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Spring Session: March 1-April 24, 2021 (8 weeks). No class Good Friday, April 2.
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Spring 2021

Contemporary Figurative Sculpture with Susan Luery

​Working from a live model, participants will explore their own inspired interpretations of the figure.  Using “paper clay,” a wonderful product that works like clay and can be fired, participants will create a permanent work of art. This four-day workshop will sharpen your skills and inspire your imagination. Participants will have the opportunity to develop their own expressive possibilities, using the form of the live model as a jumping off point. The figures will be sculpted on a board using paper clay. Days one, two, three, and four will focus on refining and completing the figures.
Instructor: Susan Luery
3D Studio-Studio TBD; Monday-Thursday, March 1-4, 10 am-4 pm
$625 for members, $650 for nonmembers; REGISTER >
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Quilling: The Art of Paper Filigree with Jan Yoshioka

If you enjoy working with paper, or if you just want to try something new in 2021, join Jan in exploring this versatile and unique artform! Students will learn all the artistic ways that quilling can be used, and will learn all beginner and some intermediate techniques. Using thin strips of paper and metal tools, you'll learn how to roll and form the shapes that make up beautiful designs. Various projects will be offered, such as decorating a greeting card, making a unique pair of earrings, decorating a favorite photograph, or creating seasonal ornaments.
All levels are welcome. Students must possess manual dexterity and the ability to work in small detail. Quilling is simple to learn - it takes patience, but the results are amazing!
Please bring $20 cash to pay the instructor for a materials kit.
Instructor: Jan Yoshioka
Studio 385-Studio J; Thursday-Friday, March 4-5, 10 am-1 pm
$100 for members, $125 for nonmembers; REGISTER >
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Creating with Vitrigraph with Carolyn Austin

Using a small kiln and colored glass, we will be pulling hot melted glass to create unique shapes and stringer lines. Learning the firing process and the layout design method, you will be impressed by how this amazing process works. Using your vitrigraph glass, you will be able to create a one-of-a-kind, 9"x9" glass art panel for display or functional use. Closed-toed shoes required; long pants recommended, and no loose-fitting sleeves, please.
Instructor: Carolyn Austin 
3D Studio-Studio G; Saturday, March 6, 10 am-1 pm
$125 for members, $150 for nonmembers; REGISTER >
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Color & Markmaking with Tara Will

Learn to use color and markmaking in pastel to express your voice! During this workshop, students will focus on understanding value, composition, color, and markmaking. Please bring several of your own images (please do not use any image that isn’t your own). We will look at these images and discuss what makes a great painting. To help each other understand what is working and not working in a painting, we will also constructively critique work (it’s not scary!). Please bring Sennelier La Carte paper - you may also bring whatever paper you typically work on, but there are techniques specific to this paper that will be used.
Instructor: Tara Will
Online; Tuesday-Thursday, March 9-11, 9 am-1 pm
$230 for members, $265 for nonmembers; REGISTER >
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Fusing Argentium & Keum-boo with Marsha Levey-Blandy

In this workshop, we will use an ancient Korean gilding technique, Keum-boo, that applies thin sheets of gold (23.5k) to Argentium for a beautiful finish. This is the perfect way to achieve using gold on your work without the expense of solid gold. Fused instead of soldered, students will make a flat piece for a pendant or pair of earrings, and on the second day, will create a cuff out of Argentium. Students will learn how to apply Keum-boo on a curved surface and flat, using both a torch and burner. Lighthouse ArtCenter will order all gold materials to make it easy and affordable.
Students will need to bring $24 for the 23.5K yellow gold foil and their own Argentium.
All levels are welcome and will be successful! Those with more experience will be able to push the boundaries of their projects. 
Instructor: Marsha Levey-Blandy
Studio 385-Studio J; Wednesday-Thursday, March 10-11, 12-3 pm
$125 for members, $145 for nonmembers; REGISTER >
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Simple Pictures are Best with Lon Brauer

​As artists, we tend to be impatient. We want to get to the final product as fast as we can. But in doing so, we skip the basics and can easily fall into a hole of mediocrity at best, or frustration at worst. We all do it. Lon has built this workshop to address some of the most basic issues that are often overlooked in our zeal to get on with the fun of making paintings. 
We each have our own way of doing things. Sometimes seeing how another artist works can get us out of our comfort zone and allow new growth. In this workshop, Lon will be showing how he approaches drawing and oil painting and how it works - and sometimes doesn’t work - for him. The journey is a work in progress. 
Through simple exercises, demonstrations, discussion, and hands-on instruction, Lon hopes to give you some new ways of looking at plein air...and painting in general.
Consider bringing in some personal work that has problems to discuss one-on-one.
Our end goal is not to make art but rather to learn how to make art.  If we’re lucky, art will happen!
Instructor: Lon Brauer
​En plein air in Flagler Park (Stuart, FL); Friday-Saturday, March 12-13, 9:30 am-3:30 pm
$300 for members, $350 for nonmembers; REGISTER >
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Macrame Plant Hangers with Milena Arango

In this workshop, you will discover a whole new universe of possibilities with just one string:  macrame, the art of making knots. We will learn to make two basic knots that will lead us to create a beautiful macrame plant hanger. They are the perfect indoor or outdoor plant hangers for your home, and are very unique and fun to make.
​Instructor: Milena Arango
Online; Saturday, March 13, 11 am-2 pm
$50; Please call the ArtCenter at 561-746-3101 for the status of this class. 
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Basket Setting with Gustavo Hoefs

Learn how to fabricate a basket setting for a gemstone from silver wire. You will find out the tricks of the trade on bending and soldering wire to fit a round stone that you can't buy commercially-available wire settings for. Soldering skills are a must for this class. If you don’t know how to solder, you will not achieve the desired results of the project or goals set for the class. You will need an already functioning solder set up, equipped with a torch, at home. We will be working with hot metals, so 100% cotton jeans and closed cover leather shoes are mandatory.
Instructor: Gustavo Hoefs
Online (Students are welcome to sign up to use the ArtCenter Jewelry Studio and bring their own device for Zoom, plus headphones. Please email LisaJ@LighthouseArts.org if you plan to come in!)
​Thursdays, March 18, March 25, April 1, 1-3 pm
​$115 for members, $145 for nonmembers; REGISTER >
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Simplifying the Figure in the Landscape with Eli Cedrone

The basic principle of figure painting relies on well-designed shapes of light and dark, which allow for the description of beautiful form. We will separate two difficulties by first addressing drawing and design, and secondly developing color to its completion. This approach helps to unify your painting by relating the major masses in terms of color and value. 
By creating a simple value plan, you'll learn how to break down the fundamental form of the figure into large shapes or masses. There will be instruction on how to mix clean color in the correct value and temperature in order to create the illusion of light on the figure. Eli will demonstrate and explain her methods throughout the day and work one-on-one with each student. The focus will be on achieving accurate drawing and correct values - two of the most crucial aspects of representational painting. Other topics to include: gesture, form, varying edges.
Instructor: Eli Cedrone
2D Studio-Studio B; Tuesday-Wednesday, March 23-24, 10 am-4 pm
$300 for members, $350 for nonmembers; SOLD OUT
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Playful Pot of Blooms: A Still Life Fiber Collage with Susan Rienzo

Create a raw edge floral bouquet still life, building your very own original fiber collage in a fun, peaceful environment under an outdoor grass chickee hut at the Lighthouse ArtCenter! Use pre-printed floral fabrics or learn to cut your own. No sewing machine required, as we will use fast, easy fusing techniques. No patterns needed! Explore designing with your intuitive side and discovering those serendipitous moments. Finishing options will be shown and discussed. No experience is necessary!
Instructor: Susan Rienzo
3D Studio-Chickee Hut; Friday, March 26, 12-3 pm
$60 for members, $85 for nonmembers; REGISTER >
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Needle Felt a Friend! with Jet Orsi

During this workshop, students will learn the basics of both 2D and 3D needle felting on a small scale, to minimize material costs and to keep it beginner-friendly. Students will not only learn the actual skill of needle felting, but will also learn the skills necessary to create your own needle felting tools and patterns for future use. ALL materials are included!
Instructor: Jet Orsi
Studio 385-Studio J; Friday-Saturday, March 26-27, 4-6 pm
$100 for members, $125 for nonmembers; REGISTER >
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Confident in Watercolor with Richie Vios

Over the course of this workshop, students will learn how to visualize the finished painting before they have even started. Richie will teach students how to work through proper planning, while they learn various contemporary skills and techniques in watercolor. Visualization manifests a confident artist as a result.  Students will begin with a simple watercolor wash and work towards more complex calligraphy brush works in ”French Detail.” This is the ‘Yin and Yang’ of a painting. Learn the balancing act of light to dark values, soft & hard edges, and warm & cool tones. Please bring a plein air umbrella!
Instructor: Richie Vios
En plein air under Juno Beach Pier; Saturday-Sunday, March 27-28, 10 am-4 pm
$300 for members, $350 for nonmembers; REGISTER >
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Ukrainian Egg Decorating with Jenna Hoefert

​Learn wax-resist and dye processes for creating decorative designs on real eggs! Begin with raw, blank eggs and add layers of wax and color to realize traditional or modern motifs. Finish by removing the final layers of wax to reveal your jewel-toned egg. Class uses controlled open candle flame, so no loose sleeves or loose, long hair.
Please remember to bring $12 to the instructor at the beginning of the workshop for an egg blower. 
Instructor: Jenna Hoefert
3D Studio-Studio G; Saturday, March 30, 10 am-1 pm
$60 per person; REGISTER >
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Images on Enamel with Nancy Costello

​Include cool graphics on your enameled jewelry for a more contemporary look! In this workshop, we will explore firing opaque enamels and the application of decals. Students will walk away with a unique, one-of-a kind enameled pendant and/or pair of earrings! No experience is necessary. Select your imagery from a wide selection. Enamels, metal, and other materials are provided by the studio.
Instructor: Nancy Costello
Studio 385-Studio J; Wednesday, March 31, 12-4 pm
$100 for members, $125 for nonmembers; REGISTER >
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Needle Felt a Friend! with Jet Orsi

During this workshop, students will learn the basics of both 2D and 3D needle felting on a small scale, to minimize material costs and to keep it beginner-friendly. Students will not only learn the actual skill of needle felting, but will also learn the skills necessary to create your own needle felting tools and patterns for future use. ALL materials are included!
Instructor: Jet Orsi
Studio 385-Studio J; Friday-Saturday, April 9-10, 4-6 pm
$100 for members, $125 for nonmembers; REGISTER >
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Interpreting Behavior through Animal Sculpture with Crista Ames

Are you looking to explore sculpting animal forms out of clay? This three-day workshop is for students wanting to learn basic and intermediate handbuilding skills to create interpretive representations of animals in clay. Through coil, slab, solid construction, and pinching techniques, students will form noses, ears, eyes, and paws. Crista will demonstrate how she sculpts from photos and small gestural models. Students will be given the option to choose what animal they would like to sculpt. 
Instructor: Crista Ames
3D Studio-Studio F; Friday-Sunday, April 9-11, 10 am-4 pm
$188 for members, $400 for nonmembers; REGISTER >
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Creating Landscapes in Glass with Carolyn Austin

Oh, the possibilities - using cut glass, frit, and stringers, you will learn how to create detail and depth into a beautiful landscape work of art on a 9" x9" glass. Bring along a photo if you like, or we will have options for you to choose from. Please wear closed-toed shoes, comfortable clothes, and an apron.
Instructor: Carolyn Austin
3D Studio-Studio G; Saturday, April 17, 10 am-1 pm
$125 for members, $150 for nonmembers; REGISTER >
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