Arts, Crafts, & Design   

Connect art and nature through a hands-on creative practice that supports reflection, well-being, and mental health. Using locally gathered natural materials, you’ll create a cyanotype print and a frame while exploring nature as both inspiration and artistic medium. Before class, participants may follow a provided map for a reflective walk and collect materials; natural materials will also be available in class and all other supplies and materials will be provided. The workshop includes art-making, discussion, and examples of artists whose work incorporates the natural world.

Connect art and nature through a hands-on creative practice that supports reflection, well-being, and mental health. Using locally gathered natural materials, you’ll create a cyanotype print and a frame while exploring nature as both inspiration and artistic medium. Before class, participants may follow a provided map for a reflective walk and collect materials; natural materials will also be available in class and all other supplies and materials will be provided. The workshop includes art-making, discussion, and examples of artists whose work incorporates the natural world.

Explore art journaling as a creative practice for reflection, well-being, and mental health. Through guided prompts and hands-on activities, you’ll use collage as a foundation while incorporating drawing, painting, photography, writing, and other media. Each week includes time for reflection, art-making, and optional group discussion. The focus is on expressing feelings, processing experiences, and deepening your relationship with yourself through creativity, without pressure to produce a polished final product.

Note: This class is for personal enrichment and is not a substitute for professional therapy.

Learn modern brush calligraphy in this five-week course. Practice the foundational strokes and pressure changes used to create flowing letterforms, then progress to connecting letters, writing words and phrases, and adding contemporary flourishes. You’ll explore layout and creative applications while developing your own personal lettering style.

Explore clay—coil, pinch, carve, glaze, and sgraffito—while developing technical skills and your artistic voice. In this four-week course, presented in collaboration with the Grays Harbor Potters Guild, students will use clay as a medium for artistic expression, focusing on hand-building techniques including coiling, carving, addition/subtraction, pinching and slab construction. The curriculum also covers glazing, underglazes and sgraffito in addition to lectures and demonstrations on the artistic, aesthetic and technical aspects of the sculptural form.

Students are encouraged to develop their own ideas and artistic voice through the concepts of functional versus abstract in ceramic objects. While the curriculum includes open-ended/guided assignments focusing on techniques, students are encouraged to explore their own interpretation of each exercise. Finished pieces will be limited by the properties of the clay and glazes, the size of the kiln and students themselves.

Classes are open to all levels. We welcome beginners while providing advanced challenges for the experienced ceramic artist. If you've taken this hand-built pottery course in the past, come back to level up your skills.

Create a personalized Christmas card in Adobe Express, using your own photos or stock images. Learn to arrange images and text, customize your design, and prepare the finished file for professional printing. You’ll leave with finished designs ready to be professional printed, along with the skills to make more. Optional one-on-one help will be available during the one-hour lunch break.

Step into the timeless tradition of pine needle basketry in this class designed for beginners and enthusiasts alike. Guided by expert instruction, you’ll learn how to select, prepare, and coil longleaf pine needles into stunning handcrafted baskets. This course covers essential techniques such as starting a coil, shaping your basket, and finishing with decorative stitches. Along the way, you’ll explore the cultural history of basket making and the sustainable use of natural materials. Connect with nature, develop a new skill, and enjoy a relaxing creative experience through this meaningful introduction to forest craft.

Explore the expressive possibilities of watercolor painting through hands-on practice with color, brushwork, washes, layering, texture, and composition.

Explore the expressive possibilities of watercolor painting through hands-on practice with color, brushwork, washes, layering, texture, and composition.