Adams County
Arts Council
Arts Education Center
November 2012
So You Think You Can’t Draw: Part 2
Thursdays, November 1-29, 1-3 p.m. (no class
November 22)
Here’s your chance to deepen your drawing
skills. You’ll learn proportion, perspective,
and shading as you draw from direct observation
and from photos.
Laurie McKelvie
$100 (nonmembers $110)
Fall Desserts
Tuesday, November 6, 6-8 p.m.
Learn to make beautiful desserts using locally
grown fall produce. It’ll make going to the
farmer’s market an entirely new experience!
Shelley Funt
$36 (nonmembers $39)
Taste of Mexico
Thursday, November 15, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
ENROLLMENT IS CLOSED
Mexican cuisine is known for its varied flavors
and unique native spices and ingredients. Learn
the techniques and ingredients that make
authentic Mexican food so delicious as you learn
to make pico de gallo, chicken enchiladas,
guacamole, and more!
Jeremy Schaffner
$52 (nonmembers $56)
Rustic Tarts
Monday, October 29, 6-8 p.m.
Learn to make a
versatile all-butter tart dough that you can use
for both savory and sweet tarts. You’ll practice
easy hand-mixing and shaping techniques and
explore a variety of fillings and toppings!
Marc Jalbert
$31 (nonmembers $34)
Holiday Food and Entertaining with Fabio Carella!
Thursday, November 29th, 5:30-8:30 p.m.,
This
class covers everything from decorating your
table, preparing and making mouth-watering
appetizers and party food, to creating special
drinks and desserts. Learn the art of planning,
organizing and preparing a memorable holiday
party and enjoy your spectacular party while
mingling with your guests instead of worrying in
the kitchen! Materials included.
Fabio Carella, cost-
$58
nonmembers, $54 members.
Redware Pie Dish
Thursday & Friday, November 1 & 2, 4-5 p.m.
Make your own redware pie dish with slip
decoration. Bring your favorite pie plate to use
as a form. We’ll decorate it with yellow slip
the second day of class.
Jack Handshaw
$28 (nonmembers $31)
Porcelain Christmas Ornaments
Thursday, November 15, 4-6 p.m.
Bring two or three of your favorite cookie
cutters—you’ll use them to cut ornaments out of
porcelain clay that you’ll decorate for your
tree! A great gift idea! Sign up for this class
and Lynne Suprock’s “Simply Pretty” Christmas
Ornaments and receive 10% off tuition!
Jack Handshaw
$28 (nonmembers $31)
Fused Glass Jewelry
Saturdays November 3 & 17, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Make your own glass jewelry! You’ll put together
your own design from a broad palette of
diachroic and other glass, then kiln-fire your
pieces in class. No previous glasswork or
jewelry-making experience necessary!
Leah Wetmore Powell
$78 (nonmembers $83)
Intro to Metalsmithing
Mondays, November 12 & 19 and December 3 & 10, 5-7 p.m.
Learn to work
with traditional jewelry-making tools and
techniques as you complete a unique,
hand-crafted set of earrings and a bracelet from
copper, silver, and found objects. You’ll also
learn to make rivets, jump rings, and simple
catches, and you’ll use patinas and other
surface treatments to create unusual effects on
your final pieces. A simple tool list will be
provided.
Judy Pyle
$105 (nonmembers $115)
“Simply Pretty” Charms
Session 2: Thursday, November 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
ENROLLMENT IS CLOSED
Design and create your own simple charms as you
learn safe soldering tips. Personalize your
charm with a favorite photo or quote. A
materials list will be provided.
Lynne Suprock
$31 (nonmembers $34)
“Simply Pretty” Christmas Ornaments
Thursday, November 15, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
ENROLLMENT IS CLOSED
Create festive personalized holiday ornaments
using color copies of your favorite photographs.
You’ll enclose the photos in glass that you’ll
solder and decorate with embellishments you
choose. A great gift idea for grandparents! Sign
up for this class and Jack Handshaw’s Porcelain
Christmas Ornaments and receive 10% off tuition!
Lynne Suprock
$31 (nonmembers $34)
Weaving on a Simple Loom
Thursdays, November 1-15, 9-11:30 a.m.
Learn the basics of weaving using a simple,
inexpensive, and portable frame loom that you’ll
make yourself. You’ll develop a feel for the
materials used and become acquainted with the
interaction between fiber, structure, and form.
Joh Ricci
$100 (nonmembers $109)
Introduction to
Digital Photography
Session 2 (for Digital SLRs): Tuesdays, November
6-27, 6-8 p.m.
New to digital
photography? This class is for you! Learn how to
use your camera, take great photos, load photos
onto your computer, manipulate them using your
camera’s software, and make professional-looking
prints. Bring your camera and instruction manual
to class.
Bert Danielson
$85 (nonmembers $95)
Taking Portrait Photography One Step Further
Wednesdays, November 7, 14 and 28, 6-8 p.m.
In
this interactive hands-on workshop, you’ll
examine the work of well-known photographers,
identify elements of effective portraits,
critique your own images and the work of others,
and create images that go beyond what they’ve
done previously. You’ll walk away with 10 or
more high-quality images for your portfolio!
Nanette Hatzes
$64 (nonmembers $71)
Layers and Filters
Fridays, November 9 & 16, 1-3 p.m.
Learn how to use layers and filters to enhance
your images. You’ll work with selection tools
and learn how to take portions of a picture and
move or alter them to make a collage. See how
everything fits together!
Bert Danielson
$43 (nonmembers $48)
Creative Writing: Meet Your Muse
Mondays, November 5-26, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
It’s so common among writers that it’s got its
own name: writer’s block. You sit down at your
desk, pen in hand or fingers poised over
keyboard, and then—nothing. How can you overcome
writer’s block? What should you write about?
Learn how to find inspiration in those moments
of blankness so you can get back to the business
of writing!
Jenni Eaton
$85 (nonmembers $95)
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