Explore your creativity in this 2-week class, learning printmaking techniques that allows students to explore water-based media in print.

Students will work on plexiglass, Yupo, and newsprint paper with water-soluble crayon and watercolor paint. We will create multiple layers of cut paper and can hand-paint flats. You can also paint directly on any of the 3 matrix we’re using, plexiglass, Yupo, or Dura-lar to create a complete image and print it on an etching press. Please bring your ideas and reference material for your imagery to the first class. Students of all skill levels are welcome, and all materials are included. Students have access to 6 hours per week of open studio time to practice and work on your projects outside of class.

This class is scheduled to be in our print studio, which is only accessible by stairs. 

Our class/workshop cancellation policy can be found here.

We believe art should be accessible to all. Financial assistance is available for those who qualify.

This class for teens aims to be a creative sanctuary of exploring each student’s unique expression. Classes are guides to discover and develop student’s inner voices. We will explore the conceptual, symbolic, and psychological meaning of shapes, colors, and brushstrokes. There will be some demonstrations of various techniques of acrylic painting such as collage and miniature, and short talks about the color, shapes, and other elements of painting. The class is open to student input and interests, allowing flexibility to support each individual’s journey in developing a personal visual language. Teen students of all skill levels are welcome, and all materials are included.

Our class/workshop cancellation policy can be found here.

We believe art should be accessible to all. Financial assistance is available for those who qualify.

In this two-day hands-on class, you’ll explore two traditional Japanese Shibori techniques: Nui Shibori (stitching) and Itajime Shibori (folding and clamping).On the first day, teaching artist Katrin Reifeiss will guide you through stitched resist techniques to create intricate patterns, using fabric provided for you to create samples. On the second day, you’ll learn how to fold fabric in various ways and use wood or plexiglass shapes with clamps to create geometric designs. Everyone will have the chance to dye their pieces in an indigo vat!

Please bring your own washed, natural fiber items for the Itajime Shibori technique—cotton, linen, hemp, silk, wool, rayon, or blends of these work well. Avoid anything oversized (no sheets or duvet covers, please). Items like t-shirts, scarves, napkins, pillowcases, tea towels, or clothing are perfect. 

Please bring plastic bags to take your dyed items home.

No experience is necessary—just a curiosity to experiment! All materials except for fiber items to dye are included.

Our class/workshop cancellation policy can be found here.

We believe art should be accessible to all. Financial assistance is available for those who qualify.