You can both create art with today's digital media tools, and use those same tools to communicate with others about you and your art... on websites, on social media, in email and text messages, and make printed posters, flyers, and framed prints.

In this workshop, Jim will introduce you to some of today's most popular tools for digital media, and you'll create and post a video on YouTube. Topics include:

• Video: to introdue yourself to people, get a timely message out (for example, about your upcoming exhibition), survey your art, or make new art (like a slideshow, but with greater fidelity).
• Audio: great for musicians and podcasts.
• Images: for photos, graphic art, mixtures. Editing. Dgital creation.
• Tools: phones, tablets, computers, mice, mics, digital cameras and sketchpads.

You can see Jim's photography on his website: JimChristensenPhotography.com

At the first session on April 24, Keith will guide you (on Zoom) in hand-crafting an earthenware object from a pound of clay that you picked-up beforehand from Keith's driveway. After you complete the sculpting (with the aid of common household implements), you'll return your work to Keith's driveway in preparation for firing.

At the second session on May 29, you can return to Zoom to watch Keith and Elsa Rubenstein wrap your work in a foil sagger, stack all of the wrapped pieces in a dug-out pit lined with wood, then light the pit on fire! You can return to the Zoom later that day (at 5 pm) to watch Keith and Elisa extract the fired pieces from the pit.

You'll be able to pick up your finished materpiece from Keith's driveway after May 29th.

Note: There wil be a $5 fee for this workshop to cover the cost of materials, payable online when you register. You'll also get an email with detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to do each step in this workshop.

You can see some of Keith's work on his website: CageyCreations.CrotonArts.org

It's been said (by Annette Simmons) that whoever tells the best story wins! Want to learn from a master storyteller? Come join Judith on Saturday, May 22 to learn how it's done!

Judith is an international award winning professional storyteller, actress, producer, workshop leader for over 25 years, and 2013 National Storytelling Network Oracle Award Winner for Service and Leadership in the North Central Region. She told stories in Japan in English to over 2000 students. She is a Chicago Moth winner, (May, 2010), and Moth GrandSLAM participant. Judith performs nationally and internationally, bringing her engaging and interactive style of world tales and personal narrative to diverse communities of all ages.

What are you thinking? Sign up for this workshop!

You can see her in action (and also see some of the jewelry that she makes) on her website: JudithHeineman.CrotonArts.org

Did you know that you can make fine art using puffs of wool (straight from the sheep, cleaned and dyed) a felting needle, and Jeanne's help? Join her (and her large, demanding cat, Ollie) on Saturday, June 26 and she'll demonstrate this age-old technique that you can use to create beautiful, painterly images made entirely of felt.

In addition, you'll get to know Jeanne a little better. She's not only a felter, but also a painter in acrylics and watercolors, was a director of the arts college at SUNY Buffalo, and was executive director of the Western NY branch of the ACLU.

Allison will show you (on Zoom) how to use LEDs to light up small works and greeting cards! Sign up and you'll get everything you need to make a light-up greeting card, and learn simple low-power, safe circuitry.

Note: There wil be a $5 fee for this workshop to cover the cost of materials, payable online when you register.