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!
August – EN PLEIN AIR PAINTING w/Freeman Davenport
This class will provide demonstrations and individual instruction designed to help students achieve mastery en plein air.
SIP AND PAINT PARTY w/Anita Kummer
Come to the Plateau Creative Art Center and paint an empty wine bottle to add to your home décor. Anita will have examples to inspire you, or create your own design.
REIMAGINING BIRD NESTS w/Twyla Marti & Dale Soblo
Participants will produce a lifelike drawing of at least one bird nest and a reimagined mixed media sculpture of at least one bird nest
INTERMEDIATE WATERCOLOR “Sand Dunes 3” w/Charlene Lehto
This class is for intermediate watercolor students, and students are to bring their own supplies
BEGINNING LOOSE SKETCHING WORKSHOP w/ Karen Shaw
Students will learn a sketching process that will give confidence and joy in creating an image.
September – DRAWING I w/Freeman Davenport
Students will explore the foundation elements of drawing: space, shape, line, and value.
BEGINNING STAINED GLASS w/Marc Rotman
During this fun and informative class, students will learn the process of creating stained glass from start to finish, using the copper foil technique.
PLATES TO PENDANTS JEWELRY w/Debbie Meritsky
In this class students will transform pieces of vintage plates and china into stunning one-of-a-kind jewelry.
SEASIDE MORNING OIL PAINTING w/Charlene Lehto
A beautiful sunny seaside scene is the subject for this oil painting class. This class is intended for intermediate oil painters.
TOO MANY PUMPKINS CHAIN MAILLE BRACELET w/George Gallant
This bracelet called “Too Many Pumpkins” serves two purposes, Fall and Halloween. The bracelet is made using the barrel chain maille weave.
The Art of ILLUSTRATED GLASS MOSAICS WORKSHOP w/Manuel Marti
Take your glass mosaic skills to the next level in this intensive two-day workshop designed for artists who already have experience cutting and grinding sheet glass. This is not a beginner class.
September – DRAWING II w/Freeman Davenport
Students will continue exploring by combining the basic elements. Learning to trust what they see and the ability to put it on paper.
KID’S KUMIHIMO KEYCHAIN w/Jessica Fleischmann
Kumihimo, sometimes called jellyfish braiding, is a Japanese art that has been around for over fourteen hundred years. Students will learn a little more about the history of this art and make a Kumih...
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...
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.
RUSTIC WOODEN PUMPKINS w/Donna Cronce
Join us to create a charming trio of rustic wooden pumpkins—perfect for your porch, hearth, or holiday table.
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.
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.
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.