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Course Schedules
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Schedule of
Noncredit Classes
Crafts
| Batik Painting on Fabric |
Learn the useful and popular Oriental artform of wax-resist Batik painting on fabric. With a paint brush, paraffin wax, fabric, and a tub of color, you can create interesting works of art that can be used as a table-cover, place mat, lamp shade, or stitched to make a garment.
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Course: 25113 Tuition: $55 Course Fee: $29
Meeting Day(s): Tues. 4/16/2013 - 4/30/2013 Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM 3 sessions
Location: Joppa Hall, Rm. 015 Instructor: S. Mathur
Course: 35531 Tuition: $55 Course Fee: $29
Meeting Day(s): Wed. 7/17/2013 - 7/31/2013 Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM 3 sessions
Location: Joppa Hall, Rm. 015 Instructor: S. Mathur
| Garden Mosaics |
Learn to make a mosaic stone. You will assemble a form, cut glass, set the glass in a form and pour concrete into the form. Stone can be used as a stepping stone for the garden. A large portion of the class wil take place outdoors. Dress for the weather. Supply fee of $25 payable to the instructor. Students break from 12-1 for lunch on your own.
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Course: 26307 Tuition: $48
Meeting Day(s): Sat. 6/22/2013 Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM 1 session
Location: Joppa Hall, Rm. 014 Instructor: P. Stein
| Glass Fusing: Pins & Necklaces |
Make your own holiday gifts and give one-of-a-kind gifts to the special people in your life. Create unique and beautiful glass pins, necklaces, bracelets, wine stoppers, letter openers, and MORE using fusible glass, dichroic glass, frit, and mosaic pieces. Supply fee of $25 is payable to the instructor.
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Course: 25306 Tuition: $29
Meeting Day(s): Thur. 4/11/2013 Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM 1 session
Location: Joppa Hall, Rm. 014 Instructor: P. Stein
Course: 26308 Tuition: $29
Meeting Day(s): Mon. 6/17/2013 Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM 1 session
Location: Joppa Hall, Rm. 014 Instructor: P. Stein
Course: 35447 Tuition: $29
Meeting Day(s): Thur. 7/11/2013 Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM 1 session
Location: Joppa Hall, Rm. 014 Instructor: P. Stein
| Gorgeous Gourd Crafts |
Today artists are transforming gourds into works of art, and you can, too! Projects include a variety of items that change with the seasons. Your class may carve a unique bowl, or create a beautiful birdfeeder, or focus on the holiday of the season. The options are as broad as the instructor's imagination. Whatever the project, you will be amazed by what you create. $40 payable to the instructor on the first night of class for supplies. Students will complete 4 projects.
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Course: 35585 Tuition: $59
Meeting Day(s): Tues. 7/9/2013 - 8/6/2013 Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM 5 sessions
Location: Joppa Hall, Rm. 016 Instructor: Staff
| Gourd Festival: Fish Tales |
Have fun converting a gourd into a fish trying to catch his tail. After cutting out the fish, we will use Adirondack inks for coloring the fish and water. Instructor will provide a clean gourd ready to cut and color. Supplies needed: mini jigsaw; dust mask; rotary tool (optional).
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Course: 25446 Course Fee: $35
Meeting Day(s): Sun. 4/28/2013 Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 1 session
Location: Chesapeake Center Instructor: S. Nonn
all levels welcome
| Gourd Festival: Gourd Puzzle |
Turn a martin gourd into a 3-D puzzle. After cutting and cleaning, we will add wooden mushroom plugs and heishi inlays. If you are interested in this class and do not have the required tools, please email snonn@harford.edu. Supplies needed: mini jig-saw; your favorite gourd cleaning tools; xacto knife; compass; rotary tool with ball bits; and dust mask.
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Course: 25445 Course Fee: $55
Meeting Day(s): Thur. 4/25/2013 Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM 1 session
Location: Joppa Hall, Rm. 014 Instructor: S. Nonn
all levels welcome
| Gourd Festival: Ocean Sun, Rising Turtle |
Relief carve a sea turtle in combination with a stippled background. Learn to trace a design, carve the outline, remove the gourd shell, stipple the surface, and drill a filigree pattern in the prepared surface to simulate air bubbles. Supplies needed: Foredom, Optima, Dremel or similar tools with flexible extention; 1/8 and 3/32 collets or adjustable check, dremel sanding drums; and dust mask.
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Course: 25449 Course Fee: $40
Meeting Day(s): Fri. 4/26/2013 Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 1 session
Location: Joppa Hall, Rm. 015 Instructor: Staff
intermediate and advanced crafters
| Gourd Festival: A New Leaf |
You will transfer a design to a prepared gourd and then relief carve a Tree of Life in combination witht e stippled background. Learn to trace a design, carve the outline, remove the gourd shell, and stipple the surface. Supplied needed: Foredom, Optima, Dremel or similar tools with flexible extension; 1/8 and 3/32 collets or adjustable chuck; Dremel sanding drums; hand sanding tools (if you have them), and dust mask.
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Course: 25452 Course Fee: $40
Meeting Day(s): Fri. 4/26/2013 Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM 1 session
Location: Chesapeake Center Instructor: Staff
Level: All
| Gourd Festival: Asian Bowl with Washi Paper Collage |
Create an Asian bowl with a collage of washi paper and various embellishment such as satin cord, beads, and Asian oins. Choose from a variety of paper colors and patterns. Students should bring dremel type drill with a medium round bit, dust mask, small, sharp, scissors, and a utility knife.
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Course: 26134 Course Fee: $45
Meeting Day(s): Fri. 4/26/2013 Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 1 session
Location: Chesapeake Center Instructor: Staff
Level: All
| Gourd Festival: Celtic Knotwork |
Design and burn the perfect Celtic Knotwork. Be prepared to draw - no tracing patterns provided. Supplies needed: pyrography (wood burning) tool, a variable temperature tool with pens that can do lines and shading, medium-sized clean gourd that can be cut into a bowl or left whole. Please note: Hobby-type burners will not give good results and are not recommended for this class.
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Course: 25455 Course Fee: $40
Meeting Day(s): Sat. 4/27/2013 Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM 1 session
Location: Chesapeake Center Instructor: Staff
Level: Intermediate and advanced
| Gourd Festival: Chip Carved Sun-Burst |
Lay out the design using a compass and straight edge to create a sunburst pattern. Supplies needed: cleaned 6-8 inch gourd (cut or uncut), 1/4 U-shaped gouge (prefer Flex-cut #11 1/4 U-gouge), and protective glove for handling the gourd.
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Course: 25456 Course Fee: $30
Meeting Day(s): Sat. 4/27/2013 Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM 1 session
Location: Chesapeake Center Instructor: Staff
Level: ALL
| Gourd Festival: Chip Carving |
Using a variety of “U” shaped gouges, we will learn basic “chip” carving, including stop cuts, sweeps and how to create basic patterns on a gourd birdhouse. All supplies provided.
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Course: 25616 Course Fee: $15
Meeting Day(s): Fri. 4/26/2013 Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 1 session
Location: Chesapeake Center Instructor: Staff
| Gourd Festival: Leather Tool Look |
Burn a faux leather design on the gourd with wood burning pens and stain the gourd. The oak leaf cluster design will be applied to the student's choice of gourd. A cut cannon ball gourd will be furnished, but the design can be placed on any type of gourd and expanded to suit the gourd artist. Supplies needed: adjstable wood burner; small ball tip pen; a skew tip pen; and dust mask.
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Course: 25447 Course Fee: $35
Meeting Day(s): Thur. 4/25/2013 Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM 1 session
Location: Joppa Hall, Rm. 015 Instructor: Staff
all levels welcome
| Gourd Festival: Little Chickadee |
Learn pyrography skills to burn a realistic-looking chickadee on a gourd. Supplies needed: pyrography (wood burning) tools; variable temperature unit with multiple pen tips (for lines and shading); a small to medium size kettle/martin house shapred uncut gourd. Please note: Hobby type wood burning tools are not recommended.
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Course: 25453 Course Fee: $40
Meeting Day(s): Sat. 4/27/2013 Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 1 session
Location: Chesapeake Center Instructor: Staff
Level: All
| Gourd Festival: Majestic Stag Head |
Create the look of 3 dimensions by relief carving into a thick gourd to create a beautiful six point stag head. Learn how to use a rotary tool to do relief carving that can be applied to any future project. If time allows, we will paint the finished deer. Students should bring a rotary (Dremel type) tool with various carving bits, especially very small and medium ball carving tips, dust masks
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Course: 25615 Course Fee: $45
Meeting Day(s): Sun. 4/28/2013 Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 1 session
Location: Chesapeake Center Instructor: Staff
| Gourd Festival: Making a Rainstick |
The rainstick is believed to have been invented in Chile or Peru and was played in the belief it could bring rainstorms. Rainsticks, usually made from cactus, have pebbles or other small objects placed inside. These pebbles/objects sound like falling water when the rainstick is rotated back and forth. Our rainstick will be made from a gourd. The instructor has collected a variety of etra-long penguins, milk bottles, and clubs for this class. Workshop covers only the construction of the rainstick. Questions? Email snonn@harford.edu.
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Course: 25460 Course Fee: $25
Meeting Day(s): Sat. 4/27/2013 Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 1 session
Location: Chesapeake Center Instructor: Staff
Level: All
| Gourd Festival: Oak Leaves Your Way |
Burn a design on a gourd with wood burning pens, stain the gourd, and etch with a rotary tool cutter. The oak leaf cluster design will be applied to the student's choice of gourd. This design can be placed on any type of gourd and expanded to suite the artist. Supplies needed: adjustable wood burner; a small ball point pen; a skew tip pen; a rotary tool with a ball cutter; (Dremel, Foredom, or similar tool); a clean, small to medium gourd any shape; and a dust mask.
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Course: 25457 Course Fee: $35
Meeting Day(s): Sat. 4/27/2013 Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 1 session
Location: Chesapeake Center Instructor: Staff
Level: All
| Gourd Festival: Random Weave Basket |
Learn to loosen up with random weave, a technique that allows for a structured or very freeform basket or sculpture. Your weaving stype and tastes will determine the shaping and style. Work with natural and various colors of round reed in several sizes. As a finishing accent, leather lacing, nubby yarn, and seagrass will be provided. Full color pattern included. Supplies needed: sharp, strong scissors; small awl (flat or round-tipped), small water container; and old towel.
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Course: 25450 Course Fee: $40
Meeting Day(s): Fri. 4/26/2013 Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM 1 session
Location: Chesapeake Center Instructor: Staff
all levels welcome
| Gourd Festival: Sea Horse Filigree |
Relief carve a sea horse in combinaton with a stippled background. Learn to trace a design, carve the outline, remove the gourd shell; stipple the surface; and drill a filigree pattern in the prepared surface to simulate air bubbles. Supplies needed: Foredom, Optima, Dremel or similar tools with flexible extension, 1/8 and 3/32 collets or adjustable chuck; dremel sanding drums; and dust mask.
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Course: 25448 Course Fee: $45
Meeting Day(s): Thur. 4/25/2013 Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 1 session
Location: Joppa Hall, Rm. 015 Instructor: Staff
intermediate and advanced crafters
| Gourd Festival: Thunder (Spring) Drum |
A thunder drum or spring drum is a drum that has a spring attached to the drum head that when shaken, creates a sound resembling a thunderstorm. You will use gourds that have been cut and cleaned to be able to attache the drum head and spring. Using your imagination and stencils provided, you will cut shapes out of the gourd that act as the the resonator for the drum head. After cutting your design, dye and seal the gourd before attaching the synthetic drum head and spring. Supplies needed: mini jig saw and transformer; dust masks.
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Course: 25454 Course Fee: $45
Meeting Day(s): Fri. 4/26/2013 Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM 1 session
Location: Chesapeake Center Instructor: Staff
Level: Beginner
| Gourd Festival: Weaving a Rainstick |
Learn different weaving techniques as you weave (wrap) the outside of your rainstick that was made in an earlier workshop. Weaving consists of rod wale (triple twinning) with three different color reeds. Add rows of glass crow beads to your spike and add darts or arrows. You will twin a few inches, switch to twilling with three weavers and three spokes, then return to twinning. Add jumps rings during weaving to add strings of beads, charms or natural embellishments. If you are interested in weaving, but did not sign up for the session on making a rainstick, email snonn@harford.edu prior to the festival.
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Course: 25459 Course Fee: $40
Meeting Day(s): Sat. 4/27/2013 Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM 1 session
Location: Chesapeake Center Instructor: Staff
Level: All
| Gourd Festival:Sunburst Gourd |
Everyone can use a little sunshine and in this class, you will create your own! Using a canteen gourd and banana gourds, you will make a beautiful, decorative sun guanteed to light up any space. Instructor will provide all supplies.
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Course: 26135 Course Fee: $40
Meeting Day(s): Sat. 4/27/2013 Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 1 session
Location: Chesapeake Center Instructor: Staff
Level: Beginner
| Gourd Group |
This creative evening allows those interested in gourd crafts to share ideas and tips to get the most from their gourds. It is open to anyone who has previously taken a gourd class. Cost is $10 per semester. The Gourd Group meets once a month and participants are notified of the meeting dates by email. Current meeting date is the last Wednesday of the month.
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Course: 35539 Course Fee: $10
Meeting Day(s): Wed. 7/31/2013 - 12/18/2013 Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM 6 sessions
Location: Joppa Hall Instructor: Staff
| Italian Mosaics |
Mosaic is the art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials. Small pieces, normally roughly cubic, of stone or glass of different colors, known as tesserae, are used to create a pattern or picture. Learn this unique art form as you create your own mosaic. Supply fee of $40 is payable to the instructor at the first class session.
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Course: 35448 Tuition: $59
Meeting Day(s): Sat. 7/13/2013 - 7/27/2013 Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM 3 sessions
Location: Joppa Hall, Rm. 014 Instructor: P. Stein
| Second Saturday Series: English Paper Piecing |
Would you like a hand sewing project that is small and portable? Try English paper piecing, the most popular quilt pattern since the late 1700's. Hexagon shapes are used to make a variety of projects from modern to vintage style. Bring basic hand sewing supplies to class.
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Course: 25609 Tuition: $29
Meeting Day(s): Sat. 4/13/2013 Time: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM 1 session
Location: Joppa Hall, Rm. 010 Instructor: Staff
| Selling on Etsy |
Learn the essentials of selling your art and crafts on Etsy. This class will cover marketing basics like product photography, store design, product description, pricing, and promotion geared toward the handmade object.
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Course: 25486 Tuition: $29
Meeting Day(s): Fri. 5/10/2013 Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM 1 session
Location: Edgewood Hall, Rm. 165 Instructor: B. Kapelusznik
| Stained Glass Continuing |
Now that you have mastered the basic stained glass skills and techniques, you can design your own window panels and Tiffany-style lamps. If time allows, leading will be added. Prerequisite: Stained Glass-Beginning.
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Course: 25107 Tuition: $89 Course Fee: $19
Meeting Day(s): Wed. 5/1/2013 - 6/5/2013 Time: 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM 6 sessions
Location: Joppa Hall, Rm. 014 Instructor: M. Nichols
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN DATES
Course: 25108 Tuition: $89 Course Fee: $19
Meeting Day(s): Wed. 5/1/2013 - 6/5/2013 Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM 6 sessions
Location: Joppa Hall, Rm. 014 Instructor: M. Nichols
Please note change in dates.
| Stained Glass Studio |
Need designated time and space to work on your stained glass project? Join Marge Nichols each week for stained glass studio time. NO INSTRUCTION is included but advice and suggestions abound. For the experienced stained glass lover.
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Course: 35425 Tuition: $59
Meeting Day(s): Wed. 6/19/2013 - 7/31/2013 Time: 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM 6 sessions
Location: Joppa Hall, Rm. 014 Instructor: M. Nichols
Course: 35426 Tuition: $59
Meeting Day(s): Wed. 6/19/2013 - 7/31/2013 Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM 6 sessions
Location: Joppa Hall, Rm. 014 Instructor: M. Nichols
| Ukranian Egg Design |
Now you can create one-of-a-kind holiday treasures in the centuries-old Ukrainian style! Discover the fascinating history and traditional techniques and patterns to create a pysanky egg of your own. Dye and eggs will be provided for students to complete at least one egg ornament. Toolkit is $10 payable to instructor.
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Course: 25275 Tuition: $19
Meeting Day(s): Wed. 3/20/2013 Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 1 session
Location: Harford Technical High School Instructor: J. Demond
| Weaving Gourds |
Using a gourd as a form, learn different ways to weave around the gourd surface. Techniques include weaving, twining, three-rod wale, and Suzi’s favorite "hairy weaving." We will also create undulating hills and valleys to add interest to the gourd basket. The gourd basket will be embellished with beads and natural materials. Don't miss your chance to learn from an expert! Supply fee of $35 payable to the instructor.
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Course: 35584 Tuition: $49
Meeting Day(s): Thur. 8/15/2013 - 8/29/2013 Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM 3 sessions
Location: Joppa Hall, Rm. 014 Instructor: S. Nonn
| Wire Wrapped Jewelry |
Learn the fine art of wire wrapping. Adorn glass cabochons with your unique wire creations! Bring the glass pieces you made in the fused jewelry class. Tools, wire and glass cabochons included in the supply fee of $25.00.
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Course: 26311 Tuition: $29
Meeting Day(s): Mon. 6/24/2013 Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM 1 session
Location: Joppa Hall, Rm. 014 Instructor: P. Stein
Course: 35449 Tuition: $29
Meeting Day(s): Thur. 7/18/2013 Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM 1 session
Location: Joppa Hall, Rm. 014 Instructor: P. Stein
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