ONSITE: Make Your Own Clay Mug (C)
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: Spring Watercolors
Learn the basics of watercolor painting to make spring-themed paintings, such as florals, bunnies, birds and plant life.
read moreONLINE: Introduction to Paper Quilling: Mother’s Day Card
Explore the possibilities of making art with paper by learning quilling techniques. Transform paper strips by rolling, shaping, and gluing them together to create floral forms for a Mother’s Day card.
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 moreONLINE: Tiny Books, Big Charm
Small is beautiful! We’ll make hands full of tiny books in three styles (accordion, dragon, wrap-around cover), all under three inches square. Not only are tiny books adorable, working at this reduced scale allows us to work easily and quickly and to think about how scale changes our experience. No prior bookbinding experience is required. […]
read moreONLINE: An Afternoon in Adobe InDesign: Learn the Basics
Learn the basics of Adobe InDesign to create, revise and update documents. Using your own Mac or PC computers and software, share files from the instructor, and work with your classmaters on several projects. We’ll go over the basics of using tools, and create a simple document “from the ground up.”
read moreONSITE: Mother’s Day Workshop: Create a Hand-built Vase
Create a hand-built vase using clay slabs. Learn how to use underglazes and carving tools to decorate the vase.
read moreONSITE: Wheel Throwing for Everyone (B)
Have you always wanted to try wheel throwing? Come throw a pot using white stoneware, then fire and finish your pieces using food-safe glazes.
read moreONLINE: Yoga, Mindfulness + Wheel Throwing
Conquer the stiffness and soreness of spending a day on the wheel with this mindful approach to the craft. You’ll learn how to use meditation to enhance creativity. We’ll also cover some yoga and post-throwing stretches to relieve soreness.
read moreONSITE: Wheel Throwing for Everyone (C)
Have you always wanted to try wheel throwing? Come throw a pot using white stoneware, then fire and finish your pieces using food-safe glazes.
read moreONSITE: Wheel Throwing for Everyone (A)
Have you always wanted to try wheel throwing? Come throw a pot using white stoneware, then fire and finish your pieces using food-safe glazes.
read moreONSITE: Make Your Own Clay Mug (C)
Have you ever wanted to drink out of a mug you made? Learn the techniques of coil building to make your own mug.
read moreONLINE: Together Apart: Building Community Right Now
Right now it seems like everything is on hold, but in many ways we have more accessibility than ever before. Learn how to create writing community, find and assess writing opportunities, and foster a sense of stability and belonging during this uncertain time. We’ll cover several subjects in two hours, with an exhaustive resource list […]
read moreONLINE: An Afternoon in Adobe Illustrator: Create a Logo
Students will learn the basics of Adobe Illustrator to help them create, revise and update documents. Students will share files from the instructor and work together on projects.
read moreONLINE: An Afternoon in Adobe InDesign: Learn the Basics
Learn the basics of Adobe InDesign to create, revise and update documents. Using iMacs in the VisArts digital classroom, we will share files from the instructor, and work together on projects. We’ll go over the basics of using tools, and create a simple document “from the ground up.”
read moreONLINE: The Mask + the Mirror: Experimental Portraiture
Explore the history of portraiture, complete drawing excercises with a focus on experimentation and create your own mixed-media portrait. We’ll begin the weekend by exploring 20th and 21st century experimental portraiture including the work of Picasso, Giacometti, Cocteau and move forward in time. You’ll create a series of mixed media exercises on paper in a […]
read moreON-SITE: Wheel Throwing for Everyone (A)
Have you always wanted to try wheel throwing? Come throw a pot using white stoneware, then fire and finish your pieces using food-safe glazes.
read moreONLINE: Embroidered Gifts
Learn the basics of embroidery to create a tiny work of art! Using 1-3″ embroidery hoops, we will learn basic stitches to create finished designs that make great gifts and ornaments!
read moreON-SITE: Raku (A)
Head over to VisArts’ courtyard for Raku! Need a safe, socially distanced night out of the house, a date night or a fun night with friends? Join us for some raku pottery firing—an exciting approach to pottery surface design! Participants will glaze their pieces, help load them into the kiln, grab a beer or snack […]
read moreON-SITE: Raku (C)
Head over to VisArts’ courtyard for Raku! Need a safe, socially distanced night out of the house, a date night or a fun night with friends? Join us for some raku pottery firing—an exciting approach to pottery surface design! Participants will glaze their pieces, help load them into the kiln, grab a beer or snack […]
read moreONLINE: Rubber Block Holiday Cards
Learn how to make rubber block prints and make an edition of hand-printed holiday cards using basic materials at home! We’ll cover design, carving techniques, and the printing process.
read moreONLINE: Manifest Your New Year with Vision Board Collage
Have some big ideas for the new year? Ready to make some changes and bring forth more clarity? Put your ideas on paper and manifest your 2021 dreams! Celebrate the end of 2020 and join in for some meditation, visualization, and conversation while creating vision board collages.
read moreON-SITE: Make Your Own Clay Mug
Have you ever wanted to drink out of a mug you made? Learn the techniques of coil building to make your very own mug.
read moreON-SITE: Pinch Pot Pottery
Come play with clay and make some fun pinch pot pottery during this short workshop. We will learn to make bowls, cups and vases with our hands! All ages are welcome.
read moreON-SITE: Wheel Throwing for Everyone (B)
Have you always wanted to try wheel throwing? Come throw a pot using white stoneware, then fire and finish your pieces using food-safe glazes.
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