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A Special Request
PLEASE SIGN UP FOR CLASSES EARLY!
Don't wait until the day before. We often need to let our instructors know a full week ahead whether we have the minimum of students to run the class.
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| Jewelry Instructors |
Jean Matray
Jean studied metals intensively at Revere Academy in San Francisco. Jean makes jewelry that is playful and incorporates movement. She is a state-juried member of the League of NH Craftsmen.
Kerstin Nichols
Kerstin was the Featured Artist for the League's 2008 Traveling Exhibition. Her work can be found in the permanent collection of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum in NYC. She has taught metal-smithing for over 25 years & has directed the Metals program at the Hanover League's Craftstudies program since 1991.
Casey Pike
Casey finds nature to be her inspiration since she moved to Northern NH four years ago from NYC where she was born and raised. She finds comfort in the asymmetry and the vagaries of the natural world. She attempts to surpass fads and embrace a combination of hip and classic looks that can be embraced over time.
Joy Raskin
Joy was accepted into the League of NH Craftsmen while in high school. She received her BFA from Rhode Island School of Design & a MFA from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. |
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Clay Instructors |
Jeff Brown
Jeff grew up in North Carolina where he was introduced to clay in high school. He worked in a production pottery studio for seventeen years. Jeff incorporates hand-building techniques into his wheel thrown work. Jeff is a juried member of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, as well as a past President of the New Hampshire Potter's Guild.
For more information about Jeff, go to www.jeffbrownpottery.com.
Tim Christensen
Tim is a potter living in Roque Bluffs, Me. He has shown in many regional and national shows, including CraftBoston and the Smithsonian. His distinctive black and white sgraffito drawings and graceful forms often depict natural scenes, and the animals and plants residing in his back yard. He has been working in clay for 10 years.
More information
about Tim, go to www.timchristensenpottery.net.
Alison Dodd
Alison is a state juried member of the League of NH Craftsmen & a local artist who has worked with clay for over 20 years. She received her BFA from Plymouth State University. Alison has found herself in the clay studio more than she imagined since she has begun teaching at the Littleton Studio School & is very excited to be sharing her knowledge and expertise with others.
Lilias Ide
Lilias received her BFA at Alfred University. She throws and hand-builds functional and non-functional work, but prefers to concentrate on hand-built sculpture. She has shown and sold her work across the United States. Presently, she is the Clay Studio Coordinator at the Littleton Studio School.
Maureen Mills
Maureen took her first ceramics class while completing a BA in Chemistry & immediately knew she would always have clay in her life. In 1987 she received her Masters Degree and has been a potter since. She is a former board member and juried member of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen and is also on the Board of Studio Potter Magazine. She is currently chair of the ceramics department at the NH Institute of Art in Manchester. She produces slip decorated work for a community wood firing in Massachusetts. Maureen is the author of "Surface Design for Ceramics."
More information
about Maureen, go to
www.sliptrail.com.
Stephanie Morris
Stephanie received her BFA from the Hartford Art School at the University of Hartford. She is currently a ceramics & art teacher at Woodsville High School. She works on the wheel & hand-builds to achieve textured functional pieces.
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| Multi-Media Instructors |
Jane Balshaw
Textile Artist/Colorist
Jane is a state juried member of the League of NH Craftsmen and is known for her use of color and unique design sense in her quilted textile art. She brings a life long love of sewing and an education in Interior & Fashion Design, emphasizing studies in Color Theory. She is a fourth generation artist.
The Triadic Color Theory System©, is a method she uses extensively in the creation of her textile art and has taught to artists, quilters and cosmetologists alike.
For more information
on Jane, go to www.QuiltedArt.com.
Carolyn Buttolph
Rug Hooking
Carolyn is a juried member of two fine crafts galleries in Vermont, studied art at Middlebury College and the Rhode Island School of Design. Her pictorial work combines a narrative quality and a strong interest in color. She participates in the internationally recognized annual hooked rug exhibition at the Shelburne Museum
in Vermont, and is a member of the Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild and the Northeast Kingdom Rug Hooking Guild.
For more information on Carolyn, go to www.redhouserugs.com.
Lynn Haust
Glass Fusion
Lynn has a BA in Art History and a Masters in Education. She has been teaching creativity to children and adults in New Hampshire for many years. She has been learning about and melting glass for 15 years. She received Kay Eastman Scholarship to study hot glass in Portland, Oregon. She has also studied glass at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine.
Kristine Lingle
Paper Arts
Kristine has a BFA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She has been an artist & instructor in Virginia, Massachusetts, & most recently in Bethlehem. She currently works and volunteers at WREN. She has frequent exhibitions in the Bethlehem & Littleton area.
Carol Pires
Basket Maker
Carol has been making baskets for over 20 years. She is passionate about basket making and sharing her skills. Carol has taught all over the country and is the owner of the Basket Weaver shop in Lisbon, NH.
Ray Bliss Rich
Sumi-e Painter
& Paper Making
Ray has Bachelor of Arts and Master of Education degrees. He has lectured/demonstrated in seven states and two provinces; including demonstrations for the Hood Museum and the Martha Stewart Living TV show. He has painted sumi-e since 1980 and is a state juried member of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen for paper making.
For more information
on Ray, go to
www.sumi-art.com.
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| Kids Class Instructors |
Lauren Anderson
Artist & Instructor
Lauren has enjoyed arts and crafts since her Play-Dough days!! She is currently working on a degree in education so that she can teach art classes at any level! Lauren tries to get kid's involved with the world around them, especially the environment, by using art forms that reduce, recycle, and reuse!
Lynn Haust
Glass Fusion
Lynn has a BA in Art History and a Masters in Education. She has been teaching creativity to children and adults in New Hampshire for many years. She received Kay Eastman Scholarship to study hot glass in Portland, Oregon. She has also studied glass at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine. She has been learning about and melting glass for 15 years.
Stephanie Morris
Clay Artist
Stephanie received her BFA from the Hartford Art School at the University of Hartford. She is currently a ceramics & art teacher at Woodsville High School. She works on the wheel & hand-builds to achieve textured functional pieces.
Cecily Yarosh
Local Potter
Cecily started taking pottery classes in high school. She now has a home studio and sells her work at the Littleton Farmer's Market. She teaches a third grade hand-building course & works at Lakeway Elementary's after-school program. |
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THANK YOU!!
The Littleton Studio School wants to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their interest in the studio and those who have already taken classes since we opened last September.
We would also like to thank everyone who participated in our Valentines Day Festival of Love & Chocolate Fundraiser. We appreciate those who donated their time and baked their favorite chocolate treats and everyone who attended to support this fund raising effort. We are especially glad that many community members took the time to view the studios for the first time and hope you will feel inspired to try a class.
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We hope you find several classes you are interested in taking this semester. Please do your best to register early to ensure the success of the class(es).
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact me either through our email at littleton.studio.school@gmail.com
or call me at the school at 603.444.1066.
Sincerely,
Tina Gorman
Educational Coordinator
Littleton Studio School
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Littleton Studio School
Registration Form
Name: _____________________________________________________________
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If under 18, Age: ________ Parent Signature: __________________________________
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If you need additional room for classes please attach an additional form.
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"Materials Fees'" are paid directly to the instructor at the end of the course.
Make your check payable to "Littleton Studio School."
The "Returned Check Fee" is $25 if applicable.
Visa MC or American Express credit card payments is accepted with the addition of a 3% transaction fee:
Card #: ________________________ Expiration Date: ________ 3-digit code: ______
You may either Mail or drop your registration form and payment at:
Littleton Studio School, 21 Mill St., Littleton, NH 03561
Or call: 603-444-1066
- Please sign up for classes early. We often need to let our instructors know a full week ahead whether we have the minimum of students to run the class.
- Full tuition is due at the time of registration.
- Failure to make full payment may result in the loss of your place in the class.
- A full refund less a $25 registration fee will be given if you withdraw from a class at least seven days prior to the first day. No refund will be given after that time.
- We reserve the right to cancel classes due to inadequate enrollment & other circumstances beyond our control.
- In the event of a cancellation a credit or full refund will be given.
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Main Street, Littleton N.H.O3561