Classes

In this Workshop, you'll learn basic tools and techniques of the folk-art form of Oaxacan wood-carving, passed down through generations, from Oaxacan woodcarver Norbert Fabian, son of the late master Ventura Fabian, who lives and works in the woodcarving village of San Martín Tilcajete, Mexico.

A basic watercolor class for beginners. We'll learn how to use brush strokes, light and shadow, color etc. to effectively convey realistic scenery and objects.

Give an old garment new life!

Snags, tears, and stains don't have to spell the end of your most-beloved garments.

Explore creative ways to revive those garments and enhance their appearance.  Learn how to make your mending your garment's best-asset!

Join a shop away from home, with tools, mentorship and community. Design and construct projects of your choice.

Projects must be a manageable size due to limited storage; check first with instructors.

Join a shop away from home, with tools, mentorship and community. Design and construct projects of your choice.

*Prerequisite: Basic Woodworking: Box.

Gain a comprehensive overview of basket weaving, including processing materials, introduction of color, basket materials and structures. Each student will complete a wicker bisquit/roll basket.

DEILAB delivers exciting fun and engaging hands-on project based learning with LEGO as a tool to teach design, engineering and innovation concepts.

Learn fundamentals as you work a given plan through to completion. With a focus on six essential power tools, learn properties of wood and shop etiquette, interpret a plan, cut and mill stock and use basic machine joinery.

Develop techniques and skills using a variety of ink media to draw both the realistic and the fanciful. Shade with traditional pen and ink hatching. Create dynamic, bold visions with brush and develop rich, vibrant renderings with ink washes.

In Sewing Immersion, you'll spend three sessions going beyond the basics.  Learn how to sew in zippers and get started on a custom garment of your choice.

Take a week off from your summer routine and spend it in our upholstery workshop!  Spend five full days working on a project of your choice.

Learn how the indigo-dyeing process works to create deep, rich blues. Use shibori stitching and binding techniques to resist dye, and learn how to remove indigo to create additional stunning effects. Create unique and beautiful scarves or samples.

Take a week off from your Summer routine and spend it in our upholstery workshop!  Spend five full days working on a project of your choice.

They say that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. What a shame to throw away an old milk carton or a toilet paper roll when it came turned into something new. A piece of art, a toy, a new invention.

Let’s make something big, like really big, like monumentally big. Or put the world into miniature.

Do you have an invention that you’re dying to make? Ever wondered how machines and motors work? In this week investigating engineering, tinkering, and technology, dream about new futures and discoveries. What could the world be like in 50 years?

What makes a city or town your home? What types of monuments do we wish to see in our parks and public spaces? Explore ideas about the communities we live in, our neighborhood identities, and ways our cities are used.

Fly off to other planets and discover how alien societies work or dive into miniature fairy lands. Create alternate realities in which the world as we know it is completely unknown.