CAMPS FOR KIDS

Houses, Huts and Homes
Instructors: Too many Nimbus designers to list!
This whimsical tabletop construction zone will be super fun for our young builders! Design Getty-esque or Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired birdhouses. Fashion a small gingerbread or Dr. Seuss-like home for tiny toys, or a snow castle sculpture to mount as a mailbox. Architect artists will be on hand to help with student designs, light construction tools will be provided, and their safe use instructed to all. Put the final sculptural touches on these crafty abodes with paint and other designing elements of style! $60 includes materials fee.
CA-1 Ages 8 and up | Mon and Tues December 15 and 16, 9:30-12:00pm

Holiday Gift and Craft Camp
Instructors: The Nimbus Crafty Crew.
Shhhhhh, mum's the word! We will create a treasure trove of gifts for beloved family and friends in this super holiday craft camp. Students will make tree toppers, gobstoppers and lovely strings of shiny things to take home for your holiday celebrations. Our expert crafters will spend the mornings making all sorts of nifty gifties using so much glue and glitter that clouds of sparkles will no doubt follow your children for days! $85
CA-2 Ages 6-12 | Wed-Fri, December 17-19, 9:30-12:00pm
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After School Mini-craft Camp $40
CA-3 Ages 6-12 | Thur-Fri, December 18 and 19, 4:00-5:30pm

Painting Chandeliers
Instructor: Nancy Willis.
This one-of-a-kind class for kids combines a well lit mural design session creating a chandelier mural to adorn the wall outside Nimbus. Students will also investigate the wonders of creating a personal version of painted light to suspend and sway. Let luminosity reign, through sparkle, beauty and bedazzling fun then stand back and feel the glow. $55
CA-4 Ages 11 and up | Thur and Fri, December 18 and 19, 1:30-4:00pm

Camp Da Vinci
Instructors: David, Reuben, Nikki, Nancy, Melissa, Mercedes, Anne, Nick...it's the kitchen sink of Nimbus Artists wanting to be a part of this one.
"Learning never exhausts the mind." -Leonardo da Vinci
We will inspire the genius in your child during our week long exploration of the quintessential Renaissance man, Leonardo da Vinci. Why did he use mirror writing? Is there a hidden musical score in "The Last Supper?"Did Leonardo's parachute work? Did his self-propelled car, created five centuries ago, pave the way for the Mars Rover? We will explore these mysteries and create new ones in this wide-ranging week of invention and discovery. Our students will create amazing projects inspired by Leonardo's work ranging from painting, sculpture, architecture and science to his inventions and groundbreaking experiments in anatomy and nature. This week long camp will be sure to spark the imaginations of your budding geniuses. $145
CA-5 Ages 6-9 | Mon-Fri, December 29-January 2, 9:00-12:00pm
CA-6 Ages 10 and up | Mon-Fri, December 29-January 2, 1:30-4:30pm

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MIXED MEDIA

Ro Sham Bo: Toddler Drop-In Studio, Now 2 days!
Instructors: Araceli Soto, Sarah Hanaseth and other Fabulous Nimbus Instructors.
MESSY MUCKING ABOUT IN ART. Toddlers and their adult studio partners (you) can do some free-form, heavyweight, mixed-media, no-holds-barred creations in 2D and 3D, using paint, ceramics, collage, construction, found objects and, sure, even feathers. A wonderful opportunity to work with your little guys, empower their creative energy and applaud their budding, un-bent sense of style and color. Celebrate instinctual art with them. Go crazy. $15/morning, $60/5 morning-pass.
MM-1 Artists 2 to 5 with an adult partner | Saturdays, Dec 20-Feb 14, 9:30-11:30am Wednesdays, Dec 10-Feb 11, 9:30-11:30am
* Please Note: NO CLASS ON DEC. 13, 24 or 31

Decorative Gift Making
Instructor: Peri Pfenninger.
Enjoy an afternoon creating holiday gifts for someone you love or take them home for you! An introduction to antiquing, gold leafing, and decoupage will excite you to learn more of the magic of decorative painting. Transform unpainted items such as candlesticks, keepsake or jewelry boxes, and other homey objects into unique gifts! $45
MM-2 Teen/Adult | Sat, December 13, 1:00-4:00pm

Wonderful Felted Woolen Scarves
Instructor: Brooke Sinnes.
Even if you can't tell a knitting needle from a crochet hook you will love making these luscious felted wool scarves. The process of felting, in which clouds of colorful fibers are pressed into fabric, is like kneading dough! As you learn this wonderful tactile process you will create a soft scarf with a natural organic quality, inspired by the vibrancy and warmth of autumn leaves and winter landscapes. $35
MM-3 Teen/Adult | Fri, December 19, 6:30-9:00pm (Children 8-11 welcome with an adult partner)

Fabulous Fantastical Giant Fashion Paper Dolls
Instructor: Nick Cann.
All you fashion mavens simply must join in on the fabulous fun. "Super size" your idea of the paper doll by creating GIANT PAPER DOLLS! Then, the fantastical fashion designing fun begins. The fashion world will never be the same after they see the Haute Couture creations of your own design! Come make your colorful ideas spring to life on these Funky Paper Divas! $55
MM-4 Ages 8-13 | Sat and Sun, January 31 and February 1, 9:30-12:00pm

Handmade Vintage Carousels
Instructor: Anne Pentland.
With a nod to old world toys and vintage designs, we will create lovely valentine carousels just for the joy of it. Your wonderful paper carousel will actually turn, and will turn the heads of your friends and family. These delightful miniature treasures will be cherished for generations! $65/carousel
MM-5 All ages | Sat, February 7 10:00-2:00pm (children under 9 with adult partner and bring a sack lunch)

Making Jewelry
Instructors: Karin Anderson.
Colorful beads, crystals, and wire are the perfect place to start when learning how to create beautiful holiday, Valentine, or other special occasion gifts. Your friends and family will be delighted with your hand-made earrings, necklaces and bracelets. Make a special something for yourself, too! We'll inspire you with new ideas for your designs and how to make those ideas into wearable art! The class includes all materials, but feel bring any beads and tools you may have to further personalize your creations!
MM-6 Ages 10 and up | Sat, December 13, 12:30-2:30pm $40
MM-7 Teen/Adult | Sat, December 13, 3:00-5:30pm $50

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MM-8 Ages 10 and up | Sun, February 1, 12:30-2:30pm $40
MM-9 Teen/Adult | Sun, February 1, 3:00-5:30pm $50

Chandelier Building- A Glistening Light of Found Objects
Instructors: Nancy Willis and David Garden.
Chandeliers come in all sizes and have both beauty and utility. In this super creative luxurious art event students will build both large and small chandeliers out of mind boggling materials, glass, found and recylced objects, wonderful natural finds...the list goes on but better yet, sign up discover how design, sculpture and installation all come together under one big chandelier. $60 (children 10 and under with an adult partner)
MM-10 All ages | Sat, January 24 and 31, 1:30-4:00pm

Sweet Valentines Craft Workshop
Instructor: Nimbus Angels.
Calling all Cupids! Join us for our valentine craft workshop full of hearts and kisses and create something special for those you treasure. Design original valentine cards, gifts and goodies that will shoot straight to the heart. $25 person / $60 family
VA-1 All ages | Sun, February 8, 10:00-12:30pm (Children 7 and below with and adult partner)

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NEW! PRINTMAKING PROGRAMS

Nimbus Arts is excited to host all of you for the new printmaking programs beginning this January. Experience our fabulous Conrad American-French hand-tooled printing press. Conrad has been making these presses for almost half a century. This impressive ship's wheel of an art tool is on board for you to man! Come see what the buzz is all about by taking one of our new printmaking classes and go home with a portfolio full of creative expression and a heart filled with accomplishment.

Print Making Open Studio
Instructor: Nancy Willis and Shawn Eisenach.
Attention printmakers! At last a drop-in open print studio just for you! Just sign in and get the press rolling. Consult our dynamite experts, try new techniques, and expand your portfolios. This is an ongoing workshop and learning space free to students enrolled in our printmaking program. Not enrolled? No sweat, just pay for a day or better yet, buy a pass and come when you want. We will supply most materials with some supplies available for purchase. Space is limited so sign up soon. $25/drop-in or $125/6 class pass
PM-00 Teen/Adult | Begins December 1, Mondays 6:30-9:30pm ongoing series

Beginning Printmaking Class
Instructor: Shawn Eisenach.
Don't know a monotype from a relief print? DON'T WORRY! In this hands on intro to printmaking techniques, our new instructor Shawn Eisenach will guide you through the world of printmaking processes such as intaglio, block printing, monotype and lithography. Get a taste of the diversity this medium has to offer your creative appetite. Shawn will give you some historical background with each technique and get you up and printing in no time. Come spin the wheel, smell the ink and smile your way out the door after this wonderful new class. $165
PM-1 Teen/Adult | 6 Thursdays, Jan 8-Feb 12, 6:30- 9:30pm

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GLASS ART

Fused Glass Class: Art for the Home
Instructor: Patti Wesseman.
Create one-of-a-kind tiles for your home or a special gift for a cherished friend. In this splendid class you will learn the basic techniques of glass cutting, tile construction and fusing. This colorful art will amaze and inspire the artisan within. Come enjoy this unique art form. This inspiring hands-on project will delight the entire family.
GA-1 All ages | Sat, January 24, 9:30-12:30pm (Not recommended for very young children-12 and younger must have an adult partner) $25 person/$50 family
GA-2 Teen/Adult | Sat, February 7, 12:30-3:30pm $45 (each student will create a set of 4 tiles)

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PAINTING AND DRAWING

Drawing Club: Back Due to Popular Demand!
Instructors: Anne Pentland, Nick Cann and other Nimbus Artists.
For the LOVE OF DRAWING! Our enthusiastic clan of club members will love our plans for winter as we continue to explore imaginative ideas and technique building skills. Grab a pencil and join our cherished instructors for a bit of drawing while making friends and expanding your minds eye, and hand! This is an art "basic" but always a very exciting and surprising class. This winter we will explore wintery scenes, woodland creatures, holiday themes, and more drawing fun. $10 class/5 class pass $40
PD-1 Ages 6 and up | Wednesdays, December 3 ongoing, 4:00-5:00pm
*Please note: NO CLASS ON WEDNESDAY DEC. 24 or 31

Figure Drawing: Open studio continues in the New Year!
Instructors: Melissa Baker and Mercedes Baker.
THE HUMAN FORM, the most basic and beautiful of subjects for artists of every skill level, trained or beginner. These sessions offer drawing in a wide variety of media, individual attention and critique as well as group appreciation and comment. These studio sessions will be serious but delightful evenings of figure studies and still life settings built around professional live models. Please bring your own materials or call for a suggested list. $8 drop-in.
PD-2 Teen/Adult | Tuesdays, January 6-February 24, 7:00-9:00pm

Mythical Creatures, Deities, and Magical Monsters from Around the World
Instructor: Anne Pentland.
In this magical series of classes we will explore the forms of gods and demons from cultures in the past. Through this engaging mixed media approach students will paint, draw and collage their mythical forms into rich works of art. Come peek into the background of these historical designs with us! $45
PD-3 Ages 8 and up | Thursdays, January 8-29, 4:00-5:30pm

Painting an Old World Decorative Panel
Instructor: Peri Pfenninger.
Create a Tuscan or French country painted panel to hang in your home or give as a custom gift. In this class you will learn techniques in aged faux effects, stenciling, and panel composition. Students will apply preparations and glazes to create an aged backdrop, prepare designs for transfer, and finish application of these creations for a fine work of art for your home. Students will design with paints, stencils or handwork. Pre-made stencils will be available, or make your own custom stencil. Complete with a matte varnish and take this unique panel home. No prerequisites required other than a desire to learn about decorative painting! $145 (materials included).
PD-4 Teen/Adult | Thursdays, January 8-29, 6:30-9:30pm

Watercolor Workshop
Instructor: Anne Pentland.
For watercolor enthusiasts one an all! This class introduces the materials and methods for watercolor painting. We will discuss papers, brushes and color mixing techniques including graded wash, wet into wet, dry brush and lifting highlights. This class is essential for beginning students, or those wanting to "brush-up" on some skills. Professional grade brushes, paper and paint will be available for use in class. $40
PD-5 Teen/Adult | Sat, January 10, 9:00-12:00pm

Small Treasures- Watercolor Postcards
Instructor: Lisa Livoni.
Discover the dynamics of watercolor painting in a charming scale, while experimenting with abstract or representational subjects. Students will create tiny, unique works of art utilizing color, pattern and texture which can be mailed to someone special or tiny framed masterpieces. Perfect idea to be able to create personalized art wherever you go!
PD-6 Ages 8 and up | Sun, January 11, 1:30 - 3:00pm $20
PD-7 Teen/Adult | Sun,January 11, 3:30 - 5:30pm $35

Watercolor Weekender- Intermediate Watercolor
Instructor: Lisa Livoni.
Experience this highly energized, and stress free watercolor painting workshop. The emphasis for this workshop is on a loose, creative, direct, and fresh painting style. Experimentation will be highly encouraged and certainly lead to artistic growth as well as unusual and surprising effects. This class is a combination of free expression and individual instruction, allowing you to put brush to paper and explore your creativity while leaving any worries behind. $60 (please bring any special supplies you may like to have on hand)
PD-8 Ages Adult | Sat, February 21, 10:00-2:00pm (bring a sack lunch)

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NIMBUS CERAMICS

Open Studio
Instructors: Nikki Ballere Callnan, Will Callnan III, David Price, Anne Pentland, and guest artists.
An ongoing workshop and learning space for all you ceramacists. Just sign in and get your hands in the mud. Consult our dynamite experts, express what you've learned, try new skills, and expand your clay life. Not enrolled? No sweat, you can learn more about our program by playing in clay for a day. $35 drop-in
CL-00 Ages 12-adult | every Sunday 11am-2:00pm, ongoing series
Please note *NO CLASS on Sunday DEC. 14

Foundations in Clay: Beginning Hand Building and Wheel Throwing
Instructor: Will Callnan III.
In this class students will be introduced to the joy of working with clay, beginning with hand construction and attachment techniques. Then, get your artistic juices flowing as we master the basics of throwing, creating both sculptural and functional forms: bowls, cylinders, vases, bottles and other goodies! This is an inspiring and versatile medium and great class for those with little or no wheel experience. $20/class or $90/5 class pass.
CL-1 Ages 11-100 | Wednesdays, 4:00-6:00pm, ongoing series
CL-2 Teen/Adult | Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30pm, ongoing series
Please note *NO CLASS on Wednesday DEC. 24 or 31

Glorious Ceramic Angels
Instructor: Anne Pentland.
Experience the dynamic art of Italian In this whimsical ceramics class we will explore angels. Your glorious creations may become an ethereal glazed candleholder, or a lovely multi media ceramic sculpture that is painted, glittered, feathered and bejeweled. They will make heavenly accents for your holiday home or very special gifts for the angels in your life. $30/per person $65/for angel families.
CL-3 All Ages | great family activity, Fridays December 5 and 19, 4:00-6:00 pm (children 8 and below with and adult partner)

Beginning Sculpture: An Intro to Sculptural Forms in Clay and Other Media
Instructor: Will Callnan III.
This class will introduce a wide array of basic sculpture techniques using clay, foam, plaster, and wood creating base forms, as well as finished works. Students will gain skill in building armatures to create sculptures that capture your individual creative expression. We will discuss surface, form and content considerations, and explore various finishing techniques. A general project list will be worked through, including bust portraits, the human figure, animal sculpture, architectural forms, and abstract forms. Bring your ideas and energy! $25/class $100/5 class pass (all enrolled students are able to use open studio time for just a $5 charge!)
CL-4 Ages Teen/Adult | Thursdays, February 19-March 19, 6:30-9:30pm

Tile Making with Image Glaze Transfer
Instructor:David Price.
Make our own tiles to use as a canvas. Don't miss the chance to have an art adventure usually only found in professional art school... Students will express themselves through the transfer of reproduced images on clay. You can bring in photos, art images, newspaper clippings or anything else that can be photocopied. Copy any image on your tiles in this unique class that combines tile forming, mold making, printmaking, and the creativity in you! $65
CL-5 Ages Teen/Adult | Sat, January 24, 10:00-2:00pm (bring a sack lunch please)

CL-6 Ages Teen/Adult | Sun, January 25, 10:00-2:00pm (bring a sack lunch please)

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NIMBUS CLAY EXPRESSION

Mold Making and Replications
Instructor: David Price.
This is a class on reproducing an object using techniques in plaster mold making. This is only the beginning of an exercise in repetition and change. This way of working is used in production of everyday objects, such as the toys we play with to the plates we eat from. Press molding and slip casting is a way to produce an object over and over again having a finished object that is completely new. Interesting items for molding will be available, or please bring some of your own favorite objects to duplicate into a permanent shell of clay! One finished piece will be slip cast in this class. $95 Still can't get enough? See our super-casting class below for more fun.
MO-1 Ages Teen/Adult | Thursdays, February 5-26, 6:30-9:00pm

Super Casting Workshop
Instructor: David Price.
For all you mold makers from all previous sessions join us to slip cast all of those fabulous Objects d'Art you created in our mold making classes. Once slip cast, your finished wares may be glazed in any one of our ceramics open studios. $35
MO-2 Ages CL-5 Ages Teen/Adult | Thurs, March 5, 6:30-9:00pm

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