My Funny Valentine Adult Workshop
Create your own custom Valentine’s Day cards or postcards! Start with blank cards in different formats and design and customize them with a large variety of provided art materials. All skill levels are welcome! The teacher will provide a list of postage guidelines, plus recommended books and websites with handmade card projects for further exploration.
Learn the Art of Iris Folding – Valentine Cardmaking Workshop
Create beautiful square Valentine cards while learning the “Art of Iris Folding,” a paper-crafting technique where strips of decorative paper are folded and layered in a spiral pattern to form a design that resembles the iris of a camera or eye. Using different templates and a stunning assortment of papers, you’ll fold, layer, and assemble your design to completion, resulting in a one-of-a-kind card.
Discover Silver Metal Clay Workshop: Session A
Learn to work with Silver Metal Clay, a versatile material that feels like clay but becomes pure silver when fired. This workshop covers forming, texturing, firing, finishing, and flush setting of gemstones (optional stones available for purchase). Perfect for beginners and artists of all kinds—no prior jewelry experience needed. Finish and take home your own unique silver jewelry pieces while exploring the endless design possibilities of this exciting material.
Materials fee of $105.00 is payable to instructor at class and includes metal clay, use of tools, supplies and handouts. Materials fee of $100 is payable to instructor at class and includes metal clay, use of tools, supplies and handouts. This class has a required materials list.
Weaving Mug Rugs Workshop
Weave a coordinating set of four mug rugs on the traditional size peg loom with your choice of color ways. Complete four tabby patterns inspired by classic fabric arts, including the nine-patch quilt block, plaid, gingham, and bordered square. Printed weaving charts and 100% cotton weaving loops included in materials fee; bring embroidery scissors. Metal peg loom and hooks available for $20 purchase.
Visual Journal Practice
Connect to your creative language through this visual journaling process that everyone can do. Participants are invited to practice awareness of their felt sense and work intuitively to create simple images using color, lines, shapes, and collage materials. Engage in a brief reflective writing process to explore their meaning for you. This workshop provides an introduction to the expressive arts process that may start or complement your self-care routine to reduce stress, gain insight, and foster well-being.
Bringing Stories To Life – Making Dioramas: Session A
Have you ever wanted to design your own mini theater or write a script? In this class, children bring stories to life in 3D—creating scenes, costumes, and accessories from a favorite tale or their own original story. Using materials like fabric, buttons, ribbon, cardboard, and paint pens, kids will turn imagination into art and embark on an art adventure!
Boondoggle Keychain Workshop
Learn how to make colorful boondoggle keychains, the classic craft! Students will learn different methods and patterns to design their own keychains, zipper pulls, or backpack charms. Perfect for hanging out with friends, trying something new, and showing off your creative side.
Art & Literature Series: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Create art inspired by Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets! Follow Harry, Ron, and Hermione through their second year at Hogwarts while making characters, creatures, potions, spell books, and even the secret Chamber with its giant basilisk. Join us for enchanting fun!
Puppets in Live Theatre
Puppets are a captivating way to bring to life fantastical creatures, wild animals, or characters that cannot be portrayed by a live actor. Discover how puppets can interact with actors to tell a story. In this class, you’ll design and build your own puppet using safe, nontoxic materials such as wool for felting, wood, fabrics, and repurposed objects—perfect tools to help you bring your story to life.
Art for Resilience – Winter Series
Enjoy nature-inspired creative activities for fun, connection, self-expression, and well-being. Activities are designed to be accessible, and to invite your ideas to flourish as you build a mindful practice of creative expression to nourish yourself. Explore the wisdom of the winter season and your intuitive self through a variety of mixed media techniques and brief journal reflection.