Hessel School House

Watercolor Refresher (2 day class)
2025-07-23 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Detroit) | Hessel School House – Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center, 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, 49745, United States
Wednesdays, July 9 and July 23
10:00 PM – 12:00 PM
Watercolor Refresher Workshop
Brush up on your watercolor skills by attending our watercolor refresher class! Through quick exercises, fun activities, and creative projects, build your skill set and feel more confident in working with this medium. This is a two-week session, so you will have the opportunity to practice what you have learned. Artist Karen Mazzoline will offer different painting styles, techniques, and types of watercolor paints during the course. Have a specific technique you would like to learn? Karen will contact you before class starts to receive any questions or topics you would like to cover and will include them in the sessions! All materials will be provided, but if you would rather use your own watercolor paints, feel free to bring them along!
Class Size is limited. $55 per student. Register today by calling 906-484-1333 or register online.

CANCELLED: Recycled & Repurposed Jewelry
2025-07-23 13:00 - 15:00
Recycled & Repurposed Jewelry
For Ages 10–16
Wednesday, July 23 from 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Turn trash into treasure and let your creativity shine! In this hands-on class with artist Marissa Wissner, young makers will learn how to transform recycled and repurposed materials into one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces that reflect their personal style. From funky earrings to statement necklaces, students will explore jewelry-making techniques and gain confidence using real tools in a fun, supportive environment.
All materials and tools are provided—just bring your imagination!
✨ Eco-friendly fun
✨ Learn new skills
✨ Take home your wearable art
Perfect for creative minds who love fashion, design, or simply making something cool out of the unexpected!
Class fee: $20 per student.

PAINT & SIP: Sailboat
2025-07-23 15:00 - 17:00
Sailboat Paint & Sip (Adults Only)
Wednesday, July 23 | 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Unwind with a brush in one hand and your favorite beverage in the other during this relaxing afternoon paint & sip session. Guided by artist Karen Mazzoline, you’ll learn how to blend warm sunset hues and soft lake reflections to create a peaceful sailboat scene that captures the magic of a summer evening.
No experience necessary—just come ready to have fun, get creative, and leave with your own frame-worthy masterpiece. All materials and instruction provided.
Bring a drink of your choice and a friend for the perfect midweek escape!
Class Fee: $40
Space is limited. To register, call 906-484-1333 or register online.

Hard & Soft Pastels with artist Steve Seebohm
2025-07-25 09:30 - 16:00
HARD & SOFT PASTEL WORKSHOP
with Guest Artist Steve Seebohm
Friday, July 25, 2025 I 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Steve is excited to offer this one-day workshop in the use of hard & soft pastels for drawing and painting. You will learn about the unique nature of working with pastels, surfaces available for best results, the ability to blend, manipulate and erase the medium, limitations of use and the variety of fixatives available for making your work more permanent & the unique nature of each.
You will get hands-on experience working with hard & soft pastels, learn which papers are appropriate for use, the variety of sanded surfaces available, and prep materials to make your own sanded paper & boards. You will learn the potential and challenges of layering and blending to produce unique effects, minimizing the use of white and black for richer paintings, and which fixatives are best for securing your artwork for years to come.
Materials provided will include blank drawing paper for practice working with pastels & sanded paper for developing a finished piece. Photo reference of local & regional images will be available to work from in creating your own personal memory. Hard & soft pastels will also be provided along with blending sticks, sanding pads, erasers, gloves and fixative.
Whether you’re interested in producing a popular landscape, a fantasy piece or something more abstract, experimentation with this medium is encouraged for those who might desire a fun, creative outlet and wonderful means for producing colorful art! Those in need will be provided with drawing, perspective and composition direction to help with their progress. Individuals of all levels are welcome.
Class Fee: $130
Class space is limited for this special art class. To register, call 906-484-1333 or register online at https://www.eventeny.com/events/ticket/?id=18873&action=ticket&action_ticket=33245

This is a full-day workshop Students are encouraged to bring a sack lunch. A fridge and microwave are available if needed. Coffee, tea and bottled water available.

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ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
STEVE SEEBOHM
Steve is a local artist who loves the outdoors & nature and has been passionate about the arts since he started drawing the small fish, snakes and frogs he caught growing up. Summers during and after high school he began painting houses in northern New Jersey to put himself through Parson’s School of Design. As an illustration student in the pre-digital/pre-cell phone age, he spent 20 hours a week at figure drawing, along
with learning classical skills in painting, printing making, photography, composition, perspective and layout.
After graduating from college he applied his newly acquired skills to the preservation of historic finishes and decorative painting, including design of a new decorative finishes campaign for the Michigan Governors’ ceremonial office in The State Capitol. During his years in preservation Steve continued to take advantage of figure drawing sessions wherever he traveled for work and continued to play with a variety of art media that fit his lifestyle.
Examples of Steve’s Work:
