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 fewĀ weeks. Once the pieces are ready forĀ pick up, you’ll receive an email from ourĀ Programs team letting you know.
Class will be held in the Ceramics Auxiliary Classroom 301, on the 3rd floor of GoggleWorks.Ā
Learn the foundational skills of woodturning to create a functional pen. Gain a comprehensive introduction to the tools, techniques, and safety practices. Perfect for beginners or those looking to expand their woodworking skills! A materials fee is due at registration. Closed-toe shoes required.
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
Intro to Flameworking
Jun 11–Jul 9
/ 5 sessions
Thursdays
/ 5:30–8:30pm
Member: $242.25
/ Non-Member: $285.00
Skill Level: All Levels
Age: Teen Friendly (16+), Adult
Discover the art of flameworking as you melt and shape glass using torches and tools. Learn safe equipment use, basic techniques, and how to add color and effects. Wear closed-toe shoes, natural fabrics (like cotton), and tie back long hair in the studio.
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 fewĀ weeks. Once the pieces are ready forĀ pick up, you’ll receive an email from ourĀ Programs team letting you know.
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 shoesĀ required.
Jewelry Making: Precious Metal Clay – Silver: Session B
Jun 14
/ 1 session
Sunday
/ 12–4pm
Member: $85.00
/ Non-Member: $100.00
Skill Level: All Levels
Age: Adult
Jump into the world of jewelry design with silver precious metal clay! In this class, you’ll learn to use molding tools and basic forming techniques to create a truly original piece. Once the design is complete, we’ll lay your project in one of our kilns to harden it into a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry! A materials fee is due at registration.
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. (Kitchen is closed Monday).
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.
Join your little ones this summer for creative adventure as you both explore the wonders of art together with Create With Me Camps at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts. Learn painting styles, play with clay, and watch your children create and grow as they discover. Join us for a full 3-day session or choose a day and time that works best for you and your little one(s).
All children must be potty-trained and must be accompanied by an adult. There is no fee for adult attendance. One adult is permitted per child.
AM Sessions: 10:30am – 12:00pm
PM Sessions: 2:30pm – 4:00pm
Questions? Email Paola Mateo at pmateo@goggleworks.org
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.
Learn about glassblowing as you create an original beer tumbler. Once cooled, pick up your glass at Saucony Creek Franklin Station Brewpub where the second half of the workshop will conclude with a demonstration and tasting with their brew experts 5pm Saturday, June 20. Ages 21 and over only. Closed-toe shoes, hair tie are required.
Have a group of 4 or more?Ā Turn up the heat, gather yourĀ family and friends and book an exclusive, hands-on glassblowing workshop with us! Find detailsĀ here.Ā Minimum of 4 required.
