Offered by Merrymeeting Adult Education

Have you always wanted to sew a quilt or finish the one you started? This is the perfect class. The instructor is an experienced quilter and teacher. Participants will make a beautiful sampler quilt while learning beginning to...

 Cost: $52.00

 Schedule: Begins March 22nd, 2010 at 6:00 pm; runs on Mon for 4 weeks.

Offered by Merrymeeting Adult Education

Bring your hat and paints and join us outdoors to get experience painting outside. Beginners and experienced painters are both invited. There will be a short demonstration before we set out. Focus will be on short studies rather than...

 Cost: $48.00

 Schedule: Begins May 17th, 2010 at 9:30 am; runs on Mon for 4 weeks.

Offered by Merrymeeting Adult Education

Through a series of guided lessons and demonstrations each student will learn how to mix colors, arrange pleasing compositions and understand technical aspects of acrylic paint on various surfaces. Don’t worry about prior skills -...

 Cost: $85.00

 Schedule: Begins February 1st, 2010 at 9:30 am; runs on Mon for 8 weeks.

Offered by Merrymeeting Adult Education

Use your digital camera to cultivate mindfulness and awareness. See how viewing the world in new ways shifts your images and maybe your life. Students will use exercises from The Little Book of Contemplative Photography as our guide. The...

 Cost: $62.00

 Schedule: Begins April 14th, 2010 at 5:30 pm; runs on Wed for 6 weeks.

Offered by Merrymeeting Adult Education

The emphasis will be on deepening the perception of tones, via several media: ink washes, pen and ink charcoal pencil, graphite and collage. Close observation of tonal relationships leading to the flow in your field of vision will be the...

 Cost: $85.00

 Schedule: Begins January 26th, 2010 at 9:30 am; runs on Tue for 8 weeks.

Offered by Merrymeeting Adult Education

Now that you are knitting, why be limited by someone else’s pattern? From yarn selection, taking body measurements, choosing a stitch pattern to writing up knitting instructions; learn what it takes to make your very own knit...

 Cost: $65.00

 Schedule: Begins March 30th, 2010 at 6:00 pm; runs on Tue for 8 weeks.

Offered by Merrymeeting Adult Education

Dive into a new medium and discover a versatility and vibrancy as powerful as painting. The immediacy of working with the pencils facilitates learning about color dynamics as you build your drawings. Bring with you a 9x12 or 11x14 sketch...

 Cost: $106.00

 Schedule: Begins January 28th, 2010 at 6:00 pm; runs on Thu for 10 weeks.

Offered by Merrymeeting Adult Education

Using material from Betty Edwards Drawing from the Right Side of the Brain, students will learn five basic perceiving skills. The process is demanding, engaging and deeply satisfying as you integrate these skills and expand your...

 Cost: $106.00

 Schedule: Begins January 26th, 2010 at 6:00 pm; runs on Tue for 10 weeks.

Offered by Merrymeeting Adult Education

Using material from Betty Edwards Drawing from the Right Side of the Brain, students will learn five basic perceiving skills. The process is demanding, engaging and deeply satisfying as you integrate these skills and expand your...

 Cost: $106.00

 Schedule: Begins January 27th, 2010 at 9:30 am; runs on Wed for 10 weeks.

Offered by Merrymeeting Adult Education

Use your own photos and drawings or borrow imagery from other sources to create a series of small (10x10” or smaller) fiber-art works. Fiber Arts includes any textile materials (paper, fabric, yarn) and can be any technique (knit,...

 Cost: $50.00 -  Just 4 slots left!

 Schedule: Begins February 23rd, 2010 at 6:00 pm; runs on Tue for 4 weeks.