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Portland Adult Education



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in Personal Enrichment

Lathe Turning Workshop: Spindle Turning

$400

with Annalise Rubida

Calendar May 14, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 3 weeks
Learn how to turn between centers, focusing on turning spindles from rough stock, and turning coves and beads. These are the skills needed to make furniture parts for chairs, stools, and tables. The exercises will include activities to challenge your cutting touch, sharpen lathe edge tools, and start to explore bowls.

Intro to Sewing

$110

with Katie Champlin, Dan Toomre, Stacy Owen

Calendar May 17, 2025 at 10 am, runs for 1 week
Learn the basics of cutting fabric, using a sewing machine, and the stitches available on most machines.

Portraiture for Beginners

$60

with Audrey Parker

Calendar May 18, 2025 at 5 pm, runs for 1 week
We will learn step by step how to draw proportional faces from front, profile and quarter view perspectives. We will discuss the foundations of the human face, explore how to render different emotions, and learn new observational skills that will help you in other avenues of drawing.
Beginner Earring Making
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Beginner Earring Making

$60

with Erin Page

You’ll fashion two pairs of fabulous earrings, first choosing between silver or gold-toned findings, and then selecting a bead that suits your style from our collection. Next, you will be guided through the fundamental skills needed to make these earrings, including link creation, wire shaping, tool use and basic wire wrapping. All tools and supplies are provided. Each student will finish the class with two pairs of earrings that they crafted! Earring cards, gift boxes, jewelry care card, and cleaning cloths are also available for students to take home.

Sketching and Watercolor

$125

with Audrey Parker

Calendar May 21, 2025 at 5:30 pm, runs for 2 weeks
Every realistic painting benefits from laying down a solid sketch. In this two-day class over two weeks, explore how to map out a composition, break down objects through drawing, and plan how to paint a full scene. Learn how to paint to depict light and depth.

Intro to Sewing

$110

with Katie Champlin, Dan Toomre, Stacy Owen

Calendar May 27, 2025 at 4 pm, runs for 1 week
Learn the basics of cutting fabric, using a sewing machine, and the stitches available on most machines.

Intro to Hand Stitching

$120

with Lily Herb

Calendar Jun 1, 2025 at 2 pm, runs for 1 week
Would you like to become more self-reliant, able to hem some jeans or sew a button back on your favorite shirt? In this class, you’ll learn essential stitches and materials that you can take anywhere.You will learn: How to thread a needle, needle and thread sizes and when to use them, the backstitch, running stitch, whipstitch, attaching a button. You will leave with a hand-stitched needle case with all the tools needed to start sewing and reparing your own garments. All materials and tools provided.

Lathe Turning Workshop: Turn a Bowl

$400

with Paloma Diaz-Dickson

Calendar Jun 3, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 3 weeks
Learn how to turn small (8-10 inch) bowls. You'll start with material preparation and sharpening, and then do some activities to challenge your cutting touch. The core of the workshop is learning to turn bowls using bowl gouges and negative rake scrapers. You'll end with sanding and finishing techniques.




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