Unleash your creativity in this beginner-friendly collage class! Explore the art of combining images, textures, and colors to create unique, layered compositions. You’ll learn techniques for cutting, arranging, and adhering materials while expressing your personal style. Perfect for anyone looking to tap into their creative side—no experience needed! All materials are provided, but feel free to bring along magazines, found materials, and photographs.
Join us for a creative night with clay! Our ceramic instructor will walk you through the basics of wheel throwing. Create a unique piece of pottery, then choose a glaze from our ceramic studio’s selection.
Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Expect a 3 week turnaround time for your finished work. You will be contacted directly when work is ready for pick up.Â
Learn the fundamentals of stained glass assembly using lead and solder. Gain hands-on experience in design, shaping, foiling, and soldering as you make your own small stained glass panel to take home at the end of class.
Virtual Teen Focus: Comic Drawing and Illustration
Aug 1–29
/ 5 Weeks
Friday
/ 11am–12:30pm
Member: $102.00
/ Non-Member: $120.00
Skill Level: All Levels
Age: Youth and Teen
Looking for the next steps in your drawing development? Join this virtual space for teens where we share work with one another and learn about new topics related to comics and illustration, including everything from design to anatomy to backstories. Develop your style as we enjoy the benefits of having fun and being silly in art, while sharing tips for dispelling art block. No two sessions are the same – all experience levels welcome!This class will be held online.
Discover the vibrant world of stained glass. Whether you’re a beginner or an experience artist, this is the perfect way to explore the magic of stained glass on a small scale that’s fun and approachable. Leave with the skills to make a colorful stained glass masterpiece and your very own handcrafted piece of art to display. Closed-toe shoes are required.
Come play with clay and learn how to use a variety of techniques to design your own fairy house. Note: An adult must participate in the workshop. The tuition fee covers one individual, and you must register for each adult and child attending.
Make a beautiful piece of jewelry from start to finish. The first class will explore lapidary: cutting, forming, and polishing raw rock into a shape of your choosing. The second class will cover silversmithing and mounting that stone in a silver frame, essential for adding it to a ring or necklace. This is a truly unique and diverse experience!
Explore the art of welding with found objects in this one-day workshop. Start the class with a visit to a local scrap yard where you’ll learn how to identify weldable metals for your project. After a lunch break, you’ll learn how to use a MIG welder and hand tools to create your own found object sculpture. Be prepared to walk in an industrial setting; gloves and boots/work shoes are highly advised. Prerequisite: Welding Basics or equivalent experience.
Sort through a collection of pressed plants and provided designs to create striking works of art. Together we’ll learn the process of using non-toxic UV reactive dyes, from exposure to washing, while they share tips for composition and color choice along the way. Leave with your own cyanotype print T-shirt to add to your wardrobe! Instructor is bilingual in English and Spanish.
Create your very own unique, self-standing clock perfect for displaying on a desk or table. You’ll explore the limitless possibilities of fusing—using a kiln to join pieces of glass—while learning essential concepts and techniques. Throughout the process, you’ll be encouraged to unleash your creativity and playfulness. Your project will be completed with installed clock hands, ensuring you’re always on time. Closed-toe shoes are required.
This workshop will teach the basics of drawing the human figure from a live model. Through several guided drawing exercises, instructor Lee Shannon will introduce methods for drawing a human quickly and accurately. Note: This class will be working with a nude model.
Learn how to print two layers with a single block. You will learn the basics of reduction printing, create your own design, and print a set of postcards.