Arts & Crafts   

Our ceramics courses are designed for students from all levels- from the absolute beginner to experienced potters and sculptors. Classes are held in our beautiful, fully equipped studio. Eighteen potter's wheels, a slab roller, canvas covered work tables, ample storage space and the use of studio tools as well as clay, glaze, and firings are all included in the course fee. All that is missing is you!

Please do not bring in any outside clay or glazes as they may not be compatible with our ceramic studio materials. Classes may include students from multiple sessions.

Create a gallery of artwork! In each lesson, students will paint a different fall-themed art piece with step-by-step instruction using acrylic paints. Students will learn techniques and best practices to nurture the artists in all of them, learn interesting facts about the weekly painting subjects, and gain confidence to explore painting and artistic freedom further. This course is geared toward beginner students, and no experience is necessary!

See the supply list online for class materials.

Our ceramics courses are designed for students from all levels- from the absolute beginner to experienced potters and sculptors. Classes are held in our beautiful, fully equipped studio. Eighteen potter's wheels, a slab roller, canvas covered work tables, ample storage space and the use of studio tools as well as clay, glaze, and firings are all included in the course fee. All that is missing is you!

Please do not bring in any outside clay or glazes as they may not be compatible with our ceramic studio materials. Classes may include students from multiple sessions.

This course is designed for the artist and/or hobbyist and will cover welding safety, oxyacetylene welding and plasma cutting. Various techniques of metal forming and design will be covered. Methods of instruction will include lectures on principles of safety practices, welding and cutting processes, shielding gasses, and filler metals. Open to students 16 years of age and older.

Please see material list for class by clicking here. Estimated supply cost is $100 - $150. 

Our ceramics courses are designed for students from all levels- from the absolute beginner to experienced potters and sculptors. Classes are held in our beautiful, fully equipped studio. Eighteen potter's wheels, a slab roller, canvas covered work tables, ample storage space and the use of studio tools as well as clay, glaze, and firings are all included in the course fee. All that is missing is you!

Please do not bring in any outside clay or glazes as they may not be compatible with our ceramic studio materials. Classes may include students from multiple sessions.

Are you interested in creating fun and whimsical items using needles and wool? Or perhaps you already have some experience with needle felting and want to expand your skills? These workshops will teach you the basic techniques of needle felting and the different types of wool and tools used in the process. No prior experience is necessary, and all supplies will be provided.

Open to students 12 years and older if accompanied by an adult guardian also enrolled in the class. All classes are held on the Port Townsend Campus.

If you have zero sewing experience, I’ll teach you how to sew a straight line, and you’ll be on your way to making a quilt!

If you’re an experienced quilter, and want to learn new techniques and/or enhance your skills, this is the class for you!

Quilting class is hands-on, and students will learn by doing. The class is designed to support beginners through advanced quilters.

The instructor has received several boxes of quilting fabric from very generous members of our community and ALL students will be given the opportunity to select FREE FABRIC to use in the quilt they make in class.

Students will also learn how to safely and correctly measure and cut fabric using a cutting mat, flat rulers, and a rotary cutter. Each student will be supported in their level of learning. The instructor will provide hands-on demonstrations sewing, piecing, pressing, assembling, basting, quilting, binding, and labeling quilts. Beginning students may start with the patterns Disappearing 9-Patch or Half-Square Triangles. Intermediate/Advanced students may start with the patterns Storm at Sea or New York Beauty. Students are responsible for purchasing and bringing their own supplies. Click here for Supply List.

Upon completion of the class, students will have learned:

1. The basics of quilting language
2. Enhanced their understanding of color theory
3. How to safely and accurately measure and sew a quilt, a unique functional art project, that may be used for years to come
4. Increased confidence in talking about quilts
5. How to provide supportive feedback to other quilters.

Are you interested in creating fun and whimsical items using needles and wool? Or perhaps you already have some experience with needle felting and want to expand your skills? These workshops will teach you the basic techniques of needle felting and the different types of wool and tools used in the process. No prior experience is necessary, and all supplies will be provided.

Open to students 12 years and older if accompanied by an adult guardian also enrolled in the class. All classes are held on the Port Townsend Campus.

Contemporary Cherokee Artist Karen Sixkiller offers these beading workshop in collaboration with ʔaʔk̓ʷustəƞáwt̓xʷ House of Learning, Peninsula College Longhouse. 

Learn how to make beautiful loom beaded bracelets using larger beads. Finish a project or two in one day of hands-on instruction. All materials included. Appropriate for adults and youth 12+ with parent/guardian also enrolled. 

Student Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to prepare a bead loom for beading and learn how to add beads to a loomed project. They will learn about needed supplies and how to use a bead pattern to create loom beaded projects with hands-on help. They will also learn how to finish and add a binding, clasp and jump rings for a professionally finished final product.

Are you interested in creating fun and whimsical items using needles and wool? Or perhaps you already have some experience with needle felting and want to expand your skills? These workshops will teach you the basic techniques of needle felting and the different types of wool and tools used in the process. No prior experience is necessary, and all supplies will be provided.

Open to students 12 years and older if accompanied by an adult guardian also enrolled in the class. All classes are held on the Port Townsend Campus.

Contemporary Cherokee Artist Karen Sixkiller offers beading workshop in collaboration with ʔaʔk̓ʷustəƞáwt̓xʷ House of Learning, Peninsula College Longhouse. 

Learn how to make beautiful loom beaded bracelets using larger beads. Finish a project or two in one day of hands-on instruction. All materials provided. Appropriate for adults and youth 12+ with parent/guardian also enrolled. 

Student Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to prepare a bead loom for beading and learn how to add beads to a loomed project. They will learn about needed supplies and how to use a bead pattern to create loom beaded projects with hands-on help. They will also learn how to finish and add a binding, clasp and jump rings for a professionally finished final product.