Learn about the art of cut-paper collage to incorporate into your design process with Featured Illustrator Adam Philip Goodman. Students will create a book cover design made using cut-paper and mixed media, using folded cutwork, free form cutting, positive-negative cutwork, silhouette cutwork, combining paper cut-outs with other mediums. We will explore different kinds of paper: […]
read moreIn this 2-hour session, we’ll engage with one of the hottest new genres in writing: the super short form. We’ll tell stories that make us breathless, hopeful, and hungry. Many of us are familiar with the short story, but there’s a whole range of writings shorter than that. Take flash fiction, which is 500 words […]
read moreWant a new approach to drawing and painting? Explore mark making with ink, pen and brush. We’ll examine both the classical and contemporary use of ink wash, pen, ink and more. Exercises will be focused on gesture, contour, observation and texture.
read moreLearn how to apply two-dimensional needle felting techniques to make a felted portrait of your pet on fabric. With a printed out image of your pet, we will go through transferring an outline on fabric, filling in large shapes and adding in details with texture and layering. You’ll leave with a finished portrait of your […]
read moreLearn the art of pouring and milling a wire ingot while creating a ring. We will use sterling silver casting grain in class, but this is a great skill to have for recycling your own scrap sterling silver, fine silver and gold.
read moreIn this 2-hour session, we’ll talk about how songs are built, including what make a chorus, a verse, and a bridge. We’ll look at popular songs as we write our own original lyrics. We’ll also talk about the intimidating questions of how to begin and end a song. As we delve deeper into the mechanics […]
read moreIn this weekend course we will learn all about accurately judging proportion and achieving likeness. We will copy the master drawings of 19th Century artist Charles Bargue, who created a drawing course that was popular in the ateliers and academies in Europe during that century. This knowledge is no longer off limits to women and […]
read moreCreate 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 moreHave you always wanted to try wheel throwing? Come throw a pot using white stoneware, then fire and finish your pieces using food-safe glazes.
read moreIn this beginners' course, students will learn the basics of machine sewing. First, students will learn how to set up their machines and practice using them. Once students feel comfortable with simple machine sewing, they will have the opportunity to sew a zippered pouch to apply their new skills. Through the construction of the zippered […]
read moreLearn how to make your very own personalized, reusable glass straw, in a quick and fun afternoon class. You'll be introduced to the basic techniques, tools and equipment needed to explore hot glass flameworking.
read moreHave you always wanted to try wheel throwing? Come throw a pot using white stoneware, then fire and finish your pieces using food-safe glazes.
read moreLearn how to make your very own personalized, reusable glass straw, in a quick and fun afternoon class. You'll be introduced to the basic techniques, tools and equipment needed to explore hot glass flameworking.
read moreExplore encaustic painting for the first time or return to expand your skills. You will work with opaque and transparent colors, layering, using stencils and creating patterns using hot wax.
read moreLearn to take photographs using 35mm film, process the film, and print photographs in a darkroom, all within one weekend.
read moreLearn the basics of metal clay hinge-making as you design a simple, 'strap' hinge mechanism to add movement to a custom pendant. Bring a thumbnail size image (magazine or photocopy) to set into the frame.
read moreHave you always wanted to try wheel throwing? Come throw a pot using white stoneware, then fire and finish your pieces using food-safe glazes.
read moreUse components of hand building to design and make clay creatures. We'll build our creatures from the ground up using a hollow slab form technique. We'll use an additive process to flesh out the forms. Students should have basic hand building experience and a willingness to explore new ideas.
read moreKeum-boo is an ancient Korean gilding technique that applies thin 24k gold to silver using heat and pressure. Learn the preparation, application and finishing steps in the keum-boo process for jewelry and add this technique to your repertoire of skills .
read moreAnything can be a thread and anyone can be weaver. This class is designed for anyone who has a desire to weave in a creative and artistic way. The instruction will focus on methods for warping and weaving with a frame loom, and traditional tapestry weaving techniques. Gather mixed materials from nature or in your […]
read moreThis workshop is designed for anyone interested in the history and practice of visual journaling. Participants will be introduced to exercises that explore sequential text, automatic drawing and collage as aspects of the journaling process. We will begin the session with a short presentation on visual diarists, their techniques, and their significance.
read moreLearn to fuse and slump glass in the kiln. We'll create designs by cutting colored sheet glass, using glass stringers, rods and frits. By layering patterns and firing glass in kilns, students can create tiles, bowls, plates or panels. No previous experience needed.
read moreUse one of the earliest forms of photography to create tintypes, which are direct positives printed on an aluminum sheet using large format cameras. Learn the basics of this 19th century process, including how to pour and sensitize collodion, properly expose and develop plates, and apply a protective varnish. Plan to walk away with two […]
read moreIn this class, students will learn how to create beautiful monotypes without a press. Students will practice developing images with stencils, stamps, and drawing utilizing bands of color and texture. Students will use pre-made stencils and will also create some of their own. Come experiment and see how accident and intent can play into our […]
read moreLearn the basics of using a torch and mandrel to wind hot glass into beautiful beads that are perfect for jewelry.
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