THE CITY AS CANVAS:

Temporary Art Making

 

Saturday, July 11  10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Hope.Gate.Way, 185 High St.

 

With Portland as our canvas, the class will create art that sends a message of peace, love and hope in the city.  Over brunch, we will look at various artists’ attempts to create temporary art in the urban environment. Nourished in body and mind, we will head out together into Portland to spread an artistic message that is temporarily altering, environmentally friendly, respectful of public and private property, and yet noticeable to the people living and visiting within the city.  We will document our work and then come back to the place we started for a light and early supper (lupper) when we share and discuss what we saw, heard, did, and how we felt making art in this new-old-fashioned way.  This class is for all ages — adults, teens, and children. Children ages 7-12 may attend with an adult. Food will be provided but you may bring something to share.

 

Artist: Crystal Erickson attended the Museum School in Boston and received a BFA in Photography from the Maine College of Art. With a love of community and an even greater love for the people who live within a community, Crystal is looking forward to hitting the streets and making some art together!

 

HAND BUILT CLAY TILES

 

Three session intensive, July 7, 8, and 9
Immanuel Baptist Church   6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
156 High St. (rear entrance) 

Design and create your own hand built tiles for your table, your wall, or as a backsplash. You will learn techniques of making clay slab tiles and then carving designs into your tiles. For ages 7 though adult, this class is for beginning and experienced clay artists.

Artist: Kara Kowalczyk, a graduate of Mass College of Art, is a clay artist and high school art teacher who teaches in Massachusetts.

 

 

DRAWING FROM NATURE:  Art Journaling in Deering Oaks Park

Three Wednesdays, July 15, 22, 29           Deering Oaks Bandstand, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Spend three relaxing evenings looking closely at nature in the heart of Portland.  Using pencils, ink, watercolor, and gouache, you will draw whatever in nature captures your attention — plants, trees, animals, insects, birds, rocks.  Jean will offer some basics techniques in drawing and painting. You may incorporate writing into your artistic journal entries.  Please bring a simple journal or special paper; other materials will be provided.  Age 7 through adult.  Beginning and experienced nature journalists are welcome.  Bring bug spray and a chair or blanket.

Artist: Jean Twomey is a local artist who loves to draw, photograph, and make art.  She is also a freelance translator and interpreter in French and Spanish and holds degrees in both art and foreign languages.

 

 

AN EXPLORATION OF WATERCOLOR

Two Tuesdays, July 21, 28 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.  Meet at Deering Oaks Park Bandstand

In remembrance of Jean Badran, Deb’s class will help you use the landscape as the inspiration for your painting.  Using playful painting techniques, you will explore color as well as other mediums, such as watercolor pencils. Surrounded by the beauty of Deering Oaks Park, this class will allow you to paint both the outer landscape you observe and the inner landscape of your feelings and ideas. Ages 7 through adult, beginning and experienced watercolor painters.

Artist: Deb Schmitt has taught watercolors for SPIRAL Arts for many years.  She is about to embark on an exciting new career in occupational therapy.

 

 

 

  COVER TO COVER: Creating Simple Books

 

2 Fridays, July 24 and 31   10:00 a.m. to Noon
Immanuel Baptist Church

156 High St. (rear entrance)

 

In the first session of this class, you will make your own exquisite decorative paper using a messy technique that involves shaving cream and acrylic inks.  Please wear old clothes. In the second session, you will use your paper for the covers of books that will be -- simply beautiful!  Ages 9 to adult.

 

Artist: Libby Barrett, a graduate of the Maine College of Art, loves all kinds of art and especially enjoys encouraging the creative process in others.  She is particularly interested in art expressed in the form of handmade books and believes that everyone has an important story to tell.

 

 

 

FLOWER ARRANGING

MADE SIMPLE

 

Three Fridays, July 17, 24, 31   10 a.m. to Noon

Immanuel Baptist Church

156 High St. (rear entrance)

 

In this class in honor of Jean Badran, Anne Lord will share her love of arranging flowers with all who want to learn.  She will teach you how to handle cut flowers and leaves, construction of different styles of arrangements, and how to use floral materials that are all around you in your neighborhoods.  You will leave each class with a gorgeous floral arrangement made by you — and nature, of course!

 

Artist: Anne Lord is a floral designer who keeps a third generation family garden in South Portland. She believes that the relationship between people and flowers is ancient, healing, and a source of joy. She worked closely with Jean in SPIRAL Arts’ Elder Arts Program. 

 

 

 

SPIRIT BAGS

 

Monday, July 13     10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Hope.Gate.Way, 185 High St.

 

In memory of Jean Badran, Karen offers this class in which you will hand-weave a tiny gorgeous three-dimensional necklace to be worn close to your heart. Using novelty yarns and embellishments (beads, charms, and sequins), your Spirit Bag will be small enough to wear as a necklace and large enough to carry a key, a credit card, or a note. The only requirement for the class is patience for doing detail work.  We will take a lunch break, so bring your lunch or plan to buy lunch nearby. For ages 12 to adult.

 

Artist: Karen Eggert, a fiber artist, creates in many areas of the textile world — clothing design and construction, home furnishings, traditional quilting, weaving, fabric painting, knitting, felting, and beading. Inspired by her artistic father, she takes great pleasure in sharing with others these things she enjoys doing. Karen worked closely with Jean in Elder Arts for many years.

 

SPIRAL Arts Fundraisers

at O’Naturals

 

Please join us for one or two evenings in August to support the work of SPIRAL Arts and enjoy delicious food at O’Naturals.

 

Tuesday, August 18  O’Naturals in Falmouth

240 U.S. Route One

 

Saturday, August 29 O’Naturals in Portland

83 Exchange St.

Art created by SPIRAL Arts

participants will be for sale!

UNIQUE GIFT IDEA! 

Mosaic House Numbers

SPIRAL Arts will craft original mosaic house numbers to match the colors of  your home. 

Call us at 775-1474

 

SPIRAL Arts Greeting Cards   5 for $5.00

“Maine: Landscape of the Spirit Series”

 

 

Help Needed!

MOSAIC OF HOPE PROJECT

 

Beginner & experienced mosaic creators needed for this community project creating large mosaics for the outside of PROP’s Parkside Neighborhood Center. Free.  Call for summer work hours.

 

 

CLASS REGISTRATION

 

Sign up for classes by calling 775-1474.

Classes fill quickly so you must call ahead to sign up for a class!!  Suggested donations are $6.00 to $20.00 or 2 Time Dollars per two hour class meeting, depending on what you can afford.  Classes lasting four hours are considered to be double sessions, six hours are triple sessions. You are asked to pay for the entire class, no matter how many sessions you are able to attend.

 

Please pay for the class you are taking before or during the first class meeting.  If that is not possible, you can arrange a payment plan with us that meets your needs.  Some scholarship assistance is available.  Please talk with us so we can make it work for you. Family rates are available. If you want to help someone else take a class with an additional donation, please let us know.