Art classes in October at museum
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MOSES LAKE — Painting pumpkin pictures, tie-dying, and polymer clay for adults and children are among the classes offered during October at the Moses Lake Museum & Art Center.
All classes are in the museum classroom, 401 S. Balsam St.
A five-Thursday series for adults in creating jewelry – or anything else – from polymer clay begins Oct. 8 and runs for the next four Thursdays. All classes are from 1 to 3 p.m. Participants will learn the basics of the medium and how to use it to "create anything you would ever want," said instructor Raeann Katz. Cost is $75 for the series, $67.50 for museum members.
A class in tie-dying is scheduled for 9 to 11 a.m. Oct. 10. It's open to anybody ages 10 and older. Participants must furnish their own garment or length of fabric to dye. Participants will learn several tie-dying techniques, then choose one for their project.
Shawn Cardwell is the instructor. Cost is $20 per person, $18 for museum members.
A three-Saturday class in polymer clay crafts for children is scheduled for 9 to 11 a.m. Oct. 10, 17 and 24. It's open to children ages 3 and older. Younger children must bring an adult to help, Katz said. She's the instructor. The class will teach kids the "very basics to advanced techniques and tools" for working with polymer clay. Cost is $30 per child, $27 for museum members.
A class in paintings of pumpkins – not painting pumpkins, – is scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 17. Kathaleen McFarland is the instructor. Kids will have the chance to paint at least two pictures, McFarland said.
The class is for children ages 7-10. Cost is $20 per child, $18 for museum members.
"Autumn Tree as Art" is the subject of a painting class for youth ages 13 and older (and adults) from 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 17. Students will learn how to take the colors and shapes of the trees and the turning leaves and translate that into a painting.
McFarland is the instructor. Cost is $20 per person, $18 for museum members.
People can register for any of the classes at the museum or the Moses Lake Parks and Recreation office, 411 S. Balsam St., or by calling 509-764-3830.
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