Creative Arts   

Beginners, experienced or lapsed knitters are welcome.  Learn to knit from the first stitch, master new stitches like lace and cables, or receive help with a project. Beginner patterns will be available, such as fingerless gloves, cowls and a toy stuffed rabbit.  If you are beyond beginner, please bring your supplies and a pattern on which you will work and receive help in class.

Experienced or lapsed knitters are welcome, as well as those who have completed a beginner class. Bring a project you'd like to start or one that's been sitting in the closet for years, as well as pesky problems and... let's knit! No group projects, no plan, just enjoy the simple act of knitting.

Create a landscape or still life watercolor painting in each educational and enjoyable class session, using a variety of creative watercolor techniques, including wet-on-wet, dry-to-wet and the dry brush method, just to name a few. A variety of brushes will be used to expand on these techniques and the occasional use of watercolor pencils will create quick and surprising detail to your painting. Each session will introduce at least one of these techniques, allowing you to bring home a completed masterpiece that is created in a relaxed atmosphere (including background jazz!). This course is designed for both the beginner and more advanced artist. This semester will feature all new paintings, and will not repeat paintings from previous semesters.

Create a landscape or still life watercolor painting in each educational and enjoyable class session, using a variety of creative watercolor techniques, including wet-on-wet, dry-to-wet and the dry brush method, just to name a few. A variety of brushes will be used to expand on these techniques and the occasional use of watercolor pencils will create quick and surprising detail to your painting. Each session will introduce at least one of these techniques, allowing you to bring home a completed masterpiece that is created in a relaxed atmosphere (including background jazz!). This course is designed for both the beginner and more advanced artist. This semester will feature all new paintings, and will not repeat paintings from previous semesters.

The Zentangle® Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns called tangles. Zentangle® can be enjoyed by anyone, regardless of skill, experience, or artistic training. This beautiful, artistic, mindfulness practice increases focus and creativity and provides artistic satisfaction, along with an increased sense of personal wellbeing. This class is suitable for beginner tanglers.

Like to draw? Dream of taking your sketching to the next level?  Beginner and exerpienced students alike will get individualized instruction to bring out their inner artist and develop their unique style.  We'll cover valuable drawing skills, such as shading, contour design and composition.  Bring your desire to advance your art and expect fun and camaraderie as you learn.  This class is appropriate for both beginner and repeat students.  Repeat students have the option of working on a project of their choice.

Learn to crochet from the first stitch, learn new stitches, or experienced crocheters can receive help with a project. A pattern for a multi-sized bag will be provided for beginners, and after completing the bag students will bring in their own patterns.

Join local instructor Mike Teator on a wonderful journey into the fun world of cartooning. Just a few basic shapes are your keys to creating faces, expressions, bodies, poses and actions. Working with pencil and ink, you will learn shading, composition and perspective. We will cover narrative, visual storytelling, panel layout, and lettering. Your final creation will be a comic strip with special effects, crazy ideas and silly story lines. Come prepared to laugh in this fun and relaxing class! This class is appropriate for beginner and experienced artists.

Calligraphy can be a meditation as well as an art form if you slow down and enjoy the beautiful process stroke by stroke. Students will learn the fundamentals of calligraphy by working with three different calligraphy tools. First we'll use a pointed pen and learn a copperplate alphabet, a beautiful, elegant 18th century script style. Then, we will switch to a broad edge marker and learn an Italic alphabet, a versatile 15th century calligraphy style. Finally, we will learn modern calligraphy techniques using a brush pen. Beginner students will progress from learning the basic letter forms to writing sentences. This class is for both absolute beginners and more experienced students who would like to fine tune their skills.

Learn how to edit and enhance your photos with confidence using the Photos app on your iPhone.  The built-in editing and enhancement tools are amazing, and you can easily fine tune your photos in just a few minutes. Explore how to adjust color, brightness, and sharpness, and straighten, crop, and much more, using a wide-range of editing tools, including color and black & white filters in the Photos app. Additional editing apps you can use on your iPhone will also be explored.  For all skill levels and iPhone models with the latest iOS software version.

Please be sure to register by the day before the class at the latest. You will receive an invitation email with a link to join the Zoom meeting. Click here for a tutorial on how to join a Zoom meeting.

Create an attractive rectangular basket with a handle using natural and dyed reed in your choice of colors. The finished basket will measure 6 in. wide x 12 in. long x 10 in. high. It can be a great addition to your home, holding anything from mail to keys to potted plants.
REGISTER BY 11/7

You've taken some great photos...what's next? This course teaches beginner and expert photographers how to organize, develop, edit, retouch, and share your photos with Adobe Lightroom CC Classic. Students will start with the fundamentals and finish with a comprehensive workflow they can use to take their photos from RAW to WOW every time! Topics covered include interface basics, importing photos, cropping, adjusting exposure, recovering highlights, color balance, sharpening, applying effects, retouching portraits, enhancing landscapes and exporting for printing, emailing, and social media. No prior digital photography classes are required.

This class is for anyone who wants to learn the basics of restoring old photos, including removing scratches, cleaning up stains, correcting exposure and color, and repairing and removing details. The rubber stamp/clone, healing brush, eraser, and selection tools are a few of the editing tools that will be explained. In addition, settings such as adjusting contrast, color balance, and converting an image to black and white will be explored.  This class contains general information and is suitable for all skill levels, all computer devices and all photo editing software.  Please note: this class is designed for viewing only.  A computer with photo editing software is not needed and will not be used by attendees.

Please be sure to register by the day before the class at the latest. You will receive an invitation email with a link to join the Zoom meeting. Click here for a tutorial on how to join a Zoom meeting.

There are some great photo editing features built into our phones and services like Google Photos, but what if you want to do more than they can offer? Join Rob Kissner in exploring Pixlr, a free and powerful online photo editor. Pixlr allows for in-depth photo editing akin to Photoshop, but without the hefty price tag and steep learning curve! This 90-minute workshop will provide an overview of Pixlr and its features.