Artist Trading Cards, or ATCs, are baseball-card-sized works of art that you can make and trade with a friend or keep for yourself.  In this fun class, we'll learn how to use inexpensive materials to create ATCs using acrylic paints, collage, rubber stamps, and more.  No artistic experience is necessary.  All supplies provided.  Wear old clothes as we will be working with paint.  Check out #artisttradingcards on Instagram to see more examples!

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Wearing a security badge doesn't have to be boring or utilitarian.  Learn to make a beaded lanyard to hold your ID Badge or perimeter card that will jazz up your outfit.  The badge can be switched from one lanyard to another allowing you to tailor the look to your outfit.  Instructor will provide tools, beads, as well as focal and decorative accent beads, caps and other components for a kit fee.  If you would like to bring your own beads, bring enough for approximately 40 inches.  Kit fee $15 or $5 if you bring your own beads-payable to instructor at class.

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Handmade Christmas ornaments make great gifts or family heirlooms.  We'll use wire and beads to make a selection of sparkly ornaments to hang on your tree or to give as gifts.  They even look nice hanging in a sunny window.  All materials and tools provided.  Kit fee of $10 payable to instructor at class.

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Beginner through intermediate acrylic artists, this is the class for you! This individualized class will get you started right away!  Bring your materials and a reference photograph of what you would like to paint.  A simple landscape or still life is a great choice for beginners. 

Materials:

The difference between professional level paint and student grade is both price and quality.  While you pay less for student grade, they contain less pigment so you end up using more.  If you are a beginner and are unsure if you will continue painting after this class, student grade paints should be fine.  If you are an intermediate student attempting to get to the next level, it might be time to add some professional paints to your paint box. All brands of acrylics will mix with each other so you can replace your paints as necessary.

Paints: Heavy Body artists acrylics in tubes, not decorative painting acrylics

There are several different size sets of artist acrylic paints available with colors that are selected to work well together.  You could purchase a set or simply buy tubes individually.  The following colors would be a good start: cadmium yellow, yellow ochre, cadmium red, alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, cerulean blue and titanium white.

White Gesso (optional)

Acrylic medium (optional)

Canvas: canvas board, canvas paper or stretch canvas, individual choice size 8x10 or 9x12

Pallet: pallet paper pad would work for a beginner.  I use a Masterson's Sta-Wet painter's pal and love it!

Brushes:  I like Artist's Loft professional level brushes at Michaels     Round 2,6,8 and Flat 2,6,8

Container for Water, paper towels, trash bag or plastic to cover table

Michaels, AC Moore, Artist & Craftsman supplies-Portland.  Online-Dick Blick and/or Sax Arts & Crafts

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Learn to use jewelry-making tools and supplies to attach beads and findings to create your own jewelry.  Methods for making earrings, bracelets and necklaces are taught, and students will have at least two completed projects to take home.  Tool and supplies provided but if you have your own tools and beads, bring them!  Kit fee of $5 payable to instructor at class.  Specify session when registering.

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Are you grieving the loss of a loved one?   There is hope.  Begin to take the journey from grieving to hopefulness.  Make a memory bear to treasure from an item or two of your deceased loved one's clothing as you share a special memory.  Skill level:  confident beginner.  Class size limited to 6 participants.  Bring your sewing machine, sewing basket supplies and an item or two of clothing.  Specify session when registering.

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Are you grieving the loss of a loved one?   There is hope.  Begin to take the journey from grieving to hopefulness.  Make a memory bear to treasure from an item or two of your deceased loved one's clothing as you share a special memory.  Skill level:  confident beginner.  Class size limited to 6 participants.  Bring your sewing machine, sewing basket supplies and an item or two of clothing.  Specify session when registering.

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The Cabin Boy basket is an ever popular tote with its wooden base and divider handle.  It would make a great gift for some lucky person.  It measures 9"x11".  Materials fee of $18 payable to the instructor at class.

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