Minnetonka Community Education

Explore the art of lampworking and glassblowing. Students will learn about torch safety, operating involved equipment, and brief history of glass art. Students will begin with solid sculpting of simple shapes like marbles and cubes. With the assistance of our instructors, students can move on to hollow form objects like pendants and ornaments. All materials included in class fee.

Learn about the best apps, companies and printing methods to help your pictures escape your phone onto the walls and shelves at home. Explore the importance of backing up your photos, both through various cloud services as well as manually onto a computer/other device. The average person has over 1,000 photos on their smartphones. Vacations, kids, pets, and life. Do you ever look at those photos outside of your small screen?

This class is for newer lampworkers and people with little or no experience on the torch. Lampworking is a method of glassblowing using a fix mounted torch to melt and manipulate glass into a desired form. We will go over safety, the torch and glass, work on solid shaped objects and marbles, transitioning into multiple variations of pendants depending on what your comfort level is, or desire to create.

For most of us, our smartphone is our only camera. Learn how to take the best quality photos with your phone; this class will cover rules of composition, technology, apps, and additional equipment that can make your photos outstanding. This class is very hands-on, catering to the specific photography needs of the students - kids, pets, vacations. Taught by travel photographer, Kristen Macauley.

Learn the secrets of floral design to create everything from small arrangements to dramatic centerpieces. You’ll learn how to best condition cut flowers and how to select the best shapes and colors for an arrangement. Come alone or as a group and join us for one or all classes in this series. Registration will close 3 days prior to the class start date to allow enough time to acquire adequate course materials. Please bring a box for transporting your arrangements. The Perfect Rose The rose is arguably the most loved and popular flower ever, and the focus of this class. You will learn two techniques to create one dozen and two dozen rose arrangements, both modern and traditional styles. Your arrangement is yours to take home or (if willing) to gift to a friend or loved one. Spring Floral Arrangement In this class, you will be introduced to different spring flower varieties, learn the basics of flower prep/maintenance, and get advice on designing arrangements that have that "wow" factor. Then you will select flowers from a variety of seasonal favorites to create your own custom arrangement in a white ceramic vase – perfect centerpiece on your brunch table! Introduction to Ikebana Ikebana is the Japanese art of arranging flowers. Explore the values of discipline, knowledge of rules and forms, and idealized approach to nature using fresh flowers and greenery. Create distinctive, elegant designs that exude a sense of harmony, balance, and well-being while learning the history and fundamental approaches of Ikebana. This class will begin with a short demonstration of the Ikebana form in which flowers are arranged asymmetrically in a low bowl with water visible and then participants will create their own arrangements to bring home. All supplies and tools for use during class are provided. Mother's Day Flower An interactive, hands-on, fun, and creative workshop for little flower enthusiasts. Kids, along with an adult, will learn the basics of floral design, connect with nature, and let their individual style shine through. We guide the children through the techniques of basic floristry and help them to plan, design and create an arrangement of their own to take home. The simple floristry skills children learn during this class are entertaining while also improving cognitive skills and dexterity. Participants will take home two arrangements.

Learn to use water media to paint a wide variety of unique and beautiful paintings through one-on-one instruction. Learn at your own pace. Patterns provided - no drawing is required. Continuing, as well as beginning students are welcome. There is a material fee of $25.00 that is included in the class fee. Please remember to bring a lunch to class to enjoy. A supply list can be found by clicking the link below: http://tinyurl.com/MCEWaterColorSupplyList