Class #1759.   Age Level: 6-10.  Join some of Emerson Umbrella’s most talented and fun teachers for a week packed full of creative activities! Want to paint, draw, make something cool in wood or clay? There’s something for everybody in this exciting four-day program! For ages 6 through 10 — 9am to 3pm, Tuesday through Friday. Bring lunch from home; juice, snack and all-day fun will be provided! Tuition $250. Please register by January 26.

Class #1760.   Age Level: 6-10.  Join some of Emerson Umbrella’s most talented and fun teachers for a week packed full of creative activities! Want to paint, draw, make something cool in wood or clay? There’s something for everybody in this exciting four-day program! For ages 6 through 10 — 9am to 3pm, Tuesday through Friday. Bring lunch from home; juice, snack and all-day fun will be provided! Tuition $250. Please register by March 23 for April session.

Class #1755.   Age Level: 6-9.  Introduce your child to a new experience with hands on activities combining art with science and invention! Innovative classes will combine found materials — wood, metal, and plastics — into child-designed gadgets and gizmos and thingamajigs.

Class #1708.   Age Level: 7-10.  Sculpture is a way to take hold of the three-dimensional world. After exploring basic principles of sculpture—form, line, light and shadow, texture, contrast, gravity and balance—we will use a variety of natural and manufactured materials—wood, wire, paper, fabric, string, plastic—to make both representational and abstract art objects. No experience necessary.

Class #1705.   Age Level: 5-7.  “Look what we made!” — Discover the satisfaction of making sculpture together. We will explore the three-dimensional possibilities of natural and manufactured materials—wood, wire, paper, fabric, string, plastic. Basic principles of sculpture will be discovered through the creation of both representational and abstract sculptures that are beautiful and meaningful handmade art objects.

Class #1714.   Age Level: 6-9.  This extended class explores the depths and wonders of woodworking! Learn to use real tools like coping saws, cross-cutting saws, hammers, vices, etc. We’ll practice woodworking safety and proper tool handling at all times. Gaining confidence with hand tools, students will create fun sculptures and learn to plan and design functional objects (such as a hinged box, small shelf, tool box, bird house, etc.)

Class #1711.   Age Level: 5.  Do you like building with blocks but don't like having to take apart your projects? Now you can build anything you want with pre-cut soft pine wood in a variety of shapes and sizes, using real, kid-sized tools Safety and proper tool handling will be the number one priority, and that will make you a better builder! Bring your projects home to keep.

Class #1718.   Age Level: 6-9.  Introduce your child to a new experience with hands on activities combining art with science and invention! Innovative classes will combine found materials — wood, metal, and plastics — into child-designed gadgets and gizmos and thingamajigs.

Class #1709.   Age Level: 7-10.  Sculpture is a way to take hold of the three-dimensional world. After exploring basic principles of sculpture—form, line, light and shadow, texture, contrast, gravity and balance—we will use a variety of natural and manufactured materials—wood, wire, paper, fabric, string, plastic—to make both representational and abstract art objects. No experience necessary.

Class #1706.   Age Level: 5-7.  “Look what we made!” — Discover the satisfaction of making sculpture together. We will explore the three-dimensional possibilities of natural and manufactured materials—wood, wire, paper, fabric, string, plastic. Basic principles of sculpture will be discovered through the creation of both representational and abstract sculptures that are beautiful and meaningful handmade art objects.

Class #1715.   Age Level: 6-9.  This extended class explores the depths and wonders of woodworking! Learn to use real tools like coping saws, cross-cutting saws, hammers, vices, etc. We’ll practice woodworking safety and proper tool handling at all times. Gaining confidence with hand tools, students will create fun sculptures and learn to plan and design functional objects (such as a hinged box, small shelf, tool box, bird house, etc.)

Class #1764.   Age Level: 6-9.  This extended class explores the depths and wonders of woodworking! Learn to use real tools like coping saws, cross-cutting saws, hammers, vices, etc. We’ll practice woodworking safety and proper tool handling at all times. Gaining confidence with hand tools, students will create fun sculptures and learn to plan and design functional objects (such as a hinged box, small shelf, tool box, bird house, etc.)

Class #1712.   Age Level: 5.  Do you like building with blocks but don't like having to take apart your projects? Now you can build anything you want with pre-cut soft pine wood in a variety of shapes and sizes, using real, kid-sized tools Safety and proper tool handling will be the number one priority, and that will make you a better builder! Bring your projects home to keep.

Class #1788.   Age Level: adult.  Learn to structure the proportions of the human figure, acquiring a basic knowledge of anatomy. You will work from a live model learning the basics of building with clay, and the architectural balance in sculpture. You will become familiar with terms such as composition, structure, light, contrast values, texture, motion, etc. European-educated career artist Konstantin Popdimitrov will lead you through this amazing labyrinth and will help you to express your own ideas into the form that we all claim to know—the human body.

Class #1719.   Age Level: 6-9.  Introduce your child to a new experience with hands on activities combining art with science and invention! Innovative classes will combine found materials — wood, metal, and plastics — into child-designed gadgets and gizmos and thingamajigs.

Class #1710.   Age Level: 7-10.  Sculpture is a way to take hold of the three-dimensional world. After exploring basic principles of sculpture—form, line, light and shadow, texture, contrast, gravity and balance—we will use a variety of natural and manufactured materials—wood, wire, paper, fabric, string, plastic—to make both representational and abstract art objects. No experience necessary.

Class #1707.   Age Level: 5-7.  “Look what we made!” — Discover the satisfaction of making sculpture together. We will explore the three-dimensional possibilities of natural and manufactured materials—wood, wire, paper, fabric, string, plastic. Basic principles of sculpture will be discovered through the creation of both representational and abstract sculptures that are beautiful and meaningful handmade art objects.

Class #1787.   Age Level: adult.  Experience the magic of a 3-D form appearing, as a ball of clay transforms to a human portrait. You give spirit to clay and voice to your deepest imaginings as you shape a portrait and then a mask, letting your energy inform the medium. Learn how to stand the clay up, how to see in “stereo”, how to determine proportions and ratios, how to use light values in image construction. Learn surface building techniques and how to alternate the analysis and synthesis approaches in your work. Make a smooth and natural transition from the realistic portrait to the symbolism of the mask. Finally, learn to preserve your works with techniques of mold-making and casting with various media.

Class #1716.   Age Level: 6-9.  This extended class explores the depths and wonders of woodworking! Learn to use real tools like coping saws, cross-cutting saws, hammers, vices, etc. We’ll practice woodworking safety and proper tool handling at all times. Gaining confidence with hand tools, students will create fun sculptures and learn to plan and design functional objects (such as a hinged box, small shelf, tool box, bird house, etc.)

Class #1713.   Age Level: 5.  Do you like building with blocks but don't like having to take apart your projects? Now you can build anything you want with pre-cut soft pine wood in a variety of shapes and sizes, using real, kid-sized tools Safety and proper tool handling will be the number one priority, and that will make you a better builder! Bring your projects home to keep.

Class #1634.   Age Level: adult.  The wheel is our focus—centering is our goal! Along the way we will have fun hand-building and seeing where the clay will take us. For beginners and “experienced beginners.”

Class #1637.   Age Level: adult.  You have basic hand-building and wheel skills, now you can to take your work to the next level by developing your own style. This class will expose students to various ways of personalizing their work. We will refine thrown and hand-built forms as well as experiment with surface treatments. The instructor will work closely with individual students to help them develop their work.

Class #1639.   Age Level: adult.  You have basic hand-building and wheel skills, now you can to take your work to the next level by developing your own style. This class will expose students to various ways of personalizing their work. We will refine thrown and hand-built forms as well as experiment with surface treatments. The instructor will work closely with individual students to help them develop their work.

Class #1641.   Age Level: adult.  You have basic hand-building and wheel skills, now you can to take your work to the next level by developing your own style. This class will expose students to various ways of personalizing their work. We will refine thrown and hand-built forms as well as experiment with surface treatments. The instructor will work closely with individual students to help them develop their work.

Class #1726.   Age Level: 5-7.  The introduction to clay: In this super-fun class, we’ll explore clay and make simple shapes using our imaginations, natural materials and wooden tools. Projects in small groups allow the children to work and create together, almost always producing incredible results.

Class #1723.   Age Level: 5-7.  The introduction to clay: In this super-fun class, we’ll explore clay and make simple shapes using our imaginations, natural materials and wooden tools. Projects in small groups allow the children to work and create together, almost always producing incredible results.

Class #1643.   Age Level: adult.  This course is for those who enjoy getting their hands dirty! For students who have had experience with clay and for those who would like to learn — we will explore both wheel throwing techniques and hand-building methods. The course will be student driven: we will concentrate on the things you want to learn.

Class #1645.   Age Level: adult.  For students who are looking for a different approach to firing and decoration. This is especially important if you are interested in functional pottery. The course will be student directed — we will work on projects and forming techniques that you are interested in. Firing will be done in the gas kiln, cone to reduction. Students who are interested in learning firing techniques are encouraged to participate. Call for additional information.

Class #1758.   Age Level: adult.  Open to adult ceramics students who have enrolled in 3 regular adult ceramics classes within the last two years. Enrollment in Independent Study Ceramics entitles students to use the Clay Studio during all open studio hours. Work will be fired along with work of students enrolled in other adult clay classes. Clay may be purchased separately.

Class #1731.   Age Level: 8-10.  A small class where kids can learn to use the potters wheel. We will cover centering and basic throwing techniques as well as alternatives to traditional throwing methods. Parents are encouraged to register children for successive sessions to foster the development and practice of skills. Experienced beginners welcome. Class limited to 4 participants.

Class #1732.   Age Level: 8-10.  A small class where kids can learn to use the potters wheel. We will cover centering and basic throwing techniques as well as alternatives to traditional throwing methods. Parents are encouraged to register children for successive sessions to foster the development and practice of skills. Experienced beginners welcome. Class limited to 4 participants.

Class #1733.   Age Level: 8-10.  A small class where kids can learn to use the potters wheel. We will cover centering and basic throwing techniques as well as alternatives to traditional throwing methods. Parents are encouraged to register children for successive sessions to foster the development and practice of skills. Experienced beginners welcome. Class limited to 4 participants.

Class #1741.   Age Level: teens.  For Middle- through High-school-aged teens. In this class we will explore different ways to build with clay: sculptural as well as functional decorative pieces, hand building, and experimenting with the potter’s wheel.

Class #1635.   Age Level: adult.  The wheel is our focus—centering is our goal! Along the way we will have fun hand-building and seeing where the clay will take us. For beginners and “experienced beginners.”

Class #1766.   Age Level: 8-10.  A small class where kids can learn to use the potters wheel. We will cover centering and basic throwing techniques as well as alternatives to traditional throwing methods. Parents are encouraged to register children for successive sessions to foster the development and practice of skills. Experienced beginners welcome. Class limited to 4 participants.

Class #1638.   Age Level: adult.  You have basic hand-building and wheel skills, now you can to take your work to the next level by developing your own style. This class will expose students to various ways of personalizing their work. We will refine thrown and hand-built forms as well as experiment with surface treatments. The instructor will work closely with individual students to help them develop their work.

Class #1640.   Age Level: adult.  You have basic hand-building and wheel skills, now you can to take your work to the next level by developing your own style. This class will expose students to various ways of personalizing their work. We will refine thrown and hand-built forms as well as experiment with surface treatments. The instructor will work closely with individual students to help them develop their work.

Class #1642.   Age Level: adult.  You have basic hand-building and wheel skills, now you can to take your work to the next level by developing your own style. This class will expose students to various ways of personalizing their work. We will refine thrown and hand-built forms as well as experiment with surface treatments. The instructor will work closely with individual students to help them develop their work.

Class #1727.   Age Level: 5-7.  The introduction to clay: In this super-fun class, we’ll explore clay and make simple shapes using our imaginations, natural materials and wooden tools. Projects in small groups allow the children to work and create together, almost always producing incredible results.

Class #1730.   Age Level: 5-7.  The introduction to clay: In this super-fun class, we’ll explore clay and make simple shapes using our imaginations, natural materials and wooden tools. Projects in small groups allow the children to work and create together, almost always producing incredible results.

Class #1644.   Age Level: adult.  This course is for those who enjoy getting their hands dirty! For students who have had experience with clay and for those who would like to learn — we will explore both wheel throwing techniques and hand-building methods. The course will be student driven: we will concentrate on the things you want to learn.

Class #1646.   Age Level: adult.  For students who are looking for a different approach to firing and decoration. This is especially important if you are interested in functional pottery. The course will be student directed — we will work on projects and forming techniques that you are interested in. Firing will be done in the gas kiln, cone to reduction. Students who are interested in learning firing techniques are encouraged to participate. Call for additional information.

Class #1782.   Age Level: adult.  Adult students who have registered for and taken three regular clay classes within the past two years are eligible to sign up for Independent Study Clay, which allows them to use the clay studio at all times when it is not being used by a class.

Class #1734.   Age Level: 8-10.  A small class where kids can learn to use the potters wheel. We will cover centering and basic throwing techniques as well as alternatives to traditional throwing methods. Parents are encouraged to register children for successive sessions to foster the development and practice of skills. Experienced beginners welcome. Class limited to 4 participants.

Class #1735.   Age Level: 8-10.  A small class where kids can learn to use the potters wheel. We will cover centering and basic throwing techniques as well as alternatives to traditional throwing methods. Parents are encouraged to register children for successive sessions to foster the development and practice of skills. Experienced beginners welcome. Class limited to 4 participants.

Class #1737.   Age Level: 8-10.  A small class where kids can learn to use the potters wheel. We will cover centering and basic throwing techniques as well as alternatives to traditional throwing methods. Parents are encouraged to register children for successive sessions to foster the development and practice of skills. Experienced beginners welcome. Class limited to 4 participants.

Class #1736.   Age Level: 8-10.  A small class where kids can learn to use the potters wheel. We will cover centering and basic throwing techniques as well as alternatives to traditional throwing methods. Parents are encouraged to register children for successive sessions to foster the development and practice of skills. Experienced beginners welcome. Class limited to 4 participants.

Class #1742.   Age Level: teens.  For Middle- through High-school-aged teens. In this class we will explore different ways to build with clay: sculptural as well as functional decorative pieces, hand building, and experimenting with the potter’s wheel.

Class #1720.   Age Level: 2-5.  This class will give you and your child a space to explore working with clay with the help of fun activities designed to increase dexterity and creativity. You will work side-by-side with your child, so don't be afraid to get your hands dirty, too. We will focus on experimentation, but will fire pieces from each class. Worth it just for the delight in your child's face when she digs her hands into the clay! (*an adult must accompany a child to each class.)

Class #1636.   Age Level: adult.  The wheel is our focus—centering is our goal! Along the way we will have fun hand-building and seeing where the clay will take us. For beginners and “experienced beginners.”

Class #1767.   Age Level: 8-10.  A small class where kids can learn to use the potters wheel. We will cover centering and basic throwing techniques as well as alternatives to traditional throwing methods. Parents are encouraged to register children for successive sessions to foster the development and practice of skills. Experienced beginners welcome. Class limited to 4 participants.

Class #1728.   Age Level: 5-7.  The introduction to clay: In this super-fun class, we’ll explore clay and make simple shapes using our imaginations, natural materials and wooden tools. Projects in small groups allow the children to work and create together, almost always producing incredible results.

Class #1729.   Age Level: 5-7.  The introduction to clay: In this super-fun class, we’ll explore clay and make simple shapes using our imaginations, natural materials and wooden tools. Projects in small groups allow the children to work and create together, almost always producing incredible results.

Class #1725.   Age Level: 5-7.  The introduction to clay: In this super-fun class, we’ll explore clay and make simple shapes using our imaginations, natural materials and wooden tools. Projects in small groups allow the children to work and create together, almost always producing incredible results.

Class #1738.   Age Level: 8-10.  A small class where kids can learn to use the potters wheel. We will cover centering and basic throwing techniques as well as alternatives to traditional throwing methods. Parents are encouraged to register children for successive sessions to foster the development and practice of skills. Experienced beginners welcome. Class limited to 4 participants.

Class #1739.   Age Level: 8-10.  A small class where kids can learn to use the potters wheel. We will cover centering and basic throwing techniques as well as alternatives to traditional throwing methods. Parents are encouraged to register children for successive sessions to foster the development and practice of skills. Experienced beginners welcome. Class limited to 4 participants.

Class #1740.   Age Level: 8-10.  A small class where kids can learn to use the potters wheel. We will cover centering and basic throwing techniques as well as alternatives to traditional throwing methods. Parents are encouraged to register children for successive sessions to foster the development and practice of skills. Experienced beginners welcome. Class limited to 4 participants.

Class #1784.   Age Level: 8-10.  A small class where kids can learn to use the potters wheel. We will cover centering and basic throwing techniques as well as alternatives to traditional throwing methods. Parents are encouraged to register children for successive sessions to foster the development and practice of skills. Experienced beginners welcome. Class limited to 4 participants.

Class #1743.   Age Level: teens.  For Middle- through High-school-aged teens. In this class we will explore different ways to build with clay: sculptural as well as functional decorative pieces, hand building, and experimenting with the potter’s wheel.

Class #1722.   Age Level: 2-5.  This class will give you and your child a space to explore working with clay with the help of fun activities designed to increase dexterity and creativity. You will work side-by-side with your child, so don't be afraid to get your hands dirty, too. We will focus on experimentation, but will fire pieces from each class. Worth it just for the delight in your child's face when she digs her hands into the clay! (*an adult must accompany a child to each class.)

Class #1696.   Age Level: 8-12.  How frustrating to complete your best drawing and yet not be satisfied with the way your dragon turned out! In this class, we will work on drawing basics so that your cat, dog, elephant, airplane, skyscraper, army tank, etc., will look the way you want it to!

Class #1610.   Age Level: adult.  This class is for students who are beginning to paint, those who have some mastery of the medium and is an ongoing foundation painting course. We will learn how to create a good design by practicing such concepts as seeing shapes edges, and values, connecting a visual path through the painting, creating a focal point, understanding the power of positive and negative shapes, and painting light. We will learn how to see and understand color and learn basic color mixing, learn the many uses of the brush and explore artistic concepts and styles. Demonstrations and one on one instruction are part of every class. Students are encouraged to work on their own and to bring work to class for review. Call for materials list.

Class #1693.   Age Level: 8-12.  Create my very own comic book? We’ll explore “how-to,” starting with quick, basic drawing classes and the story you hope to illustrate. The evo