Marlborough Arts Center

Beadweaving: Capture a Geode! --- Kristie Foss, Instructor

Two Wednesdays—May 7th and May 21st from 6-9 pm

All Levels—Adult

Registration: $72—-Registration Limited to 8 students

Materials fee: None. See required materials list (below)--Be sure to purchase your materials prior to the first class.

*Small geode (Nature's Art on Route 85 in Oakdale (just south of Salem) has an excellent selection in their mineral room)

*Seed beads in size 11 in colors to compliment the geode. Usually 2 - 3 colors are appropriate. You may also choose to use size 8 and/or size 13/14 seed beads for embellishment and variety.

*Items for embellishment: crystals, glass beads, stone beads, stone chips, pearls, etc. Your choice. Pick items primarily in the 4mm range, though larger stone chips or pearls are also appropriate. You will need just a few of these items.

*Beading needle size 10 or 12

*Beading thread - Fireline or Silimide

*Scissors

Love those wonderful stone geodes? Here's your chance to learn how to weave seed beads to create a "cage" so you can wear your geode as a pin or necklace. In week one, participants will create the basic capture structure. In week two, we will embellish the geode and discuss methods of adding a chain or pin back to finish the piece.

Kristie Foss has many years teaching experience with precious metal clay, beading and other crafts. Kristie is a master beading instructor.

Click to Enlarge Photo of one of Kristie's Beaded Geodes

It’s SEW Simple—Beginner Sewing—Diane Sandler, Instructor

Three Thursdays—May 8th, May 15th and May 22nd from 6:30 to 8:30 pm

Beginner Level, Adult

Registration: $72—Registration limited to 8 students

Materials required to bring to class: sewing machine, pattern, fabric and notions for project, pins, shears, tape measure and seam ripper

Has your sewing machine been sitting in the attic since 1990? Do you look at the price tags of clothing these days and think, “I wish I could make that”? Is your son or daughter asking for a real Halloween costume instead of the old sheet? Then maybe it’s time to take a sewing class! Things have changed since Junior High Home Economics classes. Patterns are more fashionable and equipment is better. And you have a lot more patience now than you did back then! Sewing has become an art form and a creative outlet, too. You get to pick out the style, fabric, color and trim that suits you, not the designer. Even better, it will fit you properly, as well.

Diane Sandler is an accomplished chef and seamstress who has many years experience teaching sewing classes in the greater Marlborough area. She is a "Family and Consumer Science" teacher in the Windham school system.

Acrylic Painting for Children– Marcia Letourneau, Instructor-

Four Saturdays—May 10th, May 17th, *May 31st and June 7th from 1:30 to 2:30 pm *no class Memorial Day weekend

Children, Grades 1-4

Registration: $48—Limited to 6 students

Materials fee: $15--Payable to instructor at first class

Fun for the Young at Art! Students will learn how to handle real artist's materials, brushes and canvases with individual attention from the instructor, and will complete a "Summer Seascape" using acrylic paints in four sessions. *Please note: because completing a painting is so important to children of this age, and each painting is completed in class progression, it is very important that children attend each class as scheduled. We thank you for your cooperation.*

Marcia Letourneau has extensive teaching experience and has had numerous art shows, both for herself and for her students. She is currently in the process of publishing a children's book, "The Magic Rabbit of Green Hill", which is in rhymed verse and illustrated with her artwork.

Click to Enlarge Photo of One of Marcia Letourneau's Paintings

Springtime Pastels—Jacqueline Peterson, Instructor

Five Mondays- May 12th, May 19th, June 2nd, June 9th and June 16th from 10 am to noon

Beginner and Intermediate Levels--Adult

Registration: $120—Limited to 8 students

Materials fee: None—See Text

Capture the beauty of spring with the versatility of pastels. Using this colorful medium we will focus on the early spring landscape and explore composition, color, values and shapes to create finished paintings. Please bring a sketchbook and pencils to the first class; a supply list will be discussed at that time

Jackie Peterson is a life time resident of New England and graduated from Hartford Art School in 1990 with a B.F.A. She has taken courses at Old Lyme Academy and an Art Therapy course at Southern University. She has exhibited throughout New England including: New Britian Museum of American Art, Slater Museum, Pegassus Gallery MXCC, Hyannis Art Gallery and Milford Outdoor Show. Currently she displays her work at Ursels Web, Middletown, Signature Gallery, Deep River, Anthology, Old Saybrook and Painters Touch Art Gallery, Middletown. Her work has been sold nationally and internationally. She is the owner of Painters Touch Art Gallery in Middletown and also an instructor at Manchester Community College and Middletown Adult Ed.

Click to Enlarge Photo of One of Jacqueline Peterson's Pastel Paintings

The Art of Rug Braiding—Diana Fontenault, Instructor

Five Tuesdays, May 13th, May 20th, May 27th, June 3rd and June 10th from 7-9 pm

Beginner to Advanced Levels, Adult

Registration: $120—Limited to 4 students

Materials fee: None—*See required tools

Create a new braided rug using this beloved craft technique. At class end students will have completed a 2 x 3’ rug and the tools and skills to continue making your own braided rugs. Working on rug at home between classes will be essential to finishing the rug by class end. Students need to bring to class a basic sewing kit consisting of: scissors, sewing needle, neutral color sewing thread and a large safety pin. Purchase class supplies by calling the Country Braid House (1-603-286-4511; Jan will assist in kit purchase, which will include a braid stand, wool, braiding cones, lacing needle and thread. Cost will be approximately $110. The braid stand should be assembled before the first class. If you have a portable sewing machine, please bring it to class.

Diana Fontenault is a retired school teacher who has finally found the time to do all the things she loves. She has enjoyed the craft of rug braiding as well as decorative painting and quilt making. She welcomes anyone interested in learning how to work with this well loved craft.

Click to Enlarge Photo of Diana Fontenault's Handmade Braided Rug

The Art of Cooking Chinese Food—Diane Sandler, Instructor

Wednesday, May 14th from 6-8 pm

All Levels—Adult

Registration: $24-- Registration limited to 8 students

Materials fee: $12-15 payable to instructor at class meeting

Travel to China without having to renew your passport or buy a plane ticket! This is not a Chinese-American cooking class! Treat all your senses to the smells, sights, sounds and flavors of China-- Learn how to prepare Sweet and Sour Pork, Spring Rolls, Fried Rice, Beef and Snow Peas and Chicken Corn Soup using authentic recipes from Chinese cooks.

Diane Sandler is an accomplished chef and seamstress who has many years experience teaching cooking classes in the greater Marlborough area. She is a "Family and Consumer Science" teacher in the Windham school system.

Click to Enlarge Photo of Diane Sandler

Foundations of Drawing—Yong Han, Instructor

Six Thursdays—May 15th, May 22nd, May 29th, June 5th, June 12th, June 19th from 10 am-noon

All Levels—Adult

Registration: $144-Limited to 6 students

Materials fee: $7 payable to instructor at first class

Materials required to bring to class: 1 sketchbook 8.5 x 11” or larger; 1 exacto knife (#11 good size), sheets of fine drawing paper, 1 pad all purpose drawing paper- 18 x 24” minimum size; 1-2 kneaded erasers, 2-3 pencils with hard pink erasers, 3-4 graphite drawing pencils (2B, 3B, 4B or Ebony), 3-4 charcoal pencils (2B-medium, 4B-soft), 2-3 sticks compressed charcoal (2B-6B ok)

This class will serve as an introduction to drawing means and processes. The main emphasis will be on enabling students to develop the skill to depict subject matter successfully in a representational manner. Learning to manipulate drawing media with confidence is one important component in learning to draw. More important, however, is the development of the visual sense, i.e., learning to see as an artist. Concepts likely to be explored include contour line, gesture, value, texture, proportion, and perspective. Subject matter will likely include portraits, interiors and still life. Most concepts will be explored by related sketchbook and in-class projects. Occasional out-of-class assignments will be given.

Yong Han was born in 1966 in South Korea. He came to the United States in 1983. He attended Eastern Connecticut State University, then the Cleveland Institute of Art, receiving a B.F.A. in 1992. In 1994 he received an M.F.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. He has taught college classes at Cleveland Institute and at the University of Pennsylvania. His exhibitions include "Despite the Odds, Spaces (1997)"; "Drawn Together", Cleveland Institute of Art (1997, 1998, 1999); "Club Illusion", with Julie Fedevich and William Busta (1999); and "Cleveland Artists", Here Here Gallery, Cleveland (2003). His work is in the collections of Progresssive Corporation, CWRU Weatherhead School, LTV Steel, and Hahn, Loser and Parks.

Click to Enlarge Yong Han's "Carousel" (2000)-- 96" x 144"--oil on canvas

Marvelous Mathematical Art!—Marilyn Ulion, Instructor

Two Fridays—May 16th and May 23rd from 6-8 pm

All Levels—Ages 9-12

Registration: $48—Limited to 6 students

Materials fee: $8 payable to instructor at first class

Fascinating, intertwining, and sometimes “puzzling” patterns exist in mathematics. We will explore some of these as we look at some of the visual ramifications of patterns, geometry and fractals. You will make mini-boxes, moveable origami, tile designs, tangrams, pentominoes and more, while learning that math really can be fun! Students should bring scissors, pencil, eraser and ruler to class.

Marilyn Ulion is a retired RHAM Middle School math teacher with twenty-one years teaching experience—Two time CT Presidential Award Winner in Mathematics, a Marlborough resident for 36 years and a crystal and bead artist, knitter, felter, craftsperson and small business owner (Crystal Bower). Marilyn has always been fascinated with the beauty of mathematics and its patterns and continues to inspire children to see and appreciate that beauty.

Click to Enlarge Photo of Some of the Marvelous Mathematical Art Projects

Precious Metal (Silver) Clay--The Nature of Art—Kristie Foss, Instructor

Three Wednesdays—May 28th, June 4th and June 11th from 6-9 pm

All Levels, Adult

Registration: $108--Registration limited to 8 students

Materials fee: Cost of PMC will range from $40 + depending on projects chosen. Instructor will have various forms of PMC available for purchase. Those who have taken PMC classes in the past will need to bring their kits. New students will be able to purchase the tool kit from the instructor for $15.

Materials: Be sure to bring items from nature which you would like to "turn into silver." This includes leaves with good texture and interesting shapes (succulents are not appropriate), seed pods, and other objects.

Love nature? Love silver? Then here is your opportunity to learn to combine the 2 into beautiful, one-of-a-kind jewelry. Come learn how to use Precious Metal Clay, PMC, to turn articles of nature into pure, fine silver. Precious Metal (Silver) Clay is a substance made of pure silver powder enrobed in an inert organic binder that makes it moldable like modeling clay. Once fired in a kiln (off-site, between classes), the organic binder burns off and 99.99% silver clay pieces remain. In this class, the students will use real botanicals from nature to mold silver jewelry—leaves, flowers, twigs, and more.

Kristie Foss has many years teaching experience with precious metal clay, beading and other crafts. Kristie is a certified instructor in PMC technique.

Click to Enlarge Photo of Kristie's Creations

Quilting Techniques—Diana Fontenault, Instructor

Five Thursdays, May 29th--Special Introductory Class 7-8 pm, Regular Classes-- June 5th, June 12th, June 19th and June 26th from 7-9 pm

Beginner to Intermediate Levels—Adult

Registration: $96—Registration Limited to Six Students

Materials fee: *Estimated at $30-50—student buys own supplies (see text below)

If you have ever wanted to learn to quilt then please join Diana Fontenault as she shares her love of quilting. Each participant will complete a 19 X 41 table runner using their choice of colors and fabric. The first one hour class on May 29th is set aside for learning about the supplies and becoming familiar with the tools, fabric and quilting supply sources.

Diana Fontenault is a retired school teacher who has finally found the time to do all the things she loves. She has enjoyed the craft of rug braiding as well as decorative painting and quilt making. She welcomes anyone interested in learning how to quilt.

Watercolor Techniques That Guarantee Improvement--Diane Gorrick, Instructor

Three Wednesdays—June 11th, June 18th and June 25th from 9:00-11:30 am

All Levels, Adult

Registration: $90-- Registration limited to 8 students

Materials fee: none—see required materials list

Materials required to bring to class: watercolor paper 140 lb. minimum, watercolors (bring what you have) + Prussian blue, Cobalt blue, Sepia, Alizarin Crimson, Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre, a kneaded eraser and sketchpad. Required brushes—wash brush, flat, wiels, round #6 or #8, and #1 or #2. Available at local art supply stores.

Learn basic watercolor technique—discussion of good design, contrast, and texture. Instructor will demonstrate at the beginning of each class; individual attention to each student will be given. Participants will start and complete a finished painting in each class. Subject matter will be landscapes and still life. Basic drawing skills will be included in demonstrations. All levels guaranteed improvement!

Artist Diane Gorrick's formal education in the visual arts includes a Bachelors Degree from Purdue University and a Masters Degree from Wesleyan University. She is the recipient of two National Endowment Fellowships; a research grant concerning the Hudson River School of Painters and a fellowship to attend Dartmouth College, where she studied the art and culture of New England. A painter and teacher with over thirty years experience in the visual arts, Ms. Gorrick is represented in many private and public collections, including a prestigious sculpture installation for the Russell Library in Middletown, CT. A lengthy exhibition history includes the Wadsworth Athenaeum, the New Britain Museum, the Slater Museum, and the Ward-Nasse Gallery, SoHo, N.Y.C. Ms. Gorrick is an elected artist at the Mystic Art Center and the Essex Art Association. She is a member of the Ct. Plein Air Painters Society and the Lyme Art Association. Working in oils or watercolors, landscapes are the artist's favorite subject matter."

Click to Enlarge Photo of Ms. Gorrick's Plein Air Oil on Canvas "Sedona"

Beadweaving: Spiral Rope—Kristie Foss, Instructor

Two Wednesdays—June 18th and June 25th from 6-9 pm

All Levels—Adult

Registration: $72—Registration Limited to 8 students

Materials Fee: None. Required materials for first class: (Nature's Art on Route 85 in Oakdale [just south of Salem] has an excellent selection to choose from)

*Beading needle size 10 or 12

*Beading thread - Fireline or Silimide

*Scissors

*Seed beads in 2 colors for main rope. They may be both size 11 or one size 11 and one size 8

*Seed beads in the same or additional complimentary colors for embellishment in size 11. May also use size 8 and/or 14 if desired

*Embellishment items: glass beads (rounds, leaves, small flowers, etc.), pearls, crystals (4mm), firepolish (4mm) stone rounds or chips.

Seed beads make unique jewelry that is wonderful to feel and a pleasure to wear. Create a gorgeous spiral rope beaded necklace—be decked out for the summer! Learn to make the rope one week, and learn some methods of embellishing the next, adding touches such as leaves and “buds” made of seed beads.

Kristie Foss has many years teaching experience with precious metal clay, beading and other crafts. Kristie is a master beading instructor.

Click to Enlarge Photo of one of Kristie's Spiral Bead Necklaces

The Art of Cooking Pie Crusts and Puff Pastry—Diane Sandler, Instructor

Tuesday, June 17th 6-8 pm

All Levels, Adult

Registration: $24--Registration limited to 8 students

Materials fee: $10-15--payable to instructor at first class

Do you only look for recipes that use graham cracker crusts? Are you terrified of making a "real" crust? Come and learn a foolproof method for making the perfect pie crust. No mess, no fuss; one or two crust pies can be simple to make. Everyone will go home with their own homemade blueberry pie. Next, learn the secrets to making an impressive but simple dessert - cream puffs - and we'll fill them with homemade vanilla pudding.

Diane Sandler is an accomplished chef and seamstress who has many years experience teaching cooking classes in the greater Marlborough area. She is a "Family and Consumer Science" teacher in the Windham school system.

Click to Enlarge Photo of Diane Sandler

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