ESSA - EUREKA SPRINGS SCHOOL of the ARTS logo

hands working pottery on a wheel
get your hands into the arts at essa!

2007 ESSA Staff

Executive Director
Peggy Kjelgaard, Ph.D.
Eureka Springs

Program Coordinator
Sabina Miller
Holiday Island

Office Manager
June Easton
Eureka Springs

2007 Board Members

President - Eleanor Lux
Eureka Springs

Vice President - Ron Morrison
Eureka Springs

Secretary - Mary Springer
Eureka Springs

Treasurer - Bobbie Foster
Eureka Springs

RuAnn Ewing
Hindsville

LeRoy Gorrell
Eureka Springs

Sandra Lockhart
Rogers

Elise Roenigk
Eureka Springs

Doug Stowe
Eureka Springs

Dick Trammel
Rogers

Jan Wallace
Eureka Springs

Class Schedule- 2007



Master Class/June 1 – 3
Class Instructor
Precious Metal Clay Certification Class Tim McCreight

 

Session One/June 4 – 8
Class Instructor
Advanced Life Drawing Cynthia Kresse
Painting in Transparent Watercolor Richard Stephens
Clay Tiles and Cylinders Mark Rademacher
Watercolor: It’s all in the Drawing Julie Kahn Valentine
Introduction to Woodturning: Turning Bowls and Platters David Morris

 

Session Two/June 11 – 15
Class Instructor
The Abstracted Figure/Oil Glazing Carol Peacock
Drawing with Confidence Barry Lindley
Clay Sculpture Mark Blaney
Woodturning/Furniture Making Keith Newton

 

Session Three/June 18 – 22
Class Instructor
Visionary Painting Cynthia Re’ Robbins
Portrait Painting in Watercolor Marlene Gremillion
Sketching Place and Feel Katie Meier
Beginning Weaving on a Floor Loom Eleanor Lux
Plein Air Painting in Oil Jody Stephenson
Introduction to Green Woodworking Joe Doster

 

Session Four/June 25 – 29
Class Instructor
Acrylic as Acrylic Painting Judy Greff
Sculpted Needle Felting Vicki Hardcastle
Silk Dyeing Using Japanese Techniques Suzanne Sanders-Tourtelot
Hand Papermaking: Experimentation and Exploration Leandra Spangler
Wheel and Hand Built Ceramics Laura Waters & Jim Wallace

 

Session Five/July 9 – 13 (Youth Art Week)
Class Instructor
Intuitive Art-Ink on Paper (Ages 8-11) David Walker
Instrument of Art (Ages 12 – 18) David Walker
Monoprints (Ages 8 – 11) Margaret Correll
Cartooning (Ages 12 – 18) Chris Fischer
Photo Art: Artistic Possibilities with Photography (Ages 8 – 11) Lori Radford
Photo Art or Artistic Possibilities with Photography (Ages 12 – 18) Lori Radford
Basic Children’s Sewing (Ages 8 – 11) Mary Tait
Build a Rustic Stool (Ages 8 – 11) Greg Mitchell
Rustic Furniture Making (Ages 12 – 18) Greg Mitchell

 

Session Six/July 16 – 20
Class Instructor
Figure Drawing Mary Springer
Photography with Polaroid Melissa Bacon
Painting with Pastel Mary Ann Stafford
Glass Bead Making I Karen Stavert
Building a Gentleman’s Chest Dwain Cromwell

 

Session Seven/July 23 – 27
Class Instructor
Found Object Sculpture Chris Fischer
Water Media Design and Composition Selma Blackburn
Jewelry Making/ Metal I Steve Stramel
Glass Beads II Karen Stavert
Cedar Flute Making Jim Pesek

 

Session Eight/July 30 – August 3
Class Instructor
Bookmaking Dolph Smith
Jewelry Making/ Metal II Steve Stramel
Stained Glass Judd Mann

Class Schedule- Summer 2006

Session One June 4 - 9th | 9 am - 4 pm
Instructor Class Cost Age
Mary Springer Fluid Figure Drawing Tuition: $250, Materials/Model Fee: $35, Lab Fee: $15 Adult
Karen Stavert Dichroic Glass Fusing and Art Clay Silver Tuition: $250, Materials Fees : $50 and up, Lab Fee; $15 Adult
Suzanne Tourtelot Rokotsuzome (Japanese Resist Dyeing) Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $15, Lab Fee; $15 Adult
Hank Kaminski Clay Modeling with the Figure Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $30 - $100, Lab Fee; $15 Adult
Joanne Kaminski Creative Explorations/mixed media Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $25, Lab Fee; $15 Adult

Session Two June 11 - 16 | 9 am - 4 pm
Instructor Class Cost Age
Jody Stephenson Pastels Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $5 and up, Lab Fee; $15 Adult
Karen Stavert Lampworking (Glass Beadmaking) Tuition: $250, Materials Fees: $50 and up, Lab Fee; $15 Adult
Judy Lee Carpenter Metalsmithing/Jewelry I Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $50, Lab Fee; $15 Adult
Leander Spangler Flat to Form: Using Paper as a Sculptural Medium Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $30, Lab Fee; $15 Adult
Karen Foster Beyond the Pinch Pots Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $5, Lab Fee; $15 Adult
Judy Ditmer Woodturning Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $15, Lab Fee; $15 Adult

Session Three June 18 - 23 | 9 am - 4 pm
Instructor Class Cost Age
Barry Lindley Landscape Painting in Watercolor Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $10, Lab Fee $15 Adult
Michael Langford Timber Frame Joinery & Design Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $50 and up, Lab Fee; $15 Adult
Leander Spangler Hand Papermaking: Experimentation & Exploration Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $15, Lab Fee; $15 Adult
Kathy Thompson Mixed Media Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $15 and up, Lab Fee; $15 Adult
Laura Waters
Jim Wallace
Clay wheel throwing at Paradise Pottery Studio Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $50 Adult

Session Four June 25 - 30
Kids - Mornings 9am-12am
Instructor Class Cost Age
Sandra McClure "Magic of Art" (Kid's Drawing) Tuition: $100, Materials Fee: $10, Lab Fee: $15 8-11
Alice McKee "Clowning" Costume/Makeup Tuition: $100, Lab Fee $15, Materials Fee: $15 8-11
Vicki Waldon Kid's Mosaics Tuition: $100, Materials Fee: $10, Lab Fee $15 8-11
Margaret Corell Youth Printmaking Tuition: $100, Lab Fee $15 8-11
Session Four June 25 - 30
Kids - Afternoon 1pm-4pm
Instructor Class Cost Age
Chris Fischer Cartooning Tuition: $100, Materials Fee: $8, Lab Fee $15 12-18
Doug Powell Hot Glass Bead making Tuition: $100, Materials Fee: $30, Lab Fee $10 12-18
Valerie Damon Watercolor Tuition: $100, Materials Fee: $12, Lab Fee: $15 12-18
Session Four June 25 - 30 | 9 am - 4 pm
Adults
Instructor Class Cost Age
Laura Waters
Jim Wallace
Clay wheel throwing at Paradise Pottery Studio Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $50 Adult

Session Five July 2 - 7 | 9 am - 4 pm
Instructor Class Cost Age
Nancy Royer Beginning Crazy Quilting Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $10, Lab Fee; $15 Adult
Steve Loar Design, Foundation Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $20, Lab Fee; $15 Adult
Barbara Cade Felt Making Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $25-$50, Lab Fee: $15 Adult

Session Six July 9 - 14 | 9 am - 4 pm
Instructor Class Cost Age
Judy Greff Acrylic as Acrylic Painting Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $5 and up, Lab Fee: $15 Adult
John Barber Metalsmithing Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $25, Lab Fee; $15 Adult
Doug Stowe Box Making Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $30, Lab Fee $15 Adult
Dianne Henderson Pine Needle Baskets Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $30, Lab Fee: $15 Adult

Session Seven July 16 - 21 | 9 am - 4 pm
Instructor Class Cost Age
Julie Kahn Valentine Figures from the Inside Out Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $5, Lab/Model Fee $35 Adult
Eleanor Lux Off the Loom Weaving Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $10, Lab Fee; $15 Adult
Vicki Waldon Mosiacs Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $30 - $35, Lab Fee; $15 Adult
Valerie Damon Mixed Media/Free Standing Character Doll or Gnome Doll Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $6, Lab Fee; $15 Adult

Session Eight July 23 - 28 | 9 am - 4 pm
Instructor Class Cost Age
Marlene Grimillion Watercolor Floral Painting Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $15 and up, Lab Fee; $15 Adult
Judy Lee Carpenter Metalsmithing/Jewelry II Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $50, Lab Fee $15 Adult
Faith Sawyer Tindle Mixed Media/Ukrainian Egg Painting Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $30, Lab Fee; $15 Adult

Session Nine July 30 - August 4 | 9 am - 4 pm
Instructor Class Cost Age
Marlene Grimillion Experimental-Abstract Water Media Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $15 and up, Lab Fee; $15 Adult
John Robert Willer "Loosen up A Little Right of Abstract" Painting Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $15 and up, Lab Fee; $15 Adult

Session Ten August 6 - 11
Kids - Morning 9am - 12pm
Instructor Class Cost Age
Vincent Reynolds Drawing, Painting & Pastels Tuition: $100, Materials Fee: $15, Lab Fee $15 8-11
Sandra McClure Drawing for Kids: Exploring Art! Tuition: $100, Materials Fee: $10, Lab Fee: $15 8-11
Session Ten August 6 - 11
Kids - Afternoon 1pm - 4pm
Instructor Class Cost Age
Vincent Reynolds Drawing, Painting & Pastels Tuition: $100, Materials Fee: $15, Lab Fee $15 12-18
Valerie Damon Mixed Media/Free Standing Character Doll or Gnome Doll Tuition: $100, Materials Fee: $6, Lab Fee: $15 12-18
Alice McKee Concrete Sculpture Tuition: $100, Materials Fee: $15, Lab Fee: $15 12-18
Kathy Thompson Mixed Media Tuition: $100, Materials Fee: $15, Lab Fee; $15  

Session Eleven August 13 - 18 | 9 am - 4 pm
Instructor Class Cost Age
Gerald Clark Metal sculpture Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $15, Lab Fee; $15 Adult
Bill Derrevere Pewtersmithing Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $30 and up, Lab Fee $15 Adult
Chris Fisher Collage with Mixed Media Tuition: $250, Materials Fee: $10, Lab Fee $15 Adult

 

Class Schedule- Spring 2006


April - Class Times 6:00 - 9:00pm
Class Instructor Cost Date
Watercolor Valerie Damon Tuition: $50 April 18,20,25,27
Right Angle Weave / Beading Eleanor Lux Tuition: $50 April 18,20,25,27

May- Master Class Time 9:00 - 4:00
Class Instructor Cost Date
Metal/ Jewelry Robert Ebendorf Tuition: $250 Monday 8th -Thursday 11th
Bookmaking Dolph Smith Tuition: $250 Monday 8th -Thursday 11th

 

Class Schedule - 2005 Ongoing Workshops, Classes & Gatherings

Session 1: June 5-10
Class Instructor
Learning to See: Drawing Catherine Nash
Hot Glass Bead Making Doug Powell
Metalsmithing Jewelry I Judy-Lee Carpenter
Intro to Digital Photography Robert Renfrow

Session 2: June 12-17
Class Instructor
Metalsmithing Jewelry II Judy-Lee Carpenter
Beginning Wheel Throwing Laura Waters
Landscape Painting in Watercolor Barry Lindley
Documentary Photography John Zibluk
From Maquette to Monument Ken Thompson

Session 3: June 19-24
Class Instructor
Field Sketching in the Landscape Catherine Nash
Mixed Media Collage Christopher Fischer
Intermediate Wheelthrowing Laura Waters
Box Making Doug Stowe
Introduction to Nature Photography Robert Renfrow

Session 4: July 10-15
Class Instructor
Making Monoprints - Ages 6-12 Margaret Correll
Printmaking - Ages 13-17 Margaret Correll
Finger Weaving Beads - Ages 13-17 Cynthia Dupps
Drawing, Painting & Pastels - Ages 13-17 Vincent Reynolds
Drawing, Painting & Pastels - Ages 6-12 Vincent Reynolds
Woodworking for Kids Penny Pemberton
Clay for Kids - Ages 7-11 Laura Waters

Session 5: July 17-22
Class Instructor
The Body Electric Julie Kahn Valentine
Beyond the Pinch Pot Karen Foster
Hand Papermaking: Experimentation and Exploration Leandra Spangler

Session 6: July 24-29
Class Instructor
Creative Landscape Painting Jody Stephenson
Exploring Surface Design Marget Lippincott
Advanced Techniques in Ceramics Jim Wallace
Contemporary Paper Batik Billi Rothove

Session 7: August 7-12
Class Instructor
Felt Making Barbara Cade
Figure Drawing Mary Springer
Making Multiples of Your Work Jim Wallace
Pewtersmithing William Derrevere

Session 8: August 14-19
Class Instructor
Bookmaking Dolph Smith
Clay Modeling with the Figure Hank Kaminsky
Opening up to Art-Finding your Creativity Jo Ann Kaminsky

Session 9: August 21-26
Class Instructor
Spindle Spinning & Vegetable Dyeing Eleanor Lux
Advanced Hand Building Peter Lippincott
Felting Alice McKee
Surface Embellishment for Furniture Bob Marsh

November 1, 8, 15, 29 Tuesdays ~ 7-9pm
Class Instructor
Watercolor Valerie Damon

November 3, 10, 18 & December 1 Thursdays ~ 7-9pm
Class Instructor
Drawing Vincent Reynolds

 

Class Schedule - Summer 2004

Click teacher's name for their bio. Click class name for course description.

Session 1 - June 1-4
TeacherClassCostAge
Julie Kahn Anatomy with a Twist $250.00  
Denise Ryan Introductory Pastel $250.00  
Ron Lutz Photography $250.00  
Jerri Stevens Mosaics/Recycled Dishes & Figurines $250.00  

Session 2 - June 8-11
TeacherClassCostAge
Larry Williams Woodworking $250.00  
Karen Foster Pinch Pots/Clay$250.00  
Jody Stephenson Oil Painting$250.00  
Mary Springer Life Drawing$250.00 + 15 

Session 3 - June 15-18
TeacherClassCostAge
Kevin Kresse Figure Painting $250.00  
Ken Thompson Stone Carving$250.00  
Laura Waters Clay$250.00  

Session 4 - June 21-22
TeacherClassCostAge
Alice McKee Concrete for the Birds $100.005-10
RuAnn / Eleanor Beatin', Slashin', and Bendin' Wire$100.005-10
Cynthia / KC Basic Beading$100.00 + 10 5-10
Kassie Misiewicz Acting 1$100.005-10

Session 5 - June 23-26
TeacherClassCostAge
Alice McKee Concrete for the Birds $150.0011-17
RuAnn / Eleanor Beatin', Slashin', and Bendin' Wire$150.0011-17
Cynthia / KC Finger Weaving$150.00 + 10 11-17
Kassie Misiewicz Acting 1$150.0011-17

Session 6 - July 20-23
TeacherClassCostAge
Judy Carpenter Jewelry/Metalsmithing $250.00  
Jim Wallace Kiln Building$250.00  
Cynthia Kresse Anatomy/Life Drawing$250.00  
Larry Mansker Oil Painting$250.00  
Jan Echols Faux Finishes $250.00 

Session 7 - July 27-30
TeacherClassCostAge
Dolph Smith Bookmaking $250.00  
Doug Stowe Scandinavian Wooden Boxes$250.00  

Session 8 - August 2-3
TeacherClassCostAge
Deborah Terry Paper Doll Making/Storybook Illustration$100.005-10
Joanna Hanna Fantastic Furniture$100.005-10
Margaret Correl Monoprinting $100.00 + 15 5-10

Session 9 - August 4-6
TeacherClassCostAge
Deborah Terry Paper Doll Making$150.0011-17
Joanna Hanna Fantastic Furniture$150.0011-17
Margaret Correl Printmaking$150.00 + 10 11-17

Session 8 & 9 - Pottery Camp
TeacherClassCostAge
Terry & Sara Russell
August 2 - 5 (9am - 12pm)
$ 100.00 + 105-10
Terry & Sara Russell
August 2 - 6 (12pm - 4pm)$150.00 + 10 11-17