Make It Now: Flowers
Date: Saturday, May 3
Fee: $95 / discount with member code
Ages: 8+
Get a taste of glassblowing while working with our skilled team of glassblowers to create your own blown glass flower in 20 minutes or less!
All supplies provided. Reservations are required. Your flower will be ready for pick up 48 hours later.
NOTE: Only one person per time slot. You must select a time, fill out the form, and add the product to your cart for each time slot you’d like to reserve.
All supplies provided. Please wear cotton clothing and closed-toed shoes.
Lampworking: Make A Pipe
Date: Saturday, May 3 from 11:00 am -5:00 pm
Fee: $175 / discount with member code
Ages: 21+
Levels: All
Sessions: 1
Instructor: Mariah Cavanagh
Location: Schack Art Center, Flame & Kiln Studio
This class is a one-day workshop on working with hollow glass to make a functional pipe.
Students will learn how to use blow tubes, weld glass, use a punty, and how to shape hollow glass. Students will make a functional glass pipe.
All supplies provided. Please wear cotton clothing without draped sleeves and closed-toed shoes.
Gel Printing with Botanicals
Date: Saturday, May 3 from 12 pm - 3 pm
Fee: $110 discount with member code
Ages: 18+
Levels: All
Sessions: 1
Instructor: Maren Oates
Location: Schack Art Center, Studio 1 & 2
In this workshop, students will be introduced to Gel Plate Printmaking using an 8" x 10" gel plate and acrylic paint. We’ll learn to work with leaves, ferns, branches, and flowers to build unique botanical gel prints. Our goal will be to create botanical monoprints and monotypes that can stand on their own, but gel-printed papers are also excellent material for collages, cards, art journals, or other mixed media projects.
Unlike many traditional printmaking techniques, gel printing has a minimal setup and does not require the use of a press, making it possible to do it from almost anywhere.
Students will learn:
A basic understanding of how paints and papers may impact gel prints including thick vs. thin papers, opaque vs. transparent layers, and “What is the right amount of paint?”
• How to use botanical items, such as leaves, ferns, and flowers as textures and masks for gel printing.
• How to clean, care for, and store a gel printing plate.
All supplies are included, but an apron is recommended. Please dress for mess!