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Nature Walk with a Sketchbook

$95

with Claire Loon Baldwin, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar May 31, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

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.

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Pottery; Paper Towel Holder

$50

with Joshua Rysted, MSAD#44 Adult & Continuing Education

Calendar May 31, 2025 at 10 am

**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

A Library of Hand Bound Books

$40

with Gayle Fitzpatrick, Noble Adult & Community Education

Calendar Jun 2, 2025 at 6 pm

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.

Introduction to Natural Dyeing

$25

with Jessica Muise, Old Orchard Beach/Saco Adult Education

Calendar Jun 2, 2025 at 6 pm

Discover the vibrant world of plant-based color in this fun, hands-on workshop! Learn how to transform everyday items–like onion skins, avocado peels, and wildflowers–into beautiful, eco-friendly dyes. Explore the basics of fabric prep, discuss which plants and kitchen scraps yield the best results, and practice creating your own colorful dye baths to customize a pair of organic cotton napkins. Leave with the know-how to replicate the process at home, your self-made napkins, and a set of swatches for future reference. Bring your curiosity and get ready to embrace nature's palette! All materials provided.

Jessica Muise, a multidisciplinary artist and educator has been teaching and making art throughout New England for the last 15 years. She is passionate about using the arts as tools for social change and serves as a creative economy advisor to several arts organizations and artist-led coalitions.

Hampden--Mommy and Me Dragonfly Painting Class

$20

with Obrianna Cornelius, Orono-Hampden-Old Town Adult Ed Partnership

Calendar Jun 3, 2025 at 5:30 pm, runs for 1 week

Ages: 5 - 17

This one time paint and sip style class is intended for kids and parents, or anyone really! The instructor is fun and easy to follow as she teaches you through creating your own painting. Join with your child or invite some friends. This is a perfect environment to flex your artistic muscles and have fun! This will be an acrylic painting of a dragonfly. Feel free to improvise and choose your own colors while the teacher explains the method! So grab your brushes and settle in for a fun and creative evening!

Materials Fee:  $15 paid to instructor at time of class      

Time: 5:30-7:30  
Date: Tuesday, 6/3/25  

 

Printmaking Botanical Cards

$35

with Sara Ottomano, Old Orchard Beach/Saco Adult Education

Calendar Jun 3, 2025 at 5:30 pm

Make your own printed cards using real plants! Explore printmaking with plants and non-toxic paints to create one-of-a-kind cards. Leave with at least five completed cards and envelopes! All materials provided.

Sara Ottomano has more than 10 years of experience teaching art classes. She enjoys encouraging others to play with materials, explore sustainable artmaking practices, and create stories together.

Introduction to Portraiture - Zoom Only

$72

with Susan Reidy, Mid-Coast School of Technology Adult Education

Calendar Jun 4, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 4 weeks

This class, offered via Zoom, is a jumping off place for students interested in drawing the human form. Students will explore various techniques for developing their skills in drawing portraits. Quick gesture drawing and painting to more methodical and procedural in-depth drawing techniques will be explored. A short supply list is available when you register.

Open Studio: Ceramics Handbuilding and Throwing: AM Session VI

$140

with Gorham Adult Education

Calendar Jun 5, 2025 at 10 am, runs for 4 weeks

Open studio is offered for those who are interested in using our space and materials to make clay work independently from a class and is available for use only by those who have taken at least one ceramics class at our studio or for those with prior experience that has been approved by the studio manager. Open studio members can choose to handbuild, throw on the wheel, or both! Registration will include 25 pounds of clay, use of wheels and tools, a storage shelf, and the glazing and firing of work made in that month. All clay must be purchased through Gorham Arts Alliance and all firings will be done by the studio manager. You are welcome to purchase your own cone 5/6 glazes to use in firings if you want something other than what is provided. All classes are held at the Art and Nature Center at Tannery Brook. 

AM Session VI: 4 classes, Thursdays, 6/5-6/26, 10:00am-1:00pm, $140

Additional, optional work time will be offered for open studio members and current students on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays 10am-1pm and Fridays from 5pm-8pm. Members are welcome to attend as many or as few times during the week as they choose, but Thursdays will be the only day where there is guaranteed space. The extra, optional work time is first come, first serve for available wheel use and table space. The studio will be closed on federal holidays.

 

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