Drawing Fundamentals Intensive
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.
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Create and Fill a Visual Journal
Create a personalized visual journal using assorted papers, graphics and paints, then fill it with designs, doodles, dreams, drawings and more based on prompts by the instructor. No experience necessary!
read moreEncaustic Painting: Exploring Transparency – NEW!
Explore encaustic painting as you play with transparent and translucent layers of color. Diluted encaustic pigment creates beautiful transparent color when applied to a prepared gessoed board. Learn how to overlap transparent layers of color to create new colors and add both depth and subtlety to your encaustic paintings. Encaustic painting is unique in that […]
read moreEncaustic Painting: Exploring Transparency – NEW!
Explore encaustic painting as you play with transparent and translucent layers of color. Diluted encaustic pigment creates beautiful transparent color when applied to a prepared gessoed board. Learn how to overlap transparent layers of color to create new colors and add both depth and subtlety to your encaustic paintings. Encaustic painting is unique in that […]
read moreWatercolor Cards – NEW! (Ages 12+)
Paint holiday-themed watercolor cards just in time for the gift giving season! This class is open to all ages and levels of experience. Leave class with at least three painted cards.
read morePen + Ink Holiday Cards – NEW! (Ages 12+)
Interested in drawing your own cards to give to friends and family this holiday season? Learn how to design a set of holiday cards using pen and ink techniques. You’ll learn how to use pens and ink washes to draw holiday favorites such as snow-covered pine trees, decorative wreaths, snowmen or reindeer!
read moreExploring Mosaics (Ages 12+)
Design and create your own small mosaic. Learn basic techniques such as adhering and grouting tile, incorporating objects into your design and finishing your piece. You’ll leave with at least one completed project to hang in your home or garden.
read moreWooden Cutting Boards, Cheese Trays and Cookie Platters
Make wood platters that are perfect for cutting boards, cheese platters or cookie trays. Learn to use hand tools such as chisels, gouges, rasps and files to hollow and shape. You’ll also use the bandsaw, drill press and sanders.
read moreCreate a Wooden Music Stand or Book Stand – NEW!
Join a team of up to six students and learn to build a music stand or book stand, employing some basic design fundamentals and adding your own creative style. We’ll explore the process of bent lamination and hone our tool techniques using the bandsaw, table saw, jointer, router and hand tools. This class is designed […]
read moreWooden Swords and Shields – NEW! (Ages 10+)
Work together with a parent, guardian or child to make a set of wooden swords and shields. We’ll start by designing our own sword, then use basic woodworking tools and some power tools to explore basic properties of wood and how to carve it. Children can use small hand tools and adults can use larger […]
read moreFused Glass Tree Ornaments – NEW!
Arrange small pieces of glass into a tree pattern and fire them in the kiln. You’ll leave the course with your very own holiday tree ornament! This class covers basic fused glass techniques. You’ll learn how to cut sheet glass, build layers and use basic rules of fusing and slumping. After firing, you’ll add hardware […]
read moreSandblasted Snowflakes (Ages 12+)
Welcome winter by creating sandblasted glass snowflakes that will sparkle in your window throughout the winter season. Chose a snowflake design, mask a glass disk, then cut out and sandblast the design into the glass.
read moreStained Glass Stars – NEW! (Ages 12+)
Create a star that can hang from your tree or in your window throughout the year. Students will cut stained glass, foil, and solder, then embellish their star with decorative wire or beads.
read moreGo With the Flow: Fused Glass Intensive – NEW!
Learn techniques to make glass flow into new and exciting designs. Since these methods require a hotter firing, it’s difficult to find kiln space during the regular class sessions. This five-day intensive will allow us to commit our kiln firings to high-fire flows such as pot melts, screen melts and flow bars. You’ll learn to […]
read moreBlacksmithing Stocking Stuffers – NEW!
Explore the basics of blacksmithing. You’ll learn to forge a holiday stocking hanger, then make one or more small projects to stuff into the stocking like a keychain, bottle opener or ornament.
read moreWireworking + Jewelry Making – NEW! (Ages 10+)
Learn to manipulate wire to create individual pieces of jewelry. We’ll use traditional hand tools to bend, shape, form and harden wire. Students will have the opportunity to incorporate beads, stones or found objects into their jewelry.
read moreTwisted Gifts: Creating Metal Ornaments – NEW! (Ages 8+)
Develop basic, metalworking skills to cut and shape metal, drill holes, and wrap wire to create unique spiraled ornaments for the holiday season. This class includes an introduction to traditional tools.
read moreMetal Stamping + Jewelry – NEW!
Explore the technique of metal stamping and hammering to create one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces. We’ll use cold connection techniques and wire work.
read moreScreen Printing T-Shirts, Tote Bags and Posters – NEW! (Ages 14+)
Learn the basics of screen printing to design and make your own t-shirts, posters and art prints. Give the gift of personalized, wearable art to your friends, family or yourself this holiday season!
read moreMixed-Media Photo Transfers – NEW! (Ages 12+)
Learn about image transfer techniques in different cultures before attempting a basic method of photo transfer with your own images. We’ll use a series of different techniques to manipulate the transferred images. Original photographs aren’t required and students will select the surface onto which they will transfer their images based on the unique properties of […]
read moreIt’s A Wrap!: Handmade Gift Wrap – NEW! (Ages 12+)
Take your holiday gift-giving to the next level with your own custom wrapping paper! We’ll learn several techniques for creating our own wrapping-paper designs, including how to carve our own rubber stamps (which can also be used for holiday cards and gift tags). We’ll also practice a few strategies for artful wrapping, sure to wow […]
read moreMetal Clay Earrings – NEW!
Explore copper metal clay while making one-of-a-kind earring components and/or small charms. On the second day, we’ll replicate the designs in silver. One pair of earring ‘findings’ will be included in the class. Please bring a bagged lunch!
read moreBeaded Tube Necklace: Using the Ndebele Stitch – NEW!
Learn how to make beaded necklaces using the ndebele or herringbone tube stitch. We will begin by learning about this type of stitch and its history. We’ll also experiment with two contrasting colors to develop dynamic patterns. Finally, we’ll use these new skills to create a beaded tube necklace.
read moreHoop Embroidered Gifts (Ages 10+)
Hand stitch your own hoop embroidery gifts for the holidays! We’ll create a simple design and learn basic stitches to embroider a trendy gift, leaving with the skills to create many more.
read moreEmbroidered Holiday Cards + Tags – NEW! (Ages 12+)
Learn how to embroider on paper by embellishing printed images and photographs. We’ll explore embroidery stitches, then you’ll learn how to plan out a project on paper and how to get clean results. Take it up a notch and add sequins or beads! Bring your own images or pick through instructor’s collection. Create a card […]
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