Experiment with watercolors with artist Grace Mae Huddleston. Learn to use colorful watercolor inks with masking fluid to draw and paint flowers and plants. This simple-yet-unique process is so satisfying and is great for all levels!
read moreSpend an evening in the clay studio with ceramicist Merenda Cecelia, and create beautiful small dishes and vessels for special trinkets! This class will go over the basic techniques of pinch pots to build an imaginatively shaped vessel to hold tiny trinkets. Adults and youth can work together to design objects of varying complexity. You […]
read moreExperiment with watercolors with artist Grace Mae Huddleston. Learn to use colorful watercolor inks with masking fluid to draw and paint flowers and plants. This simple-yet-unique process is so satisfying and is great for all levels!
read moreGet both hands on the wheel! Receive 75 minutes of hands-on training on the potter's wheel from one of VisArts' talented clay instructors. Choose one of your clay creations to fire, then return at a later date to retrieve your completed work of art.
read moreGet both hands on the wheel! Receive 75 minutes of hands-on training on the potter's wheel from one of VisArts' talented clay instructors. Choose one of your clay creations to fire, then return at a later date to retrieve your completed work of art.
read moreLearn to create polymer clay earrings with artist Jas Ramos. We’ll use pasta rollers, clay cutters, and jewelry findings to create fun earrings. Learn the basics of this accessible medium that you can do at home in the future!
read moreJoin us in VisArts' Cabell courtyard for Raku! Try your hand at raku pottery firing—an exciting approach to pottery surface design! Bring family, friends, or a date for a fun time! Participants will glaze their pieces and help load them into the kiln. Grab a beer or snack from Goatocado across the street and return […]
read moreSpend an evening with artist Claudia Meyer and create tiny shrinky dink art! Draw on special shrinky dink plastic that hardens and shrinks when exposed to the heat. Make jewelry, keychains, small sculptures, fridge magnets and more with this super unique material!
read moreWork with artist Sam Christian to learn the satisfying art of linocut printmaking. Use carving tools and an eraser to create a mini stamp of your own design- then create a tiny work of art or greeting card!
read moreWork with artist Sam Christian to learn the satisfying art of linocut printmaking. Use carving tools and an eraser to create a mini stamp of your own design- then create a tiny work of art or greeting card!
read moreLearn to create polymer clay earrings with artist Jas Ramos. We’ll use pasta rollers, clay cutters, and jewelry findings to create fun earrings. Learn the basics of this accessible medium that you can do at home in the future!
read moreSpend an evening with artist Claudia Meyer and create tiny shrinky dink art! Draw on special shrinky dink plastic that hardens and shrinks when exposed to the heat. Make jewelry, keychains, small sculptures, fridge magnets and more with this super unique material!
read moreJoin us in VisArts' Cabell courtyard for Raku! Try your hand at raku pottery firing—an exciting approach to pottery surface design! Bring family, friends, or a date for a fun time! Participants will glaze their pieces and help load them into the kiln. Grab a beer or snack from Goatocado across the street and return […]
read moreWork with fiber artist Julia Pfaff to personalize a tea towel using easy-peasy low tech fabric printing. We will use stencils, stamps and texture plates to make unique designs. No previous printing experience necessary.
read moreJoin artist Casha Stempniewicz and experience the pure satisfaction of Gelli Printing! Learn how to create beautiful monotypes on gelatin plates using spring leaves. Students will develop images with stencils and found materials to create texture and bands of color. Let's see how accident and intent can play into making artful prints!
read moreWork with artist Merenda Cecelia to learn simple yet beautiful watercolor pencil techniques. Dive into tarot and learn about card meanings and symbols! Experiment with designing your own set of element symbols using pen and watercolor pencils.
read moreWork with artist Merenda Cecelia to learn simple yet beautiful watercolor pencil techniques. Dive into tarot and learn about card meanings and symbols! Experiment with designing your own set of element symbols using pen and watercolor pencils.
read moreSpend an evening in the clay studio with ceramicist Claudia Meyer and create hangable art out of clay. Learn the simple and easy to grasp technique of scoring and attaching two pieces of clay together to create something special. Make a name tag for your bedroom or for above your pet's food bowl, a sun […]
read moreJoin artist Casha Stempniewicz and experience the pure satisfaction of Gelli Printing! Learn how to create beautiful monotypes on gelatin plates using spring leaves. Students will develop images with stencils and found materials to create texture and bands of color. Let's see how accident and intent can play into making artful prints!
read moreWork with fiber artist Julia Pfaff to personalize a tea towel using easy-peasy low tech fabric printing. We will use stencils, stamps and texture plates to make unique designs. No previous printing experience necessary.
read moreSpend an evening in the clay studio with ceramicist Claudia Meyer and create hangable art out of clay. Learn the simple and easy to grasp technique of scoring and attaching two pieces of clay together to create something special. Make a name tag for your bedroom or for above your pet's food bowl, a sun […]
read moreSpend an evening in the clay studio with ceramicist Claudia Meyer, and create sculptural tableaus in clay: magical scenes or moments frozen in time! Take inspiration from the wonderful world and get inspired to make cool trinkets. Make a pair of feet running across the table, a lizard munching on a leaf, or a geometric […]
read moreWork with artist Merenda Cecelia to learn simple yet beautiful watercolor pencil techniques. We will work together to learn to draw and paint a Spring Botanical card using pen and watercolor pencils. We will take inspiration from native Virginia spring ephemerals.
read moreWork with artist Jo Patzig to learn how to create beautiful flower fold books. This bookbinding workshop will teach you how to make your own blossom inspired notebook. Join us to play with paper, glue and found media to creat a complicated looking, yet very approachable technique.
read moreWork with artist Jo Patzig to learn how to create beautiful flower fold books. This bookbinding workshop will teach you how to make your own blossom inspired notebook. Join us to play with paper, glue and found media to creat a complicated looking, yet very approachable technique.
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