ADULT CLASSES
Spring 2018 Session
Classes begin the Week of April 9
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MONDAYS
Slab to Fab
10:00am – 1:00pm
9 Mondays, 4/9 – 6/18 (no class 4/16 & 5/28)
$297 / Materials Fee: $35
Carmela Goguen Fratus
Turn 2D designs to 3D pieces in this class focusing on hand-built slab forms. Embellish with texture, patterns, and other surface treatments to create unique functional and sculptural work. Don’t worry, the potter’s wheel will be incorporated for those folks who can’t get enough throwing. All ages and levels are welcome!
TUESDAYS
Intensive Painting Study: Oil and Acrylic Techniques for the Experienced Painter
9:30am – 12:00pm
9 Tuesdays 4/10 – 6/12 (no class 4/17)
$280 / Materials Fee: $8
Emily Passman
A masterclass for painters who want to specifically address the following skills: Drawing as a necessity for better paintings; moving from a known palette; adding line as element directly into paint; applying paint with brushstrokes and palette knife with a new-found exuberance; moving away from your regular routine to dive into a deeper practice; and discussing your work/opening verbal doors to further self-exploration.
Ceramics: Exploring Possibilities
10:00am – 1:00pm
9 Tuesdays 4/10 – 6/12 (no class 4/17)
$297 / Materials Fee: $35
Carmela Goguen Fratus
Join us to create functional ceramics using both hand-building and potter’s wheel techniques. Through weekly demonstrations, students will learn foundational glazing techniques while creating both functional and decorative pottery.
Wheel Throwing
5:30pm – 8:00pm
9 Tuesdays 4/10 – 6/12 (no class 4/17, 6/5)
$280 / Materials Fee: $35
Carmela Goguen Fratus
Returning students continue to build on experience through weekly demonstrations and exercises. The pottery wheel will be used to create complex forms and develop personal style. Beginning students always welcome.
WEDNESDAYS
Ceramics: Developing Personal Aesthetic
10:00am – 1:00pm
9 Wednesdays 4/11 – 6/13 (no class 4/18)
$297 / Materials Fee: $35
Carmela Goguen Fratus
This course focuses on the design elements of functional pots and sculptural forms in clay. Returning students will be encouraged to hone their skills and focus on individual designs. All levels welcome.
Wheel Throwing
5:30pm – 8:00pm
9 Wednesdays 4/11 – 6/13 (no class 4/18)
$280 / Materials Fee: $35
Carmela Goguen Fratus
Returning students continue to build on experience through weekly exercises and demonstrations. The pottery wheel will be used to create complex forms and develop personal style. Beginning students always welcome.
THURSDAYS
Open Painting Studio
9:30am – 12:00pm
9 Thursdays 4/12 – 6/14 (no class 4/19)
$280
Emily Passman
Approach your independent painting work under the guidance of an instructor, while working on your projects at your own pace. All mediums welcome, although there is no turpentine allowed in class.
The Figure as Focus
7:00pm – 9:00pm
9 Thursdays 4/12 – 6/14 (no class 4/19)
$236 / Model Fee: $8
Laurel Smith
“Drawing is not what one sees but what one can make others see.” -Edgar Degas Join us for an evening class of drawing and painting the human figure. We will work with a model each session and support will be provided as needed by the instructor. We’ll move through short gestural sketching and process exercises (continuous line, handedness-switching, blind drawing), toward more sustained poses. All levels and media welcome.
Questions? Email the ArtSpan Director, Kristen Fumarola, or call her at 781-862-6040.
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