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Digital Illustration Workshop

Digital Illustration Workshop

Starts Sat, Sep 19, 12:00 AM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00

This one session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts moves drawing from paper to the screen. Working in Procreate on an iPad, you learn the basic tools, then move on to layouts and layers. By…

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Introduction to Japanese Stab Binding: Session A

Introduction to Japanese Stab Binding: Session A

Starts Sat, Sep 19, 12:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00

In this single-session workshop at GoggleWorks, you fold, assemble and stitch your own handmade books using traditional Japanese stab binding patterns. The technique is centuries old, and the class…

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Fused Glass Nightlights

Fused Glass Nightlights

Starts Sat, Sep 19, 1:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a working fused glass nightlight. You cut glass, learn safety practices, and see how the fusing process works while the instructor walks you…

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  • Teens
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Mini-Makers: Make Your Own Sock Monkey Sewing Workshop

Mini-Makers: Make Your Own Sock Monkey Sewing Workshop

Starts Sat, Sep 19, 1:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00

In this one day family sewing workshop at GoggleWorks, you and your child make a classic sock monkey using simple sewing techniques and your own ideas. You learn basic construction and finishing…

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  • Teens
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Tabla de Embutidos

Tabla de Embutidos

Starts Sat, Sep 19, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

This one session woodworking workshop at GoggleWorks is taught in Spanish and English. The instructor is bilingual, so you can follow along in either language. You will learn basic woodworking…

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  • Teens
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Rolling Pin Woodturning Workshop at GoggleWorks

Rolling Pin Woodturning Workshop at GoggleWorks

Starts Sat, Sep 26, 9:00 AM · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00

Start with a simple square blank of hardwood and learn the fundamentals of woodturning. Instructor Luke Voytas covers the safe use of the lathe, turning gouges and other lathe tools, and you leave…

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Carved Wooden Spoon

Carved Wooden Spoon

Starts Sat, Sep 26, 1:00 PM · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00

In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you carve a wooden spoon or other cooking utensil using traditional hand tools. You learn how to orient your piece of wood for…

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Glassblown Pumpkin: Session B

Glassblown Pumpkin: Session B

Starts Sat, Sep 26, 1:00 PM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00

This single session workshop at GoggleWorks puts you in front of the furnace to make a glass pumpkin. You gather hot glass, add color, and shape the piece with guidance from the studio artists. The…

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Jewelry Making: Precious Metal Clay: Session A

Jewelry Making: Precious Metal Clay: Session A

Starts Sun, Sep 27, 12:00 AM · Member: $85.00 / Non-Member: $100.00

This one session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces jewelry design with silver precious metal clay. You work with molding tools and basic forming techniques to shape your own piece. When the design…

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  • Teens
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Junk Journal Bookmaking Workshop at GoggleWorks

Junk Journal Bookmaking Workshop at GoggleWorks

Starts Sun, Sep 27, 10:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00

Make a handmade book for your ideas, memories and creativity. In this one day workshop, you turn "junk" into an eclectic journal and try different ways of applying materials to the page. You take…

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Fused Glass Draped Pendant Lights

Fused Glass Draped Pendant Lights

Starts Sun, Sep 27, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, you learn the basics of fusing glass and make a draped pendant light for your own home. You practice cutting, shaping and designing glass, then set up…

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Introduction to Japanese Stab Binding: Session B

Introduction to Japanese Stab Binding: Session B

Starts Sat, Oct 3, 12:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00

This one day workshop at GoggleWorks introduces Japanese stab binding, a centuries old way of stitching books by hand. You assemble, fold, and sew your own handmade books using traditional decorative…

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Embroidery in the Garden

Embroidery in the Garden

Sat, Oct 3 to Sat, Oct 31 · Member: $216.75 / Non-Member: $255.00

This class covers the basics of freestyle embroidery, with designs drawn from the plants growing in GoggleWorks' Gardens at Lauer's Park. You learn the basic stitches and work toward loose, flowing…

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  • Teens
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Flameworked Pumpkins: Session B

Flameworked Pumpkins: Session B

Starts Sat, Oct 3, 1:00 PM · Member: $80.75 / Non-Member: $95.00

This one afternoon workshop at GoggleWorks introduces the basics of flameworking. Working with borosilicate glass at the torch, you shape a small decorative pumpkin, learning to sculpt, mash and add…

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Glassblown Pumpkin: Session C

Glassblown Pumpkin: Session C

Starts Sat, Oct 3, 1:00 PM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00

In this single session workshop at GoggleWorks, you work with hot glass to make your own pumpkin. You gather glass from the furnace, add color, and shape the form with guidance from the studio…

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Halloween Fused Glass Candy Dish

Halloween Fused Glass Candy Dish

Starts Sat, Oct 3, 1:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

In this single session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you make a fused glass candy dish with a Halloween theme. You learn the basics of cutting glass and fusing it, then design your own…

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Sewing a Pumpkin Pillow

Sewing a Pumpkin Pillow

Sat, Oct 3 to Sat, Oct 17 · Member: $173.40 / Non-Member: $204.00

This sewing class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts walks you through making a pumpkin-shaped pillow. You work on basic machine sewing and hand sewing as you go, starting with cutting fabric, then…

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Stained Glass Diamond-Bevel Suncatcher

Stained Glass Diamond-Bevel Suncatcher

Starts Sat, Oct 10, 1:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a classic diamond-bevel suncatcher while picking up the basics of stained glass. The instructor, Katrina High, introduces the traditional copper…

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  • Teens
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Pumpkin Palooza: Make Your Own Fall Wreath

Pumpkin Palooza: Make Your Own Fall Wreath

Starts Sun, Oct 11 · $20.00

Make a fall wreath at GoggleWorks during Pumpkin Palooza. You work with wreath forms, fabrics and other seasonal materials set out by GoggleWorks artists, and you can bring pieces from home if you…

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  • Teens
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  • All ages
Pumpkin Palooza: Make Your Own Flameworked Pumpkin

Pumpkin Palooza: Make Your Own Flameworked Pumpkin

Starts Sun, Oct 11 · $45.00

Make your own glass pumpkin in the Flameworking Studio at GoggleWorks during Pumpkin Palooza. Working with a torch alongside GoggleWorks flameworking artists, you heat glass, shape it, add color, and…

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Pumpkin Palooza: Make Your Own Hot Glass Pumpkin

Pumpkin Palooza: Make Your Own Hot Glass Pumpkin

Starts Sun, Oct 11 · $55.00

Make your own glass pumpkin in the Hot Glass Studio at GoggleWorks during Pumpkin Palooza, the center's fall event in Reading. You work at the furnace with help from the hot glass artists, shaping…

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  • Kids
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Weekend Sand Casting: Session A

Weekend Sand Casting: Session A

Fri, Oct 16 to Sat, Oct 17 · Member: $119.00 / Non-Member: $140.00

This weekend workshop at GoggleWorks introduces sand casting, a long standing way of shaping metal. Participants pack molds using casting sand, then pour molten metal to make jewelry or small…

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Illustrating on Toned Paper

Illustrating on Toned Paper

Starts Sat, Oct 17, 12:00 AM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00

This single-session workshop at GoggleWorks looks at illustrating with colored pencils and paint pens on toned background papers. You will try blending techniques and see how each medium behaves on a…

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Printmaking Drop-In Workshop

Printmaking Drop-In Workshop

Sat, Oct 17 to Sat, Nov 21 · $20.00

This drop-in printmaking workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts meets on Friday mornings, with each date standing on its own as a single session. Artist Suzanne Fellows leads the group through a…

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Intro to Wheel Throwing: Session B

Intro to Wheel Throwing: Session B

Sat, Oct 17 to Sat, Nov 21 · Member: $283.05 / Non-Member: $333.00

This beginner ceramics class at GoggleWorks covers the basics of working on a potter's wheel. Students learn to throw cylinders, cups, bowls and other forms, then shape and trim their pieces. Basic…

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Flameworked Acorns Glass Workshop at GoggleWorks

Flameworked Acorns Glass Workshop at GoggleWorks

Starts Sat, Oct 17, 1:00 PM · Member: $80.75 / Non-Member: $95.00

This single session workshop is an introduction to borosilicate glass and the torch. Working at the flame, you melt and sculpt a glass acorn by hand and take it home. Nikki Vitchner teaches, and the…

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Pyrography Woodburning Workshop at GoggleWorks

Pyrography Woodburning Workshop at GoggleWorks

Sat, Oct 24 to Sun, Oct 25 · Member: $361.25 / Non-Member: $425.00

Learn the art of pyrography while making ornaments in this winter workshop. You will use woodburning tools to add detailed designs to pre-cut wooden shapes, and you will take your finished ornaments…

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Welding Basics: Session C

Welding Basics: Session C

Starts Sat, Oct 24, 11:30 AM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

This single session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts introduces MIG welding. An electric arc forms between a wire electrode and the metal, melting them so they join. Students learn the…

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Glassblown Pumpkin: Session D

Glassblown Pumpkin: Session D

Starts Sat, Oct 24, 2:00 PM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00

This single session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces you to working with hot glass. You gather molten glass from the furnace, add color, and shape it into a pumpkin, with studio artists guiding…

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Welding Basics: Session D

Welding Basics: Session D

Starts Sat, Oct 24, 2:30 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

This one session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces MIG welding. You learn how an electric arc forms between a wire electrode and metal and melts them together, then put that process to work. By the…

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Mosaic Pumpkin Class at GoggleWorks

Mosaic Pumpkin Class at GoggleWorks

Sat, Oct 24 to Sun, Oct 25 · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

Learn the basics of mosaic work and make a pumpkin you can hang at home. Over two evening sessions you cut glass, arrange colored tiles into your design, and grout the finished piece. The class is…

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  • Teens
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Hollow Wooden Forms

Hollow Wooden Forms

Starts Sun, Nov 1, 9:00 AM · Member: $157.25 / Non-Member: $185.00

This one day woodturning workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts focuses on making hollow form vases. You work at the lathe and practice the techniques used to shape and hollow these pieces, with…

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Drawing Exploration

Drawing Exploration

Sun, Nov 1 to Sun, Nov 15 · Member: $81.60 / Non-Member: $96.00

This drawing class at GoggleWorks is open to all skill levels. Students explore what charcoal, pencil, and Sharpie can each do and build drawing skill and confidence through scribbling, drawing, and…

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Plasma Cutter Workshop

Plasma Cutter Workshop

Starts Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 AM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

This single session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts introduces the plasma cutter and the ways it can be used. You learn how to work with the tool safely, then put that practice to use by…

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Sewing a Crossbody Bag

Sewing a Crossbody Bag

Sat, Nov 7 to Sat, Nov 21 · Member: $173.40 / Non-Member: $204.00

In this sewing class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, students build a crossbody bag from start to finish. You work through the steps of putting in a zipper, sewing a lining, and attaching an…

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Fine Table Making

Fine Table Making

Sat, Nov 7 to Mon, Nov 9 · Member: $505.75 / Non-Member: $595.00

Over three full days in the Woodworking Studio at GoggleWorks, you build a wooden side table from start to finish. The work centers on the classic mortise and tenon joint, and the instructor covers…

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Intro to Filmmaking

Intro to Filmmaking

Sat, Nov 7 to Sat, Nov 28 · Member: $163.20 / Non-Member: $192.00

Make a short film over four weeks at GoggleWorks. The group moves through the process step by step, from catching an idea to shaping it into a story and filming it. Sessions cover lighting, sound…

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Glassblown Pumpkin: Session E

Glassblown Pumpkin: Session E

Starts Sat, Nov 7, 1:00 PM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00

This single session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces you to working with hot glass. You gather molten glass from the furnace, add color, and shape it into a pumpkin with guidance from studio…

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Jewelry Making: Sterling Silver Braided Ring

Jewelry Making: Sterling Silver Braided Ring

Starts Sat, Nov 7, 3:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

In this single-session workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a sterling silver ring from start to finish. You twist and braid silver wire, then shape, solder, and finish the piece. Along the way you…

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Paint Your Pet

Paint Your Pet

Starts Sat, Nov 7, 5:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00

Paint Your Pet is a single evening workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts where you paint a small portrait of your pet on canvas. The instructor guides the group step by step, so the session…

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Fused Glass Cookie Tray

Fused Glass Cookie Tray

Sat, Nov 7 to Sun, Nov 8 · Member: $123.25 / Non-Member: $145.00

In this two session class at GoggleWorks, you make a fused glass cookie tray while learning the basics of working with warm glass. You cut and arrange glass, then the pieces are fused and shaped into…

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Intro to Precious Metal Clay

Intro to Precious Metal Clay

Sun, Nov 8 to Sun, Nov 29 · Member: $193.80 / Non-Member: $228.00

Precious metal clay handles like clay but fires into fine silver. In this class at GoggleWorks, you work with the material from start to finish: shaping it, adding texture, and firing it to make…

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Warm Glass Ornament 1-Day Workshops

Warm Glass Ornament 1-Day Workshops

Nov 9 to Dec 11 · Member: $72.25 / $80.75 / Non-Member: $85.00 / $95.00

GoggleWorks Center for the Arts runs single session ornament workshops in its warm glass studios. In each session you work in either the fusing studio or the flameworking studio to make a glass…

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Weekend Sand Casting: Session B

Weekend Sand Casting: Session B

Fri, Nov 13 to Sat, Nov 14 · Member: $119.00 / Non-Member: $140.00

This weekend workshop at GoggleWorks introduces sand casting, a metalworking method used to turn molten metal into small objects. Over two evenings you make molds with casting sand, pour metal, and…

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Acrylic Paint Pen Workshop

Acrylic Paint Pen Workshop

Starts Sat, Nov 14, 12:00 AM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00

This single session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces acrylic paint pens. You will look at how brush tips differ from bullet nibs and try out the stylistic choices the pens allow. By the end of the…

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Implosion Pendant: Session B

Implosion Pendant: Session B

Starts Sat, Nov 14, 1:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

This single session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces working with borosilicate glass at the torch. Over three hours you apply color to a clear glass rod to shape an implosion pendant, then take…

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Carve a Santa

Carve a Santa

Starts Sat, Nov 14, 2:00 PM · Member: $102.00 / Non-Member: $120.00

Carve a Santa is a one session woodcarving workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in Reading. You carve a traditional Santa ornament with guided instruction that covers carving technique, adding…

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Basket Weaving: Holiday Gift Baskets

Basket Weaving: Holiday Gift Baskets

Starts Sun, Nov 15, 10:00 AM · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00

In this one day workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you weave two holiday gift baskets from flat reed. Dyed reed accents and decorative tie-ons add color and a festive finish. The baskets…

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Glassblown Ornament or Bell: Session A

Glassblown Ornament or Bell: Session A

Starts Sat, Nov 21, 2:00 PM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00

In this single session at GoggleWorks, you make a glass ornament or bell in the hot glass studio. You learn how to gather hot glass from the furnace, add color, and shape the piece into a holiday…

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Turned Wooden Apple

Turned Wooden Apple

Starts Sat, Nov 21, 4:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

This one session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces woodturning by way of a small project: a turned wooden apple. You work on a lathe with guidance from instructor Luke Voytas, learning how the tools…

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