Starting with a 6 ft. 1x6 board of green hemlock, you will carve a Wabenaki-inspired canoe paddle. You will mark layout lines and then remove waste wood with a low-angle block plane and spokeshave; a jack plane, a ½” – ¾” chisel, and chip carving knife, or a drawknife would be useful but not essential. If you do not have a low-angle block plane and spokeshave, Home Depot sells Stanley versions at $36 and $22. These tools are not mandatory. Call our office if you have any questions. Sharpen all cutting tools well. You will also need a notebook, carpenter’s pencil, or an ultra-fine Sharpie, two to four 4” or 6” clamps, and one standard height sawhorse. We will make an heirloom-quality paddle for your summer fun or an amazing gift. (A new paddle from Shaw and Tenney costs about $300).

A $30 materials fee is payable to the instructor at the first class.

Make four handmade cards and learn new techniques and fun folds. All embellishments and envelopes are included. You will go home with instructions for the cards you made in class. With every class is a special door prize.

Have you ever wanted to try the potter's wheel? Sign up for our two-hour "Try-It Night". With the help of a teaching artist and some clay, you'll be shown how to center and pull the clay up to make a vessel. Great for families and friends! Bring an apron, trim those fingernails, pull your long hair back, and dress for a mess! This class includes a two-hour session and one or two finished pieces. Depends on how you do! If you make more than two and love all the lumpy children equally and want to keep them, each additional piece is $10.

Finished work will be ready for pickup after 4-6 weeks during regular class times or by appt. Usually, pieces are ready mid-month the month following your class date.

This class requires a 48-hour advance notice for cancellations. Kennebec Clay Works is operated by Ceramic Artist and Educator, Malley Weber. KCW has many great instructors.

For more information please visit www.KennebecClay.com

Have you always wanted to know how to do it yourself? Join Robin to learn how. The result will be a beautiful chair you can be proud of.

Students will need to email the instructor with the size of the chair with measurements of distance between holes. This allows her to know what size and length of material you will need for your chair. She will need this information two weeks prior (Mar. 18) to the start of class so she can order the appropriate materials.

Robin will teach several steps in class. She will then give instructions for you to do at home. A five-page booklet will be provided. She will also give support through email. A supply list will be included on your registration receipt. No Class Apr. 22.

Chris Toy, author of six popular cookbooks and private chef, has taught Asian fusion cooking for many years. Cooking students will learn how to prepare a variety of recipes from Asia, Europe, and the Americas incorporating traditional and local ingredients. Each meal will actively engage cooks with the tools, techniques, and stories behind the dishes being created.

Mary Laury, an accomplished watercolorist and highly esteemed teacher, encourages students to believe they can be successful. Painting is an exciting medium; it flows and moves and does beautiful things. If you have never painted in watercolors, we will start at the beginning. If you have painted before, you will pick up some new tips and tricks as well. We all learn together!

Acadian Arts at Harbor View House, Prospect Harbor, Maine, Sept. 13-15

Escape to a Victorian Inn, the Harbor View House in Prospect Harbor on the coast of Maine, with an intimate group of artists, cooks, and creatives! All meals are included in the workshop fee plus special activities to extend your learning from the day's workshops. These include a private house concert by Grammy-balloted singer-songwriter, storyteller, and author Gordan Ward.

To book your stay at the inn call 207-963-9122 or visit https://link.edgepilot.com/s/467e6b6b/akyDLV8ShkSO4BtoWizaIA?u=https://harborviewhousellc.com//. For more information go to: acadianarts.com

Have you ever wanted to try the potter's wheel? Sign up for our two-hour "Try-It Night". With the help of a teaching artist and some clay, you'll be shown how to center and pull the clay up to make a vessel. Great for families and friends! Bring an apron, trim those fingernails, pull your long hair back, and dress for a mess! This class includes a two-hour session and one or two finished pieces. Depends on how you do! If you make more than two and love all the lumpy children equally and want to keep them, each additional piece is $10.

Finished work will be ready for pickup after 4-6 weeks during regular class times or by appt. Usually, pieces are ready mid-month the month following your class date.

This class requires a 48-hour advance notice for cancellations. Kennebec Clay Works is operated by Ceramic Artist and Educator, Malley Weber. KCW has many great instructors.

For more information please visit www.KennebecClay.com

Make four handmade cards and learn new techniques and fun folds. All embellishments and envelopes are included. You will go home with instructions for the cards you made in class. With every class is a special door prize.