Tuesday, February 26, 10:00 am (ages 5-8), 1:00 pm (ages 9 and up)

Location:
Catamount Arts Center
115 Eastern Ave.
St. Johnsbury, VT

Let simple look complicated! Learn the technique of making an Aboriginal-style Dot Painting, inspired by the oldest known civilization in the world! Let's explore combining color, line and shape into a unique combination that will amaze you.

Class fees: $15 per class (10% off if you register for 3 or more classes). Catamount Arts is committed to offering quality arts activities to all children, regardless of ability to pay. Please contact Anne at 802-748-2600, ext. 109 if you would like to receive a scholarship.

Heidi Lague has taught art for nearly 20 years in schools and community organizations. A mixed media painter and fiber artist, she currently teaches art at Peacham, Gilman, and Lunenburg Schools, and is the founder and producer of her own line of crocheted hats called Heidi’s Hats.

Wednesday, February 27, 10:00 am (ages 5-8), 1:00 pm (ages 9 and up)

Location:
Catamount Arts Center
115 Eastern Ave.
St. Johnsbury, VT

Sculptures!

This is a colorful, full "hands on" project. Use pre-made wooden blocks and cardboard to create a one-of-a-kind person, Picasso style!

Class fees: $15 per class (10% off if you register for 3 or more classes). Catamount Arts is committed to offering quality arts activities to all children, regardless of ability to pay. Please contact Anne at 802-748-2600, ext. 109 if you would like to receive a scholarship.

Please register HERE.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, Feb. 22 at 5pm

Heidi Lague has taught art for nearly 20 years in schools and community organizations. A mixed media painter and fiber artist, she currently teaches art at Peacham, Gilman, and Lunenburg Schools, and is the founder and producer of her own line of crocheted hats called Heidi’s Hats.

Thursday, February 28, 10:00 am (ages 5-8), 1:00 pm (ages 9 and up)

Location:
Catamount Arts Center
115 Eastern Ave.
St. Johnsbury, VT

The tree: the symbol of eternity. What would your tree of life look like? Find out in this painting class! Use acrylics on canvas board and a wide assortment of found objects to create your very own look for eternity.

Class fees: $15 per class (10% off if you register for 3 or more classes). Catamount Arts is committed to offering quality arts activities to all children, regardless of ability to pay. Please contact Anne at 802-748-2600, ext. 109 if you would like to receive a scholarship.

Please register HERE.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, Feb. 22 at 5pm

Heidi Lague has taught art for nearly 20 years in schools and community organizations. A mixed media painter and fiber artist, she currently teaches art at Peacham, Gilman, and Lunenburg Schools, and is the founder and producer of her own line of crocheted hats called Heidi’s Hats.

Saturdays: February 16, March 23, April 13, 10:00 am-noon

Location:
Catamount Arts Classroom
115 Eastern Ave.
St. Johnsbury, VT

Instructor: Sharon Kenney Biddle

Art Journaling is a process for creating small but rich visual statements within a sketchbook, an old book modified, or a formal blank art journal. The methods involved are a lot of fun. If you don’t already have an artist’s eye for this sort of project, you will develop one in the workshops. Art journal pages can be intimate and personal or they can be public statements for all to see, or something somewhere in between. They can be made up of textures or images, or they can be covered with words. Or all of the above.

This series of three two-hour workshops will give you hands-on experience. You may enroll in one or two or all three. Beginners would be wise to come to the first session.

Session One - February 16, 10am-noon
How to:

• Choose products or ingredients for art journaling (we’ll go over five essentials)
• Learn about the elements of a successful art journal page (Foolproof tricks)
• Prepare a substrate or base
• Experiment with collage and de-collage
• Blend acrylics on the page

Session Two - March 23, 10am-noon
How to:

• Round up amazing supplies in your own apartment or house
• Get inspiration from art journal prompts
• Build up layers with various materials (so that they stick!)
• Allow a series of layers to show through on your page

Session Three - April 13, 10am-noon
How to:

• Handle extra supplies that are great additions to your stash
• Use existing illustrations or create your own
• Manage writing or lettering on an art journal page (easier than you think)
• Construct closures, add-ons and envelopes

General supplies will be provided. Bring your own journaling sketchbook, an old hardbound book in decent condition (5 inches by 7 inches or a bit larger), or a proper art journal (available at The Frame Dames or online).

Workshop Fee: $25 each, or $60 for all three (10% discount for Catamount Arts members and students)

Parents of high school students: After registering for workshop(s), please complete an enrollment form HERE.

Sharon Kenney Biddle has been teaching bookbinding and related crafts for more than seventeen years. She believes that old-fashioned paper-filled books, especially ones that we make ourselves, are not obsolete or irrelevant. Designing a book and building its contents are worthy, satisfying experiences. A book that is entirely one's own from cover to cover is a splendid example of imagination and careful craftsmanship.