Frederica Marshall Gallery & Workshop / Classroom

Classes and Workshops are held year round. Private classes are available. Gallery open by chance or appointment.

Fine Art & Forge

Frederica has a new name for the gallery and a new sign on the road in front of her house.

FINE ART & FORGE

Her gallery is showing her paintings and her husband, Herman Kidder’s hand-forged knives based on Japanese and Scandinavian styles.

We are open if we are home! You may have to look for us in the forge or the studio. You may also make an appointment by calling 207-348-2782.

UPDATE: Reopening of my school/studio

Summer 2021: Reopening of my school/studio for vaccinated adults and healthy children! Masks may be worn by children and me if necessary. Private classes to be scheduled when convenient.

I am offering classes in watercolor and sumi-e for children ages 6+ and adults. Fees are $50 per person per hour. All materials are provided. Cash or check please. Please wear painting clothing – ink does not wash out!

To register: Contact Frederica Marshall at 207-348-2782

Three dragon masters pose with their paintings.

Classes & Workshops Schedules:

Maine Florida Other Locales Email Coach Private Classes

Date	Class Info	Location	Register
July - Aug 2020 CANCELLED Mondays 10:30 A.M. - Noon	SUMI-E PAINTING CLASSES Adults, Children & Families welcome. Join any time for one or more classes. All art materials supplied. Wear clothing that doesn't matter as the ink stains!	Frederica Marshall's Art School, 81 North Deer Isle Rd, Deer Isle, ME	Class fee: $50/person To register: Pre-register one day in advance. Call 207-348-2782
~~September 25 & 26, 2021~~ CANCELLED Sat & Sun 10:00 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.	ZENERGY WORKSHOP Adults, Children & Families welcome. Dance with your Chi and the BIG brush. Experiment with ink and paper in an exciting and meditative 2 day painting playshop! All materials provided. Please wear clothing that doesn’t matter as the ink does not wash out!	Frederica Marshall's Art School, 81 North Deer Isle Rd, Deer Isle, ME	Class fee: $250/person. Please pay by credit card (email for info) or check mailed to PO BOX 726, Deer Isle, ME 04627. *To register: Register with Frederica at least one week in advance. Space is limited.* Call 207-348-2782**
Custom Dates	GIVE THE GIFT OF ART! Adult lessons for all levels, beginners to advanced. Children's lessons age 6 and older. Watercolors Drawing Sumi-e Mandala Stones and Sand Painting Paper Clay Open Studio - What will you create?	Frederica Marshall's Art School, 81 North Deer Isle Rd, Deer Isle, ME	Class fee: $50/hour per person. Materials provided. To register: Contact Frederica Marshall at 207-348-2782

Date

Class Info

Location

July - Aug 2020
CANCELLED

Mondays
10:30 A.M. - Noon

SUMI-E PAINTING CLASSES

Adults, Children & Families welcome.
Join any time for one or more classes. All art materials supplied. Wear clothing that doesn't matter as the ink stains!

Frederica Marshall's Art School, 81 North Deer Isle Rd, Deer Isle, ME

Class fee: $50/person
To register: Pre-register one day in advance. Call 207-348-2782

September 25 & 26, 2021
CANCELLED

Sat & Sun
10:00 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.

ZENERGY WORKSHOP

Adults, Children & Families welcome.
Dance with your Chi and the BIG brush. Experiment with ink and paper in an exciting and meditative 2 day painting playshop! All materials provided. Please wear clothing that doesn’t matter as the ink does not wash out!

Frederica Marshall's Art School, 81 North Deer Isle Rd, Deer Isle, ME

Class fee: $250/person. Please pay by credit card (email for info) or check mailed to PO BOX 726, Deer Isle, ME 04627.
To register: Register with Frederica at least one week in advance. Space is limited. Call 207-348-2782

Custom Dates

GIVE THE GIFT OF ART!

Adult lessons for all levels, beginners to advanced. Children's lessons age 6 and older.

Watercolors
Drawing
Sumi-e
Mandala Stones and Sand Painting
Paper Clay
Open Studio - What will you create?

Three students with their sumi-e paintings on scrolls

Frederica Marshall's Art School, 81 North Deer Isle Rd, Deer Isle, ME

Class fee: $50/hour per person. Materials provided.
To register: Contact Frederica Marshall at 207-348-2782

Date	Class Info	Location	Register
August 11, 2022 Thursday 9:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.	Ikebana Workshop Frederica will demo and instruct students in the Japanese Art of Flower Arranging. One arrangement can be on display at the Stonington Library for public enjoyment.	Oceanville Flower Shop, 10 Church Street, Stonington, ME	Class fee: $55 includes flowers, a pin holder and 2 containers to take home. To register: Contact Alicia Condon at 207-348-3138 Space is limited.
September 3, 2022 Saturday 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.	Sumi-e Japanese Brush Painting Frederica Marshall, Master Brush painter, will teach this ancient art for all skill levels of student: absolute beginners to experienced artists. Students aged 16 and older are welcome. The techniques will include traditional brushstrokes and spontaneous Zen style expressions. Flowers and landscape subjects will be demonstrated in ink and watercolor. There will be time to practice and gain skill in handing the beautiful brushes. The gift of the brush recognizes the relationship between the chi of the painter and the spirit of the tools. Zen followers believe that painting Sumi-e is meditation, your breath activates the strokes. All art materials will be provided. The ink is staining, please wear clothes that don’t matter. Please bring a bag lunch and something to drink.	Reversing Falls Sanctuary, 818 Bagaduce Road, Brooksville, ME	Class fee: Free To register: Contact Frederica at fredericamarshall@roadrunner.com. Space is limited. People who have never taken a class at The Reversing Falls Sanctuary will be given preference.

Date

Class Info

Location

August 11, 2022

Thursday
9:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.

Ikebana Workshop

Frederica will demo and instruct students in the Japanese Art of Flower Arranging. One arrangement can be on display at the Stonington Library for public enjoyment.

Oceanville Flower Shop, 10 Church Street, Stonington, ME

Class fee: $55 includes flowers, a pin holder and 2 containers to take home.
To register: Contact Alicia Condon at 207-348-3138
Space is limited.

September 3, 2022

Saturday
10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Sumi-e Japanese Brush Painting

Frederica Marshall, Master Brush painter, will teach this ancient art for all skill levels of student: absolute beginners to experienced artists. Students aged 16 and older are welcome. The techniques will include traditional brushstrokes and spontaneous Zen style expressions. Flowers and landscape subjects will be demonstrated in ink and watercolor. There will be time to practice and gain skill in handing the beautiful brushes. The gift of the brush recognizes the relationship between the chi of the painter and the spirit of the tools. Zen followers believe that painting Sumi-e is meditation, your breath activates the strokes.

All art materials will be provided.

The ink is staining, please wear clothes that don’t matter.

Please bring a bag lunch and something to drink.

Reversing Falls Sanctuary, 818 Bagaduce Road, Brooksville, ME

Class fee: Free
To register: Contact Frederica at fredericamarshall@roadrunner.com.
Space is limited. People who have never taken a class at The Reversing Falls Sanctuary will be given preference.

Date	Class Info		Location	Register
TBA 2023 2-day workshop 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.	TAI CHI / SUMI-E WORKSHOP Combines body movement and Asian Brush Painting. Paint Dragons, Landscapes and Clouds!		Christ Lutheran Church, 701 N. Indiana Ave. (Rt. 776), Englewood, FL 34223	Class fee: $110 To register: Contact Susan Brown at snb2267@embarqmail.com or 941-828-2688

Date

Class Info

Location

TBA 2023

2-day workshop
10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

TAI CHI / SUMI-E WORKSHOP

Combines body movement and Asian Brush Painting. Paint Dragons, Landscapes and Clouds!

Christ Lutheran Church, 701 N. Indiana Ave. (Rt. 776), Englewood, FL 34223

Class fee: $110
To register: Contact Susan Brown at snb2267@embarqmail.com or 941-828-2688

Date	Class Info		Location	Register
April 14-16, 2023 3-day workshop 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.	A New Approach to Sumi-e Landscape Painting We will explore the chi of your environment through painting the elements of water, sky, trees, mountains. This workshop will begin with traditional landscape techniques and special effects. In addition, Frederica has developed new experimental techniques which can be used alone or combined with traditional painting. She will demonstrate opaque, transparent, and translucent effects using ink and color on the front and back of the paper as well as textures created from nontraditional materials and techniques. This is an exciting experience in new ways of painting the world around us. More information available here.		Bloomington Center for the Arts, 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, MN, 55431	Class fee: Ming Chiao members $175; Nonmembers $210 To register: Mail the registration form and check to Sue Fredrickson, or email your registration form to Sue and mail the check to her. Registration deadline: Feb 28, 2023.
TBA 2-day workshop 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.	Sumi-e Landscape Painting Traditional and modern techniques in a fun and exciting workshop. Ink textures are applied to the front of the rice paper then, when dry, watercolor is applied to the back of the paper for a translucent glow.		Garden House at the Charles Wood Japanese Garden, Mobile, AL	Class fee: To register: Contact Carol at carolw2651@comcast.net or call 251-751-5111

Date

Class Info

Location

April 14-16, 2023

3-day workshop
10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

A New Approach to Sumi-e Landscape Painting

We will explore the chi of your environment through painting the elements of water, sky, trees, mountains.

This workshop will begin with traditional landscape techniques and special effects. In addition, Frederica has developed new experimental techniques which can be used alone or combined with traditional painting. She will demonstrate opaque, transparent, and translucent effects using ink and color on the front and back of the paper as well as textures created from nontraditional materials and techniques.

This is an exciting experience in new ways of painting the world around us. More information available here.

Bloomington Center for the Arts, 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, MN, 55431

Class fee: Ming Chiao members $175; Nonmembers $210
To register: Mail the registration form and check to Sue Fredrickson, or email your registration form to Sue and mail the check to her.
Registration deadline: Feb 28, 2023.

TBA

2-day workshop
9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Sumi-e Landscape Painting

Traditional and modern techniques in a fun and exciting workshop. Ink textures are applied to the front of the rice paper then, when dry, watercolor is applied to the back of the paper for a translucent glow.

Garden House at the Charles Wood Japanese Garden, Mobile, AL

Class fee:
To register: Contact Carol at carolw2651@comcast.net or call 251-751-5111

Class Info		Register
ADD CHI TO YOUR ART! Insightful sumi-e coaching by email with Sensei Frederica Marshall. Up to 4 constructive critiques every month, no limit on the number of paintings. Feedback includes written and visual "How Tos".		Class fee: $25/month, beginning with a non-refundable three-month contract. To register: Contact Frederica Marshall at 207-348-2782 or fredericamarshall@roadrunner.com.

Class Info

ADD CHI TO YOUR ART!

Insightful sumi-e coaching by email with Sensei Frederica Marshall. Up to 4 constructive critiques every month, no limit on the number of paintings. Feedback includes written and visual "How Tos".

Class fee: $25/month, beginning with a non-refundable three-month contract.
To register: Contact Frederica Marshall at 207-348-2782 or fredericamarshall@roadrunner.com.

Class Info	Register
PRIVATE CLASSES & WORKSHOPS A joyous aproach to creativity allows students of all ages to experience success and gain skills in their art creations. If you have a group of friends who would like to study painting together, Frederica is available to contract for a private workshop. It can be at her studio in Maine or she is happy to travel and teach in your area. For example, Frederica taught an "Away Sumi-e Workshop" for educators at Lyon College in Arkansas, and another for friends from Memphis when they visited her studio in Maine. Workshops in Maine at Frederica's Studio: Groups of 4-10 & single students: Contact Frederica for schedule and pricing. Traveling Workshops at Your Location: $600 per day plus expenses. Special rates for Schools & Libraries.	Contact Frederica at 207-348-2782 or info@fredericamarshall.com to schedule your own private workshop.

Class Info

PRIVATE CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

A joyous aproach to creativity allows students of all ages to experience success and gain skills in their art creations.

If you have a group of friends who would like to study painting together, Frederica is available to contract for a private workshop. It can be at her studio in Maine or she is happy to travel and teach in your area.

For example, Frederica taught an "Away Sumi-e Workshop" for educators at Lyon College in Arkansas, and another for friends from Memphis when they visited her studio in Maine.

Workshops in Maine at Frederica's Studio:

Groups of 4-10 & single students: Contact Frederica for schedule and pricing.

Traveling Workshops at Your Location:

$600 per day plus expenses.

Special rates for Schools & Libraries.

Contact Frederica at 207-348-2782 or info@fredericamarshall.com to schedule your own private workshop.

Frederica Marshall Gallery & Workshop / Classroom

Fine Art & Forge