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Painting - Acrylic on slate
with Moon Wolf, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

Learn the basics for painting backgrounds on slate, then add anything extra to make it your own. Moon will walk you through how to create trees, buildings or anything else you may want to add to it. Bring your friends and a snack and enjoy an evening of being creative!
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Expressive Art Journaling - 4-Week
with Pam Clark, Noble Adult & Community Education

Mixed media art journaling gives you the freedom to create self-expressive art without the fear of mistakes. Expressive art journaling can help to reduce stress, depression and anxiety. In this 4-week class, learn to create a visual expression of ideas, thoughts and emotions while relaxing and having fun using a wide range of art supplies and techniques.
No art skills required! Supplies for use in class are provided.
No class June 19
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Chunky Blanket Workshop
with Elizabeth Sokoloff, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Have you been eyeing those fabulous chunky blankets you’ve been seeing at expensive home décor shops? In this workshop, you will learn how to make your own! Using buttery-soft jumbo yarn, you will create a scrumptious blanket using a simple hand-weaving technique. Choose from an array of beautiful colors! Absolutely no knitting, crocheting, or weaving experience is necessary. The dimensions of the finished blanket are approx 4.5' x 6' - it varies a little bit due to differences in how tightly/loosely people work. *Materials fee of $58 must be paid to the instructor at the beginning of the workshop. **The deadline to register for this workshop is 5/16 due to pre-order requirements. Instructor will contact registrants directly about material preferences.
Nature Walk with a Sketchbook
with Claire Loon Baldwin, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Explore nature through a series of art exercises designed to spark creativity and mindfulness. This all-levels class begins with a nature walk to gather inspiration and draw what we see in our sketchbooks, and finishes with longer art exercises in the studio. We’ll explore techniques for exploring the outdoors with all our senses, and drawing landscapes using watercolor pencils. Students will gain a variety of techniques for working quickly, accurately, and creatively, all while connecting to nature. 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). *Special Note: Meet at a nearby trailhead then go to Topsham location.
Pottery; Paper Towel Holder
with Joshua Rysted, MSAD#44 Adult & Continuing Education

**NEW CLASS!!**
Dress up your kitchen with this functional and unique countertop paper towel dispenser. Pattern and decorate it to fit in with your style or make it stand out as a statement piece. Your dispenser will be glazed in your choice of color and ready for pick up approximately two weeks after class. 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, May 31
Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Where: The Pottery Studio
Tuition: $50.00 per person for 1 week
Intro to Hand Stitching
with Lily Herb, Portland Adult Education

MOSAIC STONE BUTTERFLY
with Marie Armentino, Sacopee Valley Adult & Community Education

Make a beautiful butterfly to hang on your wall! This wooden butterfly is decorated with colorful cut-out mosaic stones. You choose the design and color to celebrate the beauty of these glorious creatures. Materials fee of $2 is payable to the instructor at time of class. Please pre-register as a minimum of 4 people is required to run the course.
A Library of Hand Bound Books
with Gayle Fitzpatrick, Noble Adult & Community Education

In this class, students will create 6 book structures: a simple pamphlet book, a Japanese Stab Bound book, a basic Codex, a hardcover accordion book, a hardcover book with signatures sewn on tapes, and flutter books. Class will focus on the techniques, structures, tools, materials and processes.
A materials fee of $8 is due at the start of class to the instructor.