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EdAdvance Adult Education FALL 2024 Catalog



Arts & Crafts

Artistic Expressions Of The Inuit ( Online )
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Artistic Expressions Of The Inuit ( Online )

$45

with Leslie West

Art practices often mirror the society from which they come. This course will explore the art of the First Peoples of the Canadian and Alaskan Arctic and Subarctic, the Inuit and Eskimo people, and how their subsistence based and sustainable lifestyles and traditions, as well as their sacred beliefs, are driven by and reflected in their artistic creations.

Watercolors ( In Person ) Watertown

$85

with Shawna Lee Kwashnak

Calendar Nov 7, 2024 at 6:30 pm, runs for 4 weeks

***THERE IS NO CLASS ON 11/28***

A beautiful class to gain experience with watercolor paintings! Students will improve their skills in watercolor techniques while being inspired by our season.  Students will create several small studies/practices and create their own watercolor painting.

Full Course

Intermediate Adobe Photoshop ( In Person ) Off Site

$25

with Colin Harrison

Calendar Nov 13, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

An extension of the introductory class, learn end-to-end workflow from image capture, metadata, bulk adjustments, and large-format printing. The Brookfield Craft Center provides six Windows PCs to run Adobe Photoshop; students may also bring their own laptops with Photoshop already installed. Paper copies of instructor's slides can be purchased optionally and directly from the instructor for $5 at first class.

Class held at the Brookfield Craft Center, 286 Whisconier Rd, Brookfield, CT.

Origami For The Beginner ( In Person ) Litchfield

$45

with David Silver

Calendar Nov 13, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 2 weeks

***THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELED BY THE INSTRUCTOR.  HE WILL BE OFFERING IT AGAIN IN THE SPRING ***

Origami is the ancient traditional Japanese art of folding paper.  You will learn how to fold a greeting card, the traitional Japanese crane, and other models.  The basics of ow to fold an read diagrams will be covered.  This is comprehensive class which includes paper selection, recommended books, and online resources.  There is a $10 (cash) material fee payable to the instructor at thee first class.  

Beginner Stained Glass ( In Person ) Watertown

$45

with Sarah Segovia

Calendar Nov 18, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 2 weeks

Learn the basic techniques of stained glass. Create a sun catcher of their choice to take home. There is $15  (cash) material fee payable on the first night of class.

Full Course

Fantasy Mapmaking ( Online )

$80

with Keegan Elliott Hine

Calendar Nov 18, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 5 weeks

This course covers the rules of fictional geography, various mapmaking tropes and styles, and helps students improve their worldbuilding and storytelling by allowing them to create more eye-catching and believable map illustrations. Design and illustrate your own fantasy map with a more complete understanding of the rules of geography and how it impacts civilizations. A supply list will be given to students on the first night of class. It is recommended that students bring good drawing paper, pencils, and erasers, a straight-edge ruler, and black pens (Pental Energel 0.3 mm).

Paint Pour Play ( In Person ) Torrington

$65

with Faye Tway-Grant

Calendar Nov 18, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 3 weeks

Learn and practice the different ways you can produce art with new paint pouring techniques. Create abstract designs on canvas. Beginners welcome. A suggested supply list will be mailed to you one week prior to class.

Will run

Moravian Star Workshop ( In Person ) Watertown

$45

with Sarah Segovia

Calendar Dec 2, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 2 weeks

In this beginner class learn the basic techniques of cutting, grinding, foiling, and assembling this beautiful 3D-stained glass hanging star. A $15 material fee (cash only) is payable to the instructor on the first night of class.

Full Course




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