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Needle Felt a Small Wool Animal (ages 12+)

November 01, 2019

Learn to needle felt and make a tiny soft sculpture out of wool! Students will take soft wool batting and a felting needle, and learn to form small cozy objects out of wool. Take your tiny friend home with you! Ages 12+ are welcomed, if accompanied by an adult.

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Needle Felt a Small Wool Animal (ages 12+)

November 01, 2019

Learn to needle felt and make a tiny soft sculpture out of wool! Students will take soft wool batting and a felting needle, and learn to form small cozy objects out of wool. Take your tiny friend home with you! Ages 12+ are welcomed, if accompanied by an adult.

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Ink Painting Sunflowers (ages 7+)

November 01, 2019

Explore painting with ink to illustrate sunflowers! Amelia will give drawing + painting instruction as an introduction to art + illustration. Students will take a home a miniature sunflower painting inspired by fresh flowers. Ages 7+ are welcomed, if accompanied by an adult.

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Ink Painting Sunflowers (ages 7+)

November 01, 2019

Explore painting with ink to illustrate sunflowers! Amelia will give drawing + painting instruction as an introduction to art + illustration. Students will take a home a miniature sunflower painting inspired by fresh flowers. Ages 7+ are welcomed, if accompanied by an adult.

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Letterpress Coasters (All Ages)

October 07, 2019

Learn about letterpress and use VisArts’ letterpress equipment to print coasters! Use a classic form of printmaking with our 50-year-old Challenge and Vandercook presses to experiment with a new way of making art in multiples.

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Letterpress Coasters (All Ages)

October 07, 2019

Learn about letterpress and use VisArts’ letterpress equipment to print coasters! Use a classic form of printmaking with our 50-year-old Challenge and Vandercook presses to experiment with a new way of making art in multiples.

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Tapestry Weaving (Ages 7+)

October 07, 2019

Use recycled materials to create a tiny weaving! Discover the meditative art-making process of weaving by using a simple piece of cardboard to create a loom. Learn techniques to create tapestry weaving designs with fall-colored yarns, then take your cardboard loom home to continue your practice.

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Tapestry Weaving (Ages 7+)

October 07, 2019

Use recycled materials to create a tiny weaving! Discover the meditative art-making process of weaving by using a simple piece of cardboard to create a loom. Learn techniques to create tapestry weaving designs with fall-colored yarns, then take your cardboard loom home to continue your practice.

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Wheel Throwing (Ages 11+)

October 07, 2019

Get both hands on the wheel with Christine Orr! Receive 75 minutes of hands-on training on the potter’s wheel from one of VisArts’ talented clay instructors. Select one of your clay creations to fire, then return to VisArts during the next Second Friday session to retrieve your completed work of art!

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Wheel Throwing (Ages 11+)

October 07, 2019

Get both hands on the wheel with Christine Orr! Receive 75 minutes of hands-on training on the potter’s wheel from one of VisArts’ talented clay instructors. Select one of your clay creations to fire, then return to VisArts during the next Second Friday session to retrieve your completed work of art!

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Raku: Japanese Pottery Glazing (All Ages)

October 07, 2019

Feel the heat with this traditional method of Japanese pottery firing! We’ll fire a piece that you glaze and then smoke it in a fire-filled can while you enjoy the campfire-like atmosphere on our patio! There will be finished clay pieces available to choose from. *Two-piece maximum per person unless kiln space permits.*

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