Classes at the Orange Beach Arts Center for November and December

Submitted by Wanda Price

November 10, 2009 - Orange Beach, AL - Give yourself an early Christmas present and enroll in one of the fun art classes at the Orange Beach Arts Center this November and December. We are offering pottery, pastels, acrylic painting, digital photography and very special classes in The Hot Shop, our glass studio.

Maybe you’ve been wondering what to do with all those Mardi Gras beads, bring them to a fun one hour workshop with Dorie and she will show you how to repurpose your beads into Christmas decorations. To enroll or for more information about these or other classes call the Arts Center at 251-981-2787.

Pottery - Hand Building with Maya Blume-Cantrell. This class begins Tuesday night, Nov. 17, 6:00pm - 8:00pm and runs four weeks.

Join us for fun in clay. Study with this wonderful potter the techniques of hand building. We will be utilizing hand building techniques, including coil, slab, and pinch. Functional and nonfunctional projects will be explored. Stoneware clay will be provided in the cost of the class. The class fee is $100.

Pastels with local artists Tommy Vogel. Tuesday mornings beginning November 17, from 10am -12am and runs five weeks. All your supplies will be provided with the class fee of $80. This pastel class with artist Tommy Vogel will focus on technique, color application and composition. Students will complete a picture in each lesson. Stop by the Arts Center to see some of Tommy's works on display.

Throw Bead Art Class- A one hour work shop with Dorie. Saturday, December 5 at 10:00am. Do you have a bag of throw beads left over from Mardi Gras? Come learn how to turn them into holiday decorations, jewelry and tiny animals. Bring your own beads!

Mixed Media – Thursdays 10:00am - 12:00pm, beginning November 19 and running four weeks (Skipping Thanksgiving Day)

Zach Baisden’s students draw upon a wide range of materials such and paper, charcoal, plaster, wax, plastic, and found objects while incorporating various techniques in the fabrication of 3-D works. This is a fun, creative, messy class. acrylic painting with a variety of other additional media. Go a step further, experiment with unlikely combinations. Create! Class fee is $80, please call for a supply list.

Digital Photography classes with Dorie Parsons: Saturdays, 10:00am - 12:00pm. This popular and educational class will be offered twice in November.

Nov 14 and again on Nov 21. This is a hands-on class designed to give you the necessary information and skill needed to understand and become proficient with your digital camera. We will learn about the camera controls and work on overcoming common problems such as shutter lag and blurred images.

Each participant should bring a digital camera, charged batteries, a camera memory card, and the camera manual (if available). To sign up call 251.981.2787 or go here. Class fee is $27 per class.