
Alfonso Ossorio, In a Wood Lightly, 1962.
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Hand Building and Surface Design: Plant! Pots! | Kat Myers | Begins April 7 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Prerequisites: Introduction to Ceramics or other hand building classes.
Sold out! Please join our waitlist! Do you like plants better than people? Learn to make medium and large planters with custom surface designs. Your plants deserve that sass.
Wheel Throwing 2 | David Stevens | Begins April 7 | 6-9 p.m.
Required prerequisite: Introduction to Ceramics and Wheel Throwing 1.
Expand upon the skills and techniques gained in Wheel 1. Learn to throw larger and lidded vessels plus how to construct teapots. You’ll also learn to create and modify ribs and stamps for making personal marks. Read more and register here.
Oil Painting 2 | Chris Brizzard | Begins April 7 | 6-9 p.m.
You wanted more oil painting and here it is! Apply the concepts introduced in Oil Painting 1 (drawing, values, form and color) to multi-object setups. You will paint from still-life each week and learn to create your own setups. Read more and register here.
Watercolor FUNdamentals | Jenny Elton | Begins April 7 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Never picked up a brush? This is the class for you. Dabbled in watercolor? This is the class for you, too. This class provides a solid foundation and a supportive environment to have fun and experiment with watercolors. Read more and register here.
Creative Writing: Find Your Story! | Spencer Gee | April 7 | 6-8 p.m.
The world needs your stories and we're here to help you write them. Whether you want to write the truth (I dated Bigfoot) or invent fabulous lies (I dated Bigfoot), this fun and supportive class explains the basics of story structure, plot, and character development. Beginners welcome! Read more and register here.
Sewing Fundamentals | Amber Layne | Begins April 7 | 6-9 p.m.
Sold out! Please join our waitlist.
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.
Garment Construction | Amber Layne | Begins April 8 | 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
REQUIRED prerequisites: Sewing Fundamentals, Sewing Fundamentals Expanded. This advanced course expands the techniques taught in Sewing Fundamentals and Sewing Fundamentals Expanded. Learn the basics of taking and working with measurements plus how to understand, work from and modify a simple pattern. Read more and register here.
We have three sections of Wheel Throwing 1:
Wheel Throwing 1 (a.m.) | Liv Egan | Begins April 8 | 11:30 a.m.-2 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.
Want an evening Wheel Throwing 1? Here is one on Wednesday nights!
Want a weekend Wheel Throwing 1? Here is one on Saturday mornings!
Oil Pastels: Fruit! | Jenny Elton | Begins April 8 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Beginners welcome. Winter is dry: static-y hair, chapped lips and electrical shocks when touch a light switch. You know what's not dry? Fruit! Join us to draw juicy fruit using oil pastels! Never used an oil pastel? No problem. Never eaten fruit? You should probably see someone about that. Read more and register here.
We have two sections of Introduction to Ceramics:
Introduction to Ceramics (Tuesday p.m.) | Liz Parham | Begins April 8 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Sold out! Please join our waitlist.
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 (Saturday) | Dylan Cale Jones | April 5 | 2-4:30 p.m.
Same same on Saturdays.
Creative Drawing | Isa Rodriguez | Begins April 8 | 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.
Sewing Fundamentals Expanded | Amber Layne | Begins April 8 | 6-9 p.m.
Sold out! Please join our waitlist.
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.
Visible Mending | Darci Lenker | Begins May 6 | 6-8:30 p.m.
THIS IS A FOUR-WEEK CLASS. Fiber artist and all-around dynamo, Darci Lenker, will teach you how to repair and embellish your clothes. Extend the life of your favorite clothes or just add decorative touches through visible mending. Read more and register here.
Guided Sewing | Amber Layne | Begins April 9 | 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Work on personal sewing projects with individual guidance and support from expert sewist, Amber Layne. This class is open to all levels, but you must have taken Sewing Fundamentals. Read more and register here.
Make! Ceramic! Furniture! | Brian Bosworth | Begins April 9 | 6-9 p.m.
Required prerequisites: Introduction to Ceramics.
Create small-to-medium sized ceramic furniture like stools or a side table! This class will investigate different building methods including Soft slab and armature, extrusion building, hard slab forms and coil. Read more and register here.
Introduction to Jewelry and Metalsmithing | Micah Hamilton | Begins April 9 | 6-9 p.m.
Learn the basics of jewelry making and metalsmithing! Make your own rings and pendants. No experience necessary. Read more and register here.
Fuss-Free Quilting | Amber Layne | Begins April 9 | 6-9 p.m.
Sold out! Please join our waitlist! 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 and low-key brag, Yeah, I made that.
Alfonso Ossorio, In a Wood Lightly, 1962.
Painting: Assemblage! | Brandi Twilley | Begins April 9 | 6-9 p.m.
Beginners welcome! Learn to use materials like cardboard, glass, wire, and found objects to add depth and texture to your paintings. You're a painter and a sculptor—fancy. Read more and register here.
Wheel Throwing 1 | Joe Cox | Begins April 9 | 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.
Vizionary Production Lab | C.L. McCoy | Begins April 10 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Learn how to digitally mix audio from a *Grammy nominated* producer, engineer and musician! (That's your teacher with Doja Cat at the Grammys. NBD.) No matter what kind of music you like or make, C.L. McCoy will help you create and mix it better. No experience necessary! Read more and register here.
Draw with a Hollywood Animator! | Larry Whitaker | Begins April 10 | 6-9 p.m.
Want to create characters for books, comics, games, and animations? Learn principles and techniques of character illustration and design from Larry Whitaker, Hollywood animator, director, screenwriter and designer! Read more and register here.
Guided Throwing | Liv Egan | Begins April 10 | 6-9 p.m.
Required Prerequisites: Introduction to Ceramics, Wheel Throwing 1, Wheel 2 or Altered Forms.
This advanced ceramics class focuses on individual wheel-based projects. Read more and register here.
You Deserve Good Clothes: Upcycle! Your! Clothes! with Martha! | Martha Coates | Begins April 10 | 6-8:30 p.m.
You deserve clothes that fit and reflect your fabulous self. Learn to alter, reshape, and update the clothes you already have so you can show the world who you really are. Basic sewing experience and a sewing machine are necessary. Read more and register here.
Weaving: Kicka$$ Kitchen Towels | Sherri Dudeck | Begins April 10 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Stop using ratty dishtowels—weave your own! Learn the basics of floor loom weaving and make cool towels to dry your pots or your tears? Learn from weaving wonder Sherri Dudeck and have the exclusive use of a loom for the entire class. Read more and register here.
Wheel Throwing 1 | Dylan Cale Jones | Begins April 5 | 10:30-1 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.
Introduction to Ceramics | Dylan Cale Jones | Begins April 5 | 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. Read more and register here.
Creative Drawing: Advanced | Isa Rodriguez | Begins April 12 | 10:30 a.m.-1:30 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.
Farm-To-Yarn! | Amy Young | Begins April 13 | 12-3 p.m.
In this class you'll experience fiber's full cycle from farm to yarn. Visit sheep and goats at Mollie Spencer Farms and learn to spin and dye yarn. Create unique fiber for all those projects you're dreaming of. Read more and register here.
Slab Lab! | Isa Rodriguez | Begins April 13 | 1-3:30 p.m.
This beginner-friendly class is all about creating with slabs. You’ll begin with simple pieces like jewelry dishes, plates and bowls and then expand to cups and vases and finish with textured surfaces and altered forms! No experience necessary. Read more and register here.
4-Week Creative Foundations for Veterans: Sculpt Animals! | Claire Holloway | Begins Tuesday, April 8 | 6-8:30 p.m.
This is a four-week class. This free class is available exclusively to military veterans. You'll sculpt animals using polymer clay. Explore the fundamentals of creating and understanding art alongside other veterans. Read more and register here!
8-Week Creative Foundations for Veterans | Claire Holloway | Begins Sunday, April 13 | 2-4:30 p.m.
This free class is available exclusively to military veterans. This class covers ceramics, drawing, and painting. Explore the fundamentals of creating and understanding art alongside other veterans. Read more and register here.
Make A Ceramic Deviled Egg Plate | Marissa Childers | April 10 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Eggs are like $200 a dozen, right? So you might as well show off those beauties with a custom-made plate. No experience necessary. Read more and register here.
Make A Custom! Broom! | Martha Coates | April 25 | 6-9 p.m.
You deserve cool cleaning tools! Hang your custom broom on the wall, use it to sweep your front steps in style, or the next time someone tells you to clean up your act simply point to the broom and say, Done. No experience necessary. Read more and register here.
Draw Animals at Mollie Spencer Farm | Claire Holloway | April 26 | 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
Join us at Mollie Spencer Farm in Yukon to draw sheep, donkeys and horses! Hang with animals at a beautiful location (much better than your usual Saturday routine of groceries and chores, right?) Read more and register here.
Draw! Cats! at Don't Stress Meowt! | April 28 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Draw cats at Oklahoma City's only cat cafe, Don't Stress Meowt. You and a room of purring playing cats--what could be better on a Monday night? Read more and register here.
Waffle! Themed! Tic-Tac-Toe Set! | Marissa Childers | May 1 | 6:30-9 p.m.
You didn't know you needed this, but you do. Pats of butter! Blueberries! Come on! No experience necessary. Read more and register here.
Make A Ceramic Pie Plate | Liv Egan | May 2 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Pie. Pie. Pie. Make a pie plate! No experience necessary. Cake eaters are also welcome. Read more and register here.
Moms! On! The! Wheel! | Liz Parham | May 9 | 7-9 p.m.
Celebrate Mother's Day with your mom or the friend who mothers you best and have fun learning to use the potter's wheel. You'll make a small bowl, laugh a lot and possibly get clay on your pants but no worries, like a good friendship, it all comes out in the wash. (Plus, we have aprons.) No experience necessary. Read more and register here.
Make A Ceramic Fruit Basket | Kat Myers | May 15 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Think about how cute and organized your kitchen will be when you stop dumping your fruit on the counter. Bowl. That. Stuff. Read more and register here. No experience necessary. Read more and register here.
Make A Ceramic Tulip Vase | Kat Myers | May 29 | 6-9 p.m.
Show off your spring flowers in a custom made vase. Don't like tulips? Use the vase to display your collection of wooden spoons, Twizzlers, knitting needles, straws, or other flowers, that makes the most sense. No experience necessary. Read more and register here.
Date Night on the Wheel | Liv Egan | May 30 | 7-9 p.m.
Reenact your favorite pottery scenes from the movie Ghost without the inconvenience of your significant other getting murdered. We can’t promise helpful advice from a psychic, but we do think you and your companion will have a great time learning to use the potter’s wheel and making a small bowl! No experience necessary. Read more and register here.
Make A Ceramic Whiskey Sipper Set! | Marissa Childers | June 6 | 6-9 p.m.
Great for June birthdays, summer porch hangs, Father's Day, or celebrating that you survived another week without slapping anyone. You don't have to drink whiskey out of these cuties, you're an adult, drink whatever you want. No experience necessary. Read more and register here.
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