Little Picassos

This class explores a variety of arts and crafts, including but not limited to story-themed art, painting, and seasonal-based hand crafts.  We will experience painting, drawing, weaving, paper crafts, pottery, and more! Lessons are guided by student interest.

8-week Quarter: $375

16-week Semester: $680

Instructor: Rachel Skinner

Clay With Me

In this clay course, students will explore a range of different clay building methods. Parents or grandparents can also enroll in this class and create their own clay projects along with the student. We will spend time on the pottery wheel, build with slabs, and explore coil and pinch methods. The majority of these projects will be decorative, and some items will be functional pottery. Students must be at least five years of age to enroll. Parents and grandparents who wish to take the course must also enroll as a student.

8-week Quarter: $400

16-week Semester: $700

Instructor: Rachel Skinner

Play with Clay 

This class explores a variety of hand building methods for littles interested in clay. Students will create pinch pots, creature sculptures, and try out the pottery wheel. Students will learn basic hand-building and wheel-building methods. This is a great exploratory course for children who are tactile learners.  Students must be at least five years of age to enroll.    

8-week Quarter: $400

16-week Semester: $700

Instructor: Rachel Skinner 

Creative U

Come and enjoy an array of self-expressive art! Students will learn the fundamentals of art, including drawing and painting techniques, as well as explore multi-media and clay projects.  

8-week Quarter: $375

16-week Semester: $690

Instructor: Deb Cooper

Clay With Me

In this clay course, students will explore a range of different clay building methods. Parents or grandparents can also enroll in this class and create their own clay projects along with the student. We will spend time on the pottery wheel, build with slabs, and explore coil and pinch methods. The majority of these projects will be decorative, and some items will be functional pottery. Parents or grandparents who wish to take the class must also sign up as a student. This year we're trying an expanded class capped at 16 students! We'll split into two smaller groups of 8. One group will focus on handbuilding while the other focuses on pottery wheel work. Groups will switch so every student has the chance to practice all types of clay building.

8-week Quarter: $400

16-week Semester: $700

Instructor: Rachel Skinner & Deb Cooper

All About Clay

This class is great for grades 3-8, and full of fun projects, both sculptural and functional. We focus on stoneware clay, with a few lessons of polymer clay as well. Students will enjoy learning about the pottery wheel, hand building, and all the fun of glazing.     

8-week Quarter: $400

16-week Semester: $700

 Instructor: Rachel Skinner

The Craft of Manga

Students will create their own short-story Manga from start to finish. Artists will create their own characters, write their worlds and story arcs, and create unique tales of their own imagination from start to finish. We'll create our mangas in analogue style. From story boarding to final prints, students will learn every step of the writing and publishing of a manga or graphic novel. 

8-week Quarter: $375

16-week Semester: $690

Instructor: Brianne Olstad

Clayworks

In this class, students will learn and practice a variety of clay-building methods. We will spend time hand-building using slab, coil, and pinch methods, and using the pottery wheel. Works will consist of both functional and sculptural artworks. Students will also practice a number of glazing methods.  Appropriate for grades 6 and up.     

8-week Quarter: $400

16-week Semester: $700

Instructor: Deb Cooper

Studio Drawing

Your artist will experience Drawing in an elevated studio environment which will challenge and stretch their abilities with drawing. We'll explore figure drawing for humans and animals,  by quickly sketching figures and bring them to a refined finish. Mediums used include but are not limited to graphite, charcoal, pastels, and inks. Appropriate for grades 6 and up. 

8-week Quarter: $375

16-week Semester: $690

Instructor: Rachel Skinner 

Painting 101

Dive into the world of painting and learn tecninques in several different painting mediums! Artists will practice in watercolor, acrylic, and oil paints, all the while learning traditional and modern techniques for each medium. Whether you've been painting for a few years or just interested in dabbling, this class will expose you to several methods. We'll learn proper brush handling, placement of paint, loading, layering, glazing, and all sorts of tricks to bring your painting technique to the next level. You can expect to paint between five and seven paintings over the course of each eight weeks. You'll also keep a notebook of practice through the course to keep for your own reference.

8-week Quarter: $375

16-week Semester: $690

Instructor: Rachel Skinner 

Wheelworks

This class focuses entirely on the pottery wheel. Students will learn the basics and develop their skills with throwing cylinders, the basis of all quality wheel throwing. Students can expect to make between 10 and 20 pieces of hand-thrown pottery in this class, both decorative and/or functional. If you can imagine it, you can make it!             

8-week Quarter: $400

16-week Semester: $700

Instructor: Rachel Skinner

Clayworks

In this class, students will learn and practice a variety of clay-building methods. We will spend time hand-building using slab, coil, and pinch methods, and using the pottery wheel. Works will consist of both functional and sculptural artworks. Students will also practice a number of glazing methods.       

8-week Quarter: $400

16-week Semester: $700

Instructor: Deb Cooper

Teen Hand Crafting

If your teen is crafty, this is the class for them! Teen Hand Crafting is a class all about different types of crafts in a variety of mediums. Students will learn knitting and crochet, amigurumi, embroidery, rag baskets, wet and needle felting, quilling, and so much more. Lessons allow ample room for imaginations to soar while creating decorative, wearable, and useful art. 

8-week Quarter: $375

16-week Semester: $690

Instructor: Deb Cooper

The Craft of Manga

Students will create their own short-story Manga from start to finish. Artists will create their own characters, write their worlds and story arcs, and create unique tales of their own imagination from start to finish. We'll create our mangas in analogue style. From story boarding to final prints, students will learn every step of the writing and publishing of a manga or graphic novel. 

8-week Quarter: $375

16-week Semester: $690

Instructor: Brianne Olstad

Studio Drawing

Your artist will experience drawing in an elevated studio environment which will challenge and stretch their abilities with several drawing mediums. We'll explore figure drawing for humans and animals,  by quickly sketching figures and bring them to a refined finish. Lessons also include various still life and landscape drawing. Mediums used include but are not limited to graphite, charcoal, pastels, and inks. 

8-week Quarter: $375

16-week Semester: $690

Instructor: Rachel Skinner 

Painting 101

Dive into the world of painting and learn tecninques in several different painting mediums! Artists will practice in watercolor, acrylic, and oil paints, all the while learning traditional and modern techniques for each medium. Whether you've been painting for a few years or just interested in dabbling, this class will expose you to several methods. We'll learn proper brush handling, placement of paint, loading, layering, glazing, and all sorts of tricks to bring your painting technique to the next level. You can expect to paint between five and seven paintings over the course of each eight weeks. You'll also keep a notebook of practice through the course to keep for your own reference.

8-week Quarter: $375

16-week Semester: $690

Instructor: Rachel Skinner