Bonny Eagle Adult Education
Buxton, ME
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Arts & Crafts
in Personal Enrichment at Bonny Eagle Adult Education
Drawing From Nature
with Debra Bickford, Bonny Eagle Adult Education
Learn how to draw from direct observation of objects in nature. Follow the process of careful observation, creation of basic shapes, refining them and creating details and values to bring a drawing to life. The act of careful observation and interpretation of an object on a flat surface develops skill, and is a calming activity, as you’ll have to slow down and look very carefully at what is in front of you. You’ll be given tips and tricks to break down an object into basic shapes with demonstrations on how to create 3/D value, texture and effects of light on an object. Basic drawing tools will be demonstrated and used. The instructor will provide a significant collection of natural objects to choose from. You will have the option to create a simple lighting observation box that can aid in drawing. Beginner to advanced students welcome! Supply list available at adult ed office.
About Debra: Debra Bickford has lived in the Buxton and Hollis area for over 50 years. She has a BA from Maine College of Art and a BS in Art Education from USM. She has taught Visual Arts in Maine at the High School Level for 37 years and recently retired. She has also served on the board of the Maine Art Education Association for twenty years and was the President from 2017-19. In 2015 she was the MAEA Secondary Art Educator of the year and in 2018 she was honored with the MAEA Art Educator of the year. Debra is a painter and printmaker who loves to garden.
A non-refundable $1.99 transaction fee will be added to the price of this class.
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Scrap Quilt with Floating Border
with Jacqueline Soper, Bonny Eagle Adult Education
This scrap quilt can be made with a variety of large scale prints and finished with an elegant nine patch floating border. Any theme of fabric can be chosen for the arrangement of this quilt. Learn accurate rotary cutting, sewing with a scant quarter inch seam, ironing techniques, straight line quilting and binding procedure. Make a lap quilt or any quilt size you wish. Lap quilt size is 51” X 68. Supply list available at adult ed office.
About Jaki: Jaki Soper has been sewing and quilting for over 40 years. She is the owner of Quilt Studio 55, a local business that supports long arm services, studio classes, and custom quilt designs. Her classes are comprised of learning simple techniques which allow for truing up sewn units to achieve accuracy. If you are interested in mastering the flying geese units in the placemat class, or sewing with curves in the drunkard path class, then these classes are for you.
A non-refundable $1.99 transaction fee will be added to the price of this class.
Basic Bookmaking
with Debra Bickford, Bonny Eagle Adult Education
Bookmaking has a long, rich history. Artists all over the globe have embraced this method of expression and pushed the boundaries of what “making a book’ means. Handmade books are a fun and satisfying functional art form. The methods of bookmaking are endless, and once you try one, you will want to learn more! Giving a handmade book as a gift is a very special keepsake indeed. Especially if you fill it with your own artwork! Beginner to advanced students welcome. Supply list available at the adult ed office.
About Debra: Debra Bickford has lived in the Buxton and Hollis area for over 50 years. She has a BA from Maine College of Art and a BS in Art Education from USM. She has taught Visual Arts in Maine at the High School Level for 37 years and recently retired. She has also served on the board of the Maine Art Education Association for twenty years and was the President from 2017-19. In 2015 she was the MAEA Secondary Art Educator of the year and in 2018 she was honored with the MAEA Art Educator of the year. Debra is a painter and printmaker who loves to garden.
A non-refundable $1.99 transaction fee will be added to the price of this class.
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Successfully Growing Dahlias
with Nancy Stedman, Bonny Eagle Adult Education
The class will be at Little River Flower Farm where they grow over 400 dahlias every summer. Learn all aspects of growing, dividing & storing dahlias and getting the most blooms out of every plant. Everyone will be dividing dahlias so wear appropriate clothing and bring gloves. Take home dahlia tubers to grow in your garden. Material fee of $22 to be paid directly to the instructor the day of class. No discounts.
Location: Little River Flower Farm, 160 Turkey Lane, Buxton
About Nancy: Nancy has been a Master gardener for close to 20 years through the University Of Maine Cooperative Extension. She started out growing houseplants and when the number of plants hovered around 150, she invested in a greenhouse. She now has three greenhouses, grows 8,000 cut flowers for brides, florists, & the public in the summer for PYO flowers. Her business, Little River Flower Farm, in Buxton, also grows culinary herbs & summer peak season sells over 400 bunches a week. She gives talks on succulents & grows over 500 plants year round.
A non-refundable $1.99 transaction fee will be added to the price of this class.
Intermediate Acrylic Painting
with Susan Cannafarina, Bonny Eagle Adult Education
Explore the next level of acrylic painting by learning more techniques. Creativity is king in this class and you are encouraged to paint what you love. Apply the techniques and discover hidden talents from deep within you. Supply list available from adult ed office.
About Sue: Susan is an artist who lived many years in France studying the Impressionists' painting methods (Renoir, Monet, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Cezanne, Pissarro, Picasso and Matisse). She teaches how to apply their techniques in easy to learn steps for beginners and intermediate painters as part of regular classes held at the adult ed department for enhanced learning.
A non-refundable $1.99 transaction fee will be added to the price of this class.