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transparent watercolor with an emphasis on abstraction and color as sources of inspiration, supported by art historical references for deeper insight.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 all levels All supplies provided Participants will tour the D’Amico House midweek This hand-building clay class offers an exploration of Nerikomi, a Japanese ceramic technique that involves layering, folding and slicing different colored clays to create geometric patterns. (Hate glazing? You’ll love this!) Students will learn to create evocative abstract designs by combining…

Open to all levels All supplies provided Participants will tour the D’Amico House midweek Delve into traditional transparent watercolors with a series of set-ups, exercises, and demonstrations. A particular emphasis will be placed on observation, abstraction and color as points of inspiration. Experiment with techniques of washes, dry brush, wet-on-wet, and other water-based pigments, including gouache,…

Open to all levels All supplies provided Participants will tour the D’Amico House midweek This hand-building clay class offers an exploration of Nerikomi, a Japanese ceramic technique that involves layering, folding and slicing different colored clays to create geometric patterns. (Hate glazing? You’ll love this!) Students will learn to create evocative abstract designs by combining…

Open to all levels All supplies provided Participants will tour the D’Amico House midweek This workshop will survey the fundamentals of encaustic painting, the ancient technique of using hot wax and pigment. Explore rudimentary to complex two-dimensional methods while learning to melt, mix, and apply wax to surfaces. Discover endless possibilities of this sumptuous material…

*This class runs on Tuesdays only; September 2nd, 9th, 16th, and 23rd PHOTOGRAPHY OF PLACE with Kathryn Szoka Open to all levels Supplies: Bring your camera or phone, and necessary photo supplies  Explore four unique locations on the East End with your camera. In this workshop you will expand your creative eye and deepen your…