Access At CVUHS

Join Andrew Duling, a professional wood turner, to make your first hardwood bowl! Each participant will receive a hardwood blank and have their own lathe to use during class. Learn how to use and work safely on a lathe. Turn a blank into a beautiful wooden bowl and gain the confidence needed to start a new hobby! Safety practices, proper tool use, and properties of wood will be covered. All materials and use of equipment included in the fee. Bring safety eye goggles and wear closed toed shoes. No loose clothing! Wear your hair tied back or wear a hat. Appropriate for high-school aged students and older. Watch the life of a wooden bowl turner...https://youtu.be/B4or0amjL2w "Andy is very knowledgeable and incredibly patient with students. He is a great instructor!" "Very knowledgeable teacher and very patient, great at explaining, cannot say enough how good he was!"

Celebrate the joy and traditions of the Lunar New Year with Evelyn in this engaging and flavorful cooking class. The evening begins with Yee Sang, also known as the prosperity tossed salad—a vibrant and symbolic dish popular in Malaysia and other parts of Southeast Asia. Evelyn will guide you through the colorful array of ingredients that make up this festive salad, each carrying its own special meaning of abundance, health, and good fortune. Together, you’ll learn how to prepare and assemble Yee Sang before joining in the fun tradition of tossing it high for prosperity. To finish the evening on a sweet note, you’ll enjoy Taiwanese baked mochi, made with coconut milk for a rich and chewy texture. This comforting treat pairs beautifully with the celebration, offering a taste of another cherished Asian tradition. Throughout the class, Evelyn will share captivating stories about Lunar New Year customs, exploring how different cultures across Asia celebrate with unique foods, rituals, and delicacies. Whether you’re curious about the traditions or simply love trying new dishes, this class promises an evening filled with culture, flavor, and festive cheer. This is a participatory cooking class. A small group of 3-4 students will work together at each cooking station to complete the recipe on the night's menu. "Evelyn is an amazing instructor. She’s passionate about food from her native country and excited to share her knowledge."

Unlock the power of composition and take your photography to the next level! In this class, we’ll explore key principles like balance, framing, simplicity, leading lines, symmetry, perspective, and many more to create visually compelling images. Learn how to guide the viewer’s eye Discover the impact of color Explore what can be done with post-processing to further improve your photo Join this workshop and elevate your photographic storytelling through composition! This is an online and interactive workshop presentation using Zoom. An email will be sent prior to the start date with information on how to join. "Bernhard is a fountain of information which he is willing to share. I want to take any class he was signed up to teach. Actually, that is why I signed up for all his classes."

This 2-session course will introduce students to their DSLR’s priority and full manual modes. By learning how and when to use each mode, students will gain greater creative control over their cameras. More advanced composition concepts will also be discussed based on students questions, levels and experience. Students will need to have a DSLR, mirrorless, or fixed lens camera capable of aperture and shutter priority and full manual modes. Long exposure and light painting will require a tripod. Session 1: This class will explain the exposure triangle and how to set exposure. Students will be introduced to and encouraged to explore of their camera’s priority modes. Exposure Triangle Aperture Priority Mode Shutter Speed Priority Mode Session 2: This class will build in the information from the previous class by delving deeper into the app and its features. Full Manual Mode Advanced Compositions Creative Explorations (Long exposure, ICM, Light painting) Requirement: DSLR Camera

Join Molly Hall to create a festive holiday gnome using needle felting techniques & cut fabric. In this class, participants will be guided through the steps of needle felting wool to create a cute decorative gnome. In this workshop you will learn: Overview of needle felting tools & materials. How to create dimension & shape. Add decorative embellishments with a hot glue gun. All materials included. Each participant will go home with one needle felted gnome. Felting is a great way to unwind and encourage your creativity – come have some fun! No experience necessary! For ages 9 and above. Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult who is also registered. Needle felting requires the use of very sharp needles & manual dexterity. Please note that these gnomes are decorative & not toys for young children or pets. "Molly provides great overall instructions and individual guidance as needed. Wonderful music in the background contributed to a relaxing atmosphere while we basked in the calm of poking wool with special needles... creating individual works of art." "Molly is a talented and joyful human that shares her art with other generously. I felt safe to learn and excited about felting under her guidance. I would not hesitate to recommend her classes."

Come learn the art of needle felting and create a two-dimensional wool sculpture using a special barbed needle. We will use cookie cutters to help create a fun holiday shape (trees, candy canes, etc.). Add a pin to turn your design into a brooch, or add some string to create a hanging ornament. Needles, wool roving, cookie cutters, and other felting materials will be provided. No experience necessary. Ages 14 and up. Students aged 10-13 are welcome with a caregiver who should also register for the class.

Join us for this fun, informative class to learn how to knit a hat! You will learn to Cast On, Knit, Purl, Decrease, and Bind Off. We will talk about yarn, needles, gauge, tools of the trade, and pattern reading. Hats are fun to knit and wear, plus they make great handmade gifts. If you’ve done a bit of knitting before, this class is just the thing to take you through the next steps in your journey! Required Materials: Yarn: 145 - 200 Yards of #5 Bulky Weight Yarn (Berroco Ultra Wool Chunky or similar) Knitting Needles: US 10 or 10.5 16” Circular Needle (to start knitting the ribbing of the hat), US 10 or 10.5 Double Pointed Needles (to decrease for the crown of the hat) Other Tools: Darning Needle, Stitch Marker (or scrap yarn), scissors Optional Materials (if you want to add a pompom): Yarn: 10-20 yards matching or contrasting yarn for pompom (this can be any weight yarn and is a fun way to use up scraps!) Tools: PomPom Maker or some pieces of cardboard If you choose to visit Must Love Yarn to purchase any of the supplies needed for class, you can enjoy a 15% discount. Mention at checkout that you are taking a CVU Access class with Krista Atkeson. "Loved the class. Krista was wonderfully patient and the class varied widely in their skill set. "Krista does a great job explaining the knitting basics and provides the class with additional website resources to help us complete our projects."

Join us as we discover best practices for figurative and scenic painting while having fun and connecting with other artists. Each session we will be examining two or more fundamental techniques, and we will each have a hand picked subject to work on: either figurative or scenic. Students will learn the Frank Reilly Palette for portrait painting; examine artists like George Bridgman. The first class we will do introductions and the instructor will do a portrait in real time along with the class week to week. Artists are encouraged to paint what they like and to ask questions of each other as well as the instructor as we paint as a group together and dig deeper into what goes into making a fantastic oil painting. This is an upper intermediate class so prior experience with oils is required. Session 1 - Go over tools, materials. Go over Reilly pallet Students will paint on canvas and we will gesso and sand our canvases. We will start our underdrawings. Session 2 - We will continue our underdrawings and finish ideally halfway through the session We will then “ ink ‘ our faces or scenes in a sepia tone raw umber. George Bridgman will be covered during the drawing component of the class. Session 3- We will do a first pass on our faces mixing our paint with Gambol which is a drying medium which also allows the paint to be applied in washes. We will go for an average color that we can see throughout the reference image. Session 4 - We will do the Form Pass in which we paint over our first coat using oil paint with no additives. Fat over lean will be covered and why we adhere to the Fat over Lean rule. Students are encouraged to view the room! Session 5 - We will continue to work on our faces, or scenes. Students are encouraged to continue to network and share ideas and approaches. Students, please bring your own painting materials together with photos, objects, or ideas of what you want to explore in paint. Table top easels are available for use during class. (Note: Only odorless solvents are allowed in the CVU building such as Terpenoid or Gamsol) Recommended age: 18+

This is an open studio style, 10-session workshop, designed for those that have taken the Access Bowl Turning Workshop with Eddie previously OR those that feel comfortable in a woodworking shop and can use a lathe independently. With a small class size, this allows each student to work on their own lathe while Eddie supervises and helps wood bowl turners as needed. Blanks will be available to purchase ($10 each- cash), or BYO wood blanks. Want to buy your own gouge? Contact us for recommendations. Wear closed toed shoes, hat (hair tied back), and bring your own protective eye wear/goggles. No loose clothing or accessories! "Eddie and this class was just the bowl-turning experience I was looking for. I’d had some prior turning instruction and time on the lathe, but with Eddie I was able to work semi-independently, make my own errors, ask for advice and really progress. Hope to be able to continue with the class and to improve from here."- Student Spring 2025- In the Shop!

Permaculture is a design science rooted in the observation of natural systems. Join us as we dive into the principles of permaculture and learn how to design ways of living that have the stability and resiliency of natural systems. In this class we focus on positive solutions for creating and managing systems for food, medicine, water, shelter, and more. Permaculture is a multi-disciplinary art form, drawing from the physical sciences, architecture, nutrition, the healing arts, traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), and spirituality. The ethical underpinnings that guide permaculture are simple yet powerful: take care of earth, take care of the people, and share the surplus. "Jacob is so full of information, he is bursting at the seams." "Excellent class, absolutely love Jacob’s lectures! My husband and I look forward to them all month."

The PhotoPills App is a comprehensive "Swiss Army knife" for photographers, offering extensive tools for planning shoots, including day, night, and astrophotography. Its broad range of tools (or “pills” how they call them) make it very versatile, but also rather intimidating to use for novices. This lecture gives an introduction to the app and guides through several scenarios how to plan photoshoots like aligning a rising full moon with a building or a mountain. This is an online and interactive workshop presentation using Zoom. An email will be sent prior to the start date with information on how to join. "Bernhard is a fountain of information which he is willing to share. I want to take any class he was signed up to teach. Actually, that is why I signed up for all his classes."

Have you written a book, or thinking of writing a book? What’s the best way to publish? Where do I even start? Author and Writing Coach Annalisa Parent works closely with publishing industry professionals to get the most current information. She will share with you the ins and outs of publishing today, from self publishing to hybrid to traditional. In this introductory class, you will learn the pros and cons for each publishing avenue. Take the next steps to a becoming a best-seller! This class will meet online via Zoom. You will receive an email prior to the start date of your class with information on how to participate.

Join Heather for a four week series, exploring yoga asana (postures), breathing, and meditation. This class will feature asana to warm you up, with breathing exercises throughout to improve clarity, we will end with a short meditation to help you clear your mind and feel ready for your next day. Feel good in body, mind, and spirit! Give yourself the gift of yoga breathing, movement and meditation as we shift and settle into a New Year. This class is suitable for all levels. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a yoga mat and any props you enjoy. We'll also have some mats available to borrow.

This yoga class moves slowly and with intention so that the student can focus on being in the present moment. The integration of breath while holding poses for longer periods of time allows students the option to go deeper in a pose or find more softness. Suitable for beginners and seasoned practitioners alike. Bring your mat and water bottle, as well as blocks and strap (towel), if available. We will have some yoga mats & blocks available to borrow. Note: Jane Taylor will fill-in for Ellen on October 16th. "Ellen is a wonderful instructor, love her and her yoga classes!"