Mini-Makers!: Glassblown Flower or Paperweight: Session A
Feb 28, 2026
/ 1 session
Saturday
/ 11am–1pm
Member: $63.75
/ Non-Member: $75.00
Skill Level: All Levels
Age: 7-12 (Mini-Makers!), Youth and Teen
Introduce the family to the art of glassblowing through this family workshop designed just for you and your child. Learn the process of blowing and sculpting hot glass into a fun item for your home. Note: An adult must participate in the workshop. The tuition fee covers one individual, and you must register for each adult and child 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.
Practice painting together with your child as you both create your favorite animal in watercolor art in this family workshop! Learn watercolor basics: all about paint, brushes, and paper. Explore color theory, mixing, and creating form, shadow, and light! Note: An adult must participate in the workshop. The tuition fee covers one individual, and you must register for each adult and child attending.
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.
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.
Introduce yourself to the art of glassblowing through this workshop designed just for beginners. Learn the process of sculpting hot glass into a fun paperweight for your home. 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.
Create a beautiful and functional fused glass bowl designed to help thirsty bees and pollinators! In this beginner-friendly class, you’ll learn basic glass fusing techniques using colorful frit, stringers, and shapes to design a shallow, textured bowl that’s safe for bees to land on. Closed-toe shoes are required.
Craft your very own handmade travel-sized notebooks by creating book cloth covers with fabric. You’re encouraged to bring sentimental fabrics to create a one-of-a-kind usable keepsake object that is uniquely meaningful to use on your next adventure.
Learn freestyle embroidery basics to create flowing, dynamic compositions inspired by the plants in GoggleWorks’ Gardens at Lauer’s Park. We will focus on the repetitive nature of the process while listening to meditative music. Leave this class with a hand stitched cheat sheet of all the basic stitches, and multiple hoops of your own flowery designs.
Dream up and draw your very own fantasy creature, and turn it into a handmade work of art for you to take home! Explore concept art basics to bring your vision to life through drawing, then learn screen printing basics to turn your drawing into handmade art you can hang up, use, or wear! Leave the class with several prints and a tote bag featuring your creatures.
Discover the art of drawing decorative words and phrases. Guided by Mary Kate McDevitt’s book, Hand Lettering Ledger, learn the framework of drawing proportional words, phrases, typography basics, and drawing skills. Leave with some lovingly illustrated words and phrases of your choice to hang on your wall or share with the world.
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.
For the days you make the prudent decision to save a few glasses of wine, or whiskey, or perhaps even apple cider for later, it is nice to have a bottle stopper for such an occasion – and what a bonus if you made it yourself! Join us in the woodshop to create this functional, beautiful souvenir to take home or gift to a friend. A materials fee is due at registration. Closed-toe shoes are required.
Learn the skills necessary to throw cylinders, cups, bowls, and more in this exciting introduction to the fundamentals of working on a potter’s wheel. You will be guided through the process of throwing, shaping, and trimming your pieces. Express your creative voice through basic surface decoration and glazing techniques. Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.
