Kent County Arts and Entertainment Events- August 2023

The class will be held at the Clay Studio from 6 - 8:30 pm on Tuesdays, running from August 1st through September 5th. (6 weeks)

This course introduces basic pottery wheel techniques to beginning students with a focus on throwing bowl and cylinder forms. Students will be shown the step-by-step process of wedging, centering, throwing, trimming, and glazing clay into finished pieces. Class time and the encouraged Open Studio practice time will enable students to create at their own level and improve their skills with clay.

Included with instruction is twenty-five pounds of cone 6 clay.

The class will be held at the Clay Studio from 6 - 8:30 pm on Wednesdays, running from August 2nd through September 6th. (6 weeks) It is intended to be a "next step" for returning beginners, but can easily accommodate new students who like a challenge!

Students will expand and refine their skillset through skills instruction and weekly project assignment. The Class setting provides great opportunity to move beyond the basic techniques and deepen your experience with wheel-thrown clay.

Included with instruction is twenty-five pounds of cone 6 clay and six Open Studio tickets.

Friday, August 4 @ 7PM; Saturday, August 5 @ 7PM; or Sunday, August 6 @ 2PM. Tickets are FREE/$5 donation appreciated!

Time: 10:00 AM-4:00 PM on August 5 and 6
Location: 200B High Street
Instructor: Fred Dylla
Material Fee: $35

The art of the white-line woodcut produces full-color prints from a single carved woodblock. Participants will learn how to transfer a drawing to a woodblock, carve the key outlines, paint the block and finally transfer the image to the printing paper. Attendees only need some basic skills in drawing and watercolors. No previous knowledge of wood-block printing or woodcarving is necessary.

2nd Tuesday of each month, 1 p.m.

For more information and/or to RSVP send email to: bookclub@homeports.org.

Instructor: Zach Schmitt

Come and carve a design and make a small batch of relief prints while we have a conversation about different types and styles of printmaking. Our conversations will be more hands on than usual as we will be interacting directly with different materials used to create a relief print. We will talk about different types of ink and the different ways a relief print is actually printed as it relates to our particular capabilities. We will also talk about many of the different and beautifully unique paper choices there are out there. All materials will be provided.

Instructors: Kris Kelley and Anya McCaig

Join RiverArts and Casa Carmen Wines for a night of crafting and wine! Create this adorable bird piece from rocks and wine corks. Enjoy Casa's premium selection of wine and vermouth as you create your masterpiece in their bright and beautiful event space. All supplies will be provided.

Instructor: Marti Hawkins
Time: 10am-3pm

A brief intro to this ancient art form including demo and hands on. Japanese ink painting, (sumi-e) is the art of painting using brush (fude), ink (sumi) and thin absorbent “rice-paper” (washi).

To learn more about Marti, please visit: https://www.chestertownriverarts.com/instructors

Instructor: Sharon Breil

In this class you will learn basic flower pressing techniques, theories, and helpful hints to turn your flowers and other loved botanicals into lasting and beautiful memorabilia. As a fun bonus project we will be making a small pressed flower home décor creation using already pressed flowers.