The Wool Watercolor is an extraordinary technique that elevates your creativity to the new heights. Our workshop is teaching the unique process of layering fine wool fibers, applying various tricks while unveiling a stunning 3D effect once finished. There is a magic involved as vibrant and rich layers of wool evolve into breathtaking artworks, capturing your chosen image with absolutely phenomenal detail. Wool artist Maria Gio will guide you through each step, ensuring you create a masterpiece worthy of display. All materials included in cost of workshop.

This workshop is scheduled to be held on the upper level of the Fraley Studio, which is only accessable by stairs.

• We believe art should be accessible to all. Scholarships are available for those who qualify.
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Curious about pottery but feeling hesitant? Explore the possibilities of ceramics in our welcoming studio! Join this 3-hour class (for ages 16 and up) where you'll learn the basics of pottery and craft two unique pieces with guidance from our skilled instructor. Once completed, choose from three glaze options to finish your creations, which will be fired and ready for pickup after. Don’t miss this chance to unleash your creativity—sign up now and dive into the world of ceramics!

• We believe art should be accessible to all. Scholarships are available for those who qualify.
• Membership is one of the easiest and most effective ways to support our mission! Learn more about it's benefits and discounts!

Discover the transformative power of underpainting in this hands-on pastel workshop. Explore a variety of techniques to create unique textures and tones as a foundation for your pastel work. You’ll learn how to incorporate watercolor, charcoal, inks, and alcohol, applied with a brayer, to craft dynamic underlayers that add depth and character to your paintings. These techniques will prepare the pastel surface, providing an inspiring start before adding pastel color. Perfect for artists looking to expand their skill set, this workshop offers an exciting approach to elevating your pastel art. Join us and bring your creativity to life!

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• We believe art should be accessible to all. Scholarships are available for those who qualify.
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Learn to accurately portray light and shadow! We will learn to identify, name, and diagram the distinct parts of light and shadow on basic forms (boxes, balls, cylinders); after a quick lunch break we will test out our new skills on a large-scale still life setup using charcoal, pencils, and erasers on paper. See you there!

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• We believe art should be accessible to all. Scholarships are available for those who qualify.
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Create unique earrings in this hands-on workshop: painting with watercolors, exploring color and play. Then, your art will be cut and finished with resin, for you to assemble with metal accents, making personalized wearable art. Perfect for all skill levels! $40 materials fee payable to instructor on day of the workshop.

Check out more of her work on theplayfulpeach.com 

This workshop is scheduled to be held on the upper level of the Fraley Studio, which is only accessable by stairs.

• We believe art should be accessible to all. Scholarships are available for those who qualify.
• Membership is one of the easiest and most effective ways to support our mission! Learn more about it's benefits and discounts!

Botanical art is a genre that combines art plus science. Accuracy and observation are the keys to a successful drawing or painting. Using basic drawing techniques, we will seek to understand the structure, texture, and details of seed pods, branches, leaves, moss, lichens, and other winter specimens. Begin a botanical sketchbook winter observations using graphite, Micron pen, and watercolors.

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This workshop is scheduled to be held on the upper level of the Fraley Studio, which is only accessable by stairs.

• We believe art should be accessible to all. Scholarships are available for those who qualify.
• Membership is one of the easiest and most effective ways to support our mission! Learn more about it's benefits and discounts!

Explore the art of Encaustic Painting: and ancient art technique developed by early Egyptians and Greeks. Contemporary artists use the encaustic process of layering pigmented molten beeswax and resin medium to create depth, contrast, texture and luminous color.  The workshop will encompass foundational aspects of set-up, safety, materials, surface preparation, wax properties, applications, and manipulation of encaustic media. A $45 materials fee payable to the instructor the day of the workshop will cover all of the materials needed.

This workshop is scheduled to be held on the upper level of the Fraley Studio, which is only accessable by stairs.

• We believe art should be accessible to all. Scholarships are available for those who qualify.
• Membership is one of the easiest and most effective ways to support our mission! Learn more about it's benefits and discounts!

Rich Holck will oversee and guide you through the hands-on process of loading, firing, unloading, cleaning, and maintaining a wood kiln. Learn how to build the fire and operate the kiln at each stage, read the atmosphere of the kiln to time your stokes, and how to place wood across the width of the firebox to maintain even heat. Gain understanding of how kiln oxygen levels may fluctuate and ways of controlling oxygen levels by adjusting dampers and air openings. Consider factors like the quantity of wood per stoke, stoking frequency, and the size and type of wood to use. When introducing salt into the chamber, discuss its effects on the pottery, kiln, and kiln furniture. During unloading, observe the results of your collective efforts on the finished works, and how the process details come together to shape the end result.