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Visual Art Classes
Classes 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.
Six Weeks 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.
Handmade cards make wonderful gifts. Learn how to make two types of cards, nature print cards and watercolor collage. Join us for a day of productive fun. You will make six cards of each style. Most of the materials will be provided. Please bring watercolor paints, brushes, and one half-sheet (15 x 22) of #140 cold press watercolor paper. One Day Instructor: Carolyn Streed See also The Phipps is for Kids for pottery classes for children. About our pottery classes: 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 for $15 on the first day of class. 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 Sessions Instructor Dick Morse became excited about working with clay when he was a student of Warren MacKenzie at the University of Minnesota. While working as an elementary school teacher, he spent many of his summers making pottery. Morse began working in his studio full time after completing his teaching career in 2002. His functional pottery is available in Duluth, Lake City, Northfield, at regional art fairs, and at his Stillwater studio.
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 look at how the pottery wheel can be used for sculpture as well as pottery. Demonstrations by the instructor and one-on-one attention will be provided. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in a raku firing. Class size is limited to eight. Eight Sessions
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 Sessions 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.
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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. 