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Learn the power and skills to create a healthy, fragrant, natural candle you can feel really good about burning in your home. The class is approximately 2.5 hours and organized into 2 parts, theory and practice. Part I includes the following topics: Why making natural candles are better for your health and the environment. The variety of...

Use acrylic paint and other materials to create your own marbled paper. Learn about the historical and contemporary applications of this process to create stationary and more.  Materials provided.

This is a 2.5-hour, hands-on, candlemaking workshop taught by Marla Bosworth. This is a small class - to keep students social distancing - where you will learn how design your own natural wax candles. In addition to the in-person workshop, students will receive lifetime access to a supplemental virtual candlemaking class. It is helpful, but...

This workshop Series will provide an introduction to making works with paper pulp. This two day workshop will provide an opportunity for students to explore and experience new approaches to working with paper fibers in both the two-dimensional and three-dimensional forms. All levels of experience are welcome. Material List.pdf

This course is for students who have previously been enrolled in Working with Paper, Explorations in Paper Pulp or any previous paper workshop with Kathryn Cameron. The class is designed to develop individual projects and to build on techniques learned in previous courses. The class will include both individualized and group exercises and...

Learn about the unlimited methods of making works with paper. A variety of techniques and materials will be introduced including both traditional and non-traditional papers, exotic fibers, adhesives, and pigments. Weekly lectures and presentations will explore historical practices, techniques and other artists working in the medium. A large variety...

Bring the bouquet of a summer garden indoors with handmade, naturally moisturizing glycerin soaps. You'll learn the traditional melt-and-pour process and combine fragrances of various dried herbs and essential oils—lavender, rosemary, mint, and more—to make four bars to take home.  Note: All the needed materials are included and provided...

- Learn the Vedic Art principles in art & life. - Find your creative flow through painting/drawing and mixed media. - Learn to trust the creative process and natural creative impulses. - Learn a hands on - step by step method and create art from your heart. - Relax in a safe non judgmental creative space. - The Vedic art...

Back Porch Soap Company is committed to caring for the health and well-being of our customers and students. We are taking a number of actions, including: Smaller class sizes of only 12 students. Implementing social distancing. Elevated cleaning and sanitizing protocols. Requiring students to stay home if they have a fever or are not feeling...

Make your valentine a truly unique gift this year. Instructor Becky Sellinger will guide students through a 1-day class making sailor's valentines. A sailor's valentine is a form of shellcraft originally made between 1830 and 1890, and they were designed to be brought home from a sailor's voyage at sea and given to a loved one. Students will craft...

Come learn how to make three amazing herbal skincare products that Heal + Protect. They are perfect to add to your skincare line/business or to make for yourself. We will be using plants (dried botanicals, nut and seed butters, plant oils, essential oils and culinary ingredients). These are some of the most popular, high-margin and most loved...

This course is Organic * Vegan * Cruelty-Free * Palm-Free This is a 2.5-hour, hands-on, immersive soapmaking workshop taught by a master soapmaker. In this class students will learn how to use plants and other organic, natural ingredients to make soap from scratch using the cold process method. Each student will design and create their own batch...

Make a custom leather tote bag from scratch! Leather goods have been used by humans as far back as 5,000 BCE when Egyptians crafted sandals, clothes, gloves, buckets, bottles, and burial shrouds. In this dynamic workshop, you’ll use a variety of tools and materials and join the long history of leather craftspeople by creating your very own leather...

Explore the beautiful art of “Kumihimo,” the Japanese art of making braids and cords. We will teach you the basics of the unique technique by using a kumihimo disk with fiber. You will leave with your very own hand braided bracelet with loop closure!  All materials provided.

Make Your Own Beauty is a 5-evening certificate program on the Upper West Side of New York City that will get your current indie beauty business or the one you've dreamed about owning off of the ground.  Students take five classes of training with Marla Bosworth, founder and owner of Back Porch Soap Company. Marla has 24 years of indie...