Our mission is to create opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to discover, learn and practice traditional and contemporary craft techniques, with a special focus on natural materials. We seek to build a community of people who possess the inspiration, knowledge and skills to live well, with mindfulness and the enhanced sense of purpose that comes from working with your hands.
Main Street Studio is supported by our community, through memberships, art/craft programming, and purchases of one-of-a-kind handmade works. If you are curious, imaginative, and collaborative, you'll fit right in!
Craft Workshop
October 19 & 26 - Learn to Cane Chairs
Looking for a way to restore an antique, flea market find, or family heirloom chair that has a broken lattice type seat? Many chairs can be easily repaired by re-caning the seats, weaving new strands of cane into a sturdy pattern that will last for years.
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Fiber Workshop
Tuesday, October 22 - Felted Monsters
Squishy bodies, toothy grins and lots of eyeballs! Mallory Zondag, contemporary textile artist, will show us how to create your own squishy creature made entirely of wool using both wet felting and needle felting techniques.
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Watercolor Painting Workshop
November 8 - Watercolor Holiday Cards
Head into the busy holiday season with a little creativity and mindfulness that comes with watercolor painting. Create a set of hand painted watercolor holiday cards that will be ready to send off to family and friends with Mary Jo Bradley!
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Fiber Workshop
Tuesday, December 3 - Needle Felted Ornaments
Learn the sculptural and stress relieving art of needle felting while celebrating the little things that make our shared traditions so special… ornaments! In this two-hour workshop, contemporary fiber artist, Mallory Zondag, will show us how to create bold patterns and swirling colors using hand-dyed local sheep wool!
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Fiber Workshop
Sunday, December 15 - Felted Bowls from Wooden Forms
Join us for this four-hour workshop with Mallory Zondag where you will learn and explore the ancient and awesome art of wet felting to create your own unique felted bowl that is sculpted using wooden bowl forms, hand turned on a lathe in the Studio.
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Community and Artist Collab
September 15 - 30 - Ewe & Us
Join us for three weeks of activities with local wool producing farms and local artists that mold, weave and sculpt their rich fleeces into inspiring works of art.
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Exhibit
Sep 26 - Oct 7, 2022 - The Art of Wood Fire
The Art of Wood Fire” showcases the work of a group of ceramics artists from across the Northeast who share in a twice-yearly communal firing with Dan Greenfeld, at a very special wood fired kiln in Charlton, NY.
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Exhibit & Market
Jun 3,4,5 & Jun 10, 11, 12, 2022 - Charlton Makes!
The show features 20+ artists and makers from Charlton and neighboring towns and includes hand-made furniture, fine metal work, pottery, painting, sculpture, photography, musical instruments, home & garden, jewelry, serving ware and local products.
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