***Masks, Proof of Vaccination (or Negative PCR Test), and Valid ID Required for Admittance***

Workshop I: Sunday, December 5, 2021, 1:00—5:00 pm ***SOLD OUT***
Workshop II: Saturday, December 18, 2021, 1:00—5:00 pm

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

Instructor: Penny Hewitt

Please refer to our website for any current COVID-19 relatied restrictions.

Enjoy the simple pleasure of creating a decoration or gift from materials responsibly harvested in Vermont. Utilizing techniques common to the Scandinavian and Russian styles of basketry, you will craft birds and stars using strips of inner bark from the paper birch, and also learn how these materials are harvested and prepared.

Due to popular demand, we have added a second workshop time on Saturday, December 18th at 1:00 pm.

Workshop fee: $45 (10% discount for Catamount Arts members and high school students); in addition, please bring a $28 materials fee, payable to the instructor.
Scholarship funds are available for high school students; please call Anne at 802-748-2600 ext. 109 for details.

Registration deadline: December 16

A craftsperson, teacher, homesteader, and homeschooling mom, Penny Hewitt lives with her family on a diversified farm in the Northeast Kingdom. Working with responsibly harvested and hand-processed materials from the forest surrounding her home, Penny seeks to create objects of beauty that are useful in everyday life. She is inspired by traditions of other cultures, and grateful for the opportunities of connection to people, place, nature, and self that her craft cultivates. Her experience with weaving includes teaching workshops, leading homeschool groups, and crafting for income.

***Masks, Proof of Vaccination (or Negative PCR Test), and Valid ID Required for Admittance***

Tuesdays, January 11, 18, 25, February 1 & 8, 6:30-8:30pm

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

Instructor: Cornelia Hasenfuss

In this five class series, we will explore the world of portraiture through photography. Through guided assignments – Environmental Portraits, Light and the Portrait, and Self Portraits – students will come away with a small portfolio of images and a better understanding of the elements of making images of people. Also included will be a discussion of editing techniques and a brief study of the history of portraiture in photography. Please bring a camera or phone with photography capability.

Class fee: $120 ($108 for Catamount Arts members and high school students)

Please refer to our website for any current COVID-19 relatied restrictions.

Registration deadline: January 8

Parents of high school students under age 18: please complete an Enrollment Form.

Cornelia Hasenfuss of Peacham has been making images for over 30 years. She has taught in public and private school and community center settings, and her experience includes teaching portfolio prep and reviews, large format photography, studio lighting, medium format camera use, basic camera use, and all forms of traditional darkroom skills, from basic black and white silver printing to film development and alternative and historical printing processes. She trained at the Maine Photographic Workshops, as well as the Museum School in Boston and Massachusetts College of Art. Her personal art focuses on landscape images, as well as collage techniques including sewing, papermaking, hand-coating images, and historical processes of photography.