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Period 1
9 - 10:15 am
Period 2
10:30 - 11:45 am
Period 3
1 - 2:15 pm
Period 4
2:30 - 3:45 pm
Period 5
4 - 5:30 pm
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Period 1
Class Spans
2 Periods
Photoshop 101 and Beyond with Don Elmes
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
Beginner
Learn to use the many features of Photoshop, including layers, layer masks, selection tools and more.
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Period 5
Class Spans
1 Period
Plants Speak in Life and Art with Robert Pullen
Available:
Week 1
Skill Level:
N/A
Robert Pullen (Mskoke) and presenters from different cultures will guide students through interactions to find inspirations from plants.
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Period 3
Class Spans
2 Periods
Plein Air Painting with Pat Brodowski
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Learn to paint in the great outdoors!
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Period 3
Class Spans
2 Periods
Repoussage: Sculpting Flowers and Leaves from Metal with Linda Van Hart
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
Design and create a metal flower or leaf for use as a pendant, earrings or other adornment.
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Period 1
Class Spans
5 Periods
Revolving Bookcase w K Koons, S Browder & S Mankowski
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Use hand tools to blacksmith the hardware and build a Revolving Bookcase from white pine wood.
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Period 3
Class Spans
2 Periods
Silkscreen Printing from Chinese Papercut Patterns with Irene Chan
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Silkscreen printing with paper stencils inspired by Chinese papercuts
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Period 5
Class Spans
1 Period
Small Vessels: Essential Oil Diffusers w Robert Strasser
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Design and make a press mold to create a small vessel as a fragrance diffuser or bottle.
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Period 5
Class Spans
1 Period
Soldering Bootcamp w B Bayne & W Werner
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Calling all metals artists: learn or improve your soldering skills!
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Period 1
Class Spans
2 Periods
Southwest Mosaics w Lalo Carrera
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Learn mosaic techniques while creating a piece inspired by designs of the Sonoran Desert.
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Period 3
Class Spans
2 Periods
Stained Glass Camp with Ragtime
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Create a stained glass work of art!
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Period 3
Class Spans
2 Periods
Sweetgrass Baskets with Mary Graham-Grant
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Make a basket from sweetgrass, a historical art form brought to South Carolina by slaves from West Africa.
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Period 1
Class Spans
2 Periods
The Indigo Dye Village with Kibibi Ajanku
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Learn natural indigo dyeing methods
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Period 3
Class Spans
2 Periods
Using Altered Digital Images as References for Drawing with John Hampshire
Available:
Week 1
Skill Level:
N/A
Learn to alter images using basic software such as Google Docs to clarify lighting, structure, form and space for use as a reference when drawing.
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Period 1
Class Spans
2 Periods
Watercolor Composition: Ties That Bind w Ellen Elmes
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Explore negative space of sky shapes using watercolor painting techniques.
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Period 3
Class Spans
2 Periods
Watercolor Monoprints w Sue Maseth
Available:
Week 1
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Use watercolor to create prints using plexiglass as a printing plate.
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Period 1
Class Spans
2 Periods
Welding is Fun with Thomas Sterner
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Discover the art of welding! Learn techniques to build a metal sculpture.
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Something For Everyone
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Week 1
6/24/24
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6/28/24
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Week 2
7/7/24
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7/12/24
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