Recent Pottery Creations from one of our Creative Genius Pottery Students, Andrea Smeraski...Andrea worked on this series of pieces for a few months...all embellishments were done by hand...Great job, Andrea!

 

 

Clay Camp 2010

 

Photos from Stained Glass workshop for Adults

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


The Art Studio at

Creative Genius...

  

About the Studio at Creative Genius

We've expanded and our studio now has a separate rear entrance, parking for students and a nice comfortable environment in which to learn. Our goal is to provide true art instruction in a stress-free environment for both children and adults. Since everyone has a creative genius hidden within, we feel it is our job to encourage everyone to tap into that hidden side. Our class environments are reasonably small to allow a lot of individualized attention from instructors. And our programs are ongoing: you can sign up at any time and begin working with our instructors without any time restraints set on your learning process. Since many of our classes are "pay as you go", you decide what kind of time frame works for you.

Our Studio Offers the following:

Weekly Art Instruction for Children And Adults Throughout the Year

 

A Full Schedule of Workshops in Many Mediums throughout the year

 

Saturday Workshop Hours (with activities in polymer clay and clay)

 

Weekly Senior Programs for those over 55 Throughout the Year

 

TEEN Painting & Drawing Classes

Draw On! Workshops

 

 

 

We also offer

CUSTOM ART PARTIES

 

SCOUT BADGE CLASSES

Pottery and Photography Badge Classes Offered

 

SPECIAL EVENTS & GATHERINGS

 

OPEN STUDIO TIMES

and more!

 

If you do not see a class offering that you are interested in, we will do our best to arrange classes around your needs. If you have any questions about our classes, please contact julie@creativegeniusonline.com or call 609-714-1131 and ask for Julie.

 

We're always happy to help here at Creative Genius

COMING SOON! Classes and Workshops in FUSED GLASS...

 

HELPFUL LINKS:

Registration Forms for Classes & Workshops   Studio Registration Forms & Policies

A Schedule of Weekly Art Classes  Class Schedule

A Description of Weekly Art Classes  Art Classes

Senior Programs-Weekly Art Classes Art Programs for Seniors

Workshops for Children     Upcoming Events

Workshops for Adults   Upcoming Events

Group Family Activities__Team Building Activities

Art Parties     Art Parties and Girl Scout Badge Classes

Summer Camp Offerings for Children   Camp Programs for Children

Special Events   Upcoming Events

Special Exhibits    Current Exhibit

Girl Scout Pottery Badge Classes    Art Parties and Girl Scout Badge Classes

Paint Your Own Pottery by Appointment   Paint Your Own Pottery

Open Studio Information   Studio Rental Program

Special Classes for School Holidays    Upcoming Events

 

We will book a private activity just for you and your group--please inquire!

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CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

 

ADULT CLASSES

WHEEL-THROWN POTTERY

Includes Children Ages 7 through adult

This class reviews the basics of handling clay and offers instruction in hand-building pieces as well as creating pieces utilizing a potter’s wheel. This class covers many methods of creating with clay. Students will also explore the use of glazes for different effects.  You will learn how to create a piece from a mound of clay-you will not be working with pre-fabricated or molded pieces that just need cleaning and painting. Working with clay involves really digging in and getting your hands dirty and your imagination going. Students will truly be creating their own individual works of art. The teacher has worked in pottery for over 30 years and will share his techniques and tips with you as part of the instruction.

Please note that children may participate in pottery classes if they are 7 and up.

For experienced potters-our studio rental program may be for you. Click on the studio rental link or feel free to contact us for more information.

A HAND-BUILDING POTTERY CLASS FOR SENIORS IS AVAILABLE AT A DISCOUNTED RATE ON TUESDAYS. Please inquire if interested (does not include wheel-throwing)

 

DRAWING AND PAINTING for ADULTS

If you prefer deciding on your own what to work on and just getting some coaching, this offering is for you

If you have some experience painting and drawing and just like to have instructor interaction to help fine tune your skills, this is a great class for you. You will work on independent projects with an instructor available for you throughout the class time. Bring in what you are working on or start fresh each week. This class may include plein air/painting outdoors as well. PAY BY THE CLASS-adult

 

DRAWING AND PAINTING-FROM SKETCH TO CANVAS

If you prefer to work off lesson plans from an instructor to strengthen your skills, this offering is for you

For beginners and intermediates, take an artistic journey! Students will create works of art from the basic beginnings of a sketch to the painting portions all the way through to completion. Instructor will provide subject matter and instruction to guide students and teach various techniques for different mediums utilized. PAY BY MONTH-ages 13 through adult

 

DRAWING AND PAINTING FOR TEENS

For young adults or those who are just young at heart, create utilziing various themes and techniques to learn a variety of techniques.Creativity and free-spirited thinking is encouraged! Themed projects will include personal sketch book projects, musicical-themed and contemporary art themed exercises, pop-culture in the arts and more. PAY BY MONTH -ages 13 through adult

 

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY (beginners and intermediates)

1x1 by appointment

Beginners in this weekly class will learn how to use their camera and will experience some new techniques to become a better photographer with the equipment they already have. Different projects will be explored each week and creativity while learning and using manual camera functions is encouraged. To participate in this class, adults should bring their own digital camera to class.

1x1 Class fee-$ 30 per person per hour long class

 

Adobe Photoshop for Beginners-private instruction by appointment

(Students must have a laptop computer with Adobe Photoshop loaded for this class-instructor is able ot teach on MAC or PC format computers)

If you've always wanted to learn more about how to use all of the great features of Adobe Photoshop, this offering is for you. Reviews the basics of the program for beginners and walks intermediates through some of the more advanced features.

1x1 Class fee-$ 30 per person per hour long class

 

Jewelry Classes with Michele Grady for beginners and intermediates

Ages 16 through adult

7 week session for classes-Next Session Days and Times-  Class Schedule

Jewelry Making classes with Michele Grady, a local jewelry artist who sells her work nationwide. No prior jewelry making experience necessary but you must be 16 years of age or older. New students will learn the basics of forming and joining to transform their ideas into wearable art. For those with previous experience, join the class with projects already in progress, as well as concepts for new works of art. Techniques included will be piercing, forming, basic construction, filing, soldering, and finishing. Students will combine these steps to create several pieces that are uniquely their own. These classes run as multiple week programs. They are NOT pay as you go and are not ongoing. Specific Dates for sessions are listed on our class schedule and will change as each session ends and a new one begins. For detailed information, please contact us.

 

 

CHILDREN’S CLASSES

Children ages 7 and up can participate in Pottery Classes as listed above.

Drawing and Painting for Children

(ages 6-10)

Available All Year Round on Tuesdays from 5-6pm OR Wednesdays  6pm-7pm

These classes are taught by either Jessica or Andrew. There is a focus on technique and encouraging creativity. Mediums explored include graphite pencils, colored pencils, watercolor and acrylic painting. Children will be encouraged to tap into their creativity to create art using various mediums. This is an ongoing program.

 

Mom and Me Pottery

Ages 3-6 with adult

Available All Year Round on Wednesdays 10am-11am (REGISTRATION REQUIRED)

Explore various pottery projects with your child. Projects are suitable for ages 3-6 and Moms will help children complete the different projects. We make things like pinch pot mugs, name signs, garden spinners and more. Classes run in 4 week sessions or you may sign up individual sessions as well.

There are many Children's workshops on our schedule...please visit our UPCOMING EVENTS page for details on upcoming workshops for children...

 

OUR REGULAR WEEKLY POTTERY CLASSES ARE SUITABLE FOR AGES 7 and UP! Ask us for information!

 

OUR INSTRUCTORS

Our instructors are certified teachers who are educated in art techniques and in assisting children and adults in learning techniques and methods.  They create interesting programs for all levels of experience and for all kinds of interests. Both teachers offer our students a chance to really grow and enjoy the learning process in a casual environment close to home.

  Chris Holt ,along with his wife, Julie, owns and operates Creative Genius Art Gallery & Studio on Main Street in Medford. He is a lifelong South Jersey resident whose education includes The Art Institute of Philadelphia, Camden County College and Rowan University and he has worked successfully in various positions within the advertising, art and printing industries for the past 25 years. Currently he is a high school teacher and is the creator of the Commercial Arts curriculum at Burlington City High School. Chris is an outstanding potter with over 30 years of pottery experience, making him a natural at teaching the true art of working with clay. Not only can he teach you about creative painting techniques for your pottery creations, he can educate you on how to take a blob of wet clay and turn it into your own personal work of art using wheel-throwing, coil or slab building methods. If you are going to paint someone else's pottery design, you can go just about anywhere. If you want to learn the true art of working with clay, you should learn from an expert. Chris also regularly shows and sells his own creations through Creative Genius Art Gallery and Studio. He can often be found demonstrating wheel-throwing techniques during Medford street festivals or teaching one of his four daughters how to create their next wheel-thrown pottery creation.

Michele Grady, jewelry artist extraordinaire and jewelry and PMC class instructor. Michele has been interested in art throughout her life. She started working with acrylics, pastels and oils at a young age, moving on to three-dimensional art such as paper-mache and wheel-thrown pottery as she grew up. Eventually this lead to metals, which she has been working with for over 12 years. She has taken a class here and there to learn the basics but most of her skills are self taught and were acquired by trial and error. Her work is sold in many galleries through out the United States including Creative Genius! She now teaches her studio jewelry classes and PMC classes out of our studio here at Creative Genius...

 

Julie Basello-Holt, spent most of her adult life as a manager in some capacity and has spent the past 6 years as the owner and operator of Creative Genius. She teaches hand-building Pottery classes for small children and also Digital Photography Classes for Children and Digital Photography Classes for Beginners (Adults). The rest of her time is split between running the gallery and studio and working as a

 professional portrait and product photographer.

 

Wendy Campbell Coming Soon!

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All art and photographs shown on this site are the sole property of the artist or Creative Genius LLC respectively and may not be used without written permission.

Send mail to julie@creativegeniusonline.com with questions or comments about this web site.
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