Spring 2026, Wednesdays, 5:30 – 8 pm

January 26 – March 30. Final course details subject to change. 10 weeks.

This is a hands-on course exploring a variety of materials and techniques for the development of sculptural ideas with an emphasis on metal fabrication. Students will construct work using hand tools, power tools, welding equipment and a variety of other techniques in a professional workshop environment. The class will be concentrated on construction techniques and the development of each student’s personal work, primarily using steel, but will also incorporate other metals and materials. With demonstrations addressing shop procedures and students will gain the knowledge of proper equipment operation and safety in the metal shop.

Summer 2026, Tuesdays, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Week of June 1 to Week of July 24; no classes during the week of the July 4th Holiday: June 29 – July 3. 10 weeks. Final course details subject to change.

Registration opens soon!

The Mindful Cloth class will focus on foraging materials for natural dyeing, sourcing textiles, and stitching instructions to create meaningful, mindful cloth(s). Natural materials will be collected by foraging gardens and collecting materials from locally owned restaurants to learn how to extract pigments for dyeing. Textiles wills be sourced through thrifting, student’s personal collections of fabrics and collecting from local designers. Textiles will be examined and discussed concerning material quality along with a discussion of the numerous types of embroidery threads to be used for the class projects. Students will create an embroidery sampler to learn various stitches; they will learn how to naturally dye their textiles and threads and how to construct meaningful compositions for the cloth(s) they will construct. There will be discussions about of the history of sewing and quilting circles and its importance in the modern world.