Touchstone
CENTER FOR CRAFTS

2019 Weekend Craft Getaways

Choose from:



  • 6 weekends – 2 and 3-day workshops

  • 6 different studios – Blacksmithing, Ceramics, Glass, Metals & Jewelry, Painting & Drawing, or Special Topics

  • 23 amazing instructors

  • 23 inspiring workshops for beginner through advanced artists!

  • Plus! The Sixth Annual Alchemist Picnic


 You’ll come away inspired, restored, and rejuvenated!




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.




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.




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.




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!




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.




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.




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.




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.




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.




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.




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.




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!




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!




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.




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.




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!




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.




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.




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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Mission Statement: Touchstone Center for Crafts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance excellence in the arts and crafts by educating and encouraging individuals to develop technical skills, good design, and innovative expression.

Touchstone Center for Crafts condemns all acts of racism, discrimination, and senseless violence. We firmly believe that everyone has a right to dignity, respect, and equality without fear.  As an organization, we commit to listen and learn and to grow. We will continue to work to empower people to use art as a means of expression, a way to build community, and a powerful voice for change.

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