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.
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Introduction to Woodblock Printing
Explore woodblock printing, humanity’s oldest printmaking process. You’ll learn to design and transfer an image onto the block and cut the block to produce a relief image. Then, we’ll cover how to transfer the image to paper, both printing it by hand and by press.
read moreScreen Monoprinting – NEW!
No exposure unit? No problem! Learn to make one-off prints, use multilayer printing techniques and explore different screenprinting materials. We will cover screen prep and cleaning, basic exposure and print understanding, and watercolor monoprinting, and various other monoprinting techniques. We will look at color theory and Design to create unique pieces.
read moreBuild Your Own Website – NEW!
Learn the basic skills to build your own website using WordPress. This course will cover web hosting concepts and principles including managing your own domain, file transfer protocol (FTP), mySQL and more. Explore the foundations of the most popular content management system on earth, WordPress, including basic tools such as posts, pages, the appearance panel, […]
read moreFold Form a Copper Cuff – NEW!
Explore the metalworking technique of fold forming, invented by Charles Lewton-Brain in the mid 1980s. By compressing the fold or the open edge, you allow the metal to move. This technique involves repeatedly annealing with a torch, then folding and hammering sheet metal to produce unique, organic and strong three dimensional shapes. We’ll cover the […]
read moreIntroduction to Woodblock Printing
Explore woodblock printing, humanity’s oldest printmaking process. You’ll learn to design and transfer an image onto the block and cut the block to produce a relief image. Then, we’ll cover how to transfer the image to paper, both printing it by hand and by press.
read moreSet it and Forget it! – NEW!
Learning to design and fabricate your own settings is a great way to liberate your making process. In this workshop, learn to make settings for stones, coins, ceramic shards, your child’s first lock of hair and other special objects. We’ll cover a variety of setting options, including the bezel, tab, frame, prong and tube. We’ll […]
read moreBlacksmith Tool Making Workshop – NEW!
Unlock the secrets of tool making while working alongside your instructor to create blacksmithing tools. You’ll learn forging and heat treating techniques, then leave prepared to build your own tool kit in your shop.
read moreDrawing in Black + White
Learn the basics of observational drawing. Drawing is mostly seeing, and in this introductory workshop, we will use a few basic concepts, along with a few simple materials to help us translate what we see directly onto the page.
read moreIntroduction to Flameworking Intensive
Learn to manipulate glass into 3-D forms. Working with borosilicate glass, we’ll cover a variety of flameworking techniques including shaping, bending and fusing glass rods. We’ll also cover tubing.
read moreEco-Dyeing + Hapa-Zome
Eco-dyeing or botanical dyeing relies on creative, unique and sometimes odd techniques to incorporate natural dyes into recycled cloth. We’ll use dried summer plants to perfect our hapa zome technique. In Japanese, hapa zome translates to “beating up leaves with hammers.” You’ll complete several projects.
read moreSpinning Sampler
Learn to spin several types of fiber into thread and yarn in just two days! We’ll start by exploring basic tools, customs and processes while using “drop spindles.” You’ll also get a chance to use a spinning wheel and learn to ply yarn. You’ll go home with your own spun yarn fiber plus lots of […]
read moreStackable 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 moreSpinner Rings
Experiment with spinner rings, which allow several rings to be made into one. The outer band supports one or more moving rings. We’ll cover sizing, shaping and soldering sheet metal and wire into rings. The rings will become one using a forming technique known as anticlastic. We’ll also cover basic solder, forging and forming techniques.
read moreEnameled Faux Stones – NEW!
Make a stone-like form out of copper and enamel that can be incorporated into your jewelry designs. In this one day workshop, students will use a disc cutter and a dapping block to make small domes or oval shapes out of copper. They will then learn how to cover a domed shape with enamel and […]
read morePrint Your Own Tea Towel – NEW!
Explore printmaking in a fiber context and print your very own tea towel. Learn to carve a linoleum block, apply ink to your surface and print your own design on fabric.
read moreNeedle Felt Your Pet
Learn how to make a mini, needle felted sculpture of your furry friend. We’ll start with a basic shape, build on details, then incorporate wire and other details needed to bring your pet to life.
read moreCuttlefish Casting – NEW!
Learn how to cast without equipment! In two days, you’ll learn how to sculpt a cuttlefish bone to produce a ring or pendant. This fast pace project will help you understand basic mold making and how to finish a piece of jewelry with basic jewelry skills. Your finished piece will have one of a kind […]
read moreIntroduction to Digital Photography
Learn what all the buttons on your digital camera actually do. You’ll learn about things like white balance, resolution and megapixels. We’ll discuss how to capture an image, ensure proper exposure and create an effective composition. Weekly assignments coupled with in-class discussions will help you troubleshoot problems and develop a creative eye.
read morePostcard Print Swap – NEW!
Turn your drawings into a lino print postcard! A linocut print is made by transferring a drawing of your own onto a linoleum block and then carving the image into the piece of linoleum using a linoleum cutter. Students will turn their drawings into a series of postcard prints while also learning a variety of […]
read moreCreate Your Own Visual Journal – NEW!
Give yourself over to the pleasure of decorating and playing in your visual journal. Spend a week creating pages by painting, writing, decorating quotes, creating layered effects, playing with dye cuts, using stencils, drawing, using fancy papers, collaging and more to your heart’s content.
read moreCreating Collages
Learn collage: the art of collecting, creating and combining images. You’ll collect images that inspire you, then assemble them into dynamic compositions. We’ll explore visual thinking by browsing through a variety of materials and choosing the elements that, when assembled together, represent a designated concept. We’ll also explore techniques for building and layering complex collages, […]
read moreNew Forms of Slump and Relief Molds – NEW!
Students will learn various ways to make their own molds to create and shape designs, textures and patterns in glass.
read moreZip It!
Zip it good! Make and take home small and medium zippered pouches to hold and organize almost everything. You’ll be sure to shed any lingering zipper dread. Zippers, sewing machines, and most materials will be provided, although you may wish to bring some of your favorite fabrics or your own sewing machine. All levels welcome […]
read moreEncaustic Painting Workshop
Explore encaustic painting in this one day workshop. This process combines pigment, beeswax and dammar resin to harden the paint and give it shine. Demonstrations will include melting and fusing, creating layered patterns with unique rubber stencils, embedding paper, and leaf imprints.
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