classes & workshops

Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild welcomes Portland, Oregon, based Integral Potter Chris Baskin (Byrdcliffe resident and Associate Director of Ceramics 1996-99). Free image lecture Friday narrates his artistic and developmental path through material and spiritual transformations. MDIV, MFA, Chris has recently presented on an NCECA panel: Ceramic Community as a Lab for Self Awareness, and a Discovering […]

Landscape painter Anne Leith will lead a 2-day plein-air painting workshop on the grounds of the historic Byrdcliffe Colony.

Make an earthenware planter with extruded clay parts

Forget what you know about Disney and Nickelodeon cartoons (as cool as they are) – animation can be anything and made by anyone! In this workshop we’ll make mesmerizing looping animations by learning two experimental techniques: “weaving loops” and “the Ehrlich Effect”

Ever wanted to bring a creature to life? Take a Sunday and learn how to build a fully-poseable character that you can bring to life through stop-motion animation in this extensive course!