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Teen Workshop Descriptions at Artsplace in Cheshire

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Drawing Workshops

Contrast Magic Workshop          
Working with white charcoal on dark background paper each student will create a dramatic piece of artwork.  Students will choose from a variety of photos to complete this clever drawing. Bring a bag lunch.
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Contrast Magic
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Contrast Magic
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Contrast Magic
Drawing Draperies and Fabric Workshop                  
Focus on improving drawing skills by rendering draperies, fabrics, ribbons and lace. Practice drawing details, textures, twists, folds and shading in pencil and graphite. All levels welcome. Bring a bag lunch.
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Drawing Draperies & Fabric
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Drawing Draperies & Fabric
Drawing Trees Workshop         
Capture the character of real tree and shrub branches through careful observation. Practice drawing both quickly (gesture) and slowly (contour line) to express the movement of the branches in space. Learn to see and use both positive and negative shapes to help you draw more accurately. Use values from white to gray to black to create an interesting expressive drawing.  Bring a bag lunch.
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Drawing Trees
Nature Sketching Workshop         
Learn to draw a selection of objects such as tree branches, driftwood, leaves, seedpods, feathers and shells by close and careful observation. Students will use pencil or graphite. All levels welcome. Bring a bag lunch.

Felting Workshops

Food Felting Fun Workshop
Felt your choice of fruit or sushi in soft colorful wool. Your efforts will last for years and make a beautiful decoration as well as fun for children to use for play.
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Felted Fruit
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Felted Sushi
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Felted Sushi
Framed 3-D Snowman Workshop
Create a three dimensional snowman in this clever needle felting class. You decide if it holds a snowball, a string of lights, or even a valentine to enjoy all winter long. It will be framed at the completion of the workshop.
Make a Snowball Workshop
Create a batch of snowballs for an inside fight. You won’t get cold making these and they won’t melt either! Amazingly fun to squeeze and assemble. Start your collection now in this fun workshop using Merino wool, pillow fluff and warm soapy water. 
Seascape or Lighthouse Tapestry Workshop
Students will work with both natural and dyed wool in a “painterly” style to create a fiber art piece sized 14” x 18”.  You’ll learn how the wet felting process causes a melding of design and color. Add detail with felting needles if desired. Bring a bag lunch
Winter Bird Felting Workshop
Create a 3-D version of a beautiful winter bird or owl in this fun workshop using a special barbed needle and colored wool.           
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Winter Bird Felting

Painting Workshops

​Every Color but White Workshop                                  
Learn techniques for painting the warm and cool colors of snow in a simple winter landscape in oils. Discover how the reflection of sunlight and shadow affect the winter landscapes.  Learn how values differ from a warm weather scene when working with a snowy landscape and learn how to mix “snow” colors. All levels welcome. Bring a bag lunch
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Tea Cup & Pastry in Oils Workshop            
Learn techniques for painting from life, including drawing, light, shadows, and local and reflective color. Instruction includes setting up lighting, drawing, color mixing, local and reflected color, composition, painting light, halftone and shadow on a curved surface. All levels welcome. Bring a bag lunch.
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Touch This! Workshop            
Explore acrylic painting textures and techniques designed for those who want to discover new ways to use  uncommon tools, such as a comb, fabric or a palette knife combined with acrylic mediums  to create textural surfaces that can add depth and dimension to realistic paintings. All levels welcome. Bring a bag lunch.
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Touch This!

Stained Glass Workshops

Beginner Stained Glass Workshops
This beginning course will teach you the basic steps of cutting, grinding, foiling and soldering your very own stained glass project. Students will create a sun catcher from a colorful choice of glass to take home and hang.
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Flower
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Valentines
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Heart
Moravian Star Workshop
Learn the basic techniques for cutting glass and assembling this intricate Moravian star ornament. 3-D hanging stars make great gifts all year round.  
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Moravian Star
Mosaic Coaster Workshop
Learn how to cut glass using mosaic wheel cutters, adhering glass and grouting your finished product of a coaster. No experience necessary.  Return on 3/13 to grout your coaster. 
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Mosaic Coaster

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  • About Artsplace
    • Location/Hours
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      • Payment Policies
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      • Ways to Register
      • Register
    • Subscribe to Email
    • CPFA Committee >
      • Members
      • Mission
    • Friends of CPFA/Artsplace, Inc.
    • Financial Aid
  • Instructors
    • Mally DeSomma
    • Linda Giordano
    • Chris Ivers
    • Megan Jeffery
    • Robin McCahill
    • Patty Meglio
    • Sue Mullaney
    • Rita Paradis
    • Tony Ruggiero
    • Elizabeth Scott
    • Eugene Teixeira
  • Art Show 2022
  • Annual Author Event
  • John Frederick Kensett