Intertwine horticulture and textile, flora and thread in his unique hand embroidery and lacemaking workshop!

We’ll start with the basics and gradually increase in complexity as you create one of a kind works of art.

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Transform your textiles with electronics and switches!

Incorporating conductive thread, snaps, and buttons, create interactive components to your work through traditional fiber techniques.

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One day workshop with Mary Price, The Wanderlust Weaver!

Learn continuous spiral weave for smooth shaping, decorative triple twine arrows in seagrass, a wired lattice overlay for added sparkle and texture, seagrass-wrapped handles, and a distinctively crafted rim.

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Workshop includes two projects in one day with Mary Price, The Wanderlust Weaver!

Learn starting spokes on a wood base, continuous over under weave, how to create a folded matchstick rim, double triple twine with a focus on shaping, four rod wale and a traditional lashed rim.

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One day workshop with Mary Price, The Wanderlust Weaver!

Learn triple twine with a step up, basic over under weave, double triple twine, 4 rod wale using yarn, and a traditional lashed rim. Color options will be given in class.

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The American Pottery Festival (APF) is Northern Clay Center’s premier annual celebration of ceramic art, bringing together 15 nationally recognized artists from across the United States.

Explore an exhibition and sale featuring hundreds of works, connect with artists through talks, demonstrations, and workshops, and shop in person, online, or with our free personal shopping service. Whether you’re a collector, maker, or simply curious, APF offers an inspiring weekend of clay.

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Workshop includes two projects in one day with Mary Price, The Wanderlust Weaver!

Learn twining, basic over under weave, four rod wale with a step up, start-stop weave, triple twining, rickrack overlay design, lashing, and more.

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Turn ordinary materials into extraordinary characters! Explore creativity through hands on art and storytelling.

This puppet-making workshop for children ages 8 – 12 is an opportunity for young creators to engineer puppets using cardboard, paper, boxes, wooden spoons adding a variety of mixed media.

While engaging in their puppet-making, I will be encouraging the participants to bring their puppets to life into cast members of their own imagination to tell their stories.

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Reverse glass painting, or Hinterglasmalerei, is an art form where the image is painted on the back of a glass sheet and viewed from the front.

Throughout the session on September 26, we will examine examples of the history of the craft and use acrylic paint, which dries quickly, and acrylic pens which work on glass. There will also be experimentation with the backgrounds using specialty papers and foils creating shimmering multi-dimensional effects.

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This class’s curriculum is student-driven.  Perhaps you want to focus on larger forms, adding lids, handles, and spouts; we have you covered. Your instructor, Joe Chomyn, will guide you towards improving and enhancing your pottery wheel proficiency.

There will also be a focus on safe procedures, proper preparation, and maintenance of the studio spaces. The goal is to come away with increasing confidence in your ability to work independently as a potter and to enjoy yourself in the process!

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Join artist Monica Moreno for this family-friendly workshop inspired by the sacredness of soil and memory.

Participants will craft wearable pendants using earth-based materials, embedding seeds, soil, and intention into each piece. Rooted in the themes of Craft Contemporary’s tierra exhibition, this workshop invites families to reflect on their own connections to the land.

All materials provided. Suitable for ages 6 and up.
Tickets: $25 members / $35 non-members.

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Get your hands in the earth in this Craft Lab workshop. Participants will make traditional seed balls using California poppy seeds and native soil — a simple, ancient technique for scattering wildflowers across the land.

Tied to the themes of Craft Contemporary’s tierra exhibition, this workshop honors the connection between craft, seed, and soil.

All materials provided. Great for all ages and skill levels.
Tickets: $30 members / $40 non-members.

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Take your practice into the field with artist Evelyn Hernández. This offsite workshop combines a guided nature hike with hands-on sculpting using materials gathered from the land — leaves, branches, soil, and stone.

Rooted in the themes of Craft Contemporary’s tierra exhibition, participants will explore the landscape as both studio and subject.

Location announced upon registration. All skill levels welcome.
Tickets: $55 members / $65 non-members.

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Join artist Mahdiyyah Muhammad for an evening of creative exploration using recycled and repurposed fabric.

Participants will create textile portraits inspired by land, memory, and identity — themes at the heart of Craft Contemporary’s tierra exhibition. This Maker Night celebrates fiber arts as a sustainable, earth-rooted practice.

All materials provided. Open to all skill levels.
Tickets: $35 members / $45 non-members.

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A hands-on workshop exploring sustainable ceramics through earth-conscious craft.

Participants learn techniques for reclaiming and recycling clay — honoring the material’s origins in the land and reducing studio waste. Connected to Craft Contemporary’s tierra exhibition, celebrating the living relationship between makers and the earth.

All supplies included.
Tickets: $65 members / $75 non-members.

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