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with Alisa Clark

Saturday October 3rd * 1:00pm to 4:00pm

This hands-on, three-hour workshop invites participants to explore art-making through intuition rather than instruction. Guided by mixed-media artist Alisa E. Clark, you’ll experiment with materials, marks, and layers while learning to trust process, play, and personal response.

No prior art experience is required—this workshop is about letting go of expectations, listening closely, and discovering what emerges when you create from the inside out. Participants may or may not leave with a finished piece—and that’s completely okay. This workshop emphasizes experience over outcome, offering starting points, new ways of working, and moments of discovery. The true takeaway is a deeper connection to your creative voice, along with insights and approaches you can continue exploring long after the workshop ends.

*Students should bring a journal or sketchbook, basic paintbrushes, and texture/mark-making materials (string, sandpaper shapes, leaves, fabric scrapes, etc).

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Beginning/Intermediate Flameworking (4 weeks)

with Robin Schultes

October 4th to 25th, 2026

$170 More Info

4 Sundays: October 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th *  9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Dive into the world of molten glass and discover the art of beadmaking! In this beginner-friendly class, you’ll learn how to build beads on the mandrel, shape them with confidence, and add simple, colorful designs. In a welcoming and safe studio environment, you’ll get comfortable working with the flame while exploring your creativity. The perfect place to begin your flameworking journey as well as a continuation for our intermediate students.                        

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Alternative Firings: Raku & Beyond (6 weeks)

with Erin Hoekzema

October 4th to November 8th, 2026

$300 More Info

Erin Hoekzema, Pi Benio & Cyndi Timoszyk - Instructors

6 Sundays: October 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th and November 1st & 8th

11:00 AM–2:00 PM

Explore the unpredictable and exciting world of alternative firing in this hands-on course. Students will build and prepare work while learning Traditional Raku for metallic and crackled surfaces, Naked Raku for bold black-and-white patterns, and horsehair and feather firing for delicate carbon markings.

The course will also cover burnishing techniques and Pi’s coffee-can sawdust reduction process, which uses sawdust and heat to create a smooth, shiny jet-black surface inspired by the celebrated pottery of Pueblo artist Maria Martinez.

The final sessions will focus on hands-on outdoor firings and the dramatic results created through fire, smoke, and reduction.

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Torch Enameled Copper Shapes for Jewelry I

with Susan Matych-Hager

October 4th, 2026

$60 More Info

Sunday October 4th * 1:00pm - 4:00pm

This is a make-and-take class. Use a stationary torch to create enameled copper shapes for earrings and other jewelry. Basic torch safety will be discussed. Several techniques will be explored, including cutouts, sgraffito, and color blending. All materials are included.

IMPORTANT: Students taking glass courses using a torch must wear natural fiber clothing (i.e., cotton shirt and denim jeans), closed-toe shoes, and hair tied back and out of the way. Loose clothing that will be in the way of the torch is strongly discouraged. Please wear clothing that is not essential to your wardrobe. AN N95 RESPIRATION MASK IS REQUIRED

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More Than Just Representation

with Amy Philp

October 6th to 8th, 2026

$100 More Info

Tuesday October 6th & Thursday October 8th * 6:00pm - 8:30 pm

Let the flexibility of clay, along with the human body and facial features express feeling in sculpture. By creating a figure in clay, students will explore the expression of emotion. Students will learn how to hollow out their sculpture before firing in a kiln. The piece can then be finished using oxides, paint, glaze or wax.

Extra available studio time can be arranged with the instructor.