Instructor: TBA TBA

Expand on and refine your basic glassblowing skills while working with the four basic shapes: bowl, cone, vase, and cylinder. Learn about teamwork and tool use as well as annealer and glory hole operation. Explore all the details of bits, handles, lip wraps, and beginning color application. Learn by designing a piece of your own and analyzing the steps needed to complete it. Students are encouraged to repeat this class. Prerequisite: Beginning Glassblowing.

Instructor: Jessica FitzGerald

This class will introduce students to the techniques of lost wax casting in glass. Students will first make their own small-scale wax sculptures, then learn how to successfully set them up to invest in plaster, to turn their wax sculptures into cast crystal. By the end of the course students will have gone through all the steps of kiln casting, from loading their pieces into the kiln and assisting with the casting process, to divesting and coldworking their newly cast piece to bring their project to completion.

Instructor: Malcolm Ford

Discover the universal appeal of shaping molten glass. Ease yourself into this art form with individualized instruction that covers all the basics of glassblowing, from gathering glass from the furnace, to blowing and shaping bubbles. Learn to use the marver, shape with jacks, and begin paper shaping. In addition, learn valuable techniques and safety rules that will give you a solid foundation on which to build your skills. In this class, you will have plenty of time to practice. Prerequisite: None

Instructor: Robin Oakes

Learn the basic techniques of kiln formed glass. Through discussions, demonstrations and hands-on experience, you will become adept at glass cutting, discover effects made possible by differing temperatures in the kiln, and learn about design and compositional elements - including basic color theory. Kiln firing schedules, basic cold working and slumping techniques will round out your introduction to kiln formed glass. This course will provide you with a solid foundation in fusing glass, which will allow you to take more focused workshops and advanced intensives. Prerequisite: None

Instructor: Joe Sircoulomb

Learn the fundamentals of flameworking - melting and manipulating glass over a bench-top torch - and explore the artistic possibilities of this warm glass technique used for creating everything from beads to vessels to sculptures. You'll learn the basics of tools, safety, equipment and techniques so you can take advantage of this versatile and popular art form. The emphasis of this class is on borosilicate glass. Beginning and returning students are welcome. Prerequisite: None

Instructor: Robin Oakes

Learn the art of fusing and slumping glass. Study the different principles of cutting and shaping glass and the use of glass frits, powders and stringers to create exciting designs. Explore painting on glass, metal inclusions and proper kiln set-up and firing. Add dimension to your work by slumping into a variety of molds. You do not need to be a Senior to attend this class. Prerequisite: None.

Instructor: Jeanne Marie Ferraro

Have you always wanted to try blowing glass? This is your chance to learn and make your own unique holiday ornament. Learn to gather glass from the furnace and blow and shape bubbles into fantastic forms. There will be lots of hands-on experience and individual assistance. Prerequisite: None

Instructor: Rand Coburn

Veterans Glassblowing Day was initially inspired by President Obama's plea for citizens to help our veterans find work after returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan. Following President Obama's passing of the Veterans Skills to Jobs Act in July 2012, longtime glassblower Lisa Aronzon was inspired by this call to action and invited the glassblowing community to come together in support of our veterans. As our nation faces financial uncertainty, social revolution, acts of violence, and military conflicts, Veterans Glassblowing Day offers a terrific opportunity for Americans to pay it forward to our troops. Pratt Fine Arts Center is proud to offer this FREE opportunity to our Veterans.

Instructor: Cheryl Matson

Students in this workshop will explore basic flameworking techniques to create at least one handmade ornament. There will be lots of hands-on experience and individual assistance. Prerequisite: None

Instructor: Cheryl Matson

In this exciting workshop students will learn to manipulate glass to make delightful sculptural beads including, but not limited to holly leaves, elves, snowmen, penguins and candies. Students will explore more advanced bead shapes and will learn to create a variety of wearable holiday sculptures. Learn to analyze basic body shapes and components to create your own winter wonderland. Bring your ideas and active imagination! Prerequisite: Introduction to Beadmaking or equivalent experience.

Instructor: Jeanne Marie Ferraro

This affordable, 4 hour, hands on glassblowing class is a great way to experience the fascinating and ancient craft of working with molten glass. Learn to gather, shape, apply color, and make small paperweights, vessels, or flowers with one on one instruction from professional glassblowers.

Instructor: TBA TBA

Students in this workshop will explore basic flameworking techniques to create at least one handmade ornament. There will be lots of hands-on experience and individual assistance. Prerequisite: None

Instructor: Maru Almeida

Dive into stone setting in this weekend of fun and fundamentals. You'll progress through a series of stone setting exercises, building your skills with each new challenge. Beginning from the most basic bezel, you'll slowly increase the quality and complexity of your settings. From setting flat-backed stones in advanced bezels and tab settings, you'll move on to setting faceted stones in basket/crown, tube, and flush settings. Class time will include demonstrations and discussions as well as plenty of practice. Create samples and 1-2 pieces of wearable jewelry. Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry/Metals and ability to solder independently

Instructor: Sharrey Dore

If you already have a handle on basic techniques such as sawing, soldering, and finishing, Intermediate Jewelry/Metals will empower you to use these tools in a more personal and creative way. Through a combination of demonstrations, supervised work-time, and individualized instruction based on your own goals, you will hone your existing skills, add new ones, and grow more comfortable and confident in your ability to realize your own designs. The instructor will introduce intermediate soldering strategies as well as as next-level shaping and embellishment techniques aimed at enabling you to reach your jewelry-making and metal-working goals. Prerequisite: at least one course of Beginning Jewelry/Metals

Instructor: Peggy Foy

In this intermediate level workshop you will learn how to add movement and functionality to your jewelry creations. Students will be presented with a host of creative solutions for clasps and joints, including traditional hinges with knuckles, locket latches, and closures for necklaces and bracelets; we will then select a handful to make in class. Each student can expect to complete 3-5 project samples, and will leave with improved soldering skills and new design ideas. Prerequisite: Jewelry/Metalsmithing 1 or equivalent; some prior soldering experience required.

Instructor: Joel Olson

Many intricate and sculptural pieces of metal jewelry began life as featureless blocks of wax. By working in wax rather than metal, the carver creates form efficiently and opens up design possibilities. Students in this class will gain a thorough understanding of the processes, tools, and materials used to carve wax models for use in lost wax casting. Starting from a simple design, students will transfer it accurately onto a block of wax, then remove large amounts of excess material. Using a wide variety of simple tools, they will add details and refine surfaces, ending up with a completed wax model ready for casting. Casting is NOT part of this class, but students can have their wax models professionally cast or enroll in Introduction to Jewelry Lost Wax Casting to cast their own work. Prerequisite: Beginning J/M or equivalent experience. Supply Fee: $30.

Instructor: Adia Bobo

Exploring the basics of jewelry making, students get a chance to try new techniques in this project based class. Using design students will learn to incorporate wire and sheet metal into their project. End pieces can include necklaces, bracelets, earrings or an adornment they invent. This is a great intro to specific skills, tools and techniques in jewelry through various materials provided. Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee: $20.

Instructor: Anne Randall

For students who have some experience with enameling (such as our "Introduction to Enameling"), this class is a guided exploration of more challenging enamel applications. These will include 3-D enameling on small dimensional forms, refinements in working with transparent enamels, use of silver foil, liquid enamels, inclusions, separation enamels, and many more  tips and techniques. Demos will be balanced with lots of work time for students who want to have more time to build on skill development. Pratt’s extensive supply of enamels and enamel products and tools are provided, along with copper for your class work. Prerequisite: Introduction to Enameling or equivalent experience. Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee: $35.

Instructor: Virginia Causey

Precious Metal Clay is a remarkable substance that are worked like clay, but fire into solid metal objects that can be manipulated just like raw metal. Come learn how to make hollow forms, beads, rings and texturing stamps. You'll also learn how to solder, stone set, and finish your fired pieces. Experimentation is encouraged, especially in surface techniques! This workshop is for beginner through advanced students, and may be repeated. Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee: $80

Instructor: Joel Olson

Many intricate and sculptural pieces of metal jewelry began life as featureless blocks of wax. By working in wax rather than metal, the carver creates form efficiently and opens up design possibilities. Students in this class will gain a thorough understanding of the processes, tools, and materials used to carve wax models for use in lost wax casting. Starting from a simple design, students will transfer it accurately onto a block of wax, then remove large amounts of excess material. Using a wide variety of simple tools, they will add details and refine surfaces, ending up with a completed wax model ready for casting. Casting is NOT part of this class, but students can have their wax models professionally cast or enroll in Introduction to Jewelry Lost Wax Casting to cast their own work. Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry/Metals. Supply Fee: $45.

Instructor: Maru Almeida

Designed for beginners and those needing a refresher, this class introduces students to the fundamentals of metalworking. Through demonstrations, individualized instruction, and plenty of practice, you will develop basic skills in sawing, filing, soldering, riveting, texturing, and polishing as well as in the safe use of tools and studio chemicals. We encourage you to repeat this class with several teachers, not only to strengthen your skills but also to benefit from the expertise of each instructor. No class 11/24/21. Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee: $60.

Instructor: Jane Martin

This is a one day class that is all about earrings, ear wires and making them successfully. How does an earring hang right? What makes a comfortable ear wire? You will make ear wires several different ways and leave with a pair to wear and a pair to share. Bring problems to be solved. Prerequisite: None, All levels are welcome. Supply Fee: $25.

Instructor: TBA TBA

Students in "Hammered Metal Cuffs" will use sheet metal to create a cool, comfortable cuff suitable for either men or women. You'll use fire, hammers, and forming stakes to shape your cuff, and punches or a rolling mill to add unique texture. You may also choose to use letter stamps to add names or significant words. Pratt Fine Arts Center is proud to offer this FREE opportunity to our Veterans and their families. Prerequisite: none.

Instructor: Anne Randall

Learn the skills of cloisonné masters in this intermediate level workshop. Techniques will include the cloisonné process of creation of intricate and shaded imagery, and making and using fine silver or copper wire. You will learn how to form, apply, kiln-fire, and finish designs of your own making or taking inspiration from designs we will offer. Supplies provided include copper and fine silver base pieces and wire. Pratt's extensive inventory of opaque and transparent enamels is available to you during class, and your experienced instructor will help you to trouble-shoot your own ideas and goals. Prerequisite: previous enameling experience. Supply Fee: $50

Instructor: MaryJane Ides

This bead embroidery class will include the basics of adding sparkle and dimension to jewelry with beads. Students will also learn a variety of skills from Makah native, Mary Jane Ides, an amazing jewelry designer, which include: stitching beads to fabric, leather, or suede to embellish the design and tips for keeping the surface flat while working. There is framework to this technique that allows students to expand on their knowledge of how to use different shape, colors and sizes to enhance their work throughout the class. Supply Fee: $20

 

Instructor: Maru Almeida

Learn to add the color and sparkle of stones to jewelry designs without using a torch! In this class we will focus on cold connections instead of solder. If you are new to setting stones, these techniques are a great introduction. If you’re more experience, cold settings can expand your design repertoire, or give you the option of working in studio that isn't equipped with a torch. Your instructor will guide you through a progression of capturing stones and setting them using tabs, rivets and tension settings. You will learn a variety of riveting styles for different uses and how to properly set them. Although the class focuses on setting cabochons and faceted stones, these techniques can also be used to capture materials that are heat sensitive as well as enameled elements and other found objects. Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee: $35.

*Students will pick up a supply kit from Pratt prior to the first class. Students will need to provide their own handtools based on a shopping list provided (this includes common jewelry tools such as a saw, files, etc, and a few more specialized items for stonesetting). Students receiving Tuition Assistance may request to borrow a tool kit from Pratt. Please register at least one week prior to the class start date to have time for getting tools and supply kits.

Instructor: Virginia Causey

Get an early start on holiday gifts by creating earrings from PMC. This is an exciting way to craft fine silver earrings with sparkles of small stones. The class will include texturing, forming, setting stones and finishing. You will leave the class with several pairs of earrings and a knowledge of how PMC can be incorporated into your metal work. Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee: $50.

Instructor: Kulla Jatani

In the most basic terms, soldering is making metal stick to itself with metal "glue". But really? Soldering is totally magic! Come learn some magic and go home with some lovely sterling silver stack rings to wear or share. If you have never used a torch before, the instructor will be with you every step of the way. If you can solder already, you'll improve your skills in this short, sweet, and highly productive class. Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee: $45.

Instructor: Jennifer Stenhouse

Have you been bitten by the casting bug? If you got to the end of Introduction to Jewelry Lost Wax Casting and found that eight weeks just wasn’t enough, this continuation is for you! Take your modeling, investing, and casting skills to the next level with four additional weeks of supportive instruction. Rather than follow a set syllabus, students will chose to focus on those skills that appeal to them most. Students will see increased quality and output. Prerequisite: at least one session of Introduction to Jewelry Lost Wax Casting. Supply Fee: $50

Instructor: Stephanie Benson

Rings can be such a fun thing to make!  Come learn how to make a basic ring, set with a stone, twisted or stamped. Basic soldering skills needed for this workshop and you will learn some new techniques to improve what you already know. We will start with how to make basic stack rings in silver, basic stone setting and learn how to stamp and form a band for a ring. You will also learn some basic design skills for classic ring making. Students will go home with at least one ring completed in this workshop. Prerequisites: Must be able to solder independently. Supply Fee: $65

Instructor: Kulla Jatani

Explore the world of jewelry making with one of the oldest techniques dating back thousands of years, wire wrapping. In this class you will learn to create decorative shapes and components without soldering or heating the wire. We will take a look at different kinds of wire, gauges, texturing, and how to connect the components. Using wire wrapping techniques students will make ear wire, snake shapes and a pendant. Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee: $20.

*Students will pick up a supply kit from Pratt prior to the first class. Students will need to provide their own hand tools based on a shopping list provided (this includes common jewelry tools such as a saw, files, etc). Students receiving Tuition Assistance may request to borrow a tool kit from Pratt. Please register at least one week prior to the class start date to have time for getting tools and supply kits.

Instructor: Sharrey Dore

If you already have a handle on basic techniques such as sawing, soldering, and finishing, this intensive will empower you to use these tools in a more personal and creative way. Over four concentrated days you?ll hone your existing skills, add new ones, and grow more comfortable and confident in your ability to realize your own designs. The instructor will introduce intermediate soldering strategies as well as as next-level shaping and embellishment techniques aimed at enabling you to reach your jewelry-making goals. Prerequisite: at least one course of Beginning Jewelry/Metals. Supply Fee: $45.

Instructor: Jane Martin

Designed for beginners and those needing a refresher, this class introduces students to the fundamentals of metalworking. Through demonstrations, individualized instruction, and plenty of practice, you will develop basic skills in sawing, filing, soldering, riveting, texturing, and polishing as well as in the safe use of tools and studio chemicals. We encourage you to repeat this class with several teachers, not only to strengthen your skills but also to benefit from the expertise of each instructor. Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee: $40.

Instructor: Brandon Bowman

Learn to combine hard steel and soft leather to make your own custom-fitted shoulder armor, gauntlets, chest plates, and shields. Over the course of two weekends, students will learn the essential techniques: you will forge and weld steel, and sew and rivet leather. Prepare yourself for a riveting experience creating your own unique set of armor! Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee: $150.

Instructor: Maru Almeida

In this one day workshop you will learn how to create a pendant or a ring featuring a bezel setting for a flat-back stone. This workshop introduces basic silversmithing techniques like cutting, texturing and soldering as well as measuring and fitting a stone with a bezel. You will take home a finished piece ready to wear or gift to a special someone. Stones will be provided for the project but you may bring your own if you wish; we recommend they be smaller than 1" in diameter and no sharp corners like squares or triangles for beginners (ovals and circles are great to start. Prequisite: None. Supply Fee: $50.

Instructor: Peggy Foy

Whether the party is lit with candles, chandeliers, or a disco ball, a pair of sparkly earrings promises that you'll enter in style. Score extra points by crafting these attention-getting accessories yourself, using simple tools like hammers, drills, and files to create striking effects From studs to shoulder-dusters, your party-ready earrings will shine and sparkle in any surroundings! You'll make 2-3 pairs to wear or give. All levels. Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee: $35.

Instructor: Stephanie Benson

Have you ever thought about making jewelry from recycled rubber?  There are so many bike inner tubes which get thrown away from flat tires on our bicycles. Recycled Rubber can be salvaged from your local bike shop; it is a durable and sleek looking material with a matte finish. Let's find fun and innovative ways to repurpose them into wearable art. Learn to look at the inner tubes to find the most usable parts, cut them into creative shapes, punch holes or decorative fringe can be added into the edges.

Students will use basic wire wrapping, crimp beads and decorative painting to create innovative wearable jewelry. Students are encouraged to add found objects, beads or other findings to incorporate into their projects. Students will learn how to make jump rings by hand with a jeweler's saw and how to make ear wires using a bezel mandrel. Learn basic design skills to create jewelry you will be excited to wear. Supply Fee: $35.

Instructor: Micki Lippe

Challenge yourself out of your comfort zone, this workshop will push you into new creative territory. If you have been stuck in a creative rutt or stumped creating your next collection, this is the class for you! Students will participate in a series of creative exercises that involve paper, metal, and found objects. The class will begin with a series of exercises to jumpstart the creative process. There will be demonstrations of: rivets, fold forming, roll print, dapped forms, and slotted shapes. Learn to build on what you are currently doing or branch out and find a new path. Special tool sets will be availble to purchase at the end of class.

For a portion of the class we will focus on the individual needs of each participant. Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry. Supply Fee: $20.

Instructor: Virginia Causey

Deck the halls with handmade ornaments! Students in this workshop will explore basic metalsmithing techniques to create at least one handmade ornament from metal wire or sheet. Demos will include cutting with sheers, hammer, filing, wire work and embellishing with a colorful heat patina. You'll leave class with a finished piece, perfect for gifting to friends, family or yourself! Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee: $25.

Instructor: Mark Takamichi Miller

Do you get tired of spending lots of money on inferior pre-stretched canvases at art supply stores?  Do you want to paint 60”x72” without spending $400 on a canvas that is not made to last? Making a canvas this size can cost as little as $25 to make yourself.  The quality of canvas is much higher and the flexibility you have with priming options is much greater.  Come see how to easily make your own supports from small wood panels to large stretched canvas.  After you make your own canvas take it home to paint on!  Supply fee upon registration.  

This workshop is located off site at The Miller School of Art in White Center.

ALL SUPPLIES PROVIDED.  Prerequisite: None

 

 

Instructor: Jeanne Marie Ferraro

In this Beginning/Intermediate painting class, we will learn basic techniques of painting with a concentration on composition, color, and brush techniques. Each week we will look at a different artist's work from European to American and talk about their techniques, aesthetic, and color pallet. Demonstrations will be given on how the works were composed and created. Using this knowledge, you will create your own paintings using the influence of the artist of the week. For example, if we look at Van Gogh's thick brushwork and vivid color, you will make a painting using that pallet and thick brushwork. If we explore the paintings of Jacob Lawrence, we will talk of his smooth surface and use of primary colors, then using objects around your home, you will make your own work. 

Prerequisite: Drawing recommended

This class has a supply list please contact us if you do not receive the link.

Instructor: Kerstin Graudins

Discover the exciting possibilities of screenprinting! In this class you will gain an understanding of the equipment, tools, and the history of screenprinting. Experiment with photographic, reductive, and drawing processes while learning how to use and register multiple colors. The class combines instructor demonstrations with time for individual projects. Water-based inks will be used.   

There is a supply fee upon registration.  Prerequisite: None

There is a supply list for this class contact us if you did not receive one. 

Student Fridays available. 

Instructor: Eric Chamberlain

Monotype is a printmaking process that can lend itself to gestural and expressive mark making. You will be instructed in the use of a variety of printmaking approaches, including trace monotype, additive (brush), and subtractive (roll and remove).  We will explore the qualities and results of both oil base and water base inks types of inks, and how to combine the two to achieve unique results in your prints. 

Students of all levels are welcome. There is a Supply fee upon registration.

Student Fridays are available. There is a supply list for this class contact us if you did not receive one.

Instructor: Jeanne Marie Ferraro

Anyone can learn to draw; drawing is the foundation of all the visual arts. This class takes a contemporary and individualized approach to the basics of drawing and offers 'out-of-the-box' approaches to tackle basic drawing issues. Learn to render realistically using line and contour, shape and form, light and shadow, space and depth, proportion and perspective. Get acquainted with a range of drawing materials to translate perceptions onto paper and learn the principles of composition. 

There is a supply list for this class, please let us know if you do not receive the link. 

Prerequisite: None

Instructor: Kim Van Someren

Intaglio printing is a technique in which flat pieces of metal (copper) are incised with hand tools as well as ferric chloride acid to create imagery.  In this 8-week class students will be introduced to techniques in drypoint, line etch, aquatint shading and how to combine these techniques.  Students will begin to understand how to plan multi-plate printing and layering with color. Techniques will be taught that show how to make editions (multiples) as well as unique prints.  Individual instructor attention will encourage experimentation and development of current work. Student Fridays available. Experienced Etchers welcome.  

Prerequisite: None Supply Fee upon registration. This class has a supply list- contact us if you do not receive the link.

Student Fridays are available

Instructor: Jeanne Marie Ferraro

Working from a live model is a great way to hone your drawing skills and learn to translate what you see into a drawing. This fun and challenging class demystifies the drawing process by applying techniques also presented in drawing fundamentals classes such as line, form, value, and scale utilizing the figure. Develop a more confident connection between what you see and what you render.

Prerequisite: None Model fee due upon registration.  There is a supply list for this class contact us if you did not receive one.

Instructor: Lisa Hasegawa

Learn all the basics of letterpress printing. Through a variety of projects, learn to hand-set metal type, lock up a typeform, ink up, set up, and operate the press. You will be introduced to good design practices and explore printing imagery with letterpress cuts, linoleum cuts, and wire printing. On the last day of class, you will exchange prints and create a portfolio to take home.

Prerequisite: None There is a Supply Fee upon registration.

There is a supply list for this class contact us if you did not receive a link..

Instructor: Rickie Wolfe

Create rich and intriguing surfaces from monotype, collograph, shellac and pronto plates. Using stencils, elements from nature, and drawings, you will create unique layered prints. These techniques may be used individually or combined. Emphasis will be on learning the print techniques for the beginner and experimentation, composition and exploring conceptual ideas for the more advanced printmaker. 

Supply fee upon registration.  There is a supply list for the class please contacts us if you do not receive the link.

Student Fridays are available

Instructor: Rickie Wolfe

Experiment and play with composition In this class where you will use collage techniques to alter existing books. You will have your technique information and experiments in one place. The book can be personal, narrative or analytical. Basic collage techniques of glues and cutting will be covered along with found and dimensional objects, alternative means of attachment, image transfer, and sewing by hand or machine. Books to alter will be provided

Prerequisite: None    There is a supply fee for this class upon registration.

There is a supply list for this class contact us if you do not receive the link.

 

Instructor: Vedika Dietrich

Slowly creeping out of our cocoons, let’s spread our wings a bit and take to the air. Reignite your creative juices in a playful atmosphere where humor, profundity and freedom are key. Discover clever workarounds for creative obstacles, habits, blocks and blind spots. Your art knows what to do. Get out of the way! You too, inner critic!!  Prerequisite: None

This class is hosted by MS Teams.  There is a supply list with this class please contact us if you do not receive the link.

Instructor: Eric Chamberlain

Lithography is traditionally done on stone or zinc plates and incorporates the repelling nature of oil and water. Explore a low-tech alternative method to traditional lithography using Coca Cola and aluminum foil. Using  common everyday items that you find in your kitchen allows you to print immediately. This technique can be printed by hand or with a press. Prerequisite: None 

Supply fee upon registration.  This workshop has a supply list please contact us if you do not receive the link. 

Instructor: Mark Takamichi Miller

Have you ever wanted to learn to draw and paint from the figure without having to draw like Leonardo? Then this rigorous, but fun class is for you. Learn how to follow shapes, create space, and most of all compose your page, without painstaking proportions and measurements. We will use the model to look hard, but we won't be working towards 19th century realism. You will be composing and deconstructing on the fly, at a fast pace, alternating with very slow and deliberate observation. You can't be attached to the outcome, or even have any idea of what your work will look like when it is done. In fact your work will be “undone” if it gets predictable. This will be an action packed 'process' with no possibility of staying in your rut if you have one.  You will be provided with a large paper, drawing and painting materials. Absolute beginners are perfect for this class as well as advanced artists.  Supply fee upon registration.  

This workshop is located offsite at The Miller School of Art in White Center. 

ALL SUPPLIES PROVIDED.   Prerequisite: None

Instructor: Larry Calkins

Focus on developing your own mixed-media practice.  Work on your visual story-telling and personal communication style with the help and guidance of Larry Calkins. During class there will be plenty of work time with occasional demonstrations as well as sharing and discussion of other participant’s work. Explorations into other artists will provide you with a range of inspirations and ideas to consider. 

Prerequisite: None

Supply fee upon registration.  There is a supply fee for the class please contacts us if you do not receive the link.

Instructor: Robin Walker

In this course we will build on your watercolor practice, focusing on advanced technique. We will also talk about concepts behind your work. There will be directed watercolor assignments, but you have the option of working on your own and using the class for feedback. The supply list is suggested, but we can work around the supplies you already have. 

Prerequisite: Watercolor experience

There is a supply list for the class please contacts us if you do not receive the link.

Instructor: Larry Calkins

Cotaught by Larry Calkins and Gwen Lennox in this workshop we will draw on multiple techniques for manipulating and altering fabric. Techniques will include dye, resist, stitching, printing, and mark making. Using new, recycled and/or personally significant pieces of fabric, we will develop textile art including collages, patches and pieces for use on future projects.

Prerequisite: None  There is a supply fee upon registration.

This class has a supply list contact us if you do not receive one.

Instructor: Mark Takamichi Miller

Mediums are what we add to oil paint to make it come alive with unique character all its own.  The Masters carefully guarded their own formulations of oil mediums because they knew how important they were to the very essence of the painting.  Now making your own oil medium or even understanding how to use the readymade mediums in the store is becoming a lost art. Historically the alchemy of paint occupied many artists all of their lives.  Find out what you may have been missing in your painting and straighten out the confusion array of mediums to make your art come alive! Avoid the art store by making your own oil paint; it is easy. Find out how to put together your own set of paints and how to use them in one lesson.   In addition we will cover Non-Toxic Oil Painting. All materials provided  .Supply fee upon registration.  

This workshop is located offsite at The Miller School of Art in White Center. 

ALL SUPPLIES INCLUDED. Prerequisite: none

Instructor: Leslie Moon

Have you always wanted to learn the art of linocuts? Do you already know the basics of block printing and want to learn more? Maybe you are proficient at block printing but like to work with new instructors. If any of these then fits you then this is the workshop for you. In this one-day workshop in addition to the basics of designing, carving and printing linocuts, you will have an opportunity to learn: inking techniques including rainbow roll and puzzle block printing. We will be using both soft cut blocks as well as traditional linoleum. You are also welcome to bring any previously carved blocks. All levels welcome!

Prerequisite: None          There is a supply fee upon registration.

There is a supply list for this class contact us if you do not recieve the link.

Instructor: Garima Naredi

This class will focus on the development of observational skills and learning drawing fundamentals, with simple still life setups. We will work mostly with charcoal and experiment with other media towards the later part of the class sessions. You will learn to set up your own still lifes and learn basic drawing techniques to represent them on paper. There will be demos and discussions during class time along with opportunity for the students to share their setups and start working on their drawings. Prerequisite:No prior experience with drawing is required. 

These classes meet weekly, an office hour is offered (students can meet individually with the instructor) and there are class recordings to view during the week. 

This class has demo videos and related articles available to students during each week before the check in live sessions and is hosted by MS Teams.

This class has a supply list link to purchase which will come with your registration confirmation.

Instructor: Shruti Ghatak

Anyone can learn to draw; drawing is the foundation of all the visual arts. This class takes a contemporary and individualized approach to the basics of drawing and offers 'out-of-the-box' approaches to tackle basic drawing issues. Learn to render realistically using line and contour, shape and form, light and shadow, space and depth, proportion and perspective. Get acquainted with a range of drawing materials to translate perceptions onto paper and learn the principles of composition. 

There is a supply list for this class, please let us know if you do not receive the link. 

Prerequisite: None

Instructor: Garima Naredi

Want to know more about using color in your work?  This one day workshop will focus on understanding color through color theory, paint mixing and application. We will make color wheels, charts, color collages and have discussions on old and contemporary masterworks. Prerequisite: None

These classes meet weekly, an office hour is offered (students can meet individually with the instructor) and there are class recordings to view during the week. 

This class has demo videos and related articles available to students during each week before the check in live sessions and is hosted by MS Teams.

This class has a supply list link to purchase which will come with your registration confirmatio

Instructor: Shruti Ghatak

This class focuses on drawing and painting buildings, street scenes and cityscapes. Urban landscapes drawn/painted in this class will be an excellent challenge to understand perspective and simplification of a subject.  Formal elements of painting such as composition, tone, and color will be pursued while covering basic techniques such as watercolor washes, dry brush, and color mixing by layers, and so on.  Here is another chance to travel your favorite cities through sketches and watercolor studies. We will draw places, buildings, street scenes and people to make a beautiful memory of your travel. Reference photographs will be provided. You are also welcome to bring your own photographs if you want to make more of a personal travel journal of your favorite city. We will learn all the rules of perspective to draw buildings properly. Students will receive individual attention and instruction, as well as group critiques. Prerequisite: None 

Recordings of the class live sessions will be available after each class and is hosted by MS Teams.  There is a supply list with this class please contact us if you do not receive the link.

 

Instructor: Shruti Ghatak

Painting with palette knife is fast-paced, fun and exciting experience that comes with textural qualities and expressive gestural marks. Different from painting with a brush, this process will help you to achieve a variety of effects, from sweeping impasto like strokes to refined details. You will also develop understanding of value structure and color harmony while working with palette knives. Expect a solid work and joy-filled workshop of Acrylic palette knife painting, overflowing with sequential exercises, interesting experiments, and quite a bit of color theory. We will discuss and learn from examples of old and contemporary master painters. The instructor will work with everyone individually throughout the workshop and will paint alongside the students. Expect to go home with tools of a lifetime!

The workshop is for beginning and intermediate students; those who haven’t begun painting and those who want to improve their painting skill.

Prerequisite: None

Recordings of the class live sessions will be available after each class and is hosted by MS Teams.  There is a supply list with this class please contact us if you do not receive the link.

Instructor: Larry Calkins

Painting with an encaustic pen is a quiet meditation on process and discovery. It favors patience and deliberateness. The slow build-up of wax, stroke by stroke, layer upon layer, adding colors bit by bit and carefully mixing them directly on the panel is appealing. 

 This method lends itself especially well to working on a small surface. The encaustic painters of Greece, who developed this process, seldom made pictures larger than the average head. Prerequisite: None

Instructor: Nikki Barber

This workshop introduces you to woodcut printmaking. Learn to employ safe relief cutting techniques, use printmaking inks, and generate original prints pulled by hand. We will be centering imagery and symbolism that reflects growth and healing, all while carving into the natural fibers of the wood material (linocut is ok, too) and transferring the image on to printmaking paper. There is a meditative and thoughtful component to this process that we will be exploring that includes some drawing. (No need to be ‘good at drawing’ to take this course)

This class is hosted by MS Teams and has a supply list link.  Please contact us if you do not receive the link.

Instructor: Mark Takamichi Miller

Did you ever wonder how Bonnard, Manet, or Cezanne handled their oil paint?  You can learn a lot by imitating the paint application of the Masters. Some used layers of dry paint, some had directional strokes, and some had lush wet strokes.  Unlike the older masters who used layers of glazes over monotone underpaintings, the Moderns each had an individual method that you can experience yourself. When you understand how the paintings were made you gain insight into the vision of the unique person who created them.  Plus with some historical context you will realize how innovative and daring they were. In this workshop we will work with oil paint on three canvases to reproduce a section of a painting from each of the artists listed above. When you are done you will be able to go to museums and get a feeling for what went into the painting you are observing.  You will also develop approaches to try in your own paintings. Bring your own brushes if you have them. Supply fee upon registration.  

This workshop is located off site at Miller School of Art in White Center. 

ALL SUPPLIES PROVIDED. Prerequisite: none

Instructor: Garima Naredi

This one day workshop will focus on quick drawing techniques through live demos and lectures. Students will learn about lines, light and shade, composition, and draw in their sketchbooks with materials like pencils and charcoal. Additional drawing materials like charcoal and chalks will be used for learning more drawing techniques and for creating sustained sketches. We will start by drawing commonly found objects around us in the studio and then proceed to exploring a range of subjects using photographs and prints. All skill levels are welcome.

This workshop has a supply list please contact us if you did not receive the link.

Instructor: Charles Spitzack

In this class, you will learn the basics of moku-hanga, Japanese woodblock, and explore other variations within the medium.  Moku-hanga differs from many printmaking techniques as its printed by hand without a press and uses water based ink.  We will also explore a hybrid technique using western based oil inks with the same printing process.  By the end of this workshop you will be able to take this technique and print at home, in an unventilated space and without a press! Prerequisite: None

Supply fee upon registration.  There is a supply fee for the workshop please contact us if you do not receive the link.

Instructor: Robin Walker

During a two day workshop, we will combine technology with classic painting media). The focus is on experimentation as opposed to technique. You will need basic knowledge of a painting medium (oil, acrylic, watercolor, encaustic, etc.) and digital platform of your choice (Photoshop, Illustrator, Gimp, Paint, etc.). 

Recordings of the class live session will be available for 48 hours after the class and is hosted by MS Teams.  This class has a supply list link which will come with your registration confirmation.

Instructor: Mark Takamichi Miller

Have you ever wanted to see the range of things you can do with your paints?  The possibilities will open you up and get you out of any rut. We will learn about traditional oil mediums to thick clear layers of glossy acrylics; we will try it all.  We pour, brush, scoop, squeegee and soak. Many of the processes are completely unpredictable and surprising. Even if you only plan to paint traditionally this will show you ways to use your materials that you never dreamt of. Supply fee upon registration.  

This workshop is located off site at The Miller School of Art in White Center. 

ALL SUPPLIES PROVIDED.  Prerequisite: None

Instructor: Larry Calkins

Frottage is a surrealist and ‘automatic’ method of creative production that involves creating a rubbing of a textured surface using a pencil or other drawing material.  Frottage or rubbings allows one to reproduce multiple images in a short amount of time and is perfect for collaging. 

‘The collage technique is the systematic exploitation of the accidentally or artificially provoked encounter of two or more foreign realities on a seemingly incongruous level – and the spark of poetry that leaps across the gap as these two realities are brought together.’ 

-max ernst 

You will work on creating collage with paper cuts and repeating those collage images with Frottage. Then combining these graphite or crayon images into a traditional collage format. Prerequisite: None

This workshop has a supply list please contact us if you do not receive the link.

Instructor: Lynn Rosskamp

Immortalize your furry (or scaly or feathery) friend while learning the basics of etching.  At the end of this two day weekend workshop, you will have a working knowledge of how to line etch on a copper plate and print from it and come away with a 6” x 6” portrait of your pet or any animal that you fancy.  Day one will be choosing an image, preparing your plate, transferring the outline of your image onto the plate, making your marks in the hard ground and then, time permitting, etching your plate. For people who don’t feel finished making marks by the end of class time, you may take it home to work on and we will get your plate into the acid first thing on the second day.  The second day will be devoted to preparing your paper, inking and printing your etched plate. Time permitting, we may be able to try a few alternative methods for adding color such as chine collé and we can certainly go over how to add color at home after printing using watercolor or gouache if desired. Prerequisite: None

There is a supply fee upon registration.

There is a supply list for this workshop if you do not receive the link let us know.

Instructor: Mark Takamichi Miller

Many people think that if they can’t draw in proportion they are ‘not talented’ and have no business doing art.  Nothing could be further from the truth. If you are not suited to careful measuring and painstaking draftsmanship you are not alone.  This has nothing to do with whether or not you are ‘talented’ or whether or not you should try making art. This workshop will teach even the most drafting averse person how to get proportion without sacrificing the real value of the artwork, which is to learn to be comfortable with your own set of ‘talents’.  Some people never can make precise measurements, but they can still draw in proportion through an intuitive quick approach.Supply fee upon registration.     

This workshop is located off site at The Miller School of Art in White Center.

ALL SUPPLIES PROVIDED.  Prerequisite: None

Instructor: Garima Naredi

Want to know more about using color in your work?  This one day workshop will focus on understanding color through color theory, paint mixing and application. We will make color charts, color collages and have discussions on old and contemporary masterworks. All levels welcome

This class has a supply list please contact us if youdo not receive the link.

Instructor: Shruti Ghatak

This class focuses on drawing and painting buildings, street scenes and cityscapes. Urban landscapes drawn/painted in this class will be an excellent challenge to understand perspective and simplification of a subject.  Formal elements of painting such as composition, tone, and color will be pursued while covering basic techniques such as watercolor washes, dry brush, and color mixing by layers, and so on.  Here is another chance to travel your favorite cities through sketches and watercolor studies. We will draw places, buildings, street scenes and people to make a beautiful memory of your travel. Reference photographs will be provided. You are also welcome to bring your own photographs if you want to make more of a personal travel journal of your favorite city. We will learn all the rules of perspective to draw buildings properly. Students will receive individual attention and instruction, as well as group critiques. Prerequisite: None 

There is a supply list for this class please contacts us if you do not receive the link.

Instructor: Robin Walker

In this class we will build on your acrylic practice, focusing on advanced technique.  The plethora of acrylic mediums can be daunting and expensive, so we will discuss which of them may work for your specific work style and what is unnecessary. We will also talk about concepts behind your work. There will be directed acrylic assignments, but you have the option of working on your own and using the class for feedback. We can work around any supplies you may already have, but please have plenty of titanium white.

Prerequisite: Acrylic Painting

There is a supply list for the class please contacts us if you do not receive the link.

Instructor: Yulia Chubotin

Explore traditional watercolor techniques as well as composition and color. Combine watercolor with drawing media materials such as ink and graphite. You will work with subject matter ranging from still lifes and photographs to abstraction and imagination. 

Prerequisite: Watercolor experience  

This workshop has a supply list please contact us if you do not receive the link.

Instructor: Mark Takamichi Miller

Usually color is taught as 'Color Theory' which involves tediously painting in hundreds of little squares or placing pre-colored papers next to each other. After doing these exercises you still don't know what to do in your real life painting. This workshop is focused on actually using color on your painting and understanding how it works in a way you can use right away. First we will understand how to create and see color using a limited pallette which will teach you how to mix and see subtle color much more effectively. Then, studying particular masters, we will unlock the color harmony in their work so that you can reproduce it in a work of your own. In the end you will have at least two paintings to take home that you can use to find your own individual palette. We will be using oil paint and canvas which is provided for you, please bring your own brushes and palette knives if you have them. 

This workshop is located offsite at NEW Miller School of Art in Highland Park  

ALL SUPPLIES INCLUDED

Prerequisite: none

Instructor: Leslie Moon

In this workshop you will learn step-by-step the basics of block printing. You will learn how to transfer a design onto a block, carving, and printing in single color.

Prerequisite: None 

ALL SUPPLIES PROVIDED

Instructor: Mark Takamichi Miller

Acrylic is a mystery to many people.  Acrylics are capable of a full variety of beautiful effects. Most people rely on stores that sell very pricey little bottles of modified acrylic.   What many don't realize is that all of these varieties are easily made you in a few minutes with simple additives. In this workshop we will make all commercially available materials and give you time to play with them.  Every student will come away with $150 worth of acrylic paints in a full spectrum of colors and various mediums to take home. Supply fee upon registration.  

This workshop is located off site at The Miller School of Art in White Center.

ALL SUPPLIES PROVIDED.  Prerequisite: None

Instructor: Mark Takamichi Miller

Many people think that if they can’t draw in proportion they are ‘not talented’ and have no business doing art.  Nothing could be further from the truth. If you are not suited to careful measuring and painstaking draftsmanship you are not alone.  This has nothing to do with whether or not you are ‘talented’ or whether or not you should try making art. This workshop will teach even the most drafting averse person how to get proportion without sacrificing the real value of the artwork, which is to learn to be comfortable with your own set of ‘talents’.  Some people never can make precise measurements, but they can still draw in proportion through an intuitive quick approach.  Supply fee upon registration.   

This workshop is located off site at The Miller School of Art in White Center.

ALL SUPPLIES PROVIDED.  Prerequisite: None

Instructor: Deborah Faye Lawrence

Collage requires no previous experience. But experimentation and practice can make you a pro. Learn from a master collage artist how to elevate the art of cut-and paste out of the tacky scrapbook and into the expressive realm discovered by the original artist inventors of collage in the early 20th Century. Suddenly our intuitive picture-making skills rise to the surface. Collage makes it easy. The images we spontaneously pillage from a hundred throwaway magazine pages help us to illuminate our own stories and dreams. We’ll explore stream-of-consciousness collage composition, while experimenting with basic design and mixed media methods. Step by step, we will use paper, found imagery, and acrylic adhesive. It can be combined with personal photos, drawing, writing, humor, and whatever else fits on the surface. Expect to create one or more fantastic artworks in our two days together, improving your skills as we go, under the friendly tutelage of Deborah Faye Lawrence Seattle’s Queen of Collage! 

Prerequisite: None.

Supply fee upon registration.  

There is a supply list for the class please contacts us if you do not receive the link.

Instructor: Garima Naredi

In this class we will explore the sketching possibilities using watercolor as our medium. You will learn to use photographs for painting and can bring in images of your choice for class time, like family pictures, portraits, pictures of pets, travel and places. There will be discussion on color mixing as well. All skill levels are welcome to attend.

Prerequisite: None

There is a supply list for the class please contacts us if you do not receive the link.

Instructor: Jeanne Marie Ferraro

In this class we will concentrate solely on the portrait. We will explore the anatomical and structural forms of the head and its features. We will look at the particular proportions of the eyes, nose, mouth and larger forms of the forehead, jaw and cheek bones. Each day we will have a different model as well as view artist's work who work with portraits. 

Prerequisite: None 

There is a supply fee for this class please contact us if you do not receive the link.

Instructor: Larry Calkins

Learn to make a world using a diorama.  Larry will demonstrate how to cut the cardboard and add sand and painted backgrounds to imitate sky, mountains etc

After photographing the diorama you can print the images as a finished product or use them for collages or to paint from. 

Prerequisite: None

There is a supply list for the class please contacts us if you do not receive the link.

 

Instructor: Eric Chamberlain

 Exploring multiple ways to develop and transfer your ideas into a larger scale will be the focus of this three-week intensive class. This class will give you the opportunity to make large monotypes while experimenting with mark making, textures, layers, and composition. There is no limit to what can be produced, THINK BIG! Students should come to class with an idea or image they would like to work on in a larger format than they have normally worked. 

Prerequisite:Printmaking experience or permission from instructor

Supply fee upon registration.  

There is a supply list for the class please contacts us if you do not receive the link.

Student Fridays are available

Instructor: Kerstin Graudins

Use screen printing to make holiday items!  Print your own cards, wrapping paper, dish towels, tee-shirts or protest patches. In this short class, we will move quickly into using photo emulsion to create screens and you will have lots of studio time to work on your projects.

Prerequisite: None.

This class has a supply list please contact us if you do not receive a link.

Student Fridays are available

Instructor: Jeanne Marie Ferraro

Anyone can learn to draw; drawing is the foundation of all the visual arts. This class takes a contemporary and individualized approach to the basics of drawing and offers 'out-of-the-box' approaches to tackle basic drawing issues. Learn to render realistically using line and contour, shape and form, light and shadow, space and depth, proportion and perspective. Get acquainted with a range of drawing materials to translate perceptions onto paper and learn the principles of composition. 

Prerequisite: None

There is a supply list for this class, please let us know if you do not receive the link.  

Instructor: Shruti Ghatak

December is here and the festive season is seeping into our spirit. Let’s reflect that into our paintings. We will be painting festive objects like cakes, sugar cookies, wrapping paper, shiny ribbons etc as our subjects while digging deeper with painting and composition issues.

Prerequisite: None

There is a supply list for the class please contacts us if you do not receive the link.

Instructor: Mark Takamichi Miller

Have you ever wanted to see the range of things you can do with your paints?  The possibilities will open you up and get you out of any rut. We will learn about traditional oil mediums to thick clear layers of glossy acrylics; we will try it all.  We pour, brush, scoop, squeegee and soak. Many of the processes are completely unpredictable and surprising. Even if you only plan to paint traditionally this will show you ways to use your materials that you never dreamt of. Supply fee upon registration.  

This workshop is located off site at The Miller School of Art in White Center. 

ALL SUPPLIES PROVIDED.  Prerequisite: None

Instructor: Angie Dixon

Explore new ways to combine sumi painting with collage by using a variety of materials. This process will allow artists to try out new ideas and let these ideas take form. This workshop is meant to be fun, exciting and challenging. Imagination and the physical aspects of the materials are the only limits.

Prerequisite: Some experience with Asian brush and ink painting

There is a supply list for the class please contacts us if you do not receive the link.

Instructor: Leslie Moon

Have you always wanted to learn the art of linocuts? Do you already know the basics of block printing and want to learn more? Maybe you are proficient at block printing but like to work with new instructors. If any of these then fits you then this is the workshop for you. In this one-day workshop in addition to the basics of linocuts, you will have an opportunity to learn: inking techniques including rainbow roll, chine colle and puzzle block printing. We will be using both soft cut blocks as well as traditional linoleum. You are also welcome to bring any previously carved blocks.

All levels welcome! Prerequisite: None

Supply fee upon registration.  There is a supply list for the class please contacts us if you do not receive the link.

Instructor: Willow Heath

Create winter themed watercolor cards for your holiday handouts. Learn different watercolor techniques and tips for illustrating your very own festive winter holiday greetings. Paint evergreens in the snow, a snowy bird, and other winter woodland themes with teaching artist and Bob Ross enthusiast Willow Heath.

Prerequisite: None

Supply fee upon registration.  

There is a supply list for the class please contacts us if you do not receive the link.

Instructor: Mark Takamichi Miller

Have you ever wanted to learn to draw and paint from the figure without having to draw like Leonardo? Then this rigorous, but fun class is for you. Learn how to follow shapes, create space, and most of all compose your page, without painstaking proportions and measurements. We will use the model to look hard, but we won't be working towards 19th century realism. You will be composing and deconstructing on the fly, at a fast pace, alternating with very slow and deliberate observation. You can't be attached to the outcome, or even have any idea of what your work will look like when it is done. In fact your work will be “undone” if it gets predictable. This will be an action packed 'process' with no possibility of staying in your rut if you have one.  You will be provided with a large paper, drawing and painting materials. Absolute beginners are perfect for this class as well as advanced artists.  Supply fee upon registration.  

This workshop is located offsite at The Miller School of Art in White Center. 

ALL SUPPLIES PROVIDED.   Prerequisite: None

Instructor: Mark Takamichi Miller

Did you ever wonder how Bonnard, Manet, or Cezanne handled their oil paint?  You can learn a lot by imitating the paint application of the Masters. Some used layers of dry paint, some had directional strokes, and some had lush wet strokes.  Unlike the older masters who used layers of glazes over monotone underpaintings, the Moderns each had an individual method that you can experience yourself. When you understand how the paintings were made you gain insight into the vision of the unique person who created them.  Plus with some historical context you will realize how innovative and daring they were. In this workshop we will work with oil paint on three canvases to reproduce a section of a painting from each of the artists listed above. When you are done you will be able to go to museums and get a feeling for what went into the painting you are observing.  You will also develop approaches to try in your own paintings. Bring your own brushes if you have them. Supply fee upon registration.  

This workshop is located off site at Miller School of Art in White Center. 

ALL SUPPLIES PROVIDED. Prerequisite: none

Instructor: Bill Baber

Now that you've been through the beginning welding and fabrication class, take this opportunity to spend some time honing your MIG skills and discover the wonders of TIG welding. TIG welding gives you the ability to make small, clean welds, with full penetration. The purity of the weld and the surface finish produces a very high-quality weld that is very strong. It also broadens your capability to work with nonferrous metals such as stainless steel, bronze, aluminum, and copper. This skill is used in the high-end fabrication and the bronze casting worlds. TIG brazing and Phos-copper brazing will also be covered. You have a specific project in mind, or you just want to learn new valuable skills, this class will be a great way to expand your interest in metalwork. Prerequisite: Beginning Welding or equivalent. No class on 10/23/21 Supply Fee: $60

Instructor: Israel Martín

During this workshop we will make a small cabinet with dovetailed carcass and a small drawer on one of its sides. We will also make a door (we will not turn the pulls), made up of shop made plywood and our own shop made veneer. The classes will be held on Microsoft Teams, starting with a demo of the skills for 15 min (more or less) and some explanations so the students can then preform the skills while getting my feedback. The content will be available to students for 48 hours after the class wraps up and each live session will be recorded. The students will have some homework assignments to continue making the content of each session in order to get work done that will be needed on the next one.

Instructor: Bill Baber

This class will cover the same technical material as Beginning Welding and Metal Fabrication and is also designed to increase your understanding of sculpture and the elements and principles of 3D design. You will become familiar with welding processes, as well as plasma cutting and shop equipment. By blending both technical and aesthetic skills, you will gain confidence working with steel, create with purpose, and explore new horizons as you see your first sculpture emerge. Attending the first two classes is mandatory. Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee $60

Instructor: Saman Shojaei

This class is a mix of pyrography and painting for anyone who has ever wanted to add designs or decorations to their woodworking projects. Saman will have a number of patterns available for the student to choose from; beginner to advance skills level welcome. This class is located in the Youth Room. Supply fee: $55

Instructor: Paul Jasper

WARNING: This woodworking class is not your typical "come in, follow an instruction sheet, and learn to make something" offering. This class is about using YOUR design ideas, taking creative risks together, and sculpting them into a custom box. No two boxes in the class will be alike, just like no two people are alike. Is the box serious and sophisticated with figured black walnut and brass accents that belong in a library full of leather bound books and smoking jackets, YES. Is the box whimsical with googly eyes and sharp teeth as if it just walked out of a Tim Burton movie, YES. Is the box modern, minimal, clean, and eclectic where the purpose is almost ambiguous when you look at it, YES. Let's put our egos on hold, and imagine something new and wonderful together, and then build it. Design options might include carving, mixed media such as brass or copper, patterns such as plaid or interesting wood colors combinations, drawing via pyrography, using veneer, highly figured woods, etc. Whatever we have the time and skills to accomplish together over the 3 day class is considered in play. We will help guide you through both the design as well as fine-furniture level execution, showing you proper box construction techniques including grain wrapping, tight miter joint glue up, divider systems, lid design, and finishing. Participants must come with some degree of woodworking skills in place, that is experience with basic woodworking machinery (table saw, jointer, planer) and/or hand tools. Participants should supply the wood for the box they have in mind (plus any additional elements they like). The class instructor, Paul Jasper of Copper Pig Woodworking, will also have some brass and copper included in the price of the class. You can choose to buy a sheet of his classic plaid during the class if desired. Class size will max at 8 students + instructor + teacher assistant to keep the group small due to the highly custom and interactive nature of such a class.

Instructor: Beau Jack. Key

Beau Jack Key, native Hawaiian and carving kumu (teacher) will share the rich tradition of Hawaiian carving, lashing and cordage techniques, while introducing students to the flow of stone carving on a smaller scale for personal adornment. Pieces will allow a dialogue between student and stone to reveal the form that emerges.

Students are welcome to bring their own stones or pick from the stones provided, stones should be larger than jewelry scale, but smaller than traditional sculpture scale. Beau will demonstrate the snag loop technique to lash the stone and will share his knowledge of traditional cord making woven with 4 and 8 strands allowing a strong wearable design to arise. This will be open to all levels of stone carvers and jewelers to explore the possibilities of sculptural body adornment. ***Beau Jack will give a free public lecture on 10/21/21, Thursday evening on Zoom from 6:30-8:00 pm***

Instructor: Eva Funderburgh

Rubber molds, demystified! This two session class will be an introduction to mold making, culminating in making your own silicon mold for food. In the first session, we’ll talk about different types of molds and their various uses. In the second session, we’ll walk students through making and pouring their own molds. We’ll be working with a food safe silicone that can be used to make custom molds for hard candies, chocolates, waxes, popsicles, ice, and butter. Prequisite: None. Supply Fee: $15.

*Students will pick up a supply kit from Pratt prior to the first class. Students will need to provide their own mold making silicon based on a shopping list provided. Please register at least one week prior to the class start date to have time for getting tools and supply kits.

Instructor: Celeste Tracy

Damascus steel, the stuff of ancient legends, is taken one step further in the current way of making it by forge welding layered steel with a hydraulic press. Celeste Tracy has been making Damascus at Pratt for many years and continues to be fascinated with the process. She will familiarize students with this process by using Pratt's Damascus forge and hydraulic press built specifically for this purpose. This technique opens up the possibilities of a myriad of designs and uses for the patterned steel produced. The student will come away with a billet ready to transform into a future work of art. Prerequisite: Beginning and Continuing Blacksmithing or previous experience. Supply fee: $85

Instructor: David Lutrick

Want to get your toes wet in the wood turning world? Come learn the basics of spindle turning and how to turn a small bowl. If you can't commit to the full 6 week beginning turning class, this is a great chance to learn the basics. Suppy fee: $75

Instructor: Brandon Bowman

Pratt offers one of the few blacksmithing programs in the region. Blacksmithing, or forging, is about transforming and shaping mild steel through the use of heat. Using basic techniques such as hammering, twisting, tapers, bends, and splits, you will have the opportunity to create sculptural and functional objects. Everyone is welcome, whether you're interested in taking more advanced blacksmithing classes or you just want a basic understanding of the process. Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee: $60.

Instructor: Elizabeth Weber

Learn the basics of turning wood on a lathe. In this class we will learn about spindle (between center) turning as well as the basics of creating bowls. Proper technique and safety will be the focus in order to give the students the confidence to create whatever shapes and forms they choose. Also covered will be the fundamentals of finishing and sharpening. This is the prerequisite for any of the advanced turning classes. Supply Fee: $115

Instructor: TBA TBA

This class is designed to be the core introductory class that covers good studio practices while learning how to safely use all of the equipment and tools in the main woodworking studio. It will also be the primary prerequisite class for most of the more advanced woodworking classes. Based around several small projects designed by the instructor, you will gain enough experience to comfortably and safely use each piece of power equipment, as well as an understanding of its benefits and limitations. This is a great way to begin woodworking or to refine the skills that you already have. Class time will be split between demonstrations, and individual hands-on shop time creating small projects from start to finish. Prerequsite: None. Supply Fee $105

Instructor: Andy Fallat

Now that you've been through the beginning welding and fabrication class, take this opportunity to spend some time on the TIG torch and hone your skills as a fabricator. TIG welding gives you the ability to make small clean welds that are super strong. It also broadens your capability to work with non ferrous metals such as stainless steel and bronze. This skill is used in the high end fabrication world as well as with bronze casting artists. Weather you have a specific project in mind or you just want to learn this valuable skill, this will be a great way to continue your interest in metalwork. Prerequisite : Beginning Welding or equivalent. Supply fee : $60.

Instructor: Brian Stahly

Pratt offers one of the few blacksmithing programs in the region. Blacksmithing, or forging, is about transforming and shaping mild steel through the use of heat. Using basic techniques such as hammering, twisting, tapers, bends, and splits, you will have the opportunity to create sculptural and functional objects. Everyone is welcome, whether you're interested in taking more advanced blacksmithing classes or you just want a basic understanding of the process. Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee: $60.