Just in time for Mother's Day and gift giving! This Japanese resist method of creating designs on silk scarves using a PVC pipe is unique and exciting. Leave this class with two silk scarves you have created using this resist method as well as having some time to paint directly on your scarves.

Wear old clothes to class and bring an old towel, scissors, and $12 (materials fee) payable to the instructor.

Please note: this class meets Friday, May 17 and is different from the one published in the catalog.

Through exercises in class, students will explore their inner self and gain confidence and clarity in their drawing skills. This class is open to all skill levels from beginners to more advanced drawing students. Remember, we all learn from each other. We will do most of our drawing in black and white but can add some color for different projects we'll be working on. Bring your own supplies: a sketchbook, drawing pencils, eraser, ruler, colored pencils, etc.)

Color theory is the art of combining colors based on the color wheel; an organized illustration of the primary, secondary, and tertiary colors. Accurately combining colors, using the color wheel, and understanding how colors relate to each other are critical skills for artists, designers, marketers, and brand owners.  Color theory helps determine which colors look good together and goes beyond just “eyeing” color combinations. 

There is a supply fee of $7.00 payable to the instructor at class and an option to purchase a color wheel for an additional $6.

We'll learn how to create felted bowls using a variety of wet and needle felting techniques. Our finished bowls can then be embellished with various materials such as beads, buttons, ribbon, yarn, etc to create one of a kind pieces suitable for the home or for gift giving.

Materials fee: $10 made payable to the instructor at class.

Create a lovely mermaid with sheep wool using the needle felting* method.  You will begin by making an armature and then building it up with fiber to sculpt your sea goddess.  Add some curly goat locks and maybe some seaweed!  Even beginners can make this beauty!

$8 materials fee to be collected at class. No experience necessary, open to beginner or fiber enthusiast!

*Needle felting uses a barbed needle that is repeatedly stabbed into the wool to agitate the fibers. As the needle works in and out of the wool, the barbs catch scales on the fibers and cause them to interlock and bind together.

About Your Instructor: Maureen Andrew took up felting over 20 years ago when overwhelmed with fiber from her own flock! Her creations are whimsical and fun. She has been teaching felting for 10 years and has taught at Schoodic Arts for All. A creative artist at heart, she dabbles in multiple mediums.

Learn this fluid art technique using acrylics and a canvas. We don't use paint brushes, rather the paint is poured onto a canvas and spread by moving the canvas around. The fluid paint will blend the colors and create unique patterns on the canvas. Abstraction is the key here. Even if you've never worked with this technique before, everyone can be successful in expressing their inner creativity in a gorgeous finished product.

Students should wear old clothes, bring an old towel and a materials fee of $20 (payable to the instructor at class).

Join us as we celebrate the beauty of the world around us. This workshop will teach you to imprint a design on a canvas tote bag using a variety of natural plant materials. We will begin by experimenting on various fabric surfaces to see how color reproduces, then move on to creating a finished tote bag that expresses a one-of-a-kind design. All materials are provided by the instructor...please bring an $8 materials fee with you to class. Participants are encouraged to bring favorite flowers or leaves from their own garden or yard. Just make sure they are kept in water until the workshop.

There is still a lot of misunderstanding and misinformation about Maine's compassionate end-of-life care option. Many providers and patients in Maine are not familiar with Maine's Death with Dignity Act. Since September 2019, the law permits physicians to practice medical aid-in-dying under specific circumstances. Learn the facts and, if qualified, the right to access medical aid in dying if they choose. Join this class to get fact-based information and the details you need to know about Maine's law, how to have the conversation with your physician, how to qualify for the law and support your loved one who may be qualify.

The day before the Zoom meeting an email will be sent out to all who register with the Zoom meeting ID and passcode.