Lifelong Learning

Explore the art of fused glass. Students in this class will complete a beautiful holiday candle curve. Project will be fused and slumped and ready to pick up approximately one week after the class. Using holly leaves, pebbles of glass, frit (ground glass) and other glass items the student will personalize the curve. To make a keepsake for the future. You will work on your piece in class, then Kathy [...]

Want an early start on Holiday Cheer?  Have fun creating a holiday themed plate.  Students will create an 8 x 8” plate with a holiday theme of their choice. Multiple options are available using glass cut outs, frit (ground glass), glass noodles and stringers.  These plates will be a joyful way to celebrate the holiday session, or a great hostess gift for that important party. Come and enjoy a chance [...]

Want a unique display?  Students will create an 8"x8” glass art piece with a butterfly in their choice  of colors. These art pieces will be a joyful way to celebrate nature.  Come and enjoy a chance to work with fused glass. Kathy Nelson spent most of her life on the West Coast. She enjoys working with students and has developed multiple classes to help others appreciate the world of glass. She [...]

In four Tuesday morning workshops, you will have the chance to sample both oil painting and acrylic painting as our art instructor, Larry Charles, guides you step-by-step through the process. Each class features a painting demonstration by the instructor, followed by personal attention as you then create the same scene. And, unique to any painting class in the Valley, the Holland Center will include all your classroom paints, brushes and [...]