Special Programming

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Blown Glass Ornaments Using Glaskolben

with Susan Matych-Hager

November 6th, 2026

$50 More Info

Friday November 6th * 6:00pm til 9:00pm

Try your hand at making blown-glass ornaments. Using an oxygen-propane torch, students will learn basic techniques for using pre-blown glaskolben to make blown-glass ornaments. Frit will be used to add color to the clear glaskolben. Learning how to control heat, gravity and blowing techniques will determine your success.

Creating these colorful ornaments will provide students a basis for working glass further in the torch. Each student will be provided 6 glaskolben. When you pick up your ornaments, be sure to bring packing material and a small container to transport your ornaments to the safety of your home. Basic torch safety will be discussed.

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.

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Gingerbread Swiss Chalet

December 5th, 2026

$60 More Info

I will demonstrate how to make a Gingerbread Swiss Chalet .

The project will include four wall pieces, two roof pieces, four chimney pieces, a base for the Gingerbread house, and candies for decorations. I will explain how to make the icing with the correct consistency. I will show how to put pieces together correctly. They will be able to see the finished product and take pictures for future reference.

The box they receive will contain all the pieces they will see. I will give them a diagram and written instructions, plus ideas to add other pieces to make the house their own.

 

Saturday, December 5th 10 am til 12 pm. 

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Painted Holiday Scenes

with Lynne Morea

December 6th, 2026

$35 More Info

Sunday December 6th * 1:00 pm - 3:00pm

Take an everyday wooden disk and turn it into a winter wonderland scene perfect for the holidays.

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One Fish, Two Fish, Green Fish, Blue Fish – (2 sessions)

with Joe Rupley

October 13th to 15th, 2026

$75 More Info

One Fish, Two Fish, Green Fish, Blue Fish

In this class students will learn hands on art, creating a one of a kind masterpiece whild having a blast!

Students will handcut tin, hand paint & even airbrush fish parts.

In this class we wil go even more into colors and designs. You will also be learning basic hand tools like electric drills, regular and phillips screwdrivers.

 

This will be a very fun and informative class, I hope you will you join us.

 

Class dates are Tuesday, October 13th 6 pm to 8 pm & Thursday, October 15th 6 pm to 8 pm. 

 

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Alternative Processes in Reduction Printmaking (2 day workshop)

with Valerie Mann

November 7th to 8th, 2026

$150 More Info

Saturday November 7th and Sunday November 8th 

1:00pm til 5:30pm 

Students will use power tools, hand tools, nails, screwdrivers, and any tool they choose to make marks on the surface of the plywood printing plate. We will start out by printing a solid color, then gradually reduce the surface of our plate with our mark-making techniques and print contrasting colors with each reduction layer.

Students will come away with a small edition of prints from this class. Abstract imagery works best for this process, especially for students' first time experimenting with it. Students just need to bring a sense of adventure.

Please note our print studio is in a historic building with stairs.