Providing instruction, creation, presentation and appreciation
of the arts for and by the regional community

Introduction to Clay with Heidi Pomerleau and Kim Bentley
Hand building and wheel throwing
All levels welcome.
Ages 9 and up.
Adults welcome!
Wednesdays from 4:30-6:00; January 4th, January 11th, January 18th, January 25th
Cost $100.00
A variety of  hand building techniques will be offered, slab building, pinched forms, and coils.  Build a castle form, sculpt your favorite animal, create a “fish” bowl, and other projects to be announced. Be introduced to wheel throwing, and create bowls and mugs.
To register, call 207-680-2055 or email info@watervillemainstreet.org.

Introduction to Clay with Heidi Pomerleau and Kim Bentley
Hand building and wheel throwing
All levels welcome.
Ages 9 and up. Adults welcome!
Saturday 10:30-12:00; January 7th, January 14th,  January 21st,  January 28th
Cost $100.00
Create utilitarian objects such as mugs and candle holders, as well as ceramic sculptures.  In this class you will be exploring a variety of hand building techniques, and wheel throwing. 
To register, call 207-680-2055 or email info@watervillemainstreet.org.

Spring 2011 Offerings

Introductory Pottery for Adults with Kimberly Bentley
Tuesdays, April 5, 12, 19, and 26, 6-8pm
Fee: $120, includes materials and firings
Learn the basics of throwing on the wheel. Instructor will glaze all pieces at the end of the four weeks and pottery will be available 2-3 weeks later.

Summer 2011 Offerings
Multi-Session Class for Adults | Single Session Classes for Youth | Multi-Session Classes for Youth
Download a PDF of the Summer Schedule

Multi-Session Class for Adults

Nature Journaling for Adults with Kiri Guyaz
Thurs., July 14, 21, and 28, 6-8pm; Fee: $60
Nature journaling can be a lifelong habit—it's a combination of observations and your sketches at the moment of what you see. If you have a blank sketchbook, please bring it; if not, we will use paper that you can compile later. Please bring small found objects such as feathers, seashells, small stones, leaves, and small bits of driftwood to start your nature journal with. If weather permits, we will go across to Castonguay Square for some plein air nature journaling.

Single Session Classes for Youth

Printmaking/drawing with Sandra Stewart
Thurs., July 7, 10am-12pm; Ages 8+; Fee $20
Come and have some fun with erasers, ink, pens, and colored pencils! See what hidden shapes our printmaking reveals, and how, by drawing and a bit of color, we can make them come alive!

Soap Carving with Marcia Berkall
Thurs., July 7, 10am-12pm; Ages 9+; Fee $20
Learn to create 3-dimensional figures using simple, safe tools like plastic knives, paper clips and clay tools. At one time soap carving was considered to be serious art with sculptures often used in advertising. Soap is a wonderful medium for children since it requires no sharp-edged tools. Children will learn how to make a pattern, transfer it onto the soap and carve it. Since the ability to perceive three dimensions is typically not developed until around the age of nine, there will be a minimum age of nine.

Rhythm and Beats Collage with Ann Rhinehardt
Mon., July 11, 10am-12pm; Ages 6-14; Fee $20
Students will create a collage in the manner of Henri Matisse using Music and Movement as a theme. Working with a variety of elements such as musical instruments, dancers and musical notes, students will arrange them in patterns creating a sense of movement on the page while listening to a variety of musical styles. Come and join us in making a joyful work of art!

Prehistoric Sea Creature Painting with Ann Rhinehardt
Tues., July 12, 10am-12pm; Ages 6-14; Fee $20
In this class, we will explore some creatures of the ancient oceans and students will design their own prehistoric fish and their homes using mixed media: watercolor, acrylics, pastel and collage. This class will let students really explore their imaginations!

Diorama: Make a 3-D bedroom with Heidi Pomerleau
Wed., July 13, 10am-12pm; Ages10+; Fee $20
Using “The Bedroom,” a painting by Vincent Van Gogh, as inspiration, create your own bedroom with paper, cardboard, clay and other sculpting materials. While creating these dioramas you will construct furniture, lay a carpet or design hard wood floors, decorate with your favorite colors, hang little posters, and lots of other options to design your miniature bedroom.

Sunset Silhouettes with Ann Rhinehardt
Thurs., July 14, 10am-12pm; Ages 6-14; Fee: $20
Everyone loves to watch sunsets and we are all fascinated with the silhouettes of the landscape in front of a magnificent sky. In this class, students will create their own sky of sunset colors and then design their landscape, choosing to make it realistic or imaginary. If you have a favorite image, bring it to class. Come explore your creative side!

Marbleizing with Kiri Guyaz
Mon., July 18, 10am-12pm; Ages 6+; Fee: $20
Marbleizing is a technique that creates interesting swirling shapes. Come learn how to marbleize paper—wear something you don't mind getting potentially messy! If you happen to have a blank sketchbook with a plain smooth white cover lying around, bring that with you and we can marbleize that too, but it is not necessary to bring one. Just bring your sense of fun!

“Starflower” Hangings with Kiri Guyaz
Mon., July 18, 1-3pm; Ages 6+; Fee: $20
Come learn a papercraft that makes an elegant paper creation that resembles a star, or a flower—thus, “starflowers!” Multi-colored papers will be used in the fashioning—your starflower can have as many colors in its petals as you want—and you will be able to hang it like a mobile to catch the air currents once we are finished.

Animals in Charley Harper Style with Kiri Guyaz
Tues., July 19, 10am-12pm; Ages6+; Fee: $20
Charley Harper, a beloved illustrator, simplified the natural world into its component geometric shapes and colors, and distilled the essence of the animal into precise, boldly-stylized, brightly colored designs. Come see his art and experiment with his style in your own portrayals of animals, first mapping out the design, then adding color. Please bring a few pictures of some of your favorite animals!

Mermaids and Sea Monsters with Kiri Guyaz
Tues., July 19, 1-3pm; Ages 6+; Fee: $20
Whether you dream of swimming as a mermaid or the sea-serpents and sea-monsters from the wild deeps, bring your dreams to life with a mix of paint and other media. How scary or how beautiful a sea-creature can you dream? Perhaps even create their undersea world?

Houses Made with Recyclables with Heidi Pomerleau
Wed., July 27, 1-3pm; Ages 6+; Fee: $20
Turn an empty milk jug into a garage, house, or one room school house. Bring toy cars, little people, and create the rest of the furniture and details from corks, spools, cardboard, and sculpting supplies.

Shadow Boxes with Heidi Pomerleau
Thurs., July 28, 1-3pm; Ages 9+; Fee: $20
Have you ever wanted to make a shadow box? Joseph Cornell was an artist who created shadow boxes with things he collected. Bring small me-mentoes, old cards, pictures of family or pets, to make it “your own.” Other odds & ends will be available as well.

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Multi-Session Classes for Youth

Rattles, Whistles, and Shakers (2 part class) with Heidi Pomerleau
Tues., July 12 & July 26, 1-3pm; Ages 8+ $35
Using clay, design your own whistle and rattle, by using modeling and carving techniques. This will take 2 class periods, one to make the objects, and one to paint them. They need to be fired in between. The second week, after the color application is complete, shakers will be made out of bottle caps and other materials.

Nature Journaling I & II with Kiri Guyaz
Wed., July 20 & Thurs., July 21, 10am-12pm; Ages 6+; Fee: $35
Nature journaling can be a lifelong habit—it's a combination of observations and your sketches at the moment of what you see. If you have a blank sketchbook, please bring it; if not, we will use paper that you can compile later. Please bring small found objects such as feathers, seashells, small stones, leaves, small bits of driftwood—to start your nature journal with. If weather permits, we will go across to Castonguay Square for some plein air nature journaling.

Calligraphy I & II with Kiri Guyaz
Wed., July 20 & Thurs., July 21, 1pm-3pm; Ages 9+; Fee: $35
Learn a little about the ancient practice of calligraphy and over the course of the 2 sessions, learn two different styles of calligraphy. Letter practice is not as hard as it looks! Please bring a favorite poem or verse to create in calligraphy at the end of the sessions.

Watercolor Painting with Kiri Guyaz
Mon.-Thurs., July 25-28, 10am-12pm; Ages 6+; Fee: $70
Explore watercolor painting and playfulness at the same time in this multi-session intensive course. Come learn a variety of techniques with wet-into-wet, salt blooms, backwashes, lifting out, spattering, masking, glazing, dry brush, and more. If you have your own supplies, feel free to bring them, but otherwise we will use the classroom materials. Bring a picture of a sunset or sunrise for inspiration!

Pottery Camp with Kim Bentley
Mon.-Fri., August 15-19, 12-2pm; Ages 6-15; Fee: $95, includes all materials
This is an introduction to throwing clay on the wheel. At the beginning of the week students will learn to make pottery using the pottery wheel. At the end of the week students will add handles and decorations to make a complete form. The last day students will glaze their pieces, which will be fired and can be picked up 2-3 weeks later.

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