Instructor: Hana Gorman

Classes are designed to introduce children to visual arts and provide art enrichment beyond the school curriculum. A variety of media and techniques will be explored with a special emphasis on drawing skills. Students learn the concept of drawing from a model, including pictures and/or simple objects. Throughout the process, young artists are encouraged to develop their initial drawings into finished compositions. Media explored include markers, water-brushed markers, colored pencils, watercolor pencils, oil pastels, watercolor and acrylic paints as well as scratch art, collage and printmaking.

Members: $55/month
Non-Members: $65/month
Material fee included
Accepting new students at the beginning of each month.
Class held at 812 Main Street, Honesdale.

Instructor: T.Bosket

Here is a rare chance to learn methods of creating a painting that the great masters of art have used for centuries. Learn to mix colors precisely, control the viscosity of paint, and layer through glazing and scumbling. This will be taught in acrylic but will be very useful to oil painters. Things to bring: a good color copy of a still life you LOVE, one that involves layering of color (13th to the 18th Century). The instructor will bring some too, so don't worry if you can't find one. You may have to paint ON this, so make sure you are OK with that! Consider bringing your favorite brushes although the instructor will supply all of what you need.

Members: $60
Non-Members: $70
Material fee: $15 due in class
Class held at 812 Main Street, Honesdale.

Instructor: Lisa Macchia-Ohliger

Wondering how to get started selling online? Have you ever considered setting up an Etsy shop, Facebook or Twitter account but just can’t hit the sign-up button? Are you new to online marketing and would like to learn more? This class will introduce participants to how these sites can help businesses connect to their audiences and grow. It’s important to consider versatility and range when building your foundation for an online business. A lasting business keeps its options open!
Bring a laptop, tablet, or smart phone for easy access to websites.

Members: $30
Non-Members: $40
Material fee: $0
Class held at 812 Main Street, Honesdale.

Instructor: Lindsay Barrett George

This workshop is designed for both beginners and experienced artists interested in refreshing and honing their skills. This class will utilize the portrait model. Concepts covered will include placement of the subject on the page, proportions, line quality and basic anatomy, as well as discussions on drawing each feature of the face. Workshop includes demonstration and individual attention. All levels welcome.

Members: $30
Non-Members: $40
Material fee: $0
Class held at 812 Main Street, Honesdale.

Instructor: C.Golden

From where to get your ideas to how to get them down on paper, the Writer's Workout will help get your writing muscles in shape. Learn how to jump-start your creative process and ignite your writer's imagination through a series of writing exercises, assignments and writing prompts that will help you write believable dialogue, create three-dimensional characters and plot an effective story arc.

Members: $30
Non-Members: $40
Material fee: $0
Class held at 812 Main Street, Honesdale.

Everyone has heard of painting a picture with a brush. Many have even tried that. But how about painting with an eraser, a comb, a piece of play-dough, crumpled paper or an old credit card?
There is a lot of fun to be had painting with just about anything. After the first two days of exploration, there will be enough interesting-looking papers to finally paint with scissors.
Students will create a collage inspired in part by architecture and in part by natural forms, observing their differences, similarities and relationships to each other.

Instructor: Hana Gorman
Ages 8 & Up
Members: $85/week
Non-Members: $95/week
Material fee included
Class held at 812 Main Street, Honesdale

Felting involves working with sheep wool in beautiful colors, and warm soapy water - the perfect combination for kids who want to explore their creativity. In this class children will learn about the technique of wet felting and enjoy this very tactile and rewarding way of being artistic.

Instructor: Gudrun Feigl
Ages 6 & Up
Members: $20
Non-Members: $30
Material fee: $5
Class held at 812 Main Street, Honesdale

After months if not years of hard work, you've finally finished your book. Now what? What steps do you need to take on the way to getting it published? This class will show you, from how to professionally format your manuscript to how to write an effective synopsis and attention-getting query letter to how to target the right agents and editors for your particular work.

Instructor: Consuela Golden
Members: $30
Non-Members: $40
Material fee included
Class held at 812 Main Street, Honesdale.

Felting is creative, relaxing, rewarding and comes in two kinds: wet felting and needle felting. In this workshop participants will learn the basics of both techniques in one simple project. The material used will be sheep wool, warm water, soap and felting needles. No experience necessary.

Instructor: Gudrun Feigl
Members: $30
Non-Members: $40
Material fee: $8
Class held at 812 Main Street, Honesdale

The critters are back by popular demand! Make lizards, turtles, frogs, bugs and other colorful creatures with beautifully patterned skin using polymer clay. Polymer clay (better known by the brand names of Fimo or Sculpey) is a pliable, synthetic compound versatile enough to sculpt, carve, texture, paint, stamp, mold and layer into intricate patterns. It does not dry out and may be fired in a standard home oven. This medium is a truly user-friendly material that lends itself to a variety of projects for all ages and skill levels. This material is well worth getting to know better.

Instructor: Hana Gorman
Ages 8 & Up
Members: $85/week
Non-Members: $95/week
Material fee included
Class held at 812 Main Street, Honesdale

Quilling, a part of our Exploring Paper series, is an art form that encompasses the rolling, shaping and gluing of strips of paper to create decorative designs. In this introductory workshop, students will learn some basic shapes and create projects using these shapes.

Instructor: Linda Cobb
Members: $30
Non-Members: $40
Material fee: $7
Class held at 812 Main Street, Honesdale

Increase your knowledge of crafts constructed from recycled materials with one of our Exploring Paper workshops. Do you remember weaving together gum wrappers into a long chain? Even if you don’t, here is an opportunity to learn to recycle your last year’s greeting cards into bowls. During this 3-hour class, students will cut, fold and weave strips of greeting cards (or other recycled paper resources) into a unique basket.

Instructor: Linda Cobb
Members: $30
Non-Members: $40
Material fee included
Class held at 812 Main Street, Honesdale

Take a wild ride through time and discover ancient cultures with instructor Lisa Macchia-Ohliger. Our first stop will be Greenland for a Viking adventure. Students will try their hand at making armor and adornments fit for a Viking kings. The journey continues to China where we will make Peking Opera masks and study the rich traditions of the Chinese. Next we take a short flight to the mountains of Tibet where we will stop to create Sand Mandalas before visiting India to try the ancient art of Batiking. Our last stop will bring us back to the United States for a lesson in early Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Art. Students will learn about the early Dutch settlers and make their own Hex signs.

Instructor: Lisa Macchia-Ohliger
Ages: 6 & up
July 29- August 2, 10 a.m.- noon
Members: $85
Non-Members: $95
Includes Material Fee

This is the first workshop in our new series of eco-friendly crafts. In this class a new method of using ordinary plastic grocery shopping bags as an art material to make many interesting projects ranging from ornaments to baskets and jewelry will be introduced.

Instructor: Hana Gorman
Members: $60
Non-Members: $70
Material fee: $10
Class held at 812 Main Street, Honesdale

Calling all junior inventors!
Put your engineering skills to the test as you use simple classroom materials to build structures, and crazy contraptions. Students will examine the trials and errors of inventions from The Romans, Leonardo Da Vinci, and The Wright Brothers and their path to success.
Who will be the inventor of the next big thing? Maybe you!


Instructor: Lisa Macchia-Ohliger
Ages: 6 & up
Aug 5-9, 10 a.m.- Noon
Members: $85
Non-Members: $95
Includes Material Fee

In this part of our Exploring Fiber series students will learn to weave two fabrics together, mount them on canvas and create unique embellishments for their finished products.

Instructor: Linda Cobb
Members: $30
Non-Members: $40
Material fee: $10
Class held at 812 Main Street, Honesdale

What is a jump ring and why would you want to know how to make one? What is the difference in between a head pin and an eye pin? In this introductory jewelry workshop we will explore these and similar questions. The workshop will teach the students basics of stringing, working with chain, assembling earrings, making basic jewelry findings and hammered wire components.

Instructor: Hana Gorman
Members: $30
Non-Members: $40
Material fee: $20
Class held at 812 Main Street, Honesdale