Workshops
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Friends of Sharon Art Studio

Make a festive, colorful necklace with mixed beads. Your imagination is the limit! We will cover simple design techniques for beaded jewelry and show you how to string, crimp, and add clasps. You will walk away with a sparkly, one-of-a-kind necklace of your own creation. This is a fun class to take with a friend! All materials provided. Please note that the Jewelry Studio is located upstairs in the Sharon Art Studio.

Make and take a lovely set of personalized wine charms (mug charms) for yourself or for a friend. Essential techniques of beading with basic jewelry components will be taught, in a hands on way. No previous experience required. This is a great class to take with a friend! All materials provided. Please note that the Jewelry Studio is located upstairs in the Sharon Art Studio.

Come create bakers or loaf pans! Bakers and loaf pans teach students how to throw pots without a bottom with the intent of creating walls that are not round; think square, rectangular, oblong, or even 3 or 5 sided or lobed. Students would then throw bottoms separately for these forms. Students will learn how to attach their thrown walls to their bottoms and add lug handles and/or feet to these altered and assembled pots. The first two meetings will be for students creating their forms, and the third meeting will focus on glazing. This workshop is great for students looking to make forms out of round and possibly on a larger scale than they have worked at previously. Please note: This workshop is geared specifically for students with intermediate or advanced throwing skills. Students should be comfortable wedging and throwing 3-5 pounds of clay.

Come pour it on with Lynn Wood in this 2 part long slab building workshop. Everyone will have a chance to make several pitcher forms. These pouring vessels will explore function with fun and also make for great vases or can be used for alternative purposes. Throughout the first part of the workshop Lynn will share her tips for developing strong design, functional spouts and suitable handles. The second part of the workshop will be for glazing under Lynn's guidance. She will share some of her special tips, as always.

Get ready for the summer season with some sparkly chandelier earrings--some for you and some to gift! In this workshop we will use simple techniques to transform wire, beads, and findings into dangly, colorful and 100% unique creations in your favorite color combinations. This is a great class to take with a friend. All materials provided. Please note that the Jewelry Studio is located upstairs in the Sharon Art Studio.

This is a beginner crash course for people who are curious about stained glass and want to make a project start to finish in one afternoon. You will learn the techniques of glass cutting, copper foil technique as well as soldering your project from start to finish. The class fee includes the use of tools and materials (glass, solder, and nightlight base).

Foam plate printing is a low-tech way of printing without a press. First you will learn a variety of ways to draw lines, make marks, and press shapes into the foam plates. Next you'll learn to apply water soluble block inks to the foam plates using brayers and brushes, and then how to transfer the ink from your foam plate to paper. You can re-ink the foam plates many times to make multiple prints from the same plate. The class will include both demonstrations and hands-on work time. No previous printing experience needed. This workshop includes a $15 materials fee. All materials provided.

Discover how easy it is to prepare an instant indigo vat. Then dye your natural fiber clothing, linens, and fabrics in gorgeous blue with white patterns by tying, clamping, folding and wrapping. Watch your work turn blue like magic as it oxidizes. An additional color dye pot will be available for over-dyeing to create complex 2 color patterns. Please bring your own small clothing items to dye, such as t-shirts, socks or underwear made of cotton, linen bamboo or rayon, and or pillowcases and cloth napkins. Fabric items must be ½ yard or smaller. All dying materials will be provided. Make sure to wear old clothes you don't mind getting messy in, or bring a waterproof apron, and bring lunch or a snack.

In this hands-on workshop you will learn the basics of stamping on metal to create personalized jewelry and accessories. Students will learn how to get creative with stamping/texturing tools, file, sand, use the drill press, and polish their work to a mirror finish. Students will also learn how to patina their work and finish with chain and findings. All materials, equipment, and instruction will be provided. By the end of the workshop, you will have a few unique necklaces, earrings, and/or keychains to wear home or give it as a thoughtful custom gift! Please note that the Jewelry Studio is located upstairs in the Sharon Art Studio.

Welcome to the world of wire forming! In this workshop, we will go step by step on wire forming, using hand tools to manipulate metal wire, creating shapes, reinforcing forms, and adding texture with a hammer. Students will make their very own personalized pin that is ready to wear from a design of their choice. By the end of this workshop students will have enough knowledge to keep experimenting on their own. If you can imagine and draw it, you can make it. All tools and materials provided.

Welcome to the world of wire forming! In this workshop, we will go step by step on wire forming, using hand tools to manipulate metal wire, creating shapes, reinforcing forms, and adding texture with a hammer. Students will make their very own personalized pin that is ready to wear from a design of their choice. By the end of this workshop students will have enough knowledge to keep experimenting on their own. If you can imagine and draw it, you can make it. All tools and materials provided.