2019 Weekend Craft Getaways

AUG 31-SEP 2​ (SAT-MON)
3-Day Workshops

Basics of Forging Steel
with Elizabeth Brim

Beginner-Intermediate
$395 Member | $425 Non-Member
$35-$55 Materials and Studio Fees

Learn and practice the basics of forging steel so that you can continue to build further skills on a solid foundation in blacksmithing.

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Soft Slab: Design and Build
with Jeremy Wallace

Beginner-Intermediate
$395 Member | $425 Non-Member
$25-$55 Materials and Studio Fees

In this workshop, you will learn handbuilding skills and techniques to create sculptural and functional dinnerware with an emphasis and focus on surface texture.

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Flameworking Glass Flora
with Erin Garmezy

All Levels
$395 Member | $425 Non-Member
$65-$100 Materials and Studio Fees

Learn how to create botanical works on the torch using borosilicate glass. You will learn basic techniques for constructing leaves, flowers, vines, and other flora.

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Wired Pendants Using Fiber Techniques
with Marilyn Moore

Beginner
$395 Member | $425 Non-Member
$50-$85 Materials and Studio Fees

Experiment with textile techniques using a variety of wires and various metal mesh. You will produce pendants that are unique and fun to wear!

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Back to Basics
with Ron Donoughe

All Levels
$395 Member | $425 Non-Member
$15-$45 Materials and Studio Fees

The basics of landscape painting always need to be reinforced: composition, value, color, seeing shapes, and edge treatment. The workshop will also touch on the use of photography as an aid to seeing the landscape, so bring your smart phone or iPad!

​SEP 7-8 (SAT-SUN)
2-Day Workshops – Ages 14-Adult

FUNdamentals of Blacksmithing  
with Jody Best

Beginner (Ages 14-Adult)
$295 Member | $325 Non-Member 
$35-$65 Materials and Studio Fees 

No fears, no worries! Join Jody for this intensive, fun workshop that will leave you enthusiastic and informed about the FUNdamentals of blacksmithing.

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Making Faces
with Travis Winters

All Levels (Ages 14-Adult)
$295 Member | $325 Non-Member
$25-$55 Materials and Studio Fees

Create dramatic faces that tell a story! Learn how to accurately sculpt faces on hollow forms for sculptural or functional work, spend time focusing on how an expression can change the overall narrative of a piece.

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A Closer Look at Nature: Botanical Illustration
with Robin Menard

All Levels (Ages 14-Adult)
$295 Member | $325 Non-Member
$15-$45 Materials and Studio Fees

Botanical illustration differs from all other forms of illustration in that it involves very close observation and scientifically accurate drawing to capture the habits, details, and color of a plant. In this workshop, you will take a closer look at the common things all around us – leaves, branches, tree bark – then capture the details, textures, and colors in a final drawing.

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Weaving & Frame Looms for Beginners
with Frances Collier Singh

Beginner (Ages 14-Adult)
$295 Member | $325 Non-Member
$30-$60 Materials and Studio Fees

Explore methods for making small frame looms out of everyday objects. You will learn a variety of tapestry and conventional weaving techniques through a series of small projects and leave with your own miniature looms and the knowledge to make beautiful woven objects with them!

​SEP 14-16
3-Day Workshops

Put a Lid on It
with Stephen Yusko

Intermediate
$395 Member | $425 Non-Member
$75-$105 Materials and Studio Fees

This workshop focuses on using techniques used in making steel vessels. Be prepared to explore inventive uses of material through creative problem solving.

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Over the Glaze: Working with Decals
with Julia Claire Weber

Intermediate-Advanced
$395 Member | $425 Non-Member
$50-$75 Materials and Studio Fees

Step out of your comfort zone and learn Julia’s overglaze decal process! You will learn the process of designing and applying your own decals.

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Introduction to Structural Flameworking
with Kit Paulson

Beginner
$395 Member | $425 Non-Member
$85-$115 Materials and Studio Fees

Learn the basics of flameworking with an emphasis on strategies for building larger structures in glass. Bring grand ideas and expect to learn through lively demos, presentations, and hands-on practice.

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Springs and Mechanisms for Jewelers and Metalsmiths  
with Nash Quinn 

Intermediate 
$395 Member | $425 Non-Member 
$65-$95 Materials and Studio Fees 

Springs can be used in small-scale metalwork to add movement and drama as well as ensure secure and satisfying catches, clasps, and connections. Projects focus on small-scale spring-loaded objects that snap open and close utilizing a variety of springs, catches, and mechanisms.

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Expressive Acrylics
with Carolyn Pierotti

Beginner
$395 Member | $425 Non-Member
$65-$95 Materials and Studio Fees

Bring your expressive side to life with acrylics. You will leave the workshop with the skills you need to create beautiful, vibrant expressionist paintings. This workshop is for the adventurous who want to have fun with color!

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From Fluff to Fabulous: 3-D Felting
Instructor: Rae Gold

Beginner
$395 Member | $425 Non-Member
$35-$65 Materials and Studio Fees

Delve into a fun exploration of creating 3-D forms from handmade felt! Join Rae for this playful course exploring the endless creative possibilities of this fascinating material!

SEP 21-22
2-Day Workshops

Bladesmithing Basics
with Jared Ondovchik

Beginner–Intermediate 
$295 Member | $325 Non-Member 
$50-$80 Materials and Studio Fees

Explore the basics of bladesmithing design! At the end of this course, you will walk away with a finished blade with a paracord wrapped handle. Guaranteed to be fun and informative!

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Formal Surfaces
with Ryan Greenheck

Intermediate
$295 Member | $325 Non-Member
$25-$55 Materials and Studio Fees

Take your pottery forms to the next level and explore strategies for incorporating surface decoration. This workshop will arm you with a variety of skills to use on your vessels in the future.

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Marvelous Marbles   
with Michael Mangiafico    

All Levels 
$295 Member | $325 Non-Member 
$50-80 Materials and Studio Fees

Come play with glass! Michael will guide you through learning and/or expanding your marble-making skills and the limitless possibilities that are open to you.

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Contemporary Enamel
with Sharon Massey

Intermediate
$295 Member | $325 Non-Member
$45-$65 Materials and Studio Fees

Learn to enamel or expand your enameling vocabulary in this workshop. You will learn everything from enameling basics to more advanced techniques such as champlevé, decals, graphite, and more.

SEP 28-30
3-Day Workshops

Creative Caffeine: Put Legs on Things!  
with Caitlin Morris 

Beginner–Intermediate 
$395 Member | $425 Non-Member 
$45-$75 Materials and Studio Fees 

Get a leg up on your blacksmithing skills with this introduction to joinery! The only limit is your imagination!

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Alternative Firing Techniques
with Bob Green

Intermediate
$395 Member | $425 Non-Member
$20-$50 Materials and Studio Fees

In this workshop you will explore several different ceramic firing techniques: raku- a 16th-century Japanese low-temperature glaze firing technique, burnishing bone-dry pots with a terra sigillata slip for a saggar, as well as naked raku– a process of combining raku and burnishing, which produces black and white patterns on the clay surface.

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How in the World…?!
with Heather Nuber

All Levels
$395 Member | $425 Non-Member
$45-$75 Materials and Studio Fees

Bring along those UFOs (UnFinished Objects) that you’ve been stalled on, trying to think of how in the world you were going to attach that thing! Come ready to figure out connection solutions. Leave with at least one finished new piece, a couple of your UFOs resolved, and solid plans on finishing the rest.

OCT 4-6

OCT 4-6 | 3-Day
Community Wood Firing 
with Daniel Tomcik

$200 Member
$230 Non-Member
$150 Stand-In fee (required if not working your kiln shifts)
Includes Materials and Studio Fees

The Touchstone Center for Crafts wood kiln is a two-chamber noborigama, built by Kevin Crowe in 1991. The first chamber is wood only and the second chamber is wood/soda. Each chamber is roughly 35 cubic feet. Each participant is encouraged to bring 8-10 cubic feet per share. A variety of slips and glazes will be prepared, with the formulas available to participants upon request. Firing will begin after loading and continue for <48 hours. We will work around the clock in shifts of 1-2 people.

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OCT 4-5
Alchemist Picnic

You won’t want to miss Touchstone Center for Craft’s sixth annual Alchemist Picnic October 4–5, 2019!

Alchemist Picnic, a metalsmithing retreat held annually at Touchstone Center for Crafts will once again be hosted by noted metalsmith Wayne Werner. This year’s symposium includes an opening keynote by Lindsay Ketterer Gates, Adam Kenney, and Paul Rosenblatt speaking on the topic of ‘Connections for Creative Careers & Opportunities.’

Demonstrations include Tom Muir, Lucy Derickson, Sean MacMillan, and Brian Ferrell. Admission includes great food, conversations, evening bonfires (weather permitting) & the return of midnight fireside casting with Richard Hoff. All makers, artists, craftspeople, arts organizations, guilds, schools, and universities are invited to attend this memorable event! 

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