Classes

Friday / January 13, 2023 / 1:00-3:30pm OR Saturday / January 14, 2023 / 1:00-3:30pm Come and spend the afternoon learning watercolor techniques as you work on a painting entitled Misty Pines. Cost for each session is $35 for members and $40 for non-members. The class fee includes all materials along with a small snack,…

Saturday / January 21, 2023 / 11:00am-1:00pm AND Saturday / February 18, 2023 / 11:00am-1:00pm Students will use plastic molds to press a slab of earthenware red clay into the mold. The piece will then be bisque-fired at Spiller’s Art Studio. The second class will require the students to paint the designs on the clay molds…

Saturday / January 21, 2023 / 11:00am-1:00pm AND Saturday / February 18, 2023 / 1:00pm-3:00pm Students will use plastic molds to press a slab of earthenware red clay into the mold. The piece will then be bisque-fired at Spiller’s Art Studio. The second class will require the students to paint the designs on the clay…

Saturday / March 11, 2023 / 1:00-3:00pm Join Richard to design a crock and tile. Students will be given a bisque-fired pint crock and a 4-inch tile and will apply colored slips on the crock with clear glaze. The crocks and tiles will be fired at Spiller’s studio and returned at a later date. To register,…

Saturday / March 25, 2023 / 1:00-3:00pm This class was very popular last year so we are bringing it back this spring. Sgraffito is a pottery decorating technique where multiple layers of colored slips are applied to a leather hard tile and then removed by scratching off successive layers of colors to reveal the layers…

Saturday / April 15, 2023 / 1:00-3:00pm Students will be given nine tiles on a board. They will draw on each tile and then apply colored slips and clear glaze. Students can bring their own design or trace designs that are provided. Tiles will be fired at Spiller’s studio and returned at a later date.…

Watercolor classes taught by Faye Schoen will be back in April. Dates for the classes are April 28, 2023 from 1:00 to 3:00pm or April 29, 2023 from 1:00 to 3:00pm. Watch for more details.

Watercolor classes taught by Faye Schoen will be back in April. Dates for the classes are April 28, 2023 from 1:00 to 3:00pm or April 29, 2023 from 1:00 to 3:00pm. Watch for more details.

UPDATE 5/11/23 -- This two-part class has been canceled due to low enrollment. Saturday / May 13, 2023 / 12:00-3:00pm and Saturday / May 20, 2023 / 12:00-3:00pm Each class is $25 for members and $30 for non-members. This is a two-part class. On May 13, participants will roll out slabs of red clay and…

UPDATE 5/11/23 -- This two-part class has been canceled due to low enrollment. Saturday / May 13, 2023 / 12:00-3:00pm and Saturday / May 20, 2023 / 12:00-3:00pm Each class is $25 for members and $30 for non-members. This is a two-part class. On May 13, participants will roll out slabs of red clay and…

Saturday / August 19 / 12:00-3:00pm Richard Spiller, a local potter from Wisconsin, will present a Sgraffito tile workshop on August 19 from noon to 3 pm. Sgraffito (in Italian, meaning "to scratch") is a technique produced by applying a drawing to a hard, red clay pottery piece and then scratching off parts of the…

Friday / August 25 / 1:00-4:00pm OR Saturday / August 26 / 1:00-4:00pm Pink coneflowers, also known as echinacea, will be the subject for our next watercolor class with Faye Schoen at the Winona Arts Center on August 25th OR August 26th from 1:00-4:00pm. All materials, patterns and instruction are included. A light snack, coffee…