Workshop
Early Spring Floral Design with Soren Soto of Galleria Botanica
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PA, USDesign a floral arrangement inspired by the colors and textures of early spring3-Hour WorkshopDate: Saturday, March 16, 2024Time: 10am-1pmDescription: Design a floral arrangement inspired by the colors and textures of early spring. This is a guided,beginner level classwhere you will get an introduction to basic floristry skills while designing your own green and white arrangement.Students […]
Whimsical Wool Bunnies with Erin Carlson
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PA, USCraft your very own needle felted wool rabbit!3-Hour WorkshopDate: Saturday, March 16, 2024Time: 11am-2pmDescription: You are invited to join us for a fun afternoon crafting your very own needle felted wool rabbit! Perfect for any springtime celebrations, students will be able to choose from a variety of soft wool colors and will be encouraged to […]
Rabbit Laser Cutter Certification – March
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PA, USAfter this workshop you will be certified to rent time on Contemporary Craft's laser cutter!3-Hour WorkshopDate: Wednesday, March 20, 2024If you can't make this date, this workshop is offered the third Wednesday of every month. You can see all of the dates here.Time: 6pm-9pmDescription: Students will work step by step through project designed to introduce […]
Joomchi Paper with Rae Gold
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PA, USWe will learn the ancient art of Joomchi, making laminated sheets of mulberry paper into a new sheet of paper.Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024Time: 10am-1pmDescription: Since our first class in January was so successful we have decided to offer it again! We will learn the ancient art of making laminated sheets of mulberry paper into […]
Hens Wing Brooms with Tia Tumminello of Husk Brooms
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PA, USThe Hens Wing design is a beginner friendly style for beginner broom makers.2-Hour WorkshopDate: Thursday, March 28, 2024Time: 6pm-8pmDescription: Students will learn how to make a traditional Hens Wing style hand broom. These hand brooms are crafted with broom corn and nylon twine. Crafted to create a fan shape, these are great tools for cleaning […]
Cobweb Brooms with Tia Tumminello of Husk Brooms
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PA, USLearn how to make a functional, long handled broom known as a Cobwebber with Tia Tumminello of Husk Brooms.3-Hour WorkshopDate: Thursday, April 4, 2024Time: 6pm-9pmDescription: Learn how to make a functional, long handled broom known as a Cobwebber with Tia Tumminello of Husk Brooms. In this 3 hour workshop, you’ll learn traditional broom making techniques […]
Crafts & Drafts: Fold, Stitch, Paint! Bookbinding with Shelbey Tharpe
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PA, USStudents will learn to bind their own books with the help of artist Shelbey Abranovich Tharpe. Crafts & Drafts Workshop Date: April 5, 2024 Time: 6pm-9pm Description: Students will learn to bind their own books with the help of artist Shelbey Abranovich Tharpe. We will be creating a stitch bound book and then use our […]
Photos & Images with Encaustic with Michele Randall
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PA, USCover the basics of encaustic along with more advanced photo and image transfer techniques.7-Hour WorkshopDate: Saturday, April 6, 2023Time: 10am-5pmDescription: Encaustic is an incredibly versatile wax-based medium used for painting and mixed media works. In this comprehensive class, we will cover the basics of encaustic along with more advanced photo and image transfer techniques. We […]
Sculptural Basketry with Teresa Audet
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PA, USLearn several types of sculptural basket weaving using rattan reed and waxed linen.3-Hour WorkshopDate: Saturday, April 13, 2024Time: 10am-1pmDescription: In this exploratory workshop, students will learn several types of sculptural basket weaving using rattan reed and waxed linen. Everyone will get to try a few techniques and then combine them to create a sculptural vessel […]
Needle Felted Succulent with Amanda Stumpf
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PA, USLearn the basics of needle felting to create your own cactus/succulent that never needs sun or water!5-Hour WorkshopDate: Saturday, April 13, 2024Time: 10am-3pmDescription: Needle felting is a process that involves sculpting shapes and figures using a type of wool called roving and special felting needles that have sharp, barbed blades. Needle felting works by agitating […]
Rabbit Laser Cutter Certification – April
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PA, USAfter this workshop you will be certified to rent time on Contemporary Craft's laser cutter!3-Hour WorkshopDate: Wednesday, April 17, 2024If you can't make this date, this workshop is offered the third Wednesday of every month. You can see all of the dates here.Time: 6pm-9pmDescription: Students will work step by step through project designed to introduce […]
Towards a Zero-Waste Studio: Paper-making with Katy Dement
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PA, USBring materials from home and studio to create visual narratives through papermaking where no material is arbitrary!7-Hour WorkshopDate: Saturday, April 20, 2024Time: 10am-5pmDescription: Take those scraps to a new dimension.Learn with us as Katy DeMent teaches us how to transform scraps from our fibers studio into handmade paper!In this class, we will use cotton yarn […]