Explore the color potential of Vermont’s late-summer landscape in this immersive natural dyeing workshop led by Catharina Sikkes and Roelof Boumans. Over two days, participants work hands-on with wild plants gathered in season and learn how to transform them into a vibrant, nuanced palette.

The focus is on accessible, environmentally mindful methods, using alum as the primary mordant and supplementing with plant-based options such as rhubarb-leaf mordanting. By experimenting with multiple dye plants, varied mordanting approaches, and different bath strengths, you’ll see how each variable shapes the final color.

Everyone will create a structured sample portfolio documenting every combination. This becomes both a practical reference for future projects and a beautiful record of what Vermont’s landscape offers at this time of year.

Whether you’re new to natural dyes or looking to deepen your craft, this workshop invites you to experiment, observe, and let the land guide your color work.

Try out woodturning in this single-session beginner class in which students will learn to safely mount a hardwood blank between centers on a wood lathe, and then use spindle roughing gouges, parting tools and calipers to measure and shape a rolling pin tailored to their preferences. The finished projects will be ready to take home that night and put to work right away. 

This course takes place in our beautiful, light filled woodshop at the very back of our campus. 

All materials for the creation of your rolling pin are provided.

Join Manny Hutter of Herculean Woodworks to turn one piece of pine into a finished product you may take home each week! Students will have a hand in Cutting, Glueing, Nailing and more! Students will learn the safety and skills with power tools, getting an introduction to carpentry and woodworking! If you like to work with your hands, this is the class for you!

In this class, students will saw, file, shape, solder, form, and polish a ring to fit their finger.

This is an approachable introduction to working with metal. No experience is necessary.

Does your Teen have an interest in learning to work with clay? Join us in our clay studios where we have been teaching wheel throwing and hand building for 80 years. Our guided demonstrations and projects are designed to build a strong technical foundation for such a versatile craft. Students will learn how to center clay, shape a vessel, trim, glaze, sculpt and build. They will make functional and non functional objects as they develop an independent portfolio of work. This class is open to all skill levels and may be taken again and again.

This workshop will focus on small three dimensional projects. Students will learn all about three dimensional soldering, tips and tricks for constructing solid long lasting joints, and how to attach different types of hanging loops and wire.

Students must wear closed-toed shoes, sneakers recommended.

During this engaging one day course, students will learn the basics of lead free stained glass craft. Students will leave class at the end of the day with a finished 8”x8” window panel mounted in a wooden frame. 

Lead free solder is better for your health and the environment but takes a little practice to get into the flow (pun intended).

Students must wear closed-toed shoes, sneakers recommended.

This course will explore the basic principles of Life Drawing with a nude model. Some sessions will offer still-life arrangements in order to allow students a variety of subject matter. This is open to novice, intermediate and advanced artists, and various mediums are encouraged.   Students will be asked to agree to specific behavior codes of conduct on the first day of class in order to assure a safe and comfortable environment for all individuals present.