Cold Process Goat Milk Soap with Kathy Pernicairo

n hot demand these days are products without added ingredients no one can pronounce. Goat milk soap is just such a product! Loaded with many natural vitamins and minerals, goat milk soap is very beneficial for the skin. Learn to make this for gifts or personal use using common ingredients, scented or not, colored or plain. Working with lye (all soap has lye) safely, understanding the chemical process it goes through, utensils to use, and addressing common challenges that occur are all some of the information we will cover in class. Each student will go home with the soap they have created in class. 

Saturday, May 16, 2026, 10:00am – 3:00pm

Stained Glass Panel with Barbara Konschak

Create a 8″x10″ panel for your home or give it as a gift.

(2-Day Workshop)
May 16 & 17, 2026 (9:00am – 3:00pm)

Oil Painting the Beauty of Spring with Renee Egan

Let’s celebrate the beauty of spring, whether you are painting the trees in bloom, the birds nesting, the beauty of flowers blooming or the magic of colorful gardens.

Two weekends of exploring color mixing and experimenting with vibrant color and texture. Choose your weekend or choose both. 

(2-Day Workshop)
Session 1: May 16 & 17, 2026 (10:00 am – 12:30pm)
Session 2: May 23 & 24, 2026 (10:00am – 12:30pm)

Sun & Moon Celestial Sun Catcher with Stacey Zaremba

Students will learn the copper foil method of stained glass, gaining hands-on experience with the full creative and technical process. Instruction will cover all stages of completing a finished piece, including selecting a pattern, glass cutting, foiling, soldering, a polishing., and safe handling of materials and tools.

Saturday, May 23, 2026 (10:00am – 3:00pm)

Beautifully Broken: Kintsugi Golden Joinery with Leigh Ferello

Kintsugi is a traditional Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the cracks with a golden bond. This practice emphasizes beauty in imperfection, celebrating history and uniqueness rather than hiding flaws.

 While traditional Kintsugi uses lacquer and gold powder, we’ll be using modern materials to ensure a comfortable and accessible experience. For this reason, your finished piece is intended for decorative use only (not food/water/heat safe).  Each piece becomes a one-of-a-kind work of art.

Materials may stain, so please “dress for mess”.

Please bring a box to transport the 6×6 stoneware bowl (provided, styles vary) home

Thursday, May 21, 2026;  (6:00pm – 9:00 pm)

Sunday, July 19, 2026;  (10:00am – 1:00 pm)

Silk Scarves with Suzi Foster

Have fun creating unique and colorful silk scarves with an endless variety of color combinations. We will be using 100% habotai silk scarves that are so soft and luxurious and can be worn all year. You will choose a straight or infinity scarf. They make wonderful gifts; extra scarves can be made during class for an additional small fee. The scarves will be completed and ready to go home at the end of the class.

Saturday, May 30, 2026; (1pm – 4pm)

Nature Printing with Color Extraction with Patti Anderson

Turn everyday items of clothing into unique, wearable works of art. Using leaves, flowers, and seashells with a color extraction process, you will uncover the colors hidden within the fabric. Participants will go home with an apron and a tote bag (provided by the instructor) and one or two items of clothing you have brought to turn into a piece of art. Great options are t-shirts, scarves, or skirts in a natural fiber (ex. cotton, silk, wool) and dark in color. Students are also encouraged to bring fresh plant or flower clippings with them to use in their work.

Sunday, May 31, 2026; (11:00am – 3:00pm)

Stained Glass Flower Garen Stake with Barbara Schultz

Come make a beautiful Flower “garden stake”.  You will choose a 5 or 6 petal flower pattern.  (several flower petal options will be available).  You will have a choice of 3 foot, 4 foot, or 5 foot stakes.  Students will choose their own glass, and will learn to cut, grind, foil and solder the glass.  Cleaning and sanding will be done in class, and you will leave with a completed project in hand.  The sturdy garden stake can stay in your yard all year round, and the flower can easily be brought inside for the winter.

Sunday, May 31, 2026 (9:00 am – 1:30 pm)

Mosaic Mirror with Barbara Schultz

A fun glass workshop for beginners and experienced alike! Come make your very own mosaic glass mirror.  You will receive a 12″ x 10″ prepared plywood board with a 4″ x 6″ beveled mirror attached.  You will design your own mirror frame, cut and nip the art glass of your choosing, and glue the glass pieces in place on the top and sides of your project. Pattern ideas will be available for you to follow, but it is quite a fun and carefree project. This mirror will not come home with you at the end of this workshop, it will be grouted and returned as a completed project you must pick up at a later predetermined time. 

Sunday, May 31, 2026; (2:00pm – 5:30pm)

Sunday, June 28, 2026 (9:00am – 12:30pm)

The Art of Hand Papermaking with Leigh Ferello

Joomchi, Momigami & Sheet Forming

Explore three ways to make your own paper using everyday materials and modern methods. Explore the expressive possibilities of paper in this hands-on workshop introducing three distinct hand papermaking techniques. Participants will learn Joomchi, a Korean method of wet layering and kneading mulberry paper; Momigami, a Japanese process that transforms paper into a soft, cloth-like material; and sheet forming, where recycled pulp is suspended in water and formed into new “sheets” using a sieve.

Wednesday, June 10, 2026; (6:00pm – 9:00pm)

Stained Glass Spinner with Barbara Konschak

In this 6 week session, students will create a large stained-glass spinner using the copper foil (Tiffany Style) technique. You will learn to cut, grind, foil, and solder the glass. It is made of six  4×4 stained glass panels and then assembled using a jig. This is an intermediate project, it is expected that students have completed another stained glass class and have good cutting and soldering skills.

Wednesdays, June 10, 17, 24 & July 1, 8, 15, 2026 (6:30pm – 9:00pm)

Silver Metal Clay Bracelet with Monique Perry

In this workshop, students will learn to handle the clay, add texture, form and create panels. Post fired, the panels will be burnished, tumbled, patina added, then formed on a mandrel. Students will then assemble them together with chain and jump rings to create a bracelet. Firing and all finishing work is done in class, students can leave with a finished piece to wear. 

Saturday, June 13, 2026, 9:30am – 4:30pm

Introduction to Watercolors! with Sarah Jane Timmons

Join Sarah for a 3hr beginner-friendly watercolor workshop, where you’ll learn essential tips and techniques before creating your own paintings. This session will be a true intro to watercolor where you’ll familiarize yourself with tools used in watercolor and techniques to blending, layering, and adding or smoothing texture.

Sunday, June 14, 2026 (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
Saturday, July 25, 2026 (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)

Stained Glass Panel with Barbara Konschak

Create a 8″x10″ panel for your home or give it as a gift.

(2-Day Workshop)
June 20 & 21, 2026 (9:00am – 3:00pm)

Sumi-e and Shodo with Leigh Ferello

Discover the meditative art of Japanese ink painting in this immersive 3-hour beginner workshop. Participants will learn the fundamentals of sumi-e, including brush handling, ink grinding, and expressive mark-making.

You will leave with several works and a new appreciation for this elegant art form.

No experience is necessary. Please dress for mess, as ink can stain.

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 (6:00pm – 9:00pm)

Beginners Flamework Glass Class with Tanner Sweeney or Joe Estis

In this beginner friendly workshop, we’ll cover basic manipulation of solid borosilicate glass using an oxygen/propane-powered burner. Students will be taught how to form and design multiple pieces that will go home with them.

Age: for students 18+

Sunday, June 28, 2026 (9:00am – 1:00pm)

Sunday, June 28, 2026 (1:30pm – 5:30pm)

Monday, June 29, 2026 (5:30pm – 9:30pm)

Picture Frame with Barbara Schultz

A fun glass workshop for beginners and experienced alike! Come make your very own mosaic photo frame. You will design your own photo frame, cut and nip the art glass of your choosing, and glue the glass pieces in place on the top and sides of your project. Pattern ideas will be available for you to follow, but it is quite a fun and carefree project. This mirror will not come home with you at the end of this workshop, it will be grouted and returned as a completed project you must pick up at a later predetermined time. 

Sunday, June 28, 2026 (9:00am – 12:30pm)

Sun Catcher: Student’s Choice with Barbara Schultz

Come make a personalized suncatcher, perfect for a gift or to keep! Learn to make beautiful Stained Glass using the copper foil technique, Tiffany Style! Students will be given multiple patterns to choose from: peace sign, flower stake, dragonfly, butterfly and more. You will choose your own glass, cut, grind, foil, and solder the glass.  Cleaning and sanding of your projects will be done in class, and you will leave this one-day workshop with a completed project in hand.

Sunday, June 28, 2026 (1:00pm – 5:00pm)

Sunday, July 26, 2026 (1:00pm – 5:00pm)

Bees & Honeycomb Sun Catcher with Stacey Zaremba

Students will learn the copper foil method of stained glass, gaining hands-on experience with the full creative and technical process. Instruction will cover all stages of completing a finished piece, including selecting a pattern, glass cutting, foiling, soldering, a polishing., and safe handling of materials and tools.

Saturday, July 11, 2026 (10:00am – 3:00pm)

Plein–Air Painting with Renee Egan

This is a on location class where you will really get the sense of true color, value and form. Our location will be decided and planned.

I will go over several approaches to painting a scene al la prima style. (put it down and leave it alone) we will discuss planning a composition, color temperature, the importance of values, color mixing and application. Choose your weekend or choose both. 

(2-Day Workshop)
Session 1: July 11 & 12, 2026 (10:00 am – 12:30pm)

Session 2: July 18 & 19, 2026 (10:00am – 12:30pm)

Stained Glass Panel with Barbara Konschak

Create a 8″x10″ panel for your home or give it as a gift.

(2-Day Workshop)
July 18 & 19, 2026 (9:00am – 3:00pm)

Wood Kiln Firing

The Tyler Park Arts Manabigama (Japanese for “beautiful learning kiln”) is a single chamber wood kiln designed to be efficient, and give beautiful results. Kiln firings are scheduled periodically throughout the year.

June 2026 Wood Fire Workshop:
Reduction Cooled Firing

• Glaze 6/3-6/5
• Load 6/6-6/7
• Fire 6/13-6/14
• Unload TBD

Pottery Classes & Workshops

Experience the joy of wheel-throwing and hand-building pottery at your own pace, while in a nurturing teaching environment. Great for all levels of experience.

Birthday Parties & Friends Night Out

Schedule a special night at TPCA. Offerings in a multitude of mediums. For details and scheduling contact:

267-218-0290
Director@tylerparkarts.org

Gift Certificates

Give a gift to Create! Use for workshops, kiln firings or a special occasion.

Workshop & Camp Proposals

Tyler Park Center for the Arts is presently accepting proposals for workshops and successive class programs in art, poetry, music, movement & environmental consciousness.

Please submit a workshop proposal form and contact us with your information & inspiration:
workshops@tylerparkarts.org