One & Done: Character Vase

Get ready for spring flowers with a one of a kind Character Vase.  In this class you will utilize slab construction to create a table top vase. Then you will use slip and your imagination to turn that vase into a character of your choosing.

No previous experience with clay is necessary.

All materials, tools and clay provided.

Saturday March 15th 2-4pm, Clay Studio

Birds of a Feather with Jim and Amy Anderson

Students will collaborate together to create a set of their favorite birds. They will use the tools and colored slips provided. Come with your ideas and be ready to have fun! Projects will be slow dried and clear glazed, ready to pick up in three to four weeks.

Sunday, March 16, 2-4

STAINED AND FUSED GLASS MOSAIC MIRROR

 Here’s looking at you! Design an original mirror to hang on your wall. Select the colors you love, shape a mirror to work around, perhaps do some small fused pieces to add texture and interest, and finish the frame in colors to match. Sure to be a hit when guests see it! Class will meet three times.

Dates: March 17, 24, 31

Time:  10-1

Ages:  Adult

Molds, Molds, Molds

3 weeks Tuesdays 3/18-4/1 6pm-8pm Instructor: Erin Hoekzema Limit:12 Press molds, hump molds, slump molds, pour molds. Learn the difference between these types of molds and how to implement them into your handbuilding. We will handbuild a variety of wares during the first 2 weeks utilizing these types of molds. On the final week we will glaze our creations. Pieces will be available for pickup 1-2 weeks after class. and how to use different types of molds in your handbuilding. 

Creating a Damp Box for associates and residence

Saturday 3/22/24 1pm-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.

Introduction to Glass Bead Making

Make your very first glass beads! We will discuss important studio safety procedures, followed by time with a surface mix torch creating glass beads using soda-lime glass rods. You will make basic torus and cylinder shape beads and explore the properties of glass, including making your own frit. All materials included. IMPORTANT: Students taking glass courses must wear natural fiber clothing (i.e., cotton shirt and denim jeans), closed-toe shoes, and hair tied back and out of the way. Loose clothing that will be in the way of the torch is strongly discouraged. Please wear clothing that is not essential to your wardrobe.

Ages: 16 and up

Saturday, March 22, 2025, 1 pm-5 pm

Join ACA at Chaloner's Cigar House to repurpose old cigar boxes into works of art.

All materials includuing cigar boxes will be provided. 

Beverages and snacks will be available for purchase. 

This class is for people ages 21 and over. 

Class will be held in the atrium. 

Private classes in Pastel, Acrylic, Ink  …. Contact Jill Shaffer at 517-270-2465 to schedule the class.