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dreamcatchers
Instructor: Diane Owen Date(s): March 16

age 8 to 10 yrs.

Learn the legends of the traditional Aboriginal Dreamcatcher while you create your own.   

Time: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
Fee: $50
Season: Spring
Category: Kids Art

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dreamcatchers
Instructor: Diane Owen Date(s): March 18

 

age 10+ yrs.

 Learn the legends of the traditional Aboriginal Dreamcatcher while you create your own.

Time: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
Fee: $50
Season: Spring
Category: Kids Art

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beauty and the beads
Instructor: Beverley Smith Date(s): Saturday, April 17

Bead projects with a springtime theme. Create a wire brooch, an 8-strand knotted necklace and a chunky bracelet with the colours and fun of spring. Glass beads in the shape of flowers, leaves, fish and stars combined with colourful seed beads produce great beaded accessories. You’ll learn the tricks of working with beadery wire to create a brooch and multi-strand beading cord to make a choker or lariat — your choice! Bead kits will supply you with all you need for the day.

Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Fee: $80, Plus GST/HST as applicable; plus $40 (+ tax) for beading kit due to instructor first day
Season: Spring
Category: Jewellery

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watercolour around the town
Instructor: William Band Date(s): April 19 to April 23

Have you ever wanted to take a trip, or a walk in the woods, and just sit down and record your own version of what you see around you? Have you tried, but just weren’t happy with the results? Do you need a little help with drawing or painting techniques?

William will take you from rough thumbnail sketches (working from a photograph or outdoors ) to a finished work of art. Participants will explore graduated washes, working dark to light, drawing skills, introduction to contour, spatter and dry brush, and much more.

Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Fee: $290, Plus GST/HST as applicable
Season: Spring
Category: Painting

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felting with wool
Instructor: Tanya Weichel Date(s): april 21

 
This workshop will look at the different techniques of felting wool and the many things that you can do with it! Materials fee includes a take-home felting kit.

 

Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Fee: $80 plus GST/HST as applicable
Season: Spring
Category: Crafts

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water mixable oil
Instructor: Jane Willich Date(s): April 22 to April 23

Create lively and bold rural and urban landscapes alla prima (in one session). Working with water mixable oils learn the techniques of knife painting, impasto, and wet into wet using a limited palette. This two day workshop is suitable for both beginner and intermediate students.


Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Fee: $140, Plus GST/HST as applicable
Season: Spring
Category: Painting

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don't compromise your composition
Instructor: Christa Eggers Date(s): April 24

“Composition is the gravity that holds a painting together”. [ Frank Webb]

A beautiful scene is begging you to paint it, but is it perfect the way it is? Usually not. To achieve a successful painting you may have to edit the scene, move
elements around and draw out the most interesting parts to peak your viewer’s interest. Christa will give you the tools to design that perfect scene. Beginners
welcome. Materials list provided


Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Fee: $80, Plus GST/HST as applicable
Season: Spring
Category: Fine Art

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watercolour on aquaboard
Instructor: Susan Chater Date(s): April 28 to April 30

  

NEW CLASS

Explore the beauty of watercolour on Aquaboad, a clay-coated planel that will help you achieve a brilliance of colour not possible on watercolour paper.  We will experiment with effects such as lifting and glazing.  Emphasis will be placed on colour, value and composition.  Material list provided.

Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Fee: $208.00, Plus GST/HST as applicable
Season: Spring
Category: Painting

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gourd art
Instructor: Mary Faubert Date(s): May 2

NEW CLASS

Something old is new again.  Gourds have been used in native cultures over the centuries for functional purposes as well as art.  Now sweeping the southern US, gourds are making a resurgence.  Mary will help you create a functional work of art using gourds and acrylic paint.  All supplies including pre-cut gourd provided.  No experience necessary as patterns are provided or you can draw or bring your own.  

 

Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Fee: $80, Plus GST/HST as applicable
Season: Spring
Category: Crafts

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risk in artmaking
Instructor: Jean Myers Date(s): May 3 to May 7

NEW CLASS

Once we have a basic knowledge of technique, where do we go from there?  This class will help you tap in to your intuitive and expressive nature so that you can create honest,  inspired work.  Jean will help you pass through your fear to reach that place where you paint your ‘own voice’.  It is about trusting your intuitive processes and becoming an explorative artist. Material list provided

Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Fee: $290, Plus GST/HST as applicable
Season: Spring
Category: Painting

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