Looking for a chance to be creative, interact with other people, or try something new? Check out our upcoming craft workshops at the Crafts Center/grove gallery. With our variety of workshops, you are guaranteed to find one that fits you. If you would like to sign up for a workshop or have other questions about the UCSD Crafts Center, call 858-534-2021 or visit our website at www-crafts.ucsd.edu

Our upcoming workshops include:

Clay Sculpture for English & Japanese Speakers This class will teach you how to start using clay to form shapes by actually making a simple but artistic horse. The technique is taught step by step until everyone in the class has created their own horse. It'll be a lot of fun and you'll be surprised by how well you can do. The class will meet on two successive Saturdays, for three hours on each day. Materials will be provided. Crafts Center Room 112 (handbuilding). October 10 & 17 Sat. 10am-1pm Fee: $53

Mosaic Workshop Learn the basics of mosaic while creating a work of art in this 2-part workshop! Students must bring a hammer, the object of their choice to mosaic: a box, plate, table top, vase, wide picture frame, pot, (anything made of terra cotta, glass, metal, ceramics, or wood) and the tiles, bowls, plates, etc. to break in the class. In the first meeting students will design, and learn to break & apply the broken pieces. The second meeting is grouting day. $10 Material fee collected in class. 2 meetings, Student Center Room H-105. Oct. 18 & 24 Sun. 10am-1pm Fee: $53

ABC's of Tool Stamped Jewelry Poems, lyrics, prose, affirmations, names: what do you want to say? Using steel letter tool stamps we will hammer words and phrases into earrings, pendants or bracelet charms. Light metalsmithing techniques will also be introduced. Think of what you want to say and let’s create it! $15 material fee collected in class. 1 meeting, Lampwork Studio, Room 106.1. Oct. 18 Sunday 10am-2pm Fee: $43

Family Clay Day Do what you've always wanted to do: play with clay! Add your kids to the mix for a fun and creative day exploring clay. A creative opportunity to bond with your child or a family member. Children 8-17 years only please. Clay and tools will be provided. Finished pieces will be glazed by our staff and will be available for pick up four weeks after the class. 1 meeting. Crafts Center Room 107. Oct. 24 Saturday 9:30am-12:30pm Fee: $55/pair

Hydraulic Press, Die Forming, and Pewter Workshop A hydraulic press is a metal frame that holds a hydraulic jack. The force of the jack allows the user to apply extreme pressure, pushing metal through a die. This creates a pillowed form with little stress to the metal. This is a very exciting way of moving the metal without using hammers and stakes, marring the surface of the metal, or spending a lot of time. It is an essential technique for production artists to be able to make 3-D forms in little time and with few tools. This technique is great for all ages and skill levels of metalsmiths and jewelers. In this workshop, the students will learn how to make a die, how to use the press, and how to incorporate this technique saving time, money, and achieving an exciting product. You will learn to use their die to the fullest by altering the pressed form before and after it is soldered and utilize the same die for different results and create their own die to take home. They will also have the opportunity to to create the vase on the press in pewter. A $40 material fee will be collected in class. 2 meetings. Crafts Center Jewelry Studio, Room 106. Nov. 7 9am-1pm, Nov. 8 10am-3pm Fee: $155

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UCSD Crafts Center