UC Davis Craft Center

A group of volunteers, student managers and instructors at the End of the Quarter party.
Studios have been cleaned, summer term classes scheduled and we are ready to open for summer term on Monday, June 22 at 12:30 pm

Registration for summer term starts Wednesday, June 24 at 12:30 pm
Register on rec.ucdavis.edu

Check out the classes! Some new ones too!

We look forward to seeing you!

Image description- a group of instructors, student managers, staff and volunteers sitting on the sofas in the lobby of the Craft Center.

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Spring quarter is done!
And we look forward to seeing you when summer term starts June 22.
Registration for UCD students and everyone at least 18 years old starts June 24 at 12:30 pm.
Registration at rec.UCDavis.edu

One of the new classes offered is:
Ceramics
Handbuilding: Organic Forms

Learn to make housewares, sculptures and boxes using wabi sabi pinched
construction, kurinuki hollowing forms techniques, African coiling and
polishing techniques and slab patterns. Surface decoration includes
marbling, carving, underglazing and glazing. Projects are fun and easy
to make and you also receive personalized support for your own ideas.

Schedule Fri, Jul 17 2026 - Fri, Aug 21 2026 1:00 - 4:00pm

Image description- block of wabi sabi pinched
construction

Wishing you good luck 🍀 on finals!

Advanced Glass Fusing frit and powders class ended their last class this quarter with a beautiful donation of glass.

The Craft Center will be observing Memorial Day and weekend and will be closed May 23-25

We close for spring quarter on June 4 at 5 pm

Imagine description:
The advanced glass fusion class participants holding up glass in various colors in the glass studio.
We appreciate the donation very much and we also want to thank 2 of our awesome glass fusion instructors - Maria and Mica for picking up the glass and making the connection for the donation.

This is one Koopa shell we are keeping.
Koopa jokes? They’re turtle-y awesome.
You’re Koopa-ble of anything!

Look at this amazing turtle backpack made by awesome leather instructor

Image description
1- Francisco holding the beautiful turtle backpack he made, at the front desk at the Craft Center. Seeing the backpack from the front, which a green turtle shell.

2- the leather backpack laying on the counter of the front desk- green leather turtle shell showing

3 - same as image 2 - showing more of the straps that are used to carry the backpack on your back.

4 - poor turtle is turned over and belly up to show the handcrafted leather artwork.








Sign up in summer term for a chance to make cool leather artwork

We are excited to collaborate with ASUCD Whole Earth Festival.
Stickers made at the Craft Center.
Whole Earth Festival is May 8-10 at the Memorial Union Quad
Come by and see the Craft Center booth with student managers, instructors and volunteers selling their beautiful art.

Image description:
1 - round dark blue sign saying Whole Earth Festival with a yellow sun in the center surrounded by astrophages
2 - square orange sign with an orange rising sun saying Whole Earth Festival above 2 people on a tandem bike.





🎶

National Volunteer Week is celebrated April 19-25, focusing on recognizing the impact of volunteers on communities.
Established in 1974, this annual week highlights , thanks, and inspires volunteers across the U.S.

We couldn’t run the Craft Center without our wonderful and amazing volunteers.
Thank you so much for contributing to making the Craft Center the Happiest Place to Craft


Image description;
1- wall of individual pictures of staff and front desk volunteers at the Craft Center
2 - wall of individual pictures of some of our amazing front desk volunteers (not everyone have had their picture taken yet)

Thank you!!!

Ready for The California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Arts (CCACA).
Will be held on April 24-25, 2026.
Craft Center managers and instructors will have their beautiful pieces on display at Logos Bookstore in Davis.
https://davislibraryfriends.org/logosbooks/

For more information on on CCACA see
https://shop.natsoulas.com/store-ccaca

Image description-
Large finger with nail made out of clay next to studio manager and ceramics fairy Allie and extremely large porcelain vase made out of clay.
The finger was created by ceramic studio manager Mikey R and the vase was created by previous instructor .ik

Ever been curious about the wild and wooly world of needle felting? Needle felting is the process of working wool with a special needle that catches the fibers and tangles them, allowing us to mold a shape! In this class you will learn all about the materials and tools involved in needle-felting, along with the foundational techniques required.

The class is scheduled to start April 23, 2-4 pm - we need a few more people to sign up for this fun class.
Rec.ucdavis.edu

Sign up today.

Image descriptions:
1 - hand made felt dolls made into fruit people - peas, watermelon, corn, red beet, carrot, blueberry, strawberry and red grapes in a braided basket.
2 - felted bug/butterfly with colorful brown, yellow and red wings. Felted dolls in the background.
3 - 10 felted dolls in various colors and shades included red, brown, blue, purple, white and green. Some wearing skirts/dresses and others with pants.
4 - Your holiday gnome with a red hat and long beard.
5 - The farm including 5 cows and calves, 3 pigs and the 2 farmers one in overalls and a hat and one in a dress holding a egg basket.