Everything we make starts with the earth—but these areas of study work more directly with materials taken directly from nature.
Ceramics Fire & Performance Leatherworking Stoneworking Textiles Woodworking
Precision is key for these areas of study, where machinists create functional work that inspires, transports, or solves technical problems for fabricators and students alike.
Bike Shop Kinetics & Electronics Machine Shop
Cutting, fusing, bending, blowing, casting, torch work, coldworking—glass is a delicate material and medium that has entranced artists since 1500 B.C.E.
Enameling Glass Casting Glass Casting & Coldworking Glass Flameworking Glass Fusing and Slumping Neon & Light
Forging, welding, soldering, casting—metalworking encompasses all the ways artists work to transform and manipulate metal into functional furniture, ornamental cast bronze, delicate jewelry, and so much more.
Blacksmithing Foundry Welding