In this six-week class, students will learn the art of macramé while creating a variety of decorative and functional projects. We’ll start with the basics of knot-making and gradually build toward more intricate designs. By the end of the course, students will have a collection of unique handmade pieces, from plant hangers to wall décor. No prior experience is necessary, and all supplies will be provided.

Week 1: Learning knots – mastering the foundational knots of macramé

Week 2: Feathers & leaves – shaping smaller decorative pieces

Week 3: Hanging planter – creating a functional and stylish plant hanger

Week 4: Wall hangings – exploring larger decorative designs

Week 5: Beginning macramé mirror – starting a framed mirror project

Week 6: Finishing projects – wrapping up the mirror and other works

Join our basic leather craft class and embark on a creative journey with the timeless art of working with leather. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn the fundamental techniques and skills necessary to craft beautiful and functional leather goods.

Throughout this 6-week class, you will be introduced to a variety of essential tools commonly used in leatherwork. These tools include a cutting mat, utility knife for precision cutting, a leather punch for creating holes, a stitching awl for hand sewing, and a mallet for hammering and setting hardware. You will also become familiar with other specialized tools like a skiving knife for thinning leather.

All required materials, including leather and a selection of hardware, will be provided, with additional materials available for advanced projects on demand. Under the guidance of our experienced instructor, you will learn fundamental leather crafting techniques, such as pattern making, cutting, hole punching, hand stitching, and hardware attachment.

By the end of the class, you will have completed several small projects and gained the skills and confidence to pursue more advanced leather crafting projects on your own. Whether you are a beginner or someone with prior experience in crafting, our basic leather craft class offers a welcoming environment for you to explore your creativity and create beautiful, personalized leather goods.

Come join us and unlock the possibilities of this rewarding craft!

Learn to sculpt expressive, figurative forms in clay with ceramic artist and Community Creative Center’s Artist-in-Residence, Chrystal O’Boyle. Explore anatomy, proportion, and surface techniques to bring your ceramic figures to life.

This six-week class introduces figure sculpture through hands-on ceramic projects that explore the human form. We’ll begin with a small hanging portrait to learn facial construction and build comfort with the material. From there, students will create a small, full-bodied figure using coil-building techniques, with demos on proportion, gesture, and detail. The class ends with surface treatments—either glazing or cold finishing—to bring each piece to life.

6-Week Schedule

Week 1 – Pinch Pot Hanging Heads

Intro to facial sculpting. Students make a small hanging head to get comfortable with clay and show their working style.

Week 2 – Begin Big Project: Coil-Built Figure (Body + Legs)

Demo on coil-building torsos and legs. Students begin their full-body sculptures.

Week 3 – Continue Big Project: Arms, Head + Details

Demos on arms, head construction, and refining facial features and gestures.

Week 4 – Workday + Final Builds

Work session with optional demos. Goal: finish construction and begin controlled drying.

Week 5 – Drying & Optional Bonus Project

Place figures on the bisque shelf for a slow, monitored fire. Optional project: body-part cup (ear cup, nose vase, etc.) or a glaze/cold-surface demo.

Week 6 – Surface Treatments

Students choose between glazing or cold finishing (e.g. watercolor + wax) and finalize their work.

Papier Mache isn't just for kids! It can be an exciting way to make sculpture, decorations, costumes and more!

Explore the art of sculpting with our 6-week Paper Mâché class! Learn fundamental techniques to build, shape, and finish unique creations as you transform simple materials into imaginative three-dimensional works of art. Perfect for beginners and experienced makers alike.

All supplies and materials provided.

In this class we will explore different ways to make interesting and exciting linoleum prints! I willbe teaching the basics of linoleum printmaking including the use of the tools, materials, andpresses! This class is going to be very Freeform and fun, I want everyone to enjoy their time and produce artwork you can be proud of. I will also be showing how to use other medium ssuch as paint, colored pencil, and fabric.

For this class I recommend bringing your own sketchbook and carving tools if you have them, if not they will be provided!

6 week Plan

Week 1- Basics of printing: We will learn how to use the tools of printmaking safely and efficiently to make an amazingartwork. We will be making a small linoleum carving of something involving texture. This is pretty free form and you can do pretty much anything with this!

Week 2- How to print using a press: We will be learning how to prepare, ink, and print our first linoleum carving from the previous week. We will also be talking about and planning our next print.

Week 3- We will be making a larger print of something that inspires us. This can be a person,place, thing, or pretty much anything that you draw inspiration from in life or in your art. We will also be talking about how to enhance our previous prints with the use of colored pencils or paint and emphasis on specific parts of the print using color.Week 4- This will be one of the most fun classes as we will be printing our previous prints onshirts, totes, or any other kind of other materials you want to bring in! You can do this in color ink or in black ink! This is one of my personal favorite things to do with my prints and I love to wear my artwork!

Week 5- This week we will be doing a more advanced kind of print involving the use of multiple ink colors. You will slowly carve away the different layers of your print with the goal of using three different colors! This will be a completely free subject print where you can make whatever you want and I will simply be around to help out, give tips, and advice when needed.

Week 6- We will finish up the last of our prints and have fun while we work! This day will mostly be dedicated to printing with the press and using other materials to spice up the prints that youwant to! You will also collect the prints that are dry and ready to take home!

All supplies and materials provided

Sewing Stuffed Animals - 6 week course 

Anyone with a basic knowledge of using sewing machines may take the class. Brush up on your sewing skills and create one of a kind stuffed characters! Students will learn a number of techniques to construct one or more stuffies, beginning with a scrappy owl. As owls are finished, students may choose from additional projects such as mermaids, sea serpents, and one-of-a-kind dolls with mix and match body parts patterns. These make great gifts- just in time for the holidays!

All supplies and materials provided, but feel free to bring along your favorite fabric as well!

his ceramics class is perfect for beginners who want to learn to create bowls, dishes, vases, tiles and sculptures without the use of the potter’s wheel. Experienced potters are also welcome. We will create basic but fun forms using the building methods of pinch, coil and slab and additional techniques will be demonstrated to add a personal touch to your work by using sculpting, alteration, stencils, painting, slip, stains, sgraffito, and inlay. Subject matter will be student directed with instructor guidance.

Many of the student projects will be self directed but these will contain hollow forms (pinch method), coil methods, and slab methods including slump, drape and tar paper slab building method.