Beaded Wishes

March 15 

2-4 pm

Julia Tomaro, instructor

Thinking about the Holocaust elicits many different feelings. With this art experience people will be encouraged to capture their feelings about this subject and its effect on us today, using threads of cloth to link past to future, creating a small piece of jewelry. Beads with their hollow circular opening are thought of as story tellers in many cultures.  Along with the woven fibers they can relate what we feel about the past to bring this piece to fruition.  Inside will be tucked a secret wish to share the artist’s hopes, fears, dreams or heartfelt sincerity. Participants may bring a scrap of cloth that might have meaning to them or perhaps some beads that are favored, although these supplies will be available during the class. Embroidery stitches can also embellish this piece, as well as ribbons and yarns.

Take Flight

Learn subtractive sculptural technique where you take material away to release the form, think Michaelangelo, while rendering bird forms in clay, wood, stone, found and mixed media. You will work with wire loop tools in clay, chisels and rifflers in stone, the bandsaw with wood and mixed media learning the cabriole technique to create your unique designed by you bird forms.

Five birds, each unique in six weeks!

Mon March 16-April 20-April 13, 6 weeks, 6-8pm

Materials: $22 included in class fees

Sometimes painting seems so fun, but you have no idea how to start. What colors do you use? How do you fill the canvas in an interesting way? What do you do with the background? During this class we will experiment with different color palettes and learn how to develop interesting colors. The focus will also be on developing interesting compositions that draw the eye through the canvas, have backgrounds that compliment the subject and feel well thought out. Throughout the class we will work with acrylic paint. Paint, brushes and  canvas panels will be available or you can bring your own. In the first class we will discuss materials and options. 

$10 material fee included 

* Please note the youth studio is in a historical building with stairs. 

 March 16- April 13

6:30 pm to 9 pm

Introduction to Portraits

Creating portraits looks fun but can be intimidating. Working from photographs you will learn about proportions and how to draw facial features accurately. Using charcoal you will then learn how use light and shadow to create the form of a face and render eyes, nose, lips, chin, forehead proportionally.

Wednesdays, 6-8pm March 18-April 15 Poore

Materials: $10 each (included)

Worry Stones Workshop

Sat Mar 21 • 12–3 PM

Description:

Perfect for beginners! Learn to shape molten, colorful glass into smooth worry stones—or “touch stones”—using simple, soothing flameworking techniques. This is one of the easiest and most rewarding introductory projects, and you’ll leave with beautiful stones to carry or share.

Glaze It!

Did you know anything is a glaze if you fire it hot enough? Learn all about the intersection of art, chemistry and physics while applying glazes to two provided handmade forms that are totally functional pieces that are food, microwave and dishwasher safe.

Sunday March 22, 2-4pm

Materials: $14 included with class fee

One Fish, Two Fish, Green Fish, Blue Fish

In this funny fish class you will learn to cut tin, hand paint eyes, body and fins using basic tools such as vice grips and tin snips. Most of all you will have fun giving your one-of-a-kind fish life and decking out your house with your creation.

Date: Tues March 24 and Thurs March 26, 6-8pm

Capture the feeling and beauty of the land, sky and water with soft pastel. Join award winning Michigan Artist, Tom Tomasek for a one day exploration of pastel techniques that can be applied to studio work as well as plein air painting. 

Utilizing sanded surface pastel paper and odorless mineral spirtis, this process begins with the development of a strong under painting and evolves with the application of each additional pastel layer. 

The properities of various pastel brands and different painting foundations wil be covered. The special considerations for pastel presentation, such as matting and framing will be demonstrated at the conclusion. 

Students will need to bring

Good quality soft pastel (no oil pastels)

Hand towel (cloth or paper)

Masking tape

Inexpersive stiff bristle brush (1/2 thick)

Variety of photo references (printed to 4 x 6 required) 

Saturday, March 28, 2026

10 am til 3 pm