Workshops
2025 Art Workshops
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Spirit Dolls
with Phyllis Garey
Honor Yourself – Spirit Dolls and Personal Words
As we care for those around us, it is vital to value our intrinsic worth with specific actions and activities. Making a spirit doll is a loving way to creatively use color, texture and personal object for our visual focus. This class offers you time, space and materials to do just that. I will also have materials for you to make a visual for your ‘word for 2026’, so be thinking what that might be! I will provide many materials and objects, but you will want to bring some that have meaning for you. Remember: It is YOUR spirit doll! It can be serious or whimsical.
February 28, 9-4pm
$120 per person
Intro to Wheel Throwing
with Mark Jackson
Discover the art of pottery from the ground up! This class is perfect for absolute beginners with no prior experience working on the wheel. Mark, a master potter with over 30 years of experience, brings deep knowledge, passion, and encouragement to every session.
Learn the exciting process of transforming clay into beautiful, functional pieces. with Mark who has more than 30 years’ experience. Come ready to get your hands dirty, explore your creativity, and experience the joy of making something uniquely your own!
Class 1: March 2, 4, 9, 11, 16
Class 2: April 6, 8, 13, 15, 20
6:00 – 9:00pm
$265 per person
$35 supply fee to be given to instructor
Stained Glass
with Merryl Redding
Learn the beautiful art of creating stained glass, with this 3-day workshop. Our instructor Merryl Redding is a stained-glass art legend, creating the stained glass throughout churches, homes and restaurants all over Texas, and now she is going to share her craft with us. Learn how to create your own stained-glass masterpiece and take your work home to enjoy its beauty for years to come. In this class you will learn all the steps to make your own stained-glass piece, from choosing and cutting colored glass pieces, to foiling the pieces, creating a design and soldering the pieces into that design. The end product will be truly breathtaking.
March 23 - 25, 5 - 7pm
$305 members, $325 nonmembers
$30 supply fee to be given to instructor
Introduction to Oil Painting
With Marjorie Lindsay
(4-Week Series)
This four-session course is designed for adults new to oil painting. Over 2.5 hours per class, students will learn the foundations of working with oil paints, including essential materials, color mixing with transparent and opaque colors, glazing, layering, and basic painting techniques.
The course focuses on building confidence with the medium while exploring a range of application methods. Along with small studies, students will complete a finished painting in a contemporary Impressionist style and leave with the core skills needed to continue painting independently. All supplies included.
April 8, 15, 22, 29, 9:30 – Noon
$300 per person
$25 supply fee to be given to instructor
Nature Journaling
with Rebecca Stapleton
Nature Journaling is way to reconnect to and deepen our connection with Nature. It encourages curiosity about the natural world around us and learning by observing and recording our nature observations. Being connected with Nature promotes healing and mental well-being giving us a much-needed respite from the stresses of everyday life.
“A unique opportunity to combine art and nature and learn from a certified Texas Master Naturalist Learn about our beautiful Texas countryside and create a keepsake that you can enjoy. You will get to take a nature walk with our expert instructor on our beautiful HCAF campus nestled in between Johnson creek and the Guadalupe River. Then learn techniques in capturing all that you learn with art and creativity. Beginners welcome.”
April 18, 10:00 - Noon
$60 per person
Watercolor Impressions
with Michael Holter
Watercolor Impressions will focus on the use of watercolor to paint exciting impressionistic paintings from photographs and explore the use of light and shadow to create interesting compositions with dynamic results.
We will examine the fundamentals of watercolor painting to assure that all students are familiar with the techniques. Daily discussions and application of the principles and elements of design will be woven into your painting experience.
Each day you will engage in exercises that will solidify the content that you are working on and spend time viewing other artists work. We will discuss the methods and the impact that these artists achieve using their techniques.
Michael will demonstrate his approach to creating landscapes and cityscapes and show you several high-speed video demonstrations. And you will have ample time to successfully complete your own paintings.
Michael welcomes novice and advanced students and tailors the experience to individual needs.
April 29 - May 1, 9:00-4:00pm
$450 per person