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ARTISTRY 2015
Opening reception: Thursday, november 5, 5-8pm
Members’ Week: October 30-november 6 with 15% off all items.
Jewelry & Champagne evening: Thursday, December 3, 5-8pm
It’s time for Guilford Art Center’s annual Artistry: American Craft for the Holidays, October
30throughJanuary3,2016.TheShopexpandsintothegallery,andbotharefilledwith
one-of-a-kind, handmade crafts by more than 250 American artists, including ceramics,
candles, glass, jewelry, clothing, accessories, ornaments, stationery, leather goods, toys,
specialtyfoods,andmore.MondaythroughSaturday10am-5:30pm,Sunday12-5pm.Proceeds benefit the exhibiting artists and the Center’s educational and community programs.
Soup For Good
FALL
CLASSES
Full class and workshop descriptions can
be found online. Classes are open to all
levels unless otherwise noted.
BEADING
LARIAT NECKLACE [workshop]
Viola Galetta
Saturday, September 12
10:00am -1:00pm
Easy knotting technique in combination
with wire wrapping, using various type
of beads: crystals, lamp work, stones
and metal findings. Fee payable with
tuition $25.00.
Tuition $35.00
Members $31.50
EARRING CREATIONS
[workshop]
Cheryl Tuttle
Saturday, September 19
10:00am - 4:00pm
Learn to make your own components
while designing and making your own
earrings. Materials: beads, copper, and
polymer clay. Demos and lots of hands
on. Fee payable with tuition $25.00.
Tuition $60.00
Members $54.00
THE THIRD ANNUAL SAVORY GATHERING TO BENEFIT
GUILFORD ART CENTER & THE COMMUNITY DINING ROOM
Sunday, November 15, 4:30-7:00pm
Pick out your one-of-a-kind handcrafted ceramic bowl, made by our own GAC potters,
and enjoy a warming soup of your choice in a bowl you can take home. Also included
is bread, dessert and glass of wine or sparkling water. Bring your friends! Tickets $30
in advance, $35 at door. Call GAC for reservations at 203-453-5947 or visit www.
guilfordartcenter.org.
$10,000+
The Community Foundation for
Greater New Haven
The Stoddard Family Foundation
$5,000-$9,999
Anonymous
NewAlliance Foundation
Prospector Partners
$2,500-$4,999
Madison Polymeric Engineering
Newman’s Own Foundation
Yale New Haven Health
$1,000-$2,499
Deb Abildsoe & Irving Schloss
Eder Brothers
Joseph & Cindy Goldberg
Guilford Savings Bank
Jane Kammerer
In Memory of Nancy Patenaude
Raymond B. & Kathleen V. Rudy,
in honor of Nina V. Donnelly
Allan Starr
Stonycroft Farm Alpacas
$500-$999
Anonymous
Bailey, Murphy & Scarano, LLC
Branford Hills Health Care Center
CK Architects
Arlene & Marshal Elovich
In Memory of Harriet Welling Ford
Cheryl Tuttle
Green Homes
Kebabian’s Oriental Rugs
The Marketplace at Guilford Food
Center
MIX Design Store
Monte Financial Group
Rea Algonquin Industries
Pamela and Bruce Simonds
The Spice & Tea Exchange of
Guilford
Cyndi & Richard Tuchman
Stephanie Dietz
Anne Godsey
Kasey Graham, on behalf of
Michael Agenbroad
The Guilford Foundation
Rebecca Hoblin
Richard & Yvette Howard
Jane Marcher Foundation
Judith and Sheldon Kaufman
Page Hardware & Appliance
Judith Anne Young
$250-$499
Kip Bowman
Richard Chorney
Genie Copp
Clo & Stephen Davis
MEDIA SPONSOR
Shore Publishing
BEAD STRINGING [workshop]
Viola Galetta
Saturday, October 3
10:00am - 1:00pm
Learn about the techniques, tools and
materials used to produce beautiful beaded
jewelry. Topics: design, color and texture
including the use of natural and man-made
materials. Techniques: pearl knotting,
stringing materials and adding findings.
Leave with a professionally finished product. Fee payable with tuition $25.00.
Tuition $35.00
Members $31.50
BASIC KUMIHIMO JAPANESE
BRAIDED NECKLACE [workshop]
Cheryl Tuttle
Saturday, December 5
10:00am - 4:00pm
Students will explore the ancient Japanese
braiding technique of Kumihimo that will
be turned into a beautiful necklace. This
technique is very versatile and can be used
with fiber arts as well. Fee payable with
tuition $35.00.
Tuition $60.00
Members $54.00
BLACKSMITHING
Viola Galetta
Saturday, October 31
10:00am - 1:00pm
OPEN FORGE
Tuition $35.00
Members $31.50
“BOHO” STYLE LEAF
BRACELET [workshop]
Cheryl Tuttle
Saturday, November 7
10:00am - 4:00pm
Learn to make a bohemian style multistranded beaded bracelet. You will make
your own handmade clasp using polymer
clay. Lots of fun and you’ll be right in style.
Fee payable with tuition $25.00.
Tuition $60.00
Members $54.00
EARTHY BEADED CROCHET
NECKLACE [workshop]
Cheryl Tuttle
Saturday, November 14
10:00am - 4:00pm
Students will learn how to crochet using
beads while creating a simple yet fun necklace. This will make a great gift for you or a
friend. Fee payable with tuition $20.00.
Tuition $60.00
Members $54.00
LEATHER WRAP
BRACELET [workshop]
Viola Galetta
Saturday, November 21
10:00am - 1:00pm
Learn to create the popular bracelet called
a Chan Lou leather wrap: leather and small
beads combined with artful stitching.
Anyone can learn this technique. Instructor will supply all materials. Fee payable
with tuition $25.00.
Tuition $35.00
Members $31.50
Mace Vitale
Session A: 3 Wednesdays,
September 2, 16, 30
Session B: 4 Wednesdays,
beginning October 7
Session C: 4 Wednesdays,
beginning November 4
Session D: 4 Wednesdays,
beginning December 2
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Here is a chance for Blacksmithing and
Bladesmithing students to continue projects they have started, or start a new project
they have been wanting to do under the
guidance a working smith. Projects will
be tailored to the individual student.
Pre-requisite of a beginner blacksmith or
bladesmith class. Students will need safety
glasses, leather work gloves, and should
wear jeans and non-flammable cotton
shirt, and boots or leather shoes. Fee payable with tuition $20.00.
Session A:
Sessions B,C,D:
PARING KNIVES [workshop]
Sam Salvati
Saturday - Sunday, October 3-4
10:00am - 4:00pm
Mace Vitale
Saturday - Sunday, November 7-8
10:00am - 4:00pm
This workshop will focus on the forging of
one of mans oldest implements for hunting
and self defense: the spear! Fee payable
with tuition $45.00.
In this 2 day workshop students will forge
small paring knife blades out of spring steel
and make simple wood handles. These
Japanese inspired knives will be a joy to
use in the kitchen. Open to students with
blacksmithing experience. Fee payable
with tuition $45.00.
Tuition $200.00
Members $180.00
INTRO TO BLACKSMITHING
[workshop]
WIRE WRAPPED BRACELET
[workshop]
Learn to wrap and hammer copper wire,
while incorporating one-of-a -kind beads
to create your very own fun and artistic bracelet. Fee payable with tuition
$25.00.
SPEAR FORGING [workshop]
Tuition$112.50
Members $101.25
Tuition$150.00
Members $135.00
KITCHEN KNIVES
[workshop]
Matt Parkinson
Saturday - Sunday, September 19-20
10:00am - 4:00pm
Mace Vitale
Session A: Saturday - Sunday,
October 10-11
Session B: Saturday - Sunday,
December 5-6
10:00am - 4:00pm
This two day workshop will introduce students to the basics of forging steel to shape
using a hammer and anvil. Points, tapers,
curls, scrolls, twists, and hot punching will
be covered. Students will make an assortment of small useful items. Fee payable
with tuition $45.00.
Tuition $200.00
Members $180.00
Tuition $200.00
Members $180.00
FIREPLACE TOOLS [workshop]
Matt Parkinson
Saturday - Sunday, November 21-22
10:00am - 4:00pm
This weekend class will cover the making
of a set of fire place tools (poker, log tongs,
ash shovel). You will learn the basics of
blacksmithing, including tapering (drawing out) forge welding ,bending, riveting
and setting down. Work sheets will be
provided detailing the steps. Please bring
a pair of leather work gloves and safety
glasses. Fee payable with tuition $40.00.
Tuition $200.00
Members $180.00
THE BOWIE KNIFE
[workshop]
Mace Vitale
Thursday - Monday, October 22-26
10:00am - 4:00pm
The Bowie knife is one of Americas most
famous knives steeped in history and legend. In this five day intensive students will
learn the ins and outs of forging, grinding,
and heat treating this iconic blade. Once
the blades are ready students will create a
guard and handle using steel and wood.
Attention will be made to the feel and
balance of these knives as well as the edge
geometry and performance. Open to students with blacksmithing experience. Fee
payable with tuition $120.00.
Tuition $500.00
Members $450.00
THE HAND FORGED
BLADE [workshop]
Mace Vitale
Saturday - Sunday, November 28-29
10:00am - 4:00pm
This weekend workshop will cover the
basics of forging, grinding, heat treating,
and sharpening of a small utility knife. The
instructor will discuss fit and finish, overall
knife design, how to sharpen and care for
knives, and how to begin making knives on
your own. Students should expect to forge
several blades over the weekend, and get
at least one to the point of a usable knife.
Students should bring safety glasses and
leather work gloves. The instructor can
be contacted prior to the class if there
are any questions or special needs at 203457-5591,www.laurelrockforge.com Fee
payable with tuition $45.00.
Tuition $200.00
Members $180.00
Preparing meals with tools of your own
manufacture can bring a new joy to
making dinner. In this two day workshop students will forge a 5-7” kitchen
knife blade from high carbon steel. After
heat-treating and polishing the blade a
wooden and horn handle will be made
and attached. Students can expect to
forge, finish and handle a carbon steel
kitchen knife. Topics covered will include
blade geometry, heat-treating, design and
construction methods. Fee payable with
tuition $50.00.
THE NUT CRACKER
[workshop]
Sam Salvati
Saturday - Sunday, December 19-20
10:00am - 4:00pm
Just in time for the holidays! A new twist
on an old classic. Come forge a blacksmith
style nutcracker. Hot steel roasting on an
openfire,hotflameskissingatyournose.
Blacksmith songs being sung by the fire,
and folks dressed up like pieces of coal! Fee
payable with tuition $20.00.
Tuition $200.00
Members $180.00
SOUP FOR GOOD
Tuition $200.00
Members $180.00
CERAMICS
Students’ clay must be purchased in class ($29
or$32/bag); tool kits ($14 + tax) also available. Please bring cash or check. Lab and clay
fees cover costs of firings and glaze materials.
Tuition includes bench time.
FOCUS ON FUNCTION
Alice Chittenden
10 Mondays, beginning September 14
9:30am -12:30pm
Applications for wheel thrown and hand
built work addressed through demonstrations and examples. Individual and group
instruction. Glazing basics plus more
specialized surface treatments. Participate
in a raku firing held during the last class.
Fee payable with tuition $30.00.
Tuition $330.00
Members $297.00
FROM FORM TO FOOD
Deborah Staub Luft
10 Mondays, beginning September 14
7:00pm - 10:00pm
For students who see pots and think food.
Learn wheel throwing, designing and glazing techniques with an eye to the function
of the pot. Participate in a last-class raku
firing. Fee payable with tuition $ 30.00.
Tuition $330.00
Members $297.00
EXPRESSION IN CLAY
David Frank
10 Tuesdays, beginning September 15
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Express yourself making a wide variety of
pottery forms. Both hand building and
throwing skills will be used. Extra attention will be spent on decoration with clay,
slips, and glazes. Fee payable with tuition
$30.00.
Tuition $330.00
Members $297.00
INTRO TO THE
POTTER’S WHEEL
Claudia Schiavone
10 Tuesdays, beginning September 15
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Always wanted to learn how to use the
Potter’s Wheel? Make your first pots from
start to finish. Participants will learn the
basics of centering clay and throwing bowls
and cylinders on the wheel. Basic surface
decoration and glazing techniques will
also be demonstrated. Wear clothes that
you don’t mind getting dirty! Fee payable
with tuition $30.00.
Tuition $330.00
Members $297.00
FIBER
CERAMIC SCULPTURE
Lisa Wolkow
10 Wednesdays, beginning
September 16
9:30am - 12:30pm
SEWING 301
Phillip Alexander
10 Mondays, beginning September 14
9:30am - 12:30pm
For experienced students who would like
to work sculpturally in clay, taking full
advantage of everything that a ceramics
studiocanoffer.Learnwaysofexperimenting, working and thinking as sculptors, as
well as techniques for constructing forms,
building surfaces and firing. Students with
a background in wheelwork may want to
explore hand-building skills. Fee payable
with tuition $30.00.
For intermediate students with basic
knowledge of apparel construction.
Learn more complex sewing construction
techniques, such as pocket detail, cuffs,
pleats. Builds upon skills learned in Sewing
201.Learnhowtooperatemoreadvance
machines and equipment. Construct a
garment from an advanced commercial
pattern. Fee payable with tuition $10.00.
Tuition$330.00
Members $297.00
Deborah Staub Luft
HOW TO MAKE POTTERY
Anita Griffith
10 Wednesdays, beginning
September 16
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Learn about pottery shapes and uses, from
cups, bowls and plates to vases, bottles and
teapots. Beginners will make pottery on
the potter’s wheel or with hand building
techniques. Intermediate and advanced
students will design independent projects
with guidance and demonstrations from
instructor. Glaze and surface design included. Fee payable with tuition $30.00.
Tuition $330.00
Members $297.00
WHEEL THROWING FOR
INTERMEDIATES AND BEYOND
Stephen Rodriguez
10 Thursdays, beginning September 17
7:00pm - 10:00pm
For intermediate and advanced students.
Presents shape making on and off the
wheel. Demonstrations each week, and
we’ll look at classical pottery form and see
what we can borrow from the ancients.
Learn about glazing with Shino and applying wood onto the wet glaze for that crusty
look. Fee payable with tuition $30.00.
Tuition $330.00
Members $297.00
BASICS & BEYOND
Robert Parrott
10 Fridays, beginning September 18
9:00am - 12:00pm
A comprehensive survey of hand building
and wheel throwing, with an emphasis on
form, function, and development of personal style. Beginners are welcome and will
learn all the basics of forming and glazing.
Intermediate and advanced students will
be challenged to work toward more refined
products on the wheel and to throw more
difficult forms. Demonstrations and access
to the resources of the GAC pottery studio.
Fee payable with tuition $30.00.
Tuition $330.00
Members $297.00
DRAWING
BASIC DRAWING
Karen Bartone
10 Wednesdays, beginning
September 16
10:00am - 12:30pm
Learn how to depict objects through understanding proportion, perspective and
placement using pencil, charcoal and pastels. Students will learn to achieve volume
through the use of light and dark values,
beginning with basic shapes and advancing
to still life. More advanced students may
bring pastels to first class.
Tuition $300.00
Members $270.00
FASHION DRAWING
& DESIGN 201
Phillip Alexander
10 Mondays, beginning September 14
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Explore the nature and hand of fabrics, and
howtorenderdifferenttextures,weights,
and patterns in their fashion designs. Develop original designs through researching
historical periods, current fashion, and
color trends. Design journals, customer
profiles, and presentation formats. Fee
payable with tuition $12.00.
Tuition $200.00
Members $180.00
KNITTING
Tuition $250.00
Members $225.00
Judy Pascale
8 Tuesdays, beginning September 15
6:30pm -8:30pm
DRAWING IN COLOR
For beginners and intermediates who
want to learn how to cast on, knit and
purl. Complete projects such as scarves,
hats and vests, while learning these basic
techniques; learn new knitting skills and
to design projects. Bring size 8 needles and
one skein of four-ply worsted wool.
Karen Bartone
10 Thursdays, beginning September 17
10:00am - 12:30pm
For students wishing to advance their use
of value and color in their drawings. Includes the exploration of working on toned
paper, working with watercolor pencils and
pastels, and the development of a personal
approach to drawing.
Tuition$160.00
Members $144.00
Tuition $250.00
Members $225.00
STITCH & BUBBLY SOCIAL
NIGHTS OUT [workshop]
CHARCOAL DRAWING FOR
BEGINNERS [workshop]
McCrady Axon
7:00pm - 9:30pm
Wild Crochet: Wednesday, November 4
Shirret: Wednesday, November 11
Dolores Marchese
Saturday, September 26
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Get the illusion of the three-dimensional
on paper using charcoal to create volume
through light and dark. We will work with
simple still life. A good chance for those
who have done some drawing in the past
and want to get back into it. Fee payable
with tuition $10.00.
Therearesecretmethodsformakingflat
flowers,symbolsandinsigniaswithbasic
stitches. Come and enjoy these singlesession classes that introduce needle and
rug skills in a relaxed setting. BYO beer,
ginger ale, wine, prosecco. A different
medium and project and all materials
provided each week (or bring your favorites
to work with). Finish each project with the
new friends you meet!
Tuition $40.00
Members $36.00
Tuition$31.25
Members $28.13
PRINTING TEXTILES BY HAND
Claudia Mathison
5 Fridays, beginning September 25
9:30am - 12:00pm
Be a fabric designer and transform cotton
and linen textiles with delightful patterns
using hand made stamps, leaves and found
objects. Sew printed fabrics into pillows,
tablecloth, tea towels and sachets. Basic
sewing and printing techniques will be
taught. Fee payable with tuition $10.00.
LAMP WORKED GLASS
BEADS [workshop]
Stephanie Maddalena
Saturday - Sunday, September 26-27
10:00am -4:00pm
Students will learn to use a torch to melt
glass rods, creating personalized colorful
beads. Many decorating techniques will
be demonstrated, including enamels, metal
foils,flowersandmore.Fee payable with
tuition $25.00.
Tuition$125.00
Members $112.50
Tuition$190.00
Members $171.00
SEWN ACCESSORIES
FOR YOUR HOME
METALS
Claudia Mathison
5 Fridays, beginning October 23
9:30am - 12:00pm
JEWELRY & METALSMITHING
Learn basic machine and hand sewing
techniques to help you create lovely accessories for your home or to give as gifts.
Design and sew colorful patterned pillows, hand printed tea towels, subtle linen
tablecloths, simple curtains and quilted
potholders. Sewing machines will be provided. Fee payable with tuition $10.00.
Linda Edwards
Session A: 10 Tuesdays, beginning
September 15 9:30am-12:30pm
Tuition$125.00
Members $112.50
Learn through demonstration, discussion,
and hands on, how to create works of art
made of fine metals. From jewelry to small
sculpture, students will be introduced to
the tools and techniques to manipulate
copper, brass and silver. Students will learn
sawing, filing, cold connections, soldering,
surface textures, forming, fabricating,
stone setting, and finishing. Other techniques will be introduced according to
class interest. Guidance will be given to
encourage creativity and develop design
skills to students of all levels. Please be
sure to attend the first class and bring a
notebook and writing utensil. Fee payable
with tuition $30.00.
WET FELT MERINO & SILK
SCARF [workshop]
Judy Pascale
Saturday, October 17
12:00pm - 4:30pm
Felt is believed to be the oldest textile
made by man. Use fine merino wool and
silk combined together create the perfect
shine to a finished scarf. Added contrasting
fibers, yarn or beads get pulled along as
they shrink and felt within the wet felting
process. Create a lightweight scarf with
beautiful drape, a one-of-a-kind creative
piece. Fee payable with tuition $15.00.
Tuition $45.00
Members $40.50
GLASS
STAINED GLASS
FOR BEGINNERS
Jaime Kriksciun
8 Thursdays, beginning September 17
6:30pm - 9:00pm
Learn the art of stained glass using the copper foil technique made popular by Louis
ComfortTiffany.Studentswillcomplete
one stained glass panel throughout the
course and leave with the tools and the
ability to complete future works on their
own. No prior experience necessary. Kit fee
of $85 due to instructor upon first class.
Additional glass purchased separately.
Lanette Barber
Session B: 10 Wednesdays, beginning
September 16 9:30am-12:30pm
Session C: 10 Wednesdays, beginning
September 16 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuition$315.00
Members $283.50
JEWELRY FABRICATION: PART 1
Linda Edwards
5 Tuesdays, beginning September 15
6:30pm -9:30pm
This course will involve the exploration of
fundamental jewelry making techniques.
Demonstrations will include these basic
fabrication skills: sawing, filing, hammer
texturing, soldering, and finishing. Beginners will be guided by demonstrations and
an assigned project. Students with experience may work on their own designs, and
obtain guidance as needed. Fee payable
with tuition $15.00.
Tuition$157.50
Members $141.75
JEWELRY FABRICATION: PART 2
Linda Edwards
5 Tuesdays, beginning October 20
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Focus on contemporary jewelry making
techniques: surface embellishment, cold
connections (rivets), forming, and patina
coloring. Beginners guided by demonstrations and an assigned project. Students
with experience may work may on their
own designs, and obtain guidance as
needed. Fee payable with tuition $15.00.
Tuition$157.50
Members $141.75
BEYOND BASICS
Linda Edwards
10 Thursdays, beginning September 17
9:30am -12:30pm
For the student with previous metalsmithing experience. Focus on enriching design
vocabulary and addressing artistic intent.
Expand design skills through demonstrations and specialized exercises, or
investigate independent concepts. Bring
a sketchbook to class. Fee payable with
tuition $30.00.
Tuition$315.00
Members $283.50
DISCOVER PRECIOUS METAL
CLAY [workshop]
Nancy Karpel
Saturday, September 12
10:00am - 3:30pm
Learn all the basics for forming, surface
texturing, firing, and finishing PMC, plus
finish and take home unique pieces of silver jewelry. NEW For 2015: optionalflush
setting of lab grown gems to fire in PMC!
Great for beginners, jewelry students, clay
artists, bead makers, and others! Materials
fee of approx. $100.00* includes PMC,
use of tools, supplies, and handouts, and
ispayabletotheinstructorinclass.*Cost
ofPMCfluctuateswiththemetalsmarket.
Tuition$100.00
Members $90.00
EXPLORE PRECIOUS METAL
CLAY [workshop]
SETTING STONES IN PRECIOUS
METAL CLAY [workshop]
Nancy Karpel
Sunday, November 15
10:00am - 4:00pm
Add color and brilliance to your pieces
by learning to set natural and lab-grown
stones in PMC. Demonstrations or discussion for setting, prong setting, and
channel setting as time permits. Materials
fee approx.* $115.00 includes supplies
and handouts to complete class projects.
Stones, fine silver wire, and pre-formed
settingsavailableforpurchase.*Feebased
on materials cost at time of ordering.
Basic PMC tools, including portable
work-surface, are required and will not be
provided. (A small tool kit may be rented
in class for $4.00). Prerequisite: at least
one other PMC workshop.
Tuition$100.00
Members $90.00
LOST WAX CASTING [workshop]
Lanette Barber
Saturday-Sunday, October 17, 18, 24, 25
9:30am -5:30pm
Learn lost wax casting, a method where a
wax form is made, stabilized in a plaster
mold, the wax is melted out in a kiln, metal
is forced into the cavity, the mold is washed
away and you are left with your work of
art. Demonstration and hands-on experience. Basic metals experience helpful. Fee
payable with tuition $45.00.
Tuition $300.00
Members $270.00
RUSTIC COPPER PENDANT
[workshop]
Cheryl Tuttle
Saturday, December 12
10:00am - 4:00pm
Create a copper pendant while learning
basic fold forming and hammering techniques.Differentpatinasandfinishingwill
be discussed. Fee payable with tuition
$20.00.
Tuition$60.00
Members $54.00
Nancy Karpel
Sunday, October 4
10:00am - 4:00pm
Go beyond the basics to focus on more
detailed pieces and explore the use of silver PMC-3 with PMC Flex, hollow bead
forming, dry carving, and use of the slip
syringe. Prerequisite: at least one other
PMC class/workshop. Materials fee of
approx. *$115.00, payable to instructor
at class.*Feebasedonmetalsmarketat
time of ordering.
Tuition$100.00
Members $90.00
Tuition$180.00
Members $162.00
Cheryl Tuttle
PAINTING
WATERCOLOR YOUR GARDEN
McCrady Axon
10 Mondays, beginning September 14
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Fresh, nuanced color, compositional use of
white space, and calligraphic mark making are the elements that make inspiring
watercolors. It is a classical pastime to the
English, who love to document the garden
isle they inhabit. Watercolor is a process
and a method, and once you learn the
mechanics you can proceed to the expression of spirited paintings of vitality while
documenting the favorite elements of your
environment.
Tuition $270.00
Members $243.00
CONTEMPORARY PAINTING &
DRAWING
McCrady Axon
10 Mondays, beginning September 14
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Begin anew or continue painting and
drawing skills in acrylic, oils, or pastel.
Start with quick ‘exercise’ paintings of
vividly colored still life and scenes of your
choice. Learn new color, problem solving, painterly layering, glazing and brush
techniques, and better composition. Plenty
of studio painting time is finished with
critique at the end of class.
Tuition $270.00
Members $243.00
PAINTING MINIATURES
Scott Paterson
10 Tuesdays, beginning September 15
7:00pm - 9:30pm
Not quite microscopic, but on a scale of
21/2”x31/2”.Andsincewe’llbeworking
so small, we’ll be making a lot of paintings,
mostly of your own subject matter. There
will be many demos, along with plenty of
personal attention. Some drawing/painting experience helpful.
Tuition $225.00
Members $202.50
OUTDOOR WATERCOLOR: THE
ESSENCE OF LANDSCAPE
Joan Downey
4 Tuesdays, beginning October 6
9:00am - 1:00pm
Introductory talk, complete watercolor
painting and comprehensive critique for
experienced painters. Compose creatively
atGACandatoneoff-siteShorelinelocation. For experienced painters.
Tuition$144.00
Members $129.60
SCULPTURE
DRAWING FOR PAINTERS
Leonard Moskowitz
10 Wednesdays, beginning
September 16
9:30am - 12:30pm
SCULPTURE IN STONE:
INDEPENDENT STUDIO
Karl Kaufmann
8 Saturdays, beginning September 19
9:00am - 1:00pm
For students of all levels to develop new
approaches in painting and drawing and
new ways in which to use them both,
alternating painting and drawing week by
week. Drawing is very playful and basic,
centered in the joy of movement and line.
Students may choose to work with and
from all manner of subjects and motif.
Learn the basics of direct carving of stone.
A hands on class where students physically participate in the drilling, splitting,
carving, flaming, cutting, grinding, and
polishing of the stone to create sculpture.
Fee payable with tuition $25.00.
Tuition $270.00
Members $243.00
ABSTRACT & CONTEMPORARY
PAINTING
Dolph LeMoult
10 Wednesdays, beginning
September 16
1:00pm -3:00pm
Prominent gallery painter Dolph LeMoult
conducts a workshop on how to see things
differently. Working with students in a
variety of media and styles, he stresses creative risk-taking and individuality. Prepare
to challenge your comfort zone.
Tuition $200.00
Members $180.00
TRANSFORMATION: THE ART
OF PERSONAL COLOR
Julia Rogoff
8 Thursdays, beginning October 15
9:30am - 12:30pm
Use observation as a springboard toward
transformed color and language. Come
to the first class ready to begin painting
from both your own detailed drawing
and photo (printed out and mounted on
a small piece of cardboard) of an image
from your immediate world which you
can easily physically return to during the
semester to observe further. By the end of
the semester we will produce (2) versions
of this scene in colors and expression quite
different from each other and from real
life. Bring painting/mixed media supplies
of your choice to first class. For students
with painting experience.
Tuition$216.00
Members $194.40
PAINTING FUNDAMENTALS
Julia Rogoff
7 Saturdays, beginning October 17
9:30am - 12:30pm
For the beginning painting student or
those interested in exploring the fundamentals. Concentrate on developing one
complete still life painting throughout
the semester. Topics: palette, composition, negative shape, light, warm and cool
colors, spatial relationships. Bring oil or
acrylic paints and supplies. Recommended
list of colors available upon registration.
Tuition$189.00
Members $170.10
Scott Paterson
ANIMAL PORTRAITS
[workshop]
Marcy LaBella
Saturday, September 19
10:00am - 4:00pm
Paint animal portraits that capture the
living essence of your favorite furry and
feathered beings. Work with photo apps
to digitally alter our images before painting. Learn the process of taking a regular
photo, altering it in a photo app, play with
creative color choices. Use acrylic paints
and mediums to allow for quick working
time. Most participants should be able to
finish a painting. Open to students with
painting experience. *We will be using
photo apps to alter photos for painting.
Students should bring smart phones and
tablets to class to learn this easy process.
Tuition $60.00
Members $54.00
PHOTOGRAPHY
INTRODUCTION TO
PHOTOSHOP [workshop]
Shannon Gale
2 Saturdays, beginning October 24
10:00am -12:00pm
An introductory Photoshop class. Learn
the basics of image editing: crop, rotate
and color correct photos, resize images,
export photos. Students will edited images
in a collage format using Photoshop. Bring
with you 3-5 digital images you would like
to work on. Two important notes: All
students must bring a laptop to class,
with the free, 30-day trial of Adobe
Photoshop already downloaded. Before
downloading, please wait to hear from
Guilford Art Center via email or phone.
To download, go to www.adobe.com and
follow instructions to download the free
trial of Photoshop. If you encounter any
difficulties in this process, please contact
the GAC.
Tuition $45.00
Members $40.50
Tuition $275.00
Members $247.50
SPECIAL
INTEREST
ART & BUBBLY SOCIAL
NIGHT OUT [workshop]
McCrady Axon
7:00pm-9:30pm
Colorful Pastels: Wednesday,
September 16
Black & White & In Between:
Wednesday, September 23
Collage & Oil Crayon: Wednesday,
September 30
Scribbly Drawing & Painting Portraits:
Wednesday, October 7
Watercolor Your Garden: Wednesday,
October 14
Drawing With Brushes & Acrylic Paint:
Wednesday, October 21
De-Mystify Acrylic & Oil Painting:
Wednesday, October 28
Contemporary Acrylic Painting:
Wednesday, November 18
Enjoy one or more of these Single-Session,
social classes that introduce classic art skills
in a relaxed setting. BYO beer, ginger ale,
wine,prosecco.Adifferentmediumand
subject and all materials are provided each
week. Hang your new work of art on that
empty wall in your great room! Easy framing method taught so each masterpiece is
uponthewallinaflash.
Tuition$31.25
Members $28.13
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FRIDAY, NIGHT ART:
POTTERY [workshop]
LIGHT BULB ORNAMENTS
[workshop]
AGES 2 ½+
Claudia Schiavone
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Session A: Friday, September 18
Session B: Friday, October 16
Session C: Friday, November 20
Jennifer Wheeler
2 Saturdays, beginning December 5
12:00pm - 3:00pm
CREATIVE LITTLE HANDS
(PARENT & CHILD)
Join us for one or all of these fun evenings
in the pottery studio. Create a one-ofa-kind piece of pottery using simple
techniques. Various tools and engobes will
be used to add texture and color. Have fun
with friends and get a little messy. All levels
welcome. Feel free to bring your own wine
or beer or refreshment.
Tuition $35.00
Members $31.50
ENCAUSTIC & PIGMENT
STICKS [workshop]
Leslie Giuliani
Saturday, September 19
10:00am - 4:00pm
Learn the basics of working with heated,
colored beeswax-based paint, image
transferring, collaging techniques as well
as printmaking applications. We will also
explore techniques using R&F Pigment
Sticks. No previous experience with
encaustic is required and all materials
provided. Fee payable with tuition 20.00.
Tuition$100.00
Members $90.00
EXPRESSIVE COLLAGE
[workshop]
Dolores Marchese
Saturday, October 3
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Using illustrations, photographs, various
kinds of papers and paint we will begin
choosing subjects and materials to which
we are attracted with one leading to the
next in a spontaneous flow. Bring any
photos or papers you may want to use. Fee
payable with tuition $10.00.
Tuition $40.00
Members $36.00
INTRODUCTION TO
VIDEO PRODUCTION
AT GCTV STUDIOS
Shannon Gale
3 Mondays, beginning November 9
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Learn the basics of video production:
equipment, shot composition, sound,
lighting, scripting and editing. Students
will finish the course with a general
understanding of the entire production
process, including broadcasting a program.
Students are encouraged to bring their
own gear to class. Otherwise, GCTV will
providegearforinstruction.Teensages14+
are welcome to attend. Class meets at
GCTV Studios, 725 Boston Post Road,
Unit 5, Guilford, CT.
Tuition $75.00
Members $67.50
Make an elegant keepsake or gift in
this fun and inspiring workshop - a
great class to take with a friend! Using
recycled, burnt out bulbs, we will craft
amazing ornaments with the addition
of permanent shiny or metallic enamel
paints, colored wires, and beautiful
crystal and glass beads! These ornaments will make an impressive and
thoughtful gift - but just might be too
pretty to give away! (BYOB! - Bring
Your Own Bulbs!) Fee payable with
tuition $5.00.
Tuition $60.00
Members $54.00
WEAVING
FLOOR LOOM WEAVING
Linda Edwards
Session A: 10 Saturdays,
beginning September 12
9:30am - 12:30pm
Beginning students will create a sampler
using plain and patterned weaves. Learn
to select material, wind a warp, dress a
loom and some finishing techniques. A
second project of the student’s choice,
and tailored to your skill, can complete
the term. Continuing students receive
guidance in designing and weaving
projects of their choice. Students explore a wide range of weaving styles:
traditional pattern weaves, rug weaving, and tapestry weaving. Beginners
samplerfeeof$12.00payableinclass.
Bench time is included.
Tuition $300.00
Members $270.00
FLOOR LOOM WEAVING
Lucienne Coifman
Session B: 10 Tuesdays, beginning
September 15
9:00am - 12:00pm
Beginners will learn the fundamentals
of weaving by designing a warp, dressing a loom and weaving a sampler of
plain and patterned weaves. A second
project, of the student’s choice and
tailored to their skill, will complete
the term. Intermediate and advanced
students receive individualized instruction and are encouraged to explore the
diversity of the craft on four or eight
harness looms. Bench time available.
Tuition $300.00
Members $270.00
Claudia Mathison
8 Tuesdays, beginning September 22
9:30am - 11:00am
Let’s get messy! Little ones and their
care givers will have an opportunity to
experience a variety of art materials in
a warm and nurturing environment.
With autumn and nature as our theme,
squishy clay, colorful paints, textural
papers, soft fabric and more will be
explored. Weather permitting, we’ll
take mini nature walks around the GAC
campus. Time for clay play, stories and
snacks at each session.
Tuition$150.00
Members $135.00
AGES 4+
ART EXPLORERS
Claudia Mathison
8 Thursdays, beginning
September 24
9:30am - 11:30pm
The wonders of autumn will be our
theme as children experiment with a
variety of materials and techniques.
Clay animals in their habitat, colorful
water color and tempera paintings, leaf
rubbings, vegetable printing and more!
Time for clay play, drawing, stories and
snacks at each session. Weather permitting, children will take nature walks on
the GAC campus.
Tuition$160.00
Members $144.00
WELCOME TO THE WHITNEY!
Amy Peters
8 Wednesdays, beginning
September 16
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Come join the fun as this class celebrates
the opening of the spectacular new Whitney Museum of American Art in New
York City. During each class, we will learn
about an artist whose work is displayed
at The Whitney. Then, we will make our
own artwork in the style of that artist. Fee
payable with tuition $10.00.
Tuition$150.00
Members $135.00
KIDS DO THE MASTERS
Marcy LaBella
8 Thursdays, beginning September 17
4:00pm -5:30pm
Each week we will be inspired by a master
artist in this mixed media class. Children
will be exposed to a variety of art materials, tempera, pastel, watercolor, clay, fiber,
collage and more. For your Mini Matisse
and Petite Picassos only please.
Tuition$150.00
Members $135.00
CLAY PLAY
Betsy Chichester
8 Thursdays, beginning September 17
4:00pm - 5:30pm
While exploring hand building techniques,
students will build haunted houses, masks
for the wall, leaf plates, weed pots and critters. When their work has been bisqued in
the kiln, they will learn the glazing process.
After the final firing their creations will be
ready to go home.
Tuition$150.00
Members $135.00
AGES 5+
TERRA COTTA
PUMPKINS [workshop]
EXPLORATORY ART
Betsy Chichester
Saturday, October 3
9:30am - 12:00pm
Marcy LaBella
8 Mondays, beginning September 14
4:00pm - 5:30pm
In a studio arts format through a series
of instructor guided projects; we try a
little bit of everything in this art class
for the younger set. Clay, paint, pastels,
collage, fiber arts and more! Projects
follow a seasonal theme and allow
children to experience a wide variety of
art mediums.
Tuition$150.00
Members $135.00
It is Jack-o-lantern time. Come join the
fun and learn to build your own pumpkin
with terra cotta clay. Then make him into
a funny or scary Jack-o-lantern. After the
Jack-o-lanterns are bisqued they’ll be ready
to take home to enjoy for years to come.
Tuition $25.00
Members $22.50
PAINTING & DRAWING
[workshop]
Dolores Marchese
Saturday, October 17
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Using water based paints, pastels and
pencil, the class will work from their
imaginations and still life. Emphasis will
be on personal expression.
Tuition $25.00
Members $22.50
AGES 8+
POTTERY MAKING
Alice Chittenden
8 Mondays beginning September 14
4:00pm-6:00pm
LET’S GET CRAFTY
Claudia Mathison
8 Tuesdays, beginning September 22
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Try something new and creative while
exploring a variety of craft techniques each
week! Weave a beautiful basket, stencil and
stamp decorative greeting cards and fabric,
sculpt clay bowls, design mosaic frames
and hand sew a pillow. Fee payable with
tuition $10.00.
Tuition$160.00
Members $144.00
Constance Manna
8 Wednesdays, beginning
September 16
4:00pm -6:00pm
This class is for students who wish to learn
some of the many ways to make pottery.
Lessons are geared to be comfortable for
beginners while allowing experienced
students to sharpen skills. Classes will be
spent both hand building and using the
potter’s wheel. Students will be taught
how to apply engobes and glazes to finish
their work.
Tuition$160.00
Members $144.00
Tuition$160.00
Members $144.00
DRAWING AS A BRAIN SKILL
KIDS LIGHT BULB ORNAMENTS
[workshop]
Drawing is a root life skill that develops
problem solving, depth perception, eye
training in aesthetics and sensitive awareness to light as it falls on a subject. It is
structural work to a new way of thinking that opens brain dendrite and axon
pathways for engineering, environmental
awareness and every kind of creative design. Drawn lines in dense accumulation
make paintings too, which is to say that in
this class you will make works of art, not
just exercises, of images found in still life,
objects, the human figure and landscape.
TEEN BLACKSMITHING
YOUNG ARTISTS PAINTING &
DRAWING [workshop]
Dolores Marchese
Saturday, November 14
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Using water based paints, pastels and
pencil, the class will work from their
imaginations and still life. Some perspective will be taught.
Tuition $25.00
Members $22.50
PAINTING FOR KIDS
Students will learn various painting styles
and techniques. Instruction will include
an introduction to the artists who worked
in these styles and techniques as well as
the eras in Art History which they lived.
Impressionism, Fauvism, Surrealism,
Modernism are the major art movements
featured and some of the painting techniques covered will be Impasto painting,
Pointillism, washes of color, etc.
McCrady Axon
8 Mondays, beginning September 14
4:00pm - 6:00pm
AGES 10+
TEENS
PREPARING A COLLEGE
ART PORTFOLIO
McCrady Axon
4 Tuesdays, beginning September 15
6:30pm-8:30pm
College and university art department
admissions officers are looking for that
extra quality, a combination of structure
and inventiveness. Get professional advice
in editing, make decisions, and creating
new pieces. With individual guidance, you
can develop the qualities that make your
work unique.
Tuition $80.00
Members $72.00
Mace Vitale
Session A: 3 Wednesdays,
September 2, 16, 30
Session B: 4 Wednesdays,
beginning October 7
Session C: 4 Wednesdays,
beginning November 4
Session D: 4 Wednesdays,
beginning December 2
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Open to ages 13+. This class will teach
students basic forging techniques. Students
will learn how to build and maintain a coal
fire, and use the new skills to make several
small projects such as hooks, fire pokers,
and hand forged jewelry. Students will
need safety glasses, leather work gloves,
andshouldwearjeansandnon-flammable
cotton shirt and boots or leather shoes. Fee
payable with tuition $10.00.
Session A:
Sessions B,C,D:
Tuition $82.50
Members $74.25
Tuition$110.00
Members $99.00
HOME
SCHOOLERS
SCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATION
Stasia Penkofflidbeck
8 Wednesdays, beginning September 16
10:00am -12:00pm
Jennifer Wheeler
2 Fridays, beginning December 4
4:30pm - 7:30pm
Open to ages 11+. Bring the fields of
Art and Science together and become a
Junior Scientific Illustrator! Students will
be taught a series of techniques that will
help them learn to draw from what they
see. We then will examine the specific skills
needed to create accurate and aesthetically
pleasing drawings of natural subjects using
graphite, pen and ink and colored pencils.
Please feel free to bring a snack to share.
Fee payable with tuition $30.00.
Using recycled light bulbs, we will make
unusual, artistic keepsake ornaments to
hang from a tree or window. Use colorful
art-wire to fashion the hangers, onto which
we will thread beautiful glass and crystal
beads. Add paint and handmade details
like tiny jewels and hand-painted scenes!
Fee payable with tuition $5.00.
Tuition $60.00
Members $54.00
Tuition$160.00
Members $144.00
Tuition$160.00
Members $144.00
THE POTTER’S WHEEL FOR
HOME SCHOOLERS
LET’S GET SEWING
Stasia Penkofflidbeck
8 Thursdays, beginning September 17
10:00am - 12:00pm
Claudia Mathison
8 Mondays, beginning September 21
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Forstudentsages10-18withsomeexperience working with clay on the potter’s
wheel. Students will improve on the techniques they already know in order to create
larger forms and more complex pieces
such as mugs with handles and pots with
lids. They will also learn more advanced
glazing and finishing techniques for their
pieces. The goal is to produce functional
pottery that can be used at home. Come,
be creative and have fun! Feel free to bring
a snack to share! Fee payable with tuition
$30.00.
Here’s your chance to sew on a machine!
Design and sew leaf printed pillows, a
patchworkbag,cutestuffedanimalsand
hair accessories. Learn hand stitching,
embroidery techniques and button sewing.
Fee payable with tuition $10.00.
Tuition$160.00
Members $144.00
ARTISTRY
Tuition$160.00
Members $144.00
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FALL 2015
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Blacksmithing
Ceramics
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Fiber Glass Metals Painting Photography
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