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Drypoint on Plexiglass - 08/06/24
Drypoint on Plexiglass
In this etching class, participants will create an intaglio print from a plastic plate.
August 6th, 2024 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen, Adult
Bring List: Reference material if you’d like
Flexible Tuition
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $80.00
Full Price: $70.00
Discount Price: $42.00
For All Price: $28.00
Create a Pamphlet Book Plus - 08/06/24
Create a Pamphlet Book Plus
We will make a beautiful reusable quilted pamphlet book cover, then work with prompts to create content, words and/or images.
August 6th, 2024 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Any fancy papers, 4 sheets of blank white paper, pen, anything they use to make marks or images, watercolor, markers, crayons, colored pencils etc.
Flexible Tuition
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $70.00
Full Price: $60.00
Discount Price: $30.00
For All Price: $18.00
Online registration for this workshop closes 08/03/24. After that date, please call our office at 207-963-2569 to inquire.
Pop Up Cards and Books - 08/04/24
Pop Up Cards and Books
In this workshop students will learn a number of pop up designs which they will use to create a small book.
August 4th, 2024 - 9:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Child, Teen
All materials provided.
Flexible Tuition
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $70.00
Full Price: $60.00
Discount Price: $34.00
For All Price: $20.00
Online registration for this workshop closes 08/01/24. After that date, please call our office at 207-963-2569 to inquire.
Spontaneous Zine Making - 08/03/24
Spontaneous Zine Making
Spontaneous Zine-Making will cover a brief crash course on the history of zines, a demo on common forms, and a creative prompt to design a unique zine during the workshop.
August 3, 2024 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Participants are encouraged to bring any personal art supplies such as colored pencils, markers, stickers, stamps, and collage material to make your zine stand out.
Flexible Tuition
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $70.00
Full Price: $60.00
Discount Price: $34.00
For All Price: $22.00
Registration for this workshop is closed.
FULL - Postcards from Maine - Introduction to Printmaking - 08/03/24
Postcards from Maine - Introduction to Printmaking
Celebrate all things Maine by creating a unique block print postcard! Learn the techniques of relief hand-carving, block print design fundamentals, and how to hand-print on paper without a press.
August 3rd, 2024 - 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: 4" x 6" photos or sketches that they would like to turn into postcards
Flexible Tuition
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $80.00
Full Price: $70.00
Discount Price: $40.00
For All Price: $25.00
This workshop is full. Please call 207-963-2569 to be added to the waitlist.
Sun Prints/Cyanotypes - 08/02/24
Sun Prints/Cyanotypes
This highly sensitive paper will react to light or lack of it to produce interesting "blue prints" where the participants will be able to experiment with texture, value, contrast and composition.
August 2, 2024 - 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
All Ages
Bring List: if possible - lace, doilies, cut or torn paper etc.... transparent and translucent things, textured glass
Flexible Tuition
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $77.00
Full Price: $67.00
Discount Price: $40.00
For All Price: $28.00
Book Arts! Tunnel Book Variation - 08/01/24
Book Arts! Tunnel Book Variations
In this workshop we will explore several book structures that offer layered images, giving a tunnel effect. We will work with one page tunnel forms, double accordions with windows and a layered box tunnel structure.
August 1, 2024 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Ages: Adult
Bring List: Cutting Mat, x-acto knife, scissors, ruler, bone folder (if you have one)
Flexible Tuition
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $122.00
Full Price: $112.00
Discount Price: $60.00
For All Price: $34.00
Capturing Shadows: Paper & Fabric Cyanotype Prints - 07/23/24
Capturing Shadows: Paper & Fabric Cyanotype Prints
This workshop offers an introduction to the cyanotype printing process through photographic print methods. Participants will experiment with a combination of natural, foraged materials and manufactured objects to create a series of unique prints. Join us to learn the basics of capturing shadows through sun printing on both fabric and paper!
July 23rd, 2024 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
All Ages
Bring List: Students should bring a selection of their own materials to print with for further experimentation beyond what I will provide for the group to work with. Please choose any items you wish to print with; any 2D or 3D object will create an image when printed through this process! Some great materials to utilize include plants, other natural specimens, glass or other translucent objects, and other ordinary things we may overlook, which yield intriguing shapes, textures, and compositions!
Flexible Tuition
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $80.00
Full Price: $70.00
Discount Price: $42.00
For All Price: $28.00
Online registration for this workshop closes 07/16/24. After that date, please call our office at 207-963-2569to inquire.
Introduction to Printmaking 10/7/23
In this Introduction to block printing class, you will learn how to use this craft to create your own unique block print.
Block printing is a beautiful art form because of its graphic quality and handmade feel.
Please bring at least one simple 4” x 6” sketch or design inspiration. Simple is best! I will also have some template designs for you to choose from.
This class is ideal for beginners.
What you will learn: understand how to create a single-color block print; develop a clear understanding of the steps needed to plan, design and carve a successful print; hand burnish a print using softcut carving block and non-toxic water-based inks.
Ages: Teen-Adult
Registration closes: 10/2/23
Teaching Artist: Pam Smith
Monoprint Gel Plate Printmaking
This rapid and fun printmaking technique allows freedom to explore and exploit the highly sensitive nature of the gel plates' capabilities. Shape, texture, stenciling and layering will be some of the processes introduced during this hands on workshop.
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring: Apron or smock, a wooden spoon, Anything that can be used to add a texture to the inked plate organic or man made , lace, tin foil, yarn , costume jewelry, shells, stamps, stencils etc
Price: $75
Screen Printing
Speak Your Mind Through T-shirts and Posters. This workshop will examine the relationship between words and images as we design and screenprint single- or multiple-color posters and T-shirts. We’ll work from the prompt, “What positive message do you want to send to your community?” Starting from drawings or digital files, we’ll use direct methods to expose images on our screens, and students will learn how to screenprint with or without dedicated equipment.
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring: All materials provided
Price: $65
Screen Printing Demonstration
Join Hope Rovelto of Little Chair Printing for a demonstration of the screen printing process.
Linoleum Relief Printmaking
Carve you own custom printing plate and print a series of prints . Card stock will be available if participants are interested in printing their own greeting cards.
Ages: All Ages
Bring: Apron, wooden spoon, newspaper, sketch pad, pencil
Price: $75
Chemigram Prints: Crafting Art With Light Sensitive Silver
Make art by applying various solutions using a variety of techniques to light sensitive paper. No darkroom required.
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring: Notepad, pencil, creativity
Price: $120