Event Date

Thursday, June 15, 2023 - 10:45 am

Huge thanks to all who came out and made our sold out Watercolor Batik workshop a beautiful success! It was so much fun to host you all and learn this challenging technique from Jeanne Lally.

Jeanne walked us through how to apply layers of melted wax and watercolor to create bold images with depth and texture. We learned hands on about the magic of rice paper and were humbled but the skill that is required for Jeanne to make her stunning work. At the end of class we used an iron to remove all the wax!

We have prints and cards of Jeanne’s work in store, but we were blown away seeing the large scale originals. This workshop made us appreciate her art work even more! This is what I love most about both our workshops and our Artist Talk series. There is always so much more to the story than we see at first glance.

Our summer workshops are now listed on our website!

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July 7th: Triangle Shawl Knitting 65$

Each student will receive two skeins of organic, Maine made wool, circular needles, stitch markers and a pattern they get to take home at the end of class! The yarn included in the class is made by Jagger Spun in Springvale, Maine and is part of their "Green Line". You can pick your own colors at the beginning of class! Annie will help you use a ball winder before we get started.

July 22nd: Cyanotype Printing 25$
Students will make and take home 2 greeting cards and 1 canvas tote bag. We will be using plants, seaweed, shells, and other found materials to create bold relief images that resemble an x-ray!

August 25th: Palette Knife Painting 85$
Learn how to use a palette knife to move acrylic paint in a sculptural way to create expressive paintings full of depth and rich color! Each student will receive a kit of materials to create their rendition of Hedrick's Head Lighthouse, and will be able to take all the remaining materials home with them! This includes 6 acrylic paints, acrylic modeling paste and a set of palette knives. The in class project will be created on a 8x8x1.5 in deep birch wood panel.