This affordable, 4 hour, hands on flameworking class is a great way to experience the fascinating and ancient craft of working with molten glass on a small scale. In front of a table top torch learn to heat, shape, apply color, and make small objects with one on one instruction from professional glass artists.

Have you always wanted to try blowing glass? This is your chance to learn and make your own unique gift for the Father's day! Learn to gather glass from the furnace and shape it into fantastic forms. There will be lots of hands-on experience and individual assistance. Prerequisite: None

This class is a look into the world of working with cane. We will cover the very basics of pulling cane, starting with filligranna (straight cane), clear or colored core and clear core with color on the outside, as well as a myriad of other possibilities. As the foundations of gathering, marvering, and transferring to a post are established we will delve into color overlays and stuff cups. In addition to pulling the cane, the process of picking up the cane to make small vessels, tumblers, and ornaments will be covered. Successful cane pulling happens by repetition to sharpen your eyes and hands for managing the heat correctly and seeing how the glass is moving. Look forward to a fun class. For me, pulling cane is one of the coolest things in glass, right up there with Prince Rupert's drops. Prerequisite: At least one session of intermediate glass blowing or equivalent.

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. Prerequisite: 2 Beginning Glassblowing. 

This intensive session is designed for students who are taking the Intermediate level glass blowing classes for the first time. Admin team will check students' status upon registration. For the repeating students, Pratt encourages them to take 6week long classes.

In this 4hours affordable class, students will learn how to manipulate glass by heating it in a torch flame, wrapping the molten glass onto a mandrel, and then using heat and gravity to shape glass to make a small beads work. Tools and eye protection provided. Prerequisite: None 

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.

In this 4hours affordable class, students will learn how to manipulate glass by heating it in a torch flame, wrapping the molten glass onto a mandrel, and then using heat and gravity to shape glass to make a small beads work. Tools and eye protection provided. Prerequisite: None 

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.

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: 2 6week Beginning Glassblowing. 

The session on Aug 13th is skipped. 

This class will focus on connecting and shaping solid borosilicate glass on the torch for the purposes of creating forms and structures of nature, including flowers, animals, and basic human forms. Skills will include stretching and gathering glass, tapering and bending shapes, and connecting shapes together in a structurally sound manner. A recurring theme will be breaking down the final goal into its component shapes, creating a plan, and executing a process to most accurately capture the intended form. Prerequisite: Beginning Flameworking.

The session on Aug 14th is skipped due to an event. 

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: 2 6week Beginning Glassblowing. 

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.

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

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

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

The sessions on Aug 10 th and 17th are skipped due to events. 

Did you complete the first Beginner Level class and are you ready for the next step? This course teaches color in combination with continuing and reinforcing the basic shapes. The goal of this course is to prepare students to comfortably work in Hotshop and be confident enough to move on to the Intermediate level class. Prerequisite: 1 6week Beginning Glassblowing

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.

Glass Beadmaking is your chance to work with hot glass on a small scale at a bench torch. Learn techniques such as basic bead shapes, surface design, and molten glass manipulation. You will also learn various methods of creating internal design which will give you the ability to create more depth and interest in your work. Basic skills including bead cleaning and proper work habits will also be covered. Although oriented toward beginners, continuing students are always welcome! Prerequisite: None

This affordable, 4 hour, hands on flameworking class is a great way to experience the fascinating and ancient craft of working with molten glass on a small scale. In front of a table top torch learn to heat, shape, apply color, and make small objects with one on one instruction from professional glass artists.

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.

This class prepares students to become independent glassblowers. Refine skills and methodology as students create using a broad-ranging color application and technique. Students are allowed to request special demonstrations to their instructor to advance their techniques and the way they think about how to get things done, from design to calculations to implementation. Demonstrations will be used minimally to guide students to develop their skills. Professional advice and helping hands throughout the classes will give students more bench time and opportunity to discover breakthrough ways of achieving desired results. Prerequisite: Intermediate Glassblowing or Experienced Intermediate Glassblowing 

In this 4hours affordable class, students will learn how to manipulate glass by heating it in a torch flame, wrapping the molten glass onto a mandrel, and then using heat and gravity to shape glass to make a small beads work. Tools and eye protection provided. Prerequisite: None 

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.

Alter the shape and/or surface texture of glass using tools and processes that don't rely upon heat. This includes grinding, carving, engraving, polishing and sandblasting-- all of which provide opportunities for artists to resolve aesthetic and functional issues, ranging from shape and surface quality to strength and stability of edges. In this class, you will try your hand at many coldworking methods, using state-of-the-art tools. You will also discuss ways to adapt basic methods to home studio practice. New and returning students welcome. Prerequisite: None. 

There will be an extra student session after all sessions are completed. The instructor will discuss the detailed schedule with students during classtime. 

This affordable, 4 hour, hands on flameworking class is a great way to experience the fascinating and ancient craft of working with molten glass on a small scale. In front of a table top torch learn to heat, shape, apply color, and make small objects with one on one instruction from professional glass artists.

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.

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. Prerequisite: 2 Beginning Glassblowing. 

This intensive session is designed for students who are taking the Intermediate level glass blowing classes for the first time. Admin team will check students' status upon registration. For the repeating students, Pratt encourages them to take 6week long classes.

Learn how to set up a small electroforming system in your own studio. Learn the process of electroforming small organic items such as leaves, seashells, nutshells, pods, bones and non organic items, glass and metal. You will learn creative ways to add electroforming to stones or beads and learn basic bead shapes to add electroforming to. Prereq: NONE

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.

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: $35

Learn to adapt the industrial process of powder coating to your home studio and you can finish your jewelry and metal objects in a rainbow of durable, vibrant colors. You'll learn to properly clean and prepare metal for thermoset powder application and how to apply the powder itself; you'll heat cure your pieces and see finished results on the same day. You may bring small metal items (virtually any metal works), brackets, found objects, small costume jewelry components, keys, blanks, etc., or fabricate items to powder coat from copper and brass sheet and wire provided in class. You'll leave class with the skills and knowledge to continue powder coating in your own studio. Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry/Metals or equivalent construction and soldering skills. Prequisite: None. Supply Fee: $35.

Start to finish, this class will offer a detailed approach with step-by-step information for learning the basics to Sand-casting small objects in non-ferrous metal. Understand how to best select master objects, and which tools to use. See how to prepare gates and vents, so that the molten metal flows best during the pour. Learn a special formula to find the casting weight of non-conventional materials, and how much metal to use. After we cast our pieces in bronze, a basic demonstration will be provided about clean-up and finishing options. In this class come to understand what an extremely useful, rapid, and versatile studio practice this technique can be, especially since master objects are never lost or damaged. This is a perfect process for anyone that has an interest in casting but does not want the mess of investment or the expense of casting machinery. If you decide to sign up for this class, please consider bringing with you objects for casting exploration that are no more than 2" inches in the largest direction. That will be the ideal size for our class projects. Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry/ Metals. Supply Fee: $55

A fundamental tool for jewelry makers is the jewelers piercing saw. Used in many forms of jewelry making like silversmithing, it is a great tool to get familiar with as a beginner and a skill to sharpen if you have some experience. In this class we will strengthen our skills by piercing, sawing and soldering a shield ring. Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee: $35.

Learn how to successfully silver solder copper, brass and sterling silver to make jewelry. This class will have a series repetitive soldering exercises to build skills. Earring posts, hollow forms and multiples are some of the topics to be addressed. Please bring you design ideas, inspirations, thoughts and problems to the class. Supply Fee: $25

In this two-day workshop students will learn how to make a small swivel locket. This class is a great way to strengthen your soldering skills while learning a simple mechanism that incorporates movement into your locket. Instead of creating a hinge, this beginner friendly project using a single pivot point using tubing. Demos include: Soldering, shaping, sawing, roller printing texture, and final finishing techniques. Students can expect to complete one swivel locket (or it can be a tiny box! Prerequisites: None. Supply Fee: $45

This class is not for beginners, be prepared to hit the ground running. This course will cover complex molding techniques, nested cast objects, cast in place stones, unconventional stone setting techniques, and advanced 3D printing applications. Bring your waxes, designs, CAD models, rubber molds, and be ready to cast on day one. Prerequisite: Beginning Casting and Continuing Casting, or instructors approval. Supply Fee: $75.

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. No class 7/12/23. Supply Fee: $45.

This compact intensive will have you working at your bench soon after you arrive on the first day. You?ll be introduced to the fundamentals of jewelry making through demonstrations, individualized instruction, and practice time. Learn how to control and manipulate metal so that you can confidently make a piece from start to finish. Prerequisite: none

Engraving is an historic method of creating lines and patterns on sheet metal by making shallow cuts using hand tools called gravers. Although this is a simple technique, there are endless and intricate possibilities! In this class, you will build your engraving skills on a firm foundation starting from proper tool preparation and sharpening. You will use your customized tool to learn and practice basic cuts before tackling more creative approaches. This skill is useful for jewelers, enamelists, and printmakers. Your supply fee includes a wood work holder and one hand graver that you will customize and keep. Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry/Metals. Supply Fee: $65

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.

No class 7/5

Prerequisite: None

Model fee due upon registration. 

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

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. 

This class will focus on the development of observational skills and learning drawing fundamentals, with simple still life setups and working with charcoal as the drawing media. You will learn to set up their own still lifes and learn how to begin a drawing and take it to completion. There will be demos and discussions along with dedicated time to practice both quick sketches and sustained drawings.

Prerequisite:None

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

In this one day workshop we will concentrate solely on the portrait. Working with live model to learn basic portrait drawing strategies and techniques.  You 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. You will drawing with charcoals to study form as we examine the composition grid.

Prerequisite: None

This workshop has a supply list please contact us if you do not receive one

This one day workshop will focus on quick drawing techniques through live demos and lectures. You will learn about lines, light and shade, composition, and draw in your sketchbooks with dry mediums like pencils, charcoal and chalk. We will start by drawing commonly found objects around us in the studio and then proceed to exploring subjects of personal interest using photographs and prints. Drawing on both white and toned paper will be explored in class.

Prerequisite: None

There is a supply list for this class please notify us you do not receive one

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.

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. 

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. 

This class will focus on the development of observational skills and learning drawing fundamentals, with simple still life setups and working with charcoal as the drawing media. You will learn to set up their own still lifes and learn how to begin a drawing and take it to completion. There will be demos and discussions along with dedicated time to practice both quick sketches and sustained drawings.

Prerequisite:None

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

In this one day workshop we will concentrate solely on the portrait. Working with live model to learn basic portrait drawing strategies and techniques.  You 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. You will drawing with charcoals to study form as we examine the composition grid.

Prerequisite: None

This workshop has a supply list please contact us if you do not receive one

Learn Glassblowing and discover the universal appeal of shaping molten glass. This four hour class will feature a one hour demonstration and 3 hours to practice gathering glass from the furnace and making your very own paperweight. This will be an experience you will not forget! This class is designed for one student, 13 years and up, and one accompanying adult (Mom, Dad, Grandma etc.). Space is limited to three groups so sign up early! No experience necessary, all glass included.

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 a making a small piece of furniture 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. You will learn how to select and buy lumber for your own projects in the future. 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.

In this class we will be exploring the more expressive nature of wood turning. Lathe applied textures, warps, chatters, beading (pole lathe effects), modified edges, piercing, and more! We will also explore uncommon finishing techniques such as oxidizing, burning, rusting, as well as expressive uses for paints and stains. Create unusual bowls or use your turned forms as components in a sculpture. Bring your wild ideas! This class is three weeks and will be offered in a series. Start small, but think big. All tools will be provided. Supply fee: $75.

Learn the basics of turning wood on a lathe in this two-day woodturning intensive. 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. Supply Fee: $115.

Registration Cutoff Date: 6/7/23

This class is great for those who have taken a beginning level woodturning class and are ready to continue building on their skills. This class will focus more on tool control while also working on more challenging projects. Proper tool use, tool techniques, and sharpening will be continue to be emphasized in this workshop. Come take on projects such as lidded boxes, square edge bowls, closed form bowls, and thin wall bowls. There will also be an opportunity to explore individual projects towards the end of the class. Supply Fee: $115

Want to get your toes wet in the wood turning world and some wood shavings in your hair? Come to this one-day workshop and learn the basics of spindle and bowl turning. You will apply the basic skills learned to create a mortar and pestle set during the workshop. If you can't commit to the full 6-week Beginning Woodturning class, this is a great chance to learn from an instructor with over 45 years of turning experience. Supply fee: $75 Masking required for this class.

Learn the craft of creating an elegant wooden spoon using intuitive methods. This course is designed to be approachable for both beginner and intermediate level students. It will cover how to select wood, design, and use a combination of hand & power tools for carving an heirloom quality kitchen spoon that you will cherish for years to come. Supply Fee: $45.

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 a making a small piece of furniture 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. You will learn how to select and buy lumber for your own projects in the future. 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.

Learn the basics of turning wood on a lathe in this two-day woodturning intensive. 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. Supply Fee: $115.

Registration Cutoff Date:6/26/23

In this class we will be exploring the more expressive nature of wood turning. Lathe applied textures, warps, chatters, beading (pole lathe effects), modified edges, piercing, and more! We will also explore uncommon finishing techniques such as oxidizing, burning, rusting, as well as expressive uses for paints and stains. Create unusual bowls or use your turned forms as components in a sculpture. Bring your wild ideas! This class is three weeks and will be offered in a series. Start small, but think big. All tools will be provided. Supply fee: $75.

In this class, you will safely learn how to operate a handheld router, fixed based router, plunge router, edge guide router, and table router. You will learn how to set up routers for a variety of cuts, learn what a climb cut is, and how to prevent danger kickback. This class is a chance to gain confidence using the ever versatile router. Supply fee: $50.

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 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. Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee: $85.

** Registration Cutoff Date:6/3/23 **

Are you ready to learn how to use handtools and make a classic woodworking project? Join us to make the 6 board chest. In this class, we will teach beginner-advanced woodworkers the basics of handtool use and how to incorporate handtools into your every-day woodworking. All skill levels are welcome in this class which will cover basic tools needed, their use, and sharpening and tuning up handtools for optimal performance. Supply fee: $170.

** Registration Cutoff Date:6/26/23 **

Learn the craft of creating an elegant wooden spoon using intuitive methods. This course is designed to be approachable for both beginner and intermediate level students. It will cover how to select wood, design, and use a combination of hand & power tools for carving an heirloom quality kitchen spoon that you will cherish for years to come. Supply Fee: $45.

Building on skills developed in the pre-requisite Beginning Woodturning classes, participants will learn additional advanced skills on the lathe.  Projects will include an end-grain box with a lattice lid, a goblet with captured rings on the stem and a piece turned off-center. The jigs used to assist making these shapes will be made during the class.  The skills learned will allow you to broaden the range of designs you use for your own turned work.  Masking required for this class. 80$ Suply Fee

Want to get your toes wet in the wood turning world and some wood shavings in your hair? Come to this one-day workshop and learn the basics of spindle and bowl turning. You will apply the basic skills learned to create a mortar and pestle set during the workshop. If you can't commit to the full 6-week Beginning Woodturning class, this is a great chance to learn from an instructor with over 45 years of turning experience. Supply fee: $75 Masking required for this class.

Learn the art of handmade broom making! Students will learn about the materials used in broom making and basic techniques to create two handbrooms: a whisk and a hawktail with handle. Additional broom material will be provided so students can apply their new skill and create a third broom on their own time. Supply fee: $50.

Learn how to do some green and semi-green woodworking by building an artistic garden bench with staked legs. You’ll get to work with a large live edge elm slab that has been milled at Pratt. Instructor Tom Hensheid will help bring your creative ideas to fruitition. Supply fee: $150. Due to the timeline and the specific project-based nature of this class attendance in the first class is mandatory. An absence within the first session is considered a withdrawal from the course. Please see FAQ page regarding the withdrawal policy. 

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 a making a small piece of furniture 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. You will learn how to select and buy lumber for your own projects in the future. 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.

The Moravian Stool is a strong lightweight stool that teaches you all the basic steps of chairmaking. This class will be based off of the Christopher Schwarz plans that are rooted in the original stools from eastern Europe and very popular in historic Old Salem in NC. This class will be a mix of learning handtool and machine skills. Students will learn how to make tapered octagons, sliding dovetails, compound splayed legs and wedged through-tenons. You’ll end the class with a simple, elegant stool that has been well engineered to withstand the test of time. No prerequisite. If you already have spindle turning experience, you can turn your legs during class. You will not be taught how to spindle turn in this class. This class is a primer for the first chair class that will be offered in the Wood Studio in the next year. Supply fee: $85

In this class we will build upon what we learned in Beginning Woodworking. Now that we know how to safely use the tools, we will learn how a woodworking project comes together from start to finish. In this class we will make a small wall hung cabinet. We will draw full scale plans and learn to determine how much material is needed. We will learn multiple types of joinery and how to lay them out. We will learn how to construct and properly fit a drawer. Prerequisite: Beginning Woodworking. Supply Fee: $105.

Learn the craft of creating an elegant wooden spoon using intuitive methods. This course is designed to be approachable for both beginner and intermediate level students. It will cover how to select wood, design, and use a combination of hand & power tools for carving an heirloom quality kitchen spoon that you will cherish for years to come. Supply Fee: $45.

Building on skills developed in in the pre-requisite Beginning Woodturning classes, participants will make several bowls developing additional skills and techniques, including thin walls, natural edges, square or triangular shapes and a bowl from a board.  Students will apply the skills learned to making bowls of their own design. Finishing options will be explored. Masking required for this class. Materials fee 85.00

Want to get your toes wet in the wood turning world and some wood shavings in your hair? Come to this one-day workshop and learn the basics of spindle and bowl turning. You will apply the basic skills learned to create a mortar and pestle set during the workshop. If you can't commit to the full 6-week Beginning Woodturning class, this is a great chance to learn from an instructor with over 45 years of turning experience. Supply fee: $75 Masking required for this class.

Two types of wooden goblets will be made in this intermediate level course, a traditional wedding goblet with captured rings and a goblet formed with the “lost wood” technique.  Wooden wedding goblets are deep rooted in medieval history and date back to a Celtic tradition of the 17th century. Each goblet is made from one piece of wood with two unbroken rings made right on the stem, where they will remain forever as a symbol of love and commitment. The lost wood technique results in a unique oval cross section for the goblet’s cup, stem and base.  A layer of spacer wood or MDF is placed between two layers of hardwood.  A goblet shape is turned from the layered blank. Then the spacer layer is removed and the two outer hardwood layers are glued together for final shaping and sanding of the oval shape. Beginning Woodturning is a pre-requisite for the class.  Masking required for this class. Suply Fee 80.00

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 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. Prerequisite: None.  Supply Fee: $85.

**Registration Cutoff Date: 11/16/22**

Learn the art of handmade broom making! Students will learn about the materials used in broom making and basic techniques to create two handbrooms: a whisk and a hawktail with handle. Additional broom material will be provided so students can apply their new skill and create a third broom on their own time. Supply fee: $50.

This class is open to beginners and experienced stone carvers.  Students will learn how to connect directly with the stone by focusing on the use of hand tools to work the material.  Using chisels, files and rifflers, stone is manipulated in the reductive process, revealing the sculpture within. Stone carving techniques will be demonstrated in live demonstrations. Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee: $20 for consummables. Stone will be purchased in class once the project is determined.

Spend an evening welding! This class is designed as a short, fun welding experience and demonstration of basic fabrication processes taught by one of our womxn-instructors. It is a great opportunity to explore what the Pratt welding shop has to offer in a non-intimidating womxn-identifying friendly environment. If you're not sure if you want to take a full length fabrication class this is a way to meet an instructor and try it out before registering. Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee: $25.

Introduce yourself to the useful and versatile skills needed to begin working with steel. You'll learn oxy-acetylene and MIG welding as well as plasma-cutting and metal fabrication equipment including the bandsaw, chop saw, drill press, grinders, shears, and benders. This class is designed for anyone looking to incorporate metal into their artistic and technical vocabulary. Attending the first two classes is mandatory due to proper safety and tooling procedures.(8 Weeks) Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee $85.

Spend an evening welding. This class is designed as a short, fun welding experience and demonstration of the MIG welding process. It is a great opportunity to explore what the Pratt fabrication shop has to offer and make a sculpture or small stand. If you're not sure if you want to take a full length welding class, this is an entertaining way to try it out before registering. Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee: $25.

Spend an evening welding. This class is designed as a short, fun welding experience and demonstration of the MIG welding process. It is a great opportunity to explore what the Pratt fabrication shop has to offer and make a sculpture or small stand. If you're not sure if you want to take a full length welding class, this is an entertaining way to try it out before registering. Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee: $25.

Spend an evening welding. This class is designed as a short, fun welding experience and demonstration of the MIG welding process. It is a great opportunity to explore what the Pratt fabrication shop has to offer and make a sculpture or small stand. If you're not sure if you want to take a full length welding class, this is an entertaining way to try it out before registering. Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee: $25.

This course will familiarize you with Pratt's Anyang 55# pneumatic power hammer. Learn how to safely operate this machine including set-up, maintenance, and ergonomics. The power hammer allows artists to efficiently texture, draw, and shape larger stock sizes. Through simple projects you will learn foundational techniques and qualify to be accessed on this equipment. Prerequisite: Beginning and Continuing Blacksmithing. Supply Fee: $25

Spend an evening forging. This class is designed as a short, fun blacksmithing experience and demonstration of basic forging processes. It is a great opportunity to explore what the Pratt forging shop has to offer, make a sculpture, hooks, or just enjoy hammering and twisting! If you're not sure if you want to take a full length forging class this is an entertaining way to try it out before registering. Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee: $25.

Get your grill on! In this 2 day class students will use fundamental blacksmithing techniques to forge a common BBQ utensil such as a set of skewers, a meat fork, and spatula. Forging demonstrations will focus on blacksmithing fundamentals especially isolating mass and creating accurate transitions. Design considerations will be paramount as we strive for functional elegance. Plan on lots of hammering and fun having! No Prerequisite: A great class for Beginners and grill masters. Supply Fee: $45.

Damascus steel, the stuff of ancient legends, is taken one step further in the current way of replicating 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: $95

Spend an evening forging. This class is designed as a short, fun blacksmithing experience and demonstration of basic forging processes. It is a great opportunity to explore what the Pratt forging shop has to offer, make a sculpture, hooks, or just enjoy hammering and twisting! If you're not sure if you want to take a full length forging class this is an entertaining way to try it out before registering. Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee: $25.

One of the most rewarding aspects of blacksmithing is the ability to make your own tools. In this course you will learn about various types of steel, how to identify and choose between them, and how to heat treat them in a forge environment. Projects include a round punch, tongs, forging hammer, and a decorative punch or touch mark. Prerequisite: Beginning Blacksmithing. Supply fee: $75

Come and make the perfect tool to toast marshmallows over the fire this summer! One night in the Forge and you will have marshmallow forks ready for summer fun. At the end of class you can test them out and toast marshmallows to perfection by the Forge. Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee: $25.

Forge your own heart hook. Spend a day forging and shaping a functional work of art. This class is open to blacksmiths of all skill levels. Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee: $25.

Spend an evening forging. This class is designed as a short, fun blacksmithing experience and demonstration of basic forging processes. It is a great opportunity to explore what the Pratt forging shop has to offer, make a sculpture, hooks, or just enjoy hammering and twisting! If you're not sure if you want to take a full length forging class this is an entertaining way to try it out before registering. Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee: $25.

Spend a night blacksmithing making a hand-forged bottle opener! Enjoy this unique opportunity to try your hand at blacksmithing and make a beautifully useful gift. Prerequisite: None Supply fee: $20

Spend an evening forging. This class is designed as a short, fun blacksmithing experience and demonstration of basic forging processes. It is a great opportunity to explore what the Pratt forging shop has to offer, make a sculpture, hooks, or just enjoy hammering and twisting! If you're not sure if you want to take a full length forging class this is an entertaining way to try it out before registering. Prerequisite: None. Supply Fee: $25.

Manipulate hot glass and fire to create marbles, flowers, bugs, burgers and other small objects. Discover how to melt rods of glass in a propane-oxygen flame, wrap the molten glass onto a metal mandrel (rod), and use heat and gravity to shape a bead. Safety, creativity and fun are emphasized! All materials included.

Using paper, cloth, found materials, and other unique or personal elements you will explore the art of collage. Students will use, create, and bring a variety of materials to make their creations, experimenting with both representational and abstract imagery.tudents will also learn about fundamental art skills like composition, color, texture, and narrative as they design and create their projects. Collage is an incredibly accessible art form and serves as a great starting point for curious young artists, as well as those looking to explore and hone their artistic voice.

Explore the fascinating and ancient craft of working with molten glass on a small scale. In front of a table top torch learn to heat, shape, apply color, and make small objects come to life!

Learn how to gather of 2,300 degree Fahrenheit molten glass into a bubble using tools, breath and a little determination. Discover what effects gravity and centrifugal force have on molten glass. Individualized instruction will help you learn the basics as you explore the ancient and alluring art of glassblowing. All materials included.

No class Tuesday, 6/27