Design and handbuild your own ceramic mug using templates and textured clay slabs. Once itโs fired, bring it back and fill it upโjoin us for a coffee tasting with Reading Coffee Company at 1pm, Saturday, Oct. 18 in GoggleWorksโ Cafรฉ. Sip fresh brews from your handmade mug!
Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.ย
Jewelry Making: Precious Metal Clay – Bronze: Session B
Oct 4
Saturday
/ 1–4pm
Member: $68.00
/ Non-Member: $80.00
Skill Level: All Levels
Age: Adult
Jump into the world of jewelry design with bronze 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!
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 dรฉcor 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.
Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.ย
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.ย
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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.
Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.ย
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 giftingโno 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.