Upcoming Classes
With over twenty years of experience teaching art, it is still one of the things I enjoy most! I teach students from 3 years old to adults a wide range of media and subjects. See the list of classes, workshops, and events below. Please note the location as well as the schedule listed for each class/event.
Adult Classes
Bookbinding Journey Mini Series
Springfield Museums
Fri, 10 am-12:30 pm, 1/30-2/27
Awaken your creativity this winter by learning to bind your own sketchbooks and create in them! Appropriate for beginners and individuals who have bound before, learn fun techniques to embellish and take your binding to the next level. Enjoy journaling and creative prompts to bring those books to life using the media of your choice over the course of this mini series.
Discover Bookbinding Workshop
Springfield Museums
Sat, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm, 2/7
Learn several different ways to create your own blank book to use for drawing, writing, painting, collage, or more! Learn about the tools, materials, and techniques of this craft while making your own books using a variety of binding methods such as accordion, meander, and sewn signature.
Art 101 Workshop: Print
Workshop13 - Ware, MA
Sun, 1-4 pm, 2/8
These one-time workshops are designed for anyone looking to try something new or get back into art but is not sure where to begin. Printing seems more complicated than it is! Try out linocut and monoprint versions or printmaking and leave with a personalized image or stamp to use again and again.
Art 101 Workshop: Needle Felting
Workshop13 - Ware, MA
Sat, 1-4 pm, 2/22
These one-time workshops are designed for anyone looking to try something new or get back into art but is not sure where to begin. Looking to stab something? Needle felting may be for you! Come learn the basics of this fun media. Turn your creations into sculptures, wearables, decor, and more.
Art 101 Workshop: Draw
Workshop13 - Ware, MA
Sun, 1-4 pm, 3/8
These one-time workshops are designed for anyone looking to try something new or get back into art but is not sure where to begin. In this workshop, explore working in graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, and pastel. Your instructor will lead you through a few exercises and a couple small projects – one realistic, one abstract!
Bookbinding Workshop
Workshop13 - Ware, MA
Wed, 6-8 pm, 3/11 & 3/25
Learn several different ways to create your own blank book to use for drawing, writing, painting, collage, or more! Learn about the tools, materials, and techniques of this craft while making your own books using a variety of binding methods, including accordion, meander, and sewn signature.
Celtic Knot Illustration Workshop
Springfield Museums
Sat, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm, 3/14
A design element found around the world, knotwork is fascinating to view and meditative to create. Focusing on the knotwork of Celtic origin, learn to draw some basic knots step-by-step and then design your own with guidance from the instructor! A pencil and paper are all you need to get started, and you can add whatever media you want for color!
Art 101 Workshop: Embroider
Workshop13 - Ware, MA
Sun, 1-4 pm, 3/22
This one-time workshop is for those curious about embroidery. Explore different stitches, leaving with a new skill. From helping to close rips in your favorite jeans to adding pizzazz to a bag or backpack, embroidery can be subtle or bold. Come learn a handful of basic stitches and learn about western embroidery and Sashiko embroidery! Feel free to bring an item to embroider on.
Bookbinding Workshop
Workshop13 - Ware, MA
Sat, 2-5 pm, 3/28 & 4/4
Learn several different ways to create your own blank book to use for drawing, writing, painting, collage, or more! Learn about the tools, materials, and techniques of this craft while making your own books using a variety of binding methods, including accordion, meander, and sewn signature.
Teen & Youth Classes
Family Fun Fiber Arts: Applique 4-10 years
Workshop 13 - Ware, MA
Sun, 9–11:30 am, 2/15
Learn to use appliqué–a process of sewing cut pieces of fabric together on a base–to customize a bandana or handkerchief. Your instructor will teach you the process and techniques, and help you design and create your appliqué. No sewing experience needed.
Magic and Monsters Workshops: Alicorn
6-12 years
Workshop 13 - Ware, MA
Sun, 12:30–3:30 pm, 2/15
Design your own alicorn–a unicorn with wings–as a drawing with movable parts, like in a pop-up book! Using graphite, colored pencils, collage, and markers, you will design an animal with flapping wings, a trotting hoof, a swishing tail, and more! Make your art come alive!
FEBRUARY VACATION WORKSHOP
Northern Lights and Lunar New Year 6-12 years
Workshop 13 - Ware, MA
Mon, 10am–1pm, 2/16
Put yourself front and center in the Aurora Borealis in this fun multi-media drawing workshop! Learn to use collage and soft pastel drawing techniques to draw your own northern lights scene. After a break, collage an energetic fire horse for the lunar new year tomorrow!
FEBRUARY VACATION WORKSHOP
Antarctic Bird Sculpting 6-12 years
Workshop 13 - Ware, MA
Tue, 10 am-1 pm, 2/17
This fun workshop will have you learning about different types of penguins and their environment. We will have fun using mixed media and polymer clay to make our own mini Antarctic penguin dioramas!
FEBRUARY VACATION WORKSHOP
Illuminated Lanterns
6-12 years
Workshop 13 - Ware, MA
Fri, 10 am–1 pm, 2/20
Light up your new year with colorful and sparkly lanterns of your own design, perfect for use with LED battery lights! After a break, have fun learning about arctic animals above and below the snow, and create your own mixed-media animal trading cards.
Bleach, Stitch, Print, Alternative Fashion
Worcester Center for Crafts
Fri, 4–6 pm, 2/22–4/3
Learn to take boring old clothes and breathe fresh life into them. We will cover some basics, like how to shorten and bring in clothes as well as get into the fun stuff with printing, bleaching, patching, and embroidery.
Family Fun Fiber Arts: Embroider 4-10 years
Workshop 13 - Ware, MA
Sun, 9–11:30 am, 3/15
You can use embroidery to mend or embellish clothing, bags, and much, much more! Learn the basics of embroidery using a hoop and five different embroidery stitches. You can embroider your own design or use a provided design.
Magic and Monsters Workshops: Dragons
6-12 years
Workshop 13 - Ware, MA
Sun, 12:30–3:30 pm, 3/15
Dragons love to hoard gold and jewels! Design and build your own dragon-themed coin bank using a glass jar, polymer clay, paint, and mixed media.
Family Fun Fiber Arts: Needle Felting 4-10 years
Workshop 13 - Ware, MA
Sun, 9–11:30 am, 4/19
In this fun workshop, learn the basics of needle felting! We will focus on making small decorative pieces using safe felting techniques and on creating designs such as planets, smiley faces, and cat faces.
Magic and Monsters Workshops: Good and Bad Faeiries
6-12 years
Workshop 13 - Ware, MA
Sun, 12:30–3:30 pm, 4/19
Capture your own faeries in painting and mixed media. With inspiration from illustrator Brian Froud, design and paint your own faerie creations. The instructor will guide you in learning a few basics of color theory, color mixing, and acrylic painting techniques.
Family Fun Fiber Arts: Weaving 4-10 years
Workshop 13 - Ware, MA
Sun, 9–11:30 am, 5/17
Weaving is an ancient art practiced worldwide. In this workshop, learn about warps, wefts, and tapestry weaving! Have fun making your own small tapestry loom and learning to weave on it in colors of your choosing.
Magic and Monsters Workshops: Hydra
6-12 years
Workshop 13 - Ware, MA
Sun, 12:30–3:30 pm, 5/17
This fun workshop will have you making your own hydra puppet. Learn about the myth of the hydra, then use fabric, paint, and mixed media to make a three-headed hydra hand puppet with movable heads!
Events
Paint Night
Mimi's Coffeehouse of Hardwick
for everyone!
Schedule: Sat, 6–8 pm, 1/31
Description: Come have a fun evening creating art with family and friends! Materials included. Drinks and snacks available.
Price: $TBA
Visit Mimi's Coffeehouse of Hardwick or contact them at 413-477-1144
Upcoming Paint Nights
January: Snowy Owl - Mimi's Coffeehouse, Hardwick, MA
Saturday 1/31, 6-8 pm