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The Sewn Line: Experiments in Slow Drawing – NEW!

October 02, 2019

Expand your drawing practice into the field of fiber through needle and thread. Develop compositions and translate contours and value through a variety of embroidery techniques. Embroidery is a slow, thoughtful process. In my own studio practice, I first started incorporating sewing as a way to slow down my drawing and painting. Approaching mark-making in […]

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Build Your Own Website – NEW!

April 29, 2019

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, […]

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Postcard Print Swap – NEW!

April 08, 2019

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 […]

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Introduction to Hot Glass

January 14, 2019

Delve into large–scale, soft glass processes. You’ll learn about the equipment and process, then explore some beginner techniques for solid shaping and sculpting. We’ll also cover a technique called bubble trapping, which lets you capture small pockets of air inside the glass. You’ll create three objects: a paper weight, a caterpillar and a feather.

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Printing with Chine-Collé- NEW!

January 14, 2019

Explore chine-collé, a process used by many printmakers that allows you to adhere delicate paper shapes or backgrounds to prints using an etching press. Chine-collé lets you create prints on delicate, colorful papers that you can then adhere to a stronger paper. This process also allows you to add color to all or part of […]

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Sketchbooks: Techniques, Philosophies & Lifestyle – NEW

January 14, 2019

Make a simple new sketchbook or bring your own, discuss the philosophy of sketchbooks and learn how to use it to fuel your creativity and form a habit of sketching! Is your sketchbook about getting better at drawing or documenting your everyday life? Is it one long comic, a work of fine art, a place […]

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Stretch Your Own Canvases- NEW!

January 14, 2019

Stop wasting money on pre-stretched canvases and build your own. In this class you’ll learn how to assemble your own stretcher bars and stretch and prime canvases. Because you’re building your own painting surface, you can customize size and experiment with surface.

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The Alchemy of Lettering

January 14, 2019

Hand lettering is more than an art. There’s a science to lettering design. In this weekend workshop, illustrator and self–taught letterer Clara Cline will help you unlock the tips, tricks, tools and techniques of successful lettering style. We’ll cover the fundamentals of the hand lettering process, from the foundations of lettering design and honing your […]

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Writing the Personal Essay – New!

January 14, 2019

Essays are arguments, one writer’s attempt to make meaning out of life. People have been writing essays for more than half a millennium but it’s only in the last century that we’ve made them quite so personal. Traditional essays are formal but the personal essay is candid and conversational. It can enlighten and inspire. On […]

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Audio Postcard: Sound Story Basics- NEW!

January 14, 2019

Learn the basics of storytelling through sound by making your own audio postcard. We’ll listen to examples of the audio postcard and learn how to record sound using a portable recorder. We’ll explore ways to layer everyday sounds to create a rich soundscape, and learn digital editing techniques. By the end of the class, you […]

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Bustin’ Out– NEW!

January 14, 2019

Learn how to sculpt a figure bust in clay with slab construction. We’ll work together to simplify the construction process while studying facial proportions. Students can choose to explore wall-mounted or free-standing sculpture. Expect a tour of the glaze studio, but keep in mind that student work will only be bisque fired once class is […]

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Build Your Own Website – NEW!

January 14, 2019

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, […]

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Introduction to Mold Making- NEW!

January 14, 2019

Explore mold-making, a useful technique for creating one-of-a-kind pieces and casting multiples. You’ll create your own prototype from which we will make single-use rigid and reusable flexible silicone molds. After the mold is made, we’ll cover casting techniques for replicating your piece in plaster, concrete, resin, wax and more. Expect to walk away from class […]

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Introduction to Paper Sculpture

January 14, 2019

Explore paper’s surprising possibilities. We’ll use simple tools to transform basic sheets of paper into sculptural forms by cutting, folding, weaving and using a variety of 3–D paper constructions. The actions of opening and closing, folding and unfolding, expanding and collapsing will be our conceptual guides as we discover and learn about the structural components […]

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Introduction to Poetry Comics- NEW!

January 14, 2019

Dive into an exploration of this hybrid form, which brings together the visual elements of comics with the lyric possibilities of poetry, creating a new form of expression all its own. We’ll look at examples of poetry comics from contemporary artists working in this form, and we’ll try our hand at exercising some of the […]

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Soft, Stuffed Objects – NEW!

January 14, 2019

Learn the basics of pattern making by creating a 3-D fabric object based off of a 2-D drawing. Create a funny, soft, stuffed object to keep in your house and make you laugh as well as keep you cozy.

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Lost Wax Metal Casting Workshop- NEW!

January 14, 2019

Cast metal out of a wax sculpture. You’ll learn to work with wax to make a small carved object, how to invest it into a mold, cast the object in metal, and clean it up.

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