Further your flameworking skills and learn the basics of creating a functional piece with some creative freedom out of borosilicate glass. Must be 21+. Wear closed-toe shoes, natural fabrics (like cotton), and tie back long hair in the studio.
Jewelry and Metalsmithing Independent Study Group: Session A
Sep 16–Oct 21
/ 6 sessions
Wednesdays
/ 10am–2pm
Member: $274.55
/ Non-Member: $323.00
Skill Level: Intermediate
Age: Adult
For experienced jewelry makers who want to advance their skills, share ideas, and develop new proficiencies, this intermediate level class will cover a range of various metalsmithing topics, with a focus on design, fabrication, and stone setting applications. Please bring your own fine metals and gemstones to class. Closed-toe shoes are required.
Take your fusing experience to the next level by working thicker pieces and dancing across the line of control and movement. Projects include pot melts, color bars, and on edge assembly with an emphasis on various cold working applications. Prerequisite: Intro to Fusing or equivalent experience. Closed-toe shoes are required.
Take your flameworking skills to the next level and dive deeper into coloring and sculpting techniques as you learn to work with hollow tubing and blowing. Prerequisite: Intro to Flameworking. Wear natural fabrics (cotton not polyester) and tie back long hair while working in the studio.
Broaden your wheel throwing techniques and further develop your understanding of the ceramic process. Explore making taller forms, marbling clay, and using slips for surface decorations. Prerequisite: Intro to Wheel Throwing or equivalent experience.
Take your sewing skills to the next level in this intermediate garment construction class. Learn how to create simple patterns, design your own garments, and turn your ideas into finished pieces. Build confidence in planning, cutting, and sewing clothing that reflects your personal style. You will be asked to purchase your own fabric for projects. Sewing machines and basic tools will be provided in the textiles studio.
Learn to sew a stylish and functional Japanese cross-back apron. Designed for an intermediate student or confident beginner, this class requires basic sewing skills and will help you build confidence while creating a comfortable, slip-on apron – perfect for cooking, crafting, or gifting! Instructor is bilingual in English and Spanish.
Join us for our intensive woodturning workshop designed for intermediate-level enthusiasts eager to explore the art of creating hollow form vases. Over the course of this hands-on class, you will delve into the nuanced techniques and methods essential for crafting these elegant pieces. Discover the joy of shaping wood into stunning hollow forms that reflect your unique style and passion for woodworking. A materials fee is due at registration. Closed-toe shoes required.
Working from your own reference photos, learn to make artistic portraits of animals you love. Together, we will work in water media including gouache and watercolors and other mixed media like pencils, chalks, and artist-grade crayons. No class Nov. 26.
Supplies can be purchased at our Art Supply Store, located on the first floor of GoggleWorks.
Jewelry and Metalsmithing Independent Study Group: Session B
Nov 18–Dec 23
/ 6 sessions
Wednesdays
/ 10am–2pm
Member: $274.55
/ Non-Member: $323.00
Skill Level: Intermediate
Age: Adult
For experienced jewelry makers who want to advance their skills, share ideas, and develop new proficiencies, this intermediate level class will cover a range of various metalsmithing topics, with a focus on design, fabrication, and stone setting applications. Please bring your own fine metals and gemstones to class.Closed-toe shoes are required.
Intermediate Painting: Urban Sketching in Thorn Alley Kitchen
Dec 2–16
/ 3 sessions
Wednesdays
/ 6–9pm
Member: $122.40
/ Non-Member: $144.00
Skill Level: Intermediate
Age: Teen Friendly (14+), Adult
As “urban sketchers” we will capture the passing scene in a busy and vibrant Thorn Alley Kitchen right in the heart of GoggleWorks, using a variety of water-based and dry sketch media. Please bring sketch materials, and a sturdy sketch journal containing watercolor paper or mixed media paper to class. Sketch materials can include pencils, pens, artist’s crayons, or small travel watercolor kits. Keep in mind this is an operating restaurant, and materials must be compact and neat.
Learn a different embellishment for your woodturning each week, focusing on textures and processes including woodcarving, woodburning (pyrography), painting, bleaching, and sandblasting. This allows you to take your turned forms to new creative heights and gives you the ability and tool kit to start experimenting in more artistic ways. Your turned forms become a canvas and starting point for a myriad of new creative pursuits. A materials fee is due at registration. Closed-toe shoes required.
