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CraftStudies
Spring & Summer 2010 for Youth, Tweens & Teens |
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- Classes are listed by special workshops, after-school classes (by media) followed by speing break and summer camps
- At the descretion of the instructor, teens may join classes offered in the other studios
- Click here for a registration form
- Click here for a scholarship form
- Materials fees for all classes, expect metalssmithing, can be paid with tuition. Metalsmithing material fee must be paid to the instructor.
- $25 discount off tuition if your child and a friend sign-up for a class (certain restrictions apply)
- In addition to our regular classes we are happy to offer
- one-on-one instruction
- special classes for four or more friends
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Creating in the Metals Studio for Grds 6 & up :: Kerstin Nichols :: 3:30-5:30pm
Apr. 5–Jun. 7 (skip Apr. 19 & May 31)
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Fun and Form with Clay for Grds 2-5
Patty Goodman :: 3:30-5:30pm
Apr. 6-Jun. 8 (skip Apr. 20)
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3:00-5:500pm
Apr. 7-Jun. 9 (skip Apr. 21)
Creating in the Metals Studio for Grds 6 & up :: Kerstin Nichols
Play with Clay for Ages 6-9 ::
Kyoko Magari-Ball
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Apr. 8-Jun. 10 (skip Apr. 22)
Advanced Metalsmithing for Grds 7-12 :: Kerstin Nichols
Throwing on the Potter's Wheel for Grades 5 & Up :: Ara Cardew
Altered Books :: Lisa Hurley
3:30-5:30pm
May 20-Jun 10
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An Introduction to Basic Anticlastic Raising for Ages 13 & up :: Jordan Barnett-Parker
Apr. 24 & 25 :: 10:00am-6:00pm
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Parent & Teen Memory Rings :: Kerstin Nichols
a) May 16 :: 10:00am-4:00pm
b) Aug 8 :: 10:00am-4:00pm |
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Summer Camps
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- All camps are held at 13 Lebanon Street, Hanover
- Camps run 9:00am-Noon or 1:00-4:00pm
- All camps run Monday to Friday
- Children should bring a snack and a drink
- Tuition: $170 ($160*). Materials fee: $25, except where noted
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Hand-Built Pottery
for Ages 5-7
Ethan Hamby |
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Monday-Friday, 9:00am-Noon
Jun. 21-25. 5 sessions, 15 hrs |
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You’ll work with pinch, coil and slab techniques to create a range of functional pottery. Starting with pinching the clay, you’ll create bowls, cups and multi-pots out of a single piece of clay. Coiling will be used to add on to pinch pots making them taller and more decorative. Slab building will be used to create boxes and tall vases. We will explore the use of natural textures such as leaves and bark to imprint into the clay, creating a decorative surface. |
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| Introduction to Metals Studio for Ages 10-12
Anne Clemens
for Ages 9-11
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Monday-Friday, 9:00am-Noon
Jun. 21-25. 5 sessions, 15 hrs
Jul. 5-9. 5 sessions, 15 hrs
August 2-6. 5 sessions, 15 hrs
Estimated material fee payable to instructor: $40, $20 due first day |
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Learn the safe and fun use of the many tools a metals studio offers, as well as the intrinsic properties of the metals used. You’ll work in copper, brass and steel to make small sculptures and jewelry. For your protection, please wear long pants and closed shoes. Materials fee is based on materials.
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| The Art of Embellishment:
Funking Up Fabrics for Ages 11 & up
Margaret Sheehan |
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Monday-Friday, 9:00am-Noon
Jun. 21-25. 5 sessions, 15 hrs
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Whether you’re funking up blue jeans, designing an art quilt, or crafting a handbag, you’ll learn neat tricks to enhance your wearables or craft projects—basic hand stitching and bead embellishment techniques, mono printing, machine piecing, foiling and using fusibles to design and manipulate fabrics. For the first 3 days you’ll learn the techniques, the last two will be spent independently on a project of your choice. This class is open to all skill levels and is perfect for Art Majors needing something unique or abstract in their portfolio. A materials list will be sent on registration.
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Out of This World
for Ages 5-7
Jason Jarvis |
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Monday-Friday, 9:00am-Noon
Jun. 28-Jul. 2. 5 sessions, 15 hrs
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It’s time once again to explore the solar system and create creatures and space ships that are out of this world!
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Throwing on the Wheel
for Ages 8-11
for Ages 11 & up
(a) & (c) Sarah Heimann
(b) & (d) Ara Cardew |
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Monday-Friday, 5 session, 15 hrs
Jun. 28-Jul. 2. 9:00am-Noon
Jun. 28-Jul 2. 1:00-4:00pm
Jul. 5-9. 9:00am-Noon
Jul. 5-9. 1:00-4:00pm |
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Suitable for people who've never touched the potter's wheel, and those who would like to get back into it. You’ll learn the secrets of making bowls, cups and lidded forms, decorating with slips and glazes. Come dressed for mess, and ready for fun!
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Move it, Push it and Pop It Out: Chasing and Repoussé
for Ages 12 & up
Maria Gross |
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Monday-Friday, 9:00am-Noon
Jun. 28-Jul. 2. 5 sessions, 15 hrs
Estimated material fee payable to instructor $30, $15 due first day
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Using hand tools you’ll work a design into thin metal and bring it into 3-D relief. The piece(s) can then be transferred onto boxes, picture frames, candles or made into jewelry. The surfaces can be textured, embossed, colored in a variety of whimsical ways. No metalsmithing experience necessary. For your protection, please wear long pants and closed shoes. Materials fee is based on materials used and wll be collected at the end of camp. Please bring $15 deposit to the first day of camp.
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Fun in the Sun!
for Ages
5-7
Jason Jarvis |
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Monday-Friday, 9:00am-Noon
Jul. 5-9. 5 sessions, 15 hrs |
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Learn a variety ways to have fun with the sun! With some help from our sun we’ll create some brilliant projects that’ll brighten your day and help you enjoy those sunshine days!
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Tea Party
for Ages 5-7
Robin Henry |
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Monday-Friday, 9:00am-Noon
Jul. 12-16. 5 sessions, 15 hrs
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You'll create your own tea party pieces - cups, saucers, creamer, sugar and, of course, the essential teapot! You'll learn different hand-building techniques while having the complete studio experience from set-up to clean up and from a wet lump of clay to a dazzling cup! You'll also explore a variety of tea parties and listen to stories. Please join us for a spot of tea! Bring a smock if worried about clothing.
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Papier Maché:
Mask Making and
Sacred Vessels
for Ages 8-10
Margaret Sheehan |
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Monday-Friday, 9:00am-Noon
Jul. 12-16. 5 sessions, 15 hrs |
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Use your hands and get a little messy. Be creative, fun and adventurous. You’ll warm up by creating masks then branch out to more simply-stated sacred vessels. The first 3 days will focus on using the paste to create forms, the last two on embellishments.
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Wearable Masterpieces
for Ages 11 & up
(a) Kerstin Nichols
(b) Anne Clemens |
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Monday-Friday, 9:00am-Noon
Jul. 12-16. 5 sessions, 15 hrs
Jul. 26-30. 5 sessions, 15 hrs
Estimated material fee payable to instructor: $40, $20 due first day |
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Using silver and/or copper, you’ll create wearable works of art in the form of earrings, rings, pendants or bracelets. Each day there will be a demonstration of different metalsmithing techniques, including piercing, forging, wire wrapping, stone setting and soldering. Whether you choose to make one, highly detailed piece, or one of each, you’ll be given the technical instruction, tools and freedom of expression to leave with your own wearable masterpiece. For your protection, please wear long pants and closed shoes. Beginner to intermediate level. Materials fee is based on materials., please bring $20 deposit on the first day of camp.
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Up, Up and Away!
for Ages 5-7
Jason Jarvis |
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Monday-Friday, 9:00am-Noon
Jul. 19-23. 5 sessions, 15 hrs |
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Explore the skies by creating beautiful birds and other fun and colorful constructions in the sky! Students will use a variety of materials including papier maché.
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Clay Instruments
for Ages 11 & up
Ethan Hamby |
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Monday-Friday, 9:00am-Noon
Jul. 19-23. 5 sessions, 15 hrs
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Clay has long been used as a material to make musical instruments. During this camp you’ll discover secrets for turning clay into music. You’ll use a variety of hand-building techniques to create rain sticks, whistles, horns, and xylophone bars. Ethan will bring his own finished instruments to play and teach you how to use them. The fun in this workshop never ends because you take home working musical instruments!
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Garden Party
for Ages 5-7
Robin Henry |
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Monday-Friday, 9:00am-Noon
Jul. 26-30. 5 sessions, 15 hrs |
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You'll explore a variety of garden ideas and think about how they can work with clay: containers for flowers, chimes to welcome the wind, and other ideas to complete your garden party. Bring your imagination and thoughts of the warm outdoors. You'll be a busy bee buzzing about the studio learning all sorts of methods of building and creating with clay. Bring a smock if worried about clothing.
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Exploring the Elements
for Ages 8-10
Jason Jarvis |
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Monday-Friday, 9:00am-Noon
Jul. 26-30. 5 sessions, 15 hrs |
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Earth, Wind, Fire & Water! Get in touch with the natural world. Create and learn about how people see and use the four elements. Projects will focus on the use of natural materials.
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Construction with Clay
for Ages 5-7
Georgia Donnelly |
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Monday-Friday, 9:00am-Noon
Aug. 2-6. 5 sessions, 15 hrs |
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You'll learn how to make shapes with slabs, like boxes, cups and mugs, vases, banks, and some clay animals. You’ll explore putting texture on clay with foreign and natural materials.
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Mural Making
for Ages 11& up
Jason Jarvis |
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Monday-Friday, 9:00am-Noon
Aug. 2-6. 5 sessions, 15 hrs |
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Individuality. Team Work. Creativity. Collaborate to make one large mixed media mural to install at CraftStudies, as well as individual projects to take home.
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They Make Great Pets! for Ages 5-7
Jason Jarvis |
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Monday-Friday, 9:00am-Noon
Aug. 9-13. 5 sessions, 15 hrs |
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Is your friend furry, feathery or scaly?! Bring in photos of your pets and from those we will help you paint, sculpt and construct your family friends!
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Potter’s Wheel
for Ages 8-11
(a) Ara Cardew
(b) Georgia Donnelly |
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Monday-Friday, 9:00am-Noon
Monday-Friday, 1:00-4:00pm
Aug. 9-13. 5 sessions, 15 hrs
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Learn the basics of throwing on the potter's wheel in the tradition of the Cardew family. Centering, pulling and simple classic forms will be covered in this class, along with finishing and glazing.
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| Wood and Resin Inlay
for Ages 12 & up
Maria Gross |
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Monday-Friday, 9:00-Noon
Aug. 9-13. 5 sessions, 15 hrs
Estimated material fee payable to instructor: $25, $15 due first day
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Learn techniques to create warm wood and colorful resin inlays to your metal projects. Using a pre-made pendant you’ll learn to shape the wood and work with resin. You’ll use silver, copper, or soft black steel wire (or a combination) to make the inlay forms. A choice of wood, colored resin, simple pendant forms, and other materials will be provided. Materials fee is based on materials.
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| Outdoor Sculpture
for Ages 15 and up
Kerstin Nichols |
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Monday-Friday, 1:00-4:00pm
Jul. 19-23. 5 sessions, 15 hrs
Aug. 16-20. 5 sessions, 15 hrs
Estimated material fee payable to instructor: $40, $20 due first day
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Participate in the design and fabricate metal sculpture for the outdoor entrance to CraftStudies. You’ll make sculpture for a public setting, where the community’s use, as well as the actual site need to be factored in to the design. You’ll learn metalsmithing techniques and processes required to transform simple building materials like copper and iron into your creations. You’ll leave with your own samples, a wealth of technical information, and the pleasure of having a public site where there work can be seen over the next year or longer. Donations of recycled copper roofing, and copper pipe will reduce the materials fee for everyone, and would be much appreciated. For your protection, please wear long pants and closed shoes. Materials fee is based on project, please bring $20 on the first day of camp.the ideas, designs
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13 Lebanon
St • Hanover, NH 03755 • Gallery 603-643-5050 • CraftStudies
603-643-5384 |
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