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Updated March 27, 2008
All class fees are due at registration!
Cancellations must be made one week prior for full refund.

*Membership rates are applicable to studio members
and members of the Village Home Education Resource Center.
Candles

AS SEEN ON AM NORTHWEST

Paraffin Candles
AS SEEN ON AM NORTHWEST
Leader: Joy Leising
This is a great workshop for the start of Spring and gift giving ideas!

Session I: Ages 10 and older welcome
March 30th, 1-3pm
In this class you will learn how to make paraffin candles in containers.
You will also be able to personalize each candle with your favorite scents and colors.
Members: $30 Non-Members: $40

Session II: Adult Class Ages 18 & Up
April 5th 11:30 - 1:30 pm
This class will cover paraffin candle making in molds and containers.
Participants will be able to individually scent and color their candles.
Participants will learn DIY candle making skills to take home with them.
Members: $50         Non- Members: $60

* Materials will be provided for both of these classes,
however if you have empty candle holders at home you would like to use please bring them in
clean and ready for wax and you can make a few extra!

Ice Candle Making
Come learn how to make Ice Candles using paraffin wax and ice!
You will be able to form your candles with different molds as well as change the colors and scents.

Candle Session 3: Ice Candles
April 12th, 11:30am - 1:30 pm
Ages 6 and up
Members: $30        Non-members: $40

If attending a class is difficult to fit on your calendar,
call to schedule a time to use a studio kit!
Candle Making Kits
Ingredients:
½ sheet of paraffin wax (3-7 candles)
 2 colors & 2 scents
All Candle making tools included
(Molds, jars, sticks, wicks & more)
1.50 hrs of open studio time
 Access to all workshop art materials
Support of studio staff in getting started
Flat rate: $35

Drawing & Painting

Tree Life Cycle
Leader: Beth Ann Short MA ATR
Trees are vital to our planet’s natural landscape.  They prevent erosion and provide ecosystems and under foliage to other living creatures.  In this one day workshop you will examine characteristics of trees and apply them to your own life experience.
Using metaphor participants will create an art piece reflective of their own eco-system.
Participants may use array of materials including all charcoal, pencil, oil crayons, pen & ink, markers and much more.  Collage materials (paper, fabric & yarn) will also be available.
All materials provided.

Saturday, March 29th from 1-4pm
Members: $40      Non-members: $45
Limited to 6 participants aged 18 and older.

Crayon Encaustics
Leader: Beth Ann Short
Create your own encaustic masterpiece!
What a great use of old broken crayons that no one wants to use!
Not to mention a very approachable class using the encaustic methods for artists ages 6-106.
Encaustic painting is a specific type of painting utilizing hot wax, often beeswax.
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.
Encaustics 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.

*If you have taken this class before and would like to join to further
develop your past work or start a new piece
you are welcome to sign up.
All materials provided!

Sunday, April 13, 2008 from 1-3pm
Members: $20      Non-Members: $25
Limited to 6 spaces.

The Journey of the Labyrinth
Leader: Beth Ann Short MA ATR
Did you ever have a difficult time making a choice?
Considering outcome can be difficult and easier to do once we have already moved and possibly made a mistake.
Participants in this drawing class will explore their own decision making through a journey of the Labyrinth.  Participants will explore 10 areas that will help them make better decisions in the present and future, while reflecting on the past for insight.
Participants may use array of materials including all charcoal, pencil, oil crayons, pen & ink, markers and much more.  Collage materials (paper, fabric & yarn) will also be available.
All materials provided.

Sunday April 20th from 1-4pm
Members: $40      Non-members: $45
Limited to 6 participants aged 18 and older.

Crafting Our Voices
Leader: Art Therapist Serena Appel, MA
If you’re a woman who has ever wished you could make art or craft, but told yourself you “weren’t creative enough”; if you’re a working artist/writer/professional/etc. who keeps getting “stuck” in self-defeating patterns; or even if you just want to hang out with some crafty gals and have fun, this class may be for you.
Over 6 weeks, we will learn to separate reality from commonly held myths about who creative people are and how they think, learn new strategies to stimulate idea generation and discover our own unique “voices”, and learn ways to apply these skills towards art making as well throughout our daily lives.
No prior experience in art necessary, basic art/craft materials provided.
Saturdays 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, 5/31 & 6/7
from 10:30am-12:30pm
Members: $10.00 per session    Non-members: $15.00 per session
Punch cards applicable.

Watercolor & More!
Leader: Cheri Epstein ATR-BC, NCC
In this afternoon workshop, participants will play and experiment with watercolor!
Have you always thought that water color painting was intimidating and too difficult for you?
This class will help you overcome your fears by offering exciting ways to challenge that belief.  We will play with making quick watercolor paintings, then reconstruct them in new formats that add excitement and surprise.
Some methods will include collage, mosaic and weaving.
No experience necessary, just a desire to have fun with watercolors.

Sunday, June 8th from 1-4pm
Members: $45      Non-members

Epstein is an Art Therapist practicing in SW Portland.  For 15 years, she has helped clients of all ages and with a wide range of emotional needs through the use of art therapy.  Prior to that, Epstein was an artisan for 18 years, designing and creating colorful enameled jewelry combined with precious metals and gemstones.  Her work was displayed in juried eshibitions and galleries throughout the US and Japan.  She has taught art through The Artist-in the Schools Program and creativity in The Artist's Way Classes.  She enjoys helping people reach their creative potential.


Fabric & Fiber Arts
Ninja Stitching
unothadox handsewing methods for the beginner
Leader: Michelle Freedman
This workshop will introduce participants to basic handsewing methods such as
how to thead a needle, how to tie a knot, how to sew a button,
embroidery stitches and applique techniques.
Each week a different technique will be explored.
No previous skills required,
just a fearless ambition to make things with needle and thread.
ah, sew

One Sunday a month from 1-3pm
Sign up for one, or all!
March 16
April 20
May 18

Members: $10         Non-members: $15
Punch cards applicable!
Michelle Freedman has been sewing since she was five years old and has continued to persue her craft to the point of having numb fingertips from poking them with needles so many times. She holds a BFA in Fashion Design from Parsons School of Design in NY and worked for 15 years as an apparel designer for companies such as Ralph Lauren and Nike, and had built costumes for theater and dance in NY and Portland.  Freedman has two books published and is working on her third, Craft Fiction! The booklover's guide to DIY projects from the classics.

Ladies Night
Leaders: Beth Ann Short & Joy Leising
This workshop is intended to be a place for women (21 & older) to come and be creative in a social atmosphere.  The group is one time per month with a community potluck & art project.  Each woman should bring food to share and additional snacks & beverages will be provided, as well as art materials.

April 18th from 6:30-8pm
Clothing Swap and Redesign
Bring in some clothes you've worn to trade...pick up something new!
Visit the workshop and add embellishments or stencil with paint.

Price per person
Members:$10         Non-members:$15


Lectures
Music Law
Leader: Peter Vaughan Shaver, Esq.
This two-hour interactive workshop will provide musicians with practical information on various legal topics related to the music business, with a focus on copyrights and contracts.  Anyone involved with, or interested in, the music business should attend: solo performers, bands, manager, producers, promoters, and record labels.
Copyright topics will include the most important concepts that every musician should know, sound recording versus song compositions copyrights, registering your music with the Copyright Office, and how to make money from your music.
The discussion of music business contract will focus on recording and publishing agreement basics, licensing, management and distribution deals, band and side musician agreements, production deals, and more.

Saturday, April 5^th    2:30 – 4:30 PM
Members: $20             Non-members: $25

Mixed Media
Craft Fiction! Workshop

Parent and Child Book/Craft Group

Leaders: Michelle Freedman & Margaret Foley
Check out the last two meetings here at the craft-gals weblog!
http://craftfiction.blogspot.com/
Projects from the classics!
This book group will read and discuss craft projects introduced in Classic Children's Literature.
Best suited for children ages 6-12
  Reading the novels in advance is not mandatory!

April 6 from 1-3pm
Slippers and Salve
Inspired by the novels
Little Women by Louise May Alcott
By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder
May 4 from 1-3pm
Sand and Tea Dying
inspired by the novels
Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace
All of a Kind Family Uptown by Sydney Taylor

Members: $10      Non-members: $15
Punch cards applicable!
All materials provided, except the books!
Margaret Foley is the assistant editor of Oregon Home Magazine and the editor of its annual Green Living issue.  She is also one of the co-founders and co-editors of the Portland-based litzine, Thereby Hangs a Tale.
Michelle Freedman is a textile and apparel designer and has worked for Ralph Lauren, Nike, and Columbia Sportwear . She is the author of two books,  'The Ravioli Kid,' and 'How the West Was Worn.' She holds a BFA in design from Parsons School of Design

Instamatic Camera & Mixed Media Self-Portraits
Leader: Beth Ann Short
No digital in this workshop.
In this two day workshop, participants will photograph themselves
and manipulate the images while they emerge. 
Later photos will be utilized in mixed media pieces.
Participants may use array of materials including all charcoal, pencil,
oil crayons, pen & ink, markers and much more.
Collage materials (paper, fabric & yarn) will also be available.
All materials provided (including use of instamatic camera and film).
Limited to 6 participants aged 18 and older.
Saturday & Sunday
May 17th and 18th from 2-4pm
Members: $50        Non-members: $60

Create your own Mosaic Platter
Leader: Joy Leising
Spring is a great time to learn the art of Mosaics.
These beginning Mosaic Classes will teach you the basics to using tiles and recycled materials to create a beautiful and usable piece of art.
We will cover the basics of laying out your design, gluing, grouting and sealing.
You will walk away from this class with the basic knowledge of mosaic art and a beautiful piece.
For Participants 16 and older.
Class 1: April 12^th Designing & Gluing Platter
2:30-4:30pm

Class 2: April 26^th Grouting Platter
2:30-4:30

Class 3: May 10^th Sealing, Cleaning & completing platter
2:30-4:30pm

Members:$45  Nonmembers:$50
All materials included.

Creating Roots
Leader: Beth Ann Short
Take a moment to reflect on where you live.
Is it a comfortable sanctuary?
In this afternoon workshop participants will create a piece of art using mixed media with the theme of nests.  The action of creating a nest is unique to every creature.  For some, the home is a place to take refuge while for others the home is a place to spend time socializing with family and friends.
Part of an instinct to nest comes from a desire to create a place to counteract stress in your life.
What will your nest look like?
A wide variety of materials will be on hand for the process.
Limited to 6 participants.

Saturday, June 7th from 1:30-4pm
Members: $45      Non-members: $55

Personal Care Products
 
Glycerin Soap Making Kits
If scheduling time to take a class is difficult,
call to schedule a time to come in and use our glycerin soap kits.
Ingredients:
½ block of glycerin (makes 5-8 bars)
2 essential oils, colors & dried herbs
Use of all soap making tools
(Soap molds, assistance, oils & more)
1 – 2 hours of open studio time (based on project)
Access to all workshop art materials (including gift wrapping)
Flat Rate: $30

Printing, Book & Paper Arts

More coming soon!

Contracted Groups
The studio will offer Art as a recreational activity to non-profit associations.
Groups must contract ahead of time with the studio for the space with a set price
 and time frame (specifically the number of weeks they will be attending).
The space is available for a one time session or a series.
Staff are also available to organize and lead a group specific to your needs.
Group dynamics may vary depending on the need of the organization.
We are available to discuss your options.
Call today!