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Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of metalsmithing through instructor demonstrations, one-on-one instruction, and hands-on experience with hand tools, flex shafts, and torches. Each student will learn to design, pierce, drill, solder, and set a cabochon stone. Students will work with sterling silver, brass, and/or copper throughout this course…
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Explore ways of giving new life to fabric materials that have sentimental value, are part of your scrap pile, ripped apart, partially functional, something you inherited, etc. instead of adding to the landfills. We will rebuild and renew these materials into something with character that is personal, unique, and exciting!…
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This class will explore the process of sculpting a realistic animal portrait by utilizing reference photos. Reference photos are the responsibility of each student, either a pet or perspective animal image. The instuctor will offer an approach to animal portraiture that focuses on anatomical structure, proportion, and capturing the individuality…
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Create a one of a kind standing or functional piece of glass art in this 4 week class. Students will learn how to cut a number of glass strips out of various sheets of glass, some made with stringers and some factory made to place them on edge side-by-side in…
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This class will introduce you to the fundamental skills necessary to center clay and produce beginning to intermediate pottery forms such as cups, mugs, bowls, plates, cylinders, and vases. Also, learn about glazes and how to create a beautifully finished surface in this fun Thursday wheel and glazing class.
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This is a class for the artist who is comfortable with their medium and is ready to take their work to a new level: Ignite your thinking about design, graduate from copying your subject matter to creatively exploring it, learn how to assess your own work in order to make…
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This class provides an in-depth look at creating compelling figurative sculptures focusing on the portrait bust. Reference photos are the responsibility of each student. The instructor will offer an approach to portraiture that focuses on anatomical structure, mapping, proportion, and capturing the individuality of each subject. Students will develop concepts through the incorporation of…
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Cover Up is a sequel to our Optic classes, where we use glass stringers and Capz , stacks of glass, to create a unique, optical look in fused glass. In this 4 week class you will learn the basics of working with stringers and the art of cutting, grouping and…
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Build a house out of glass!!! In this 4 week class you will learn how to draw and lay out your plans for the construction of a glass house…beach house, traditional or a Barnhouse…whatever style you may like! Students will learn and use the basic glass fusion techniques for cutting…
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You are sure to get some cool reactions from this 4-week class! Working with a variety of colors and materials you will learn how glass, silver foil, and heat react to each other. What causes and influences this behavior while learning cutting skills and the proper design and layout to…
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