Showing posts with label Come make stuff. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Come make stuff. Show all posts

Thursday, August 29, 2013

*Workshops* September/October


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Welding 101
Instructor: Rea Walsh
Saturdays 1:00-3:00pm
9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12
Price: $325.00 (includes materials)
Details: This 4 week class covers Oxygen-Acetylene welding and cutting, MIG, TIG, Plasma Cutter, and various grinding and metal finishing techniques.  Students will learn all the processes and have the opportunity to create a small scale sculpture or functional craft. No previous experience necessary.






















Welding 101
Instructor: Laura Conklin
Tuesdays 7:00-9:00pm
9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15 
Price: $325.00 (includes materials) 
Details: This 4 week class covers Oxygen-Acetylene welding and cutting, MIG, TIG, Plasma Cutter, and various grinding and metal finishing techniques.  Students will learn all the processes and have the opportunity to create a small scale sculpture or functional craft.  No previous experience necessary.

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Blanket Molds 101
Instructor: Darla Jackson
Thursdays 6:30-9:30
10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24
Price: $150.00 + $35.00 materials fee due upon first class
Details: This four week long class is an introduction to rubber blanket molds. Students will learn how to create a rubber blanket mold and plaster mother mold on a small sculpture. No previous experience necessary.

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WORKSHOPS
















Creative Brainstorming Techniques and Visual Problem Solving
Instructor: Kyle Keener
Saturday, September 21st
11:00-3:00pm
Price: $35.00
Details: For more than 30 years photographer / sculpture Kyle Keener has been a successful visual problem solver. Learn his techniques for creative idea generation to help bring your artistic vision to life.


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Photographing Your Art with Kyle Keener from KeenerVision
Instructor: Kyle Keener
Sunday, September 22st
3:00-7:00pm
Price: $60.00
Details:Once you have made your art it is important to market it with the help of great photographs. For decades Kyle Keener has been a leading photojournalist specializing in studio lighting techniques. Bring your camera and a piece of your art with you and learn to see and photograph it in it's best possible light.



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Animal Sculpture with Darla Jackson
Thursdays 6:30-9:30pm
9/12, 9/19
Price: $100.00 (includes materials)

Students will sculpt a small animal from life using clay. No previous experience necessary.

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Printmaking & Stationary Design with Elizabeth McTear from SquidWhale Designs
Saturday, September 28th & Sunday, September 29th
1:00-3:00
Price: $35.00 for one day, $60.00 for both days
Details: Use simple carving tools to carve easy-cut linoleum blocks, creating your own stamps. Your original designs can be used to customize stationary or create art prints. In this class, you will learn to carve simple block stamps, and learn tips and tricks to print beautiful postcards and wrapping paper, which you can then use to correspond to loved ones, or gift to a friend.

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Two Days




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We always offer One-On-One in the Weld and Metal Shop. 
$40.00 Per Hour
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Questions?  What to speak with the instructor of a class? Want to Sign up for a one-on-one? Want more info on the facility, membership options, space rentals, events, and/or take a tour? 

Contact Programs Manager Jenny Welsh 
Email: PSGJennyWelsh@gmail.com  
Phone: (215) 870-1081 

Thursday, January 31, 2013

February Workshop Schedule

PSG Instructor Bevan Weissman working on a piece for Sphere's on Fire

TIG Welding *NEW*
This workshop is designed to introduce students to the basic process of TIG welding. No previous experience necessary.

Sunday, Feb 10th, 12-2pm - $50
Sunday, Feb 17th, 12-2pm - $50
Sunday, Feb 24th, 12-2pm - $50

Alginate Molds *NEW*
In this workshop students will learn how to use alginate, a moldmaking material that allows you to easily cast from life. Students will be making alginate molds of their hands and casting the finished pieces in plaster. No previous experience necessary.

Saturday, Feb 16th 12-3pm - $75


Sphere's on Fire *NEW*
This one-day intensive project-based workshop takes students through the races of creating a decorative spherical oil lamp. We will use the oxy-acetylene torch to cut designs into a hollow stainless steel sphere, and then embed an oil lamp inside to create a beautiful and functional art piece. No previous experience necessary.

Sat Feb 23rd, 10am-5pm - $125

Animal Sculpture at the Zoo *NEW*
This workshop will take place at the Philadelphia Zoo, in one of the small mammal and/or reptile houses. Students will sculpt animals from life. No previous experience necessary.

Sunday, Feb 24th 11am-3pm - $50 (plus $14 Zoo admission)

Aluminum Casting
Aluminum Casting
This workshop will show students the basics of making Greensand molds and casting in aluminum. No previous experience necessary.

Saturday, Feb 16th, 10am-5pm - $75

Oxy-Acetylene Welding
This workshop is designed to introduce students to the basic process of gas welding. No previous experience necessary. 

Sunday, Feb 17th, 11-1 pm - $50
Sunday, Feb 17th, 2-4pm - $50
Sunday, Feb 24th, 11am-1pm - $50
Sunday, Feb 24th, 2-4pm - $50

Interested in signing up for a class, or have questions? Email Programs Manager Jenny Welsh at PSGJennyWelsh@gmail.com.