Kick off the holiday season with an evening of creativity and cheer! Join Beth to learn how to make your very own holiday wreath or kissing ball using fresh-cut evergreens. These beautiful, fragrant decorations will last the entire season and bring a festive touch to your home. Feel free to bring your own decorative touches to personalize your project! No experience needed-just come ready to have fun and get into the holiday spirit!

A materials fee of $25 is  due to the instructor at the start of the class. Materials include fresh cut greens, ribbon and embellishments.

In this workshop you will use recycled wool scraps and fairy lights to create a stunning 18” holiday tabletop tree in the festive colors of your choice. Using pieces of old sweaters and other felted remnants, you will combine gorgeous colors and rich textures to create an heirloom quality display that can be enjoyed for years to come. Tree materials are included – bring a glue gun, lots of glue sticks, and a 6’ extension cord.

Develop skills to draw what you see. Start with the basics: contour, perspective, value shading, composition, and gesture. Then move on to observational drawing using line, gesture, shape, value and texture to record and interpret reality. Bring to class all items from the materials list supplied at registration. 

Drawing Class Supply List:
• Sketchbook
• Kneaded eraser
• Various pencils ( 2B – 6B )

*No class: 12/25

Add a handmade touch to your holiday season with this festive 3-night class! Join instructor Dale as you learn the traditional Japanese art of kimekomi—a fun and beginner-friendly technique where fabric is tucked into pre-scored foam shapes to create beautiful, no-sew ornaments. Each night you'll complete a make-and-take project, perfect for decorating your tree or giving as heartfelt gifts. No experience needed—just bring your holiday spirit!

A materials fee of $15 due to the instructor at the start of the class. 

Minimum: 4   |   Maximum: 10

This heart-centered 2-hour retreat offers a gentle pause to care for yourself with the same compassion you extend to others. Using practices from the Mindful Self-Compassion program, you’ll explore what it means to meet yourself with warmth, especially in difficult moments. Whether you're new to self-compassion or returning to your practice, this session offers practical tools to bring more understanding to yourself in any moment. Activities include: Discussion of the three core components of self-compassion, Guided meditations and self-compassion practices, Journaling with gentle reflection prompts, and Group sharing or quiet integration time. Please bring: A yoga mat, a journal, and anything that helps you feel comfortable and supported.

Capture your own bouquet with watercolor and ink! This all-levels class will explore techniques for illustrative ink drawing with ‘dip pens’, and layering and mixing vibrant and organic hues with watercolor. Students will leave with their own unique composition of a bouquet - which could make a wonderful handmade holiday gift. Students can either buy themselves the required materials - the materials list is linked here - or they can buy material kits from the Mix, an art store in Brunswick (here is a link to a student-grade kit, and here is a link to an artist-grade kit). Learn more about instructor Claire Loon Baldwin and see her illustrations for books and magazines on her website. *THIS IS A ONE DAY WORKSHOP.

So-called “Oriental” or round-leafed bittersweet is a creeping vine with inedible berries that is considered invasive in North America. Frustrating to gardners and arborists, and not readily favored by birds, bittersweet is a largely useless bane on wild land. We can use traditional harvesting techniques to tend Asian bittersweet in the wild: harvesting material for baskets while controlling and suppressing future damaging growth. We will cover identification, responsible collection, materials processing and storage, and creation, including the basics of stake-and-strand twining and weaving. We will shoot for a basket about 8-inches wide and 4-inches deep. Price includes all required tools and materials.

Get into the holiday spirit with a cozy morning of creativity!

In this Saturday, family-friendly class, you'll paint your own premade Maine-themed ceramic ornaments—think moose, lighthouses, lobsters, and more—perfect for gifting or adding a personal touch to your holiday décor. Sip on hot cocoa while you paint, chat, and enjoy a festive, no-stress morning that’s fun for all ages. All materials (and marshmallows!) provided.

Cost of the class includes 4 pre-made ceramic ornaments, paint, and ribbon!