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Workshop | Short and Sweet: An Introduction to Short Story
With Ash Sparks
April 16 - 19, 2026
Grunewald Guild
Got a story you’ve been carrying around? Short & Sweet invites you to quiet the fear, pick up the pen, and start writing for yourself first.
Workshop | Hand Building Clay: Candle Holders, Luminaries & Lanterns
With Pippin Christiansen
April 16 - 19, 2026
Grunewald Guild
Slow down and work with your hands. This course explores traditional hand-building techniques to create functional ceramic forms that illuminate both space and season.
Workshop | Gesture and Matter : Reclaiming Creative Agency
With Matt Whitney
April 16 - 19, 2026
Grunewald Guild
This workshop seeks to loosen the grip on preciousness and perfection, to gain a deeper relationship with our creative selves. This rigorously playful workshop invites participants into a way of making that begins in your intuitive knowing and stays connected to the material world.
SSA Week 1 | Drawing with Color and Story: Medieval Miniatures
With Elijah Turrell
May 3 - 9, 2026
Grunewald Guild
From bestiary animals to sacred scenes, this course invites you to explore medieval miniature drawing as a relaxing, imaginative, and expressive practice.
SSA Week 1 | Encaustic Tile: A Rare Ceramic Tradition
With Roopini Venkatasubramanian
May 3 - 9, 2026
Grunewald Guild
This hands-on course invites students into the making of encaustic-style ceramic tiles; an endangered craft where pattern, color, and history are pressed into clay.
SSA Week 1 | Palette Knife Painting with Oils
With Nicki Lang
May 3 - 9, 2026
Grunewald Guild
Add a new dimension to your painting practice by learning palette knife techniques that transform photo references into richly textured landscapes.
SSA Week 1 | Awaken Your Muse: Mixed Media Exploration
With Kim Lande
May 3 - 9, 2026
Grunewald Guild
Discover the divine spark within and explore mixed media art as a form of listening, visioning, and playful creation. Through journaling, nature walks, and collage, this class fuels joyful expression and deepens connection to your creative self.
SSA Week 2 | Imago Dei: Icons on the Page
With Elijah Turrell
May 10 - 15, 2026
Grunewald Guild
Discover the spiritual and artistic practice of icon painting. This class blends history, meaning, and technique, offering a hands-on path for prayer, meditation, and creative devotion.
SSA Week 2 | Break & Bake: Fused Glass
With Arden Wren Sawyer
May 10 - 15, 2026
Grunewald Guild
Discover the magic of kiln-fused glass! Learn to cut, layer, and fire glass to create small bowls and plates while exploring color, texture, and design.
SSA Week 2 | Painting our Inner Landscapes
With Matt Whitney
May 10 - 15, 2026
Grunewald Guild
Explore the wilderness within, through painting, meditation, and reflection. This course blends playful, free-form techniques with color and composition guidance.
SSA Week 2 | Watercolor Cosmos
With Vonda Drees
May 10 - 15, 2026
Grunewald Guild
Let watercolor and wonder collide. Watercolor Cosmos invites you to paint luminous galaxies inspired by the beauty and mystery of deep space.