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In the three day wax carving class we will learn about the uses of all tools as well as several different types of carving wax, inlay wax, and injection waxes. The design process applied to carving wax models will be an open ended discussion throughout our class. All questions and ideas are encouraged. Our projects will include the use of your pictures...

Woodcut is considered to be the earliest of all printmaking methods. Students will directly draw their image onto a 16” x 20” wood block. They will begin carving their block after having different types of line carving demos to demonstrate the use and execution of black and white lines in the creation of an image, followed by printing their...

What a relief! In this course, we will explore the fundamentals of rubber block printing, offering a core understanding to relief printing. During this class, students will design a custom sketch on paper, transfer an image on to speedy-carve block, carve the images, then print image in a variety of colors. We will briefly discuss the history of...

In this exciting 1-day workshop participants will draw and carve a letter or design on a linoleum block. We will ink up the press together and everyone will get a chance to print their design on the Vandercook. If you are not familiar with letterpress printing, this will be a good introduction, if you have printed before, this will be an easy...

Using relief printing techniques, students learn how to create a linocut relief print by creating an initial drawing, then transferring and carving it onto a linoleum block to be printed. Relief printing is the process of carving away material on a flat surface. The remaining surface is then “rolled” with ink and pressed onto paper to make a final...

Let’s make beautiful block-printed cards for any occasion. Nothing says love like unique handmade cards. Learn how to choose and create a design that sends your personal message. Alex will teach simple carving techniques to create your block as well as the different block materials available to you. Then it’s time to cover...

Let’s make beautiful block-printed cards for any occasion. Nothing says love like unique handmade cards. Learn how to choose and create a design that sends your personal message. Alex will teach simple carving techniques to create your block as well as the different block materials available to you. Then it’s time to cover the different mediums...

Students are encouraged to explore a full array of surface decoration and finishing techniques, including silk screening, lithography, mishima, latex resist, colored slip transfers, and carving. A variety of hand-building techniques are explored. Discussions of color theory, form, and function as well as methods to achieve our personal artistic visions...

Discover encaustics! Workshop includes painting and collage with wax, fusing, carving into wax, and more experimenting with techniques. You can upcycle existing art (drawings, prints, photos) if you like. See how encaustic painting can be a sculptural art form. Apply tools and techniques to create relief emphasizing positive and negative space and...

This class is for the beginning jewelry student who wants a fast and economical way to create jewelry. It is also for the experienced student and jewelry maker who wants to produce work to market at a competitive price. Wax modeling partners perfectly with basic metal jewelry classes and is particularly useful to the beginner in ring making. The ability...

Students learn the techniques and skills to sculpt in the ancient mediums of wood and stone, starting with the sketch and continuing to carve, finish, patina, and mount the piece on a base. Students work on an individual project in the medium they choose. The studio is equipped with tools.  Note: Wood and stones are available for purchase in...

Take your jewelry to the next level with advanced fabrication and more stone setting techniques. Focusing on precision stone setting the Winter 2019 session of Metals III is led by Daniel Valencia and will involve some very exciting projects including scoop and split, and thread setting , flush setting of faceted stones. These techniques will be demonstrated...

Patterns can be logical or whimsical, repetitive yet surprising, intricate or quite simple, and they can easily enrich all kinds of surfaces. In this class, we will have fun designing a wide variety of patterns, using several techniques in the process.  We'll marry art and craft by looking at the use of pattern in the decorative arts and then...

This class will introduce you to the basic tools and techniques of Japanese Woodworking. To start the class, you will focus on creating a handmade layout square for marking and measuring as well as handmade sanding blocks to fit the contour of your hand. Discover how to correctly use a marking knife as well as how to cut a straight line with the...