Functional Pottery Workshop
Explore the art of building functional pottery using
the pottery wheel and hand building techniques.
We’ll work with various altering techniques and
additions of slabs, handles, and spouts to create an
assortment of pottery forms you can actually use at
home. This workshop is a fantastic way to dip your
toe into the world of ceramics and build the
confidence to use the studio independently during
open studio hours!
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Statue Sculpting Workshop
Create your own detailed figure, character, or creature. Students will start by building the base of their model
from newspaper working from source material and
paper sketches. From there they will learn about
texture, surface, and form as they sculpt and refine
their statue into a beautiful work of art. We will take your 2D drawing to 3D as we focus on anatomy and structure. Learning how to add facial features and muscles with detailed carving. Students are encouraged to bring inspiration for their clay pieces to the first day of class.
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Ceramic Musical Instruments Workshop
In this workshop, students will make hand-built rattles
and windchimes out of clay. These pieces will be constructed, sculpted, and glazed to create musical artworks.
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Ceramic Platters, Plates, & Vases Workshop
Students will use slabs of clay to make platters and plates. In addition to learning coil hand-building skills to make vases. Since
these pieces are made off the potters wheel, we will focus on asymmetrical and unique shapes, and creating textures and 2D patterns to
decorate these pieces.
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Ceramic Decorative Wall Tiles Workshop
In this workshop, we will explore different ways to make decorative wall tiles using slabs of clay. Once the tiles are put together,
we will use a variety of different glazes to create funky patterns
and textures on the surface.
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Ceramic Fan Art Workshop
Have a favorite show, movie, or video game?
Let’s make something from it out of clay! Learn problem solving and planning as
you create your favorite characters and items as hand-built figures, on mugs,
or plaques. The possibilities are endless.
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Ceramic Games Workshop
Make your own chess, checkers, or original game board out of
clay and glaze it exactly how you want! Learn how to hand build and sculpt your
own play pieces and board that you can play and display.
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Comic Intensive Workshop
Three day “intensive” comic workshop
focusing on creating a story, developing a world, planning the comic, and
putting it all together! Students will learn how to brainstorm comic ideas and
turn their visions into a real life comic with illustrated cover.
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Fantasy Polymer Sculpture Workshop
Create fantasy / fan art characters using
polymer or air dry clay complete with scenery for their characters. Students
begin by sketching their character to create an armature then sculpt their
character onto a platform to 'live' in.
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Block Printing & Journal Making Workshop
Students will design and create linoleum
single block print stamps from sketches. Prints can be placed in their custom
journal/zine, on canvas bags, and wall art.
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Fantasy Garden Workshop
Students will create several garden
sculptures for easy-to-grow plants such as succulents and chia seeds. This 3
day workshop will be filled with making 'seed bombs' to plant outside, chia
seed planting, and decorate then planting in a large succulent garden including
miniature polymer clay figures, structures, and lights.
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Painting with Acrylics Workshop
Learn the basics & intermediate of
acrylic painting and layering through still life painting, collage, and
portraiture. We will spend the first two days discussing color, mixing, and
layering as we work on stills and pieces based on collage, and move into a
portrait with all we have learned on our final day together.
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Drawing Fundamentals Workshop
Build a great foundation for all
further art endeavors in Drawing Fundamentals! We will learn the key principles
of art as we break down drawing into its most key components; line, shape, and
value. Students will go home with their own notebook of references, and ideas
for continued practice.
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Digital Photography Workshop
Learn the
basics of digital photography using a your iphone! We will learn how to master
camera settings, composition, and learn new editing skills. We will take everything from
portraits in studio to landscapes in Marymoor park. Please send your student with an iphone/android each day, this could be an old phone without cell connection as we just need it to take pictures and use simple applications that can be downloaded using wifi.
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Jewelry Design Workshop
Learn all the steps to make custom
pieces that can not only be display but worn too! We will experiment with
making handmade jewelry using resin molding, ceramic hand building, gems,
crystals, and painting along with a display frame for your jewelry pieces.
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Fluid Art Workshop
This is not your average painting class, we're talking resin and acrylic pouring, brushwork, pallet knife techniques, and pouring on canvas, metal, and wood. Sure to be a workshop you will not forget.
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Punch Needle & Felting Workshop
Create your own textile wall art learning an assortment of punch needle techniques. Much like embroidery, you can make intricate works of illustrative art using a punch needle and thread. We will spend our three days making one large student designed wall hanging including a frame to be displayed, as well as learning felting techniques.
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Figure Drawing Workshop
Humans are one of the most complex forms to draw, so join us to learn the proportions and anatomy of the human figure through expressive gestures and detailed portraits. We will use images, poseable figures, and ourselves to further our abilities and knowledge of the figure. Students will come home with a new notebook filled with their work plus ideas to continue practicing.
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Custom Fabric Design Workshop
Learn an array of textile processes to create personalized pieces of fabric decoration, clothing, and accessories. We will dye, paint, hand letter, and stitching to create custom fabric creations such as t-shirts, bags, and tapestry wall hangings. Experiment with Turkish marbling and block printing too!
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Pet Portraits Workshop
Join us for a pet portrait class using real dogs! We will begin our time together learning about our furry friends face and body structure then walk to Sasha’s Pet Daycare (1 block away) for some fun quick sketching of dogs while they play outside. We will take pictures of our favorites and return to the studio to create one final work of art on canvas, painting your pet or a furry friend you saw outside.
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Digital Posters Workshop
Join a fun workshop exploring Photoshop and come out with a brand new toolset of knowledge! Students will build their own poster through sketches, manipulate inside the Photoshop application and go home the last day with their own poster to hang up!
Required materials from home: iPad or
Laptop
Please let the studio know if you need us to provide an ipad for your child, we will have a couple available to use.
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Photo Editing & Collage Workshop
Join a fun 3 day exploration of Photoshop and photo editing. Students will learn
how to manipulate photos and create something from their imagination! Some photo editing techniques will include levitating objects and making images look like they are melting.
Required materials from home: iPad or
Laptop
Please let the studio know if you need us to provide an ipad for your child, we will have a couple available to use.
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