The Phipps Center for the Arts

Cancellation Policy: Students may withdraw their enrollment up to one week prior to the start of class and receive the total fee paid, less a $5 processing fee. Fifty percent of the class fee will be refunded, less a $5 processing fee for cancellations made within the week prior to the start of class. Once a class begins, no refunds will be made. No compensation will be given for missed class sessions.

Concrete Sculpture Workshop

Learn to make a concrete statue in this two-day workshop. Riana De Raad teaches her own techniques not offered in any books or schools. During the first day of this workshop, participants will be making a multi-layered metal armature which will be cemented in the following day. Participants will learn how to cut and shape metal lath and when and how to use reinforcements. There will be a demonstration on various cementing techniques, discussions on cement formulas and what pigments to use for coloring cement. Students should wear work clothes, and bring garden gloves with a rubber palm and cloth top (Menard’s carries a suggested brand, Rugged Wear for Women, and Atlas Garden Gloves are available in most garden centers), band-aids, as well as a sack lunch each day. All other materials and tools will be provided.

Saturday and Sunday
Feb. 20 and 21
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, 12:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Fee: $185

Instructor Wouterina “Riana” de Raad’s award-winning sculpture gardens have been featured on Rebecca’s Garden and The Wisconsin Gardener on Wisconsin Public Television, as well as in numerous publications including Backyard Living, Midwest Living, Minnesota Monthly, Country Gardens, Minnesota Horticulturist, and the Folk Art Messenger. To see more of de Raad’s work, go to www.concretemosaicsculpture.com.

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Mosaic Workshop

Learn the basic skills of mosaic tiling with renowned mosaic artist de Raad. Students will learn how to cut and break glass and ceramic tile, what materials and adhesives to use for subzero climate. There will be a grouting demonstration, discussions on cement formulas, and how to use pigments and texture a cement surface. Participants must wear old clothes; provide the object or sculpture to mosaic; bring tiling objects such as broken dishes, buttons, mirrors, beads, shells, tiles, etc. (for outdoor work, tiling materials must be impermeable); and bring old towels or rags, cloth garden gloves (part rubber or leather), band-aids, and a sack lunch each day. All other materials and tools will be provided.

Saturday and Sunday
Mar 13 and 14
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, 12:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Fee: $145

Quick Start to Success with Watercolor

Have you always wanted to try watercolor, but been put off by its reputation for difficulty? Or did you try it and give up in frustration over streaky washes, muddy color, or overworked areas? Watercolor can be tricky if you try to force it to behave, but it’s a generous, magical medium if you are willing to accept its gifts. The natural action of water, pigment, and paper produce a wealth of beautiful effects all on their own, if we will only let them. We will focus on gaining an understanding of the inherent behavior of the medium through practicing a variety of special watercolor techniques. Participants should request a suggested materials list when registering, or see list here.

Six Weeks
Tuesday
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Session 3: Mar. 23 – Apr. 27
Class Fee: $185 per session

Instructor Carolyn Streed, of Dragonfly Spirit Studio, began painting four years ago, and has quickly achieved success as a professional artist. She was a student of Lynne Baur for two years before joining her as an instructor at The Phipps. Having started painting so recently, Streed understands the challenges of taking up the medium as an adult and will help you overcome your fear.

iPainting: Painting with an iPhone/iTouch
For Teens and Adults

Learn to paint on the iPhone/iTouch with the application “Brushes.” This class will focus on learning the painting process, but instead of using brushes, paints, and paper, you will use your finger as your digital brush, and a color wheel as your paint supplies, and the iPhone/iTouch as your paper. Students must bring an iPhone/iTouch with the Brushes Program to each class meeting.

Two Days
Saturday
Feb 20 and 27
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Fee: $65

Instructor Paul Quie is an artist living in Stillwater. He has been a painter for over 20 years and studied art in Lugano, Switzerland. Quie has exhibited his oil painting locally at the Stillwater Artist Guild and the Lake Elmo Regional Art Center. He also shows his digital work on-line in several venues featuring work created using the Brushes Program, such as Art on the Phone, iPhone Finger Painters, Brushes Gallery, iPhone Art, Just Brushes Gallery, and Brushes Around the World. To learn more about Quie, go to www.paulquie.com.

See also The Phipps is for Kids for pottery classes for children.

Pottery for Teens and Adults
Students enrolled in pottery classes have access to the pottery studio on Fridays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. No instruction will be given during the open studio sessions.

For each class, students are asked to wear clothes that can get dirty, and bring an old hand-towel, a sketchbook-type journal, and a basic tool kit. Tool kits will be available for purchase on the first day of class for $15. The class fee includes one 25 lb. bag of clay, glazes, and firing. Additional clay may be purchased from the instructor for $15 per bag, which includes glazes and firing.

Beginning Pottery on the Wheel
Participants will learn basic techniques for throwing pots on the potter’s wheel. Class size is limited to eight.

Eight Weeks
Mondays
Winter Session: Jan. 18 – Mar. 8
Spring Session: Mar. 29 – May 17
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Fee: $207/session

While pursuing a degree in education at the University of Minnesota in the mid 60's, instructor Dick Morse studied with Warren MacKenzie. Morse graduated with a degree in elementary education, a minor in art, and a passion for pottery. He later had the opportunity to work one summer with Rich Abnet. Morse now enjoys working in his Stillwater home studio.

Clay Sculpture
This class will be an active exploration of sculpture in clay although all techniques learned in the class can be utilized in both sculpture and pottery for all skill levels. Students will work using structural techniques of hand-building such as slab construction and the use of armatures, and will explore how the potter’s wheel can be used for sculpture as well as pottery. Demonstrations by the instructor and one-on-one attention will be provided. Class size is limited to eight.

Eight Weeks
Tuesdays
Winter Session: Jan. 19 – Mar. 9 FULL
Spring Session: Mar. 30 – May 18
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Fee: $207/session

Instructor Joel Thorson has a bachelor of fine arts degree from the University of Wisconsin – River Falls. He explores the functional and non-functional ceramic form, searching for innate spiritual meaning through simple yet elegant design. Thorson finds ceramics the perfect medium for self-expression because clay is so expressive and easy to manipulate.

Beginning/Intermediate Pottery on the Wheel

Participants of all skill levels are welcome in this class. Beginning students will be taught basic wheel techniques, while advanced and continuing students will receive instruction of more complex forms. Class size is limited to eight.

Eight Weeks
Wednesdays
Spring Session: Mar. 31 – May 19
10 a.m. – 12 noon
Fee: $207/session

Instructor Marjorie Wade has taught pottery classes at The Phipps for the past six years as well as in local schools and from her studio. She has taken numerous clay classes, programs, and workshops and completed her studies in ceramics at the University of Wisconsin at River Falls. Her work is available in area galleries and on her Web site at www.spiritworkspottery.com.

Intermediate Rosemaling in Acrylics

Rosemaling is a traditional folk art with its roots in Norway. Its colorful design is built on “C” and “S” strokes using brushes and paint to create a Telemark flower. This class will review the basic strokes, then participants will put them together to form a design on a 6” plate. Bring a jar for water, a wet palette, a notebook and pencil, paper toweling, freezer wrap for practice, and brushes from previous classes (if you have them). Paints, mediums, brushes, and the 6” plate will be provided.

Two Days
Friday and Saturday
Mar 26 - 27
9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Class Fee: $98

Instructor: Marlys Hammer

Advanced Rosemaling in Acrylics

The class project will be a traditional two-handled drinking tankard, crafted by Mark Staples of Star Prairie. Order the tankard at mstaples@frontiernet.net at a cost of $50.00 plus shipping. Background the tankard in Galaxy Blue (Jo Sonja) before class and request a supply list upon enrolling. Bring a sack lunch or plan to eat out. Register early as the class is limited to 12 students. Materials list can be found here.

Three Days
Friday – Sunday
Apr 16 – 18
9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday
12:30 – 5:00 p.m. Sunday
Class fee: $169

Instructor Marlys Hammer, V.G.M., has studied with ten Norwegian artists including Nel Ellingsgaard and Sigmund Aarseth, as well as a number of Gold Medal American painters. She has received numerous awards for her work. Hammer has taught throughout the United States and Japan, and has judged many competitions, including the National Rosemaling Competition at Vesterheim, the Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah, Iowa.