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.
Closed-toe shoes, long pants, hair tie are required.
Create a spooky-sweet addition to your Halloween décor while you learn the basics of glass cutting and fusing as you design your own friendly (or frightful) ghost-shaped dish. Perfect for holding treats or adding a festive touch to your home.
This workshop will teach the basics of drawing the human figure from a live model. Through several guided drawing exercises, instructor Lee Shannon will introduce methods for drawing a human quickly and accurately.
Note: This class will involve working with a live nude model. Ages 18+ only. Class will run from 6-8pm Monday, Oct. 6.
Join us for this collaborative workshop to combine ceramics and textiles. In this three-week class, learn how to pinch clay into small vessels using beginner friendly techniques. Between classes, your work will be fired and glazed. In our next sessions, you will explore simple weaving techniques while creating a unique finish to your clay vase.
Mini-Makers!: Wheel Throwing: Session B / Mini-Makers!: Alfareria en Torno: Session B
Oct 11
Saturday
/ 2–4pm
Member: $68.00
/ Non-Member: $80.00
Skill Level: All Levels
Age: 7-12 (Mini-Makers!)
Bilingual (Spanish)
Come play with clay and learn how to use the pottery wheel. As a team, you will work together to shape clay and create forms on the spinning wheel. Instructor is bilingual in English and Spanish.Note: An adult must participate in the workshop. The tuition fee covers one individual, and you must register for each adult and child attending.
Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.
Ven a jugar con arcilla y aprende a utilizar el torno de alfarería. En equipo, tú y tú hijo trabajarán juntos para dar forma a la arcilla y crear formas en el torno. La instructora es bilingüe en inglés y español.Nota: Un adulto debe participar en el taller. La matrícula cubre a una persona, y debe inscribirse por cada adulto y niño que asista.
Using templates and handbuilding techniques, create your own decorative pitcher for your home. Following a template, you will learn how to create slabs of clay and incorporate textures to the surfaces to make an interesting pitcher! Perfect for your favorite cold beverage or fresh flowers.
Learn the art of Shibori in this hands-on, one-day workshop exploring four traditional techniques: ne-maki, tazuna, te-kumo, and arashi. Using warm-toned Procion dyes, you’ll create a set of unique fabric samples and a finished piece perfect for wearing or gifting—no experience necessary. Come dressed to get creative with materials that may stain!
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.
Starting with a simple square blank of hardwood, learn the fundamentals of woodturning, including the safe use of the lathe, turning gouges, and lathe tools. Leave with a beautiful French rolling pin and basic skills which can be applied to a wide range of future turning projects. Great for both beginners and experienced artists. A materials fee is due at registration.
Learn the fundamentals of hand-drawn animation as we explore the twelve principles and essential exercises that will set you up to create strong animation and cartoons.
Join us for a cozy rug hooking class where you’ll create charming fall-themed table coasters in shapes like leaves or pumpkins. Perfect for beginners, this hands-on workshop teaches traditional techniques while celebrating the colors and textures of autumn.
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, Oct. 18.
Ages 21 and over only. Closed-toe shoes, hair tie are required.
