Visual Arts

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Wet-on-Wet Oil Painting (Intergenerational) January 6, 2024

Jan 06, 2024 10:30AM—2:00PM

Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047

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  If you think you can’t paint anything other than a wall, this class is for you! You will paint a painting wet-on-wet style (aka alla prima) just like Bill Alexander and his students did on PBS. In this class, instructor Kevin Klein will share what he learned directly from Tom Anderson, Buck Paulson, and Steve…

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Create a Barn/Hex Sign – January 13, 2024

Jan 13, 2024 9:30AM—2:30PM

Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine St. Marine on St Croix, MN 55047

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  Barn signs or ‘hex signs’ are mostly known today for their decorative purposes, but some believe they were painted by Pennsylvania Dutch farmers to ward off evil spirits or storms, or to bestow blessings and protections on the farm family. Using bright colors and often incorporating a star pattern, these beautiful designs were originally…

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Meditative Drawing – January 27, 2024

Jan 27, 2024 11:00AM—2:00PM

Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine St. , MN 55047

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  Drawing can be a meditative art—an enjoyable way to calm the mind, focus, and see the world around us with more clarity. You don’t need to be a skilled artist to enjoy drawing. In this class we will explore a different way of drawing and you will get practice with several techniques. Leave behind the inner…

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Beginning Photography for Kids Ages 9 to 14 (Intergenerational) February 3 & 10, 2024

Feb 03, 2024 9:00AM—11:30AM

Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047

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  A picture is worth a thousand words! This class will empower students to begin to capture images that express themselves in relation to the world around them. Students will be introduced to technical and aesthetic aspects of photography, providing them with the foundation for life-long enjoyment & expression. This class is designed for 9-…

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Create a Barn/Hex Sign – February 17, 2024

Feb 17, 2024 9:30AM—2:30PM

Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine St. Marine on St Croix, MN 55047

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  Barn signs or ‘hex signs’ are mostly known today for their decorative purposes, but some believe they were painted by Pennsylvania Dutch farmers to ward off evil spirits or storms, or to bestow blessings and protections on the farm family. Using bright colors and often incorporating a star pattern, these beautiful designs were originally…

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Intro to Welding: Create a Garden Sculpture – February 24, 2024

Feb 24, 2024 10:00AM—2:30PM

Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047

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  This class will introduce you to welding as you create a stone and metal sculpture suitable for your garden or patio. TIG welding uses an inert gas and bonds metal to metal without a wire feed or rods or sticks, and is typically used for thinner materials such as pipe welding or where appearance is…

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Past | Archive

(Waitlist) Beginning Crop Art – December 2, 2023

Dec 02, 2023 9:00AM—12:00PM

Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047

(Waitlist) Copper Foil Stained Glass Window (Intergenerational) December 2, 2023

Dec 02, 2023 10:00AM—3:00PM

Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047

Art & Creativity for Healing: Expressing Emotions with Color – November 11, 2023

Nov 11, 2023 2:00PM—4:00PM

Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine St. Marine on St Croix, MN 55047

(Waitlist) Beginning Crop Art – November 4, 2023

Nov 04, 2023 9:00AM—12:00PM

Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047

(Waitlist) Copper Foil Stained Glass Window (Intergenerational) November 4, 2023

Nov 04, 2023 10:00AM—3:00PM

Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047

(Waitlist) Create a Barn/Hex Sign – October 14, 2023

Oct 14, 2023 9:30AM—1:30PM

Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine St. Marine on St Croix, MN 55047