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In this 3-hour candle making class, students will make their own gorgeous glass container candles, blending their own scents and colors. Students will learn from Marla Bosworth, who shares 25 years of experience making and selling candles.  While this class is geared toward those who want to sell candles, it is a great learning experience for...

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 1.5 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 ingredients...

In this 2.5-hour immersive soap making class taught by master soapmaker Marla Bosworth, 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 of soap to take home. What in nature inspires you? What can you share...

A method of creating beautiful designs on glass by using images cut from books, magazines greeting cards etc. to make wonderful gifts and keepsakes on various glass objects such as vases, plates, jars, boxes, trays and more! Working on the reverse side of the glass we cut and glue copies of images by using special glue, metallic paints, paper, metal...

In this class you will learn the Vedic Art principles in art & life. Specifically, you will: 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...

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...

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...

Beginner Knitting - A fun and relaxing class! In this class you will learn the basics of knitting while making cozy wrist warmers. Yarns and knitting pins included. The art of knitting is a fun rewarding craft to learn. Also scientists say it has a calming effect on our body and mind! Price per 2 hour class $59 - materials NOT included. ...

In this class you will learn to make - weave traditional Scandinavian Christmas baskets in paper. Scandinavians decorate their Christmas trees and gift them as well! Price $59 materials included, you will leave class with 3-5 baskets depending on how fast you learn. Age from age 12 and up, children under age 16 must be accompanied by adult.

Join expert candle maker, Marla Bosworth, in the Upper West Side of Manhattan for a relaxing Holiday Candle Making Experience where you will design TWO of your own gorgeous, customized candles. You'll learn to blend your own natural fragrances to design your very own coconut wax candles in beautiful glass containers with lids. These candles are...

Having a custom Leather Wallet is foundational to inviting more financial wealth into your life. In this workshop, you will begin with a single square of leather. Then, you will learn how to measure, cut, bevel, glue, punch, and sew your very own leather crafted wallet. You’ll also have the option of custom engraving your wallet using...

Relief Sculpture, or Bas Relief, should be on every sculptors inventory of skills. This exciting course will allow the student to work with confidence and critical thinking. We will examine how basic drawing skills of perspective, light, shadow, convexity, help to play a part in the construction and design of your Bar, (low) Relief incorporating...

Join Livia Cetti, the nation's premier paper flower artist, as she guides you how to make your own remarkably realistic charm peony from stem to stamen. Bleach, cut, and shape your paper into petals that you assemble using wire and floral tape, creating an exquisite, lifelike flower that will brighten your home regardless of the season.

Participants are welcome at any level of experience to attend this supportive class of collage and assemblage. Inventive techniques and the development of one's unique vision in a supportive environment. Students are encouraged to bring their own collections of imagery found objects, mementos, and more while some unusual materials will be provided...

In this class, students will experiment with various mediums (pen, pencil, charcoal, collage, pastel, and water-based paints) to discover new ways to make drawings.  Each student will make a body of work that is based on a personal vision. Each class will begin with a brief warm-up as a way to become familiar with each new medium. Students...