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Cultivate Your Creative Practice Series

with Catherine Scanlon

Jan

Next session: January 27th, 2027

$25 More Info

Return to creativity in this beginner-friendly series designed to help you enjoy the process of making art. Start by creating a simple handmade journal, then explore a variety of guided classes focused on collage, mark-making, and mixed media. Each session focuses on experimentation over perfection, letting you fill your journal at your own pace. Please purchase a Wire bound Pentalic Watercolor Field Book - 12" x 9", with 24 Sheets from the Mix. Each session has a materials fee of $10.00. *All sessions are 1-night workshops.

Chinese Cuisine: Dumplings

with Shufang Liao

Jan

Next session: January 28th, 2027

$65 More Info

Love dumplings? Learn the secrets behind China’s most iconic comfort food in this hands-on class! You’ll make dumplings from scratch—creating soft dough, preparing flavorful fillings, and mastering various wrapping styles like crescent and pouch shapes. Explore the cultural meaning of dumplings as symbols of reunion and wealth, traditionally enjoyed during Chinese New Year. By the end, you’ll be able to boil, steam, or pan-fry your own perfect dumplings and take home the authentic techniques and recipes to recreate this festive dish anytime. *A $20 materials fee is due to the instructor at the beginning of the workshop.

Mini Astrology Reading: Individual Sessions

with Rebecca Quigg

Feb

Next session: February 4th, 2027

$30 More Info

Gain self-insight with this Sun, Moon, and Ascendant Mini Astrology Reading. This bite sized yet powerful session focuses on three influential placements in your birth chart that reveal aspects of your personality, your emotional world, and how others perceive you. This fifteen-minute reading by Rebecca Quigg of Pluto's Heart Astrology is perfect for curious astrology beginners or anyone wanting a quick yet illuminating glimpse into their chart. A birth date, exact time of birth, and place are required. *One person per session.

Traveler’s Sketchbooks with Watercolor and Ink

with Claire Loon Baldwin

Feb

Next session: February 10th to March 10th, 2027

$150 More Info

Learn techniques for capturing your travels in a sketchbook! This is the perfect opportunity to delve back into old photos and savor your adventures again through art. We’ll learn techniques for capturing landscapes and cityscapes both accurately and expressively, and experiment with ways to build unique compositions. Students will learn techniques for watercolor and ink, and experiment with supplies that work well on the go. You’ll finish the course with a series of unique compositions, and the skills for continuing your sketchbook practice on future adventures. Students can either buy themselves the required materials or they can buy material kits from the Mix, an art store in Brunswick. *No Class: 2/17. **Snow Date: 3/17.

Student Grade Kit

Professional Artist Grade Kit

Pine Needle Baskets

with Zack Rouda

Feb

Next session: February 11th, 2027

$85 More Info

Learn to identify, regeneratively gather and harvest, properly store and process, and weave with pine needles. We'll cover the basics of coiled basketry, which is a global, ancient human skill, and create a wonderful pine-needle basket. All tools and materials will be provided. *Program includes all required tools and materials.

Illustrating Birds with Watercolor and Ink

with Claire Loon Baldwin

Feb

Next session: February 13th, 2027

$95 More Info

This all-levels class will explore techniques for capturing birds with pen and ink and watercolor. Students will learn techniques for capturing texture and shine, and leave with their own unique composition of the bird of their choice. Students can either buy themselves the required materials or they can buy material kits from the Mix, an art store in Brunswick. **Snow Date: 2/20.

Student Grade Kit

Professional Artist Grade Kit