by director@amesart.org | Oct 15, 2024
Wed., Nov. 6 from 6 – 8:30 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 7 from 6 – 8:30 p.m. Create your own soft bound leather journal and personalize it with special papers and closures. Learn to fold papers and the long stitch technique, a way to bind the sections without the use...
by director@amesart.org | Oct 15, 2024
Use resist and silk-formulated paints to create beautiful images on a silk scarf. This art form is fun for artists of any skill level, and there’s no such thing as a mistake! Learn effects such as water-blending, dry-brush application, and salting the paint to create...
by director@amesart.org | Jun 28, 2024
Open to ages 18+ who have completed a beginning glass beads class. Take your lamp-work skills to the next level! Learn to create “twisties” – special rods of glass made by melting and twisting multiple colors together. Next, make colorful, complex beads using...
by director@amesart.org | May 28, 2024
Make your own beautiful little hardcover journal, start to finish. First, we’ll create marbled papers and make them into book covers. Next, we’ll assemble the covers and papers using a stab binding technique. You’ll go home with a handbound 50-page...
by director@amesart.org | May 28, 2024
Learn to create colorful beads by heating and shaping glass with a torch – yes, we get to work with fire! Learn about safety, equipment, and techniques for creating a variety of beads. Leave class with a stash of beads and the know-how to continue on your own. For...
