Plateau creative arts center
Classes & Events
The Plateau Creative Arts Center/Art Guild at Fairfield Glade is a not-for-profit 501 (c)3 organization and an equal opportunity provider.
Classes & Events
The Plateau Creative Arts Center and Art Guild at Fairfield Glade host many classes and events throughout the year.
Instructor Spotlight
Twyla Marti
Twyla Marti is a mixed media and fiber artist whose work explores landscape, memory, texture, and movement through layered fabric compositions. Working intuitively with raw-edge textiles, stitched surfaces, paint, and collected materials, she creates atmospheric pieces that blur the line between fiber art and painting.
For more than forty years, Marti has studied and worked in mixed media and fiber arts, developing a distinctive process that transforms sewn fabric strips into richly textured scenes inspired by nature, travel, and personal experience. An avid hiker and traveler, she draws continual inspiration from changing landscapes, shifting light, and the emotional connection people have to places.
Her work reflects a lifelong fascination with experimentation, combining traditional fiber techniques with contemporary mixed media approaches to create pieces that are both tactile and painterly.
Check out Twyla’s Bird nest class in August!
EN PLEIN AIR PAINTING w/Freeman Davenport
Plein air painting seeks to capture the light, color and atmosphere of the outdoor scene. This class will provide demonstrations and individual instruction designed to help students achieve mastery en...
ACRYLIC PAINTING ON LACE FOR BEGINNERS w/Anita Kummer
Learn the basics of working with acrylic paint in a relaxed atmosphere.
SMARTPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY w/Jack Retterer
While smartphone photography capabilities have become more powerful; they have become more complex. This 2 half-day workshop will cover a comparison of Android and iPhone photography features.
BEGINNING STAINED GLASS w/Marc Rotman
Students will learn the process of creating stained glass from start to finish, using the copper foil technique. No prior experience is needed.
INTRODUCTION TO MOSAICS w/Debbie Meritsky
Students will design and create a vibrant textured mosaic using colorful tiles, glass, and repurposed materials.
CREATING AN AUTUMN PAGE IN A PERPETUAL BOTANICAL JOURNAL w/Dale Soblo
In this class students will learn how to set up a perpetual botanical journal and some botanical sketching techniques to create an autumn page.
LEARN THE ART OF JAPANESE KUMIHIMO JEWELRY w/ Debbie Meritsky
Discover the ancient Japanese art of Kumihimo, a mesmerizing braiding technique that transforms simple cords into stunning jewelry.
PUMPKINS & FALL COLORS WATERCOLOR PAINTING w/ Charlene Lehto
Come and enjoy the colors of this best of all seasons! This watercolor class is for intermediate painters.
ACRYLIC PAINTING I w/ Freeman Davenport
This class is an exploration of color using acrylic paint. No prior experience needed.
“’Tis the Season” Christmas Chainmaillie Bracelet w/George Gallant
In this class students will create a festive Christmas bracelet. It features traditional red and green Christmas colors and includes some snowflakes for good measure.
WINE N GLASS w/ Pat Schudiske & Bob Stevens
In this beginners class students will learn the art of glass painting. All materials will be supplied including a selection of templates to paint. This is a BYO class.
CHILDREN’S FALL ACTION PAINTING w/Jessica Fleichmann
Get ready to splatter, blow, and roll paint! Action painting is a fun style of art where artists use movement to create colorful designs.
AUTUMN INSPIRED FREEFORM WIRE PENDANT & EARRINGS w/Susan Smathers
This hands-on class invites students to explore the art of wire bending and shaping to design one-of-a-kind jewelry
ACRYLIC PAINTING II w/ Freeman Davenport
In this class students will learn to utilize sketches, develop a composition, choose a focal point, apply paint and make decisions to simplify painting.
BEGINNING STAINED GLASS w/Marc Rotman
Students will learn the process of creating stained glass from start to finish, using the copper foil technique. No prior experience is needed.
ADVANCED BOTANICAL RESIN JEWELRY /Debbie Meritsky
Create elevated wearable art using resin, botanicals, metals, pigments, and layered design techniques in this hands-on advanced workshop
DRAWING I w/Freeman Davenport
In this class students will explore some of the basic elements of drawing: space, shape, line, and value.
DRAWING II w/Freeman Davenport
In this class students will continue exploring drawing by combining elements and learning to trust what they see.
INTERMEDIATE STAINED GLASS w/Marc Rotman
This intermediate class will cover how to design a pattern, prepare templates, create a stained glass patina, “color” solder joints, and different methods to frame stained glass art.
KIDS Holiday DIY Scratchboard Ornament w/Jessica Fleischmann
Color a scratchboard, paint it black, then, like magic, scratch away the black paint to reveal the design.