Make your own wind chime to enjoy in your home or garden all year long! This project serves as a great introduction to cutting and shaping glass and gives you a taste of our glass studio. Closed-toe shoes required.
Have you ever wanted to make your own animation short, just like the professionals? Whether it’s kids’ cartoons like SpongeBob or something geared towards adults like The Simpsons, then this class is for you! Using the digital media lab, learn what it takes to make your own independent films from concept, animation, and even the importance of good composition and editing. Learn the software professional artists use to bring their cartoons to life, from industry standards like Adobe Animate CC to free budget software like OpenToonz. Great if you’re a beginner or already exploring the medium. Come draw with us!
Ready to start your home compost journey? Join us to learn how to start, maintain, mix, and sift compost piles or bins. Discover how to compost in small spaces with a garden or no garden at all! You will leave with your very own countertop composting bin. Please bring a notebook, pencil, and questions about composting to class.Rain Date: Saturday, June 20, 2026
Age: Teen Friendly (14+), Teen Friendly (16+), Adult
Drop in throughout the week for our creative printmaking series with artist Suzanne Fellows and explore a variety of techniques to create your own unique prints. Perfect for both beginners and experienced artists, each session includes a demo, lecture, and hands-on experience with endless possibilities!
Topics include:
Reduction Prints (June 8)
Tetra Pak (June 9)
Gel Plate (June 11)
Mixed Media Printmaking (June 12)
Age: Teen Friendly (14+), Teen Friendly (16+), Adult
Handcrafted Ceramic House Numbers
Jun 10
/ 1 session
Wednesday
/ 6–9pm
Member: $68.00
/ Non-Member: $80.00
Skill Level: All Levels
Age: Teen Friendly (14+), Adult
Add a touch of creativity to your front door! Create personalized, handcrafted house numbers in this hands-on ceramics workshop. You will learn techniques for shaping, carving, and finishing clay to design durable and decorative numbers for their home.
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.
Class will be held in the Ceramics Auxiliary Classroom 301, on the 3rd floor of GoggleWorks.
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.
Exploring Shibori: Binding & Wrapping with Warm Colors
Jun 12
/ 1 session
Friday
/ 1–5pm
Member: $127.50
/ Non-Member: $150.00
Skill Level: All Levels
Age: Teen Friendly (14+), Adult
In this session, you will learn how to bind and wrap fabric to create four distinct shibori patterns: ne-maki, tazuna, te-kumo, and arashi. We will use Procion dyes in warm colors and you will leave with a collection of samples as well as one finished piece suitable for wearing or gifting. We will discuss how the samples can be used as the basis for other projects, or these pieces can be used in other shibori sessions for further experimentation. No previous experience needed! Be dressed to work with materials that can stain.
Impress your guests at your next party and serve snacks on your own handmade glass charcuterie board! Learn the basics of fusing techniques by cutting and shaping glass, then playing with color and design to create your very own essential serving display. Create a full serving set and join us for our Beaded Cheese and Knife Fork Set class (June 19). Closed-toe shoes required.
Create a vibrant decorative fused glass garden stake to brighten your garden year-round! Learn basic glass cutting and design techniques as you craft a colorful stake to sparkle in the sun. Closed-toe shoes required.
Build confidence in your technical skills and the ability to look at art critically in this one-week intensive covering the fundamentals of drawing. Using a variety of materials, learn elements of line, value, shape, form, and texture. Experiment with gesture drawing, contour lines, negative space, shading, and the intricacies of light, one point and two point perspective applied to interior spaces, urban spaces, and still life drawing. Please bring a packed lunch or order ahead from our restaurant, Thorn Alley Kitchen.
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.
Bring your well-loved clothes to this group session and learn how to mend them sustainably and stylishly! In this monthly session, you will learn how to bring new life back into your clothes through the art of mending.
Make a beautiful and functional market basket, perfect for trips to the farmers market or harvesting from the garden. You will weave with flat and flat oval reed and finish your basket with an oak D-handle and dyed overlays for a classic look.