This 1.5 hour workshop will cover all of the basics! We will learn all about the sewing machine, safety and threading. Then we will warm up with some practice at the machine and make a travel tissue cover. Why learn to sew? Here are a few things learned while sewing: Hand eye coordination, fine motor skills, …
Is your sewing machine sitting in the back of a closet gathering dust? Do you wish you remembered how to thread it? Do you want to learn to sew? I can teach you how!Bring your sewing machine and all of its accessories (power cord, manual, bobbins, presser feet, needles, etc.) to this 2 1/2 hour …
During this 2 hour class, students will make a drawstring backpack. Machines are provided. Students MUST have prior sewing experience or have taken the Beginner Sewing Workshop. These bags are perfect for sports, dance, books or to use for activities when you want your hands free. They are a great way to use fun or …
During this 2 hour class, students will make a zipper pouch. Machines are provided. Students MUST have prior sewing experience or have taken the Beginner Sewing Workshop. No need to fear zippers! These easy zipper pouches are perfect for toiletries, electronic gear, school supplies or makeup. Students MUST have prior sewing experience or have taken …
Poetry: Magic from the MundaneIn the specificity of our mundane lives, we find the magic of our own time and place. Using poetry as prompts, this generative session will explore the senses and how small details can create places of universal connection within our work. Whether poetry is your medium or not, these writing exercises …
Looking for a little inspiration? Want to meet other writers? Join us at our quarterly Write-Ins in the Writers Studio. Relax into your current writing project and enjoy unstructured writing time in our comfy studio, or start something new using one of our provided prompts. Our Write-Ins are free, but please register, as space is …
Using "The Memory Palace" (podcast) as a springboard, this generative writing session will ask writers to comb their lives for significant events and then make broader connections to history, humanity and universal truths with their own creative flair. No prior working knowledge of the podcast is necessary. Appropriate for all levels of experience. Arts for All: The …
In this 2 hour hand-building workshop, potters will construct succulent planters. Open to all levels of experience. The Arts for All program at FYACS provides tuition assistance and adaptive services for its programs. Please visit https://www.fyamelrose.org/arts-for-all/ for more information and to apply. Instructor: Jackie Zajak
Just like with any other medium, having confidence in working digitally requires a toolbox of techniques, and ways to use them. With so many options at your fingertips, it can be difficult to know what to use, and when! We'll cover a range of digital art skills with an in-class demo piece, and students will …
This is a 1.5 hour hand-building one-time pottery workshop open to all students currently in grades K-5. The project will be: Creatures - real or imagined. Age Group: Only students in the age range listed in the course title are eligible for enrollment. Students who do not meet the age criteria must contact ceramics@fyamelrose.org to …
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A family photograph (or any meaningful image) is a great way to jumpstart a personal essay about people or places important to us. In this writing session, we’ll look at how and when writers zoom into an image and then move beyond its “frame” to make meaning. Please bring a photograph (or have an image …
In this 2 hour hand-building workshop, potters will construct personal charcuterie boards. Open to all levels of experience. The Arts for All program at FYACS provides tuition assistance and adaptive services for its programs. Please visit https://www.fyamelrose.org/arts-for-all/ for more information and to apply. Instructor: Jackie Zajak
