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Adult Classes & Workshops

MONDAY WHEEL THROWING: MUGS AND BOWLS

MONDAY WHEEL THROWING: MUGS AND BOWLS

March 7, 2022 - April 11, 2022    
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Ever wished you could create your own set of bowls and mugs to share delicious meals with family and friends?  This class will push you through your week. Learn the basics of wheel-throwing in this 6-week beginners' ceramics class with ceramics artist Jenny Williams.
Intro to Sculpture: Handbuilding Vases

Intro to Sculpture: Handbuilding Vases

March 23, 2022 - April 20, 2022    
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Start the spring by learning the basics of sculpture in clay with ceramic artist Mary Cave. Create beautiful ceramic vases using hand-building techniques such as slab, coil, and modeling.
Sunprints: Workshop w/ Micah Mermilliod

Sunprints: Workshop w/ Micah Mermilliod

Learn about the history of Cyanotypes while enjoying an afternoon of exploration, experimentation, and creative expression. Participants will create up to five 9"x12" sun prints of their own which can be the perfect gift, print, greeting card, or gift tag.
Sunprints Workshop

Sunprints Workshop

June 4, 2022    
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Saturday, 1 - 4 p.m. Instructor: Micah Mermilliod Learn about the history of Cyanotypes while enjoying an afternoon of exploration, experimentation, and creative expression. Participants will create up to 5 9"x12" Cyanotypes of their own which can be the perfect gift, print, greeting card, or gift tag.
Basics of Handbuilding Ceramics

Basics of Handbuilding Ceramics

September 22, 2022    
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. Instructor: Kyle Miller In this Thursday night beginners’ ceramics class, instructor Kyle Miller guides students through introductory handbuilding techniques – pinch pot, slab, coil, and beginner sculpture – to create functional ceramic ware.
Fused Glass Adornment: Jewelry Workshop

Fused Glass Adornment: Jewelry Workshop

October 24, 2022 - October 26, 2022    
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Monday & Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. Instructor: Rachel Wright In this glass fusing workshop with Rachel Wright, you will make your own jewelry pieces using colored glass powders and different shapes that will give radiance and richness in your project.
Sunprints Workshop

Sunprints Workshop

November 5, 2022    
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Saturday, 12 - 3 p.m. Instructor: Micah Mermilliod Learn about the history of Cyanotypes while enjoying an afternoon of exploration, experimentation, and creative expression. Participants will create up to 5 9"x12" Cyanotypes of their own which can be the perfect gift, print, greeting card, or gift tag.
Intro to Figurative Sculpture

Intro to Figurative Sculpture

January 18, 2023 - March 1, 2023    
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. Instructor: Kyle Miller In this beginner to intermediate ceramics class, instructor Kyle Miller guides students through handbuilding techniques for sculpture.
Sub Atomic Flower Workshop

Sub Atomic Flower Workshop

February 25, 2023    
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Join exhibiting artist Sally Heller in a workshop assembling flora using your own brand of handy-work: twisting, knotting, or weaving small elements into unknown floral-like entities. Materials include: pipe cleaners, scraps of styrofoam, yarn, wiffle balls, beads, needles, thread, wire and other bits.
Lumen Printing

Lumen Printing

March 4, 2023    
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Saturday, 1 - 4 p.m. Instructor: Micah Mermilliod Discover lumen prints, a camera-less photographic process where you will create unique photographic images using black and white photographic paper, objects, and light. In this 3-hr. class students will learn about the history of lumen printing, then experiment with the printing process.
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