Fall 2023 Session

Priority Registration for Members: Saturday, August 5 at 10 am
Registration for General Public: Saturday, August 19 at 10 am

Randall Museum classes provide excellent opportunities for teenagers (age 16+) and adults to expand their creativity, design, science investigation and collaboration skills in a controlled environment. Classes are offered in our diverse subject-themed spaces: art studio, ceramics studio, science studio, woodworking shop, and our new fab lab The Garage. Explore your favorite hobby or establish a new one. Be sure to invite your friends!

Registration

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Note: The classes below are sorted by the day they meet

Arts & Crafts

The Art of Floral Design

Learn to create beautiful floral arrangements for everyday use, for gifts, for entertaining and for special occasions. Guided by professional florist Greg Lum, AIFD, we’ll use a variety of fresh flowers to explore different styles and techniques every week. We’ll move from simple to complex floral designs, and cover a variety of styles & techniques along the way. We’ll learn to craft armatures from inexpensive natural materials, make flowers to wear like corsages & boutonnieres, and much more. Open to all levels; most flowers and materials are included in the class fee.

Session One
Course #:
36835
Day(s):
Wednesdays
Dates:
9/13/23 – 10/11/23
(5 meetings)
Times:
6:30 – 9:00 pm
Ages:
16 & up
Instructor:
Greg Lum
Fee:
Randall Member: $285.00
Non-member: $295.00
Location:
Randall Museum – Art Studio
Session Two
Course #:
36836
Day(s):
Wednesdays
Dates:
10/18/23 – 11/15/23
(5 meetings)
Times:
6:30 – 9:00 pm
Ages:
16 & up
Instructor:
Greg Lum
Fee:
Randall Member: $285.00
Non-member: $295.00
Location:
Randall Museum – Art Studio

Ceramics

Ceramics: Creativity Explored

This class welcomes adults of all levels to make both functional and non-functional ceramics. Learn basic clay handling, hand building and wheel throwing. Finish up your pieces with investigations of surface decoration and glazing options. Bring your curiosity and expand your creativity through working with clay in a social and supportive environment. The instructor will work with more advanced students to explore and develop individual techniques and projects. Instructor provides individual guidance for all skill levels. Clay, tools, and glazes will be provided.

Session One
Course #:
36819
Day(s):
Tuesdays
Dates:
9/5/23 – 10/31/23 (9 meetings)
Times:
12:00 – 3:00 pm
Ages:
16 & up
Instructor:
Crystal Kamoroff
Fee:
Randall Member: $420.00
Non-member: $430.00
Location:
Randall Museum – Ceramics Lab
Session Two
Course #:
36821
Day(s):
Wednesdays
Dates:
9/6/23 – 11/1/23 (9 meetings)
Times:
6:30 – 9:30 pm
Ages:
16 & up
Instructor:
Mariko Allbritton
Fee:
Randall Member: $420.00
Non-member: $430.00
Location:
Randall Museum – Ceramics Lab
Session Three
Course #:
36820
Day(s):
Thursdays
Dates:
9/7/23 – 11/2/23 (9 meetings)
Times:
12:00 – 3:00 pm
Ages:
16 & up
Instructor:
Crystal Kamoroff
Fee:
Randall Member: $420.00
Non-member: $430.00
Location:
Randall Museum – Ceramics Lab

Ceramics: Potter’s Wheel

Come learn the potter’s wheel with us! This friendly & supportive studio is the perfect place to develop your throwing skills. You’ll learn to wedge, center and pull up the clay walls of your wheel-thrown clay pieces. Begin throwing cups & bowls and progress at your own pace to more advanced forms like vases and plates. You’ll learn glazing techniques, and work will be fired in the Randall kilns.

Course #:
36823
Day(s):
Thursdays
Dates:
9/7/23 – 11/2/23 (9 meetings)
Times:
6:30 – 9:30 pm
Ages:
16 & up
Instructor:
Mariko Allbritton
Fee:
Randall Member: $420
Non-member: $430
Location:
Randall Museum – Ceramics Lab

Woodworking – Short Subjects

Woodworking Safety Orientation

This class is a prerequisite and must be taken before your first woodworking class. Tour the entire shop and learn how to safely operate our shop’s woodworking machines. The safety orientation must be taken no earlier than the preceding session. Free refresher available to returning students.

Session One
Course #:
36843
Day:
Tuesday
Dates:
9/5/23 (1 meeting)
Times:
6:30 – 9:00 pm
Ages:
15 & up
Instructor:
Mike Bray
Fee:
Randall Member: $25
Non-member: $35
Location:
Randall Museum – Woodworking Shop
Session Two
Course #:
36844
Day:
Thursday
Dates:
9/7/23 (1 meeting)
Times:
6:30 – 9:00 pm
Ages:
15 & up
Instructor:
Mike Bray
Fee:
Randall Member: $25
Non-member: $35
Location:
Randall Museum – Woodworking Shop

Woodworking: Spoon Carving I

Carving your own wooden spoon by hand is a quiet, calm and satisfying endeavor. A handmade wooden spoon is a joy to use, and makes a treasured gift. We’ll teach you how to carve safely and with confidence, using traditional techniques. Included in the class fee are a set of Swedish spoon knives and two solid wood spoon blanks. You’ll come away with the skills and equipment you need to keep carving spoons and other wooden ware at home. No prerequisites.

Session One
Course #:
36848
Day(s):
Thursdays
Dates:
9/14/23 – 9/21/23
(2 meetings)
Times:
6:30 – 9:30 pm
Ages:
15 & up
Instructor:
Mike Bray
Fee:
Randall Member: $175
Non-member: $185
Location:
Randall Museum – Woodworking Shop
Session Two
Course #:
36849
Day(s):
Wednesdays
Dates:
11/29/23 – 12/6/23
(2 meetings)
Times:
6:30 – 9:30 pm
Ages:
15 & up
Instructor:
Mike Bray
Fee:
Randall Member: $175
Non-member: $185
Location:
Randall Museum – Woodworking Shop

Woodworking: Spoon Carving II

Now that you’ve made a couple of spoons, your tools are probably pretty dull. Spend an evening learning how to sharpen your spoon carving tools and how to strop them to a razor edge. You’ll make your own strop, and practice sharpening your tools. Then, Mike will demonstrate techniques and give an overview of how to carve your next project: seeing utensils. Class fee includes materials for strops, stropping compound, and a hardwood blank suitable for a serving utensil.

Session One
Course #:
36850
Day(s):
Thursday
Dates:
9/28/23
(1 meeting)
Times:
6:30 – 9:30 pm
Ages:
15 & up
Instructor:
Mike Bray
Fee:
Randall Member: $80
Non-member: $90
Location:
Randall Museum – Woodworking Shop
Session Two
Course #:
36851
Day(s):
Thursdays
Dates:
12/7/23
(1 meeting)
Times:
6:30 – 9:30 pm
Ages:
15 & up
Instructor:
Mike Bray
Fee:
Randall Member: $80
Non-member: $90
Location:
Randall Museum – Woodworking Shop

Woodworking: Intro to Marquetry

Learn how to design, cut and assemble veneers into awesome patterns. They say a journey begins with a single step. Start your exploration of marquetry in this short introductory class. We will create designs, choose our veneers, and use the supplied tools to make a small decorative panel. We teach a method you can apply at home, so you can easily take your next steps with what you learn here. Warning: marquetry is addictive!

Course #:
36869
Day(s):
Tuesdays
Dates:
11/28/23 – 12/5/23
(2 meetings)
Times:
6:30 – 9:30 pm
Ages:
15 & up
Instructor:
Mike Bray
Fee:
Randall Member: $135
Non-member: $145
Location:
Randall Museum – Woodworking Shop

Woodworking – Multi-week Classes

Woodworking I: Dovetail Cabinet

Our project-based beginning classes provide a thorough introduction to woodworking tools, techniques and machinery. As you build a small piece of furniture, you’ll learn how to safely operate the workshorses of the wood shop: table saws, jointers, planers, bandsaws and more. You’ll learn about wood selection, milling, joinery, scraping, sanding, assembly and finishing. Classes are centered on specific projects, with a different theme each session. A $60 materials fee is due to the instructor on the first day of class. Prerequisite: Woodworking Safety Orientation. Students who have not met prerequisites will be withdrawn and charged a 20% refund processing fee.

Course #:
36868
Day(s):
Fridays
Dates:
9/8/23 – 11/3/23
(9 meetings)
Times:
9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Ages:
15 & up
Instructor:
Bob Treanor
Fee:
Randall Member: $405
Non-member: $415
Location:
Randall Museum – Woodworking Shop

Woodworking I: Shaker Table

Our project-based beginning classes provide a thorough introduction to woodworking tools, techniques and machinery. As you build a small piece of furniture, you’ll learn how to safely operate the workshorses of the wood shop: table saws, jointers, planers, bandsaws and more. You’ll learn about wood selection, milling, joinery, scraping, sanding, assembly and finishing. Classes are centered on specific projects, with a different theme each session. A $60 materials fee is due to the instructor on the first day of class. Prerequisite: Woodworking Safety Orientation. Students who have not met prerequisites will be withdrawn and charged a 20% refund processing fee.

Course #:
36841
Day(s):
Fridays
Dates:
9/8/23 – 11/3/23
(9 meetings)
Times:
6:30 – 9:30 pm
Ages:
15 & up
Instructor:
Dan Matz
Fee:
Randall Member: $405
Non-member: $415
Location:
Randall Museum – Woodworking Shop

Woodworking I: Shaker Bench

Our project-based beginning classes provide a thorough introduction to woodworking tools, techniques and machinery. As you build a small piece of furniture, you’ll learn how to safely operate the workshorses of the wood shop: table saws, jointers, planers, bandsaws and more. You’ll learn about wood selection, milling, joinery, scraping, sanding, assembly and finishing. Classes are centered on specific projects, with a different theme each session. A $60 materials fee is due to the instructor on the first day of class. Prerequisite: Woodworking Safety Orientation. Students who have not met prerequisites will be withdrawn and charged a 20% refund processing fee.

Course #:
36840
Day(s):
Wednesdays
Dates:
9/13/23 – 11/8/23
(9 meetings)
Times:
6:30 – 9:30 pm
Ages:
15 & up
Instructor:
Bob Treanor
Fee:
Randall Member: $405
Non-member: $415
Location:
Randall Museum – Woodworking Shop

Woodworking in Small Spaces

Are you interested in woodworking but don’t have space for a full-scale industrial woodworking shop? This hands-on class will introduce you to techniques and tools that you can use in your garage, back porch or even on your kitchen table. We’ll explore the classic hand tools needed to make furniture: chisels, hand planes, measuring and marking tools and various types of saws. We’ll also learn to use, evaluate and select small power tools; drills, saws, biscuit joiners, power planes, sanders and more. We’ll look at shop vacs and dust collection, clamps, fences and hold down systems. With 20+ years as a professional woodworker, instructor Mike Bray knows scores of tricks and techniques for working safely and accurately in small spaces. This is a great class for folks with little or no woodworking experience, and for those looking to refine their skills. There will be an additional $40 materials fee due to the instructor on the first day of class. Prerequisite: Woodworking Safety Orientation. Students who have not met the prerequisites will be withdrawn and charged the withdrawal fee.

Course #:
36842
Day(s):
Tuesdays
Dates:
9/12/23 – 11/7/23
(9 meetings)
Times:
6:30 – 9:30 pm
Ages:
15 & up
Instructor:
Mike Bray
Fee:
Randall Member: $405
Non-member: $415
Location:
Randall Museum – Woodworking Shop

Woodworking: Hand Tools

Woodworking with hand tools can be extremely creative and satisfying. This hands-on class will introduce you to the classic tools needed to make furniture: Layout tools for marking, bit/brace for drilling, hand plane, various types of saws, chisels and more. We will make two practical projects: a bench hook and a mallet. This class is a great start for folks with little or no woodworking experience. There will be an additional $30 fee due to the instructor on the first day of class. Prerequisite: Woodworking Safety Orientation. Students who have not met the prerequisite will be withdrawn and subject to the withdraw policy.

Course #:
36845
Day(s):
Thursdays
Dates:
10/5/23 – 11/30/23
(8 meetings)
No class 11/23/23
Times:
6:30 – 9:30 pm
Ages:
15 & up
Instructor:
Mike Bray
Fee:
Randall Member: $360.00
Non-member: $370
Location:
Randall Museum – Woodworking Shop

Woodworking: Open Studio

Open Shop is an opportunity for more experienced woodworkers to pursue their own projects in our shop under moderate supervision. Instruction building upon foundational skills is available. Projects are subject to instructor approval. Wood is purchased by students; materials & project storage is limited. Prerequisite:Successful completion of two Woodworking I classes at the Randall Museum within the last three years, plus instructor approval . Please note that the first meeting will be devoted to a mandatory safety refresher course and written test. A $10 materials fee is due to the instructor on the first day of class. Students who have not met prerequisites will be withdrawn and charged a 20% refund processing fee.

Session One
Course #:
36846
Day(s):
Saturdays
Dates:
9/9/23 – 11/18/23 (9 meetings)
No class 10/21 & 10/28
Times:
1:00 – 5:00 pm
Ages:
15 & up
Instructor:
Bob Treanor
Fee:
Randall Member: $540
Non-member: $550
Location:
Randall Museum – Woodworking Shop
Session Two
Course #:
36847
Day(s):
Tuesdays
Dates:
9/12/23 – 11/7/23 (9 meetings)
Times:
9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Ages:
15 & up
Instructor:
Bob Treanor
Fee:
Randall Member: $405
Non-member: $415
Location:
Randall Museum – Woodworking Shop

Science & Technology

New Technologies: Getting Started with Laser Cutting

This class is an introduction to the fundamentals of laser cutting and engraving techniques. We’ll explore in a hands-on way the capabilities and limitations of using a CO² laser cutter, including which materials are suitable (or not) for being processed by such a system. It will also cover the basics of Inkscape, a free/shareware vector graphics program which can be used to create line-art suitable for realizing most designs. A key outcome of this class will be understanding the most essential aspects needed to realize designs with a laser cutter, including potentially submitting your own designs to be cut/engraved by a third-party service provider.

Course #:
36862
Day(s):
Wednesdays
Dates:
11/1/23 – 11/15/23
(3 meetings)
Times:
6:30 – 9:30 pm
Ages:
15 & up
Instructor:
Tom Steele
Fee:
Randall Member: $150
Non-member: $160
Location:
Randall Museum – The Garage

New Technologies: Programming & Electronics for Makers

This is a hands-on course for anyone who would like to have electronic processes and microcontrollers demystified. We’ll explore the basics of electronics and Arduino programming. You’ll learn to work with lights, motors, sensors and programmable controls with an emphasis on creative and artistic exploration. No experience is required. Returning students are welcome and should contact the instructor before the first day of class to discuss their projects. Basic Arduino supplies are provided for use during the first class. You will need to purchase additional materials for your individual project(s). This might cost between $50-$100, depending on your project. We recommend you bring your own laptop; laptops can be provided for use in class if needed.

Course #:
36828
Day(s):
Thursdays
Dates:
9/14/23 – 11/9/23
(9 meetings)
Times:
6:30 – 9:30 pm
Ages:
15 & up
Instructor:
Joel Dream
Fee:
Randall Member: $415
Non-member: $425
Location:
Randall Museum – The Garage
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