Burritt Folk School
Folklife Arts & Crafts Adult Workshops
Have you ever wanted to learn a traditional craft or art? Come bring a friend or make new friends as you join us for these fun and exciting classes. Check below as classes will continue to be added throughout the year.
Stay up to date by joining our Folk School Email List. Contact Beth Phillips at elizabeth.phillips@huntsvilleal.gov for more information.
Upcoming Folk School Classes & Workshops
$70.00
Glass: Fused Glass Suncatchers
Join us for a fun Glass Fusing project! You will be making 2 Suncatchers in the design of your choice. We will walk you through each step, giving you tricks and tips on how to use our glass fusing materials and tools along the way. Once completed the projects will be fired and ready for pick-up a week after the class.
$120.00
Stained Glass Weekday Series: Sunflower Suncatcher
This sunflower is so much fun to create. It is composed of 2 complete layers of open work. Although it may look like a more intermediate level workshop, even if you have only cut glass a few times, this workshop is for you. Come spend the day at Burritt and take home a cheerful sunflower to brighten your day!
$120.00
Stained Glass: Sunflower Suncatcher
This sunflower is so much fun to create. It is composed of 2 complete layers of open work. Although it may look like a more intermediate level workshop, even if you have only cut glass a few times, this workshop is for you. Come spend the day at Burritt and take home a cheerful sunflower to brighten your day
$95.00
Fiber Arts: Beginner Paper Making
Discover the art of handmade paper in this fun and beginner friendly class! Learn how to transform recycled paper pulp into beautiful, one-of-a-kind sheets that can be used for cards, journals, bookmarks, and more. Students will explore basic papermaking techniques, add natural fibers and decorative elements, and leave with their own handmade creations.
$60.00
Ceramics: Face Mugs
As a traditional pottery form, face jugs have a long history, from pre-Columbian America, ancient Greece, and medieval Europe, as well as Africa. The distinctive face jugs of the American south originated in the early 1800s, developed from African art forms, and served multiple purposes from practical (carrying water or other liquids) to spiritual (serving as grave markers) to self-identification. In this class, you will carry on this tradition by creating your own distinctive face vessel using pre-made wheel-thrown mug forms. No prior experience is needed in working with clay. We will have a glazing session on Sunday September 6th.
$70.00
Glass: “Introduction to Glass Fusing”
Join us for fun Glass Fusing project! You will be making a 6×6 project to display or hang in your home. We’ll walk you through each step, giving you tricks and tips on how to use our glass fusing materials and tools along the way.
$45.00
Embracing Your Aliveness: A Mini-Retreat with Maria Brito
Life moves fast, and most of us are running on a nervous system that never gets the memo to stop. Embracing Your Aliveness is a mini retreat designed to interrupt that pattern — a guided pause where you can drop out of your head, settle into your body, and remember what it feels like to actually be present in your own life. This workshop is for anyone who feels like they’re constantly “on”. The woman who takes care of everyone else and rarely stops to ask what she needs, the professional running on adrenaline and calling it productivity, the person who senses they’re disconnected from their own body but isn’t sure how to find their way back.
You don’t need any experience at all! This will be like dipping your toes into what it would feel like to go on any of Maria’s worldwide retreats. All you need is the willingness to show up and be still for a couple of hours, bring an open mind and heart and get ready to learn some powerful life-hacking tools. If you’re craving rest that goes deeper than a nap, and connection that goes deeper than small talk, this is for you.
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