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All programs are held at the Willamalane Adult Activity Center unless otherwise noted.
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Painting using a variety of media for all levels. Demonstrations
include creating balanced compositions, values, harmony and textures. View
video by Betty Carr about creative brushwork. Register. Instructor: Ellen
Gabehart. No class 4/30, 5/25.
Ages 50 and up
4/6-6/8 . . . M . . . 12:30-3:30pm . . . $54 . . . 11406
Ages 18 and up
4/9-6/4 . . . Th . . . 6-8:30pm . . . $48 . . . 11407
Add new effects and textures to your artwork using texture builders such as acrylic builder, sand, sawdust, wood chips and tool techniques. Building materials provided. Bring paint supplies, easel, 16”x20” canvas, plastic table cover (can be a large garbage bag) and sack lunch. Must have some painting experience. Instructor: Gloria Tinker. Register.
6/16-18 . . . Tu,W,Th . . . 10am-3pm . . . $48 . . . 12510
Age 18 and up. The art of Spirelli thread embellishing started in the Netherlands. It involves wrapping specialty threads around notched shapes to create striking patterns. The shapes become the focal points on greeting cards, gift tags, in scrapbooks and more. Please bring scissors, glue stick and Scotch tape. Fee includes Spirelli shapes and material kits. Instructor: Kathy Paterson and Connie Greer, needle arts instructors. Register.
6/20 . . . Sa . . . 9-11am . . . $18 . . . 12511
Learn a technique or complete a project. Supply list provided at registration or kits available for an additional fee. Instructor: Cheryl Birch. Register.
6/24-8/26 . . . 2nd & 4th W . . . 2-4pm . . . $30 . . . 12520
French for outdoor painting, Plein Air is a workshop where you will learn to create a unified composition while working outdoors. Discover working with a viewfinder (supplied) to help you choose the area you want to draw or paint. Also, explore mixing a variety of greens and adding textures. First class meets in the center lobby and then goes to Island Park to paint. Other sites to be discussed. Instructor: Ellen Gabehart. Register.
7/7-10 . . . Tu-F . . . 10am-3pm . . . $60 . . . 12365
Quilting Circle For the experienced quilter. Group quilts pieced tops for community members. If you have a quilt to be quilted, call the center for costs.
Weekly . . . TuF . . . 8am-12pm . . . Free
Discuss designs, materials, machines and techniques of faceting gemstones. Facilitators: Bob White and Dennis Davis.
Monthly . . . 2nd F . . . 1-3pm . . . Free
Instruction available for beginners; drop-in studio for experienced carvers. Furnish your own tools and wood.
Weekly . . . Tu . . . 1-3pm . . . Free
Workrooms closed 8/17-29.
Students furnish own greenware, paint and tools. Clear glaze
and firing provided.
Weekly . . . Th: 1-3pm . . . F: 10am-1pm . . . $1.50/day
Equipped with potter’s wheels, slab roller and kilns.
Instruction in wheel-throwing, hand-building, sculpting and glazing. Instructor:
Michael Fromme.
Weekly . . . WTh . . . 9-11am . . . $2/day
Equipped with slab and trim saws, grinders, sanders and
polishers. Staff will cut rocks. Instructors: Springfield Rock Club.
Weekly . . . TuWTh . . . 9am-3pm . . . $2.50/day
Monthly . . . 2nd W . . . . . . 5:30-8pm . . . $2.50/day
Equipped with saws, planer, jointer and hand tools. Instruction
available. Instructors: Vince Bernucci and Don Clark.
Weekly . . . M-Th . . . 9-11:30am & 12:30-3pm . . . $3/day