STAINED GLASS CLOCK Linda Jacobs, instructor

3 Mondays, January 5, 12, 19  10am til 1 pm 

Choose from several clock patterns, then decide on the glass colors - and we have dozens! Cut the pattern pieces, trace and cut them on the glass, copper foil all and solder everything together.  Add the clockworks, a battery, and hang or stand up to display.  Wow, you're a genius!  Wait for all the compliments!Ages 17 and up 

$50 materials, provided

Beginner and continued ThrowingMonday AFTERNOON 1pm-4pm1/12/26-2/23/26 (7 weeks, 3 hours)Acquire and continue to build your skills bwith throwing on the pottery wheel. We will start with basic forms, and progress on to more advanced throwing techniques. You will make functional and traditional forms like cylinders, bowls, cups, plates, and vases. Basics throwing kits are available for purchase for $12

Open studio time included.

Trimmed down fingernails recommended.

Beginner and continued Throwing

Monday evenings  6 pm to 9 pm 

1/12/26-2/23/26 (7 weeks, 3 hours)Acquire and continue to build your skills bwith throwing on the pottery wheel. We will start with basic forms, and progress on to more advanced throwing techniques. You will make functional and traditional forms like cylinders, bowls, cups, plates, and vases. Basics throwing kits are available for purchase for $12

Open studio time included.

Trimmed down fingernails recommended.

New, Cozy AND Bright: Painted Furniture

Refresh a small dresser and your home all at once! We will provide you each with the gently used piece of furniture(pictured above). Your instructor is an experienced artist and an enthusiastic reclaimer having decorated her house entirely with Restore furniture painted in bold colors and patterns creating a house size work of art.  Bring brushes, craft acrylic paints in colors that you favor. ACA will provide sandpaper and a selection of base coat colors. Furniture will be stored in the studio where the class is taught for the duration of the class.

Saturday afternoons, Jan 17, 24, 31

9 am til 12 pm 

Slump/Hump Class

Learn how to use existing and design-your-own forms to make multiples from bisque molds. Forming within (slump) and on the outside (hump) learn about how to control vapor barriers and how to handbuild or throw molds.

Sat Jan 17-Feb 14, 10am-noon (4 weeks)$125

Creating a Damp Box

Saturday 1/17/26 12:30pm-2:30pm

Are your pieces drying out? Did you make a handle and not have enough time to attach it? In this class we will create our own damp boxes for keeping greenware at a perfect leather hard consistency. We will be working with plaster to create a base for a container you will need to purchase and bring with you. Required: must bring your own sterilite bin or tupperware container. Plaster and instruction provided.

Winter '26  Teen Club (8 sessions)

Teen club Thursday  January 22-March 12 

4 pm to 6 pm 

Ages:  12 - 17 years old

In ACA's Teen Club, young artists are surrounded by other creative minds. We work with a broad range of artistic challenges & media, and everyone is encouraged to explore their personal style.

Please know the Youth Studio is in a historic building with steps.

Winter '25 Kids Club (8 sessions)

Saturdays January 24-March 14 

10 am til 12 pm 

Ages:  6 - 11 years old

Encourage your young artists to explore their creative powers in our Kids Club. Participants work with various media and explore all kinds of ideas throughout the sessions.  The small class size allows the experienced instructor to work with every individual student to develop their ideas and express their unique artwork.

Please know our Youth Studio is in a historic building with steps.