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Ellen Lafferty teaches both adult and children’s classes at VisArts. She also teaches in Montgomery County Public Schools, St. Joseph Regional Catholic School in Beltsville and Create Art Center in Silver Spring. Prior to becoming an art teacher, Ellen worked in the travel industry honing her event planning, communications, marketing and organizational skills. As a college student Ellen studied art history in Rome, Italy through Temple University’s study abroad program and she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Art with an emphasis on History from St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
At VisArts Ellen teaches Cocktails and Canvas, Wine Glass Painting, Wine and Weave, Mosaics, Open Paint and Finishing Touches. She also teaches children’s class throughout the year and at VisArts camp in the summer.
"Beyond Stained Glass" is a fun stained-glass class where students can spice up their projects with stones, sea glass, shells and more. For those who [...]
This introductory mosaic workshop provides a relaxed, welcoming environment for you to explore your creativity. In just three hours, you’ll learn the basics of mosaics, [...]
Create a stained glass wall hanging using real flowers! Students will design their piece with the flowers and learn how to cut, grind, foil, and [...]
This introductory mosaic workshop ensures a relaxed, fun atmosphere for students to explore and develop their own individual creativity. In just three hours students will [...]
In this beginner-friendly workshop, students will learn how to create a beautiful 6" x 8" or 7" x 7" hanging stained glass panel using the [...]
Create a stunning stained glass wall hanging that beautifully showcases real pressed flowers! In this unique 2-hour workshop, students will design a small glass panel [...]
Take your creativity to the next level in Beyond Stained Glass—a fun and imaginative workshop that blends traditional stained glass techniques with unexpected materials like [...]
Create a stunning stained glass wall hanging that beautifully showcases real pressed flowers! In this unique workshop, students will design a small glass panel that [...]
In this beginner stained glass class, students will learn how to construct a 4" x 4" glass ornament using the copper foil technique. Students will [...]
