Take your fusing experience to the next level by working thicker pieces and dancing across the line of control and movement. Projects include pot melts, color bars, and on edge assembly with an emphasis on various cold working applications. Prerequisite: Intro to Fusing or equivalent experience.
Using templates and handbuilding techniques, create your own ceramic mug perfect for your favorite beverage. You will learn how to create slabs of clay by following a template and incorporate textures to the surfaces to make interesting functional object! Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.
Explore alternative firing and finishing techniques that go beyond traditional glazing. You’ll learn about low-fire processes like raku and saggar firing, focusing on how atmosphere, materials, and surface treatments create unique, unpredictable results. Ideal for ceramicists looking to experiment and expand their surface decoration skills through hands-on experience and creative exploration. Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.
Learn about glassblowing as you create an original beer tumbler. Once cooled, pick up your glass at Saucony Creek Franklin Station Brewpub where the second half of the workshop will conclude with a demonstration and tasting with their brew experts 5pm Saturday, Feb. 28. Ages 21 and over only. Closed-toe shoes, hair tie are required.
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.
Learn the basics of woodturning while transforming raw pieces of wood into functional and beautiful turned bowls. Working on wood lathes, you will learn safe and efficient woodturning techniques along with proper turning tool usage. This class is for all levels and designed to develop basic wood turning skills. A materials fee is due at registration. Closed-toe shoes are required.
Learn fundamental weaving techniques to make a hand-woven tapestry. Use a variety of standard, chunky, and textured yarn, fibers, and fabric ribbon to make a textural weaving to hang in your home.
Explore the art, aesthetics, and techniques of glassblowing through demonstration and hands-on practice. Class discussions will include historical and contemporary glass movements, basic glass chemistry, and studio application. Closed-toe shoes, hair tie are required. Please bring your own water bottle!
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.
Explore the fun, hands-on world of gel plate printing in this mixed media course! You’ll learn how to make unique monoprints by layering paint, textures, stencils, and collage elements. We’ll use found papers, handmade textures, and personal images to create expressive prints. By the end, you’ll have a collection of original artwork and the skills to keep creating on your own. Some materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own laser copies, old newspapers, or glossy magazines for image transfers.
Everyone needs kitchenware, why not create your own and give it a personal touch? Craft a wooden handle and create a utensil of your choice. The options are endless: a bottle opener, a bottle stopper, a coffee tamper, a honey dipper, or even a potato masher. Come ready to create the missing utensil in your cookware collection! A materials fee is due at registration. Closed-toe shoes are required.
Get the basics of sewing by learning about machine maintenance, seam ripping, fabric stabilizing, fabric types and more as you learn these fundamental sewing skills. Walk away with an introductory understanding of how to sew your own wearables and handmade objects.
Enameling combines glass and fire with copper to offer a wide variety of color, texture, and pattern. Try this unique custom and handmade jewelry technique to create a finished set of dangle earrings that finish with colors in high chromatic brilliance. In just a few short hours, you will create fun, personalized art pieces that bring bling to any wardrobe.
Learn how to safely work with the plasma cutter and the various ways it can be used. Practicing what we’ve learned, you’ll weld together creatively cut pieces into a unique design you can take home and display.
