Creativity is one of the essential ingredients to innovation, and innovation leads to positive change. The Springfield Museums’ Museum School is a wonderful way to nurture creativity and keep yourself…
Registration for this class has closed. This introductory course is designed to offer beginners the skills needed to explore personal expression in both drawing and painting. Students will practice basic…
Working from the nude female form, learn how to construct a sculpture using soft, hollow, clay tubes. Once the basic masses are established you can carve and apply more clay…
Registration for this class has closed. Using hand tools, chisels and mallets, learn the technique of bas-relief carving as you create a beautiful mandala inspired by botanical designs. Tools, wood…
Learn how to create a dramatic mood and dynamic composition through a variety of watercolor techniques and materials. The dynamics of design, atmospheric and linear perspective and the use of…
Registration for this class has closed. Learn to paint a portrait with all of its nuances and subtleties in watercolor using a layering process. Students will paint from photo references…
Registration for this class has closed. Register for the next session in June 2016. We’ll tackle the challenging, but rewarding genre of rendering wildlife and animals in watercolor. Some of…
Use a variety of materials including stone, glass and ceramic tiles to create both grouted and ungrouted mosaics. Basic tools, composition, and color will be discussed, as well as how to…
Create dazzling handmade ornaments using origami folding techniques. We will make at least four unique pieces based on geometric origami models to use as festive ornaments, for gifts, or for…
Registration for this class has closed. All the fundamentals of oil painting will be covered--from canvas preparation to planning a composition, color mixing and paint application from start to finish.…