Programs
Grünewald Guild Gift Certificates
Are there people in your life who would benefit from some time exploring art + faith + community in the beautiful northern Cascades? Would you like to give the gift of a Guild program and/or retreat to someone in your life? Purchase a gift certificate from the Guild! Gift certificates start at $250, and they […]
Art History Lecture Series: Women, Ceramics, and Community
With Sarah Sprouse
AiR Meet & Greet (Spring I 2024)
With Beth Geraghty and Shannon Casey
Don't miss the opportunity to meet our 2024 Spring I Artists in Residence: Beth and Shannon! The AiRs will share their art-making process and the projects they are currently working on, followed by questions from the community. Registration is required for this free event. The Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants as […]
April Fiber Arts Open Studio
It's open studio season at the Guild! Join us on Mondays this April to work on your fiber-arts projects. Open studio is donation-based with a recommended donation of $8 per session for access to the studio and equipment. Weaving looms are available for use during open studio, and fibers are available for purchase based on […]
Cyber Studio: Wednesday Mornings in April
With Adele Caemmerer
We will gather online via Zoom on Wednesdays from 9 - 11 am (Pacific Time). Each session will begin with sharing our hopes and goals for our art making. Whether intermittent conversation or focused silence follows, we’ll find our way organically as we move through the session. We’ll close our time together by sharing our […]
Grunewald Guild Open House
Check out our many studio spaces! If you've never been to the Guild before now is the time to drop by. Join us on April 4th for a family friendly, Guild Open House: grab a snack and drink at Centrum, tour the campus, and visit each of our 6 studio spaces located on 16 acres […]
Queer Maker Studio April
With Cypress Manning
Sacred Sourdough
With Britta Koenen
The Sacred Sourdough workshop is created by a learner, for learners – together we will dive deep into the process of making fresh sourdough bread from scratch. As we walk through each step, we’ll explore some basic sourdough science, build our intuition in working with bread dough, and contemplate the meditative and embodied aspects of […]
Earth, Flour, Fire: Obvara Pottery
With Shan Wang and Sarah Sprouse
Obvara is a pottery firing and surface sealing technique that originates from Eastern Europe in the 12th century. Obvara was used to seal low fire, porous clays. This process begins by firing the earthenware up to at least 1650 degrees Fahrenheit. Pieces are pulled out of the kiln and dipped into a fermented yeast mixture […]
The Art of Brewing
With Mike Buck
Learn about the process of brewing and the fermentation chemistry that goes into making beer at home! This class will be hosted at Plain Brewing in partnership with the Guild. Class will take place at 10 AM on April 6th, at Plain Brewing. 18692 Alpine Acres Rd, Leavenworth, WA 98826 Included in the class: The […]
April Pottery Open Studio 1
With Sarah Sprouse
April Pottery Open Studio 2
April Community Dinner
With Britta Koenen
Celebrate the waking of Plain Valley! Join us on April 26th for dinner and a fun activity. This quarter we will be celebrating with a Garden Party. This dinner will feature a meal designed by Britta, our talented Kitchen Lead. The theme of this event is "Tender Sprouts." The optional after-dinner activities will involve a […]
SSA Beading on Fabric
With Larkin Jean Van Horn
SSA Mandalas in Watercolor
With Vonda Drees
SSA Sketchbook as Sandbox: Experiments with Mixed Media
With Adele Caemmerer and Laurie Rudel
SSA Intentional Composition: Making Meaning with Shapes and Relationships
With Scott Burnett
May Pottery Open Studio
June Pottery Open Studio
Illuminated Manuscripts
With Hannah Charlton
In this class we will learn about the history of illuminated manuscripts and the ways this medium influenced the world. We will use traditional techniques and modern materials to make our own 5"x7" illuminated manuscript pages, culminating in making a small 4"x5" illuminated booklet. You can expect to create: Two miniature paintings and one small […]
The Muse, Your Dues, and The Fuse: Songwriting
With Jan Krist
Sometimes we find our muse simply through the disciplined practice of art. In other words, we fake it till we make it. By paying our dues- practicing our skills, looking for the light in the work of others, using prompts, having conversations with other creatives, we find the threads we need to follow, to help […]
Weaving Where You Are
With Suzanne Halvorson and Nancy Marsh
This weaving course will offer students of all skill levels the opportunity to learn to weave or expend their weaving skills using floor looms. Being in the presence of instructors Nancy Marsh and Suzanne Halvorson, who have more than a century of weaving and teaching experience between them, will offer personalized weaving experience for each […]
Color! Line! Fusion! Cloisonne!
With Jean Tudor
This course will cover process, materials, tools. It will involve drawing, working out color combinations, thinking about objects and their use (jewelry? container? aesthetic purposes?), as well as mechanics of pieces. Members should be able to finish from 3 to 5 pieces during the week. The main goal of the class is to teach the […]
Fabric as Mosaic
With Larkin Jean Van Horn
Fabric collage provides the opportunity to explore as many styles as there are makers. In this class, we will explore fabric collage as it relates to mosaic or stained glass, using fabric fusing and some non-standard materials to create small works for the wall or the coffee table. Sewing machines are optional, but if you […]
Way to Being, Way to God
With Carla Erickson Orlando
In this course, students learn and practice tools of reflective writing and creative expression in order to explore their search for God. Each day, a different theme and art medium is introduced. Quiet time allows for individual, focused work for following intuitions, clearing obstacles, gaining insights, and making new discoveries. The rhythm of the […]
Family Camp
With Cypress Manning and Cristina Airaghi
This exploratory Family Camp is designed for all ages and all levels of art experience. Participants will have the opportunity to explore three different art processes: block printing, working with clay, and nature drawing. Register your family for Grunewald Guild's 2023 Family Camp! We welcome ages 5 and up to explore a variety of creative […]
Wood and Stone Carving
With John Thompson
The course will help you create sculpture from wood or stone (or both). The wood is basswood (the type of wood used in carving carousels, gnomes, critters...........). Tools will be provided or if student has favorite tools of their own, they should bring them. The stone is soapstone, slate, limestone, marble. Tools will be provided, […]
Watercolor Cosmos
With Vonda Drees
In this offering we will learn the techniques of symmetrical and asymmetrical mandala design, the golden spiral, and the Flower of Life. Through symbolism, color, line work and geometric composition, our creative contemplation will be expressed in ink and watercolor.
Hanging Clay: Crazy Pots the Old Fashioned Way
With Alexander Kamola
Participants will feel and sculpt with clay in a way never before imagined! Hanging Clay is a four day workshop about hand sculpting pots full of dynamic composition, movement, and life. Participants will have the opportunity to explore a variety of hand building techniques unique to ceramics. Day 1: Each participant gets 12 pounds of […]
Standing Like a Tree
With Ruth Fletcher
Explore inner landscapes and share reflections in response to writings by Wendell Berry, Ram Das, David Wagoner, George Ella Lyon, Muriel Barbery, and Mary Oliver. You will have the opportunity to journal, draw with ink and charcoal, and to share their stories with others in the group. Rooted: How can we steady ourselves amid stress […]
The Felting Experience
With Mary Ann Sinclair and Angela Mietzke
Experience the different forms of felting wool! Learn the following felting processes: Felt a bowler hat with short rim felted flat & shaped over a balloon. Nuno felting on silk scarf. Landscape needle felting. Progression depends on the speed of the students. All experience levels welcome, including beginners!
Pine Needle Basket Weaving
With Dede Shilling and Ron Cole
Learn how to collect, process, and weave pine needles from out ponderosa pines! Explore different patterns and the use of crafted and found objects as the base of a new pine needle basket.
Interpreting Mud: Demystifying Functional Pottery
With Ron Cole
For those new and also perhaps those returning to the potter’s wheel, creating something functional from a lump of clay can seem a daunting task. This course will help demystify the complexities of wheel-throwing by breaking the process down step-by-step and making the encouraging and creative space to practice those steps together. We will start […]
Listening, Playback
With Eli Backer
There is so much sound we ignore. And there are so many instruments not yet played. The woods of the guild are an idyllic place to venture into the world of field recording- the practice of recording found sounds. When you put on a pair of headphones and start hearing the world through a microphone, […]
Storytelling Through Movement
With Beth Crowe
Participants will have the opportunity to explore artistic and expressive ways to move their bodies. Together we will dive into choreographic tools, freedom through natural movement, improvisational dance by focusing on the senses, and ways dance can respond and interact with other art forms. All of this will be guided alongside engaging music and brain […]
Slow Stitching as a Contemplative Practice
With Alicia O’Dell
Explore basic hand sewing techniques, the philosophy of slow stitching, and principles of design. This course invites participants to explore slow stitching as a contemplative practice. Slow stitching is a process of needlework or hand sewing, similar to traditional embroidery or hand quilting, but without restrictions. The practice consists of repetitive strokes and stitches which […]
Light and Color: Stained Glass with Copper Foil
With Rick Szeliski
In this short class, students will create a 1-2 soldered stained pieces using the glass and facilities in the Grunewald Guild’s stained-glass studio. The project steps include: • Drawing a pattern, copying it, and cutting out the stained-glass cardboard templates. • Selecting and cutting the glass pieces using both straight edges and mild curves. • […]
Fork, Knife, & Pen: Reading and Writing Our Relationship with Food
With Amanda Roth
In this course, students will explore their individual, communal, and political experiences with food. We will read and discuss the work of modern poets and essayists, including Joy Harjo, Jane Wong, Ellen Bass, Kaveh Akbar, Donika Kelly, and Kate Lebo. This is a generative class where students will be guided through writing exercises inspired by […]
Fun with Jewelry!
With Tamzin Darden
Come join us for a fun time making all kinds of jewelry with an emphasis on assembling earrings! This class session will include a demonstration on how to assemble jewelry with metal findings, jewelry making tools, and various types of beads. Come join us for a week of jewelry-making workshop where you will assemble earrings […]
August Pottery Open Studio
Watercolor in the Sacred Milieu
With Kristen Gilje
Come play with me sacred realm of divine color! Let’s pay close attention to our paints, paper and brushes, to our hand movements as we paint. We’ll attempt deep observation of both our exterior surroundings, and our interior emotional and prayer lives, to invite the sacred into our painting time.
Writing Through the Labyrinth
With Cypress Manning
This class will focus on creative writing as a tool for self-exploration and growth. We will focus on the symbolism of the spiral, its connotations of rebirth, intuition, change, etc. We will walk the labyrinth, explore ideas of place, personhood, memory, and community, and work to craft our writing so that we can take it […]
The Family Narrative
With Jessica Holleque
This course is a look at family photography as inherited visual legacy. By reviewing our own family archives, exploring the stories and folklore entwined, we can weave the familial tapestry into our image making today. The days will include group discussions, self-portraiture exercises, exploration of personal projects, and an invitation to use the tools we’ve […]
Emerging Journal
With Mary McLeod
Students will make a journal and fill it with surface techniques such as collage, gel print, sumi sink art, use if various inks, and a bit of Japanese Sashiko.
Look OUT: Ceramic Surface Design
With Tamzin Darden and Shan Wang
Look OUT is a week-long intensive workshop designed to teach surface decorating techniques: how to add color, texture, and light to the surface of clay. This class will be focused more on design rather than construction. Students will learn how to make their own tools such as clay stamps, underglaze, patterns, prints and more!
Wade Into Watercolor
With Jeanne Whitney
Get a feel for working with pigment and water. Destroy the myths about watercolor's difficulty. Learn professional tips and techniques for smooth washes and fresh lyrical color.
Waymaking Opening Reception
Join us for an Opening Reception at the Guild, celebrating "Waymaking"! Most artwork will be available for sale. A portion of the proceeds generated by art sales will benefit the Grunewald Guild.
Waymaking: Annual Guild Exhibition
Waymaking Closing Reception
Join us for a Closing Reception at the Guild, celebrating "Waymaking"! Most artwork will be available for sale. A portion of the proceeds generated by art sales will benefit the Grunewald Guild.