Interested in beginning your hand tool journey but not sure where to start? This simple one board shelf involves the foundational steps to working wood by hand. You will learn to dimension boards, lay out repeatable and accurate joinery, cut your first mortise and tenon, sharpen tools and chamfer away! 

Our April Vacation Program offers instruction in four media: visual arts, mixed media, fiber arts, and woodworking. Students have four enrollment options:

Our April Vacation Program offers instruction in four media: comic arts, mixed media, fiber arts, and woodworking. Students have four enrollment options:

Our April Vacation Program offers instruction in four media: comic arts, mixed media, fiber arts, and woodworking. Students have four enrollment options:

Our April Vacation Program offers instruction in four media: comic arts, mixed media, fiber arts, and woodworking. Students have four enrollment options:

Our February Vacation Program offers instruction in four media: visual arts, mixed media, fiber arts, and woodworking. Students have four enrollment options:

Our February Vacation Program offers instruction in four media: visual arts, mixed media, fiber arts, and woodworking. Students have four enrollment options:

Our February Vacation Program offers instruction in four media: visual arts, mixed media, fiber arts, and woodworking. Students have four enrollment options:

Our February Vacation Program offers instruction in four media: visual arts, mixed media, fiber arts, and woodworking. Students have four enrollment options:

Krokbragd is a beautiful Norwegian weaving technique that opens up a variety of new ways to create weft-faced designs in your weaving.

Make a quilted throw pillow! This one-day workshop is a chance for for beginner and experienced quilters alike to work on a small project. Engage with quilting by trying out a new idea in one day.

Students can choose designs for their pillow that range from traditional blocks to improvised shapes, or a combination of both. They will then machine piece a throw pillow cover. Students will be given the choice to hand or machine quilt the layers of their pillow case together. They will walk away with a finished pillow 18" square pillow and the fundamentals to keep quilting.

If you need to learn how to use a sewing machine for the first time, Basic Sewing is for you. Learn how to operate a sewing machine, learn basic sewing terms, sewing methods and tools of the trades in order to choose, read and understand patterns. Then apply your newly found skills by sewing accessories such as a pillow or tote bag, and if you feel ready, your first garment! This class uses Janome Model 731 sewing machines. 

Completion qualifies students for intermediate classes. We will review where to buy supplies in class.

For students that want to learn or build upon sewing basics. Students sew by hand and machine, cut patterns, and develop their own personal sewing kit. They will begin by sewing bags, pillows, and simple clothing. As they gain more experience and skill, more complex projects follow. Students will love making things for themselves and their loved ones!

The small class allows for individual attention, and we invite students of all levels to share their skills.

If you need to learn how to use a sewing machine for the first time, Basic Sewing is for you. Learn how to operate a sewing machine, learn basic sewing terms, sewing methods and tools of the trades in order to choose, read and understand patterns. Then apply your newly found skills by sewing accessories such as a pillow or tote bag, and if you feel ready, your first garment! This class uses Janome Model 731 sewing machines. 

Completion qualifies students for intermediate classes. We will review where to buy supplies in class.

If you need to learn how to use a sewing machine for the first time, Basic Sewing is for you. Learn how to operate a sewing machine, learn basic sewing terms, sewing methods and tools of the trades in order to choose, read and understand patterns.

**PLEASE NOTE: Enrolled students must not miss more than one consecutive class or they will not be able to progress to the next level in the course.**

Develop a sketchbook practice with prompts, exercises, and strategies to keep you making, exploring, and growing.

Slow down, explore color and texture, and weave your own one-of-a-kind wall hanging.

Immerse yourself in the traditional Japanese art of indigo Shibori and create striking hand-dyed textiles using resist-dye techniques and natural indigo.

Bring dull chisels and plane irons back to life while learning the essential sharpening and tuning skills every hand-tool woodworker needs.

In this two-day workshop, students will create a finished painting working with still life. All levels of experience with painting welcome! 

In this beginner course, students will learn how cast on, knit, purl, and develop a good tension. Students will start with a simple scarf to practice the basic knitting skills. 

Learn hand-sewn bookbinding techniques to create unique artist’s books for photography, prints, collage, and mixed media.

Swirl, rake, and float vibrant pigments into beautifully marbled papers using traditional Turkish marbling techniques.

Draw like an improvising musician—explore line, materials, and mark-making while developing your own visual voice.

Pysanky, a traditional Ukrainian egg-decorating technique, uses layers of wax and colored dye to achieve beautiful, complex designs. In time for Easter, learn color layering, localized application, and use of different tool sizes for varied results. At the end, remove the wax to reveal the finished egg. 

Explore traditional Turkish motifs, learn to draw their intricate forms, and bring them to life in a vibrant collection of ceramic tiles.

A relaxed, all-levels figure drawing studio where you can regularly draw from a live nude model at your own pace in a supportive, open environment. Drop-ins welcome as space allows.

Explore the expressive possibilities of watercolor through bold brushwork, color, and spontaneous mark-making in a supportive, beginner-friendly environment.

Bring out the best in your images as you learn the essential tools and techniques of digital photo editing in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.

Build the projects you want to make with access to a fully equipped woodshop, expert mentorship, and a supportive community of makers.

Build the projects you want to make with access to a fully equipped woodshop, expert mentorship, and a supportive community of makers.

Turn simple sketches into vibrant watercolor paintings filled with light, color, and atmosphere.

Fill your drawings with dimension instead of details.

Build confidence with pencil and paper while learning the essential foundations of drawing.

Learn the foundations of woodworking while building a simple wooden bench using traditional techniques, hand tools, and shop machinery.

Build your own Adirondack chair and leave with a finished piece ready for summer relaxing on your porch, patio, or backyard. No experience needed!

Create custom boxes, bowls, and other turned forms while exploring the creative possibilities of woodturning.

In this workshop, I will talk about and demonstrate ten interesting techniques for using the gelliplate. I will also talk about some basic concepts related to gelliprinting and discuss different types of paint and paper. Students will then try out these techniques on their own, using most of the rest of the workshop to perfect these techniques and make multiple prints using the techniques they enjoy the most.

Learn how to operate a DSLR/mirrorless camera and hone your eye and tell stories through pictures in this introductory digital photography course. 

Build a Shaker-inspired table in ash and make it your own, from the dimensions to the final details.

Build confidence with pencil and paper while learning the essential foundations of drawing.

Turn simple sketches into vibrant watercolor paintings filled with light, color, and atmosphere.

Explore the fundamentals of acrylic painting through still life and landscape. Learn to mix color, work with value and composition, handle brushes, and build paintings through layering, texture, edges, and spatial depth.

Over eight weeks, create four paintings, beginning with still life and progressing to landscape. Each project develops over two class sessions, giving you time to observe, experiment, and develop your paintings from initial composition to a more finished work. Demonstrations, individual feedback, and group discussion will support you throughout the process.

Learn the foundations of woodworking while building a simple wooden bench using traditional techniques, hand tools, and shop machinery.

Create custom boxes, bowls, and other turned forms while exploring the creative possibilities of woodturning.

Build the projects you want to make with access to a fully equipped woodshop, expert mentorship, and a supportive community of makers.

Build the projects you want to make with access to a fully equipped woodshop, expert mentorship, and a supportive community of makers.

Build the projects you want to make with access to a fully equipped woodshop, expert mentorship, and a supportive community of makers.

For kids that want to learn or build upon the basics of woodworking. Students will build projects in wood with hand tools and techniques in an environment that emphasizes creativity and safety. As they gain experience and skill, students will undertake larger and more complex projects, gaining appreciation for wood as a creative medium.

Students of all levels are invited to share their skills. Returning students welcome, new projects each session! 

Skip date: 2/15/2027

Make up date: 3/29/2027