The Cardigan Mountain Art Association

Spring/Summer 2008 Classes & Workshops
Sign up either at the Gallery (603) 523-7292
or with Elizabeth Houghton (603) 523-7658 or
elizabethsharvest@yahoo.com or by mailing the following form:


Registration Form Acrobat PDF Document

Printable Class List Acrobat PDF Document

Beginning Oil Painting | Felting Class | Let’s Sew a Happi Coat |
Japanese Calligraphy | Floral Design| Pennyrugs and Wool Applique


BEGINNING OIL PAINTING
A six-week class for adults
Jane Arnold, Instructor
Tuesdays, May 13, 20, 27, and June 3, 10, and 17
7 pm-9 pm
Cardigan Gallery, Main and Depot Streets, Canaan, NH
$75
4-6 Students
Materials fee $60

This is an adult beginners’ class. Learn the basics of color, values, composition, sketching, observation and paint application as you complete a canvas from start to finish.

Jane Arnold's Bio. For more information please contact Jane Arnold at (603) 523-7940.


FELTING–THE WONDER OF WOOL
A six-week class for ages 12 and up
Kathleen Peters, Instructor
Wednesdays, April 16, 23, 30 and May 7, 14, and 21
7 pm-9 pm
680 Canaan Street, Canaan, NH
$75
3-8 Students
Materials fee $40 (This will cover materials and tools.)

Learn about the wonders of wool by making some felted pieces. Starting with a 20 piece, we will learn the basics of wet felting. We will progress to 30 items. Needle felting sculptures will be experimented with and then the two techniques will be combined. The options are wide open. You choose what you would like to do, and get help realizing your dreams.

Kathleen Peters's Bio. For more information please contact Kathleen Peters at (603) 523-7563 or at kpeters@me.umn.edu.


LET’S SEW A HAPPI COAT!
For middle school students, younger by permission of teacher
Ginger Armstrong, Instructor
July 14, 15, 16, and 17
10 am-12 noon
Cardigan Gallery, Main and Depot Streets, Canaan, NH
1-6 students
$50
Materials fee additional (for approximately 2 ½ yards of cloth)

We will make a Japanese coat. For a change of pace, we will dip into other traditional arts: origami, tea ceremony, calligraphy and food.

Ginger Armstrong's Bio. For more information contact Ginger at (617) 686-6433.

WORKSHOPS

JAPANESE CALLIGRAPHY: DRAW YOUR PASSION!
For high school students and adults, younger by permission of teacher
Ginger Armstrong, Instructor
Saturday, April 5
12:30-3:30 pm
Cardigan Gallery, Main and Depot Streets, Canaan, NH
$20
Materials fee $5-$15

This workshop will include a short review of strokes, practice of a spring haiku or an individual project, and a presentation in the form of a scroll, plaque or book. We will conclude with assembling and eating some sushi, a vegetarian roll-up called kappa maki.

Ginger Armstrong's Bio. For more information please call Ginger at (617) 686-6433.


FLORAL DESIGN AND ARRANGING
Two workshops for ages 15 and up
Debby Crowell, Instructor
Tuesday, July 15, and Tuesday, July 22
10 am-12 noon
558 Canaan Street, Canaan, NH
3-6 Students
$30 for each class
Materials fee additional

In this workshop, students will learn to apply basic knowledge of flower arrangement using a variety of vases. Techniques will be demonstrated and then tried by the students. Flowers and materials will be provided for the first class, but bring your own vase and flowers for the second class. Come celebrate summer by working with flowers!

Debby Crowell's Bio. For more information please contact Debby Crowell at (603) 523-7701 or jwcrowell@juno.com.

PENNYRUGS AND WOOL APPLIQUE
A six-hour workshop for ages 12 and up
Kathleen Peters, Instructor
Saturday, June 14
12 noon-6 pm
Cardigan Gallery, Main and Depot Streets, Canaan, NH
$30
4-8 Students
Materials fee $25 (This will cover materials and tools.)

Learn the folk art of making primitive penny rugs to adorn your home. You
will learn the basics of this art form by making a small tablemat for your
home. The skills you will learn will be sufficient for extrapolation to larger
projects in the future.

Kathleen Peters's Bio. For more information please contact Kathleen Peters at (603) 523-7563 or at kpeters@me.umn.edu.


 

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