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16 New Classes This Fall!
We always get suggestions on classes from students and this fall many of your requests are becoming a reality! Our glass blowing area is exploding with eight new classes and we are very excited to now offer a leather working class. Also after an overwhelming plea from a well known epicurious website our foundry department has developed a custom waffle iron class. We can’t wait for the tasty last day of that class!
Design and Make Your Own Waffle Iron {Sign Up Now}
Have you ever wanted to make your own Waffle Iron? If so this class is for you! From design to casting, we will take you through the steps to create a stovetop waffle iron of your own design.
 Glass Powder Painting {Sign Up Now}
This workshop uses fusible glass powders to create “drawn” or “painted” images that are kiln fired on multiple layers of glass. The layers are then fused into a single block of glass revealing a picture or design with dimensional qualities.
Kiln-Formed Recycled Glass Tableware {Sign Up Now}
The goal of this class is to make a dinner ware set of four, including large plates, salad plates, desert plates and coasters, by repurposing and re-melting window and plate glass.
 Glass Paper Weights {Sign Up Now}
An excellent beginning class for anyone wanting to dabble in hot glass. In this entry level one-day workshop you will learn to gather molten glass out of the furnace, apply color, learn various simple techniques to manipulate and shape the molten glass, as well as, proper use and terminology of traditional glass blowing tools.
 Decorative Glass Pumpkins {Sign Up Now}
With the supportive guidance of the instructor, students will learn to safely work with molten glass, gather glass out of the furnace, apply colors, and finally shape and sculpt the molten glass into their very own unique glass pumpkins that are not just great for holidays but all year round.
Glass Ornaments {Sign Up Now}
In this one day workshop you will wor k in a safe and supportive environment as the instructor guides you through the process of basic glass blowing to help you create your very own one of a kind hand blown glass ball ornaments. You will learn to gather molten glass out of the furnace, apply color, blow a hollow vessel and finally attach a hot glass loop to hang your ornaments from.
Glass: Hot to Cold {Sign Up Now}
In this class you will have the opportunity learn the basic techniques taught in the Introduction to Glass Blowing class with the added bonus of learning basic cold working skills to finish your work.
 Cups & Drinks Tumblers {Sign Up Now}
Learn to hone and fine-tune your skills creating variations of cups and drinking tumblers. Various tumbler shapes and attachments will be taught during class, with an emphasis on teamwork, punties, wraps, handles and repetition. You will make various individual tumblers, as well as, a matching set.
Glass Ladling Into Sand Molds {Sign Up Now}
Learn to make a temporary mold of sand and ladle molten glass directly into the mold. This is an exciting and often fast paced activity that yields instant gratification.
 Hot Glass Casting Into Metal Forms {Sign Up Now}
This exciting new class will be taught by our Founder, Michael Sturtz! Learn to fabricate shapes, containers and forms for ladle and punty glass casting. A variety of materials such as fabricated steel, cast iron, bronze, copper and graphite forms will be explored and experiment with.
Lab: Glass Blowing {Sign Up Now}
Studio Access Labs provide an opportunity to hone the skills you’ve learned in class, without having to spend a fortune setting up your own shop. Finish that elusive project, or start a new one.
Texture Techniques For Metal Clay Artists {Sign Up Now}
This class is for Metal Clay artists interested in creating original textures, which will be used for surface enhancement of your projects. Using the textures you’ll create two to three pieces of jewelry.
All Linked Up: Art Cla y Silver {Sign Up Now}
This two half day workshop you’ll use Art Clay Silver, Art Clay Copper and Quick Fire Bronze clays to create links for a long elegant necklace. After the metal clay is fired, your links will be connected with wire cut and forged into jump rings.
Hollow Form Earrings with ARCHiTexture Ear Wire {Sign Up Now}
Two different Metal Clay techniques will be used to create two pairs of hollow silver beads. You will then use sterling silver wire to make elegant earring forms to show off the handmade beads. You may bring your own decorative beads to enhance and wear with ARCHiTextural ear wire.
Intermediate Mechanics For Artists {Sign Up Now}
Take your mechanical sculpture to the ne xt level by delving into construction techniques, geometry, and problem solving for mechanisms and contraptions of all sorts. You’ll make gears, learn how to work with four-bar movements, and practice mapping out mechanisms on paper or using computer drafting.
Introduction to Leather Working {Sign Up Now}
In this class you will learn techniqu es for working with leather, including cutting, edging, stitching, dyeing and oiling. Setting rivets, and adding hardware like buckles will also be covered as well is design and safety issues. Each student will make a belt and at least one bag (either a hand bag with a strap or a belt pouch).
Youth Fall After-School and Weekend Classes
Back to school time is upon us and many schools have the basics in math, science and English covered. However sadly many arts programs that keep youth engage and their creativity alive are vanishing. Keep their creativity sparked with an after-school class or a weekend experience.
 After-School Classes
Mondays • Sept 26 – Nov 7
Youth Extreme Gizmos (ages 8-11) 4-6pm
Youth Blacksmithing (ages 12-17) 4-6:30pm
Youth Glass Flameworking (ages 12-17) 4-6pm
Youth Introduction to Welded Sculpture (ages 12-18) 4-6:30pm
Weekend Intensives
Saturday & Sunday • Nov 12-13 • 10am-2pm
Youth Blacksmithing
Youth Glass Flameworking
Youth MIG Welding
HAPPENINGS AT THE CRUCIBLE :::::::::::::::::::::::::::
 The Crucible’s Youth Internship Program
The Crucible is thrilled to announce our second year of our youth internship program, called Fuego, sponsored by CASS, Custom Alloy Scrap Sales, Inc. Fuego, a leadership opportunity for high school students who are excited about deepening their technical skills, learning leadership skills, and supporting The Crucible’s youth classes, is The Crucibles’ newest addition to our youth program.  The summer of 2010 was the first year, and six students were selected to intern with staff who teach youth summer camps in welding, foundry, glass flameworking, jewelry and blacksmithing.
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Resolve to Create
The winner for August is **Drum Roll Please**
Treigh L.
“I resolve to create Balinese gongs.”
Congratulations Treigh, we can’t wait to hear the beautiful tone of your gongs! Don’t worry if your name was not drawn this month; you’re still eligible for future drawings. So what’s your creative resolution for 2011? Please share with us at resolvetocreate@thecrucible.org. Send us your resolution and picture, and you’ll be entered into a drawing for free tuition on a Crucible class!
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EVENTS :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
 Fireside Lounge: Playa Bound
Friday, August 19, 2011 • 6:30-9:30pm
At The Crucible
$10 at Door / Free for Crucible Members
The Crucible wants to help you get ready for Burning Man, and we're making it easy and fun for you to address those last minute playa needs.
Bring your not-yet-spectacular playa hats, coats, skirts, dresses or boots! We'll help you with ideas from our Textiles and Kinetics department on how to embellish your playa fancies.
Cool Neon will be on hand to sell and explain their electroluminescent wire and you can pick some up to add to your costumes and bikes. Don't have a bike? We got Bikes! We will have playa bikes for sale here at The Crucible.
Check out our Hot Wheels program, and see our display of motorcycles and
Explore our kinetics department with our art gallery filled with art that moves, dances, blinks, beeps, and even makes cocktails.
We will have tried and true fashion experts, vending from Tamo Design, Miss Velvet Cream, Miranda Caroligne, SilverLucy Design and more.
While you are shopping and crafting check out the daring dances from our Fire Performance department accented by large bursts of fire from our Crucible custom made stage poofers.
Sign up for classes and you can learn how to spin fire, hoop fire, or even breathe fire.
We will also have resident youth artists on hand that are a part of the Black Rock Arts Foundation (BRAF) Bike Bridge project. They have been training through The Crucible's youth summer camp in preparation for the project, learning welding and bicycle building skills. Check our their completed art bikes, showing off thier new skills and learn more about the Bike Bridge project.
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 Art & Soul
Saturday and Sunday, August 20 & 21, 2011 • 12-6pm
Downtown Oakland
Join us at Art & Soul this month…stop by to say hi, check out some fantastic art and grab a new class schedule.
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 Castaways to Treasures: Jewelry Swap Meet
Saturday, August 20, 2011 • 12:00-4:00pm
At The Crucible
Come on down to check out the Women’s Jewelry Association first ever Jewelry Swap Meet at The Crucible. Jewelers from the association will be here swapping goods and will also have lots of beautiful things for you to buy. This event will be open to the public for a $5 donation at the door. Spread the word, bring your friends, and get ready to grab up some great deals!
INDUSTRIAL ARTS NOW ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
 Flux Foundation
The Crucible relocated to West Oakland in 2003, and became a pillar in the arts community, offering accessible classes, facilities, and events that showcased exciting and innovative industrial arts. Now, eight years later, West Oakland is the center of industrial arts, and our neighbors include: American Steel, which houses dozen of artists. A new and exciting arts community is springing out of American Steel: The Flux Foundation.
The mission of the Flux Foundation is to engage people in designing and building large-scale public art as a catalyst for education, collaboration and empowerment. The tag line of The Flux Foundation is building art through community, building community through art. Please do check them out at www.fluxfoundation.org.
Also check out pictures of their latest project, BrollyFlock…
The Crucible looks forward to exciting new neighbors that are building community through public art!
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Join our volunteer crew and participate first-hand in the development of this innovative organization. We're looking for motivated individuals who want to donate their skills and enthusiasm to assist us in our office and studio, during youth programs or during special events. Even better, the hours you donate will be logged toward class discounts!
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