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Where Art & Community Meet
Mosaic Coasters and Trays
Instructor: Janice Mallman
Class Description:
Design and make your own colorful and unique mosaic coasters or a small tray for your home or to give as a gift. You will have access to Janice’s expansive collection of mosaic tiles in many beautiful colors, shapes and sizes. Learn basic techniques for transferring tile designs, gluing, grouting, and finishing your final piece. Each student will have their choice of a pair of bamboo coasters (or) a small bamboo tray to mosaic. All tools, tiles, glue and grout will be provided.
Date and Time:
1 st Session – Sat. March 7, 2026, 1-4pm (Design and glue mosaic)
2 nd Session – Sat. March 14, 2026 1-3:30 (Grout and finish mosaic)
Class Fees:
$125 class fee (paid to Swiftwater Gallery)
$30 materials fee (paid to Instructor on first day of class)
Experience Level: Beginner
Class Size: Maximum 6 (requires minimum of 5 people for class to run)
About the Instructor:
Janice, a lifelong artist spent 32 years working for VCA in Arts Education and Gallery Curation. Having retired in 2017, she now spends her time making art focusing on mosaics, paper collage, functional fabric designs and gardening. Janice teaches in the Puget Sound area, on Vashon Island and in Mexico. She is thrilled to help people create something truly beautiful and find their own creative spirit.
*Must be paid to be fully registered.
* Registration deadline is Friday, February 27, 2026
Mosaic coasters and trays made by students in November 2025 class.
Travel Journal Sketching Workshop
Instructor: Darsie Beck
Class Description:
In this class, you will:
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Learn how to create your own travel sketch journal.
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Enhance your travel experience with memory-creating sketches.
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Learn the centering qualities of sketching and the practice of daily journal-keeping.
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Learn to work easily with watercolor pencils, watercolors, micron pens and water-brush.
Date and Time:
Thursday, April 16th & Friday, April 17th
Day 1 - 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM at Swiftwater Gallery
Day 2 - 10:00 AM – Outdoor Location TBD; Noon-3:00 PM at Swiftwater Gallery
Class Fees:
$200 per student, paid to Swiftwater Gallery.
Materials List:
Students will need to purchase in advance of class watercolor pencils, a 5x8 watercolor journal, and a medium-tip water brush. The instructor will supply a specific list of materials and where to purchase them about two weeks prior to class.
Experience Level: All levels welcome
Class Size: Minimum - 5; Maximum - 8
About the Instructor:
Darsie Beck is a self-taught watercolor and acrylic maritime and landscape painter. “I am an Urban Sketcher affiliated with the Tacoma and Seattle chapters and a founding member of the Port Townsend Urban Sketcher Chapter. I have taught this workshop on island at waterworks studio, VCA, and Gather, Port Townsend School of the Arts, WSU Pullman, Rick Steves Europe Through the Back Door in Edmonds, Northwest Maritime Center, Centrum and Northwind Art School in Port Townsend and scheduled to teach at the Grover Gallery in Port Townsend in September. From 2001 to 2008 I facilitated Julia Cameron’s Artists Way workshops on island at waterworks studio. I have traveled extensively and recorded where I have been and what inspired me to sketch in my journals. I began sketching in earnest in 1974. “
* Class Policies:
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Registration closes one week prior to the class start date.
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If the one-week deadline has passed, additional students may be accepted at the discretion of the instructor.
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Class participation cancellations:
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Up to 7 days in advance - 100% refund of instructor fees paid to Swiftwater Gallery.
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2-6 days in advance - 50% refund of instructor fees paid to Swiftwater Gallery. (Because instructors often purchase materials in advance of a class, the materials cost may be deducted from the refund.)
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Less than 2 days in advance - No refund. Special circumstances will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Swiftwater Gallery Board.
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Cancellation by Swiftwater Gallery:
A workshop will be cancelled if it does not have the required minimum number of registered and paid students within seven days of the workshop date. (On occasion, an instructor may choose to hold class for fewer than the minimum number of students.) A full refund will be given to the paid students if the class is canceled by Swiftwater Gallery.
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Cancellation due to weather or instructor illness:
A class may be rescheduled at the discretion of the instructor, or full refund will be given.
In the event the instructor cancels the class due to lack of registration, a full refund will be issued.