Private Lessons and Workshops

Interested in using our Wood Shop! Join us for an introduction to the tools and machines in the shop and learn how to use them safely. This course is free, no registration required. After class the safety test can be taken.

Wood Shop hours this semester are Wed & Thur 2:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. 

Cost: Free

Craft Shop Instructor: Andrew Kinne

Age: 18+ 

Learn the basics of throwing clay on the potter's wheel. Each week will focus on how to make a different form on the wheel from cups, bowls, and plates. The final class will focus on glazing and finishing. A return visit will be needed to pick up the final work after the glaze firing approximately 2 weeks after the last class. Perfect for beginners or those wanting to improve their skills.

Cost: $90 students / $100 community, clay extra.

Clay is extra and can be purchased at the front desk. Clay- 5 lbs. - $9 for students / $10 community. 10 lbs. $18 SIU Students, $20 Community, Amount required depending on size of projects. 

Craft Shop Instructor: Stephanie Dukat, Craft Shop Coordinator

Age: 16+ 

This workshop is perfect for beginner sewers. You will learn how to use the sewing machine, layout a pattern, sew, and a quilted pillow from fabric scraps. A variety of fabric will be provided. Feel free to bring your own fabric is you have a design in mind and your own sewing machine if you would like to learn how it works. Don't have a sewing machine, we have will have our sewing machines ready to go to the workshop for you to use!

Cost: $30 students / $35 community. All supplies included.

Craft Shop Instructor: Julia Dunlap

Age: 16+ 

This one-night wheel-throwing workshop is perfect for beginners and those wanting a refresher. Learn to throw pottery from start to finish using the pottery wheel to make a simple cup. Pick your glaze and our staff will glaze it for you. All materials are included.

Cost: $30 / $35 community, materials are included.

Craft Shop Instructor: TBD

Age: 14+

Create a small heart shaped stained glass suncatcher. Glass and template will be provided you will be able to select the colors of glass you prefer for the project.

Cost: $40 Student / $45 Community, all materials included. 

Community Instructor: Tina Price

Age: 16+ 

In celebration of Valentine's Day join us for a Tie Dye drop in workshop. Create using a full range of colors to dye your T-shirt. We will have someone on hand to show you how to make a heart shapes  resists on your tee.

Stop in and have some fun. Registration not required.

Cost: $12 students / $14 community. T-shirt and dye materials included. Feel free to bring additional items to dye. 

Craft Shop Instructor: Friday Staff

Age: All ages 

Learn to create a fused glass tic tac toe board with sheet glass, stringers, and frits. You will learn to design and cut glass to create a working board game. A return visit will be required to pick up work after fuse firing. Glass is extra and can be purchases at the Craft Shop Supply store. Firing fee and kiln paper included in workshop fee.

Cost: $25 students / $30 community, Glass extra.

Craft Shop Instructor: Stephanie Dukat

Age: 16+  

Learn how to use GR Pottery Forms to make a cute slab built snack tray, add fun embellishments and color with underglaze. All supplies provided, including 2.5 lb clay, slips and glazes. A return visit will be need to pick up after the firing.

Cost: $30 SIU Students / $35 Community. Materials Included.

Craft Shop Instructor: Andy Hill, Craft Shop Graduate Assistant

Age 16 +

Every third Saturday of the semester the Craft Shop hosts Craft for Kids. This Saturdays theme is wheel throwing for children grades 3rd - 6th are welcomed to come explore the wheel. Only 7 spots available so registration is required. We will learn to make a simple cup and decorate it with colored slips. Our staff will trim and glaze works after workshop. Finished works will be available 2 weeks after workshop. 

Craft for Kids is a new art series to engage younger students in craft media such as clay, fibers, metals and wood during the semester. This series will take place on the 3rd Saturday of the month during the semester. Spring semester 2026 will focus on clay and hope to expand to other material over time. Craft for Kids is an effort to bring some of our youth summer programming energy to the regular semester to allow a younger audience a space to explore craft media.

Kids waiver must be signed at arrival, parent does not need to be present during workshop but may stay to assist child if desired. 

Cost: $20 students / $20 community, materials included.

Craft Shop Instructor: Candace Flint & Randi Paetsch 

Age: approximate 8 - 12 years old 

Learn to mend or decorate your clothes with a darning loom. We will use embroidery floss to add embellishment or patch holes in clothes. Bring something to mend or practice on fabric.

Cost: $35 students / $40 community, all material provided.  . Darning Loom to take home.

Craft Shop Instructor: Julia Dunlap

Age: All ages

Get your bike ready for the spring and learn to fix your own bike, brakes, flats, cables, tighten bearings, etc. The bigger the class the more repair items we can learn.

Cost: $10 students / $12 community, Parts included thanks to the Green Fund Grant. 

This workshop was made possible with support from the Green Fund grant

Craft Shop Instructor: TBD

Age: 14+  

Learn to create a fused glass suncatcher with sheet glass and glass frit. Perfect for hanging in the window. A return visit will be required to pick up work after fuse firing. Glass is extra and can be purchases at the Craft Shop Supply store. Firing fee and kiln paper included in workshop fee.

Cost: $25 students / $30 community, Glass extra.

Craft Shop Instructor: Stephanie Dukat

Age: 16+  

Join us for a night of papermaking and create handmade paper from start to finish. You will learn how to prep materials to create paper pulp, design, and cast sheets of paper using our Hollander Beater. This decorative paper can be used for stationary or other art projects. A return visit will be required to pick up the paper after it dries.

Cost: $25 students / $30 community, all materials included.

Craft Shop Instructor: Stephanie Dukat

Age: All ages 

This one-night wheel-throwing workshop is perfect for beginners and those wanting a refresher. Learn to throw pottery from start to finish using the pottery wheel to make a simple cup. Pick your glaze and our staff will glaze it for you. All materials are included.

Cost: $30 / $35 community, materials are included.

Craft Shop Instructor: Andy Hill

Age: 14+

Every third Saturday we will host Craft for Kids. This Saturdays theme is handbuilt clay food. We will using slab, coils, and pinch methods to create clay food sculptures. We will learn about artists that use clay as a source of inspiration.  Our staff will glaze works after workshop. Finished works will be available 2 weeks after workshop. 

Craft for Kids is a new art series to engage younger students in craft media such as clay, fibers, metals and wood during the semester. This series will take place on the 3rd Saturday of the month during the semester. Spring semester 2026 will focus on clay and hope to expand to other material over time. Craft for Kids is an effort to bring some of our youth summer programming energy to the regular semester to allow a younger audience a space to explore craft media.

Kids waiver must be signed at arrival, parent does not need to be present during workshop for kids 1st grade and up but may stay if desired. 

Cost: $20 students / $20 community, materials included.

Craft Shop Instructor: Candace Flint

Age: All ages

Learn to design your own characters. The workshop will focus on drawing the figure giving it personality and life through line weight, color, and depth. Material provided.

Cost: $15 students / $20 community, materials included.

Craft Shop Instructor: Kai Malinski 

Age: All ages

This workshop is perfect for beginner sewers. You will learn how to use the sewing machine, layout a pattern, sew, and a pot holder. A variety of fabric will be provided. Feel free to bring your own fabric is you have a design in mind and your own sewing machine if you would like to learn how it works. Don't have a sewing machine, we have will have our sewing machines ready to go to the workshop for you to use!

Cost: $30 students / $35 community. All supplies included.

Craft Shop Instructor: Julia Dunlap

Age: 16+ 

The workshop will demonstrate basic Shibori dyeing techniques and patterns. Shibori is a Japanese dyeing technique using folding, stitching, twisting, or bunching cloth and binding it. Items are then submerged in an indigo dye bath. During the workshop, each will experiment with two 12 by 12-inch white cotton samples to experiment and learn the different styles. Then you will be able to dye two items of your own. Sample fabric, dye, and sewing and binding materials are included.

Additional items: Please bring two 100% cotton white items. Items to dye must be 100% cotton, white, and should be small or medium-sized. Ideal items include button-down shirts, t-shirts, tanks, leggings, white jeans, canvas tote bags, dish towels, table runners, pillowcases, and throw pillow covers. Due to size please avoid bringing large items such as curtains. Old or stain items will also work as the dye will cover any stains on the fabric.

Cost: $30 SIU Students / $35 Community, Materials included, bring extra fabric to dye.

Craft Shop Instructor: Stephanie Dukat, Craft Shop Coordinator
Age 16 +

Printmaking is the art of making multiples. Join us for a afternoon of linoleum printing. We will show to to cut printing plate to print multiple colors at one time. All materials are provided. Younger students will be able to use foam printing techniques to avoid sharp tools if desired.

Cost: $40 students / $45 community. All materials are included.

Craft Shop Instructor: Randi Paetsch

Age: All ages 

Learn to make a custom ceramic mug using hand-building techniques of pinch and coil. Add decorative surfaces of stamping, underglazes or slips. Materials include 2 1/2 lbs. of clay, underglazes, slips, and glazes. Let us know what color to glaze or come back to glaze it yourself. Pick up finished work two weeks after the workshop.

Cost: $30 students / $35 community. All materials included.         

Craft Shop Instructor: TBD

Age: 12+ 

Learn the basics of throwing clay on the potter's wheel. Each week will focus on how to make a different form on the wheel from cups, bowls, and plates. The final class will focus on glazing and finishing. A return visit will be needed to pick up the final work after the glaze firing approximately 2 weeks after the last class. Perfect for beginners or those wanting to improve their skills.

Cost: $90 students / $100 community, clay extra.

Clay is extra and can be purchased at the front desk. Clay- 5 lbs. - $9 for students / $10 community. 10 lbs. $18 SIU Students, $20 Community, Amount required depending on size of projects. 

Craft Shop Instructor: Andy Hill, Craft Shop Graduate Assistant

Age: 16+ 

Students will be taught the basic skills of stained glass to complete a small (5" x 7" – 6" x 7") panel using simple geometric shapes. The class will create a project using class patterns, cutting, grinding, copper foiling, soldering, and finishing. Beginning to immediate skills levels welcomed. Closed-toed shoes are required. Materials are extra, and a large selection of stained glass is available at the Craft Shop supply shop.

Cost: $110 students / $130 community, Materials extra. Supplies can be purchased at the Craft Shop front desk. 

Instructor: Tina Price, Community Instructor

Every third Saturday we will host Craft for Kids. This Saturdays theme is clay animals. We will using slab, coils, and pinch methods to create clay animal sculptures and colored them with underglazes We will learn about ceramic artists that sculpt animals to get us inspired. Our staff will glaze works after workshop. Finished works will be available 2 weeks after workshop. 

Craft for Kids is a new art series to engage younger students in craft media such as clay, fibers, metals and wood during the semester. This series will take place on the 3rd Saturday of the month during the semester. Spring semester 2026 will focus on clay and hope to expand to other material over time. Craft for Kids is an effort to bring some of our youth summer programming energy to the regular semester to allow a younger audience a space to explore craft media.

Kids waiver must be signed at arrival, parent does not need to be present during workshop for kids 1st grade and up but may stay if desired. 

Cost: $20 students / $20 community, materials included.

Craft Shop Instructor: Candace Flint

Age: All ages

Create a mosaic stepping stone for your garden using tiles and glass pieces. During the class you will learn to cut, and shape glass to your desire design. We will use a mortar to adhere it to a concrete stepping stone. You will then need to return to grout at a later date or finish the grouting at home.

Cost: $30 students / $35 community. All materials included.         

Craft Shop Instructor: Lexi Hagl

Age: All ages