Create your own prickly masterpiece with a glass cactus sculpture that adds some character to any room – no watering needed! This fun project is the perfect way to dig into the art of cutting and shaping glass. Closed-toe shoes are required.
Unleash your creativity in this beginner-friendly collage class! Explore the art of combining images, textures, and colors to create unique, layered compositions. You’ll learn techniques for cutting, arranging, and adhering materials while expressing your personal style. Perfect for anyone looking to tap into their creative side – no experience needed! All materials are provided, but feel free to bring along magazines, found materials, and photographs.
Create a charming rectangular bread basket, perfect for serving bread or rolls at your table. You will weave with flat reed, incorporate plenty of dyed reed for visual interest, and add shaker tape handles to complete the design.
This beginner-friendly class is a great introduction to watercolor painting in a relaxed and creative way. You’ll learn basic techniques such as brush control, color mixing, layering, and simple washes while experimenting with watercolor paints and paper. The focus is on exploration, confidence, and having fun with the medium. No prior painting experience required. Perfect for anyone curious about watercolor or looking to loosen up and enjoy the process.
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.
Discover the simplicity and complexity of itajime shibori, with its limitless possibilities for creativity and pattern. You will learn how to create and use an indigo bath, leaving 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. If you participated in session A or B, bring your samples and see how overdyeing with indigo creates further laying and depth. No previous experience needed! Be dressed to work with materials that can stain.
Make your very own sturdy serving plate or shallow bowl with “stack ‘n squish” in our fusing studio. This technique involves cutting squares of opaque glass and stacking them on a piece of black glass. After fusing in the kiln, they become completely flat and offer a nice visual surface to your glass piece. Closed-toe shoes are required.
Transform everyday scraps and found materials, from paper pieces, old books, ephemera, fabric, and more, into a one-of-a-kind handmade journal. You’ll learn collage techniques, layering methods, and creative ways to combine textures, color, and imagery. This class is beginner-friendly and encourages play over perfection. Whether you want to use your journal for writing, art-making, memory keeping, or reflection, you’ll leave with a personalized journal and ideas for continuing the practice at home. No experience necessary; just curiosity and a willingness to experiment.
Engrave your design on a recycle Tetra Pak container, just as you would on a metal plate, and make a limited series of Intaglio prints and save the planet!
Create your own beautiful beaded bracelet using a variety of beading techniques. Together we’ll explore traditional stringing methods, including how to knot between beads, as well as wire-wrapping techniques to connect beads together for a custom design. Feel free to bring your own beads to incorporate your very own style into your finished bracelet. Perfect to wear for a night out on the town, or for a gift for a loved one! A materials fee is due at registration.
Looking to add a conversation piece to your living room? Join us and learn to cut glass and create a starburst wall hanging that will be sure to impress your guests for many parties to come. Closed-toe shoes are required.
Brighten up any room by creating a functional fused glass nightlight. 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.