$50

DESCRIPTION

Just in time for Hallowe'en, it's a monster mash!

With just a few basic tools and some wool fibres, create a magnificent needle felted monster! Demonstrations of the basic needle felting techniques will take place throughout the workshop. There's so much room for creativity with this project! You could add horns, or antennae... fangs, or floppy ears... one eye, or three! Hmmm... horrid, or humorous? Needle felting tools will be available for purchase after the workshop, if you would like to add details to your monster at home!

Join us for a wacky, wooly event!

Elizabeth is a certified yoga instructor. For those interested, she will guide students in a seated stretch break. She will teach some helpful stretches to do when immersed in art and craft!

Join us for an artistic, active and woolly event!

DATES & TIMES

SAT OCT 31st, 10 to 2:30pm

YOUR TUTOR

Elizabeth MacLaughlin

Elizabeth formally studied painting, but would go home at night and spend hours drawing caricatures of people and strange, little animals. Much later, she made friends with her sewing machine and became a quilter... and this is where the fun began. Later still, Elizabeth moved into working with felt. Playing with fabric, felt and wool... she loves it all!

Qualified as an elementary teacher, art teacher, and yoga instructor, Elizabeth finds joy in interactions with students of all ages.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

All materials provided.

ACCESSIBILITY

Hand strength and coordination required

$290

DESCRIPTION

This five session course will start you on your journey to becoming a potter. You will learn clay preparation, tools, centering clay, opening a vessel, control of the clay on the wheel, and basic finishing of your piece. This course will reinforce these basic skills with the aim to throw a perfect cylinder, which is the beginning of most wheel projects. Good studio practices and a solid technique will give a firm grasp of these beginner clay techniques.

5 pieces come with the course, more can be kept at an additional charge.

Mentored studio will be available after this class to continue practicing your new skills.

This class is a prerequisite for Clay 2. Clay 2 is a prerequisite for open studio membership.

DATES & TIMES

Class 1: SUN NOV 1, 9:30 - 12:30pm

Class 1: SUN NOV 8, 9:30 - 12:30pm

Class 1: SUN NOV 15, 9:30 - 12:30pm

Class 1: SUN NOV 22, 9:30 - 12:30pm

Class 5 Glazing: SUN DEC 6, 9:30 - 12:30pm

There will be a hiatus between classes 4 and 5 for bisque firing. The last class will be a glazing session.

If you miss the glaze class, the instructor will glaze your work for you. We are unable to accommodate makeup dates for missed sessions.

YOUR TUTOR

Michelle Minke

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

Wear clothes to get messy in

Closed toed shoes

Long hair tied back

ACCESSIBILITY

Hand strength and coordination required

Ability to sit for the duration of the class

$240.

DESCRIPTION

3-Day Intermediate Jewellery Making Workshop

Ready to build on your basic jewellery-making skills? This three-day workshop is designed for students who have completed a beginner course or have some experience at the bench. Through a series of projects, you’ll expand your fabrication skills and explore more advanced techniques while creating unique pieces in sterling silver, copper, and brass.

Techniques may include:

* Advanced soldering

* Layering and mixed metals

* Riveting and cold connections

* Forming and shaping

* Texture and surface treatments

* Finishing and polishing

Students will leave with several completed pieces, increased confidence at the bench, and a broader jewellery-making skill set. All tools and materials are provided. 

Students that have completed this course will be eligible for full open studio privledges in the jewelry studio at GB Arts.

Material fee: $65 due at the beginning of class.

DATES & TIMES

NOVEMBER 6,7 & 8.

9:30am - 3:30pm

YOUR TUTOR

Shannon Kennedy is a full-time metalsmith who creates inspiring jewellery and wearable art sculptures at  her studio in Globe Studios in Kitchener. Shannon has over 20 years experience with the craft since graduating from OCAD. She then studied metalsmithing at the George Brown College and then opened her business Cynosure Jewelry in 2004. For over 10 years Shannon has been a faculty member of the Jewellery Arts program at Haliburton School of Art and Design (HSAD).

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

Just come with a sense of humour and a willingness to create.

ACCESSIBILITY

Bring readers for working small

Standing for portion of class

Hand strength and coordination required

Wheelchair accessible

$90.

There is an additional $30. materials fee (sterling silver) due to the instructor at the start of class.

DESCRIPTION

Grab your favourite people and join us for a night of sipping, snacking, and silver-smithing. Enjoy a delicious mocktail, a spread of cheeses and treats, and create your very own sterling silver ring — all in one fun evening out.

You’ll learn simplified, professional techniques for stamping, soldering, shaping, and working with a torch (don’t worry, we make it approachable!). By the end of the night, you’ll leave with a personalized ring and a new skill to brag about.

No experience needed — just come ready to have fun and try something new.

DATES & TIMES

FRI NOV 6, 5:30pm to 8:30pm

YOUR TUTOR

Shannon Kennedy is a full-time metalsmith who creates inspiring jewellery and wearable art sculptures at  her studio in Globe Studios in Kitchener. Shannon has over 20 years experience with the craft since graduating from OCAD. She then studied metalsmithing at the George Brown College and then opened her business Cynosure Jewelry in 2004. For over 10 years Shannon has been a faculty member of the Jewellery Arts program at Haliburton School of Art and Design (HSAD).

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

There is a $25. materials fee, for the silver, payable to the instructor at the beginning of the class.

ACCESSIBILITY

Bring readers for working small

Standing for portion of class

Hand strength and coordination required

Wheelchair accessible

Non members $20. Members free Payable at the session.

PLEASE SIGN UP ONLY IF YOU ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO ATTEND

TIME & DATE

WED NOV 11th , 5:30 - 8:30pm

CLASS DESCRIPTION

This club is designed for members and nonmembers to come and print in our community studio with a collegial group of like minded artists. You will work on your own printing project using the GB Arts presses and equipment. Instruction is not part of this Print Club session. Participants will work within their skill set while perfecting their technique. There will be complimentary black ink available. You will be responsible for all other supplies.

Paper and lino will be available for purchase.

YOUR INSTRUCTORS

There will be a print tech on duty to ensure proper usage of the equipment and to maintain a safe and clean environment. Instruction is not part of this Print Club session. Participants will work within their skill set while perfecting their technique.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

Wear; closed toe shoes & work clothes to get dirty in

Suitable for all levels.

Wheelchair accessible

Bring readers for working small

$100

DESCRIPTION

Handbuild a pine forest under the watchful eye of Carolyn Bailey. Create one large and one medium tree that you can turn into a tea light luminary.

Choose a solid colour from our glaze selection or underglaze your pieces and we will finish them with a transparent glaze.

Your trees will be ready to pick up before the holidays, after completely drying and going through 2 firings.

This class is designed for all levels of pottery students.

DATES & TIMES

SUN NOV 15th 9:30am to 1pm

YOUR TUTOR

Carolyn Bailey

Carolyn has been coming to GB Arts since its opening in early 2020, taking classes in many different mediums. She has gone through the Clay programs and continues to practice pottery and stained glass during Open Studios. GB Arts is excited to see a student become an instructor!

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

All materials provided

Wear clothes to get messy in

ACCESSIBILITY

Hand strength and coordination required

Ability to sit for the duration of the class

Wheelchair accessible

$85

DESCRIPTION

Learn to use simple jewellery and stained glass-related skills to create a unique upcycled china pendant and earrings. A selection of vintage china will be available for you to choose from. A wide variety of beads will be at your disposal to finish off your one-of-a-kind heirloom jewellery. Base metal findings available at no charge; sterling findings will be available for purchase.

DATES & TIMES

SUN NOV 15 9:30 to 2pm

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

All materials provided

Please wear closed toe shoes

Have long hair tied back

ACCESSIBILITY

Basic hand strength and coordination required

Wheelchair accessible

$125

DESCRIPTION

Attention, This is an offsite workshop being held at the
​River Valley Golf & Country Club in St. Marys Ont. near London Ontario

In south western Ontario we are fortunate to have an abundance of rural pastures and woodlands to paint. The seasonal changes give us an opportunity to work with very diverse colour palettes that range from stark white in the winter to warm harvest hues in the fall. In this class Kim Atlin will help you refine your approach to representing fall landscapes. Exercises focusing on composition and atmospheric perspective and a little colour theory in the morning will lead you into a painting in the afternoon that will put all of your new skills into play. This is a class that any painter can benefit from, sign up and focus on the most colourful season of all.

Your class fee includes a lunch, coffee and snacks for break times.

Reference material will be provided

DATES & TIMES

SUN November 15 10:00am to 3:00pm

YOUR TUTOR

Kim Atlin

Raised in rural Ontario, Kim moved to Toronto to attend the Ontario College of Art and Design and stayed. Recently re-locating from Toronto to Owen Sound, Kim's fascination with the colours and textures of the world has kept her and her brush wandering.

Kim is a frequent exhibitor in group shows in Toronto, Ontario; Saint John, New Brunswick; New York City, New York; Palm Desert, California; as well as numerous other locations.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

Please bring the supplies below or if you would like us to provide the materials be prepared to pay a materials fee to the instructor upon arrival of $20.

Canvas no bigger than 16x20

A selection of brushes

Acrylic Paints (suggestions)

Ultramarine, French, Phthalo, or Cerulean Blue

Cadmium, Pyrrole, or Napthol Red Light

Cadmium, Bismuth, or Arylide (Hansa) Yellow Lite or Deep

Titanium White and Black

Good quality brushes, small, medium and large (flats, filberts, and/or liners/riggers)

ACCESSIBILITY

Wheelchair accessible

$65

DESCRIPTION



A serger is an extremely useful machine for most sewing projects, but with its complicated threading mechanisms, it can be a little intimidating. Join this afternoon workshop to familiarize yourself with your serger. From threading to different types of edging, this workshop will take the mystery out of using a serger for a wide variety of sewing projects. Participants will complete a set of four rolled-hem napkins by the end of the workshop.

Participants will need: 6, 12" squares of cotton or linen woven fabric for napkins, 3 spools of matching serger thread.

GB Arts will provide scrap woven and knit fabrics for practice serging.

To get the most from this workshop, please make sure your serger is threaded and working before attending. If you need help threading your serger, please arrive half an hour early. Bring your manual and serger tools if you have them.

If you don't have a serger but want to learn, let us know and you can borrow one of ours!

DATES & TIMES

SUN NOV 15, 1:00pm to 4:00pm

YOUR TUTOR

Patricia Campbell

In another life, Patricia was a full-time costumer for some of the big Canadian theatre companies, including the Canadian Stage Company, the Canadian Opera Company, Livent and Mirvish, where she made costumes for shows such as The Lion King, Phantom of the Opera, Ragtime and Mamma Mia. Since that time, she has been an instructor at Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo. She has kept up her professional-level sewing skills over the years and is now the owner and operator of Sydenham Sewing and Alterations based in Chatsworth.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

Serger (you may borrow one from GB Arts; please leave a note in the comments section)

4 to 6 pieces of 12" squares (cotton or linen woven fabric) for napkins

3 spools of matching serger thread

Fabric shears and dressmaker’s chalk or fabric pencil

GB Arts will provide scrap woven and knit fabrics for practice serging and rulers

ACCESSIBILITY

Hand strength and coordination required

This class is held in the textile loft and is only accessible by stairs

$25

DESCRIPTION

These mentored studio classes are a great way to increase your sewing skills while pursuing self directed projects of your choice. Under the qualified tutelage of Patricia Campbell from Sydenham Sewing participants will meet each week in a friendly group to work on their own projects, encouraging each other and sharing their skills. Patricia will share her technical expertise with each person to ensure their projects progress and are finished successfully. In this environment you can increase your skills at a pace that is comfortable for you.

If you want to join a great sewing community and take advantage of GB Arts' fully equipped studio space with a wonderful teacher, then this is for you.

This class is not suitable for beginners you should already be familiar with sewing and sewing machines. This class will give you the opportunity to add skills that you need at a pace that works for you.

This is an ongoing class and spaces are limited so sign up early.

DATES & TIMES

Wednesday evening, 5:30 - 8

YOUR TUTOR

Patricia Campbell

In another life, Patricia was a full-time costumer for some of the big Canadian theatre companies, including the Canadian Stage Company, the Canadian Opera Company, Livent and Mirvish, where she made costumes for shows such as The Lion King, Phantom of the Opera, Ragtime and Mamma Mia. Since that time, she has been an instructor at Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo. She has kept up her professional-level sewing skills over the years and is now the owner and operator of Sydenham Sewing and Alterations based in Chatsworth.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

Participants need to bring all of the fabric, thread and notions for their projects. If you are unsure of your requirements please send us an email with your questions.

You may bring your own sewing machine or serger or you can borrow one from GB Arts. Storage will be available for the month if you want to leave your machine here.

ACCESSIBILITY

Hand strength and coordination required

This class is held in the textile loft and is only accessible by stairs

$100

DESCRIPTION

Recreate a charming barn quilt using salvaged lathe. Participants will learn the basics of cutting, painting, and assembling a tree or a group of trees if you are ambitious. The skills acquired in the workshop can be used to continue your own exploration of this picturesque folk art style at home. This is a lovely seasonal accent for indoors or outdoors!

The finished piece is 15" x 12" with a rustic lathe frame.

DATES & TIMES

SAT Nov 21, 9:30am to 1:30pm

YOUR TUTOR

Alan McIntosh

Alan has over 30 years of experience in metalwork. An Ontario College of Art graduate, Alan has spent his career in the craft and metalwork industry.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

Wear clothes to get messy in

All materials provided

ACCESSIBILITY

Hand strength and coordination required

Wheelchair accessible

$170

DESCRIPTION

This one day introductory class is for those who are absolute beginners. You will learn the very basics of throwing on the potter's wheel. This is a fun and quick way to introduce yourself to throwing on the wheel and find out if you would like to pursue a 5 week introductory course. Three pieces will be saved to be bisque fired and glaze fired. Your pieces will be ready for pick up in 2 to 3 weeks or shipped to you for a fee.

DATES & TIMES

SAT NOV 21, 10:00am to 3:00pm

YOUR TUTOR

Sharon Zhao

Sharon first learned to throw on the wheel after university, but put the craft on hold when she lived in Southeast Asia. After relocating back to North America 8 years ago, she enthusiastically returned to pottery. A newcomer to the Grey-Bruce region, Sharon loves making functional pieces, exploring unique surface textures, and sharing her passion with students and members at GB Arts. 

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

Wear clothes to get messy in

ACCESSIBILITY

Hand strength and coordination required

Ability to sit for the duration of the class

Wheelchair accessible

$250

DESCRIPTION

Over 2 Sundays, participants will learn to create a pair of beaded leather mittens from deer hide and rabbit fur. The first class will focus on beading a design on the back of your mittens and the second class will focus on putting them together.

Choose a simple beading motif from from the instructors files, (or bring your own) Your instructor Kim Raven will show you how to bead your design and you will have access to the vast collection of beads at GB Arts.

Don't miss out on this awesome experience where you will make a custom pair of mittens that will last a lifetime.

No experience necessary, all materials provided.

DATES & TIMES

SUN NOV 22nd 9:30am to 2:00pm

SUN NOV 29th 9:30am to 2:00pm

YOUR TUTOR

Kim Raven

Raven is deeply rooted in her Haudenosaunee, Mohawk, Wolf Clan beliefs and traditions. Making and creating traditional indigenous arts has long been a passion she has had the privilege to explore and share with others. Over the years she has learned and developed many of her artisan skills from her grandmother and other family and community members. Sharing her passion for these arts with others, passing the teachings, knowledge and crafts onto the next generations is truly a joy and a privilege to her.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

Just your willingness to learn!

A simple concept or design for your beading (instructor will also have patterns)

ACCESSIBILITY

Basic hand strength and coordination required

Wheelchair accessible

$175

DESCRIPTION

Have you ever seen the amazing race? ... well this class is like that but with stained glass! You are encouraged to use your current skill set to make as many ornaments as you can during this class, work hard, work fast and you could cover your tree with handmade stained glass ornaments this Christmas.

All glass, materials and the use of hand tools are included.

DATES & TIMES

SUN Nov 22nd 10:00am to 4:00pm

YOUR TUTOR

Patti DiFlorio

Patti DiFlorio is a passionate and trained stained glass artisan utilizing traditional and classic methods in copper foil and leaded glass designs.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

Closed toe shoes

Leather or heat-resistant gloves (optional)

Safety Glasses (or GB Arts can provide them)

Wear clothes to get messy in

ACCESSIBILITY

Standing for part of class

Hand strength and coordination required

$75

DESCRIPTION

In this class you will create a trio of clay Christmas decorations. Choose from St. Nick, a snowman, angel, tree or reindeer. These charming figures will be glazed in holiday colours and will become treasured family ornaments.

This class is suitable for beginners but experienced makers can use their skills to create a more advanced result. Do not be intimidated by the designs Carolyn Bailey is an encouraging instructor who gets the best out of her students.

DATES & TIMES

Sun November 22nd 10am to 12:30pm

YOUR TUTOR

Carolyn Bailey

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

Wear clothes to get messy in

Tie back long hair

All materials provided

ACCESSIBILITY

Hand strength and coordination required

Wheelchair accessible

$75

DESCRIPTION

Come with a posse and start the holiday season off with this festive workshop

Using a grapevine base, learn how to combine colourful twigs, vines, pine cones, boughs, berries, dried fruit and other festive ephemera to craft your own personal wreath.

Material management and knowledge of gathering supplies will be shared so you can carry this fun craft forward.

All materials provided, but feel free to bring any special things you would like to include in your masterpiece. No experience necessary, just good cheer!

DATES & TIMES

SUN NOV 22nd, 10am to 12pm

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

All materials provided

ACCESSIBILITY

Wheelchair accessible