Stained Glass Exploration: Beginner to Intermediate
Bass River – Makerspace
4 Tuesdays, Jan 13-Feb 3, 530-830pm. Member $290, Not-Yet-Member $319, drop-in $90
LENGTH: four 3-hour classes
LEVEL: beginner to intermediate
WHAT TO EXPECT: Absolute beginners and intermediate makers can enjoy this fun class with craftsmen Mike Walter.
Beginners will learn the basics to create your own stained glass window or art piece, starting with a simple pattern (choose from from Mike’s library or bring your own design). You’ll cut glass, size and fit the pieces, prepare the glass for assembly, solder your design together, and then frame your masterpiece.
No prior experience is required. A love of stained glass is the only prerequisite.
Folks who have taken other classes with Mike can explore their own project and ideas. Or you can choose from some templates in Mike’s library that will elevate your glass skills. In either case you will receive expert coaching through the process of making your new piece.
Choose from the 4-class session or drop-in for a single class to give it a try!
EXTRAS: The small class size will ensure that everyone gets individual attention.
Hands-On with Helaine: Sailor’s Valentine Workshop
Bass River Arts Campus – Makerspace
3 Saturdays, Jan 31-Feb 14, 9-12pm. Member $270, Not-Yet-Member $297
LENGTH: 3 classes
LEVEL: all levels
WHAT TO EXPECT: Sailor’s Valentines were classic souvenirs favored by Nantucket whalemen in the 19th century. Join this 3-class workshop with artist Helaine Buckley and make your own in this age-old shellcrafting tradition. Create a unique patters and choose from a variety of beautiful seashells of all colors and sizes to create a framed Sailor’s Valentine in a large hexagonal shadowbox suitable for hanging.
All materials will be provided.
EXTRAS: Each student will create a unique heirloom-worthy work of art.
DON’T FORGET: Bring and special shells or mementos you want to incorporate into your design. This class is in the Adams Makerspace in the Lower Level of the Education Wing.
SAVE: Save $27 on this class by purchasing a membership for only $65 and get discounts on classes and events year-round at the Center.
INSTRUCTOR: Helaine Buckley earned her BFA in Photography from Parsons School of Design. After working for 10 years as a photography gallery director/curator of the Berenice Abbott Estate, she achieved her MAT in Art Education. She taught art in New Jersey for 16 years. In 2003, the Lab School of Washington and The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation selected her as one of the top 30 Art Teachers in the United States. Upon retiring, she moved to Cape Cod and started making Stained Glass. Her creative interests include fiber arts, basket weaving, mixed media printmaking as well as photography and stained glass. Her photography has been exhibited in New York, New Jersey, and China.
Hand Tool Woodworking with Stephen: Build a Shaker-Style Stool
Bass River – Makerspace
Mon & Wed, Feb 9 & 11, 10-2pm. Member $200, Not-Yet-Member $220
LENGTH: 8 hours over 2 classes
LEVEL: beginner and beyond
WHAT TO EXPECT:
Join master woodworker Stephen Conlin for an introduction to traditional woodworking with hand tools and build a Shaker-style step stool.
Working with wood by hand is a meditative experience, rich in sensory pleasures – hearing subtle differences in the sound of a plane gliding over a board, feeling a sharp chisel cut through the wood, and smelling fresh-cut lumber. In this 2-day workshop, we’ll focus on the process and the experience as well the finished object.
Students will learn the basics of traditional woodworking, including wood characteristics, stock selection and preparation, layout, basic joinery and project assembly.
Prior basic experience with woodworking is helpful but not required.
We may tailor various aspects of the project to the experience level of participants, such as using simpler features and techniques for beginners and more advanced features and techniques for experienced participants.
EXTRAS: Bring a brown-bag lunch or snack for the short break.
DON’T FORGET: This class is held downstairs in the Education Wing.
SAVE: Save $20 on this class by purchasing a membership for only $65 and get discounts on classes and events year-round at the Center.
INSTRUCTOR: Stephen Conlin is passionate about woodworking and traditional woodworking techniques. He has been working with wood for his entire life, escaping to the shop on nights and weekends as an antidote to his day-time desk job. For him, there are few things more satisfying than paring with a chisel to get a perfect fit on a mortise and tenon joint or using a hand plane to produce an almost glass like surface on a piece of figured wood. The finished product is always nice, but it’s the process of using your hands to makes things that’s most fulfilling. Stephen is experienced in almost all types of woodworking, and he is particularly interested in reproducing period furniture using hand tools.