Discover techniques to inspire creative skills and gain greater self-awareness. Explore artistic possibilities, develop your creativity, and gain personal insight through working with a variety of controllable mediums. This course includes live Zoom class sessions. Supply list online. Adult Please note, this class is only open to active duty military and veterans. An active duty, […]
Spend three hours learning to refine your black and white darkroom printing skills with private instruction in contrast filters, split-filter printing, cropping, and positioning for artful presentations. This darkroom experience will help you bring your printing skills to the next level and encourage you to produce prints that you will be excited to enter in […]
Enjoy this unique, semiprivate studio experience. Learn slab construction and glazing techniques to handbuild whimsical lidded boxes from textured clay slabs. Move from flat to free-standing using simple measurements and flat patterns. The boxes you build can be further embellished with decorative elements made from slabs, coils, and pinched shapes. These lidded boxes are pure […]
Working from templates, we will handbuild and decorate a plate and tumbler. Slab rolled clay will be transformed into functional ware that is fun and useful! After your pieces have been fired once, they will be decorated with underglaze decals to reflect your own personal artistic statement. Colors, patterns, and designs are determined by each […]
Using templates, the slab roller, and extruded clay slabs, you will learn different handbuilding practices to make drinking vessels. Once built, we will explore different techniques for staining and glazing your pieces to finish your completed drinking vessels—drink up! Supply list online. Maximum number of students from the same household: 5. Ages 16–Adult Instructor: Maggie […]
Take advantage of this unique opportunity for a mindful, semiprivate studio experience. Learn slab construction and glazing techniques to handbuild two tantalizing mugs from textured clay slabs. Move from flat to free-standing using simple measurements and flat patterns. Build mugs that are round, oval, three or four footed, or darted with pedestals. You won’t be […]
Seize this opportunity to engage in a mindful, semiprivate studio experience. Learn slab construction and glazing techniques to handbuild a pleasing large, medium, or small pitcher from textured clay slabs. Move from flat to freestanding using simple measurements and flat patterns. Add coiled decorations, pinched flowers, or animal forms to your pitcher bodies, handles, and […]
Prerequisite: Completion of at least one previous course offered by Dena Peterson. If you are a previous student of Dena Peterson’s, you are invited to meet with her and other past students for an in-depth discussion of a variety of topics related to painting. Explore different themes each month based on students’ interests. Together, the […]
In this ceramics workshop, we will investigate different techniques for building large-scale ceramic ware using molds, slabs, and coils. Impress yourself by creating something you’ve always dreamed of making! Supply list online. Maximum number of students from the same household: 5. Adult class. Instructor: Cara McKinley
