Creative Arts


	HEIRLOOM KEEPSAKE BOX New! Location: Casco Collection, 31B Betty Welch Road In this class you will create a unique lifetime treasure. Participants will have control of everything from the design to the wood and finish. No carpentry skills needed for this class. This would make a great gift for someone special. Materials fee (approx. $10-$30) determined by your personal choices, payable to John at the first class. Limit 12. Tuesday & Thursday, Nov. 6-Nov. 18 5 sessions, 5-7:30 pm Instructor: John Rundlett Cost: $70 (Plus materials) WOODEN CHRISTMAS BALL New! Location: Casco Collection, 31B Betty Welch Road John will guide you through creating a unique Christmas decoration using exotic woods. Using your imagination you will also be able to personalize your ornament however you choose. Carpentry skills are not required for this class. Students will learn a wide range of valuable carpentry skills such as using a table saw, planer, jointer, drill press and lathe. This would make a great gift for the holidays. Materials fee payable (approx. $5-$15) to John at the first class. Limit 8. Tuesday & Thursday, Oct. 28 & Oct. 30 2 sessions, 5-7:30 pm Instructor: John Rundlett Cost: $30 (Plus materials) John Rundlett is the owner of Mainely Toys and the Casco Collection located in York. You can view his work by going to www.mainelytoys.com. PUMPKIN PATCH CANDLE MAT New! With just one basic stitch you can make this adorable fall wool accent. This original design is so easy to do. The wool, fabric and floss to finish this project are included. Kim has been working in the craft industry for 10 years. She has been involved in areas of retail, instruction and design. As an instructor Kim has taught a variety of crafts including quilting, scrapbooking and card making. Kim has been involved with teaching adult education, parks and recreation, and after school enrichment programs. Bring to class a sharp pair of scissors, straight pins, tracing pencil, freezer paper and 1/2 yard of fusible web. Everything else is included in the class. Please register for this class before September 22nd. Thursday, Sept. 25-Oct. 2 2 sessions, 6-8 pm Instructor: Kim Sanborn Cost: $30 HAND PAINTED FURNITURE New! Bring your old or new small unfinished piece of furniture, such as an occasional table, chair or stool. Phyllis will show you how to make it look fabulous! This is a hands-on class; dress appropriately. Phyllis will contact you prior to the class to discuss supplies. Phyllis Giordano is a self-taught artist who founded Painted Treasures in 2004. Her custom clients are nationally and internationally based, and she looks forward to sharing her design viewpoint with participants of this class. Tuesday, Sept. 30-Oct. 28 5 sessions, 6:30-8:30 pm Instructor: Phyllis Giordano Cost: $45 (Plus materials) PAPERCRAFTS New! What can you make with paper and cardboard? How about a frame, treasure box, wrapping paper and more... We will use papier mache, paints, collage and other materials. Bring your imagination and ideas! Ellen Minnehan is a local artist with a degree in Art Education. She has previously taught many art classes with the adult education program and the York Art Association. Tuesday, Sept. 30-Nov. 4 6 sessions, 6:30-8:30 pm Instructor: Ellen Minnehan Cost: $60 (Incl. materials) SINGLE WINE BASKET New! This small round basket with a tall handle is made to hold a single bottle of wine. Base requires a lot of time consuming twining; sides go quickly. Color can be used. Please bring to class a bucket for soaking. All other tools will be supplied. Limit: 8. Wednesday, Sept. 17-Sept. 24 2 sessions, 6-9 pm Instructor: Gail Sturtevant Cost: $25 (Incl. materials) BUCKLE BASKET New! A shaker tape belt and ceramic buckle dress up this basket. Like most baskets it is multi use. The 14” tall handle allows for easy carrying. Can be used as a double wine basket. Please bring to class a bucket for soaking. All other tools will be supplied. Limit: 8. Wednesday, Oct. 8-Oct. 15 2 sessions, 6-9 pm Instructor: Gail Sturtevant Cost: $30 (Incl. materials) LARGE MARKET BASKET (12x18) New! A market basket is the most practical basket and has so many uses. This one has a 12”x14” D handle, is strong and sturdy. Color and/or seagrass can be used to compliment the weave. Wonderful to give or to keep, and use. Wednesday, Nov. 5-Nov. 12 2 sessions, 6-9 pm Instructor: Gail Sturtevant Cost: $30 (Incl. materials) Gail Sturtevant is a retired teacher who has been weaving for over ten years. She resides in York and has taught several adult education classes. HOLIDAY WREATH WORKSHOP New! Students will make a beautiful fresh green wreath that will last long past Christmas. Please bring to class clippers - if you have them. You may also bring ornaments to decorate the wreath, if you wish. Candy MacNeil has been making wreaths for over 15 years. She has also taught several classes for adult education. Limit 10. Monday, December 1 1 session. 6-8:30 pm Instructor: Candy MacNeil Cost: $15 (Incl. materials) IRIS PAPER FOLDING & PHOTO FOLDING The spiraling layers of paper in Iris folding creates an intricate design that looks complicated but is surprisingly simple. This is not like origami. It’s more like making a quilt pattern with paper and tape instead of fabric and thread. Many different templates and papers to choose from in creating your design but feel free to bring your own special papers if you have something particular you want to work with. Using a different technique, you can achieve a similar result working with 5 copies of your own photograph. You will have enough materials to create at least two projects of your choice. Tuesday, Sept. 16 1 session, 6-9 pm Instructor: Cindy Sauve Cost: $17 (Incl. materials) JEWELRY WORKSHOP Come up with your own unique jewelry designs. Tools will be available for your use during class as well as a great variety of beads to choose from or you could bring some old jewelry you’d like to re-design for a new look. We will not be stringing beads. We’ll be working mostly with round nose pliers and wire. Materials include what you need to complete a bracelet size project, you will also be able to purchase additional materials from the instructor during class. Tuesday, Oct. 14 1 session, 6-9 pm Instructor: Cindy Sauve Cost: $20 (Incl. materials) CROCHET More and more people are intrigued by the lovely pieces of handwork our ancestors crocheted. Come if you want to learn how to crochet and we’ll start with how to chain, single crochet and double crochet. With those simples stitches you can do amazing patterns. Or come if you would like to learn more. Bring scissors and whatever materials you have or purchase from the instructor. Wednesday, Oct. 29-Nov. 5 2 sessions, 6-9 pm Instructor: Cindy Sauve Cost: $15 (Plus materials) CHAIR CANING and MORE... Here’s an opportunity to fix that chair that’s been sitting in your attic or finish the chair that’s half done. If your chair has a series of holes drilled around the top edge of the seat, then the seven-step method of hand caning is what you need. If your chair has a groove running around the top edge of the seat, you need machine cane and spline. Bring a bucket for water, a hand towel, a spray bottle for water if you have one, scissors and that should do it. If you’d like to learn how to do porchweave like those beautiful country porch rockers, come and work with a 9" x 12" footstool. All you need to bring is a bucket for water and some wood glue (Elmer’s glue is fine). The materials fee for any of these projects is usually between $15 and $20. Saturday, Oct. 25 1) 9:30 am-12:30 pm and/or 2) 12:30-3:30 pm BOTH SESSIONS Instructor: Cindy Sauve Cost: $30 Plus materials (for one class) $50 Plus materials (for both classes) NEEDLEWORK WORKSHOP Women have entertained themselves with different forms of handwork for generations. You will see beautiful personalized cross-stitch samplers in old homes or museums. Have you thought of designing your own? In Norway the women traditionally used white thread and white fabric to decorate clothing and linen with Hardanger embroidery. It looks complicated, yet it’s simple stitches can be mastered by anyone who likes working with their hands. In the nineteenth century punched paper embroidery was fashionable where Christian values or scriptural thoughts were printed on perforated paper and then embroidered. The graceful rings and loops of tatting makes beautiful lace by knotting thread using a shuttle or needle. What about filet crochet? It’s up to you to choose. Just bring a sharp pair of embroidery scissors to class if you have them and the rest of the materials will be available for purchase from the instructor. You can easily work on a project for under $10. Tuesday, Oct. 28-Nov. 4 3 sessions, 6-9 pm Instructor: Cindy Sauve Cost: $25 (Plus materials) MOSAIC DESIGN WORKSHOP You can create your own awesome mosaic design from almost anything but we’ll get started with tumbled stained glass pieces and sanded grout on a mirror or frame. For those who feel more creative, the instructor will have a variety of old jewelry, buttons, beads, and miscellaneous things, but feel free to bring your own odds and ends. Materials included to complete a project of your choice. Wednesday, Nov. 12 1 session, 6-9 pm Instructor: Cindy Sauve Cost: $22 (Incl. materials) BASIC KNITTING New! This workshop is designed to teach the basic skills of knitting, such as: casting on, knitting, purling, increasing, decreasing, and binding off. Knitting needles and practice yarn is included in this class. Limit: 10. 1) Wednesday, Sept. 17-Oct. 15 (No class Oct. 1) or, 2) Wednesday, Nov. 12-Dec. 10 (choose one) 4 sessions, 6-8 pm Instructor: Jean Bitomski Cost: $50 (Incl. materials) ADVANCED KNITTING New! In this second knitting workshop, students will test their newly acquired skills by creating a pair of mittens. Students who have not take the “Basic Knitting” class, but who have some knitting experience, are welcome to attend this course. Students should come to class with size 5 and 7 straight 10” needles and one 4 ounce skein of worsted weight 4-ply yarn. The instructor will provide a variety of patterns and instructions. Limit: 10. Wednesday, Oct. 22-Nov. 12 4 sessions, 6-8 pm Instructor: Jean Bitomski Cost: $40 INTRO TO PAINTING IN OILS and ACRYLICS In this class we will focus on landscape painting. Work on color mixing, values, shapes and design. Dennis Poirier is an American Impressionist painter from the Cape Ann (Gloucester) School of art. He has been teaching painting for over 20 years. Please call YACE for list of supplies. Check out Dennis’s work at www.dennispoirierstudio.com . Monday, Sept. 15-Oct. 27 (No class Oct. 13) 6 sessions, 6-9 pm Instructor: Dennis Poirier Cost: $80 (Plus materials) BASIC DRAWING FOR ALL Work from still life and landscape with pencil and charcoal. For beginners. Deal with proportion, scale, modeling, and perspective. Richard Lethem holds a BFA and MFA from Columbia University in New York City. He has also studied at the Kansas City Art Institute and Grande Chaumiere in Paris, France. Beyond his academic credentials, Richard is a distringuished painter and draughtsman who has shown nationally in numerous museum shows and has had more than fifteen on-person gallery exhibitions. This nationally recognized artist has also taught at a variety of colleges including the University of Kentucky, the University of New Hampshire, The Kansas City Art Institute, and Columbia University. Please call YACE for list of supplies. Wednesdsay, Oct. 15-Nov. 19 6 sessions, 6-9 pm Instructor: Richard Lethem Cost: $80 (Plus materials) FALL CENTERPIECE We will fill a pretty cornhusk pumpkin with wheat, cattails, yellow and blue statice, yarrow, dahlias, hydrangea, fall leaves, chinese lanterns and top it off with a scarecrow or black cat which can be replaced for Thanksgiving. Please bring to class a pair of scissors. Thursday, Oct. 23 1 session, 6:30-8:30 pm Instructor: Suzanne Bove Cost: $28 (Incl. materials) BOXWOOD TREE FOR THE HOLIDAYS We will make a fresh boxwood tree and decorate it with cinnamon, artificial fruit (such as apples, pears, grapes and tiny pumpkins) and baby’s breath. A decorative bow will be added. This arrangement will last through the holidays if watered. Please bring to class a pair of clippers and scissors. Thursday, Nov. 20 1 session, 6:30-8:30 pm Instructor: Suzanne Bove Cost: $30 (Incl. materials) HOLIDAY KISSING BALL We will make a fresh boxwood kissing ball and use decorative ribbons, a sprig of mistletoe and seasonal ornaments. Please bring to class a pair of clippers and scissors. Thursday, Dec. 11 1 session, 6:30-8:30 pm Instructor: Suzanne Bove Cost: $30 (Incl. materials) Suzanne Bove is a retired York High School Music teacher. She studied floral design at the Thompson School at UNH and has taught many adult ed. classes since 2000.