Playing with Watercolor

Want to try something new without judgement? Play with art using watercolor paints and a variety of papers. See what the addition of salt, glue, and tape can do to your creations. Lose the fear!

Sun Feb 1, 1-4pm

All materials included

In two, two hour sessions learn both the basics of wheel throwing by forming at least one bowl and then glazing it. The second class you will learn about the mysteries of glaze and firing, where art, chemistry and physics intersect. You will chose the glazes of your choice for your fully functional, food, dishwasher and microwave safe bowls. Through out experienced instructors will provide the support and advice you need to be successful. Clay, tools, and glaze firing all provided. Your bowls will ready for pickup at a later date to show off your new artistic skills to all.

Sun Feb 1 and Sun Feb 15, 2-4pm Studio

$15 materials included 

Fused/mosaic Landscape Linda Jacobs, instructor

4 Mondays, March 2, 9, 16, 23,  9-12am

Discover how to combine a fused and slumped landscape, seascape, or cityscape with a scenic mosaic underlying scene. What you end up with is a 3-dimensional beauty to hang on your wall.

$60 materials, provided

Ages 17-up

MOLDED/CAST JEWELRY Linda Jacobs, instructor

2 Mondays, February 2, 9, 10-1am

Love jewelry? Like to wear it or give it to someone special?  Get stunning results using scrap glass, frit, inclusions, and trim.  Put it all in a mold, fuse it, add a bail and a chain, wire or satin cord, and you are a jeweler! Fun and easy! 

$40 materials included 

Ages 17-up

FUSED GLASS MINI PICTURES Linda Jacobs, instructor

2 Thursdays, February 5, 12, 10am-1pm

Learn the basics of gold leafing and framing to enhance the tiny treasures you make out of stained glass scrap, trimmed with dichroic glass, frit, stringers, and anything else you can think of. Pop it in the kiln and when it comes out, add even more, such as beads, wire, stones, wood, etc. When you are satisfied with the results, mount in the frame, provided, with the gold-leafed background.  Stunner!! 

Ages 17-up

$50 materials, provided

Join us in February for nature impression jewelry. We will fabricate copper pendants strung on leather cord. Techniques and equipment:  imprint- rolling mill and hammer, shape cut-die punch, doming-block, finishing-files and sand paper. Bring a few objects found in nature.  participants

Ages: 13+

Saturday, Feb 7th 10 am til 12 pm.

Marbles Workshop

Sat Feb 7 • 12–3 PM

Description:

Discover the mesmerizing art of marble making! Learn to shape and design colorful marbles using soft glass rods in a creative, relaxing environment. A perfect introduction to one of flameworking’s most magical forms.

Show your love for someone special and create a hand blown heart shaped glass bowl. 

February 7th,  1 pm to 4 pm 

Please wear closed toed shoes, have long hair pulled back and wear long pants and a long sleeved shirt.

This class is for ages 18+