Winter Holiday Make & Takes

Handmade Origami Ornaments

Duration: 2-2.5 hours
Class Size: 8
Price: $30/set
Ages: Adults 16+, or 8-15 with adult

Prerequisites: None 

Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper into beautiful forms using nothing more than your hands. Each crease builds on the last, revealing a design one fold at a time.

We provide the laser cut frame and the paper, you create the pattern, with help and guidance from resident origami artist, Beth Johnson. The possibilities for design are limitless. Create three ornaments. One can be personalized with an inscription of your choosing.

This workshop is open to all, please keep in mind that it requires patience and a delicate hand! Each spot purchased includes the materials to make three ornaments. You are welcome to bring a friend to share the experience with.

Winter Themed Kumiko Panel

Duration: 3-4 hours
Class Size: 3 - 6
Price: $59/ kit (introductory price)
Ages: Adults 16+, or 8-15 with adult

Prerequisites: None 

Kumiko is the Japanese technique of assembling wooden pieces without the use of nails. Thinly slit wooden pieces are grooved and then fitted individually. We have 3d printed jigs with all of the angles needed to make this design, the only pieces we pre-cut are for the frame!

You’ll spend the first hour going over proper technique and learning some of the history about Kumiko. The rest of the time you’ll be hand sawing, chiseling, and assembling your own Kumiko panel.

This workshop is open to all, please keep in mind that it requires patience, precise cuts, and some wrist strength and dexterity! Each spot purchased includes the materials to make one project but we’ll have two chairs available if you’d like to share a kit with a partner.