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Getting to Know Your Sewing Machine
Workshop
Tuesday, 12:00 p.m.
December 1st
16+

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Class:

This class is for students who want to start sewing but aren’t familiar with using a sewing machine. In the class, we will cover basic use, stitch length, width, and stitch selection, common troubleshooting problems, and how to clean your machine. Students will leave class with a small thread catcher sewing project.

**If you have your own sewing machine, please bring it to class! If you do not, one will be provided for you to use!**
**This is a beginner level class**

What You’ll Learn:

How to wind a bobbin, thread your machine, learn about what different stitches do, stitch length & width adjustment & why we do it, parts of the sewing machine and common troubleshooting  problems while using it, how to clean and maintain your machine, and how to use your machine to make a small project.

What You’ll Leave With:

A simple small fabric piecing test piece that they could take home.

Instructor: Maggie Brown

Supply List

All Supplies included.

Turkey-Wing Hand-Broom Making
Tuesday, December 8th, 12:00pm
Ages 16-99+

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Class:

This one-day workshop introduces participants to traditional broom-making through the construction of a turkey wing hand broom. This workshop emphasizes slow making, material awareness, and the transmission of practical knowledge through the hands.

What You’ll Learn:

Students will learn foundational techniques of hand broom construction while engaging with the historical, domestic, and cultural significance of broom making as a craft practice.

What You’ll Leave With:

By the end of the session, you’ll leave with a beautifully crafted hand broom and a deeper appreciation for the tactile knowledge carried through craft.

Instructor: Erica Fitzgerald

Supply List

 

All supplies included

Introduction to Stained Glass
Tuesdays, 12:00 pm
October 20 – November 10 | Ages 16-99+

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[***This class is construction based. Hand strength & dexterity are required.***]

[***PLEASE WEAR CLOSED TOE SHOES TO CLASS.***]

Class:

Explore the wonderous world of stained glass making! Come and discover the basic steps and the tools used in the Stained Glass making process. In a step-by-step instruction, small group learning environment, you will create on a single stained glass panel from a selected group of popular beginner level patterns by the instructor. This class is set up as a beginner class or a refresher class.  No glass working experience is needed.

What You’ll Learn:

You will learn how to properly use the basic tools of a stained glass artist, and you will learn the FOUR basic steps of the stained glass making process: Glass Cutting, Glass Grinding, Foiling, and Soldering. You will demonstrate these four steps on a simple class practice piece design first, and then demonstrate them on your final project design.

What You’ll Leave With:

By the end of the course, you will have learned and experienced first-hand all the steps of how to make a piece of stained glass art, and you will leave with a completed piece of stained glass artwork. (A small-medium practice piece design)

Instructor:  Rachel Seligman 

Supply List

All Supplies included.

***Please Note***

Students may have to purchase their own glass, if the studio doesn’t have the exact materials for the student’s specific and/or unique needs.

Introduction to Drawing Landscapes
Tuesdays, 6:30 pm
September 22 – November 10 | Ages 16+

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Class:

Have you ever wanted to learn how to draw landscapes, but didn’t know where to start? This 8-week course is designed to help students develop their landscape drawing skills, from understanding basic composition and perspective to practicing shading, texture, and drawing natural forms. Perfect for beginners and intermediate artists, this course offers both instruction and hands-on practice to build confidence and creativity in drawing natural environments. When possible, this course will incorporate time sketching outside on Baker Hunt’s beautiful campus!

What You’ll Learn:

Each week, students will explore different elements of landscape drawing by following step-by-step projects with various mediums, including graphite, charcoal, and colored pencil, with an emphasis on colored pencil during the final project. Students will work in a collaborative, group-learning environment, and will also have the opportunity for one-on-one guidance and feedback on their artwork from the instructor.

What You’ll Leave With:

By the end of the course, students will have a solid foundation in landscape art and will complete a final project that demonstrates their growth and understanding of the techniques learned throughout the class. You will work on a final drawing from a landscape reference of your choice so that you can create a unique work of art of a memorable place to you!

Instructor:  Maria Bossert

Supply List

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Supply List:

– One 24-count set of Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils (quality varies considerably between colored pencil brands; Prismacolor is recommended: Link to purchase).

– Two Prismacolor Premier Colorless Blender Pencils: Link to purchase

– One 8 in. x 10 in or 9 in. x 12 in. pad of Bristol Board/Drawing Paper (Strathmore Bristol Board preferred, with vellum surface)

– One small sketchbook/journal with blank pages (recommended size around 5.5 in. x 8 in. or smaller)

– One handheld pencil sharpener

– One rubber eraser (white polymer eraser recommended)

– One kneaded eraser

– Final project will be your own photographic image of a landscape of your choice, so you will need to bring in your own printed reference photo beginning Week 6.

Optional Supplies:

– Pencils (2H, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B, 8B) (Baker Hunt has graphite pencils, but likely not a complete set for every student).

– Personal drawing board (Baker Hunt has them, but some students like to bring their own).

– Charcoal supplies are provided by Baker Hunt, but you can bring your own if you have them.

 

Final project will be your own photographic image of a landscape of your choice, so you will need to bring in your own printed reference photo beginning Week 6

 

Turkey-Wing Hand-Broom Making
Thursday, October 15th, 6:00pm
Ages 16-99+

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Class:

This one-day workshop introduces participants to traditional broom-making through the construction of a turkey wing hand broom. This workshop emphasizes slow making, material awareness, and the transmission of practical knowledge through the hands.

What You’ll Learn:

Students will learn foundational techniques of hand broom construction while engaging with the historical, domestic, and cultural significance of broom making as a craft practice.

What You’ll Leave With:

By the end of the session, you’ll leave with a beautifully crafted hand broom and a deeper appreciation for the tactile knowledge carried through craft.

Instructor: Erica Fitzgerald

Supply List

 

All supplies included

Beginner Drawing
Tuesdays, 12:00 pm
October 20 – November 10 | Ages 16-99+

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Class:

Be envious no more of those who draw well, because no you can too! Join us at Baker Hunt and discover your new passion of learning how to draw. You enjoy learning a new skill as you develop beginner-level drawing skills through quality instruction.

What You’ll Learn:

You will learn what is meant by perspective, composition, foreshortening, anatomy, line quality, and shading. You will have the opportunity for one-on-one guidance, and inspiration from the instructor.

What You’ll Leave With:

By the end of each class meeting you will have a more understanding and confidence of how of how to draw. After each of the four class meeting, you will have learned a new drawing application.

 Instructor: Sarah Rocheleau 

Supply List

  • All Supplies Included

Sewing Lab: Garment Open Studio (Pants/Skirts)
Tuesdays, 6:00 p.m.
September 22 – November 10
16+

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*** NO CLASS OCTOBER 13th & 20th!!!***

Class:

Sewing Lab: PANTS (or skirts!) Open Studio is for sewists who have a basic understanding of sewing garments who wish to improve their garment sewing skills in an environment with other students and an instructor. Students should be comfortable operating a sewing machine and should have a basic understanding of garment sewing, though specifically pants or skirts are not required. Students will work on their patterns in class and may have some homework to complete between sessions. Topics covered in this class include: weekly technique demonstrations with the option for students to construct a sample of specific techniques, measuring a pattern, choosing a size, making adjustments to patterns, garment sewing fundamentals, instruction on elevated garment finishes and demonstrations on using a serger for finishing garments.

Instructor: Rachel Robertson

Supply List

Students should procure their pattern, fabric, and coordinating thread.

Fabric must be washed prior to the start of the first class!

If you have questions, please reach out to instructor Rachel directly at: [email protected]

**If you have a sewing machine, please bring it to class!**

Suggested Patterns

***Please note: No jeans, no leggings/fabric with majority spandex. Reach out to Rachel with questions.***

(If your pattern is a pdf download, your local library can print the A0 file or any local Minuteman Press.)

Coe Trouser by Daughter Judy: https://www.daughterjudypatterns.com/products/coe-trouser
Lane Pants by Sydney Graham: https://sydgraham.com/products/lane-pants-sewing-pattern
Saundra Skirt by Sydney Graham: https://sydgraham.com/collections/sewing-patterns/products/saundra-skirt
Any from Matchy Matchy Sewing Club: https://matchymatchysewingclub.com/collections/bottoms?srsltid=AfmBOoqTnE-Bqver6WKl15kc6fp4el-ytoFevV9ARIgrjIebrmwrB-bF

Beginner Stained Glass
Tuesdays, 6:00 pm
September 22 – November 10 | Ages 16-99+

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[***This class is construction based. Hand strength & dexterity are required.***]

[***PLEASE WEAR CLOSED TOE SHOES TO CLASS.***]

Class:

Explore the wonderous world of stained glass making! Come and discover the basic steps and the tools used in the Stained Glass making process. In a step-by-step instruction, small group learning environment, you will create your very own individualized stained custom design. This class is set up as a beginner class or a refresher class.  No glass working experience is needed.

What You’ll Learn:

You will learn how to properly use the basic tools of a stained glass artist, and you will learn the FOUR basic steps of the stained glass making process: Glass Cutting, Glass Grinding, Foiling, and Soldering. You will demonstrate these four steps on a simple class practice piece design first, and then demonstrate them on your final project design.

What You’ll Leave With:

By the end of the course, you will have learned and experienced first-hand all the steps of how to make a piece of stained glass art, and you will leave with two completed pieces of stained glass artwork. ( A small practice piece design, and your final project design of your choosing.)

Instructor:  Rachel Seligman

Supply List

All Supplies included.

***Please Note***

Students may have to purchase their own glass, if the studio doesn’t have the exact materials for the student’s specific and/or unique needs.

Beginner Wheel Throwing
Tuesdays, 6:00 pm
September 22 – November 10 | Ages 16-99+

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Class:

Experience of magic of working in clay as you create and glaze functional, decorative, and sculptural forms using a pottery wheel. Students will develop a basic understanding of how to operate a pottery wheel as they work on teacher-led projects and practices.

What You’ll Learn:

In a small group learning environment, you will learn step-by-step instructions of the fundamentals of how to use a potter’s wheel such as wedging, centering, pulling, shaping, and finishing. With these skills, you will learn how to throw the three basic forms on a potter’s wheel: a cylinder, a bowl, and a simple vase form. You will also learn about basic glazing finishing skills for completing your pottery.

***(Students are required to follow the instructor’s curriculum. Only work produced from that curriculum will be fired.)***

What You’ll Leave With:

Depending on the disciplinary skill of the student, a student may leave with 7-10 completed pieces of pottery from 25lb bag of clay.

(Students will submit glazed works for final firing on the last class of the session. Students will be contacted, via email, once their pottery has finished firing and available for pick up on a later date)

Instructor:  Margaret Weiner

Supply List

Students will need to bring:

  1. Own set of clay or throwing tools
  2. Large cleaning sponge
  3. Small clay work sponge
  4. Approx. 2ft x 2ft piece of Canvas
  5. Small bucket for cleaning and tool storage
  6. (Optional) Small/detail paintbrushes for glazing
  7. (Optional) Plastic bags for wrapping work
  8. Any sized notebook

Students will be provided:

  1. Shelf space as close to their creation station as possible
  2. (1x) bag of clay

Links to Class Required Items: (These are recommendations, not the required brands

  1. Clay / Throwing Tools
  2. Large Cleaning Sponge
  3. Small clay work sponge
    • We recommend buying a basic toolkit with a small sponge included.
  4. Small Bucket for cleaning
    • Any clean, small to medium sized bucket will do.
  5. Canvas
    • We recommend a minimum of 2ft x 2ft piece.

 

Intermediate Handbuilding
Tuesdays, 6:00 pm
September 22 – November 10 | Ages 16-99+

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Class:

Explore the magic of clay as you learn the uniquely expressive qualities of clay when you develop more advanced handbuilding techniques from previous handbuilding classes, to create both functional and sculptural work. Students will explore advanced pinching, coiling, slab making, and surface alteration as they work on teacher-led projects and practices. Come join us and create your next favorite fictional piece or your new favorite piece of home décor!

What You’ll Learn:

In a group learning environment, you will learn step-by-step instructions to develop more in-depth hand-building techniques including pinching, coiling, slab-making., unique shaping techniques, and surface manipulation to create functional and/or sculptural ceramic projects designed by the instructor.

*It is preferred that students have previously take a beginning handbuilding course before rolling, or have previous clay working experience.*

***(Students are required to follow the instructor’s curriculum. Only work produced from that curriculum will be fired.)***

What You’ll Leave With:

Depending on the disciplinary skill of the student, a student may leave with 7-9 completed pieces of pottery from 25lb bag of clay.

(Students will submit glazed works for final firing on the last class of the session. Students will be contacted, via email, once their pottery has finished firing and available for pick up on a later date)

Instructor:  Charity Rust-Jordan  

Supply List

Students will need to bring:

  1. Own set of clay tools
  2. Small clay work sponge
  3. Approx. 2ft x 2ft piece of Canvas
  4. (Optional but recommended) Small/detail paintbrushes for glazing
  5. (Optional but recommended) Plastic bags for wrapping work

Students will be provided:

  1. Shelf space as close to their creation station as possible
  2. (1x) bag of clay

Links to Class Required Items:

  1. Clay / Throwing Tools
  2. Small clay work sponge
    • We recommend buying a basic toolkit with a small sponge included.
  3. Canvas
    • We recommend a minimum of 2ft x 2ft piece.