I hope the new year is rolling along happily for everyone out there. I know that things around here are hopping, as usual!
Most of you have already heard that my friend and fellow artist, Deborah Smith, has recently opened Images Gallery in the booming metropolis of Moreland. The Gallery showcases local artists, and is packed to the brim with the finest quality pottery, paintings, stained glass (of course!), photography, hand made soaps and other original creations. Moreland is conveniently located just south of downtown Newnan off Highway 29 with easy access to I-85. Images Gallery, located at 21 Main Street, Moreland, is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Deborah has also secured a building just two doors down from Images Gallery in Moreland, a small portion of which will be used for her photography studio. Deborah is generously providing the remainder of the Images Studio building to be used as classrooms for teaching art classes. There are currently classes forming for stained glass, mosaics, wire art jewelry, children’s drawing, children’s and adult watercolors, calligraphy and scherenschnitte. For more information on any of these classes, please call Images Gallery at 770-254-1555. You may also contact me (770-254-0349) for more information on the stained glass and mosaic classes.
Deborah has assigned an entire (enormous) classroom that will be dedicated to stained glass. My husband, Craig, and I worked feverishly to install lighting (five 8-ft fluorescent fixtures hung on a 14 ft ceiling!) and build giant work tables. I will be putting the finishing touches on the teaching studio over the course of the next few months, but I am already very pleased with how it is coming along. It is already a functional glass studio!
If you’re interested, I can send you a copy of the Stained Glass Course descriptions and current calendar of stained glass classes. I am very interested to hear your feedback on what types of classes you would be interested in taking.
I have changed the format of the classes a little as things have developed. I initially thought a "structured" class would be the thing to do. After all, that's the way everyone else does it. . . I quickly realized through your feedback, that this type of environment doesn't lend itself to our present lifestyles. I am now doing more of a “free form” class. Basically, in the studio, we have students working on different projects at different skill levels at different stages of completion . . . all at the same time. I find that this lets me give people very individualized attention, as not everyone needs help all at once. Also, we’re not all trying to do the same thing, so we don’t have as much competition for the equipment.
With that said, you can come to class and chose whatever project you’d like to do from my book of patterns. Or bring a pattern, or picture of something you’d like to do. I’ll help you design a working pattern for your project, and away you’ll go. I have glass and supplies available for purchase, and you are welcome to use my tools. If you want to bring in supplies and glass from an outside source, that’s fine, too.
As far as payment, you can send a deposit to reserve your spot in class. The first class, you’ll purchase a block of classes. Depending on what project you’d like to do, you may want to get 4 or 6 or 8. (I do offer a discount for the purchase of 10 classes. Purchase 10 and you’ll get the 11th at no charge.)
I offer a flexible schedule. If you pay for 8 classes, you get 8 classes, whether it is over the course of the next 4 weeks, or 10 months. If you need to miss a class, no problem! “Maintain rigid flexibility” is my motto.
Currently, classes are offered at the following days/times. I will be adding more classes as these fill. I want to maintain a small class size . . . around 6 people or so.
Tuesday 6 PM – 9 PM
Thursday 10 AM – 1 PM
Saturday 10 AM – 1 PM
If you haven’t guessed already, I’m very excited about this new opportunity. Even if you can’t take a class right now, do drop in for a visit. I look forward to seeing you at the Studio, or at an upcoming Art Show in the near future!
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