Back by popular demand—enjoy a relaxing evening creating art!  In these three-hour sessions, we will make paintings inspired by famous works.  You will make your own masterpiece and learn a lot about painting and the artists as well.  No art experience is necessary!  Doreen provides the paint, brushes, canvas, easels, and instructions to create your project.  You will leave class with a smile and a wonderful painting for that room you have just redecorated or to give as a gift to a beloved family member or friend.  A $45 materials fee is payable to the instructor at the start of class.  Limit 18 students.

Back by popular demand—enjoy a relaxing evening creating art!  In these three-hour sessions, we will make paintings inspired by famous works.  You will make your own masterpiece and learn a lot about painting and the artists as well.  No art experience is necessary!  Doreen provides the paint, brushes, canvas, easels, and instructions to create your project.  You will leave class with a smile and a wonderful painting for that room you have just redecorated or to give as a gift to a beloved family member or friend.  A $45 materials fee is payable to the instructor at the start of class.  Limit 18 students.

Back by popular demand—enjoy a relaxing evening creating art!  In these three-hour sessions, we will make paintings inspired by famous works.  You will make your own masterpiece and learn a lot about painting and the artists as well.  No art experience is necessary!  Doreen provides the paint, brushes, canvas, easels, and instructions to create your project.  You will leave class with a smile and a wonderful painting for that room you have just redecorated or to give as a gift to a beloved family member or friend.  A $45 materials fee is payable to the instructor at the start of class.  Limit 18 students.

In this class beginners will learn the art of Batik Painting using a chanting tool. This art form is simple and fun, so it will allow you to be quite successful quickly. Students who have taken the class before will be able to advance their skills. You will make a colorful batik painting and dip dye a bandana using real indigo dye. Our instructor learned the art form from a Master Batik Javanese artist in Singapore where she lived for a year. She has taught this class at summer camp and her students love “batiking.” This class is open to community members, parents/guardians, and young people 10 to 17 who are interested in expanding their art skills. (Both parent and young person must register.) Please bring a hair dryer (if you have one), large plastic trash bag, and several plastic grocery shopping bags. A $25 material fee is payable to the instructor at the start of class. Do bring a bag lunch, as we will have a half hour break about halfway though the class while our art work dries. Limit 10 students.

We will make an unusually striking cornhusk wreath for your front door or as a gift for your Thanksgiving host or hostess. (Hang it for Halloween too!) A $15 materials fee is payable to the instructor at start of class. Limit 10 students.

This session is designed to teach people how to cost effectively design and create your own floral décor for your home or as a gift for family or friends! No need to be a pro to create something unique which is exactly what you will be doing during this session as you will create one to take home with you! A $15 materials fee will be payable to the instructor on the night of the class. Limit 12 students. Storm date of Nov. 12.

Mittens are an essential part of living in New England. Embroidering on knitwear is all the rage! You will knit a pair of mittens in worsted weight yarn and then embellish them with embroidery. You should know how to knit, purl and have some experience knitting in the round with double-pointed needles. You will need 200 yards of solid-colored worsted weight yarn (wool or wool/mohair are warmest), a set of 6-inch US4 double-pointed needles, odds and ends of different colors of yarn and a yarn needle of the embroidery. The instructor will help with yarn choices on Tues. or Thurs. at the Yardgoods Center in Waterville where registered students will get a 10% discount on supplies for class. Homework for the first class: with the long-tail cast-on, cast on 44 stitches, join for knitting in the round. Work in K2, P2 ribbing for 3 inches. Limit 10 Students.

Just for fun we will make very artsy gift boxes of various sizes. Bring decorative card stock, greeting cards, pencil, ruler, and scissors with a 6 or 7-inch blade or if you have a paper cutter do bring it along. Limit 10 students.