Workshops

This focused intensive covers essential skills to create simple, beautiful stacking bangles from start to finish, including measuring, forming, soldering, and polishing techniques. Students will make several bangles while building metalsmithing skills that translate to ring making and beyond; all tools and materials are provided.

Create your own custom beaded bag charms in this fun, social workshop! Design and craft unique charms using basic beading and wire-wrapping techniques—no experience needed. All materials are provided; enjoy a relaxing, creative day and leave with finished charms ready for bags, keychains, or gifting.

Come for four days of fun exploring your creativity, meeting new friends, and making art. We will do drawing exercises and a still life, create a painting in acrylic or watercolor, and experiment with printmaking. No experience required. Materials are provided.

Explore the creative possibilities of gelli plate printmaking in this hands-on workshop for all skill levels. Learn basic techniques with acrylic paint while experimenting with layered imagery, textures, and patterns using botanicals, found objects, and stencils. No experience needed—just curiosity; all materials provided.

Celebrate San Francisco’s summer wildflowers by recreating them in metal using hand-sawing, forming, texturing, and soldering techniques. Create earrings, brooches, necklaces, or décor with blooms that last forever; tools and materials provided, and handsawing experience is required.

Bring back friendship bracelets—2026 style—with cuff bracelets in this beginner-friendly class! Learn hammering, stamping, texturing, filing, and polishing to create a custom brass or copper cuff to take home the same day; all tools and materials included.

Join local artist Stacy McClanahan aka Fog Den for an evening of relaxing fun painting a Hawaiian inspired landscape on a black canvas, adding mystery and dreamy vibes to your art. All skill levels welcome. Your work will be on an 11x14 inch canvas that can be hung with or without a frame. Participants will enjoy tropical themed drinks and island tunes; materials provided.

Celebrate Watercolor Month with landscape watercolorist Carlo Grünfeld in this special plein air workshop. Paint the lush meadow scenery, including trees and the 1883 stone studio building, while learning spontaneous, bold compositions with creative colors through demonstration and individual instruction. Please bring required materials to class. Materials list available at sharonartstudio.org.

Preserve the beauty of summer by creating a nature imprint in solid sterling silver precious metal clay in this two-day hands-on workshop. Design, fire, and finish a personalized pendant while exploring the full PMC process; tools and materials provided.

Create your own zines or artist books using linocut, gelatin plate monotype, collage, and hand embellishment. Explore storytelling through images, sequence, and book structure, culminating in a unique hand-sewn project. Please bring required materials; materials list available at sharonartstudio.org.

Explore scratch art by creating animal portraits, revealing images through subtraction as you scratch into coated paper with scribe tools. Bring a high-contrast black-and-white photo or use provided references; all materials included. No experience needed—just curiosity, patience, and a love for animals.

Learn about different gemstones and how to properly close a head pin to make and take home your own sterling silver earrings in this beginner-friendly class. Explore gemology and basic wire wrapping—no experience needed, with tools and materials included for one pair.

Learn basic peyote stitching and right-angle weaving to create custom seed bead jewelry, including planning, threading, and finishing techniques. Explore patterns, colors, and textures to design a unique woven piece to take home; all tools and materials provided.