Experience the ancient art of clay cooking vessels! In this class, you’ll hand-build a traditional bean pot using micaceous clay from New Mexico. Learn how to coil, slip-coat, burnish, and open-pit fire your piece using authentic Pueblo Indian techniques. The result is a beautiful, heat-tolerant pot that’s perfect for light cooking or display.
No experience needed—just curiosity and a love of making!
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Come join instructor MJ Henderson Smith and learn how to dye your own unique silk scarf! MJ will lead a step-by-step demonstration over two class sessions on February 19th and 26th, guiding you through multiple silk dyeing techniques—no art experience required. Each participant will create a silk scarf, possibly two, giving you the opportunity to experiment with different methods across both days. Please dress to get messy. Everyone will leave with their own beautifully hand-dyed scarves.
 
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In this fun mini-lesson you will make a sterling ear cuff, an ornament that clasps to your ear. You will learn some very basic skills such as cutting, filing, stamping and forming metal, plus applying a patina to bring out the stamped image. No prior metal experience needed!
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Calling all young witches, wizards, and magical makers! Step into a world of enchanted clay in this 2-hour youth pottery workshop, where students will design and create their very own Enchanted Hat. Using slabs of clay, carving tools, and sculptural details, each artist will shape a magical hat that looks like it belongs in a spell-filled classroom or atop a wizard’s shelf.
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Join us for a fun and beginner-friendly workshop where you’ll learn to craft adorable decorative chickens using clay slab construction. No prior experience is needed! In just 1.5 hours, you’ll be guided step-by-step through the process of hand-building your own charming clay chickens. Perfect for those new to pottery or anyone looking for a creative way to spend an afternoon!

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