Floor Cloths

Polly Allen

Thursdays, 6-9pm

April 24-May 15. 4 sessions, 12 hrs

Create a beautiful 24” x 36” canvas area rug that is sturdy and durable. Step-by-step instructions for designing, painting, hemming, painting, and sealing your canvas will be covered. This workshop is ideal for all levels, from beginner to pro. Classes will meet at the instructor’s studio in Lebanon, NH. Materials fee covers pre-primed canvas, paints, finishing varnish and wax, and non-skid rug underlay. Limited to five students.

Working with

Digital Images

Jon Meyer

The following series of classes can be taken singly or as a whole. They are designed to introduce the crafts artist—professional or novice—to all aspects of working with digital images from taking the picture to creating the perfect image of your craft work. The classes are not designed to make you a digital artist, rather to help you understand the technology so that you can produce quality digital images of your work.

Introduction to the

Digital Camera

April 22. 1 session, 3 hrs

Tuition: $50 ($40*). Materials: $10

Bring your digital camera, or just your questions about them, to class to learn about many aspects of digital cameras including: a brief, simple explanation of how the camera works; image quality and formats; lenses, exposures, shutters; power, batteries, memory; menus, settings, buttons, metering; composing, proper lighting, choosing the best image, observing details, storing and transferring images; camera outputs. We will also discuss a few comparisons to film. A list of helpful resources will be provided.

Photographing Your Craftwork

Tuesday, 6-9pm

April 29. 1 sessions, 3 hrs

Tuition: $50 ($40*). Materials fee: $10

Using simple lighting equipment, techniques and the settings on your digital camera , Jon will show you how to take quality photographs of your work. Topics will include: backgrounds; studio lighting for the maximum effect; pre-composing (multiple images to capture the qualities of the object); 2-D and 3-D capturing surfaces and volume; destination and output files.

Introduction to Using Photoshop

Tuesdays, 6-9p,

May 6 & 13. 2 sessions, 6 hrs

Tuition: $80 ($70*). Materials fee: $10

Bring your laptop/computer to class with Photoshop (not Elements) installed and learn to work with this extraordinary program. The first class will introduce you to the Photoshop's windows, tools palette options and menus. You will learn to import images from your digital camera, fix mistakes, retouch, composite images, file formats, and more. In the second class you will learn to make your work look as good or better than when you made it by sharpening and softening images, cropping, correcting for camera distortion using Photoshop filters and so on. You will gain an understanding of the different size and resolutions for web, press release prints, portfolio prints, and posters.

Lamp Work:

Glass Bead Making

Linda Perry

Wednesdays, 6-9pm

April 23-May 14. 4 sessions, 12 hrs

Tuition: $135 ($125*). Materials fee payable to instructor: $25

This 4-week class can accommodate either the beginning student who wants to learn the basics of glass bead making and those who have taken one or more classes and would like to practice their newly acquired skills. The small class size allows for individual as well as group instruction. Limited to four students.

Wood Carving

Grant Taylor

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May 20 & 27. 2 sessions, 3 hrs

June 10 & 17. 2 sessions, 3 hrs

Tuition: $40 ($30*). Materials fee: $5

Join Grant Taylor for a two-part class on carving inset letters using traditional wood carving chisels and mallets. You will carve a simple plaque that can be used for a house sign, mailbox or E-911 numbers. The class is suitable for people without any wood carving experience, as it is an introduction to woodcarving.

Rustic Furniture

Mark Ragonese

Saturday, 10am-5pm

June 28. 1 session, 7 hrs

Tuition: $105 ($100*). Materials included

Rustic furniture is timeless and fits both outdoor and indoor spaces. In this one-day workshop you will learn the basics of furniture design and an assortment of joinery techniques to create your own one-of-a-kind chair, bench or table from saplings. Seat finishing will be discussed. No woodworking experience is necessary. This is an outdoor workshop and will take place at Justin Morrill Vermont State Historic Site, Strafford, VT.

Rustic Trellis

Mark Ragonese

Sunday, 10am-5pm

June 29. 1 session, 7 hrs

Tuition: $90 ($85*). Materials included

In this one-day workshop you will take saplings and with simple joining techniques make an outdoor trellis. The trellis may be as simple or as intricate as you choose and time allows. No woodworking experience is necessary. This is an outdoor workshop and will take place at Justin Morrill Vermont State Historic Site, Strafford, VT.

Experience the Art

of China Painting

Norma Donovan

Saturday & Sunday, 1-5 pm (Open Studio 5-7 pm)

July 26 & 27. 2 sessions, 8 hrs

Explore19th century porcelain surface design techniques and view actual museum examples. This workshop will focus on composition, color mixing and design. Basic experience with watercolor is helpful. A selection of patterns and all supplies provided. This workshop will take place at the Justin Morrill Vermont State Historic Site, Strafford, VT. Limited Enrollment. To register, please call 802-765-4129 or email: president@morrillhomestead.org