Fabulous Wool Felting Series

Have you ever seen a basket full of colorful wool roving, and you just wanted to hold it and create something with it?  This is your chance to play with wool and learn how to needle felt.  Felting is a great introduction to fiber arts as it does not require intensive equipment.  It also is a very portable hobby.  All you need are felting needles, wool, and a felting mat. 

Come join instructor Susan Thiel as she introduces you to the basic concepts of wool felting over a four week course, three hours each week.  One evening a week, students will meet and learn a new technique and complete a small project as listed below.

Week 1: Learn the basics about needles, wool roving, and mats used for dry needle felting.  Create soft sculpted felted hearts that can be turned into a sachet, broach, pin cushion, a flower, or just used as décor. 

Week 2:  Learn landscape painting with wool.  Each student will design a sunset landscape off the photo of their choice and learn how to create the scene with wool.

Week 3: Learn how to create a free standing 3D wool sculpture with wire armature.  Create a small wacky bird with feet in your favorite colors. 

Week 4:  This is an opportunity to ask questions and finish up our bird sculpture if it has not been completed yet.  Susan will also give a quick demonstration on the technique of wet felting. 

All supplies are provided, including felting needles and mats.  If a student falls in love with needle felting and wishes to continue, the needle felting tools that they used can be purchased at a nominal fee.

This is a great opportunity to join a friend, learn a new craft, and spend an evening relaxing and creating!

Downstairs in the Creativity Center in the AAV gallery

Thursday evenings from 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm.

May 16, 23, 30 and June 6 

Ages 14+

Max 8

Min 3

Full refunds if AAV cancels the class. Refunds minus the processing fees up to seven days before class begins. No refunds after that time.

AAV is handicapped accessible.

AAV takes precautions to provide a safe environment and our instructors are educated in providing options for individual limitations.

Please make your own individual decisions regarding health precautions.

Gain quality insights into the beautiful world of watercolor art under the guidance of award-winning artist, Ruth Forman. Ruth is a Costa Rica-born American artist who has been teaching for over a decade. She has exhibited and won awards world-wide and is a member of many watercolor societies. Ruth will teach the fundamentals of loose watercolor painting with flowers as a subject, and students will walk away with more confidence in watercolor.

This class is designed for 14+ to adults.

Students need to bring their own supplies.

Watercolor paper: 140 lb. cold pressed. 11x15”

Watercolor pigments: Alizarin crimson, Cadmium red, Yellow ochre, Permanent yellow, Burnt sienna, Ultramarine blue, Cerulean blue, Olive green , Titanium white

Brushes: Round brush #8t, Flat brush 3/4”, Liner brush 1

Watercolor palette

Container for water

Pencil 2B

Kneaded eraser

Sketch book

Spray bottle

Tape

Paper towels

Full refunds if AAV cancels the class. Refunds minus the processing fees up to seven days before class begins. No refunds after that time.

AAV is handicapped accessible.

Please make your own individual decisions regarding health precautions. 

Make decorative clay tiles and become more comfortable working with clay; no prior experience needed! Even though you may not see yourself as being "an artistic person" you can make these lovely pieces that can be used as coasters, magnets, or wall decoration. 

Emily Millard, who is experienced working in air-dried clay, will demonstrate several hand-building techniques, as well as how to use a variety of stamps and molds.  She will also guide registrants to shape morels!

All materials will be provided including a wide variety mostly nature themed) stamps. 

Tile dimensions can vary from 2" to 8".  Students will complete one or multiple tiles depending on desired sizes and number.  And up to 6 morels.

June 8

Adults and students 13 +

10:00-12:00

Max 10

Creativity Center

Full refunds if AAV cancels the class. Refunds minus the processing fees up to seven days before class begins. No refunds after that time.

AAV is handicapped accessible.

AAV takes precautions to provide a safe environment and our instructors are educated in providing options for individual limitations.

Please make your own individual decisions regarding health precautions.