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All class fees are due at registration!

Cancellations must be made one week prior for full refund.

Studio members receive a discount on all classes and some free!

Punch cards are only applicable to punch card specific classes!

Call to register today, class space may be limited!

503-232-3457


Etsy Part Two
Leaders: LeBrie Rich of Penfelt - http://penfelt.etsy.com and Christine Claringbold of Eye Pop Art - http://eyepopart.etsy.com
A workshop designed to help artists and craftspeople to improve their business and marketing capacity, providing a more in-depth look at the use of www.etsy.com  and other media for marketing and selling artwork and handmade items.
The workshop will cover:
*A more in-depth look at Etsy, focusing on successful sellers
*Blogging and how artists use blogs to promote their work
*Using social media to market your work - a look at facebook, twitter, flickr, and other social networking sites
*A look at some other sites for selling handmade items, such as ArtFire and 1000 Markets
*An overview of places to find help for marketing your business online, such as the Storque Seller *Tips series, the Design*Sponge small business series, Poppytalk, etc
*Examples of how to write a press release for blogs and magazines
*How to improve the SEO (Search Engine Optimization) for your shop
Thursday, February 4 from 6-8pm
Cost: $30


Love Potion!
Learn to make your own  Massage Oils , Body Sprays & Lip Balms for yourself or someone you love this February!  We will be using all natural vegetarian products in this workshop , such as beezwax , almond oil , essential oils , and more.  Each participant will go away with the basic knowledge of oils , herbs & balms as well as some really cool gifts for someone you love.
Saturday, February 6th from 11am-1pm
Cost: $40
Members: $35
Bring someone you love and receive $10.00 off your total registration
2 people = $30.00


Life Drawing Studio
Leader: Stephanie Meredith
Twice a month on Wednesday evenings!
Polish up your drawing skills!
Drawing materials (charcoal and pencil) and easels available, but if you'd like large paper bring your own newsprint pads.
February 10th and 24th from 6-8pm
Come in and draw a clothed model.
Cost: $15 per session
Punchcards applicable!
Free for members!


Valentine Needle Felting
Leader: LeBrie Rich
Nothing says 'I love you' like felted valentine hearts! Using only a felting needle and raw wool, we will make gorgeous felted hearts for collecting or giving away.
Appropriate for ages 8 & up, great family class!
Sunday, February 7, 12-2pm
Cost: $35 + $5 materials fee per person

Beginner Ribbed Hat
Leader: Alexandra Neilson
Expand on your basic knitting skills while making a chunky ribbed hat.  In this class you'll learn the purl stitch, a basic increase, how to sew a seam, and how to read a simple knitting pattern.  Purls and increases add variety and shape to knit projects.  You'll also build on and review the skills you already know--the knit stitch, casting on, and binding off.  You'll be working with chunky yarn on large needles, so your new warm winter hat should be quick in the making.
Sundays, February 14th & 21st from 12:30-2:30pm
Cost: $35
Members just pay $10 materials fee!

Call to register today, class space may be limited!
503-232-3457

Open Studio Knitting
Leader: Alexandra Neilson
Need help with a knit or crochet project, or need a little extra time to work on class projects?  Drop by for knitting and crochet help, or knitting and crochet company. 
Don't let knitting mistakes or complex patterns get you down! 
Get help and learn to fix your mistakes without starting over.
Sundays January 10th & 24th, February 14th & 21st from 3-4pm
Cost: $5
Free for members and those signed up for Alex's other classes.

Nuno Felt Scarf
Leader: LeBrie Rich
Nuno Felting is a process by which wool fiber is felted into sheer woven cloth (chiffon or cotton gauze). The cloth is sandwiched between thin layers of wool fiber and then the scarf is felted with hot water and soap. As the scarf is felted, the fiber migrates through the fabric and then shrinks. The result is a fantastic lightweight felted scarf. In this class students will complete a nuno felted scarf to wear this winter.
Saturday Febrary 27, 12-4pm
Cost: $45 + $10 materials fee 
Adult class.


Basic Wirework and Techniques
Leader: Amy Olson
This workshop will cover the basics of beginning wire working.  Students will learn the function of basic wire working tools, how to hold the pliers, and get the general feel of working with metal wire.  They will also learn how to make a basic loop, a wire wrapped loop, and a variety of creative ways to design jewelry using these techniques.   Designed specifically for beginners, this class is a great introduction to designing and making your own jewelry!
February 20th from 1-4pm
Cost: $40 per person
Materials included!
Call to register!
503-232-3457


Creativity Workshop
Leader: Beth Ann Short
Are you feeling stuck in your creative flow? 
Do you feel art making at home is a bit isolated?
Twice a month the studio is offering a place to get past these creative blocks.  Participants are welcome to bring in art already in process or start a new piece.    In these workshops, leaders will begin with a small warm-up exercise and then if they choose will continue on with a offered art directive. 
Thursday mornings from 11am-12:30pm
February 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th
Discounts for non-profit organizations!
Cost: $15 per person includes access to workshop art materials.
Punch cards applicable.
Free for members.

Project Journals
Leader: Beth Ann Short MA ATR-BC
Have you found yourself starting projects and not finishing them?  This workshop is ideal for you.  In this class, participants will create project journals with realistic goals and have a group of people to reconnect with every three weeks while they work on accomplishing their goals.   In the first meeting, participants will be given a blank journal to decorate and make their own.  In this meeting participants will also contemplate their end goal begin to break it down in steps to accomplish and track in their journals.  Keeping a project journal will help an individual with memory and in evaluation (of project and self).  Projects may vary in urgency to healthy life style changes, to more concrete goals (writing a book), to redecorating a room in your home…the possibilities are endless.  Each meeting of this workshop will include both some conversation and art making around your goals and progress.
No art making experience necessary!
This workshop is for individuals 18 & older.
Saturdays~ February 6th & 27th, March 20th & April 10th from 12-2pm
Cost: $50 all art materials included

Call to register today, class space may be limited!
503-232-3457

Nest Making

Leader: Beth Ann Short MA ATR-BC

A nest can symbolize an individuals experience of home, relationships, family, security and/or freedom.  Nests are powerful tools in therapeutic relationships.  In this workshops, clinicians will explore using nests with clients in a safe, structured and ethical manner.  This workshop will provide a portion of time for check-in, options for supervision on therapeutic relationships with clients and art making in response to personal supervision struggles.  Participants will also create their own personal nest to experience the process/directive. This workshop is designed for master's level clinicians in practice.  Candidates seeking ATR supervision hours welcome and hours are applicable toward your ATR supervision hours (4.5 supervision hours).  
All art materials provided.
This group is designed for Master's Level clinicians working in the field.
Limited to 8 participants.  If you are planning to use this workshop was ATR supervision you must have a screening prior to date of event. 

Sunday February 14th from 11am-4pm
 Cost: $90
All materials included.  

There will be a 30 minute break during this workshop.
 Participants are welcome to bring a lunch.  The studio is equipped with a fridge, microwave and toaster-oven.  


Canvas Stretching
Leader: Christopher Gray
Preparing a surface is a very important part of the painting process, that sometimes gets overlooked.  In this workshop I will not only demonstrate the technique of canvas stretching, but also explain why these things are so important.  A painting can be made to last thousands of years, or less than a decade, and it is up to each artist to take the necessary steps to ensure the archival nature of their work.  Canvas isn't the only surface that you can paint on, we will also talk about what you can expect when painting on other surfaces like panel and found objects.
Saturday, February 6th from 2-4pm
Cost: $25
All materials included!
Register for this class and Christopher's painting class and receive a discount!

Oil Color Class
Leader: Christopher Gray
Color is a many faceted thing that is one of the most demanding and complex elements of visual art to master, but with proper instruction color can become your greatest strength.  In this class students will learn traditional and modern methods of mixing and dealing with color as well as learning why those methods are so effective.  Have you ever wondered how to mix a skin tone, or why doing an underpainting is so important?  The Oil Color Class will teach you these things and more by giving you the knowledge, and the studio time you need to take your painting techniques to the next level.
Saturdays, February 13th &  20th
Saturday, March 6th & 13th
From 1:30-4pm
Students in this class will also have 4 hours of drop in studio time throughout each week of class that they can use for NO CHARGE work work on their paintings.
Cost: $140
This class has a materials list of paint that will be given once artists have signed up for the class.

Call to register today, class space may be limited!
503-232-3457

Beginning Crayon Encaustic Painting
Leader: Beth Ann Short
What a great use of old broken crayons that no one wants to use!  In this class, participants come away with a beginning encaustic experience.   This  class is an approachable start for anyone class using the Encaustic methods for artists ages 6-106.
Encaustic painting is a specific type of painting utilizing hot beeswax wax. Pigments are added and then the wax is applied to a surface. Metal tools and special brushes can be used before the wax cools, or heated metal tools can be used to manipulate the wax that has cooled.
Encaustic painting can also be sculpted and/or utilized in collage, as well as painted.
Come in and learn about this method dating as far back to ancient Egypt.
In this class participants will utilize beeswax, crayons, fiber, collage and more.  Participants are welcome to bring their own personal collage items to include in their piece, but are not required too.  All materials provided!
Sunday, February 21st from 1-4pm
Cost: $60 all materials included!
Members: $50

Call to register today, class space may be limited!
503-232-3457