Create your own mini-masterpiece using paint and canvas, guided step-by-step along the way. Whether it’s a dog, cat, or bunny, this workshop is all about creativity, connection, and laughter. Bring your creativity and a photo of your furry friend with you to the workshop.
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.
Learn how to sew a practical and modern crossbody bag from start to finish. You’ll practice useful techniques like adding zippers, sewing a lining, and attaching adjustable straps to create a bag you can use on the daily.
Create an elegant sterling silver ring while learning essential jewelry-making techniques. We will twist and braid sterling silver wire before shaping, soldering, and finishing your own handcrafted ring. Gain experience with sizing, forming, and polishing methods commonly used in metalsmithing as you create a handcrafted piece of jewelry.
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.
Flame-resistant clothing, long pants, and heavy closed-toe shoes are required. Class will be held in the Welding Studio, Building 4.
Get some hands-on experience with glassblowing as you learn how to gather hot glass from the furnace, add color, and sculpt it into a glass pumpkin. Our artists will guide you through the process of making a one-of-a-kind centerpiece for the fall season.
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 your own short film over the course of four weeks. This class will provide you the opportunity to collaborate with fellow filmmakers as we move step-by-step through the process: from catching an idea, developing it into a story, and bringing that story to life on screen. Together, we’ll explore lighting, sound, framing, and other storytelling tools that will help shape your film. By the end of class, you’ll create a one-take short film that will be screened and shared with the group.
Class will be held in the Darkroom, Studio 233, on the 2nd floor in GoggleWorks.
Make Santa’s cookies look exceptionally delicious this year! Join us to craft your own handmade cookie tray as you learn the basics of fused glass art. Closed-toe shoes required.
Dive into woodturning fundamentals, learning how to properly make a fine furniture wooden side table. No corners will be cut, only the best, most beautiful and most traditional joinery will be used in its creation. The joint most central to this table is the classic mortisse and tenon. Learn the whys and hows to use this joint and level up your woodworking to a place where buying comparable is almost impossible in the disposable screw and glue era. A materials fee is due at registration. Closed-toe shoes required.
A native of Reading, PA, Matt Brown spent over 25 years in the music industry, performing and teaching internationally. After deciding it was time for a change in 2017, his lifelong interest in woodworking grew serious enough that he decided to head back to school full time, enrolling in the cabinetmaking and wood technology program at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Lancaster, PA.
He holds degrees from Mansfield University and Michigan State University. He has also studied at Boston University and the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University. Matt has over 30 years of teaching experience, having held positions at Florida Atlantic University, Lynn University, Michigan State University, Millersville University, Franklin and Marshall University, Montclair State University, and Kutztown University. Matt considers himself a life-long student, using every experience as a chance to learn.
Discover the possibilities of precious metal clay, an innovative material that combines the flexibility of clay with the beauty of fine silver. Learn how to shape, texture, and fire metal clay to create unique jewelry and small decorative objects. Leave with finished silver pieces and the skills to continue exploring this exciting medium. Closed-toe shoes are required.
Join us for a creative night on the wheel and transform a ball of clay into a unique piece of pottery handcrafted by you! Learn the basics of throwing on the wheel while you craft your work, then choose a glaze from our ceramic studio’s selection.
Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.
Turnaround time for ceramics can be a few weeks. Once the pieces are ready for pick up, you’ll receive an email from our Programs team letting you know.
Commemorate your best furry friend or pet in glass as you make an ornament or tray. Learn glass cutting, safety practices, and the glass fusing process as our instructor guides you through design options and assembly techniques. Bring a photo of your pet for reference. Closed-toe shoes required.
Join us in the fusing or flameworking studio as we create fused glass holiday ornaments that express your unique style and creativity. Perfect for giving away as gifts or passing down as family treasures.
Join 3 or more and receive a 10% discount with coupon code: holidayornaments26
