Courses

Get your hands dirty! Brenda Parks will teach you the basics of clay on both the pottery wheel and through hand-building techniques. Learn about the different pottery tools, how to center on the wheel, and work on finishing with trimming and glazing. We will start with the basic cylinder, make your first cups, mugs, and possibly even a bowl! Join this course to learn the basics of wheel throwing and hand-building, and bring home some of your creations to use in your day to day!

Have some pottery experience? Want the opportunity to practice and improve? Join Leigh Merrit in the NBCCD Ceramics Studio and play with clay! Leigh will be there to support your journey as you work on your throwing techniques, centering, and trimming on a genuine potter's wheel. Leigh will even show you how to decorate your finished pieces, making them unique and truly yours. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity!

In this 5-day course, Karen will take you through all the steps of weaving on a floor loom - from measuring your warp threads to cutting your first project off the loom. She will guide you through the vocabulary of weaving and you will go home with your own handwoven scarf, shawl, or pair of tea towels. The creative choices will be up to you. A love of yarn is encouraged but no weaving experience is necessary!

During this intense 5-day workshop, learn to build your very own tenor ukulele from a pre-cut kit! Activities will include bracing the top and back, assembling the body, fretting, assembling the neck, glueing the bridge, installing the tuners, sanding, finishing and setting up. At the end of the week, we will be able to play a tune on our new ukulele.

Gain the skills and knowledge required to create custom-fit outfits from scratch with NBCCD Fashion alumna, Nicole Daigle, as your teacher. In this course, you will learn how to draft patterns from your (or a friend’s) measurements, alter them so they fit any body type perfectly, and manipulate those patterns into designs.

The ring, a simple, circular form, has been used as a powerful symbol of love, friendship, commitment, membership, and status throughout history. Join metalsmith Mackenzie Russell in this exciting and productive workshop where you will create five vastly different silver rings in five days. Explore a range of professional techniques from forming and soldering to polishing and stone setting. Don’t miss this immersive jewellery making experience! What will your rings symbolize?

Have some pottery experience? Want the opportunity to practice and improve? Join Leigh Merrit in the NBCCD Ceramics Studio and play with clay! Leigh will be there to support your journey as you work on your throwing techniques, centering, and trimming on a genuine potter's wheel. Leigh will even show you how to decorate your finished pieces, making them unique and truly yours. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity!

Have you been weaving for sometime and are looking to expand your knowledge? Is there a weave structure that you find interesting but are afraid to try? This workshop is for weavers who know the basics and are interested in learning something new! Come with ideas or structures that you are interested in and learn new skills in a supportive environment. If you have no clear project in mind, not to worry! After a discussion about your interests and what you want to do with weaving, Jacqueline will suggest some ideas from which you can choose.

Expand on the knowledge and skills you gained in Introduction to Pattern Drafting and learn to create custom-fit designs from scratch. You will learn more advanced ways to alter and manipulate basic patterns into your one-of-a-kind designs. Come with ideas of what you want to create, and we’ll go from there! If you don’t have a clear idea in mind, don’t worry! After discussing what kind of garments you would like to create, some ideas can be suggested to you from which you can choose.

Create your own magnificent tower of terracotta garden planters for your garden. No previous experience needed.