Learn techniques of colored pencil drawing including: blending and layering of colors, burnishing through dense saturate of color and composition of color schemes. We’ll also explore other techniques using underpainting and solvents. Expect demonstrations all of these processes as well as time to practice them. You’ll complete a colored pencil drawing of your own subject.
read moreExplore encaustic for the first time or expand your skills. The layering of encaustic paint produces luminous and textured surfaces. Experience applying transparent layers, imprinting botanical materials, using transfers, working with stencils and paper. Understanding the properties of encaustic is the first step.
read moreMake a piece of live edge wood furniture such as a stool, bench or coffee table, using wood native to Virginia. You’ll learn how to work with the surprises wood presents, and we’ll introduce you to several simple but professional finishing techniques.
read moreEver feel stuck while you’re painting? This class is designed to help push you past your comfort zone and be spontaneous! We’ll mix it up by combining painting from life and painting from your imagination. You’ll be given challenges that will sharpen your ability to improvise and help unleash your true, expressive voice. We’ll learn […]
read moreExplore surface decoration for functional pottery. Each week, we’ll cover new surface techniques such as slip transfer, screen printing, underglaze processes, decals, lusters and more. We’ll also discuss visual concepts to facilitate a greater understanding of design and make thoughtful decisions when finishing a piece.
read moreLearn the basics of slab construction: throwing, rolling and compressing the slab. We’ll explore soft and stiff slab constructs in both round and rectilinear formats. Make trays, boxes, towers, cylinders, bowls, drinking vessels and more. We’ll also collect, discuss and share objects and techniques that can be used to add unique surface textures to our […]
read moreLearn the basics of slab construction: throwing, rolling and compressing the slab. We’ll explore soft and stiff slab constructs in both round and rectilinear formats. Make trays, boxes, towers, cylinders, bowls, drinking vessels and more. We’ll also collect, discuss and share objects and techniques that can be used to add unique surface textures to our […]
read moreExplore encaustic for the first time or expand your skills. The layering of encaustic paint produces luminous and textured surfaces. Experience applying transparent layers, imprinting botanical materials, using transfers, working with stencils and paper. Understanding the properties of encaustic is the first step.
read moreDesign 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 you can hang in your home or garden.
read moreExplore the relationship between value and color to use color more effectively as a drawing tool. We’ll begin by making a 12-step gray scale which we’ll use to assign values to colors within a 24-color palette. In our drawing exercises, you’ll translate images from color to black and white (and vice versa).
read moreExplore the relationship between value and color to use them more effectively as drawing tools. We’ll begin by making a 12-step gray scale which we’ll use to assign values to colors within a 24-color palette. In our drawing exercises, you’ll translate images from color to black and white (and vice versa).
read moreLearn to fuse and slump glass in the kiln. We’ll cover how to create designs by cutting colored sheet glass and layering patterns using frits, powders, stringers and liquid line. We’ll also employ a variety of other glass-working techniques. Use your newfound knowledge to make plates, bowls, tiles and bas-relief. Beginners will work on specific […]
read moreLearn to weave on a portable frame loom. We’ll introduce a range of warping techniques, with an emphasis on experimental weaving. We’ll also explore color striping, blending, basic shape construction, eccentric weft and rya knots. You’ll construct your own frame loom, which you can keep for future projects.
read moreCreate a free–standing sculpture with both wood and glass elements. You’ll explore the sculptural properties of wood while learning some basic woodworking skills. Then, you’ll learn how to incorporate glass into your piece. This class is for students skilled in either glass or wood. Students can build upon the skills they know in one media, […]
read moreLearn to fuse and slump glass in the kiln. We’ll cover how to create designs by cutting colored sheet glass and layering patterns using frits, powders, stringers and liquid line. We’ll also employ a variety of other glass–working techniques. Use your newfound knowledge to make plates, bowls, tiles and bas–relief. Beginners will work on specific […]
read moreExplore the world of flameworking and sculpting with glass. You’ll learn basic sculpting and forming techniques for borosilicate glass on the torch and gain an understanding of welds and connections by constructing flowers and other organic forms.
read moreLearn to develop your poetic voice. We’ll read and examine several types of poems like internal monologues, epistolary poems and elegies, written in a variety of voices, tones and styles. Practice constructing and critiquing your poems with an emphasis on developing a recognizable voice. You’ll create work with interesting speakers and a tone that connects […]
read moreLearn to fuse and slump glass in the kiln. We’ll cover how to create designs by cutting colored sheet glass and layering patterns using frits, powders, stringers and liquid line. We’ll also employ a variety of other glass–working techniques. Use your newfound knowledge to make plates, bowls, tiles and bas–relief. Beginners will work on specific […]
read moreLearn to weave on a portable frame loom under the direction of Nicole Bunting with inspiration from local artist Susan Iverson. During the third class, visit the gallery with Susan Iverson to discuss her materials, techniques and concepts. We’ll introduce a range of warping techniques, with an emphasis on experimental weaving. We will also explore […]
read moreLearn to weave on a portable frame loom. We’ll introduce a range of warping techniques, with an emphasis on experimental weaving. We’ll also explore color striping, blending, basic shape construction, eccentric weft and rya knots. You’ll construct your own frame loom, which you can keep for future projects.
read moreCreate 3–D, solid forms using glass casting techniques. We’ll make plaster molds, sand molds and box molds by starting with forms made from clay, wax and found objects. The molds will be filled with glass to create the final product. We’ll also learn about silicone molds for making multiples.
read moreLearn to fuse and slump glass in the kiln. We’ll cover how to create designs by cutting colored sheet glass and layering patterns using frits, powders, stringers and liquid line. We’ll also employ a variety of other glass-working techniques. Use your newfound knowledge to make plates, bowls, tiles and bas-relief. Beginners will work on specific […]
read moreLearn the basics of using a torch and mandrel to wind hot glass into beautiful beads that are perfect for jewelry.
read morePractice the Danish art of finding warmth in winter by reading and writing poems and micro–prose that brings comfort during the cold dark days.
read moreLimit your time and complete an oil painting alla prima—in a single session. Two painted sketches will be completed each week, with increasingly complex and colorful arrangements of still life and clothed figure models. With practice, students will create looser paintings filled with light, vivid color and energetic brushwork.
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