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UPCYCLE: Create Jewelry with Recycled Items (ages 12-18)

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

Youth ages 12-18 will learn how to turn everyday items that you usually throw away into beautiful pieces of recycled jewelry. This is a great opportunity for youth to gain appreciation for color, texture and shapes of found objects and create handmade jewelry from recycled and reused materials. Fun for the students and great for […]

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Rag Rug Weaving (2 session class)

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

Rag rug making is a centuries old craft with unlimited opportunities for experimentation and self-expression. The tactile quality of simple loom weaving is particularly aesthetic and creative. In this class, Cheryl Gordon you will provide each student with a loom, teach them how to prepare a variety of “rag” scrap fabrics for a custom weaving […]

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CANCELLED – Elementary Art – Landscape Painting

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

Due to lack of registrants, this class has been cancelled. Come paint your own masterpiece! Students ages 6-11 years old will discover acrylic paints while creating a beautiful landscape scene. This class will teach young artists how to mix paints, handle brushes, and translate what they see onto the canvas. All materials and instruction included. […]

$20
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CANCELLED – Shadowbox Collage

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

Create a unique shadowbox collage with vintage magazines, printed objects, scrapbook paper, and found odds and ends. Participants are welcome to bring personal objects to put into their shadowbox. You will learn the basics of collage and design to create your one-of-a-kind work of art. Class Fee: $45.00

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Make It On Monday – Watercolor Notecard

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

Join us on Monday's through out the summer for Make It On Monday! Learn basic watercolor techniques to create unique note cards. We will be creating up to 4 cards during this fun and easy Make It on Monday session. Adults and teens are welcome to attend. $15 per person includes all materials. 10:00 AM - 12:00 […]

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Pastel Sunset (Elementary Art)

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

Students ages 6-11 years old will use pastels to create a colorful sunset. Using an easy stencil technique to create a mountain background with beautiful rays of color as the sun goes down. All materials and instruction included. Instructor: Cheryl Gordon Class Size: Min. 4 / Max. 12 Class Fee: $20/student REGISTER ONLINE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/568387802217

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CANCELLED – Bim Willow Furniture Workshop

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

The Bim Willow Furniture Workshop has been CANCELLED for this year and will not be rescheduled. We apologize for the inconvenience.  Come learn how to create a stunning piece of furniture with natural materials. Many of the pieces to choose from are historic Americana designs. Noted furniture builder Bim Willow will teach you how to […]

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Landscape Painting in the Vintage National Park poster style

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

Inspired by the iconic WPA-commissioned National Parks poster artwork of the early 1900s, we will create a landscape painting. Starting with basic landscape stencils, you will learn to work from the background, to middle ground, then foreground to create a one-of-a-kind scene. You will use your own color combinations to create your frame-worth work of […]

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Make It On Monday – “It’s Tea Time” Bird Feeder

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

Join us on Monday's through out the summer for Make It On Monday! Cheryl Gordon will show you how to repurpose mismatched or slightly damaged tea cups and saucers by transforming them into a whimsical bird feeder. Adults and teens are welcome to attend. $15 per person includes all materials. 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Class size […]

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CREATING the Northern Lights

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

The Northern Lights have captured the imaginations of cultures for generation. To catch a sight of the lights is to witness something so surreal, so beautiful that it seems to border on the supernatural. Come celebrate this magnificent phenomenon in art, observation and photography during the Northern Lights Weekend, September 8 & 9, 2023 at […]

$40.00
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CANCELLED – Elementary Art Class – String Painting and Pastels

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

Elementary students ages 6-11 are invited to join us for a captivating artistic experience as we explore the mesmerizing beauty of the Northern Lights through string painting and pastels. Discover the unique technique of string painting, where vibrant colors are blended and intertwined to create stunning visual effects. Learn how to use pastels to capture […]

$20.00
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Botanical Printing Class (Shawl)

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States

Learn the beautiful art of botanical printing! In this four-hour workshop led by instructor Diane Keighley, you'll gain an understanding of how to work with foraged leaves as you explore the process of bundle printing. Each student will leave with a printed shawl (approx.24 x 76") and the know-how to design and create more pieces […]

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