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Introduction to Black + White Darkroom Photography (C)

February 04, 2025

Learn to take black and white 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.

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Introduction to the Wheel (E)

February 04, 2025

Learn to throw clay on a potter’s wheel. We’ll cover the foundations of wheel work, including wedging and centering clay and forming cylinders, cups and bowls. Basic glazing information will help you finish your final forms.

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Introduction to the Wheel (C)

February 04, 2025

Learn to throw clay on a potter’s wheel. We’ll cover the foundations of wheel work, including wedging and centering clay and forming cylinders, cups and bowls. Basic glazing information will help you finish your final forms.

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Hand Building: Tell a Story Through Sgrafitto

February 04, 2025

Continue developing hand building skills such as slabbing, coiling and attaching. Create both sculptures or functional objects using combined building techniques to create forms that go beyond the cylinder. Design richly decorated surfaces that have a narrative quality using a variety of techniques including sgraffito and mishima. In this class, there will be many types […]

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The Haibun: Exploring the Japanese Poetic Form

February 04, 2025

The haibun may have its origins in Basho and Ancient Japanese poetics, but that hasn’t stopped it from captivating poets and readers in the modern age. Learn about how to craft a haibun, and why one might turn to a poetic form that largely consists of prose. You'll leave this class with two haibun drafts […]

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Tapestry Frame Weaving

February 04, 2025

Learn to weave tapestry on a portable frame loom. Students will learn 2 different warping techniques for a sampler and a finished piece. This class teaches traditional tapestry techniques with an emphasis on experimental weaving. We will explore color hatching, joins, basic shape construction, eccentric weft, rya knots, and more! You will construct your own […]

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Screenprinting Immersion (B)

February 04, 2025

Whether you are a novice or advanced, this class will immerse you in screen-printing methods and projects that are customized for your personal level of enjoyment and exploration. Each student will select a personal theme and work with the instructor to make use of appropriate inks, image-making techniques like drawing fluid and photo, and substrates […]

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Screenprinting Immersion (A)

February 04, 2025

Whether you are a novice or advanced, this class will immerse you in screen-printing methods and projects that are customized for your personal level of enjoyment and exploration. Each student will select a personal theme and work with the instructor to make use of appropriate inks, image-making techniques like drawing fluid and photo, and substrates […]

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Introduction to Hand Building + Surface Design Techniques

February 04, 2025

Learn basic hand building techniques such as coil, slab, slumping, pinching. Play with new ideas for using underglazes and image transfer methods. Each class will include a demonstration but students are encouraged to explore their own ideas!

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Introduction to Hand Building (A)

February 04, 2025

Create functional ceramic pieces using slab, coil, pinch and slump techniques. Learn how to use tools, create a variety of forms and apply slips. By the end of the class you’ll have a good understanding of basic hand building methods and clay studio practices.

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Introduction to Acrylic Painting (B)

February 04, 2025

In this acrylic painting class for all levels, you will learn the fundamentals of drawing and painting and discover your own style of painting as you advance through the class. We will learn how to paint in three dimensions, learn about color theory, facial anatomy and how to paint from life. More advanced students will […]

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Fairy Tales Revisited

February 04, 2025

Why do folktales and fairy tales have such a remarkable staying power? Author and mythographer Marina Warner suggests that it’s “because the meanings they generate are themselves magical shape-shifters, dancing to the needs of their audience.” In this class, we’ll read and discuss fairy tales, both traditional and revisionist. We will then reimagine them, as […]

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Expressive Journeys: Painting the Subconscious + Movement Meditation

February 04, 2025

Explore the depths of your creativity by blending mindfulness, meditation, and playful expression. Through a series of guided exercises, you'll tap into your subconscious to create your own large, vibrant, and expressive painting. Each class will begin with a playful movement segment, and a brief meditation to center your mind and connect with your inner […]

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Introduction to Digital Photography (B)

February 04, 2025

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.

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Drop into Practice: Spinning Fiber on the Drop Spindle

February 04, 2025

Hand-spinning is an ancient and nearly universal fiber craft transcending cultural roles that range from the personal to the ceremonial. In this class, we will familiarize ourselves with the drop spindle as an effective tool, and explore a range of fibers and techniques for creating thread, cordage, and yarn. Spinning is a craft to hone […]

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Watercolor Your Home

February 04, 2025

In this beginner 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!

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Intermediate Sewing (B)

February 04, 2025

Improve sewing skills with guided practice during class time. After weekly demonstrations, students can work on individual projects and explore more advanced techniques. Demonstrations include sewing zippers and buttonholes, specialty seams and finishes, making fit adjustments to sewing patterns, and other student requests.

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Fantastic Cartography: Illustrated Maps

February 04, 2025

Learn to create your own fantasy map. It could be a continent, a city, a castle, a dungeon, or a whole world! We'll learn about different types of maps, practice inking techniques, and learn to antique/hand color your maps. You will work on one large map project throughout the class.

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Loose Figure Drawing: Draw Like a Slob

February 04, 2025

Do you want your drawings to be perfectly proportioned with delicate shading transitions and carefully placed lines, resulting in perfectly proportioned figures? Yeah, this class isn't for you. In Loose Figure Drawing: Draw Like a Slob, you'll learn how to slop ink down and still come up with recognizable figures despite the occasional ink drip, […]

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Writing Poetry

February 04, 2025

Explore the fundamental elements of poetry, through the reading and writing of poems. We'll read and discuss poems written by other people, then write poems of our own, with special attention to elements of line, image, and syntax. Students will learn how close readings of other poems may inspire their own work, and how they […]

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Stained Glass (B)

February 04, 2025

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.

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Polymer Clay: Miniature Foods

February 04, 2025

Learn techniques to sculpt miniatures from polymer clay and resin which can be turned into keychains, magnets, or ornaments. Students will gain knowledge about safety while working with clay and resin, sculpting techniques, and resin tinting and curing. Hand tools will be used to aid sculpting and the use of ovens and UV lights will […]

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Introduction to Sewing

February 04, 2025

Learn basic sewing techniques and create a project of your choice with instructor guidance. Weekly demonstrations will include sewing machine basics, fabric basics, simple seams, simple hems, zipper application, how to take body measurements, and how to follow a sewing pattern. The first classes will be demonstration-based and the final classes will focus on the […]

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Introduction to Stained Glass (B)

February 04, 2025

Students will learn the fundamentals of building a stained glass panel or 3D object from start to finish. Lessons will encompass pattern design, glass scoring/breaking, grinding, foiling, soldering, framing, and applying various patinas. Each student will have made at least one piece they can bring home and immediately display at the end of the class.

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Intermediate Poetry

February 04, 2025

This workshop is for students who have some experience writing poetry and are looking to dig deeper into their writing practice. In this poetry workshop, we'll read published poems (written by contemporary and historical poets), and we'll use this work to inspire our own creative writing work. We'll write poems, and we'll spend time discussing […]

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