Students will develop fundamental technical skills for digital cameras. Basics such as how to determine a proper exposure, use of depth of field, and what goes into a well-composed image will be covered. Weekend fieldtrips will alternate with some classes.
This is an opportunity for experienced metals students to work independently in the Museum’s metalsmithing studio. A monitor is present for safety and to help guide students with their projects. Completion of Beyond Beginner Jewelry Making or approval by a Museum metals instructor is required to attend.
In this introductory class, students will learn the fundamental processes of Metalsmithing in order to make rings, bracelets, and pendants. Techniques will range from cold-connections including rivets and tabs, to hot-connections such as soldering and chain making. Students will complete at least two pieces of jewelry.
Participants will see their skills advance as new techniques are added and old techniques are refined. Projects will change each semester. Students must have completed Beginning Jewelry Making.
In this introductory class, students will learn the fundamental processes of Metalsmithing in order to make rings, bracelets, and pendants. Techniques will range from cold-connections including rivets and tabs, to hot-connections such as soldering and chain making. Students will complete at least two pieces of jewelry.
Students of any background or enameling level will be able to participate in this multi-week class. For beginners, this means basic fusing to introductory techniques such as graphite drawing, glass etching and wet-packing, among others. More advanced students will be able to continue building on their projects while techniques such as luster, overglazes, underglazes, and various other surface decoration techniques are incorporated. Techniques covered: fusing, counter enameling, wet-packing graphite drawing, glass etching, under and overglazes, basse-taille, luster.
This is an opportunity for students familiar with enameling to work independently in the studio. A monitor is present for safety and to help guide students with their projects. Completion of a beginner Enameling course or permission from a Museum instructor is required to attend.
Enjoy the pleasures of making your own useful pots. Students will explore techniques for creating beautiful ceramic pieces by hand and on the potter’s wheel. Form, function, and various surface treatments will be presented in a fun, informal setting.
Enjoy the pleasures of making your own useful pots. Students will explore techniques for creating beautiful ceramic pieces by hand and on the potter’s wheel. Form, function, and various surface treatments will be presented in a fun, informal setting.
Students with a foundation of throwing skills can continue to build their voice in this class. Demonstrations will guide individual creative projects and strengthen skills to advance student’s techniques in clay.
Students with a foundation of throwing skills can continue to build their voice in this class. Demonstrations will guide individual creative projects and strengthen skills to advance student’s techniques in clay.
Ever long for uninterrupted ceramics studio time? This clay camp for adults looks to animals for fun and inspiration. We will check out historical and contemporary work that have animal elements that add function to pots. How about that paused squirrel in your backyard with a bushy tail handle and paws that could pour? Or a covered jar with a goat shaped knob? Or the beak like spout on a teapot? The possibilities are endless…
Designed to provide students with a foundation in watercolor painting, this course includes color mixing and application techniques including wet-on-wet, glazing, dry brushing, and resists. This semester there will be a focus on landscape elements and watercolor techniques and tricks for textures.
Learn the tried-and-true methods of painting in this informative class. Whether you are interested in learning the basics of Realism or jumping right into Expressionism, each student will learn according to their needs.
Learn basic oil painting techniques including paint application, color mixing, and how to create textures. Students of any level are welcome to work on independent projects or follow along with class lessons. The instructor will provide numerous demonstrations and individual feedback for each student.
This session campers will create breathtaking art based around food! Campers will bring to life their wildly imaginative food creations by sculpting them out of clay, creating larger-than-life fabric foods or perhaps a beautiful watercolor depicting dancing spaghetti. The possibilities are endless in this truly delectable session! Two-week sessions include ceramics.
Campers will go on an epic adventure and envision their own fantastical worlds as they delve into stories from all across the globe and deep dive into the Museum’s most beloved paintings of pirates and mermaids. Projects include “far far away” landscapes, mythological sculptures and magical clay creations. Two-week sessions include ceramics.
Campers will move beyond the selfie to explore the power of photography and storytelling. Teens will learn the basics of photography, including composition, camera operation, and technique focusing on portraiture and personal identity. Campers should bring their own digital camera, which can include a tablet or smart phone (limited number of digital cameras available for campers who don’t own a digital camera).
There are so many people to see and places to go in the Museum! Campers will find inspiration in the artwork of exhibiting artist and illustrator, Christian Robinson, while making their own artworks full of faces and places. Learn the art of portraits and landscapes through drawing, painting, printing, and more. Projects will include imagined landscapes, self-portraits, and found object sculptures.
Raku is a traditional Japanese glazing technique that is “fast and furious”! Campers will start off the week learning to create pottery on the wheel and by hand. On Friday campers will glaze their pots and spend the day outside firing their work in our raku kiln. Once the pots are red hot they will be pulled out of the kiln and immediately tossed into buckets of sawdust and newspaper which helps to bring out the vibrant iridescence of the glazes.
Campers will go on an adventure through the Museum exploring enchanting animals in some of our most beloved works of art. Campers will be inspired by all kinds of creatures, both real and imagined! Projects include fantastical ceramic figures, cut paper designs, and creative creatures large and small. Two-week sessions include ceramics.
Enameling is an ancient art of fusing powdered glass to metal, resulting in colorful designs. Campers will work in our fully equipped metalsmithing studio and will use our glass kiln to create their unique works of art. Using this technique, campers will make abstract and illustrative images on pendants, pins and various other metal objects.
This session is all about THINGS THAT MOVE! Campers will find inspiration all over our museum in sculptures that spin, paintings of animals, and illustrations of vehicles. Campers will use a variety of materials to create their own kinetic sculptures and other works of art featuring THINGS THAT MOVE!
