Hand Crafting Workshops at the Brookfield Craft Center are underway…the kids are having a wonderful time! Come see their work at the BCC June 28 Open Studio Demo Day! Brookfield Craft Center Open Studio Demo Day! Saturday June 28, 2014 Join Us Celebrate the tradition of hand craft, watch our artisans demo their talents, tour … Read more
The ceramics workshop is a fun 2 hour class will introduce children to basic clay skills. We will be hand building and using our fingers, rolling pins, and other tools to squish, shape, imprint and draw onto the clay. Each child will make one or two pieces that will be kiln fired and then glazed … Read more
You will be introduced to the craft of lathe turning through demonstration and hands-on practice. Each student will learn how to make an acrylic pen by using a pen kit and acrylic blanks. Our tabletop lathe and a variety of tools will be used to tooling, shaping, sanding, and polishing the acrylic blanks. Then we … Read more
In the Lamp Glass Beads Workshop students will have a chance to discover the exciting magic of melting colorful glass rods into beads. Using a propane torch each student will make about 6-10 beads of any shape they desire…. Mix colors, play with shape, come make beads with us! Taught by Stephanie Maddalena For ages … Read more
The Resin Bracelet Workshop is a great mother/daughter activity or student can attend with any other adult. Students and adults will use 2 part resin to each make stunning bracelets. You will learn about different types of resin, and some basic jewelry making skills including making jump rings, custom links, clasps. We will discuss the … Read more
The Textured Bracelet Workshop shows students how to etch and ‘roll print’ patterns into metal to make a cuff bracelet. You will learn basic jewelry and metal forming skills including use of a rolling mill, hammers, mandrels, patina and finishing techniques. These are real metal smithing skills to get you started and intrigued with jewelry … Read more
The Wire Work and Soldering Workshop shows you how to create a beautiful 2-3’ hanging wall art out of copper wire. You begin with a drawing of your intended object, translate it into copper wire, soldering all the joints together. Solder and soldering irons techniques will be taught as well as safety techniques. This piece … Read more
Create your own Resin Casting game pieces. Great father and son activity or student can attend with any adult. Each set of partners will use 2 part resin to make a custom checkers set. You will learn about different types of resin, as well as other uses for the medium. Several additive options will be … Read more
The Art of Weaving Workshop brings the ancient art of weaving to life as we explore the history of fabrics, the art of design through weaving, and the possibilities for their own creations. Discover weaving throughout world cultures, see how weaving opens up your artistic , creative side – you will work with color, design … Read more
What do the Statue of Liberty and Paul Revere have in common? Repousse! Repousse is a metalworking process in which a malleable metal is shaped by hammering from the reverse side to create a design in low relief. Chasing is the opposite technique to repoussé, and the two are used in conjunction to create a … Read more
In a two hour class students will be introduced to the art and science of Blacksmithing. After a brief introduction to safe work habits and an outline of the craft, students will get hands on with hammer and anvil as they make a “J-Hook”. This beginner project gives good experience with a variety of basic … Read more
The Mosaics Workshop is a fun, hands-on workshop will teach how to plan, design, prepare the tesserae, create and grout a mosaic tile plaque. Different types of glazed tiles will be used while we discuss so many other types of material suitable for mosaic use. Safety and tool use will be explored as well as … Read more
