This year, ditch cliché Valentine's Day activities for an opportunity to get creative and learn something new! Making something with your own hands for someone you care about sends a meaningful message. See below for a few of our favorite opportunities in the next month for you to make a gift they'll never forget.
The holidays come complete with cozy activities and quality time with loved ones. But sometimes, finding the perfect gift can be stressful. Thankfully, we know a way you can enjoy the best parts of the holiday season and leave the stress of gift-giving behind.
196 classes are now open for public registration, from old favorites to brand new classes. We broke down some of our top picks to ensure your registration is smooth and successful!
212 classes are now open for registration, from old favorites to brand new classes. We broke down some of our top picks to ensure your Fall Session registration is smooth and successful!
Welding Classes Joining metal with heat is a fabrication process used since the Bronze Age, and new technology develops continually. The Crucible teaches beginning and advanced classes in four different kinds of welding: oxy-acetylene gas welding, arc or stick welding, metal inert gas (MIG) welding, and tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding. Start with a beginning class in one type of welding, or sample all four types in our Exploring Welding class. Shop Upcoming Classes Upcoming Bay
Leather, Textiles, & Fine Art Classes It’s not all about metal, glass, and fire at The Crucible. Come check out our softer side with classes that show you how to make finished leather goods, dye with plants, or teach you to manipulate paper. Shop Upcoming Classes Upcoming Bay Area Leather, Textiles, & Fine Art Courses Browse below for all upcoming Leather, Textiles, & Fine Art classes. Please note that due to safety concerns surrounding COVID-19, all
Jewelry Making and Metalsmithing Classes Learn the skills and techniques in a variety of methods of jewelry making, from traditional metalsmithing and fabrication, to casting metal using the lost wax method, setting gemstones or shaping modern resin and clay. Our classes allow you to create original pieces of jewelry or small sculptures, expand your knowledge of specific techniques, or even make your own tools and design a home studio! Shop Upcoming Classes Upcoming Bay Area
Glass Fusing & Slumping Classes Melt and reshape glass in the intense heat of a kiln to create art pieces or practical objects like plates and bowls. Individual classes teach you to combine colors, paint on glass, and incorporate recycled materials to create beautiful and ecologically sound art. SHOP UPCOMING CLASSES Upcoming Bay Area Glass Fusing & Slumping Courses Browse below for all upcoming glass fusing and slumping classes. Please note that due to safety
Glass Flameworking & Lampworking Classes Using the intense heat of an oxygen-propane torch, learn how to melt and shape borosilicate or soft glass. Students create beautiful and interesting pieces including beads, marbles, small sculptures, and hollow vessels. We offer a range of flameworking classes, from learning the fundamentals to more advanced bead making, for both adults and youth. If you’ve ever wanted to learn the beautiful art of flameworking, look no further! Shop Upcoming Classes
Enameling Classes Enameling is the colorful result of fusing powdered glasses to metal, using high heat to form a durable vitreous coating. The first enamels date to the 6th Century BC, in ancient Cyprus. At The Crucible, we teach both traditional and experimental application techniques, onto various metals. Students make objects ranging from fine cloisonné jewelry to large-scale steel sculptures and wall pieces. Shop Upcoming Classes Upcoming Bay Area Enameling Courses Browse below for all upcoming
Ceramics and Pottery Classes Clay is a material rich in history and possibilities for art making. The Crucible offers a unique place to learn the different ceramic and pottery building techniques of pinching, coiling, and using slabs, in addition to press molds and slip casting with plaster molds. Students have the opportunity to explore different glazing techniques in low fire, high fire, and other firing alternatives, such as raku firing. Functional tableware, vessels, sculpture, installations, and mixed media—the possibilities
Blacksmithing Classes Learn how to heat steel in a forge and shape it with a hammer, anvil and chisel. Crucible blacksmithing courses teach smithing operations such as drawing, shrinking, bending, upsetting and punching, so you can make pieces of your own. Advanced classes introduce you to the power hammer, bladesmithing, forge welding, and ornamental ironwork. Shop Upcoming Classes Upcoming Bay Area Blacksmithing Courses Browse below for all upcoming Blacksmithing classes. Please note that due to safety
Adult Classes The Crucible offers adult classes, with a variety of formats, levels, and price points. Evening and weekend classes are designed for working and busy adults, and range from brief introductions to a studio area to weeklong or longer immersions that can transform a novice into a skilled and confident craftsperson. Please review The Crucible’s Health and Safety Guidelines before registering for a class. Shop All Adult Classes Our Departments