Paint Your Own Pottery

This is not your average paint your own pottery class. Students will have an assortment of hand thrown vessels and mugs to choose from and will be shown techniques in glaze and underglaze. Pottery can be picked up the following week in the studio, or work can be shipped for an additional fee, once fired. Includes one bisque mug per person. Additional mugs can be added for $20 each. Shipping is an additional $30 per address, or pick up is free. 2-hour class.

Ceramics Handbuilding

Students will be given clay, tools, and techniques to create their vision in clay! Possibilities include using slabs to create plates, bowls, or decorative address plaques, using coils and pinching to create functional pottery or decorative sculpture… and so much more! Glazing by Alchemy staff and shipping is an additional $30 per person, or next day pick up is free. 2-hour class.

Raku

Create beautiful pottery using raku, a pottery decoration technique where pottery is fired at a high temperature, and after removing pieces from the kiln, the wares are placed in an open-air container filled with combustible materials. Students will have an assortment of hand thrown vessels and objects to choose from. 2-hour class.

Note: raku cannot be run during the burn ban.

Design and Silkscreen Apparel

Create a custom t-shirt, tote bag, or poster with your group! We will coach you so that everyone can add a little something, then your group’s original design will be turned into a silkscreen that you can print onto apparel. One high quality cotton tote bag or t-shirt is included for each person, but feel free to bring your own sweatshirt, tee, dress or even dish towel to put your design on as well! 3-hour class.

Color Alchemy: Working with Natural Dyes

Create a naturally dyed silk scarf using natural dyes made from flowers, leaves, roots, and insects! Students will learn about the ways in which beautiful, vibrant, permanent color can be created from plants (and bugs!) Participants will leave the calss with a bundle dyed scarf and a zine so you can create more at home. 2-hour class.

Color Alchemy: Indigo Dye

Did you know that indigo is derived from a plant? Learn all about it in this hands on class. Create an indigo dyed bandana, learn about how to create your own iron indigo vat, and experiment with shibori folding techniques! 2-hour class.

Sashiko Stitching
Learn how to embellish and mend your clothing with the sashiko mending techniques. Sashiko is a traditional Japanese stitching technique for mending and embellishing your clothes, and it makes everything look really beautiful and fun! Students can bring an article of their own clothing to mend or create an embroidered patch on a tote bag. 1.5-hour class.

Intuitive Watercolor

Experiment with watercolors, learn technique tricks, and create in a supportive environment. An open-ended process-focused class for getting into your creative flow! 2-hour class.

Hedgehog Clay Party

Make ceramic art of Bobert, local mascot, one of Alchemy’s animal muses, and pygmy hedgehog. He will be live modeling so that you can make a hedgehog mug, sculpture, or lidded vessel honoring his real hedgehog form. Great for multi-generational groups and anyone who loves animals! 2-hour class.