Mixed Media & Design   

Class Overview

Explore the creative, rewarding, fun art of block printing! This class will teach you how to use linocut to create prints.

Learn the basic skills and techniques of woodblock carving and experience the rewarding feeling you get by peeling off a piece of paper printed with your original art! Make multiple copies for greeting cards, gifts, fabric, and decor. Block printing is an ancient art with roots in many cultures that can provide inspiration. Block prints have a unique and artistic look. If you are not good at designing or drawing? Don’t worry! We have several design options for you. 

Use your creativity and curiosity with carving and printing your own one-of-a-kind art! This class is for everybody, from complete beginners to experienced carvers and artists.

This class is part of our Broadway Hill Club offerings in Spring 2024, designed for older students and offered during the daytime on diverse topics, though students of all ages are welcome.

Supplies Needed (Students must bring the items listed below to the class)

• Personal safety equipment (thumb guard and/or resistant gloves)
• One clear acrylic sheet plexiglass 8" x 12" (Recommended: YSTIME 8" x 12" Clear Acrylic Sheet Plexiglass Plastic Sheet for Crafts Transparent Acrylic Board with Protective Paper for Craft, Windows, Frame, DIY Display Projects)
• Speedball Super Value Block Printing Starter Kit – Includes Ink, Brayer, Lino Handle and Cutters, Speedy-Carve

Learning Objectives

• Become familiar with block carving and printing basics
• Be familiar with how to design and print
• Be confident in handling carving equipment safely for a small project

Who Might Enjoy This Class

• Anyone curious and interested in trying printmaking and carving
• People who enjoy crafting and making things by hand
• Anyone who would like to do a small creative project with like-minded people
• People who like to draw and would like to translate their drawings to prints
• Everyone is welcome, no experience needed

Class Overview

Have you ever wanted to make unique and functional cups and bowls from clay? Enjoy an introduction to pottery using a pottery wheel in a local ceramics studio.

Designed for beginners, this class offers hands-on experience in the fundamentals of wheel throwing from start to finish. Enjoy guidance from a local artist in pottery fundamentals including centering, shaping, trimming, and glazing your own pots. The class will cover a variety of vessels including cylinders, bowls, and other functional vessels. Enjoy the thrill of seeing your own pieces after they have been fired and glazed!

By the end of class, you will have learned the basic skills in throwing your own pots and have your own lasting and useful creations to take home with you.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the fundamentals of working on the pottery wheel and the ceramic process.
• Make functional forms including cylinders, bowls, vases, and more.
• Be familiar with the necessary movements and techniques for working on the potter's wheel as well as glazing.
• Be confident in creating functional forms from raw clay and carrying it through the process to a finished product. 

Who Might Want to Take this Class?

• Anyone interested in making functional art
• People who want to understand the ceramic process 
• Anyone who wants to work in clay to create functional vessels
• Everyone who would like to gain skills in working on the potter's wheel

Class Overview

Have you ever wanted to make unique and functional cups and bowls from clay? Enjoy an introduction to pottery using a pottery wheel in a local ceramics studio.

Designed for beginners, this class offers hands-on experience in the fundamentals of wheel throwing from start to finish. Enjoy guidance from a local artist in pottery fundamentals including centering, shaping, trimming, and glazing your own pots. The class will cover a variety of vessels including cylinders, bowls, and other functional vessels. Enjoy the thrill of seeing your own pieces after they have been fired and glazed!

By the end of class, you will have learned the basic skills in throwing your own pots and have your own lasting and useful creations to take home with you.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the fundamentals of working on the pottery wheel and the ceramic process.
• Make functional forms including cylinders, bowls, vases, and more.
• Be familiar with the necessary movements and techniques for working on the potter's wheel as well as glazing.
• Be confident in creating functional forms from raw clay and carrying it through the process to a finished product. 

Who Might Want to Take this Class?

• Anyone interested in making functional art
• People who want to understand the ceramic process 
• Anyone who wants to work in clay to create functional vessels
• Everyone who would like to gain skills in working on the potter's wheel

Class Overview

Express your ideas with fashion illustration! Learn to draw the fashion figure and represent clothing on the body accurately. 

In this class, explore different techniques using various media and stylization. Fashion illustration is a great creative outlet for anyone interested in art, fashion, drawing, or just having fun in a relaxed, low-pressure environment.  If you have a more serious interest in fashion illustration, this is an opportunity to enhance your skills and portfolio. 

We will start by drawing simple shapes, then progress to drawing figures, and then clothing. You will be able to practice drawing figures in various poses. Over time, you will be able to build skills in line quality, color, and composition to create a finished drawing.

The instructor will demonstrate skills, then students will practice them with individual guidance from the instructor. The course includes hand-outs for student reference. Drawing experience is helpful but not necessary. 

Bring any kind of pencil and paper to draw on. You will receive a list of suggested materials to purchase on the first day.

Supplies Needed

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Learning Objectives

Upon full completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Draw a figure with classic 8 head and 9 head fashion illustration proportions
• Draw figures in various poses
• Represent key anatomical parts and facial features
• Apply line quality and value to your drawing
• Represent clothing on the body
• Apply color and background to your drawing

Who Might Enjoy This Class?

• Anyone interested in fashion or illustration. 
• Drawing experience is helpful but not necessary.

Class Overview

Learn how to carve beautiful designs and images on a flat wood panel! Enjoy step-by-step instruction in this interactive hands-on class. 

In five sessions, you will learn all the skills needed to complete a carving of a beautiful flower in wood. This class will start with how to select, use, and sharpen your carving tools. Then you will learn how to prepare your carving board and use your tools, using basic carving techniques. This class is a great next step for students who have taken Wood Carving: Spoons, Wood Carving: Animals, or Wood Carving: Fantasy Animals.

When your project is complete, you will learn how to apply traditional oil finishing. Your original hand-carved art piece will come to life within five sessions. This will be a good foundation for you to gain the skills to do other relief carving projects and enjoy a rewarding hobby. No previous carving knowledge or experience required. Let’s get carving!

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Obtain basic knowledge of relief carving
• Know how to select and maintain carving tools
• Use basic wood carving techniques and use your tools safely
• Be familiar with how to select wood and tools 
• Carve a flat wood panel with confidence
• Know the basic cuts and techniques

Supplies Needed

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Who Might Enjoy This Class?

• Anyone interested in learning relief wood carving 
• People with some experience in wood carving, but not relief carving; this class is a great next step for students who have taken Wood Carving: Spoons, Wood Carving: Animals, or Wood Carving: Fantasy Animals!
• Anyone who has tried some relief carving, but has not felt successful or had thorough instruction about proper techniques and would like the structure of a class
• Anyone who would like to try a rewarding new hobby
   

Course Overview

Have you ever been enchanted by colorful stained glass illuminated with light shining through it? Learn how to create your own beautiful small pieces of stained glass art in this hands-on class. Enjoy step-by-step guided instruction from an artist who was trained in Europe by a professional stained glass artist. 

To get started on your journey, we will explore materials and safety procedures, and become familiar with the history of the art. Through demonstration and practice, learn about cutting and soldering. As the weeks progress, so will your skills. You can add drawing and painting techniques to your glass. Different shapes will be explored and encouraged.

The class will go on a stained glass art field trip to see examples in a museum and cathedral. Get ready to be inspired and learn from seeing impressive art works.

By the end of class, you will have gained basic skills in stained glass art and go home with mini pieces of stained glass art of your own creation to display in your home, office, or to give as gifts.

Learning Objectives

• Learn safety procedures for making stained glass art. 
• Become familiar with the history of stained glass art.
• Understand the step-by-step process of creating small pieces of stained glass, including basic techniques, and how to use color, balance and symmetry.
• See examples of stained glass art in Seattle.
• Create your own unique pieces of stained glass art.

Who Might Enjoy This Class?

Class is available for anyone who is interested in the history and techniques of making stained glass. 

Supplies Needed

A stained glass art kit can be purchased online, at a craft, or art store. Please bring the following supplies to the first day of class:

• Stained glass
• Soldering iron
• Soldering iron stand (optional)
• Breaker grozer pliers
• Glass cutter
• Running pliers
• Copper foil
• 60/40 solder 
• Fid and burnisher
• Safety brush
• Plastic eye goggles (can get at a hardware store or Dollar Tree)
   

Class Overview

Whittling is a simple and fun hobby that many people all over the world enjoy. In this interactive class, learn all of the basic steps to create a unique piece of art from wood. 
In this class, discover how to select wood for your project, make the basic cuts, and use proper and safe whittling techniques. Enjoy support and guidance from an instructor as you build upon your skills.
We Will learn how to sharpen and hone your tools to keep them razor-sharp. 
Discover a new interest through this fun, hands-on, engaging class! No previous whittling experience required. By the end of class, you will be able to take home finished art made by your own hands, and skills that you can build upon for years to come.

Supplies Needed

Please bring these items to the first class:

• Whittler’s detail knife / sharpen carving knife (recommended: KN13 Flexcut knife)
• Thumb guard and cut-resistant gloves
• Pencil
• Optional: Leather honing strop with polishing compound (recommended: BeaverCraft leather honing strop with polishing Compound LS2P1SR41 3”x 8” double-sided 

Learning Objectives

• Obtain basic knowledge of whittling
• Understand use of tools
• Whittle with confidence
• Be familiar with how to select woods depending on projects
• Make the basic cuts and techniques
• Understand how to sharpen the tools

Who Might Enjoy This Class

• Anyone interested in trying the art of whittling
• People looking for a new hobby, creative outlet or craft to do with your hands
• People who are new in using carving tools
• Anyone who would like to make small animals from wood
   

Class Overview

Practice the art of whittling! In this hands-on class, carve and paint your own one-of-a-kind “alebrije” animal figurine, a Mexican folk art tradition from the state of Oaxaca.

Gain inspiration from the brightly colored fantastical creatures from the Oaxacan tradition seen in the animated movie “Coco.” Develop your whittling skills, and your imagination, while making art that you will treasure for years to come. These figurines also make wonderful gifts.  

Learn how to use whittling tools safely and select wood for your project. Gain skills on making basic cuts and use proper whittling techniques. You will also learn how to sharpen and hone your tools to keep them razor-sharp. If you’ve taken carving classes with us before, this will be an opportunity to hone your skills on another project. 

Supplies Needed (Students must bring the items listed below to the class)

• Whittler’s detail knife / sharpen carving knife (Recommended: KN13 Flexcut knife)
• Thumb guard and cut-resistant gloves
• Pencil
• Optional: Leather honing strop with polishing compound (Recommended: BeaverCraft Leather Honing Strop with Polishing Compound LS2P1SR41 3”x 8” double-sided

Learning Objectives

• Obtain knowledge of whittling
• Understand the use of tools
• Carve safely and with confidence
• Be familiar with how to select woods depending on projects
• Make the basic cuts and techniques
• Understand how to sharpen the tools

Who Might Enjoy This Class?

• Anyone interested in learning the art of whittling
• People looking for a new hobby, creative outlet, or craft to do with your hands
• Anyone who would like to make small gifts from wood
• Perfect for anyone who has taken our other wood carving classes: Whittling Basics, Wood Carving: Animals, or Wood Carving: Spoons
• Anyone interested in the culture and folk art of southern Mexican / Oaxacan including Spanish language students 

Class Overview

Learn how to carve and create beautiful objects! Gain the basic skills to feel successful and safe carving wood and making your own creations.

During this hands-on class, you will be making two spoons. Get started with the basic skills and safety practices while carving a simple and useful kitchen spoon. Continue to hone your skills as you carve a more decorative "love spoon" -- something often given as a gift. Learn about wood selection, preparing blanks, basic carving techniques, and traditional oil finishing. These skills will help you become prepared for future wood carving projects that you can use in another class or at home.

Stir up your creativity and curiosity with carving your own one-of-a-kind wooden spoons! No previous wood carving experience required.

Supplies Needed 
Students must bring these items to class:

• Sweep gouge No.7 or any carving straight or bent gouge No.7 (see the example here), between 10–12 mm width with a short or long handle (recommended: PFEIL Swiss Made 10 mm Gouge No 7)
• Whittler’s detail knife / sharpen carving knife (recommended: KN13 Flexcut knife)
• Thumb guard and/or cut-resistant gloves
• F-Clamp (recommended: Yost Tools F112 12” FClamp)
• Pencil

Learning Objectives

• Basic knowledge of wood carving
• How to design and carve spoons
• Confidence in handling wood carving knives safely for a small project
• How to select wood depending on your wood carving project

Who Might Enjoy This Class

• Anyone curious and interested in trying wood carving and whittling
• People who love handcrafting
• Anyone who would like to do a small creative project with like-minded people and guidance from an instructor