It's Time to Celebrate Dad!

Give dad a glass with a cute saying and yummy candy for Father's Day.  You can choose what saying you would like to put on his glass, add some cellophane and finally put some candy and you are ready to go.

Any Dad would love to receive this great gift custom made by you just for him!

Bring the kids to Adult Ed on June 10th between 3 and 7 pm.  It will only take about half an hour for them to make a gift any father would love.

Join Catherine to learn the fun and carefree art of monoprinting using a silicone gelatin plate. Using your favorite craft paints, and elements such as flowers and leaves picked from nature, combined with stencils, you’ll create a fun and colorful journal where every page was created by you as a jumping off point to unlimited creativity. This fast paced creative class will result in a journal you can build on with hand-lettering, stamping, collage and more. Class fee includes: silicone printing plate, and paper. There is a $10 materials fee, payable to the instructor. Please bring: 6 - 8 coordinating 2 oz. craft paint colors, an apron, texture tools, paint brushes, brayer and textured paper towels. This is a 1 Day Workshop: 6/11 from 11am-3pm. Bring a lunch or snack!

In this class, we will explore the art of marbling! From suminagashi to marbled wood we will learn about this centuries-old process and find playful ways to test the materials and see what is possible. We will cover several steps of the process including how to prepare marbling colors, the marbling bath, and the surfaces to be marbled. In each class, there will be opportunities to play with color, design, and surface texture over the 4 weeks. We will briefly talk about the traditional marbling processes such as combing patterns, however, this class is more focused on the exploration of material rather than the mastery of traditional techniques. Each participant will leave with several pieces of marbled paper and fabric to take home and use in their own creative projects. $30 materials fee.

Come join us for a night of fun while painting your pet. You will need to send at least 5 good quality photos of your pet to Shirl.art5050@gmail.com after signing up. Shirley Anderson will sketch out your pet and mix up some paints and you do the rest! This class is designed for beginners and you will be lead step by step through the class.

Make a new friend while creating one of a kind wine glasses. This class will focus on color patterns, and brush techniques. All artistic abilities are welcome. Bring your own wine glasses and paint as many as you like in this 2-hour workshop. They make wonderful gifts and are customizable for any occasion. Brushes and paint will be provided. You will leave with your new wine glasses and the brushes needed to continue experimenting.

It’s been a long week, and time to relax! Join local artist Sue Cannafarina for this two-hour class of monthly Friday evening painting fun while learning techniques used by the impressionists and Bob Ross (Lol). Bring a beautiful image to life ranging from still lifes, landscapes, and object studies. No experience is necessary, and all materials are provided. These are great opportunities to spend time with friends or make new ones. Bring home a work of art each meeting! Classes run once a month through June. Please Note: Each month is a separate session. Each session is $30/pp/per class. Pre-registration for each class is required as class size is limited.

The bark of some trees, like pine and birch, is a special, very unique material that has been collected consciously by humans for thousands of years. Bark can be very strong, durable, water-resistant and flexible; it has been traditionally used to make baskets, canisters and even canoes! Birch bark is also very flammable and can be used to start campfires.Learn to identify, regeneratively gather, process, store and make a folded basket of birch or pine bark. We’ll use hand-gathered spruce roots and brown ash splints to sew a rim on our folded birch bark baskets, which will be beautiful. All required tools and materials provided.

Plein air oil painting. Artists will meet at various locations around the midcoast. Open to any of Ed’s continuing painting students, or newcomers willing to learn by doing, with instructor guidance and peer feedback. Some familiarity with the medium is recommended. *No Class: 8/19.