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Interior design projects may involve totally new construction or the renovation, modernization, or refurbishment of an existing facility, space, or room. This course is intended for people who are considering a career in interior design. It provides a broad introduction to the profession and an overview of the education and requisite skills. The emphasis...

This class will introduce students to the history of wood carving and its use in contemporary sculpture. The techniques used to shape the wood will be examined, the practical aspects of using and sharpening the tools, selecting the size, volume and type of wood to carve, as well as finishing of the surface of the artwork. Students will have a completed...

Come in and learn the traditional art of shibori with indigo dye in this beginner class.  We start, learning how to begin your own indigo vat, using pre reduced indigo, and the history of indigo. 3-5 folding, tieing and binding resist techniques will be shown. Select the few you're drawn to and dye some of the plain items you have lying around...

In this 4-day course, students will be introduced to the history of stone carvings. Students will learn the use and purpose of different tools and various carving techniques to make figurative or abstract sculptures on stone. The goal is to complete a sculpture and gain experience in direct carving of soapstone, alabaster, or marble. MATERIAL LIST...

The students will gain an understanding of the fundamentals of the Human body, developing the perception of the body structure and shapes, and how to translate this information into a form. This course will have a live model, and examples will also provide an understanding of how the human body was seen in the context of history. While working primarily...

In this class, students will learn how to take advantage of the many qualities of water media to create a completed landscape or cityscape painting from start to finish. Students will start the first class by selecting a subject and exploring composition through drawings and sketches. In the second class, Vadnais will explain and demonstrate how...

Intro to B&W Portraiture and the Darkroom for High School Students Since the creation of the first photographic portrait by Robert Cornelius in 1839, the art form has become one of the most popular genres of photography.  In addition to representing physical likeness and expression, portraiture is widely used for preserving history, self...

Develop strategies, preparatory drawings and theory with artist James Sheehan. Learn from technique-based demonstrations and lectures that touch upon art history and developing concepts to help you prepare for larger paintings in the studio. Students will develop their practice through group and individual exercises. Class focuses on the importance...

Make a custom leather tote bag from scratch! Leather goods have been used by humans as far back as 5,000 BCE when Egyptians crafted sandals, clothes, gloves, buckets, bottles, and burial shrouds. In this dynamic workshop, you’ll use a variety of tools and materials and join the long history of leather craftspeople by creating your very own leather...

The South Street Seaport is a must see! Filled with history and entertainment it is a perfect way to capture the diversity that is New York. Join us for this class in which you will photograph the essence of South Street Seaport. In this class we will take photographs using some techniques relating to background blur and ISO for low lighting situations....

This is an intermediate class, part 3 in my series, were we'll focus on stitching fabrics to form designs. Nui, Ori-Nui, Maki-Nui, Karamatsu, Guntai, capping, and Boshi will be shown.  Those who are familiar with hand stitching and are interested in all natural "Real" indigo are welcome to attend.   An all natural batch of indigo...

We start with a a bit of history about the process and introduction to the materials, but then get right into carving!  Our goal will be to repeat pattern print one yard of fabric! Students should come with a 4" square image or two that you would like to work with.  Simple designs work best, and then you can add detail as you carve away. ...

In this first course of the Foundations of Woodworking series students will examine the nature of wood as a material and the unique qualities it has as a consequence of coming from a living organism. This class takes place in the classroom at the HRMM Wooden Boat School located at 86 Rondout Landing in Kingston's historic Rondout district. The Wooden...

Explore joomchi, a unique Korean traditional way of making textured handmade paper. You will discover its history, practice and role in Korean society, as well as learning the hands-on techniques and reinterpreted adaptations into a contemporary art form. Joomchi creates strong and painterly textured surfaces by layering and agitating Hanji (Korean...

In this intermediate class, part 2 in my series, you will learn how to balance a vat that's already been started and get into more difficult shibori techniques and fine tune what you have already learned.  More difficult techniques are shown like Tatsumaki, Miura, Yanagi and Kumo. As well as Nui, a beginner stitch resist. NOW with a fun addition...