Light up your night with a flameworking Maker Date, enjoying a shared charcuterie spread curated by Chef Harley, and your choice of draft beverage from Thorn Alley Kitchen, 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.
Experience the excitement of raku in this fiery Maker Date workshop! You’ll glaze two pre-made bud vases, watch a wheel throwing demo, and enjoy a shared charcuterie spread curated by Chef Harley, and your choice of draft beverage from Thorn Alley Kitchen, as we fire your pieces in a raku kiln – pulling them out red-hot for a dramatic finish. This Japanese firing process allows the piece to cool quickly so you can take it home that night. Just bring a friend and get ready for a memorable night with clay, fire, and fun! Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty! Tuition fee covers one individual; you must register each person attending.
In this painting Maker Date, you and your date will use acrylics to paint sets of wooden cut-out ornaments and then finish them with quick drying varnish. Share a charcuterie spread curated by Chef Harley, and your choice of draft beverage from Thorn Alley Kitchen during the workshop. You’ll each leave with a pair of wooden holiday ornaments you can keep in your home, or gift to another loved one. Tuition fee covers one individual; you must register each person attending.
Class will be held in classroom 318, on the 3rd floor of GoggleWorks.
Make your own wearable cyanotype! In this Maker Date, you’ll learn how to create a unique cyanotype print on a T-shirt using sunlight, objects, and photo negatives. We’ll explore the basics of this historic photographic process while experimenting with composition, layering, and fabric printing techniques while you and your plus one enjoy a shared charcuterie spread curated by Chef Harley, and your choice of draft beverage from Thorn Alley Kitchen. Tuition fee covers one individual; you must register each person attending.
Class will be held in the Darkroom, Studio 233, on the 2nd floor in GoggleWorks.
Ring in the holiday season in our hot glass studio by crafting your own ornament or bell. Learn how to gather hot glass from the furnace, add color, and sculpt it into a holiday classic.
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 modern color ladder suncatcher as you learn the fundamentals of traditional leaded stained glass. You’ll be introduced to the classic lead came technique used to construct large-scale stained glass panels, along with soldering and patina methods to give your piece a polished finish. This clean geometric design is a great introduction to the precision and craftsmanship of traditional lead work. Closed-toe shoes required.
Learn the basics of woodturning while creating a charming wooden apple. Come with no experience and gain hands-on introduction to the art of turning wood on a lathe. A materials fee is due at registration. Closed-toe shoes required.
Learn the basics of bead making and create your very own decorated bottle opener! This is a great introduction to learning to work with the material on the torch. Wear closed-toe shoes, natural fabrics (like cotton), and tie back long hair in the studio.
Make your own designs to decorate a metal lantern with glass. Learn glass cutting, safety practices, and the glass fusing process as our instructor guides you through design options and assembly techniques. Closed-toe shoes required.
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. 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.
For this year’s celebration, why not add a handcrafted peppermill to your Thanksgiving table. Either for the hustle and bustle of family to enjoy, or for you to simply grind some pepper onto your dinner, learn how to turn a peppermill and install the mechanism to make it operate! A materials fee is due at registration. Closed-toe shoes required.
Discover design opportunities that can be applied to bowl turnings! Explore cutting and re-assembling finished bowls, layout and implementation of pyrography, texturing using both hand and power texturing tools, and finally coloring using a variety of techniques. Walk away with a better understanding of basic bowl turning as well as some creative avenues to pursue to enhance your turnings. Assemblages can also be explored in spindle turning techniques. A materials fee is due at registration. Closed-toe shoes required.
Dan Zobel earned his associates degree in fine art from Bucks County Community College in 2009 under the tutelage of Mark Sfirri and subsequent Bachelor degree in 2012 from Indiana University of Pennsylvania under Alphonse Mattia. During the week, Dan puts his degree and experience to use as the woodshop operations manager at Edgewood Made in Philadelphia. Dan stays active in the wood art scene by participating in collaborative events, entering local shows, assisting in woodturning classes, and most recently becoming a committee member at the Museum for Art in Wood.
