Open to Beginners All supplies provided Participants can tour the D’Amico House midweek This beginner workshop will survey the fundamentals of encaustic painting, the ancient technique of using hot wax and pigment. Start by learning to melt, mix, and apply wax, exploring its unique properties and behavior. Then introduce texture, drawing, collage, transfers, stencils, and…

Open to all levels All supplies provided Participants will tour the D’Amico House to view Mabel D’Amico’s mobiles & stabiles This sculpture class will focus on designing mobiles and stabiles using both found and altered mixed-media elements. Through experimentation with materials such as wire, plaster gauze, and lightweight structural elements, participants will explore basic balance…

Previous Encaustic Experience Required Some materials provided; Bring your own wood panels/encaustic boards, encaustic paint and medium Designed for students with prior Encaustic experience, this week-long open studio provides dedicated time to work independently and deepen your encaustic practice. Participants are free to develop their own ongoing projects in a focused studio environment without an…

Open to all levels All supplies provided Participants can tour the D’Amico House midweek This workshop explores traditional transparent watercolor with an emphasis on abstraction and color as sources of inspiration, supported by art historical references for deeper insight. Through a series of set-ups, exercises, and demonstrations, participants will experiment with washes, dry brush, wet-on-wet…

Open to all levels All supplies provided Participants can tour the D’Amico House midweek This hand-building clay class offers an exploration into pit fired ceramics, an ancient method of “baking” clay in a pit fire to produce unpredictable designs, spectacular colors, smoky variations and textural imprints. Participants learn basic hand-building techniques to create one or…

Open to all levels All supplies provided Participants can tour the D’Amico House midweek This hand-building clay class offers an exploration into pit fired ceramics, an ancient method of “baking” clay in a pit fire to produce unpredictable designs, spectacular colors, smoky variations and textural imprints. Participants learn basic hand-building techniques to create one or…

Open to all levels All supplies provided Participants can tour the D’Amico House midweek Explore the alchemy of the ancient art of wet-felting, the process of blending wool fibers together using bubble wrap, soap, water and elbow grease to create an incredibly strong and versatile fabric. Participants will be introduced to the basic techniques of…