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November 2018
Mastering Plates
Instructor: Rachel Dubicki Class Type: Five-week throwing and handbuilding class Skill Level: All levels Time: Mondays, 7:00-9:00 pm Dates: November 5 - December 3 Class Capacity: 6 participants Tuition: $200 members/$225 non-members, includes one bag of clay and firing fees Spend some dedicated time with Rachel Dubicki mastering thrown and handbuilt plate forms. This class will cover a multitude of surface approaches on small, medium, and large plates. Class time will include demonstrations on making, decorating, and finishing techniques, while also allowing personal work time. This…
Find out more »Ceramic Jewelry Design
Instructor: Rachel Dubicki and Cheyenne Mallo Class Type: Five-week handbuilding class Skill Level: All levels Time: Tuesday, 7:00-9:00 pm Dates: November 6 - December 4 Class Capacity: 8 participants Tuition: $210 members/$235 non-members, includes one bag of clay and firing fees Double the fun this winter with two instructors! Learn to integrate new surface techniques into ceramic jewelry design. Throughout this class, students will spend two weeks with each instructor, ending with a joint class on finishing techniques. Class time will include personal work time and…
Find out more »March 2019
Making the Pot Whole with Rachel Dubicki
Instructor: Rachel Dubicki Class Type: Six-week throwing class Skill Level: All Levels Time: Mondays, 7:00 - 9:00 pm Dates: March 25 - April 29 Take your pots to the next level by learning to see the pot as a whole. Develop a critical eye for addressing the interaction between surface and form in your functional pottery. While this class will build on any existing throwing skills, experience on the wheel is recommended, but not necessary. $240 members/$270 non-members. Tuition includes one bag of…
Find out more »The Cup Class with Cheyenne Mallo
Instructor: Cheyenne Mallo Class Type: Six-week throwing class Skill Level: All Levels Time: Tuesdays, 7:00 - 9:00 pm Dates: March 26 - April 30 In this six week class, students will explore various drinking vessel forms such as mugs, cups, tumblers, goblets, and espresso cups. Geared primarily towards the wheel, some handbuilding techniques will be covered. $240 members/$270 non-members. Tuition includes one bag of clay and firing fees. Registration is online only. Students register on a first come, first serve basis and your…
Find out more »May 2019
Throwing Multiples
Instructor: Rachel Dubicki Class Type: Six-week throwing class Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced Time: Tuesdays, 7:00 - 9:00 pm Dates: May 14 - June 18 This wheel centered class will focus on learning techniques needed to create multiples. Students will learn how to use measuring tools, such as calipers, as well as create their own tools specific to their individual needs. Students will be encouraged to use class time on personal projects practicing the techniques learned from the class. $240 members/$270…
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Woodblock Printing in the Shadow of Mount Fuji – Katie Baldwin & Yoonmi Nam
Join artists Katie Baldwin and Yoonmi Nam for an inspiring ten-day trip to Japan. We will split our time between Tokyo and Kawaguchiko. These enchanting locations offer two very different experiences of Japan. Tokyo is an urban metropolis, boasting contemporary art museums and famous shopping districts. Kawaguchiko is a quiet lake town where you will immerse yourself in a four-day intensive mokuhanga workshop with a stunning view of Mt. Fuji as a backdrop. We will spend two days in…
Find out more »Effigies, Memorials, and Altars… OH MY!
Instructor: Undine Brod Class Type: Five-week handbuilding class Skill Level: All levels Time: Thursdays, 6:30 - 9:00 pm Dates: May 23 - June 20 This class will focus on learning and developing slab-building and modeling (reductive, additive, carving, shaping, etc.) techniques. Additionally, we will dive into creating personal, narrative works that tap into your voice and histories. The resulting works will consist of box forms with multiple removable elements. Depending on the forms you choose to create, the works will…
Find out more »July 2019
Throwing 101
Instructor: Lena Chin Class Type: Five-week throwing class Skill Level: Beginner Time: Tuesdays, 6:30 - 9:00 pm Dates: July 2 - July 30 Kick off your summer with an adventure in the ceramics studio! In this five week class, you’ll be introduced to clay and learn the fundamental aspects of wheel throwing. This course is geared towards beginners and will cover wedging, centering, wall pulling, trimming, decorating, and glazing. After this class you’ll have all the skills you need to…
Find out more »Full Tilt Bookbinding – Susan Mills
Full Tilt Bookbinding – Susan Mills Dates: July 8 - 12, 2019 Studio: Silkscreen Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Class Limit: 8 Lab fee: $90 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a $300 deposit. This class is currently full. If you would like to be added to the wait list, call 845-658-9133 or email [email protected] Materials List This class condenses lectures and demonstrations to cover material quickly. We will bind a chapbook, accordion, papyrus…
Find out more »Woodcut Workshop – Valerie Lueth
Materials List Working artist Valerie Lueth of Tugboat Printshop shares her unique approach to woodcut printmaking, offering insight into drawing and carving techniques, transferring, registering and printing multi-block color, tool maintenance and more. Expand your application of traditional woodcut craft while experiencing Valerie's intricate & spirited methods of block printing! In class, Valerie will work with participants to create color woodcut prints using blocks of 3/4" birch plywood; the number of color blocks and level of difficulty to be…
Find out more »Mono Print Magic – Kat Richards
Mono Print Magic - Kat Richards Dates: July 15 - 19 Studio: Intaglio Class limit: 6 Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $75 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a $300 deposit. This class is currently full. To inquire about the waitlist, please call (845) 658-9133 or email [email protected] Materials List Explore experimental and traditional monoprint methods in this five-day workshop. Students will discover unconventional tools to create various textures using both…
Find out more »The Printed World: the Personal and the Political – Amy Diaz-Infante
The Printed World: the Personal and the Political - Amy Diaz-Infante Dates: July 15 - 19, 2019 Studio: Silkscreen Class limit: 5 Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $75 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a $300 deposit. Materials List This workshop will introduce you to the fundamentals of the screen print process including multiple-color registration, the use of both hand-drawn and photo stencil techniques, and printing on paper, fabric, or alternative…
Find out more »Large Scale Paper Pour – Hong Hong
Materials List A hybrid of and an expansion upon Nagashizuki and Nepalese papermaking, the large-scale paper pour is an active, outdoor process that generates sheets of paper spanning more than ninety-six square feet. During this workshop, students will first collaborate with instructor to make a 12 ft x 8 ft sheet of paper using a modular mould and deckle. Fundamentals of a large-scale paper pour, such as pulp preparation, will be introduced. Students will then build their own large-scale…
Find out more »Experimental Inking Techniques with Letterpress Printing – Stephanie Carpenter
Experimental Inking Techniques with Letterpress Printing - Stephanie Carpenter Dates: July 22 - 26, 2019 Studio: Letterpress Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a $300 deposit. Materials List Letterpress printing is a tactile art form. Each step of the process is a physical act, from sketching ideas on paper to gathering the type and making the impression. In this class, we’ll explore…
Find out more »Check Your Tone: Digital Screenprinting – Paloma Barhaugh-Bordas
Check Your Tone: Digital Screenprinting - Paloma Barhaugh-Bordas Dates: July 22 - 26, 2019 Studio: Silkscreen Class limit: 5 Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $75 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a $300 deposit. This class is currently full. To inquire about the waitlist, please call (845) 658-9133 or email [email protected] Materials List This workshop focuses in on the possibility and potential for using transparent color-layering in silkscreen on paper. Students…
Find out more »Resistance and Relief – Celeste de Luna
Resistance and Relief - Celeste de Luna Dates: July 29 - August 2, 2019 Studio: Intaglio Class Limit: 6 Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $75 The registration period for this class has passed. Find more summer workshops on our calendar! This workshop will use the history of political printmaking as a platform to explore the nature of political imagery. With border artist and activist Celeste De Luna, students will develop imagery using guided imagining to create a…
Find out more »No Sheets Required – Objects in Pulp – Fafnir Adamites
Materials List This workshop will focus entirely on the sculptural possibilities of paper pulp. Starting with simple armature construction methods, students will learn how to take paper from 2D to 3D in this hands-on workshop. Materials such as wire, reed, string and mesh will be used as armatures to support paper pulp like abaca and cotton. A number of casting methods will be introduced, including dipping, casting pulp around found objects and creating molds in clay. Emphasis will be…
Find out more »August 2019
Draw, Expose, Print, Fold – Sarah McDermott
Draw, Expose, Print, Fold - Sarah McDermott Dates: August 5 - 9, 2019 Studio: Silkscreen Class limit: 5 Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $75 The registration period for this class has passed. Find more summer workshops on our calendar! In this workshop, participants will learn new skills in screen printing, while also creating simple book structures. We will begin with a primer on the photo-emulsion screen print process, exploring different ways of making stencils with film positives,…
Find out more »Fresh Cuttings – Bhavna Mehta
Fresh Cuttings - Bhavna Mehta Dates: August 5-9, 2019 Studio: Papermaking Class limit: 6 Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $75 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a $300 deposit. This class is currently full. To inquire about the waitlist, please call (845) 658-9133 or email [email protected] Materials List The flatness of paper will serve as an inviting platform for transformation. This workshop will consist of two main activities - making paper…
Find out more »Box as Portrait – Golnar Adili
Box as Portrait - Golnar Adili Dates: August 12-16, 2019 Studio: Bindery Class limit: 4 Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $75 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a $300 deposit. Materials List In this class, we will examine portraiture in the context of the box utilizing design, architectural thinking and book arts. We will cover different iterations of boxes depending on the content each participant is hoping to house and express.…
Find out more »Moving Surfaces: Monoprinting – Tara Sabharwal
Moving Surfaces: Monoprinting - Tara Sabharwal Dates: August 19 - 23, 2019 Studio: Intaglio Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 6 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a $300 deposit. This class is currently full. To inquire about the waitlist, please call (845) 658-9133 or email [email protected] Materials List Explore monoprinting by building up a colorful, painterly surface on plexiglass with oil- or water-based inks. We will draw with brushes…
Find out more »Excavated Surface: Experiments in Handmade Paper – Sue Carrie Drummond
Materials List This class will cover the basics of papermaking with an emphasis on surface exploration. We will focus on methods to create imagery within the sheet covering techniques related to embedding, watermarking, and blowouts. Participants are encouraged to experiment as they consider multiple approaches to each process working with stencils, dimensional drawing, and even physical objects to create images and leave impressions. The product from this class may range from stacks of experimental sheets, to a series folio…
Find out more »Monoprinting With Text – Tana Kellner
Monoprinting With Text - Tana Kellner Dates: August 26-30 Studio: Intaglio Class limit: 6 Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $75 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a $300 deposit. This class is currently full. To inquire about the waitlist, please call (845) 658-9133 or email [email protected] Materials List The starting point of this workshop will be the elemental question of motivation and how to make work that honors your personal aesthetic, and…
Find out more »Color, Fiber, Paper, Cloth: Natural Dyeing for Book Art – Radha Pandey
Color, Fiber, Paper, Cloth: Natural Dyeing for Book Art - Radha Pandey Dates: August 26 - 30 Studio: Papermaking Class limit: 6 Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $60 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a $300 deposit. This class is currently full. To inquire about the waitlist, please call (845) 658-9133 or email [email protected] Materials List In this class students will learn to prepare and dye cellulose fibers for their projects. The…
Find out more »Introduction to Pop-up Book Structures – Colette Fu
Introduction to Pop-up Book Structures - Colette Fu Dates: August 26 - 30, 2019 Studio: Silkscreen Class limit: 6 Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $75 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a $300 deposit. This class is currently full. To inquire about the waitlist, please call (845) 658-9133 or email [email protected] Materials List Movable books were originally created to illustrate ideas about astronomy, fortune telling, navigation, anatomy of the body and…
Find out more »September 2019
Barrel Firing Workshop
Instructor: Deirdre Puleo Class Type: Handbuilding Skill Level: All Levels Time: Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 (Sept. 5-19); full-day firing Saturday, Sept. 21 Firing Rain Date Sept. 28 Dates: September 5 - September 21 Discover a world of pottery without glaze! In this four-session workshop, you’ll learn how to barrel-fire pots — a modified version of the ancient technique of pit firing. We’ll make and prepare pots using terra sigillatta, “glaze” the pots using sawdust, salt, coffee grounds and other organics, and fire everything…
Find out more »Functional Handbuilding
Instructor: Rachel Dubicki Class Type: Handbuilding Skill Level: All Levels Time: Mondays, 7 - 9:00 pm Dates: September 30 - November 25 (No class Indigenous People's Day, October 14th) Learn the fundamental techniques needed to construct handbuilt functional objects using slabs. Class time will be spent creating paper patterns for use in building three-dimensional forms. Students will also be given instruction on alternative approaches to surface design that will allow them to develop new work, both architecturally and visually. $320.00 members/$360.00…
Find out more »August 2020
Sketchbook Practice with Eleanor Anderson
Sketchbook Practice with Eleanor Anderson Dates: August 4,6, 11, 13, 18, 20 Time: 7-9PM EST Tuition: $200 members / $225 non-members Level: all ages (including serious young artists) Class Limit: 12 students Artists have kept visual diaries of their ideas and surroundings throughout history. In this online class, we'll explore what that means during this challenging time of COVID-19. Students will get structured prompts for exploring, playing, and recording their environment in a sketchbook using basic art supplies and items…
Find out more »Studio Tour with Kelly Taylor Mitchell
Studio Tour with Kelly Taylor Mitchell Date: August 6th, 2020 Time: 7PM EST Tuition: $15 suggested donation Join us for a studio tour with artist Kelly Taylor Mitchell, moderated by WSW AD Erin Zona. This event will include a full tour of Mitchell’s working space at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Museum. According to the artist, her practice "...centers oral history and ancestral memory woven into the fabric of the Africana Diaspora." This session will be organized as a…
Find out more »October 2020
Kitchen Table Clay! Handbuilding Tableware at Home
Kitchen Table Clay! Hand-building Tableware at Home Dates: October 6, 8, 13, 15, 20 and 22 Time: 7pm - 8:30pm Tuition: $175 members / $200 non-members Class limit: 10 Students will learn various hand-building and surface decorating techniques that have been practiced for centuries. Hand-building allows us to create unique functional and sculptural objects that do not require access to a wheel. Throughout this three-week session, demonstrations will include use of slabs, coils, molds, and pinch pots to create functional…
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