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Screenprinting: Shirts & Totes with Sin Seven
Mar
10

Screenprinting: Shirts & Totes with Sin Seven

In the Intro to Screenprinting class you will learn every step to the process of screenprinting. This class will walk you through it from a blank screen to a finished product and back to a blank screen again. Feel free to bring items of your own that can be printed on such as T-shirts, Tote bags and other fabrics!

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Reduction Woodcut with Joanna Booth
Mar
3

Reduction Woodcut with Joanna Booth

In this intermediate course, students will learn how to create a reduction cut print. Students should already be familiar with basic relief techniques and printing processes. In this course students will learn how to plan and execute a three-layer Reduction Cut print. By the end of the course students will have an edition of prints and will have built the skills to continue their woodcut practice.

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Intro to Screenprinting: Get Printing with Shannon Kennelly
Mar
2

Intro to Screenprinting: Get Printing with Shannon Kennelly

Intro to Silkscreen "Get Printing" provides a comprehensive introduction to screen printing set up, techniques, registration, and troubleshooting for you to get your design printed! Participants will prepare a stencil of their digital or hand drawn two-color designs of a maximum dimension of 8" x 10" each and practice printing with silkscreens to get their projects printed.

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Woodshop: Stool Making with Jeffrey Yoo Warren
Feb
25

Woodshop: Stool Making with Jeffrey Yoo Warren

Learn how to make your own folding wooden stool to take home and use! You will leave this workshop with a finished stool and basic woodworking skills. This stool design incorporates simple joinery to create a stool made from fir that folds flat and can be hung on a wall. Try different cutting and sanding techniques as well as a clamped “glue-up” to bind the pieces together. Please bring: KN95 mask, closed toed shoes, hair ties, sharp pencil, no metal jewelry.

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Tiny Books Intensive with Andre Lee Bassuet
Feb
23

Tiny Books Intensive with Andre Lee Bassuet

This is an intensive introduction to bookbinding in miniature format. Students can use decorative paper and colorful thread to personalize their tiny books. Students will learn three types of bookbinding using glue and non-glue methods, and samples of 3 tiny books: the accordion, pamphlet and Japanese stab binding. This intensive includes the addition of a drum leaf book. Students can bring decorative papers or items for collage.

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Screenprinting: Shirts & Totes with Sin Seven
Feb
10

Screenprinting: Shirts & Totes with Sin Seven

In the Intro to Screenprinting class you will learn every step to the process of screenprinting. This class will walk you through it from a blank screen to a finished product and back to a blank screen again. Feel free to bring items of your own that can be printed on such as T-shirts, Tote bags and other fabrics!

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Introduction to 4x8 ShopBot CNC Operations with Ryan Alexander
Feb
2

Introduction to 4x8 ShopBot CNC Operations with Ryan Alexander

This workshop will give you the skills to create Computer Aided Designs (CAD) for CNC milling applications. Create furniture, signage, manufacturing jigs, artwork, and much more. The course includes an overview of the history and capabilities of modern manufacturing, CAD design principles and practices, and CNC operation and safety protocol. Once the course is complete, students will be authorized to use the 4'x8' shopbot cnc independently.

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Intro to Screenprinting: Start to Finish with Shannon Kennelly
Feb
2

Intro to Screenprinting: Start to Finish with Shannon Kennelly

Start to Finish" is an introduction to screen printing for artists who want to learn the full process from emulsion coating to screen cleaning and go home with their finished prints. Class screens are provided but you are invited to bring your own if you'd like to continue printing at home!

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Frame Making with Jeffrey Yoo Warren
Jan
26

Frame Making with Jeffrey Yoo Warren

Learn basic frame making techniques (great for artists with a ton of work but no frames!). You'll make a simple frame and learn techniques applicable to more complex frames, using AS220 woodshop tools. No prior experience necessary! Please bring: KN95 mask, closed toed shoes, hair ties, remove metal jewelry, sharp pencil.

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Acting for the Camera with Ryan Manuel
Jan
26

Acting for the Camera with Ryan Manuel

Forget the outdated acting classes that lack the practical skills you'll need on set! Learn actionable techniques taught by an actor who has worked in Hollywood for over a decade on hundreds of film sets as a principal performer. Students can leave with material for their reels and we'll also discuss editing, self-taped auditions, and much more to prepare you for the set. This is a great workshop for those new to acting as well as experienced performers.

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Cyanotype with Andre Lee Bassuet
Jan
26

Cyanotype with Andre Lee Bassuet

Chase the winter blues away by making your own cyanotypes or sunprints. Cyanotype is a photographic printing technique used by artists, botanists and architects for almost 200 years. In this course, you’ll learn all the steps required to create your cyanotype prints: from preparation to the creation of images using both digital photographic negatives and hand-drawn negatives, to exposure to light and fixating color. Discover how to apply your prints onto different surfaces such as paper, fabric and wood.

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Screenprinting: Shirts & Totes with Sin Seven
Jan
13

Screenprinting: Shirts & Totes with Sin Seven

In the Intro to Screenprinting class you will learn every step to the process of screenprinting. This class will walk you through it from a blank screen to a finished product and back to a blank screen again. Feel free to bring items of your own that can be printed on such as T-shirts, Tote bags and other fabrics!

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Frame Making with Jeffrey Yoo Warren
Dec
15

Frame Making with Jeffrey Yoo Warren

Learn basic frame making techniques (great for artists with a ton of work but no frames!). You'll make a simple frame and learn techniques applicable to more complex frames, using AS220 woodshop tools. No prior experience necessary! Please bring: KN95 mask, closed toed shoes, hair ties, remove metal jewelry, sharp pencil.

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Paper Marbling with Minoo Emami
Dec
15

Paper Marbling with Minoo Emami

Paper marbling is a decorative technique from the Middle East and Europe that uses water or a viscous solution to create patterns on paper like stone or marble. The patterns are created by floating colors on the surface of the liquid and then being transferred to the paper. This technique is used by designers, painters, bookmakers, creative postcards and Posters backgrounds, calligraphy, and more.

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Screenprinting: Shirts & Totes with Sin Seven
Dec
9

Screenprinting: Shirts & Totes with Sin Seven

In the Intro to Screenprinting class you will learn every step to the process of screenprinting. This class will walk you through it from a blank screen to a finished product and back to a blank screen again. Feel free to bring items of your own that can be printed on such as T-shirts, Tote bags and other fabrics!

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Music Electronics: Guitar Fuzz Pedal with Marc Leclair
Dec
8

Music Electronics: Guitar Fuzz Pedal with Marc Leclair

Build an analog fuzz effect pedal for guitar that fits in an Altoids Tin. The fuzz sound was popularized by the psychedelic movement by bands like Jimi Hendrix and The Cream. We will build a fuzz circuit that produces those saturated harmonic overtones. Bring your guitar or use ours to try out your Altoids Fuzz right after you build your circuit.

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Intro to Screenprinting: Start to Finish with Shannon Kennelly
Dec
8

Intro to Screenprinting: Start to Finish with Shannon Kennelly

Start to Finish" is an introduction to screen printing for artists who want to learn the full process from emulsion coating to screen cleaning and go home with their finished prints. Class screens are provided but you are invited to bring your own if you'd like to continue printing at home!

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Intro to Laser & Vinyl Cutting with Larry Zagorsky
Dec
8

Intro to Laser & Vinyl Cutting with Larry Zagorsky

Get certified to laser-cut wood, plastics, papers or textiles on the Epilog Mini AND learn how to use the vinyl cutter to make stickers and signs! This class will cover the basics of using the laser and vinyl cutter safely, techniques for working with different materials, and software tools for preparing work for the cutters. This is a great opportunity to DIY those holiday gifts and decorations!

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Stool Making with Jeffrey Yoo Warren
Dec
2

Stool Making with Jeffrey Yoo Warren

Learn how to make your own folding wooden stool to take home and use! You will leave this workshop with a finished stool and basic woodworking skills. This stool design incorporates simple joinery to create a stool made from fir that folds flat and can be hung on a wall. Try different cutting and sanding techniques as well as a clamped “glue-up” to bind the pieces together. Please bring: KN95 mask, closed toed shoes, hair ties, sharp pencil, no metal jewelry.

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Music Electronics: Handheld Synthesizer with Marc Leclair
Nov
17

Music Electronics: Handheld Synthesizer with Marc Leclair

Build a version of the Atari Punk Console synthesizer that fits in an Altiods tin, runs on a 9V battery and plugs into a guitar amp! You’ll solder electronic components and wires onto a circuit board to build your own synth in an Altoids tin. Once your circuit is built and running, we'll experiment with sonic capabilities by using a guitar amplifier and effect pedals. This is an easy build for beginners. Get ready to explore the worlds of lo-fi synthesizers and electronics!

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Intro to Screenprinting: Get Printing with Shannon Kennelly
Nov
17

Intro to Screenprinting: Get Printing with Shannon Kennelly

Intro to Silkscreen "Get Printing" provides a comprehensive introduction to screen printing set up, techniques, registration, and troubleshooting for you to get your design printed! Participants will prepare a stencil of their digital or hand drawn two-color designs of a maximum dimension of 8" x 10" each and practice printing with silkscreens to get their projects printed.

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Frame Making with Jeffrey Yoo Warren
Nov
10

Frame Making with Jeffrey Yoo Warren

Learn basic frame making techniques (great for artists with a ton of work but no frames!). You'll make a simple frame and learn techniques applicable to more complex frames, using AS220 woodshop tools. No prior experience necessary! Please bring: KN95 mask, closed toed shoes, hair ties, remove metal jewelry, sharp pencil.

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Paper Marbling with Minoo Emami
Nov
10

Paper Marbling with Minoo Emami

Paper marbling is a decorative technique from the Middle East and Europe that uses water or a viscous solution to create patterns on paper like stone or marble. The patterns are created by floating colors on the surface of the liquid and then being transferred to the paper. This technique is used by designers, painters, bookmakers, creative postcards and Posters backgrounds, calligraphy, and more.

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Screenprinting: Shirts & Totes with Sin Seven
Nov
4

Screenprinting: Shirts & Totes with Sin Seven

In the Intro to Screenprinting class you will learn every step to the process of screenprinting. This class will walk you through it from a blank screen to a finished product and back to a blank screen again. Feel free to bring items of your own that can be printed on such as T-shirts, Tote bags and other fabrics!

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