Centennial Community Education

Grab your friends and gather to create a beautiful barn quilt pattern on a 14" x 14” reclaimed wood pallet. You will be guided step-by-step through in-person and written instructions. You're welcome to choose your own colors to make it your own. The Barn wood is locally sourced by craftsman and farmer, Josh Reinitz of East Henderson Farm, each pallet has a unique quality. The wood is truly reclaimed, meaning each pallet will be completely individual and will have flaws, such as nail holes and small dings. The wood has been carefully selected, pre-sanded and assembled. At the start of class you will choose your design. Some designs are better suited for beginners and some are more advanced. Designs include: 1. Pinwheel (beginner friendly) 2. Flag (beginner friendly) 3. Faded Star (beginner friendly) 4. Friendship Star (beginner friendly) 5. Marigold (painting experience preferred) 6. Hidden Cross (painting experience preferred) 7. Blue Cross (painting experience preferred)

Don’t think of yourself as an artist? Our Bob Ross style trained instructor will lead you through instruction to create your own work of art. This class will demonstrate how easy and fun working with oil paints can be. Bob Ross is enjoying a pop culture revival. His big hair, cheerful, calm, and encouraging personality inspired generations of people to take up painting in the 80s and 90s. All materials provided to create a 16" x 20" canvas masterpiece ready to frame for display at home. Frames will be available for purchase from instructor at class if you are interested.

Learn the basics of silver soldering by making a stackable sterling silver ring from scratch. In this beginner class, participants will use a small hand-held butane torch along with other basic jeweler’s tools to make a solid sterling silver stackable ring with a bezel set stone. Safety, work area set-up, and how to purchase supplies will also be discussed.

Beginner to Intermediate. This class will introduce you to welding as you create a stone and metal sculpture for your garden or patio. TIG welding uses an inert gas and bonds metal without a wire feed, rod, or stick and is typically used for thinner materials such as pipe welding or where appearance is more important. Safety and introductory concepts for sculpture design will be covered. Wear a long-sleeved shirt, long-legged jeans or other sturdy long-legged pants, close-toed leather shoes or boots. Bring a stone about the size of your fist, or one will be provided, leather work gloves, welding helmet if you have one, a lunch or snack and refillable water bottle. Instructor will provide TIG welder and welding material, welding helmets, safety glasses, extra gloves, vise, anvil, angle grinder and bending tools.

Experiment with alcohol inks on Yupo paper. The non-absorbent nature of Yupo means it will not buckle, no matter how much water you put on it, and it makes colors more vibrant and brilliant than on standard papers as all the color sits on the surface. Alcohol inks are pigment-intense and vibrant, free-flowing and filled with an energy all their own. You will leave the workshop with knowledge of a new technique that you can then take home and expand your artist interest.

Have you ever wanted to try your hand at abstract art that is fun and colorful? Alcohol Ink is a new painting technique that just screams ABSTRACT. With so many different techniques, Alcohol Ink will soon become a favorite medium. To make this beautiful picture, you will put down your choice of colors to make the background. You will then use a water brush (filled with alcohol) to blend your background. Once your background is created, you will use the thin brush to create your tree and stamper for the leaves. Your instructor will guide you through each step. You will make one 4 ½” x 6” or 9” x 12” painting on Nara art paper in a different color scheme. Just come to have fun and enjoy yourself. Best part of using Alcohol Ink is if you don’t like a part of your picture, you can wipe it off with ISO alcohol.

Get ready for your spring planting by making this space-saving growbox. Made from rough-sawn pine, it is perfect for flowers, vegetables or herbs. Two detachable boxes hang on the back lattice with a sturdy 12” box below. Prerequisite: Power Tools 1 for Women or previous woodworking class. Bring safety goggles, tape measure, pencil and a way to transport the boxes home. Class held at Francis Kaas Shop in Ramsey. There is a $65 supply fee payable to the instructor first night of class.

Claude Monet is best known for being the founder of impressionism and a keen observer of the movement of light. In this class, we will discuss his inspiration and painting process while we create a water lily acrylic painting on a 12"x16" stretched canvas. Enjoy live demonstrations, play with different materials, and watch your skills soar as you bring your painting to life.

Set your creativity free and explore watercolor painting. In this unique class, we will challenge ourselves to introduce fundamentals and styles through hands-on experience in watercolor painting. You will be painting on a watercolor pad 11" x 15". "Everyone is an artist" so let's enroll and have some fun while we paint.

Explore the world of power tools and woodworking in this introductory, hands-on class. Learn to safely use drills, routers, and saws. Tips on staining/varnishing at home will be covered. Week 1: Learn the proper ways to use tools and important safety considerations as you make a picture frame. Everyone will use all the tools. Week 2: Complete a small bench. Students will be allowed to leave projects to finish the second night of class. There is plenty of available parking. Long hair must be tied back and no loose clothing for safety. Bring safety goggles, a tape measure, and a pencil. Supply cost of $30 payable to instructor at class.