Spend one, or all your Friday summer evenings with Peters Valley for Instructor Presentations! On Friday evenings, our visiting workshop instructors will share their work and a little about themselves. **You only have to register once if you want to attend multiple sessions. This event takes place in person, too. All are welcome to join […]
Instructor: Aislinn Lewis August 26-30 The ability to cleanly and accurately shape iron is central to success in the art of blacksmithing. The tools to achieve this goal are numerous, but of primary importance are the hammer, the anvil, and a trained eye. Utilitarian household objects like spatulas, spoons, and forks, while basic shapes, are […]
Instrutor: Hanna Vogel August 26-30 Explore the possibilities of woven wire for sculpture. Using variations on traditional wire basketry techniques, participants will learn multiple weaving techniques to make everything from tiny baskets to large scale installations. Particular attention will be paid to pattern and line quality in 3D work. Possibilities for including found objects and […]
Instructor: Thomas Mann August 26-30 This Design Master Class will pump up your jewelry design skill set with a jam packed demo and hands-on jewelry design throwdown. You’ll be led through the process of developing a personal design vocabulary of techniques, materials and concepts and extrapolating them into your own unique design direction. You will […]
Instructor: Alexander Shanks August 26-30 This workshop will cover everything you need to know in order to create a dynamic still life or interior painting. Composition, color, subject matter and design will be discussed in depth throughout the class. Through demonstrations and critiques, you will receive a solid understanding of the most important elements of […]
Spend one, or all your Friday summer evenings with Peters Valley for Instructor Presentations! On Friday evenings, our visiting workshop instructors will share their work and a little about themselves. **You only have to register once if you want to attend multiple sessions. This event takes place in person, too. All are welcome to join […]
Peters Valley is pleased to host a lecture with professional designer, sculptor & jewelry artist, painter and Artrepreneur Thomas Mann. Thomas has served on the Board of Directors of the American Crafts Council (publisher of American Craft Magazine and ACC Craft Fairs), SNAG The Society of North American Goldsmiths (publisher of METALSMITH magazine), the CAC […]
Instructor: Diana Baird N’Diaye September 3-4 Throughout time and across the globe, human beings have created, worn, and exchanged jewelry imbued with their longings, their aspirations, their sense of belonging, their desire for protection, and healing. In communities where writing is revered, mark making and the use of meaningful texts are at the core (literally […]
Instructor: James Blake September 3-4 Whether you have never fused glass in a kiln before, or just need a weekend to finish a piece you've been working on, join us for this weekend focused on fusing and slumping. Those with no experience should expect to complete one large or a few small decorative/functional pieces. Please […]
Instructor: Barry Gross September 3-4 Even if you have never made a pen before, Barry will make you feel at home in this course! A quick overview of what tools are necessary to make pens will be discussed and then the instructor will demonstrate how to make a pen from beginning to end. You will […]