TriDistrict Community Education

The bud vase is an intermediate class best for those who have taken a former class. Become more proficient using heat, gravity, and optic molds to create different shapes and textures for your vessel. This piece will allow students to experience working on shapes that require more glass and alternative forms of shaping. This class will provide skills that are needed to create more sophisticated vessels and sculptures. Please wear cotton clothing and closed toed shoes. The shop can get very warm. We do provide water but recommend bringing a water bottle and eating before coming to class.

Anyone can experience this art for themselves, no matter the skill level. We recommend taking the paperweight class first, but it's not a requirement. The succulent bowl is a perfect project for students looking to improve their skills. Students will work on creating a vessel from start to finish. This bowl will teach the skills of gathering, adding color, blowing shaping, transferring and finishing a vessel form. Please wear cotton clothing and closed toed shoes. The shop can get very warm so please bring a water bottle and eat before coming to class.

Enjoy this oil painting class in a relaxed atmosphere to create your own replica of a Bob Ross painting. All supplies are included but bring your own smock/apron. The instructor will be providing a 20x16 canvas for class. Participants will take their painting home to keep for themselves or give as a gift to family or friends. -Blue River -Winter Evergreens -Evening at Sunset

Come enjoy this blast from the past with the once-again popular art form, Macrame. A fixture of every 1970’s home, this art form is making a comeback on the contemporary art scene. In this project, class will learn a variety of knot-tying techniques to create a unique macrame wall hanging perfect for any home.

Have fun experiencing the beauty of fondant decorations. Each student will frost an 8” cake with buttercream and decorate using fondant flowers and cut outs. Take your completed cake home to enjoy. There is a $12.00 supply fee due at class.

You may remember Bob Ross from his Joy of Painting series on PBS. His wet-on-wet technique of painting is for all skill levels; even those who have never painted before. Kristi Nelson, a certified Ross instructor, will demo the step-by-step painting techniques and help you with those techniques. You will complete an entire painting to take home and hang. Bring one roll of paper towels to class. A supply fee of $15 is payable to the instructor at class. -Lake View / June 7th -Beautiful Mountain Rivers / July 12th -Spectacular Evening / August 2nd