM - 1:00PM Location: The Studio Fee: $45
Join us in the sometimes dreary month of March for a fun and colorful morning making several styles of wet felted beads. Fun and easy!
Please bring: Medium mixing bowl, olive oil bar soap, large sponge.
HAT MAKINGGranville Millinery Co. Workshops with Amy Hamilton
Introduction to Millinery Workshop
Day: Saturday, May 18Time: 10am - 4pmFee: $200 per person6 Participants MaximumMaterials & hat box included.Prerequisite: Hand sewing experience.Participants will receive a demonstration on how to block a straw hat on a wooden hat form using traditional millinery blocking methods. Each person will then have the opportunity to create their own custom hat from start to finish! Register
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Trims & Embellishments Workshop
Day: Tuesday, May 21Time:9am - 12pmFee: $100 per person8 Participants MaximumMaterials included.Prerequisite: Hand sewing experience.In this workshop, Amy you will teach you a variety of techniques to create one-of-a-kind embellishments to customize a store bought hat or one of your own designs. We will be manipulating feathers into works of art, silk into three dimensional flowers and ribbon into millinery bows. Register
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Fascinator Workshop
Day: Tuesday, May 21
Time: 1pm - 5pm
Fee: $100 per person
8 Participants Maximum
Materials & hat box included.
Prerequisite: Hand sewing experience.
Bring a friend, join the fun and learn how to make your own fascinator! We will be working with a traditional millinery material called Sinamay that comes in a variety of beautiful colors to choose from. Each participant will create their own one-of-a-kind design.
BIO Fashion designer, Amy Hamilton is particularly known for her contemporary hat designs and her midwest idealistic lifestyle. Hamilton was born and raised in Southern Vermont, in the village of Okemo Mountain and graduated from Ohio's Columbus College of Art and Design. While attending CCAD, she was inspired to design a line of hats which marked the beginning of her lifelong passion for hat making. Her work has been featured in various luxury department stores across the country that include Henri Bendel, Saks Fifth Avenue, Julian Gold and Larrimor’s. And, her designs have appeared in Italian Vogue, "O" The Oprah Magazine, Harper's Bazaar, V Magazine and Accessories Magazine just to name a few! To view her work, visit granvillemillinerycompany.com "Amy Hamilton is a millinery who could make even the most hat-phobic woman feel at home in a snappy beret or a stylish cloche. Perhaps it's because the hats she creates are so classic that they almost be to be cast in an Audrey Hepburn movie." -Oprah's "O" at Home Magazine
MIXED MEDIAChildren’s Color
with Elyse Clark
Ages 5-7
Day: Wednesdays February 6, 13, 20 Children will explore color using paint, pastels, colored pencils and paper. While expressing themselves through colors they will start to understand primary, secondary, complementary colors and other parts of the color wheel. They will make their own color wheel and use it throughout the class to help them understand what happens when colors are mixed. Each class we will explore something knew; however, it is not required to attend all classes in sequential order.
Featherstone Uke Jamwith Deirdre DeCarion and Clara KiskoCome learn how to play the ukulele in a relaxed, fun atmosphere! Play along with the group and enjoy refreshments and lots of laughs! Just bring your uke, or any other instrument and have a great time! Deirdre and Clara will be returning in April! Thank you to John Michael Ronayne for donating his keyboard to FUJ. Thanks to Deirdre DeCarion for her gift of computer speakers. The video projector is provided by grant funds from the Farm Neck Foundation.
PAINTINGWorking with Acrylics- Focusing on Color and Design Donna Straw
Session 1: February 4, 11, 18 Session 2: April 1, 8, 15 In these sessions we will explore how to work with a range of values through extensive color mixing in order to create contrast and areas of emphasis. Have you ever wondered how artists can fragment space and still maintain the integrity of the work? Through an in depth exploration of color you will understand how to enhance your imagery while creating a well-integrated composition. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced painter you will have the opportunity to work graphically or more painterly while improving your technique using acrylics. The project will be individualized to suit the level of each For more information about the instructor you can visit her website at Please bring in a box full of still life objects you would like to set up and draw for your painting or bring in a lot of different images/pictures that would be interesting to paint and fragment Bring in at least 4 brushes in excellent condition ranging in size for fine detail work as well as much broader areas of modeling. Size #'s range by the company If you have a wide assortment of acrylic paints please bring them in. Try to bring: Cadmium and Naples Yellow, Prussian or Cobalt Blue, Cadmium Red and Alizarin Crimson, Titanium Buff, Hookers green or another shade of green, Dioxine Purple, small tube of white, small tube of black, Burnt Sienna, Porcelain tray or mixing palette Canvas boards or stretched canvas ( no smaller than Ruler, pencil, eraser, masking tape, scissors I will provide a packet with directions, class overview and practice sheets for color mixing and theory. Looking forward to working with you and mixing a lot of color!
From Picture to Painting Class Kenneth Vincent
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) A 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 8) FOR OILS ONLY-Artist oil painting medium and turpenoid
Pastel Painting Ellen McCluskey
Learn the art of pastel painting from a master. Ellen is one of the Vineyard’s foremost pastel painters. Beginners may take part in this class offering. Beginners will notify Featherstone that they are beginners and they should come at 6:00 for the first class. Ellen asks that no beginners join the class after the first class. You may pick up Ellen’s list of suggested materials in the Featherstone office or it can be e-mailed or faxed to you.
Watercolor and Acrylic Painting John Hollladay
We have everyone from beginners to professionals in these classes. Come with a drawing or photograph that you would like to paint. Don't be scared, join us as we perfect our watercolor techniques. Watercolor materials list: Brushes: - small handles are for watercolor Arches 140 lb sheets or pad (the cheaper the paper, the poorer the results) a beginners set of watercolor paints if you are buying the tubes separate, John suggests: and the rest is up to you a palette to put the paint in a small salt shaker full of salt
PHOTOGRAPHYDigital Photo Printing Workshop David Welch
Day: Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday Location: The Media Center Fee: $125 which includes printer use and paper
Students will learn how to import photos into Adobe Lightroom 4, manage their digital assets, apply digital darkroom techniques and then professionally make archival prints directly from Lightroom. The course will help students gain experience with monitor and printer calibration, paper & printer ICC profiles as well as an affective approach to professional digital printing techniques. Familiarity with Apple/Macintosh platform and post production techniques is required. Bring your digital camera, images and a portable hard drive.
Open Darkroom Studio David Welch
Day: Mondays
January: 28 February: 4, 11, 18, 25 March: 4, 11, 18, 25 April: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 May: 6, 13, 20
Time: 7:00 - 9:00PM Location: Barn Studio Fee: $10 per hour without instruction/assistance or $25 per hour with instruction/assistance
PRINTMAKINGOpen Printmaking Studio
Nick ThayerDay: Thursday
January 10, 17, 24, 31
February 7, 14, 21, 28
March 7, 14, 21,28
April 4, 11, 18, 25
May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Fee: $5 per hour Location: The Barn
Please bring your own paints, inks and paper, etc.
The Featherstone Etching Press is generously provided by the Permanent Endowment for Martha's Vineyard.
Tapestry
Julia Mitchell
Day: Mondays
April: 8, 15, 22, 29 May: 6, 13, 20 June: 3, 10
Time: 6:30 - 8:30PM Location: The Studio Fee: $35 per class
Tapestry is the most expressive and individual of all forms of weaving. This class is for novices as well as continuing students. Beginning weavers will learn the basics of tapestry including techniques, choice of appropriate materials, design considerations, the history of the medium and current trends. Continuing students receive instruction according to their respective levels, including designing for tapestry, advanced techniques, finishing, and installation of a finished piece. Students are encouraged to work on their projects at home during the week. Portable tapestry looms and yarn are provided.
Class supplies provided: Tapestry framelooms (may be purchased at cost from Featherstone)
Class supplies the student needs to provide: Drawing and note pads, pencils (colored and graphite), eraser, scissors, ruler
No Fear Beginning iPad
Karen Huff
Day: Wednesdays
April: 3, 10, 17, 24
May: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Time: 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Location: The Media Center Fee: $30 per class
Did you recently get an iPad from a younger relative who thinks it's the greatest thing since sliced bread? And did the loved one tell you, "It's so easy to keep in touch now!" And then leave you scratching your head about how to turn it on? Are you trying to figure out how to turn down the volume? Keep it from turning sideways when you tilt it? Bring your iPad to this class and find out how to not only turn it on, but learn how to actually use it! The iPad IS one of the greatest tools out there to keep in touch with family and friends, but you need to know how. This class is for beginners. There is no pressure, there are no tests or quizzes, there is no being left behind... there is only you and a few others who want to know what this marvel of the modern age can do for THEM.
No Fear Beginning Mac Laptop Class
Karen Huff
Day: Wednesdays
April: 3, 10, 17, 24 May: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Time: 6:00 -7:00 p.m. Location: The Media Center Fee: $30 per class
Do you have a Mac (Apple) laptop but are frustrated every time your someone says, "It's so easy!" but you can't seem to get it to work like your grandkids do without? Come to the beginners Mac laptop class where we have free internet access, and ask away. This is a class for Mac laptop beginners or intermediates who just want to know more about their computers and what they can do. You can ask questions about Mail, Safari, iPhoto and more... this is an open class, not structured... you can attend just once, or several times, or whenever you feel like asking a question!
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