Image courtesy of artist and author Jerry Bennett
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Make A Skull Mug with A Worm Crawling Out of the Eye | Kat Myers | Thursday, Oct. 23 | 6-9 p.m.
This mug is great for Halloween and even better for keeping your annoying colleagues at bay every other day of the year. Win, win. Read more and register here.
Make A Ceramic Gravy Boat | Marissa Childers | Thursday, Nov. 6 | 6:30-9 p.m.
Do you have gravy savvy? Showcase that lump-free sauce in a handmade boat! Do you fear gravy? Then distract people with a handmade boat. Either way, you win. Read more and register here..
Make Cute Ceramic Pet Bowls | Liz Parham | Friday, Nov. 7 | 6-9 p.m.
Your animal companion deserves to drink out of something classier than a plastic bowl or the toilet. Make your fur baby a custom water and food bowl. Read more and register here.
Figure Drawing | Claire Holloway | Friday, Nov. 7 | 7-9 p.m.
This art-school style drawing class features a nude model and drawing guidance from artist Claire Holloway. Read more and register here.
Make A Ceramic Coffee Pour Over | Marissa Childers | Thursday, Nov. 13 | 6-9 p.m.
This is for the coffee snobs, or those who love coffee snobs, or those who think drinking great pour-over coffee makes you sane, not snobby. I mean how cool are you gonna feel making pouring over coffee in something you made? What a way to start the day, you superstar. Read more and register here.
Image courtesy of artist and author Jerry Bennett
Make Your Own Comic! | 8 weeks | Jerry Bennett | Begins September 29 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Artist Jerry Bennett has created art for Stan Lee, and licensed products for Marvel, DC, and Star Wars. He's storyboarded for Disney, Dreamworks, and Saban and he's here to teach you to create your own comic or graphic novel! Beginners welcome! Read more and register here.
Oil Painting | 8 weeks | Chris Brizzard | Begins September 29 | 6-9 p.m.
Sold out! Join the waitlist here. Always wanted to learn how to oil paint? This is the sign you've been waiting for. No experience necessary!
Wheel Throwing 1 | 8 weeks | Various times, see below
Required prerequisite: Introduction to Ceramics.
Expanding on the techniques covered in Introduction to Ceramics, this class will improve your skills on the wheel. Make mugs, cups and bowls while learning more about firing techniques, temperatures and atmospheres.
We have 3 sections of Wheel Throwing 1, same class just different days and times.
Wheel Throwing 1 | 8 weeks | MONDAY p.m.
Sold out! Join the waitlist here.
David Stevens | Begins September 29 | 6-8:30 p.m. | Read more and register
Wheel Throwing 1 | 8 weeks | TUESDAY a.m.
David Stevens | Begins September 30 | 10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. | Read more and register
Wheel Throwing 1 | 8 weeks | WEDNESDAY p.m.
Joe Cox | Begins October 1 | 6-8:30 p.m. | Read more and register
Sewing Fundamentals | 8 weeks | Amber Layne | Begins September 29 | 6-9 p.m.
Sold out! Join the waitlist here. Are you new to sewing, haven’t sewn in a while, afraid of your machine, or want to build a stronger foundation in your sewing knowledge? This is the class for you. It’s also perfect if you want a refresher on the basics of machine sewing.
Experimental Surface Design | 8 weeks | Kat Myers | Begins September 29 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Sold out! Join the waitlist here. Learn Gelli printing, screen printing, handmade underglaze transfers, water etching, sgraffito and mishima. Required prerequisites: Introduction to Ceramics or a surface design class.
Creative Foundations for Veterans and Active-Duty Members | 8 weeks | Claire Holloway | Begins September 29 | 6-8:30 p.m.
This free class is available exclusively to military veterans and active-duty members. This class covers ceramics, drawing, and painting. Explore the fundamentals of creating and understanding art alongside other veterans. Read more and register here.
Need a weekend class? We have the same class on Sundays.
We have two sections of Introduction to Ceramics: Tuesday evening, and Saturday afternoon.
Learn to create sculptural forms and functional vessels like mugs, plates and bowls in this course that introduces hand building and wheel throwing techniques. Remind your fingers they can do more than scroll. No experience necessary!
Introduction to Ceramics (Tuesday) | 8 weeks | Liz Parham | Begins Sept. 30 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Sold out! Join the waitlist here.
Introduction to Ceramics (Saturday) | 8 weeks | | Liz Parham | Begins October 4 | 2-4:30 p.m.
Sold out! Join the waitlist here.
Wheel 1 | David Stevens | 8 weeks | Begins September 30 | 10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Required prerequisite: Introduction to Ceramics.
Expanding on the techniques covered in Introduction to Ceramics, this class will improve your skills on the wheel. Make mugs, cups and bowls while learning more about firing techniques, temperatures and atmospheres. Read more and register here.
Fuss-Free Quilting | 8 weeks | Amber Layne | Begins Sept. 30 | 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Want a relaxed approach to quilting techniques? Learn machine quilt construction without getting your knickers in a wad. By the end of class, you will have made a small quilt that you can drape over your couch or the nearest baby. Read more and register here.
Sewing Fundamentals Expanded | 8 weeks | Amber Layne | Begins September 30 | 6-9 p.m.
Sold out! Join the waitlist here. REQUIRED prerequisites: Sewing Fundamentals. Build on skills acquired in Sewing Fundamentals. Learn advanced sewing techniques such as darts, ruffles, pleats and other shaping techniques, curved sewing, top stitching, lining, creating and using buttonholes, and understanding and utilizing types of zippers and elastics.
Everything! Embroidery! | 8 weeks | Darci Lenker | Begins September 30 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Everything you need to know about embroidery taught by fiber artist dynamo, Darci Lenker. Darci's artwork has been featured by NASA so...make up your own punchline about how this class will be out of this world. Read more and register here.
Sewing Fundamentals Expanded | 8 weeks | Amber Layne | Begins Oct. 1 | 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
REQUIRED prerequisites: Sewing Fundamentals. Build on skills acquired in Sewing Fundamentals. Learn advanced sewing techniques such as darts, ruffles, pleats and other shaping techniques, curved sewing, top stitching, lining, creating and using buttonholes, and understanding and utilizing types of zippers and elastics. Read more and register here.
Creative Drawing: Advanced | 8 weeks | Isa Rodriguez | Begins Oct. 1 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Find your personal style, and hone your drawing skills! Learn classic techniques for drawing what you see while developing your unique perspective. Prior drawing experience required. Read more and register here.
Creative Writing: Your Story, Your Way! | 8 weeks | Zachary Scalzo | Begins October 1 | 6-8 p.m.
The world wants your stories and we are here to help you shape them! Beginners welcome! Learn to generate ideas using your own life (yes, even yours) as inspiration. A great class if you're interested in fiction or nonfiction, memoir, personal essay or turning your life into a TV show, Broadway musical or a depressing play that makes everyone weep but earns you a Tony award. Read more and register here.
Wheel Throwing 1 | 8 weeks | Joe Cox | Begins Oct. 1 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Required prerequisite: Introduction to Ceramics. Expanding on the techniques covered in Introduction to Ceramics, this class will improve your skills on the wheel. Make mugs, cups and bowls while learning more about firing techniques, temperatures and atmospheres. Read more and register here.
Serged Garment Construction | 8 weeks | Amber Layne | Begins Oct. 1 | 6-9 p.m.
REQUIRED prerequisites: Garment Construction, Serging Fundamentals
Expand on the skills acquired in Serging Fundamentals. Further explore how to operate the serger, and learn advanced techniques by creating a capsule collection of four garments. This course is designed to further develop the skills needed to succeed in serging and understand when the use of a sewing machine is required. Read more and register here.
Introduction to Metalsmithing: Bolos, Gemstones, and Other Shiny Things | 8 weeks | Micah Hamilton | Begins Oct. 8 | 6-9 p.m.
Please note this class begins on October 8. Learn the basics of metalsmithing and jewelry making from artist Micah Hamilton. Read more and register here.
You Light Up My Life: Make Ceramic Lamps | 8 weeks | Brian Bosworth | Begins Oct. 1 | 6-9 p.m.
Sold out! Join the waitlist here. Mariah Carey can't stand overhead light and neither should you. Make a ceramic lamp. Prior ceramic experience (Intro to Ceramics, or equivalent) required. Glow up, baby.
Learn to Weave! | 8 weeks | Sherri Dudeck | Begins Oct. 2 | 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Do you love puzzles? Then you should try weaving! In the words of a well-known weaver, “The number of variations to be gained in (twill) fabrics made by changing the sequence of the treadlings, by using different combinations of the of the tie-up of the harnesses, by adding color variations in the warp and weft, or both, cannot be figured even mathematically.”
Marguerite Porter Davison, A Handweaver’s Pattern Book, 1994
Come join the weaving class and try out 17 of the endless possibilities in weaving twill. This class is open to new weavers and intermediate weavers. Beginners-you'll make a twill sampler. Intermediate students will work on independent projects with Sherri's guidance. Read more and register here
Image, Whitney Batres
Watercolor: Patterns and Textiles in Gouache! | 8 weeks | Whitney Batres | Begins Oct. 2 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Escape into the fun of color and pattern! Learn gouache painting—like watercolor but with opaque paint and vibrant colors— from artist Whitney Batres. Beginners welcome! Read more and register here.
Wheel Throwing 2 | 8 weeks | Liv Egan | Begins Oct. 2 | 6-9 p.m.
Required prerequisites: Wheel Throwing 1. Expand upon the skills and techniques gained in Wheel 1. Learn to throw larger and lidded vessels plus tumblers, mugs and handles, pitchers, pouring vessels and surface decoration. Read more and register here.
You Deserve Clothes You Love: Upcycled Sewing! | 8 weeks | Martha Coates | Begins Oct. 2 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Learn to adapt your existing clothes into fun new fashion. Want clothes that are gender and size affirming? Want new stuff without spending tons of money or having to go to the mall? Take what you’ve already got and make it better. Basic sewing experience and a sewing machine are necessary. Read more and register here.
Felted Pets and Food: Painting with Wool! | 4 weeks | Darci Lenker | Begins Nov. 6 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Learn 2-D felting, which is like painting, but with wool. What? Yes! It's fun! No painting experience or felting experience necessary! Join us to have some fun when everyone else is stressing about the holidays. Read more and register here.
Creative Drawing | 8 weeks | Isa Rodriguez | Begins Oct. 2 | 6-9 p.m.
Get unstuck and be more creative. This class is for beginners who think they can’t draw (You can! Everyone can draw!) and experienced drawers who are stuck in a rut. Join us to have fun, get unstuck and learn new ways to draw. Read more and register here.
You're Still Driving Me Glazy! | 8 weeks | Anna McQuown | Begins Oct. 4 | 10:30-1 p.m.
Required prerequisite: Introduction to Ceramics. Glazes making you glazy? There, there, little one stop crying, it's all gonna' be fine. If you took this class in the summer, you can register again--there's new content! Read more and register here.
Introduction to Ceramics (Saturday p.m.) | 8 weeks | Liz Parham | Begins October 4 | 2-4:30 p.m.
Learn to create sculptural forms and functional vessels like mugs, plates and bowls in this course that introduces hand building and wheel throwing techniques. Remind your fingers they can do more than scroll. No experience necessary! Sold out! Join the waitlist here.
Practice Practice: How to Keep Creating | 8 weeks | Isa Rodriguez, Dylan Cale Jones | Begins Oct. 4 | 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Stop worrying and start making! Award-winning artists Isa Rodriguez and Dylan Cale Jones will help you change your habits, find collaborators, avoid burnout, and enjoy creating again. This class brings together a community of brilliant, weird, funny, insightful artists who will support you through the highs and lows of building a creative practice that fits YOU. Read more and register here.
Creative Foundations for Veterans and Active-Duty Members | 8 weeks | Claire Holloway | Begins Sunday, Oct. 5 | 2-4:30 p.m.
This free class is available exclusively to military veterans and active-duty members. This class covers ceramics, drawing, and painting. Explore the fundamentals of creating and understanding art alongside other veterans. Read more and register here.
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