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Learn to make outrageous designs with or without a sewing machine! No sew applique uses lightweight fusible web and your pattern pieces cut and stacked to create birds, fish, animals, florals or abstracts. The pieces will be cut, numbered and assembled in sequence to create a dimensional appliqued work of…
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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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Discover the process of creative lost wax casting to make one-of-a-kind jewelry! Utilizing this ancient technique, students will develop wearable, fun, expressive, rings and necklaces or pendants. Reductive and additive techniques in wax working, casting of found objects, investing, pouring metal, and some soldering fabrication techniques will be demonstrated during…
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The clay is your oyster! In this introductory Handbuilding class, students will embrace taking risks as they bring imagination and whimsy to everyday objects such as mugs, baskets, plates, and more! Coil, slab, and pinch methods will be covered, as well as decorative surface techniques. No handbuilding experience necessary.
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Jewelry lovers- are you ready to get creative in a warm, inspiring group atmosphere? Tracey will guide you through using silver, gold, or other nonferrous metals (copper, brass, etc..) to make a twisted rings, pair of earrings, and pendant. Learn about design, soldering and forming metal, setting stones, and surface…
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This hands-on class includes pottery wheel and glaze demonstrations. Types of vessel construction covered in this class include platters, jars, pouring vessels, other large forms, and beyond. Intermediate students are encouraged to push themselves by advance techniques such as darting and altering forms.
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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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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. Learn about the balance between aesthetic and utilitarian concerns with this in depth and fun wheel throwing class.
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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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Bring in Summer with beautiful fused glass free standing vases! This 4 week class with introduce you to the beauty of using heat and gravity to create a graceful look in glass. Students will learn the basics of glass fusion as well as building your glass cutting and kiln forming…
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