Fall Art Courses

Fall 2024 Community Education Art Courses

Intro to Watercolor Painting

Mondays
September 23 – October 28
6-9 p.m.
CRN# 91031  
CFP 155-51
Fee: $165

Students will learn watercolor techniques and material use basics while creating a still life, a portrait, and a landscape.  Topics include color mixing, adding texture, shading, and more. 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 Intro to Watercolor Painting.

Floral Embroidery 

Thursday, November 14
6-9 p.m.
CRN# 90996
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: $10 to be paid to the instructor. Register for Floral Embroidery.

New! Needle Felted Animals

Tuesday, November 19
5:30-8:30 p.m.
CRN# 91005  
CFP 182-51  
Fee: $75

Learn how to sculpt with wool through the art of needle felting. Students will gain skills in shaping and sculpting wool with the felting tools, blending colors, and creating facial features and other forms such as wings and ears. Animal design can range from realistic to animated. All materials are provided and no experience is necessary. Materials fee: $10 to be paid to the instructor. Register for Needle Felted Animals.

New! Needle Felted Painting

Tuesday and Thursday
December 10 – 12
6-8 p.m.
CRN# 91006  
CFP 183-51  
Fee: $125

Learn how to paint with wool fibers during this workshop. Students will learn how to create an image using only wool fibers and a felting needle on 5 X 7 piece of wool felt. Topics include painting techniques such as color theory, atmospheric perspective, light and shadow, and more. Everyone will create their own unique and wooly image by the end of class. Materials fee: $10 to be paid to the instructor. Register for Needle Felted Painting.

New! Needle Bird Yurt

Tuesday and Thursday 
December 17 – 19
6-8:30 p.m.
CRN# 91007
CFP 181-51  
Fee: $125

Learn the ancient and awesome art of wet felting. Using wool, water, olive oil soap and your own two hands, students will learn how to sculpt wool into a durable, three dimensional form that will become your bird house. Felted wool is insulating, dirt resistant, repels water and is a breathable fabric, making it the perfect material to create a cozy home for your backyard birds. Materials fee: $15 to be paid to the instructor. Register for Needle Bird Yurt.