This camp is for kids, age 5–8, and invites young artists to explore the wild and wacky world of monsters through clay! Campers will learn basic handbuilding techniques—such as pinching, coiling, and slab building—while creating fun, imaginative creatures. Projects include monster pinch pots, wacky monster masks, and quirky creature sculptures. Students will experiment with textures, crazy eyes, spiky tails, and other playful details to bring their monsters to life. Along the way, kids will share stories about their creations, play creative games, and explore their own unique ideas.

This camp for kids, age 5-8, focuses on handbuilding with clay, allowing students to create garden-inspired functional and sculptural projects such as flower pots, garden stakes, leaf-shaped bowls, birdhouses, wind chimes, and decorative garden creatures and gnomes. Experienced students are welcome to join us and continue to improve their skills. All materials provided.

In this imaginative camp, kids age 5–8, will bring their favorite zoo animals to life using clay! Young artists will explore the world of handbuilding, learning to shape, mold, and sculpt their very own storybook creatures. From wiggly worms to towering giraffes, each child will create a whimsical zoo of clay animals while discovering the magic of texture, form, and color. Get ready for a hands-on adventure where imagination runs wild and every animal tells a story! Experienced students are welcome to join us and continue to improve their skills. All materials provided.

Step into a world of imagination in this whimsical clay camp for youth, age 9–11! Students will learn and practice handbuilding techniques such as coiling, slab building, and pinching as they design and sculpt creations inspired by classic fairytales and magical worlds.

This camp invites teens, age 12–15, to explore the beauty of nature through clay while learning foundational handbuilding techniques such as slab building, coiling, and pinching. Inspired by plants, flowers, and natural forms, students will create both functional and sculptural pieces that celebrate organic shapes and textures. More experienced students are encouraged to design their own nature-inspired projects with guidance from the instructor. Possible creations include planters, tiles, vases, wall hangings, or abstract floral sculptures.  All materials provided.

In this imaginative camp, kids age 5–8, will bring their favorite zoo animals to life using clay! Young artists will explore the world of handbuilding, learning to shape, mold, and sculpt their very own storybook creatures. From wiggly worms to towering giraffes, each child will create a whimsical zoo of clay animals while discovering the magic of texture, form, and color. Get ready for a hands-on adventure where imagination runs wild and every animal tells a story! Experienced students are welcome to join us and continue to improve their skills. All materials provided.

In this 2-hour workshop, participants will learn the basic skills of Ikebana to create a beautiful flower arrangement with Artist-in-Residence, Stacy Larson. Bring your own flower vases to use or you may borrow one during the workshop. Participants will leave with a small flower frog/kenzan to display their Ikebana floral arrangement at home. This class is for Adults 16+.

Pre-registration required.

Join us for this collaboration between The International Quilt Museum and The LUX Center for the Arts for this fun ceramic workshop. Inspired by the exhibition: Where Pattern Rests by Jaden Estes Carlson which is up through February 27th in the West Gallery at The LUX Center, this 2-day weekend workshop will allow you to spend Saturday at the Quilt Museum, getting a tour of the collection, sketching patterns and textures that inspire you, and getting feedback from your instructor and peers.  Sunday will be spent at the LUX Center, creating a ceramic piece of art using your sketche

Give your plants a handmade home in this 4-week class suited for both beginners and experienced students. Participants will learn foundational and advanced techniques of handbuilding with clay to create a variety of both unique and traditional planter forms including the utilization of molds, slab construction, coiling, and pinching. With instructor demonstrations, examples, and one-on-one guidance, students will engage in planning, problem-solving, and learn how to materialize their ideas while considering visual composition and functional characteristics.