Select Fridays

Textured Pendant with a Bezel Cup

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March 11 @ 9:34 am

Students will learn how to apply texture to nonferrous metal using a variety of different hammers to produce a unique surface for a pendant. To spice it up, each student will learn how to solder a bezel cup and set a stone to complete their beautiful pendant/charm.

Mini Glass Fusion Workshop with Carolyn Austin

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March 11 @ 9:34 am

Great for Beginners and a fun night out with friends and family! Try your hand at Glass Fusion. In this mini workshop you will learn how to cut glass and properly lay out a pattern using a variety of colored glass, frit and stingers to create a one of a…

Acrylic Pouring

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March 11 @ 9:34 am

Bring your creative imagination to a fun new acrylic pouring workshop. We’ll explore how acrylics react to different mediums and substrates. You’ll be creating your own palettes, exploring how the pouring medium reacts to the acrylics as the medium continues to grow and react creating a vibrantly colored canvas or…

Shibori

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March 11 @ 9:34 am

Shibori is the ancient Japanese technique of creating patterns by binding, stitching, folding and twisting fabric during the dyeing process. Students will learn some basic traditional techniques such as Kumo and Itajime using commonly available commercial dyes. Students will experiment on a set of tea towels and are welcome to…

The Full Experience with Ron Shaw

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March 11 @ 9:34 am

In this Select Friday Event, students will experience the entire process of creating, glazing, and raku firing. The class begins with students glazing and loading the kiln with their complimentary vase, in preparation for the raku firing. Once the kiln is lit and heating, the wheel portion of the night…

Give the Wheel a Whirl

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March 11 @ 9:34 am

In this 2-hour Select Friday, students will gain the basic fundamentals of wheel work and a general understanding of the ceramic process, which includes firing & glazing. Each student will walk away having completed 4 pieces of their very own wheel thrown creation. All supplies included – no experience necessary.