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 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transparent watercolor with an emphasis on abstraction and color as sources of inspiration, supported by art historical references for deeper insight.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 Beginners All supplies provided Participants can tour the D’Amico House midweek This beginner weaving course introduces the fundamentals of hand weaving on a frame loom. Participants learn to set up and warp a loom while exploring various weaving, knotting, and stitching techniques to create textile works that emphasize texture, structure, and personal expression.…

Open to artists with previous glass experience  All supplies provided Participants can tour the D’Amico House midweek Designed for glass artists with previous experience, this workshop expands traditional 2D stained glass techniques into three-dimensional form. Students will design and construct sculptural or functional stained glass pieces while refining skills in glass cutting, assembly, and structural…

Open to all levels, but previous painting experience encouraged  Some materials provided; Bring your own paint and brushes  This course will guide the experienced painter through unique experiments and explorations in alternative approaches to painting with acrylic and water-based paints. A wide range of paint surfaces, applications, brushwork and discussions will be employed to encourage…

Open to artists with previous glass experience All supplies provided Participants can tour the D’Amico House midweek Designed for students with prior glass experience, this workshop focuses on exploring and expanding approaches to surface texture in fused glass. Through demonstrations and guided experimentation, participants investigate techniques that create depth, pattern, and tactile variation while refining…