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Mar 29, 2024

Bowl Carving [Workshop]

In this two-day workshop you will be hand carving a small to medium bowl.  You will be using a variety of hand tools including gouges and mallets to design, shape… 

Mar 29, 2024

Scroll Saw Techniques [Workshop]

Join us to learn the basic techniques involved in scroll saw work as you work to complete a small wall-hung art project. Instructor: Maria Lai Saturday, July 13: 1:00 –… 

WOOD CARVED SPOONS

Mar 29, 2024

Spoon Carving [Workshop]

Come and enjoy a one-day spoon carving workshop. Using a variety of tools, learn how to design, shape and carve your very own wooden spoon with both functional and sculptural… 

Mar 29, 2024

Three-Legged Stool [Workshop]

Simple yet complex in so many ways. Join us to learn the art of one of the simplest of seated forms and the many factors and skills that go into… 

Mar 29, 2024

Turning a Sphere [Workshop]

How’s your skill at turning a bead? This class will help you advance that technique and achieve a perfect — or nearly perfect — sphere. Using basic tools and hand-made… 

Mar 29, 2024

Wood Spirit Carving [Workshop]

Carve a wood spirit in a piece of basswood using mallet-type and handheld carving tools. Use your imagination to create a one-of-a-kind sculpture. Medium hand strength is useful. No experience… 

Mar 29, 2024

Woodturned Jewelry Pendants [Workshop]

This project class will show intermediate woodturners how to make elegant jewelry pendants from small pieces of colorful or exotic wood using a technique called off-set turning. Instructor: Norm Cloutier… 

Mar 29, 2024

Woodturned Wind Chime [Workshop]

Join us for this simple project and turn a decorative wind chime. You will utilize a pen mandrel and the Dremel tool for optional decoration to add some personal touches to your… 

Mar 29, 2024

4×5 Paper Negative Workshop

This workshop is focused on creating still lives and portraits with RC paper rather than sheet film, making it perfect for anyone new to analog photography and intimidated by working… 

Mar 29, 2024

Fun with Portraiture!  [Workshop]

Kick your portraiture up a notch with this workshop! Students will learn several secret, yet simple techniques, and a few extra suave tips that are sure to add a dash… 

Mar 29, 2024

Lumen Print Workshop

Lumen printing is a form of contact printing that requires UV light and masks to create an image. This alternative darkroom process leads students to create beautiful color registrations on… 

Mar 29, 2024

Daylilies in Watercolor[Workshop]

No experience necessary. Learn the basics of watercolor as you paint vibrant daylilies. Create this painting with the blending of transparent watercolors while layering washes and adding glazes to produce… 

leather journal

Mar 29, 2024

Leather Journals [Workshop]

Hemingway was never without his. Frida Kahlo’s are widely reproduced. Make your very own leather journal and learn to do leather sewing and dyeing. Using a premium 6” x 8”… 

Mar 29, 2024

Mono-Printing 101 [Workshop]

In this wildly creative and playful class, you will learn to make prints using found objects for texture and image, layered paints for varied colors, and a mask [an image… 

Mar 29, 2024

Summer Landscape in Watercolor [Workshop]

No experience necessary. Learn to use the creative process of the watercolor medium to create a warm summer landscape through textures and techniques. All supplies included. Instructor: Laura Azzi Saturday, June… 

Mar 29, 2024

Rustic Casting [Workshop]

For all skill levels. Experiment with alternative casting techniques that can be used in almost any environment. We will explore ways to cast silver objects using water, frozen peas, coffee… 

Mar 28, 2024

Beaded Embroidery [Workshop]

Make a unique beaded pin using a large focal bead surrounded by smaller beads. No pre-planning is necessary. The process is impromptu using the beads and colors you choose. The… 

Mar 28, 2024

Needle Felting [Workshop]

Learn the craft of needle felting by making a bold and colorful 2″ wide cuff bracelet or stunning neckpiece. The craft of needle felting is the process of embedding colorful wool… 

Mar 25, 2024

Glass in the Garden: Round Garden Stakes [Workshop]

Add some sparkle to your home or landscape with a beautiful garden stake consisting of a round stained-glass panel with a custom-made metal stand. Perfect for your garden or a… 

Mar 25, 2024

Fused Glass Screenprinting

Learn the basics of silkscreen and hand-drawn, photographic, photocopied, and digital color separation. Learn how to print on glass with screens using a squeegee and glass paints. The pieces will… 

Mar 21, 2024

Watercolor Sunflowers

No experience necessary With their imposing height and large, bold leaves and flower heads, sunflowers are wonderful painting subjects. Come join this workshop and learn to paint the dramatic Great… 

Mar 21, 2024

Traditional Appalachian Turkey Wing Whisk Broom [Workshop]

Join Sarah Ann Austin for a hands-on workshop on the traditional craft of broom making. Learn to create a beautiful and functional Appalachian turkey wing whisk broom. The turkey wing… 

Mar 21, 2024

Stained Glass Box or Picture Frame [Workshop] 

In this intermediate stained-glass class you’ll be creating a box or photo frame and personalizing it with a sandblasted embellishment using the Craft Center’s Rayzist sandblaster. The perfect project for… 

Oct 31, 2023

Simple Enameled Ring [Workshop]

More adventures in torch fired enameling! This workshop will introduce students to fabricating finger fashion in a simple way. Familiarity with vitreous enameling is necessary. Intro to Torch Fired Enameling… 

Oct 31, 2023

Stained Glass Picture Frame [Workshop]

What better way to celebrate a special occasion than to create a beautiful picture frame from stained glass as a gift or to frame your own special photograph! Supplies included.… 

wind catcher

Jul 19, 2023

Stained Glass Wind-Catcher Rings [Workshop]

Wild flowers with honeybees and seaweed with colorful fish are only two of the possibilities for designing this 10” round, stained glass project using the copper foil method. In the… 

Jul 19, 2023

Glass Chains [Workshop]

Learn how to make links out of thin Borosilicate glass rods and then join them into chains. You will form the links freehand in a torch flame. If you are…