Celebrating 75 Years


The Workshop Program includes one, two, and three-day workshops from June through mid- November. These workshops appeal to a broad audience by providing shorter length classes during the Summer Program season for those who cannot come for an entire week or who want a "taste" of what The Clearing is like before deciding to take a week-long class.




2012 Workshop Program

June 11 - 12

Painting a Personal Reality in Watercolor
Ratindra Das

June 15

iPhoneography – The Best Camera is the One That is With You!
Jerry Hug

June 18 - 19

Play with Precious Metal Clay - Cana Island Lighthouse Pendant
Diane Sepanski

June 28 - 29

Box Basics in Paper
Nancy Akerly

July 7

Photoshop Elements
Mark Southard

July 12

Watercolor Made Simple
Stacey Small Rupp

July 14

Digital Nature Photography – A RAW Day
Hank Erdmann

July 16 - 17

Beginning Acrylics
Sandra Place

July 20

Painting with Gold
Miles Bair

July 27

So You Want to Write a Novel?
Sara Rath

July 30 - 31

An Acrylic Experience
Ken Klopack

August 1 - September 19

Bridge for Absolute Beginners
Carolyn & Bob Kimbell

August 3 - 4

YogaWrite: Awake, Develop, Connect
John Lehman & Vandana Dillon

August 6 - 7

Free-Motion Quilting: Beyond the Basics
Mary Ellen Beebe

August 9 - 10

Word Snapshots: Poetry on Vacation
Marilyn Taylor

August 17

Natural & Geologic History of the Niagara Escarpment
Roger Kuhns

August 23, 24 & 25

Landscape “Painting” with Fabric
Susan Hoffmann

September 5

Artistic Pen Turning
Rob Nelson

September 11

Wearable Art From a Sweatshirt?
Jennifer Stultz

September 14

Rumplestilskin Writing
Barbara Fitz Vroman

September 18

Creating a Year-Round Landscape with Beauty & Interest
Melinda Myers

September 21

Wood Carving 101
Erik Rinkleff

September 27 - 28

The Dog in Art
Wayne Simmons

September 29 - 30

From Dawn to Dusk: Photographing the Best of Door County
Suzanne Rose

October 8 - 9

Paper Craft
Nancy Akerly

October 13

Writing From Your Life
Jerry Apps

October 19 - 20

You Can Never Have Too Many Tote Bags!
Kathy Swanson

October 19 - 20

Carving Kris Kringle
Erik Rinkleff

October 20

The Kaleidoscope of Poetry
Ellen Kort

October 29 - 30

Woodturning Basics
Carole Floate

November 5

Kitchen Gardens
Marcia Carmichael

November 8 - 9

Make a Box with Hand-cut Dovetails
Curt Wessel

November 13

Decorating with “Greens” for Winter
Mike Schneider