The Secret Belgian Binding is a technique known for it visible thread pattern on the cover and spine. The "secret" aspect refers to the way the sewing thread is hidden on the inside of the spine. This binding technique lies flat when open and works well as a sketch book for artists.

Beginning with traditional forms of drawing, this 8-week class will start by teaching comparative measurement, and the basic techniques artists have used to draw for hundreds of years. Next this class will transition to working from direct observation and

teach students how to find inspiration from the world around them. Finally, students will apply what they learned and challenge their abilities by drawing landscapes and the human form.

In this one-session workshop, we’ll explore the delight of building gel plate monotypes with

transparent color. Using printmaking paper and Golden Open Acrylics, you’ll learn how to create rich, layered images through both additive marks (painting and drawing directly on the plate) and reductive techniques (wiping, lifting, and masking from an inked plate). We’ll also cover basic registration for printing multiple layers in alignment.

An art maze fold book is created by folding and cutting a single sheet of paper to form a maze structure that unfolds like a book. The maze-like structure can be used to present artwork. While the folding and unfolding create a unique viewing experience.

Join a heart-filled and joyful origami workshop where art & craft meet connection with others.

Sip drink while learning how to fold origami hearts — a simple heart plus a few fun variations.

This year, make Valentine’s extra special by giving a handmade heart to someone you care about (or keep one for yourself!).

Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate love in all its forms—romantic love, love for family and friends, and the spirit of love and peace in our communities and the world. In this workshop, we’ll create a beautiful origami Valentine wreath adorned with paper hearts. You’ll learn how to assemble the basic origami heart wreath. If you would like, you can learn how to make heart variations to attach to the wreath or keep them as is. The wreath is perfect for decorating your home or sharing with someone special. Come enjoy a fun and heartwarming time filled with creativity, color, and love!

Take abstraction into three dimensions by bringing together found objects, materials, and personal artifacts to form sculptural compositions that tell a story or evoke emotion. The process invites play and discovery, often leading to surprising, unexpected results. As you create, you train both your eyes and your mind to perceive, connect, and act in fresh new ways.

Budget frames cost $200-$300 and high-quality frames cost $400-$800. For any artist, framing is always a pervasive problem and sometimes a crippling cost. Fortunately, with a little bit of knowledge and the right tools and materials, it doesn’t have to be you can build the highest possible quality frame for approximately $80.

In this hands-on course, you’ll dive into the colorful and creative world of gel plate printing.

Using charcoal, acrylic paints, stencils, and special layering techniques, you’ll learn to create beautiful one of a kind monoprints. The class emphasizes experimentation, creative play,and learning to trust your artistic instincts.

Explore using various media (printmaking, collage, painting) to create your monotype artwork. In this class we will discuss the principles and elements of design, composition, and combining drawing, texture, and color to create a monotype of an image using line and plexiglass, collage, and oil painting. Students will learn to transfer an image to paper, add collage materials to enhance image, and paint into the image to create final one-of-a-kind pieces of artwork.

Whimsy! Explore monotype printing to create your whimsical artwork. We will print freeform monotypes and combine materials to create chine collé, collage, hand-painted prints and/or notecards. Tme to be free and whimsical.

Explore using various media (printmaking, collage, painting) to create your monotype artwork. In this class we will discuss the principles and elements of design, composition, and combining drawing, texture, and color to create a monotype of an image using line and plexiglass, collage, and oil painting. Students will learn to transfer an image to paper, add collage materials to enhance image, and paint into the image to create final one-of-a-kind pieces of artwork.

This class will give Artist a foundation to explore their creativity through the Art of

Bookmaking. A total of two books will be created in this class using a variety of materials

and stitching techniques influenced by the Japanese Stab Book.

Take a creative journey through free form art in different disciplines: drawing and painting, mono print and collage, mixed media and assemblage.

Enjoy printmaking using with recycled materials:

Tetrapack, Styrofoam and found objects

Have you ever wondered how and why the impressionist painted the way they did? Would you like to learn to paint like an impressionist yourself? Around the turn of the 20th century, there were dramatic changes in the art world. Where previous generations of artists once favored rigid techniques and spending thousands of hours in studios glazing hundreds of layers of paint, now artists aspired to create more immediate paintings and tried to more directly capture the world they saw.

There are a lot less steps involved in making a frame from scratch for a painting than to make a frame for works on paper. That being said, there still are a couple of tricks that are helpful to know to make a frame by hand at a professional level. This class will teach you everything you need to get started and allow you to frame 2 paintings.

In Japan, New Year’s Day is the most important holiday of the year—a time to welcome fresh beginnings and hope for good fortune. Although Japan follows the Gregorian calendar, the New Year is also seen as the symbolic start of spring, filled with beauty and renewal. In this class, we’ll celebrate the season by creating elegant origami decorations inspired by Japanese traditions: a cherry-blossom like flower symbolizing Japanese beauty, and the iconic paper crane—folded especially for this joyful occasion.

Celebrate the season with a relaxing and creative origami workshop! In this 1.5-hour class, you’ll learn simple folding techniques to create beautiful paper ornaments. These festive designs can be used to decorate a tree, hang in a window, or give as thoughtful handmade gifts.

Kids (1st grade & up) are invited to join this fun holiday workshop and create their very own origami door wreath! In this 1 hour class, children will learn simple folding techniques, assemble and decorate a festive wreath to take home and display for the season.

Practice to create spontaneous, one-of-a-kind artwork using prints, texture, and mixed material. • Incorporate improvisation and happy accidents into your work. • Transform found materials, photographs, and text into layered, abstract narratives. • Play with scale, composition, and contrast.

A basic two session, 2 hour photoshop workshop for photographers and photo editors who are new to or unfamiliar with photo editing software. This workshop uses a similar, free alternative to photoshop called Photopea, that has much of the same tools and interface as the real thing. By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to use basic photo editing techniques, as well as prepare their photographs for printing.

Using acrylic paint on glass and gel plates, participants will create expressive prints in both black & white and color. Drawing inspiration from abstract expressionist artists, the process encourages accessing the subconscious and embracing spontaneity.

Crash course in frame making just in time for the holidays! Art always makes the best presents for the holidays. The only problem is it can cost upwards of $300 for the recipient to put a nice frame around it. Instead of buying a frame, why not learn how to make one?

Celebrate the season with a relaxing and creative origami workshop! In this 1.5-hour class, you’ll learn simple folding techniques to create beautiful paper ornaments. These festive designs can be used to decorate a tree, hang in a window, or give as thoughtful handmade gifts.

This hands-on workshop invites participants to experiment with a variety of materials and techniques to expand their creative possibilities. Over two sessions, we will explore drawing, painting, monoprinting, and collage—blending these disciplines to discover new approaches to mixed media art.

Taking Pictures vs. Making Images

Want to develop your interest as an artist and looking for a place to start? Whether you want to make artwork that is realistic or abstract, all art shares the same fundamentals. Beginning with traditional forms of drawing, this 6-week class will start by teaching comparative measurement and the basic techniques artists have used to draw for hundreds of years. Next this class will transition to working from direct observation and teach students how to find inspiration from the world around them. Finally, students will apply what they learned and challenge their abilities by drawing the human form.

Most artists who try to paint are pretty good at drawing but struggle with the transition between drawing and painting. Fortunately, every artist, even going back hundreds of years, has struggled with this. This class will follow the various techniques artists have developed to ease the transition from drawing to painting and make painting less intimidating.

Using acrylic paint on glass and gel plates, participants will create expressive prints in both black & white and color. Drawing inspiration from abstract expressionist artists, the process encourages accessing the subconscious and embracing spontaneity.