ADULT ARTS WORKSHOPS

Cyanotype on Fabric
Dates: Sunday, June 11 (Raindate - June 18)
Instructor: Mark Kurtz
Time: 1pm - 5pm
Fee: $35.00
Materials: None
Location: Silkscreen Studio
Cyanotype printing on fabric allows the artist to make photogram murals, unique clothing, etc. It’s an excellent introduction to photographic image making, easily done at home, as elaborate photographic darkroom equipment isn‘t required. A large mural photogram will be made as a group to learn the process but students will leave with information needed to do cyanotype printing at home.

Feng Shui for Home and Garden
Date: Friday & Saturday, June 16 & 17
Instructor: Lorraine M. Duvall
Time: Fri:7 - 8:30pm, Sat:10am - 4pm (with 1 hour break)
Fee: $75.00
Materials: None
Location: Silkscreen Studio
Feng Shui (pronounced "fung shway") is a set of principles and practices based on the belief that peoples' external surroundings affect their inner states and the outer aspects of their lives. This workshop will begin with an overview of the basics of Feng Shui followed by an in-depth presentation on the application of the principles and practices to Western households. Students will gain a basic understanding of how certain aspects of their surroundings can be adjusted and manipulated to create harmony in their homes and gardens.

Portrait Today
Dates: Monday - Friday, June 19 - 23
Instructor: Sadko Hadzihasonvic
Time: 1pm - 5pm
Fee: $250.00
Materials: Bring your own
Location: Silkscreen Studio
Students will investigate making the classical portrait, relevant to contemporary painting. Students will work on projects with photos as well as live models, learning to join tradition to modernity. All techniques are welcome, including oils, acrylics, collage. The workshop will include slide discussion, demonstrations and critiques.

Rug Braiding
Dates: Friday - Sunday, June 23 - 25
Instructor: Helen Condon-Liseno
Time: 9am -12noon & 1pm - 4pm
Fee: $75.00
Materials: $52.00 & Inquire when registering
Location: Rehearsal Room
Students will construct braids of wool fabric, lace braids together and finish off a 2’ x 3’ rug. Discussions during the course will also cover how to make different shaped rugs, history of fabric colors, the arts of butting & plaiting, how to make a basket, natural dyeing of white fabric, how to plan a rug so it fits in a room, care and cleaning, anecdotes from Sagamore rugmakers and more.

Striving for Masterful Watercolors
Date: Saturday, June 24
Instructor: Malee Lennon
Time: 9am - 3:30pm
Fee: $50.00
Materials: Inquire when registering
Location: Silkscreen Studio
For beginners to advanced. You will be taught step-by-step how to create a complicated watercolor and achieve the look you desire. Come with an idea or sketch of what you want to paint. Instructor will give individual assistance as to how to start and finish the painting.

Music of the Romantic Age
Dates: Tuesdays, July 18, 25 & Aug. 1, 8
Instructor: Alexander Tentser
Time: 1pm - 3pm
Fee: $75.00
Materials: None
Location: Rehearsal Room
Four enjoyable sessions combining details of the lives of four great Romantic composers with actual performance of their music by pianist Alexander Tentser. Learn more about the lives and music of Schumann, Chopin, Liszt (the prototype for many of today’s musical superstars), and Schubert.

Wheel Throwing B
Dates: Thursdays, July 20, 27 & Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24
Instructor: Karen Weinkauf
Time: 6:30pm - 9pm
Fee: $125.00
Materials: $35.00
Location: Ceramic Studio
An opportunity for students from workshop A to continue their education in clay during the summer months, also new students can join the ceramic program for individual instruction at the beginner level. Come join the fun with our growing community of studio potters.

Plein Air Watercolor Painting
Dates: Monday - Friday, Aug. 21 - 25
Instructor: Sandra Hildreth
Time: 10am - 4pm
Fee: $210.00
Materials: Bring your own, Inquire when registering
Location: Silkscreen Studio
Students will explore the scenic Adirondack region through "plein air" watercolor painting trips. Participants will receive introductory studio instruction in basic watercolor techniques, geared to any level of ability, particularly in reference to landscape painting. There will also be a slide lecture on 19th century artists of the Adirondack region. Daily trips to local sites suitable to "plein air" painting will be scheduled, weather permitting. Hiking trips to more remote areas can be arranged according to the abilities and interests of participants. In case of inclement weather, instruction will take place in the studio.

Methods of Abstraction
Dates: Sat. & Sun., September 9 & 10
Instructor: Betsy Stewart
Time: 10am - 4pm
Fee: $75.00
Materials: $10.00 & Inquire when registering
Location: Silkscreen Studio
For intermediate to advanced artists currently working in any medium who are interested in the ongoing search to define their own voice. Using acrylic paint and mediums, students will investigate methods using collage, fragmented narratives and layered imagery to abstract one’s existing subject matter and create a unique style and point of view.