Monday, April 18, 2016

Basic Song Craft


Learn the basics of song writing – get started on a song, work on a song, learn to build the chord progression for a melody, share some lyrics, come have fun creating music. This is an introductory workshop, so you do not need to be a master musician. Open to all interested in song craft.
Leader- Chris Little

Bridge Craft



Can you name the longest bridge in the world? What is the highest suspension bridge in the world? Love bridges?

Come build a bridge out of paper that can withstand weight, while also being durable and aesthetically pleasing. Work in teams of "engineers" to design and build a bridge. This is great for students who want to be creative, but love to break things too!
Leader: Jess MacLeod

Camera Obscura

Learn what''s it like to be inside a camera, experiencing the magic of the world in full color, but upside down!

In this workshop you will learn how to make a room into a camera.  Bring your camera or phone camera to take pictures from the inside.

Check out these images by artist Abelardo Morel.

This is how he does it.

Leaders: Bekka Joslin, Peg Frame

Candles

We will be making clear gel candles enhanced with natural materials such as shells, sand and sea glass.
Perfect for Mother's Day!

Leader: Pam Mulcahy





"Chan Luu" Leather Wrap Bracelet

In this workshop you will learn to make these leather wrap bracelets ... Chan Luu is making and selling them for $200.00!  There will be options for colors and beads.
Leader: Lisa Davy

Comic Jam

Comic Jam - come and participate in improvisational comic drawing. No artistic ability required, and no preparation allowed! Create a comic, one panel at a time, with friends. The end result is chaotic and usually funny.
Leader: Andrew Bergdahl

Cutting Boards

In this workshop you will use both technology and power tools to create custom cutting boards out of beautiful hardwood.

Leader: Craig Churchill, Justin joslin

Cyanotypes

Cyanotype Banners
 

We will create 4 large group banners using the cyanotype process, blueprinting using the sun.

Cyanotype printing is an alternative (antique) photographic process using non-toxic, light sensitive chemicals. Placing objects or images of various transparencies on top of the coated paper creates a lasting image. Cyanotype prints are a fun and easy way to create imagery using the sun and chemistry. Create more than one image on paper from found objects and plant material.
This is a link outlining the process:

Leader:  Richard Dulac


Dream Journal

Have you ever dreamt that you were falling off a cliff? Being attacked by a bear? Or making an announcement at School Meeting without any clothes on!? What do our dreams mean? How can we use the vivid imagery that exists within our subconscious in our artwork? In this workshop, we will explore the psychology of dreams through the use of dream journals, meditation, and painting. You will be asked to recall specific dreams, images, memories, and nightmares to explore and analyze. While there are many theories and studies about the science of dreams, you are the expert of your subconscious and, only you, can unlock the true meaning of your dreams.

Leaders: Veronica Barila and Kali Coles

Drumming

This course will explore indigenous African rhythms and their use in everyday life. No music reading is required, but you must be a good listener. This is an ensemble format. Drums will be provided, or you can bring your own.

Jared has had the opportunity to perform with some great artists such as Stan Trujillo, (saxman for the Woody Herman and Stan Kenton Orchestras), Steve Rucker (drummer with the Bee Gees), Randy Roos (Club D'Elf), Shawn Monteiro, Kimberly Dahme (bassist for Boston) Tony Sarno (Blood Sweat and Tears, The Thunderhawks, Peter Tork), Al Hospers (Buddy Rich Big Band, Blood Sweat and Tears), Barry Mitterhoff (Hot Tuna, Silk City) as well as many other fine musicians. His main love is jazz and improvisational music, but will absolutely play any music that has power, meaning, and most of all...soul. He is a proud endorser of Silverfox Drumsticks and Grover Pro Percussion.

Leader: Jared Steer

Eggselent Design


Can you prevent an egg from breaking when dropped from a two-story height? For this workshop, you will design an egg crate made from a limited number of straws and tape. Test out your creativity and architectural skills as we use art and apply it to Newton's First Law.
Leader: Jess MacLeod

Graffiti: Tag Nation

Graffiti: Tag Nation
Learn how to make large stencils just like professional street artists use. In this workshop you will learn the basic skills to draw, cut, and spray a stencil onto a surface.

with Matt Beckoff

Guitar

Ever wonder if you’ve got what it takes to be a rock star? Maybe you just want to entertain your friends and you’re looking for the right way to do it. The guitar just may be what you’re looking for. Why not spend your Arts Day checking out the most versatile instrument of the modern era of music? In an hour and a half you’ll learn how to tune and play this iconic instrument. The road to being the next Dave Matthews – or at least the most popular guest at the bonfire – starts on Arts Day!

Leader: Doug Thompson

Giant Jenga

Create a giant jenga set for use on campus! In this workshop you will share in the cutting, sanding, staining of wood to create this giant yard game.  Then, we will see who wins!

Leaders:  Erica Shapey, Greg Ladd, Kayla DiBari

Holi Festival


Holi is a spring festival, also known as the festival of colours or the festival of love. It is an ancient Hindu religious festival which has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia.  In Braj region of India, where Krishna grew up, the festival is celebrated for 16 days in commemoration of the divine love of Radha for Krishna, a Hindu deity. The festivities officially usher in spring, with Holi celebrated as a festival of love.


In this workshop we will learn about this Indian tradition and then have our own color festival!  We will use the same type of powdered color as is used in the Color Runs.  Be prepared to get colored, and have fun!

Wear a white t-shirt and shorts you don't mind getting color on.  Most of the color will wash out.

Leader: Griffin Goldstock Savannah Norcross

Henna Tattoos


Henna has been used to decorate bodies as part of social and holiday celebrations since the late Bronze Age in the eastern Mediterranean. Henna is regarded as having blessings, and is applied for luck, joy, and beauty. Some even believe that it is a divine experience to adorn your body by henna. At the simplest, Henna is a paste made out of crushed leaves and twigs of henna plant. When the paste is applied to the skin it leaves orange to dark maroon stain that will last up to 14 days.

Hip Huskies Hooping!

Hip Huskies Hooping – Learn to make and use a Hula Hoop

You will each construct your own indestructible hula hoop using plastic pipe
Hoops will be decorated using a variety of colored tapes
Hooping videos will assist in learning all levels of hooping technique
Hoopers will practice and improve skills,  hopefully honing their hooping hipness
Videos of the hippest hoopsters will wrap it up
Bring your iPad and expect to have fun hooping!

Sam Conkling

Hip Hop

In this fun, high energy class students will learn the basics of hip hop technique.  Come and join the fun! :) Wear comfortable clothes that you can move in. 

Leader: Michele Von Guten

Michele Von Gunten Currently teaches hip hop dance at the Studio at Meredith Bay in Meredith NH. Next year she is planning to move to NYC to continue her teaching career.
 

Michele began training in Hip Hop dance in her home city of Baltimore MD at the age of 10. Her family moved to Plymouth NH in 2007 when she continued her dance training at Meredith Bay Dance Academy under the teaching of Megan Fracis. With the studio she had the opportunity to perform on the Disney stage, take master workshops with Deca Dance Crew, as well as Twitch from STYCD.

Michele was an assistant choreographer for her high school dance team, then continued on to UNH where she choreographed routines for her hip hop dance crew Sister in Step aka "UNH's best dance crew". She has also recently been seen choreographing for local events such as Plymouth's "Dancing with the Stars" benefit.

Improvisation

This will be a high energy and fun workshop in which you will learn the fundamental principles of improv, including agreement, characterization, endowment, & scaffolding, with a game to build each skill. 

Improv skills translate to life skills!

Leader: Tim L'Ecuyer

Learn to Knit

What do Kurt Cobain, Ashton Kutcher and Ashley Olson have in common? They knit of course! Make a coaster or a scarf for starters. You will learn everything you need to know to go on and make sweaters. You will be able to try different yarns and needles. It is addictive, meditative, fun and easy. Needles will be there free to use, but available to purchase if you want.
Leader- Lisa Davy

Lost In Books

Work with Ms. Crowder and Mr. DeBenedictis to create a sign post of fictional destinations for our own library. Where would you want to go?

Making a Beat

In this workshop, we will use Apple’s Logic Pro X to build a Hip Hop beat from scratch. This is an extremely powerful Digital Audio Workstation with a fairly quick learning curve.  In an hour and a half you will start to learn how to navigate the program and build a beat ready for  the radio. No musical back ground needed, just an open and creative mind.

Leader: Kyle Masterson

Marigolds for Mother’s Day

Want to do something special to say thank you to your Mom or someone else in your life? In this workshop, we will paint flower pots and plant them with flowers that you can take with you to give to that special someone.

Leader: Mrs. Joslin


Muffin Shop

Do you know the muffin man? 
Do you like to bake or simply enjoy eating muffins? 
If the answer any of those questions is yes, join us for this baking workshop! We will be preparing a delicious variety of muffins 'from scratch' including banana chocolate chip, blueberry, lemon, vanilla, and red velvet. All are welcome regardless of previous baking experience.

Leader: Lauren Gale

Makeup On Fleèk

Have you ever seen bomb contouring and winged eyeliner and want to slay the makeup game?  Want to finally get those eye brows on Fleèk?  Maybe learn some new makeup skills or just have fun playing with different looks? Then come to the Makeup on Fleèk Workshop!  We will be learning how to perfect the art of Contouring and Highlighting and playing with night, day eye and face looks custom for your face and mastering eyebrows, Learn new techniques, and have fun!

Leader: Alli Hawk

Safe And Simple Hair Care


As Mrs. Joslin mentioned at a recent school meeting, the skin is our largest vital organ. What we don’t always think about as we are bathing or getting ready to go out is that everything we put on our bodies also gets absorbed into our bodies. In this workshop, we will create effective, eco-friendly shampoos and conditioners with ingredients that are pure and safe. Each participant will get to make a shampoo and a conditioner suited for their hair type and taste, and take the bottles with them to use and enjoy.

with Chelsea Woodward

Spring String

Do you have a lacrosse pocket in need of repair? Or simply needs new everything?

Time to dust off that old lacrosse head and give it a face-lift! In this workshop, participants will explore various techniques and methods for stringing their own lacrosse sticks. 

All levels! No experience necessary!

To open, participants will take part in a grand conversation touching on different pocket styles, mesh types, pocket break-in and upkeep. Next, students will prepare the materials they will need for the construction process. Finally students will begin the fabrication of the pocket. Each pocket will include a top-string, two sidewalls, and a bottom lace. 
Join the Spring String! Repair, refurbish, or replace your old pocket and take home some functional art that you created.


Leader: Ryan McHugh

Special Effects Stage Make-Up

In this workshop, learn how to create special effects with stage make-up. 

On stage, one’s features must be clearly visible to everyone sitting in the theater, even the people in the very back row. Many people don’t know the correct technique to apply make-up that will look good from 30 feet away, especially when it comes to exaggerated facial features.

Both male and female actors use basic stage make-up techniques to enhance their natural features, correct or diminish other features, and change their appearance. Often, a role calls for “character” makeup, such as stylized fairies, zombies, animals, or a look of old age. Makeup can accomplish all of these looks and many more.

You will need a T shirt you don’t mind getting dirty, and a great sense of humor.

Leader: Stephanie Brucas

Swing Dance


Learn the basics of Swing Dance with Mrs. Cramton. I’ll get into some East Coast Swing and Lindy Hop. Bring comfortable clothes and sensible shoes. Dance experience/suspenders/saddle shoes not required. Let’s DANCE! 


Sports Med: Taping and Wrapping

 Have you ever wanted to learn how to tape ankles, wrap a knee or elbow? Perhaps your friend has a swollen ankle and you need to apply a compression wrap. Come to the workshop and learn the basic taping skills found in most common sports injuries. You will learn how and why taping and wrapping is important and necessary in athletics. A great hands on opportunity! 
Leader: Adam Tyson


 

Tattoo Design

Students in this workshop will examine the history of tattooing as an art and leave with their own mini-portfolio of work. During this session, we will examine various types and artists, affiliations, and how they are perceived in modern society.

Leader: Nick Whitmore

Tie-Dye

Calling all Hippies!  You know who you are.  Learn how to tie dye clothing to make retro tee shirts or simply tie dye Buddhist prayer flags.  For those more experienced tie dyers, we will be challenging you to more intricate designs such as tie dying a heart design or a smiley face on your shirt.  Please bring several clean white tee shirts (or other interesting pieces of white clothing) and wear clothing that you will not mind getting some stains on.

Leader: Sam Shamberger and Peg Frame

Upcycling: Furniture from Skis


Join visiting artist, Angus Gorman, and Mr. Smith in a double-block workshop constructing adirondack chairs and tables out of old skis. Students participating in this project will learn to use numerous power tools in the process of cutting and prepping the skis. Each ski piece will be carefully measured, cut, grinded, drilled, and countersunk to create the various pieces that we will construct as a group into polished furniture pieces. The finished furniture will then be put out for public use somewhere on campus.

Mr. Gorman is a New Hampshire native, wood worker, upcycler, and man of many talents. After spending nearly 15 years as a bike builder and repairman, he has recently founded his own wood working company, Open Woods, constructing everything from custom furniture to multistory buildings!

This is a double block workshop:  sign up for this workshop for both the Morning and the Afternoon sessions.  

Chairs made by Mr. Smith's Upcycling class with visiting artist Angus Gorman


Upcycling Drum Lights for the Music Studio!

Upcycling Drum Lights for the Music Studio!

In this workshop, we will repurpose old drums and make them into hip lighting for the music wing.  We will take old drums apart, sand, paint, and design lighting to replace the fluorescent light currently installed in the music wing.

Leader:  Kyle Masterson

The Weaving Project

Upcyle CDs and textiles to create beautiful small woven works of art.  Work in a team to create a beautiful installation.

Examples can be found here.


Leaders: Erin Walsh and Rosemary Brewster

Zumba!

This dance class will be a cardio workout! 
 Zumba combines steps from hip hop, salsa, merengue, and other Latin dances in a high intensity dance workout.

No experience necessary. Wear your work-out clothes and shoes.

Leader:  Trish Tryon
Trish Tryon is a full time trainer and owner of the Downtown Gym in Laconia NH. She is certified in Les Mills Body Step and Body Pump, among other things, and is a Zumba specialist.