ART and NATURE COURSES - Winter 2010
Teens and Adults | Children
I CAN DO THAT!
Courses for Teens and Adults
INTRODUCTION TO SCULPTURE with Richard Klyver
Tuesdays, January 26th March 2nd (6 weeks)
Time: 6:30pm 9:00pm
Course Fee: $90.00 members/$110.00 non-members (+HST)
Material Kit: $20 from instructor.
This course will teach students the dynamics of figurative sculpture, animation, motion and rhythms, through lecture, demonstration and the hands on use of wax and clay. You will also be introduced to the various steps necessary to casting a piece in bronze. Max 8 students.
Richard Klyver is recognized as a leading expert in mold making and bronze pouring. This knowledge and skill enables him to cast everything from the miniature of a live Dragonfly to the mass of a one ton dinosaur skull.
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PORTRAITURE with Sheryl Crighton
Wednesdays, January 27th March 3rd (6 weeks)
Time: 6:30pm 9:00pm
Course Fee: $90 members / $110 non-members (+HST)
Material Kit: $45.00 (+HST)
Become inspired as Sheryl takes you through the study of portraiture from profile to full view. During this six-week course, working from photos supplied by the instructor, you will learn the facets of creating a portrait, by first sketching the basics with charcoal on newsprint and graduating to using acrylics on canvas board and stretched canvas. Max 8 students.
Sheryl Crighton believes that the creation of art is a spiritual experience. Whether it is the simple capturing of a moment of quiet beauty or the profound challenge of a moment of truth, art is a gift which revitalizes the human spirit.
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CREATIVE CLAY BIRDFEEDERS with Helen Stanley
Thursdays, January 28th March 4th (6 weeks)
Time: 6:30pm 9:00pm
Course Fee: $90 members / $110 non-members (+HST)
Material/Firing Kit: $30 (+HST)
During this 6 week course, accomplished potter and artist Helen Stanley will walk students through the creation of creative clay birdfeeders. What fun! Max 8 students.
Helen Stanley is an accomplished artist and potter. She has always enjoyed handbuilding as well as throwing functional pots. Recently though, she has returned to her first love and created some garden sculptures which have become a very vital part of what she does.
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MONOTYPE PRINTING with Mabel Ketcham
Thursdays: January 28th February 25th (5 weeks)
Time: 6:30pm 9:00pm
Course Fee: $75.00 members/$95 non-members (+HST)
Material Kit: $25.00 (+HST)
Experience this unique method of printmaking, by painting a
watercolour images onto a plexiglass plate to create one of a kind prints.
Max 6 students.
Mabel Ketcham is a St. Andrews artist specializing in watercolour and monotype printing. She is also the education coordinator at Sunbury Shores.
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STAINED GLASS with Ruth Dunfield
Thursdays, January 28th February 25th (5 weeks)
Time: 6:30pm 9:00pm
Course Fee: $75 members / $95 non-members (+HST)
Material Kit: $25.00 (+HST)
Learn the basic techniques of this intriguing art form, or continue with what you have learned in previous courses. You will have the opportunity to make one or more stained glass pieces to display in your window. Max 8 students.
Ruth Dunfield is an accomplished artisan and musician with many years of experience in the world of stained glass. She is also the general manager at Sunbury Shroes. Her warmth and calm approach to teaching will inspire you.
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FABULOUS FELTING with June Cable
NOTE NEW DATE/TIME!
Saturday February 20th &
Sunday February 21st
Time: 9:00am 4:00pm
Course Fee: $90.00 members/$110.00 non-members (+HST)
Material Kit: $10 - from instructor.
On Saturday, the "Wizard of Felt" will teach you the basics of wet felt: rolling, flat and pocket felting. On Sunday use the skills acquired on Saturday to create a magnificent felt landscape. Max 8 students.
June Cable is a fibre artist and instructor with a passion for felt and recycling. June felts with raw materials, commercial materials and recycled materials and her exuberance and magnetic personality will inspire and delight you.
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ETCHING with Robert Van de Peer
Saturday February 20th &
Sunday February 21st
Time: 9:00am 4:00pm
Course Fee: $90.00 members/$110 non-members (+HST)
Material Kit: $35 (+HST)
Join our master printmaker as he demonstrates the use of non-toxic methods for producing prints from copper plates. During this two-day workshop, you will find out just how addictive and exciting printmaking can be. Max 6 students.
Robert Van de Peer, a Master Printmaker trained in England, has over thirty years experience in printmaking. He was a professor of printmaking at St. Lawrence College of Applied Arts and Technology in Kingston Ontario for 25 years and has been Master Printer in Residence at Sunbury Shores since 1998.
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A PASTEL PALETTE with Anne Johnston
Saturday, February 27th &
Sunday February 28th
Time: 9:00am 4:00pm
Course Fee: $90.00 members/$110.00 non-members (+HST)
Material Kit: $35.00 (+HST)
Do you find working with pastels daunting? Let local artist Anne Johnston dispel those fears as she shows students various pastel techniques with which to create amazing art. Max 8 students.
Anne Johnston has been painting the southwestern New Brunswick and northern Maine landscapes in watercolours for more than 20 years. She learned the basics of painting at the School of Art and Design in Montreal and at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.
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MY KIDS CAN DO THAT!
Courses for Children
PARENTS AND TOTS with Chantal Vincent
Fridays, January 29th March 5th 27 (6 weeks)
Ages: 2-4 (with an adult caregiver): 10:00am 11:00am
Course Fee: $75 members / $95 non-members
A variety of traditional art media will be explored in an open-ended, expressive environment. This is a terrific bonding experience allowing moms (or dads) & little ones to share some really fun, creative time together. Max 8 parent/tot pairs.
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ART STUDIO SATURDAYS FOR KIDS with Mabel Ketcham
Saturdays, January 30th March 6th (6 weeks)
Ages 5-8: 9:30am 11:00am
Course Fee: $75.00 members/$95.00 non-members
Course Theme: PRINTMAKING
Kids will discover all kinds of printmaking during this 6-week course. Students will learn to make monotypes many ways, and they will find out how objects like potatoes, onions, fruit, sponges, fish and more can be used to make fabulous works of art. Max 8 students
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ART STUDIO SATURDAYS FOR KIDS with Sheryl Crighton
Saturdays, January 30th March 6th (6 weeks)
Ages 9-12: 1:00pm 2:30pm
Course Fee: $75.00 members/$95.00 non-members
Course Theme: DRAWING
This course is a fun introduction to gesture drawing, using different media - from charcoal on newsprint, to acrylic paint on canvas board. Max 8 students
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