If you love locking bracelets, this project is perfect for you! In this workshop, each student will learn how to measure their wrist and fabricate a beautiful bracelet. We'll cover several soldering techniques to assemble the bracelet. The class includes a demonstration and ample work time to fabricate and polish your piece. No experience is required, and all materials and supplies are provided. Join us and create a stunning locking bracelet from start to finish! Instructor: Alice Carroll

Class is located in Alice Carroll's Studio in The Button Factory, 855 Islington St. #202 Portsmouth, NH 03801

Seize the opportunity to create beautiful handcrafted paper bowls! These unique bowls make fantastic presents or home décor. Decorative papers, handmade papers and adhesive are provided. Bring a small plastic cereal bowl.

Gayle Fitzpatrick has taught in public and private schools, colleges and adult and community programs for 30+ years. She is a practicing artist, producing and showing paper, print, and painted pieces.

Learn the basics of MIG welding in a safe, encouraging environment. Open to all levels, including complete beginners.

You're invited to join this guided meditation where you will be led to focus on breath and energy centers (chakras). The intention or theme will change each month depending on the time of the month or year (i.e., moon phase, equinox, solstice, etc.), with an emphasis being on sending out love and healing to the world. This is a free event. Elissa Nauman, MS, is the founder of Restoring Through Nature, LLC. She guides clients to achieve their physical, emotional, and spiritual health goals through the support of essential oils and energy work (Reiki and IET). She has a Master of Science in Counseling and is certified in essential oils coaching, Usui Reiki Level 2, Integrated Energy Therapy, Reiki Crystal Healing and is also a Certified Chakra Therapist.

Session III, Saturday, 11/9, 10:00am-11:00am, Baxter Library, free

Organize that mess of wooden spoons and spatulas into a handsome countertop utensil holder. In this one-day course, you will use slabs of clay to hand build a large utensil holder. The slabs can be textured and a plaque with your last name or short phrase can be added to personalize your piece. Your finished project will be glazed in your choice of color and ready for pick up approximately two weeks after class. The piece is microwave and dishwasher safe. No previous clay experience is required for this class. All tools and supplies will be provided by the clay studio.

 Instructor: Martha Grover                        

When:  Saturday, November 9

Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm                    

Where: The Pottery Studio

Tuition: $45 per person for 1 week

Spend your day painting a dramatically lit still life. In a step-by-step manner, students will design the still life, create an effective composition, and select a color and value palette. The workshop will detail techniques for creating luminous darks, managing edges, texturing, and maintaining color harmony. By the end, students will not only gain new technical skills, but also appreciate the use of dramatic lighting in still life painting. Please note: This is a one day 7-hour workshop with a brief break for lunch. Bring your own lunch/snacks. Students should bring their own watercolor supplies which should be of professional grade, all cotton 300 lb watercolor paper, large excellent brushes and professional grade tube watercolors. In addition, please bring several small jars for mixing pouring options.

Instructor will demonstrate how to navigate and interface with Excel’s basic features. See how to create a simple contact list. You will view how to use calculations such as autosum and see how to generate simple formulas. Also, learn to use the fill handle, sort existing data, merge and center, move cells and ranges, and wrap text. These easy steps will be held over Zoom.

Simple but beautiful! Create a mason jar soap pump or mason jar tissue holder in a relaxed and casual class for beginners as well as creative fun for crafters of all levels. Come socialize and learn something new or expand on what you know. All materials, decorations, and tools are provided. Please pre-register as a minimum of 4 people is required to run the course.