ONSITE: Make Your Own Clay Mug (A)
Have you ever wanted to drink out of a mug you made? Learn the techniques of coil building to make your own mug.
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ONSITE: Glass Fusing for Everybody (A)
This class will help students of all levels build their skills and gain a greater understanding of the glass fusing and kiln-forming process. We will cover glass cutting, firing temperatures, cold-working, and more, while we make a variety of functional and decorative projects. Experienced students are welcome to follow along with class projects or work […]
read moreONSITE: Metal Jewelry for the Very Beginner
Designed as a quick intro to jewelry and metalsmithing, this class will teach the basic skills needed to create a simple ring or pendant, such as sawing, soldering, and polishing. It’s a great starting point for students to get their feet wet with the tools and medium to decide if they’d like to pursue further […]
read moreONSITE: Collaborative Collage + Ideation
Enjoying the illustrations in this season’s class catalog? Join the illustrators for a one-day workshop exploring their approach to collaborative collage. Working in small groups, students will make use of ideation techniques and artistic tools to create something better together. No need to bring anything – all materials are supplied for this mixed-media get-together! Finished […]
read moreONLINE: Acrylic + Water Media: Painting Intensive
Designed for painters at all levels, this course covers the fundamentals of working with acrylic paint, including color theory, brushwork and mixed media possibilities. Come away with a deeper understanding of this medium, its expressive possibilities, history and the tools for integrating it into your creative life.
read moreONLINE: Watercolor Your Home
This class is for watercolor beginners. In this class you will learn basic drawing techniques that will enable you to draw your home or another building. We’ll dive into our watercolor paints and bring your drawing to life. Learn multiple watercolor techniques as we paint together each week!
read moreONSITE: Silver Metal Clay Jewelry (B)
Learn to work with metal clay, a malleable, metal-bearing material that is perfectly suited for creating jewelry. Use your hands to shape it and a variety of tools to add detail and texture. You’ll fire the metal clay to transform it into a silver object. Add a new skill to your repertoire each week and […]
read moreONSITE: Figure Drawing (A)
These drawing sessions are open to anyone interested in drawing from a live figure model. A studio monitor guides the model and overall experience, but drawing instruction is not provided.
read moreONSITE: Darkroom Photography (A)
Learn to take photographs using 35mm film, process the film, and print photographs in a darkroom. Enjoy lots of technical guidance and aesthetic feedback, whether you’re just getting started or expanding your portfolio and skill set.
read moreONSITE: Experimenting with Enamels
This class provides the space to experiment with bringing color into jewelry using the enameling process. Pre-cut shapes will be provided to allow focus to be on the enameling process. Students may bring pre-made copper jewelry-scale pieces. No final piece of jewelry will be made, but students will leave the class with pieces that can […]
read moreONLINE: Drawing Fundamentals for the Still Life: Flowers, Furniture + Food
Explore a range of drawing experiences. We’ll connect and learn from one another in an online environment, exploring the fundamentals of line through tone, proportion, harmony and composition. The beginner will learn processes that will provide enough structure to develop comfort and confidence while moving forward with drawing techniques and subject matter. The more experienced […]
read moreONSITE: Figure Drawing (C)
These drawing sessions are open to anyone interested in drawing from a live figure model. A studio monitor guides the model and overall experience, but drawing instruction is not provided.
read moreONSITE: Intermediate Metal Jewelry (A)
Take your metal jewelry making to the next level. We’ll focus on design execution, complex stone setting as well as fabricating and soldering with sterling silver. You’ll also advance your polishing skills for finishing pieces.
read moreONSITE: Drawing Fundamentals (B)
Learn the basic tenets of drawing and composition. We’ll cover line, shape, space and value. Hone your observation skills and use charcoal to translate what you see to paper.
read moreONSITE: Stained Glass (A)
Learn the basics of glass cutting, foiling, soldering and framing in order to embellish your home with stained glass panels, decorative mirrors or handmade lampshades. By the end of the class, beginners will have learned the fundamentals and completed a panel. Returning students will be able to explore more advanced techniques.
read moreONSITE: Encaustic Painting Workshop (A)
Explore encaustic painting for the first time or return to expand your skills. You will work with opaque and transparent colors, layering, using stencils and creating patterns using hot wax.
read moreONLINE: What We Save: Writing About Objects We Prize
Fire, flood, hurricane, quarantine, even downsizing, evict you from home. What precious object must you save? In this class, students will explore memory and understanding using such chosen objects. Exercises and prompts will help them look more deeply. Writing and reflection will tap feeling and memory, layering them into fiction or nonfiction that brings the […]
read moreONSITE: Stackable Bands
Create a sweet stack of rings from 14-karat yellow gold-filled wire and silver. You’ll learn to solder bands and become proficient at single seams. We’ll also cover fabricating, embellishing and forging simple bands in different gauges and types of metal.
read moreONSITE: Glass Fusing + Slumping for the Absolute Beginner
Learn to fuse and slump glass in the kiln. We'll create designs by cutting colored sheet glass, using glass stringers, rods and frits. By layering patterns and firing glass in kilns, students can create tiles, bowls, plates and panels. No previous experience needed.
read moreONSITE: Mini Beaded Tapestry
Learn the basics of the Herringbone/Ndebele flat beading stitch, to translate images into a 3” x 3” miniature beaded tapestry. We will begin by learning the basic Herringbone/Ndebele stitch. Then, we will explore objects as symbols to develop positive/negative designs through drawing and/or digital photo manipulation. Finally, we will turn our positive/negative designs into beading […]
read moreONLINE: Watercolor for the Absolute Beginner (B)
This class is for watercolor beginners. Learn the art of watercolor painting as we explore basic painting techniques such as layering color and creating texture. As we build on these techniques, we’ll create several pieces of artwork including a one point perspective city scape, an abstract ocean scene and a still-life plant study.
read moreONSITE: Hand Building Vase Forms
Get an introduction to basic hand-building techniques while exploring both traditional vase forms and nontraditional vessels like flower bricks and tulipieres.
read moreONSITE: Intermediate Stained Glass
This class is for students who have previously taken a stained glass class at VisArts. Use this class to finish working on projects already started or begin a new project. This is a great opportunity to reinvigorate your creative practice with glass!
read moreONSITE: Make Your Own Clay Mug (B)
Have you ever wanted to drink out of a mug you made? Learn the techniques of coil building to make your own mug.
read moreONSITE: Figure Drawing (M)
These drawing sessions are open to anyone interested in drawing from a live figure model. A studio monitor guides the model and overall experience, but drawing instruction is not provided.
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