Abstraction often leaves people asking, “Why?” This class takes that question as its starting point. We’ll explore abstraction as a space where painting reinvents itself, embracing tradition, breaking boundaries, and responding to the world around us. Through guided exercises and open projects, you’ll experiment with color, form, surface, and gesture to discover how meaning can […]
read moreExplore several methods of hand-stitched embellishment for fabric, including embroidery, kantha, sashiko, boro, and visible mending. Reap the benefits of a meditative and calming approach to art-making with fabric. All class materials will be included, but we encourage you to bring in your own items to mend or embellish, too.
read moreContinue 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 […]
read moreLearn 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.
read moreFor students with previous experience in the darkroom, this is an opportunity to explore more in-depth darkroom printing processes and gain new tools for experimentations and creativity. Students will cover a variety of skills, from how to fine-tune contrast in printing, mastering multiple exposure techniques, solarization, and more. Option to learn print toning, spotting, and […]
read moreStudents will work on fused and slumped glass projects to create functional and narrative pieces. We will be creating with glass sheet, frits, powders, stringers and rod.
read moreIf you've taken multiple beginner drawing classes or have experience with drawing in the recent past, this class may be a great opportunity for you to "get back in there!" This class will allow opportunities for you to experiment and recover your mark-making style and apply it to various subject areas with different dry media. This class […]
read moreWhether you're currently working on a literary project or trying to get inspiration, this generative workshop will serve as a gentle and fun way to push yourself creatively. Through prompts, mini-lectures, readings, supportive discussion, group members will work towards realizing their prose visions.
read morePaint alongside your instructor (virtually) and learn how to use gouache! Gouache is an opaque, flat, color medium with beautiful possibilities. We'll start with sketch book studies, move onto one-subject painting from observation, and then work through projects with a variety of subjects like still-lifes with fruits and vegetables, flowers and botanicals, interiors and furniture, […]
read moreExplore the dark self, what Carl Jung called the “shadow” part of our psyche. Sometimes we see it in our dreams, sometimes it appears in dark imaginings. We’ll learn what the shadow can add to our creative writing by experimenting with timed writing, dream journals, guided imagery and Active Imagination.
read moreLearn how to weave on a rigid heddle loom! We'll warp a rigid heddle loom using the direct warping method. This method is unique to rigid heddles and quick to set up so you can start weaving in no time. You can expect demonstrations on maintaining straight selvages, dealing with weft tails, changing colors, and […]
read moreExpand your skills by learning additional throwing techniques and working on complex projects. We'll explore larger-scale pieces, make sets, and add hand-built elements to our pieces. This class caters to individual interests, so we'll address specific techniques for your projects. Discussion on reduction firing in the gas kiln and glaze firing to cone 10 for […]
read moreThis class will cover all the basics of forming pottery on the wheel. We will go over terminology, throwing techniques, glazing, and firing. This class is a great starter if you have limited time or just want to learn about clay and wheel throwing.
read moreBrush up on the basics! We'll review wheel throwing techniques and skills. Create and complete work during class, with enough time to fire and glaze. This class is open to students who have previously taken wheel throwing classes. We will review and refresh our knowledge of wedging, centering, throwing, trimming and glazing. We will take […]
read moreLearn to cast metal using the lost-wax technique to cast work in bronze and silver. By creating jewelry models of your own design, you’ll learn about model preparation, investing, burning out and casting with vacuum-casting machines.
read moreFamily is often an integral but tricky part about personal essay. Learn about how masters of craft have dealt with writing about family: the boundaries (if any) there are when it is your story to tell, the way we use family members as reflections of ourselves, and how to reckon with the writing of it […]
read moreTake your metal jewelry making to the next level. We’ll focus on design execution, stone setting as well as fabricating and soldering with sterling silver. You’ll also advance your polishing skills for finishing pieces.
read moreThis class is designed for those interested in expanding their skills, techniques, and concepts in clay. Weekly demonstrations will be individualized to cater to each student's skill level and interest.
read moreThis class explores the painter’s palette—not just as a tool, but as a space for decision-making, experimentation, and meaning. You will develop an understanding of how color theory, emotion, brushwork, and historical influence come together on the palette. Each class provides opportunities to mix, apply, and react to color in ways that build confidence and […]
read moreLearn to work with video using Adobe Premiere to create a short film around dreams and memories (broadly interpreted). Student video and public domain video archives will be used to create these sequences. Special importance will also be placed on the treatment of sound and its role in filmmaking.
read morePitchers, cruets, teapots, ewers, decanters, bottles, and more! This class is for folks trying to pour from their pottery. Learn the many ways to make a pot pour, using slab spouts and wheel-thrown spouts.
read moreCreate compelling landscapes in a series of paintings. Each week, we’ll focus on elements of the landscape including techniques for rendering sky, terrain, trees and water. We’ll also focus on palette development and color mixing. We'll cover seasonal themes and architecture while learning to use light and color to create depth. You'll practice layout and […]
read moreLearn 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.
read moreIn 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!
read moreExplore the basics of clay. We’ll cover the proper use of studio tools, equipment and materials. You’ll learn about slab construction, coil building and combined techniques. We’ll also demonstrate wheel throwing and discuss how various clays and glazes respond to each other.
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