Spring Art Courses
Spring 2025 Community Education Art Courses
New! Felted Slippers
Tuesday and Thursday
January 14 – January 16
5:30-8:30 p.m.
CRN# 10811
CFP 188-51
Fee: $175
Create your own custom wool felted slippers during this two-night felting workshop with the ancient process of wet felting. We will be working with wool roving, water, soap and use the power of our own two hands to transform the wool fibers into sculpted, wearable slippers. You will learn the process of the wet felting, three-dimensional wet felting and the process of felting over premade forms. This workshop will include some work that needs to be done before and after the workshop on the student's own time. You will receive instructions on how to create a last from recycled materials. (A last is a shoe form that will be custom molded to your feet so your slippers will fit you perfectly.) After the workshop when your slippers are perfectly dry, you will be able to add a sole to your slippers if desired. Those instructions and materials will be given to you at the workshop along with a demonstration so you can complete that task at your convenience. Get ready for winter by creating the coziest, handmade slippers to keep you warm and learn an ancient skill in the process! Materials fee paid to the instructor: $15. Register for Felted Slippers.
New! Small Wet Felted Bowls
Thursday, January 23
5:30-8:30 p.m.
CRN# 10813
CFP 190-51
Fee: $75
Learn the ancient and awesome art of wet felting during this three-hour workshop!
Using wool, water, olive oil soap and your own two hands, you will learn how to sculpt
wool into two small three dimensional bowls. This wet felting technique can be applied
to future projects such as hats, sippers, pillows and more! Materials fee paid to the instructor: $10. Register for Small Wet Felted Bowls.
New! Advanced Watercolor Illustration
Mondays
February 3 – March 10
6-9 p.m.
CRN# 10808
CFP 185-51
Fee: $165
This course is an expansion of the Beginning Watercolors course. It focuses on creating complex illustration compositions and water coloring them. Materials needed: watercolor paper, large brush, medium brush, small brush, pencil, eraser, sharpener, and the following paints: cool and warm yellow, cool and warm red, and warm and cool blue. Register for Advanced Watercolor Illustration.
New! Pencil Drawing – From the Mind’s Eye
Thursdays
February 6 – April 3
6-8 p.m.
CRN# 10802
CFP 177-51
Fee: $150
No class March 20
Learn how to draw representationally from your imagination or visual resources with pencil. Study at your own pace/level in areas of still life, the human figure/portraiture, landscapes, architecture/cityscapes, and mechanics (using photos and 3D models). The use of color pencil/color theory are also integrated. Materials required: graphite drawing pencils, blending stumps or tortillons, woodless graphite pencil and sharpener, kneaded eraser, pen eraser, 11X14 smooth Bristol pad, pad of large newsprint paper, and sketchbook of your size. Register for Pencil Drawing.
New! Comic Books
Mondays
March 24 – April 28
6-9 p.m.
CRN# 10803
CFP 179-51
Fee: $185
Students, 16 years and older, will learn about creating comics from writing a script to making a cover while making their short comic book. Topics include basic comic book format and setting up a page, writing a script, and inking for comics. Materials needed: sketch book – any size; 11 X 17 Bristol; Micron Bold Pen set; 4 pens: tip sizes 03, 05, 08,10; a brush, black ink, and pencils. Register for Comic Books.
New! Mini Forest Floor Weaving
Thursday, April 3
6-8 p.m.
CRN# 10812
CFP 189-51
Fee: $75
Learn the art of tapestry weaving during this two-hour workshop. Using a mini frame
loom and a variety of yarns and fibers such as wool roving, silk, and wool locks,
you will learn how to weave patterns and textures to evoke the mossy magic of the
forest floor, all set up on a wooden box frame so your weaving is ready to hang at
the end of the session. The workshop will cover four different weaving techniques
to bring your moss textile to life! Materials fee paid to the instructor: $10. Register for Mini Forest Floor Weaving.
New! Felted Flowers - Beginner
Wednesday, April 9
5:30-8:30 p.m.
CRN# 10809
CFP 186-51
Fee: $75
Learn the ancient and awesome art of wet felting while creating your own unique woolly
flowers during this 3-hour workshop. Using wool roving, hot water, olive oil soap
and your own two hands, you can transform wool roving into sculpt-able fabric. You
will learn how to wet felt, how to create organic forms and how to make multi layered
felt to build up multiple layers of petals to create lovely floral fiber art! Materials fee paid to the instructor: $10. Register for Felted Flowers - Beginner.
New! Tapestry Weaving
Tuesday and Thursday
April 15 and April 17
6-8:30 p.m.
CRN# 10814
CFP 191-51
Fee: $150
Learn the art of tapestry weaving during this two-night workshop. Using a frame loom
and a variety of yarns and fibers such as wool roving, silk, and wool locks, you will
learn how to weave a variety of geometric and organic patterns and textures. The workshop
will cover the basics of warping a frame loom and finishing off your weaving along
with four different weaving techniques to bring your design to life. Materials fee paid to the instructor: $15. Register for Tapestry Weaving.
Floral Embroidery
Wednesday, April 23
5:30-8:30 p.m.
CRN# 10801
CFP 148-51
Fee: $75
Create your own colorful, textured, embroidered garden during this three-hour workshop. You will learn a variety of embroidery stitches that can be used to create everything from stems and leaves to hydrangeas, roses, daisies, and even fringe moss. Students will leave with a 6” hoop, assorted embroidery threads, and embroidery needles. Materials fee paid to the instructor: $10. Register for Floral Embroidery.
New! Felted Flowers - Intermediate
Tuesday and Thursday
May 20 – May 22
5:30-8:30 p.m.
CRN# 10810
CFP 187-51
Fee: $175
Take your felting to the next level in this felted floral arrangement class. We will be working with superfine merino wool to create multi layered flowers such as peonies, roses, and carnations and working with hand stitching within the felting process to make elaborate and realistic felt flowers from scratch. We will also learn how to attach wired stems to flowers and leaves to create a fully formed small arrangement of felt flowers entirely designed by you! Some experience with the wet felting process is recommended. Materials fee paid to the instructor: $20. Register for Felted Flowers - Intermediate.