Classes
April-June Classes Open For Members On February 6—Get Your Guide!
2.4.2024Get ready to make this spring! April-june classes open for Early Member Registration this Tuesday, February 6.
Try one of our new offerings such as Turning for the Kitchen or Wheel Building, or grab a spot in a popular class like Neon I, Beginning Marbles, or Glass Flowers and Mushrooms. Not ready to commit to a full-length class? Try a bite-sized 3-Hour Taster such as Ceramic Planter, MIG Welding, and Glass Flameworking.
Families can also register for our youth spring weekend classes running this April. Choose from 21 different classes for ages 8-18.
Get a head start on planning your January-March class picks of early member registration this Tuesday. If you haven’t secured your Crucible membership, now is the time. Be the first to access every class drop, plus 10% off tuition, invites to special events, and more. Public registration will open Tuesday, November 7.
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Check out the latest classes to join The Crucible family.Youth classes for ages 8-18
Families can register for our Spring Break weekend classes running this April.Saturday, April 6–Sunday, April 7
Youth Clay Critters Weekend
Ages 8-11Youth Gizmos Weekend
Ages 8-11Youth Print Making Weekend
Ages 8-11Youth Blacksmithing I
Ages 12-18Youth Exploration in Chainmaking
Ages 12-18Youth Glass Flameworking I
Ages 12-18Youth Jewelry and Metals II
Ages 12-18Youth Leather Working
Ages 12-18Youth MIG Welding
Ages 12-18Youth Woodturning
Ages 12-18Youth Glass Blowing I
Ages 14-18Youth Machine Shop I
Ages 14-18Youth TIG Welding I
Ages 14-18Saturday, April 13–Sunday, April 14
Youth ARC Welding I
Ages 12-18Youth Bike Mechanics
Ages 12-18Youth Blacksmithing I
Ages 12-18Youth Ceramics I
Ages 14-18Youth Electronics Weekend
Ages 12-18Youth Enameling
Ages 12-18Youth Glass Flameworking I
Ages 12-18Youth Jewelry and Metals I
Ages 12-18Youth Relief Printing
Ages 12-18Youth Woodturning
Ages 12-18Youth Glass Blowing I
Ages 14-18Youth Makers Mark
Ages 14-18Youth TIG Welding I
Ages 14-18NEW! Youth Wooden Box
Ages 14-18Rare offerings you won’t want to miss
Theses classes don’t come around often!PREREQUISITE: Glass Flameworking I
PREREQUISITE: Casting Wax to Silver
PREREQUISITE: Enameling I
Extra time to finish your projects
Blacksmithing
Ceramics
Enameling
Glass Blowing
Glass Flameworking
Glass Flameworking (12 Hour)
Glass Fusing & Slumping
Jewelry
Leather Working
Machine Shop
MIG & TIG Welding
Neon
Check out some of our most popular classes
They’re sure to fill fast!Beginning Marbles
Create nature’s most perfect form—the sphere—in glass! After a basic introduction to melting and shaping borosilicate glass, you will complete several marble designs, including the clear gravity marble, the outside twist, the ribbon, or the eyeball. Techniques include hold and cold seals, color pulling, and color application.
Blacksmithing I
Learn the basics of hot glass sculpting, including techniques in gathering molten glass out of the furnace, marvering, color application, and glass shaping. In this three-hour workshop, you will sculpt two different types of both flowers and mushrooms from hot glass.
Neon I
Light up your life with neon! In this class you will learn the skills needed to complete a project in neon and an illuminated project. In addition to hands-on instruction in tools and techniques, this class includes discussion of design and aesthetic considerations.
Re-Enameled Camping Ware
Turning and Milling
Learn to fabricate metal parts using the lathe and vertical milling machine. Instruction includes machine design and operation, materials, blueprint reading, tooling and precision measurement. The goal of this class is to explore the capabilities and scope of these versatile machines through a series of projects in aluminum, brass, and steel.