
Salvador Dali, The Persistence of Memory, oil on canvas, 1931.
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Watercolor: Beaches! Pools! Lakes! | 4-weeks | Jenny Elton | Begins July 7 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Spend time at the lake, beach or pool without getting sunscreen in your eyes or sand in your craw. No bobbing mystery band-aids or bathing suit shame, just fun times watercoloring summer vibes in an air conditioned studio. Beginner welcome! No experience necessary. Read more and register here.
We have two sections of Introduction to Ceramics
Introduction to Ceramics (Monday p.m.) | David Stevens | Begins July 7 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Learn to create sculptural forms and functional vessels like mugs, plates and bowls in this course that introduces hand building and wheel throwing techniques. Remind your fingers they can do more than scroll. No experience necessary! Read more and register here.
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Introduction to Ceramics (Tuesday p.m.) | Liz Parham | Begins July 8 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Same same on Tuesdays. Read more and register here.
Sewing Fundamentals | Amber Layne | Begins July 7 | 6-9 p.m.
Sold out! Please join our waitlist! Are you new to sewing, haven’t sewn in a while, afraid of your machine, or want to build a stronger foundation in your sewing knowledge? This is the class for you. It’s also perfect if you want a refresher on the basics of machine sewing.
Drawing Fundamentals | 4-weeks | Chris Brizzard | Begins July 7 | 6-9 p.m.
Learn basic drawing principles, such as shape, proportion, blocking in forms and depicting light and shadow. Bam! Read more and register here.
Creative Writing: Micro Fiction! | 4 weeks | Jeff Provine | Begins July 7 | 6-8 p.m.
Writing is hard. Feel good about writing less. Learn techniques like two sentence stories, six-word stories—Crashed the party, made it better—dribble, drabble, and 280-character stories (that's individual letters, not the cast of a Russian novel). Read more and register here. Read more and register here.
Oil Painting: Color | 4-weeks | Chris Brizzard | Begins August 11 | 6-9 p.m.
Always wanted to learn how to oil paint? This is the sign you've been waiting for. Join us for this beginner-friendly class that focuses on color. Read more and register here.
Dreamweaver: Rent-A-Loom | July 7-Sep. 8
Rent a floor loom and be your own Dreeeeeeeeamweeeeeaver. Prior weaving experience required because there is no instructor, just you and your loom. Read more and register here.
Garment Deconstruction | Amber Layne | Begins July 8 | 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Required prerequisites: Sewing Fundamentals, Sewing Fundamentals Expanded, Garment Construction.
Learn to properly measure, tailor, alter, repair, and deconstruct clothing for pattern making! This advanced course has required prerequisites (listed above). Read more and register here.
Serging Fundamentals | Amber Layne | Begins July 8 | 6-9 p.m.
Learn in-depth knowledge about your serger and master the fundamentals by creating a personal serger guidebook. A serger is required to take this class. Read more and register here.
Leatherwork! | 4 weeks | Michael Parham | Begins July 8 | 6-9 p.m.
Leather! Leather! Leather! Learn basic leather working skills such as dyeing, staining, and stamping. Beginners welcome. Read more and register here.
We have two sections of Wheel Throwing 1: Tuesday a.m. and Wednesday p.m.
Same class, just different times.
Required prerequisite: Introduction to Ceramics.
Expanding on the techniques covered in Introduction to Ceramics, this class will improve your skills on the wheel. Make mugs, cups and bowls while learning more about firing techniques, temperatures and atmospheres.
TUESDAY a.m.
David Stevens | Begins July 8 | 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | Read more and register.
WEDNESDAY p.m.
Joe Cox | Begins July 9 | 6-9:30 p.m. | Read more and register
Creative Drawing: Botanicals | 4 weeks | Isa Rodriguez | Begins July 8 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Get unstuck and be more creative! This class is for beginners who think they can’t draw (You can! Everyone can draw!) and experienced drawers who are stuck in a rut. Join us to draw plants and flowers, get unstuck and learn new ways to draw. Read more and register here.
Sewing Fundamentals Expanded | Amber Layne | Begins July 9 | 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
REQUIRED prerequisites: Sewing Fundamentals. Build on skills acquired in Sewing Fundamentals. Learn advanced sewing techniques such as darts, ruffles, pleats and other shaping techniques, curved sewing, top stitching, lining, creating and using buttonholes, and understanding and utilizing types of zippers and elastics. Read more and register here.
Wheel Throwing 1 | Joe Cox | Begins July 9 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Required prerequisite: Introduction to Ceramics. Expanding on the techniques covered in Introduction to Ceramics, this class will improve your skills on the wheel. Make mugs, cups and bowls while learning more about firing techniques, temperatures and atmospheres. Read more and register here.
Figurative Ceramic Sculpture! | Liliana M. Gutiérrez | Begins July 9 | 6-9 p.m.
Learn the foundations of creating figurative ceramic sculpture with artist Liliana M. Gutiérrez. Beginners welcome! Read more and register here.
Salvador Dali, The Persistence of Memory, oil on canvas, 1931.
Painting: Surrealism | Brandi Twilley | Begins July 9 | 6-9 p.m.
Tired of reality? Fully ignore it for 3 hours a week. Learn surrealist-inspired painting techniques in oil or acrylic. Beginners welcome and melty clocks provided. Read more and register here.
Watercolor Fundamentals | Jenny Elton | Begins July 9 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Never picked up a brush? This is the class for you. Dabbled in watercolor? This is the class for you, too. This class provides a solid foundation and a supportive environment to have fun and experiment with watercolors. Read more and register here.
Mixed Media Jewelry | Four weeks | Micah Hamilton | Begins July 9 | 6-9 p.m.
Tiny jewelry is for losers. Make something unique or cosplay Prue Leith. Beginners welcome! Read more and register here.
Introduction to Gemstone Jewelry | Micah Hamilton | Begins April 9 | 6-9 p.m.
Learn the basics of jewelry making and metalsmithing! Make your own rings and pendants. No experience necessary. Read more and register here.
Garment Construction | Amber Layne | Begins April 8 | 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
REQUIRED prerequisites: Sewing Fundamentals, Sewing Fundamentals Expanded. This advanced course expands the techniques taught in Sewing Fundamentals and Sewing Fundamentals Expanded. Learn the basics of taking and working with measurements plus how to understand, work from and modify a simple pattern. Read more and register here..
Garden Crip Crap and Potsabilities | Liv Egan | Begins July 10 | 6-9 p.m.
Required Prerequisites: Introduction to Ceramics, Wheel Throwing 1, Wheel 2 or Altered Forms. This advanced ceramics class focuses on making pots for your public garden or your secret garden. Read more and register here.
Block Printing Fabrics! | Martha Coates | Begins July 10 | 6-9 p.m.
WonderHuman Martha Coates teaches how to print on fabric, and then use that printed fabric to make simple garments and totes. Explore different printing mediums from sliced fruits and vegetables and found objects to hand carved blocks! Look at you making beautiful stuff with fruit! A great class for sewers and makers who want to take their fiber design to the next level. Read more and register here.
Knit Your Feelings | Kendall Ross | Begins July 10 | 6-8:30 p.m.
You can eat your feelings or drink your feelings but why not join us and internet superstar Kendall Ross to knit your feelings? Beginning feelers (and knitters) welcome! Read more and register here.
Funtime Sewing: Make A Bog Coat! | Kelli Howery | Begins July 17 | 6-8:30 p.m.
A bog coat is not a coat worn by a bog person, but a garment that doesn't have many seams, is fun for beginners and can be made out of anything (quilts, table cloths, sheets, vintage beach towels, etc.) except an actual bog. Read more and register here!
Funtime Sewing: Make A Quilted Bag | Sarah Sikes | Begins August 14 | 6-9 p.m.
How cute is that bag?! Learn the basics of cutting, piecing, and quilting by making a large, quilted tote bag. Get in here and make one. Read more and register here.
Travel Writing When You're Too Broke Too Travel | Four weeks | Zachary Scalzo | Begins August 14 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Too broke to travel but still want to travel write? We got you. Learn writing techniques to travel in your miiiiiiiind, see your city as a tourist, revisit places you've already been, or dream about places you want to go. Read more and register here.
You're Driving Me Glazy! | Anna McGowan | Begins July 12 | 10:30-1 p.m.
Sold out! Please sign up for our waitlist.
Required prerequisite: Introduction to Ceramics. Glazes making you glazy? There, there, little one stop crying, it's all gonna' be fine.
Coil Building: Coils! Coils! | Liz Parham | Begins July 12 | 2-4:30 p.m.
Required prerequisite: Introduction to Ceramics.
Learn to build with flat coils; round coils and triangle coils. Read more and register here.
Eco Printing! | Four weeks | Isa Rodriguez | Begins August 10 | 1-3:30 p.m.
Use the natural colors in leaves and flowers to make permanent prints on fabric. Whaaaaat? Yes! Print on cotton shirts, silk scarves, or fabric without any synthetic dyes or harsh chemicals! Read more and register here.
8-Week Creative Foundations for Veterans | Claire Holloway | Begins Sunday, July 13 | 2-4:30 p.m.
This free class is available exclusively to military veterans. This class covers ceramics, drawing, and painting. Explore the fundamentals of creating and understanding art alongside other veterans. Read more and register here.
Make A Ceramic Textured Cup! | Liz Parham | Thursday, July 17 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Make a cute ceramic cup for summer drinks or sweaty summer tears. No experience necessary. Read more and register here.
Make A Candlestick! on The Wheel! | Elizabeth Wise | Friday, July 18 | 6-9 p.m.
Hey ceramicists--do you need practice centering and collaring-in? This workshop is for you. You'll throw a solid smaller form, throw a hollow form, and throw a wider, flat base. Previous wheel experience required, otherwise you'll really gonna dislike these 3 hours. Read more and register here.
Upcycle T-Shirts! | Kelli Howery | Friday, July 18 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Have a T-shirt that you love but it doesn't fit or is too ratty to wear outside your yard? Upcycle it! Learn to reshape it with some fun fabric and simple sewing. Read more and register here.
Make A Ceramic Lemonade Pitcher! | Marissa Childers | Thursday, July 24 | 6-9 p.m.
It's hot. You need a cold drank served from a fancy pitcher. We call it a lemonade pitcher but no one is gonna' stop you from filling that cutie with gin. No experience necessary! Read more and register here.
Put A Ring on It: Make A Spoon Ring | Michele Pelletier | Friday, July 25 | 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Make a custom ring from spoon! Bring your own heirloom spoon or purchase one at the workshop and be unburdened by spoon memories. No experience (or spoons) necessary. Read more and register here.
Make A Ceramic Vase and Ceramic Flowers | Kat Myers | Thursday, July 31 | 6:30-9 p.m.
Ceramic flowers won't wilt, dry-up, or die. Make something pretty and dependable even if (especially if?) you feel dried up and a wee bit dead inside. Read more and register here.
Make A Broom! | Martha Coates | Friday, August 1 | 6-9 p.m.
You deserve cool cleaning tools! Hang your custom broom on the wall, use it to sweep your front steps in style, or the next time someone tells you to clean up your act simply point to the broom and say, Done. No experience necessary. Read more and register here.
Date Night On The Wheel | Liz Parham | Friday, August 8 | 7-9 p.m.
Reenact your favorite pottery scenes from the movie Ghost without the inconvenience of your significant other getting murdered. We can’t promise helpful advice from a psychic, but we do think you and your companion will have a great time learning to use the potter’s wheel and making a small bowl! No experience necessary. Read more and register here.
Wonky Star FPP | Lisa Smallwood | Saturday, August 9 | 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
FPP (Foundation Paper Piecing) is a quilting technique that uses a paper template as a foundation to create precise, intricate & often unusual quilt blocks. Learn how to make a fun wonky star block you can use in the next quilt you make. Read more and register here.
Make A Ceramic Trinket Shelf | Kat Myers | Friday, August 15 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Make a ceramic shelf to display your favorite stuff! Labubus or vintage Smurfs, all your lil' crip crap deserves a cute home. Read more and register here.
Upcycle Your Jeans! | | Kelli Howery | Friday, August 15 | 6-9 p.m.
Turn your old jeans into new bellbottoms by adding pieces of a quilt, blanket, vintage beach towel or whatever fabric you dig. Or, combine two pairs of jeans to make wiiiiiiiiiiide leg palazzo pants. Read more and register here.
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