Build an elegant glass platter that will be slumped, or molded, into a unique form with space for soy sauce, wasabi, and chopsticks. Enjoy your handmade sushi dish for many meals to come! Closed-toe shoes are required.
Using templates and handbuilding techniques, create your own decorative pitcher for your home. You will learn how to create slabs of clay by following a template and incorporate textures to the surfaces to make an interesting pitcher! Perfect for your favorite cold beverage or fresh flowers. Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.
Jewelry and Metalsmithing Independent Study Group: Session B
Mar 25–Apr 22, 2026
/ 5 sessions
Wednesdays
/ 10am–2pm
Member: $323.00
/ Non-Member: $380.00
Skill Level: Int/Adv
Age: Adult
For experienced jewelry makers who want to advance their skills, share ideas, and develop new proficiencies, this intermediate level class will cover a range of various metalsmithing topics, with a focus on design, fabrication, and stone setting applications. Please bring your own fine metals and gemstones to class.
Take your flameworking skills to the next level and dive deeper into coloring and sculpting techniques as you learn to work with hollow tubing and blowing. Prerequisite: Intro to Flameworking. Wear natural fabrics (cotton not polyester) and tie back long hair while working in the studio.
Join us for a fun, beginner-friendly sewing class in this Maker Date where you’ll learn to make cozy fabric coasters while you enjoy beer, wine, and lite fare. Bring your creativity and leave with handmade charm for your home!
Tuition fee covers one individual; you must register each person attending.
Get a taste of the hot glass studio with this Maker Date, where you and your plus one will enjoy beer, wine, and lite fare. Get hands-on experience in glassblowing by making a tumbler or stemless wine glass under the guidance of our professional glassblowers. Closed-toe shoes, long pants, hair tie are required.
*Tuition fee covers one individual; you must register each person attending.*
Have a group of 4 or more? Turn up the heat, gather your family and friends and book an exclusive, hands-on glassblowing workshop with us! Find details here. Minimum of 4 required.
Relish in your creativity and join us in the fusing studio for this Maker Date where you’ll enjoy beer, wine, and lite fare. Our instructor will guide you through picking a mold and selecting your color palette to create a unique glass plate, platter, or bowl. Closed-toe shoes are required.
Tuition fee covers one individual; you must register each person attending.
Light up your night with a flameworking Maker Date, enjoying beer, wine, and lite fare while you and your date learn to use torches and tools to melt and sculpt. Discover how gravity and heat work together to create a small glass form. Wear closed-toe shoes, natural fabrics (like cotton), and tie back long hair in the studio.
Tuition fee covers one individual; you must register each person attending.
Celebrate the colors of spring with a fun and creative night out! Unleash your inner artist as you paint a vibrant spring landscape, surrounded by good company, lively conversation, and splashes of color. Enjoy a relaxing evening with beer, wine, and lite fare that’s perfect for a night out with friends or a unique date experience.
Shared art materials will be provided in the studio for most classes. Personal supplies can be purchased at our Art Supply Store, located on the first floor of GoggleWorks. Tuition fee covers one individual; you must register each person attending.
Drop in on Fridays for our new creative printmaking series with artist Suzanne Fellows and explore a variety of techniques to create your own unique prints. Perfect for both beginners and experienced artists, each session includes a demo, lecture, and hands-on experience with endless possibilities!
Join Michael Kehs for a chance to create a truly unique and wonderfully different textured and colored wooden box in this multi-day intensive. You’ll have the opportunity to go beyond basic construction and learn the techniques Michael uses to accomplish the truly one-of-a-kind piece that will make you proud to say “I made this!” Please bring a packed lunch. A materials fee is due at registration. Closed-toe shoes are required.
Learn about the simplicity and complexity of itajime shibori, with its limitless possibilities for creativity and pattern. We will use procion dyes in cool colors and you will leave with a collection of samples as well as one finished piece suitable for wearing or gifting. We will discuss how the samples can be used as the basis for other projects, or these pieces can be used in the upcoming shibori workshop for further experimentation. No previous experience needed! Be dressed to work with materials that can stain.