Cheryle Walton will be offering a class to turn your old magazines, plastic and metal containers and any other trash into usable art. Instead of filling dumps, fill galleries. It will be a fun, eye-opening experience. Starting on Feb 26 at 5:30 PM. Call to reserve a seat.

Crystal Cook is a local artist who started on the path to being an artist in High School thanks to the uncompromising support of Bruce Combs her art teacher. A 1996 graduate of Lee County High School, she found herself entrapped in a downward spiraling addiction to drugs. By seeking help to deal with her dependancy, she began the long journey back to finding herself. She remembered decorating her Granmother's mirror and her father's advice to "stay busy" and began practicing her art. An accomplished calligropher and cross stitcher, she added jewelery making to her repertoire and found a niche to share the best elements of herself and grow as an artist.

Crystal designs custom jewelery and offers jewelery classes and parties. Using semi-precious stones like Amethyst, Turquoise, Hematite, Shells, Unakite, Sodalite, Cat's Eye Tiger's Eye and others, she can create a personal jewelry statement for you or guide you to create your own. From Girl Scout meetings to a girl's night out, she can set up a class or party to meet your needs. She can be contacted at 606-560-8432.

Introduction to Painting

Elmer Joseph Gipson, a local artist is offering a beginning painting class. It will be a four week class starting Thrusday March 4th at 5:15 PM. Receive a beginning artist kit, learn techniques and the properties of Water Color, Acrylic, oil and mixed media. When you finish this class, you will know the different types of brushes and which kind of canvas to use.

Save yourelf a huge amount of time and money learning the basic terminology and basic techniques of being a painter. Thanks to a grant from the Appalachian Resource Center, the cours and material are offered free of charge.