Throughout the year ART WORKSHOPS  include Mixed Media Collage and Acrylic, Pencil Drawing, Construction Art and Clay. Art For Sale at The M.A.D. House Artists.

Art workshops focus on 'Detritus' (That is whatever washes up on the beach) and found objects to be used in Wind Chimes or Collage,  Mom has moistened the Clay, anyone wishing to work in Clay is welcome to join Mom any Tuesday morning to get their hands dirty and make something beautiful. Mom is feeling particularly inspired these days.

Year-round we are making Bird Feeders and Bird Houses from just about anything we find lying about, no charge for materials on those. C'mon over!

Nothing goes to waste around here!

Dance, breathing and stretching classes in The M.A.D. House Artists' dance studio,  Saturday Mornings at 11:00. $5 per Class.

Private Ethnic Dance, Modern Dance, Ballet Classes available upon request.

Driving directions

THE SHIRE

SUNDAY AFTERNOONS

3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Every Sunday

In The M.A.D. House Artists' Library

Dad reads for us from his choice of books. As Dad tends to lean towards the Fantasy genre, which is delightful, we call this event The Shire in honor of some of our favorite fantasy books.

Halloween will be particularly special as Dad reads to us as we carve our pumpkins and in the darkest hours after the Dance.

Dad's renditions of Edgar Allen Poe are like no others.

Sunday Afternoon, The M.A.D. House Artists Book Reading

Dad Reads Aloud at The Shire

An event worth driving a few miles to enjoy!

THE STUDIO

In our dance studio we have monthly public dances on one weekend each month; everything from Classical East Indian Dance to English Country Dance. If you do not know the steps, we will be glad to teach you, and the others who come are friendly and helpful as well. Sometimes we pick a new dance and learn it together.

EXERCISE CLASSES

Saturday 11:00 A.M, Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

Exercise, breathing and stretching, along with dance for enjoyment.

Mom has studied with Bhaskar, Mary Anthony (and quite a respectable number of others) including the original Pilates Gym) in New York. Mary Anthony taught an extraction of Yoga, Pilates, and Humphry/Weideman-Graham modern dance. Mary's breathing and floor class was wonderful, and Mom has been able to remember enough of the wealth of knowledge Mary Anthony imparted to her classes to do us a lot of good. This class will help your upper back, your lower back, your joint flexibility, abdominal strength, your FEET and just plain leave a good feeling all over. After about an hour of the relaxation, breathing and stretching on the floor, we put on some fast music and work on aerobic goals with a combination of Kung Fu and Thai Boxing Mom learned from Master Baptiste, a Trinidadian Martial Arts style that really gets you going. But don't worry! If Mom could not do the exercises with a bad back and advancing age, Mom would not be teaching it...You'll be fine! If you can climb the spiral stairs to the studio, the worst is behind you. Mom's schedule is flexible, and she would be happy to schedule private midweek classes as the demand arises. Give us a shout, and we will try to accommodate your needs.

ART WORKSHOP

Every Tuesday 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.

Also at the Shire, Downstairs in the Sun Room. Tuesday morning and early afternoon are set aside for painting and sculpting in an Art Workshop with Mom. There is always an ongoing project, a new technique, or just time together to work on your own ideas. Bring a sack lunch, and Mom can provide supplies for a small fee.

When searching for a phrase to describe all the activities and disciplines represented just between the four of us, our son suggested a description that represented "participants in the arts," and "almost random." His spontaneous suggestion was so exactly right we adopted it at once, though we are not incorporated as a foundation. We immediately became The Grand Lake Artistic Chaos Foundation, and so we remain.

Welcome to The M.A.D. House Artists!