Join us in person for an open studio painting experience! Bring unfinished or blank canvas, paint, and easel to enjoy 2 relaxing hours with fellow artists and budding artists. Let's keep painting!

Have a project you need to finish or need some help with one? This class is for you! Bring any sewing project and get hands-on help, or just use the time to join some fellow sewing friends.

Cut, mold, and dye your own beautiful leather cuffs. You'll receive materials to make two cuffs during this two-night workshop. You can choose from three different designs. The first night we'll cut the shapes and mold them. The second night, we'll dye them and add a finish. You'll go home with two lovely cuffs. Registration includes materials fee. Bring a pair of scissors if you have them.

Working primarily in graphite and other drawing media, we will come together for six weeks of Tuesday morning 2 ½-hour sessions to explore line, form, tonal value, seeing skills, abstraction, and mark making—all and any aspect of the simple yet rich medium of drawing. The pace will be relaxed. Participants will be expected to bring work in progress for sharing and continued drawing. At the initial meeting, the group will determine together the direction of our focus. The instructor will provide resources and offer demos—one on one, small group ,or whole group depending on the interests of the “drawing room collective”. Suggested for any level of skill or experience. We will all share our interests in a supportive and energizing studio atmosphere. Suggested materials list: Graphite 2b (can be a yellow school Dixon Ticonderoga, or a Mirrado Black Warrior), 9b (solid graphite stick); several white plastic erasers such as Mars Staedtler (optional, thin white plastic eraser in a pen style holder—thinnest diameter); fine natural artist chamois for creating a smooth ground (find at Dick Blick); paper—the very best, Arches Watercolor, Hotpress (a tough paper with a smooth surface that can stand multiple erasures. It holds blacks beautifully, and you can create smooth gradations on it. Other papers can be used at lower cost depending on how much revisioning and reworking of your drawing is desired.)

This course will cover basic upholstering. Bring a chair seat, small bench, or footstool to recover. (Check for finds at Goodwill or the ReStore!) Pieces must be brought home and back each week. We will remove the old cushion, add new stuffing if necessary, cover the cushion with batting, then add the fabric of your choice. Materials fee is included in registration.

Have you always wanted to make socks? Have you dabbled in sock knitting but just can't seem to get the hang of it? Or, are you an experienced sock knitter looking to improve your skills? In these tutorials we'll break down sock construction from heel to toe, compare different methods, discuss patterns, yarns, books and resources to provide you with what you need to explore the rich world of sock knitting. Prerequisites: You must already know how to knit, purl, increase, decrease, cast on, and bind off. Experience knitting in the round is helpful. Double pointed or circular needles are both suitable. Materials: 100g sock weight yarn such as Berroco Sox; four or five double-pointed knitting needles size 0, 1, or 2; darning needle, scissors, tape measure, and stitch markers if you have them.

This introductory course teaches the basics of the Zentangle Method of pen and ink drawing, an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. This course will provide instruction in fundamental pen strokes, multiple tangle patterns, and simple shading techniques. We will cover the basic components of design and explore ideas for embellishment. Material kits are available for pick up at the Five Town CSD Adult Ed in Rockport or Central Lincoln County Adult Ed in Damariscotta. They can also be mailed for a nominal fee.

When you are hiking in the forest or wandering in your garden, this will be a nice basket for fiddleheads, mushrooms, or herbs. Size is approximately 4” W x 8" H x 10" L. The instructor will go through the process of making the basket step-by-step ensuring all will walk away with a finished basket. No handouts: be prepared to take notes. NO REFUNDS UNLESS THE CLASS IS CANCELLED OR RESCHEDULED.