Sunday September 14th, 2025 9am to 4pm
Treat yourself to a day of creative expression and discovery! Join us at Whiting Mills for a full day to play with art. Your registration includes:
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Two 2.5 hour workshops
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Morning coffee, tea and treats
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Art goody bag
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Lunch
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Time to chat, share, and reflect with fellow artists and attendees.
Recommended for ages 16 and up.
Art Play Day
Off-the-Wall Landscapes
Landscapes are a wonderful subject for paintings to rekindle a memory or try to capture the beauty of the world. Join us for Art Play Day, when we’ll take those typical painted landscapes off the wall and replace them with glass and fiber instead!
Fuzzy Felted Landscape
Dana Rau, Author & Artist
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Felting is the art of taking loose fibers and turning them into fabric. In this workshop, we'll discuss the basics of landscape, the value of "under paintings", and practice dry felting techniques. Using a barbed needle, we'll felt wool roving onto a felt backing and add embroidered details. You'll leave with a miniature framed 3" x 4" masterpiece. No prior experience is necessary.
Serene Stained Glass Landscape
Karann Schaller, Sunlight Artistry
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Join Karann at the Sunlight Artistry studio to make a serene stained glass beach scene. This workshop is for beginners and experienced students alike. You will learn the basics of cutting glass and traditional copper foil techniques, including foiling, soldering, and finishing the perimeter with lead came. Please bring several of your favorite beach stones, shells, or glass to customize your artwork. Your finished suncatcher will be approximately 6" by 6", and ready to hang on a wall or window.
Art Play Day Schedule
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9:00 Coffee, Tea, and Treats
Check-in, introductions, and info to kick- off the day
9:30-12 Workshop One
12 to 1 Break for Lunch (included)
1 to 3:30 Workshop Two
3:30 to 4 Recap and Reflect
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**Please indicate your lunch choice when registering by writing in your selection in the "notes" section when you check out - Turkey & Bacon Wrap, Chicken Buffalo Wrap, or Tuna Salad Wrap. If you have dietary restrictions, please let us know.
Upcoming Classes - August
Stained Glass Pendant Workshop $55
Join Karann at the Sunlight Artistry studio at Whiting Mills to make a stained glass pedant. You will select glass in a variety of colors and textures, embellish with paint, paper or metallic leaf and fabricate your pendant using traditional copper foil and solder techniques. You will learn the basics of cutting glass, foiling, assembly, and soldering with lead-free solder. This is a beginner/intermediate class - prior experience is helpful but not necessary. Recommended for students aged 16 and up.
Saturday, August 16th, 10am - 12:30pm
Upcoming Classes - September
Leaded Stained Glass Panel Workshop
Join Karann at the Sunlight Artistry studio at Whiting Mills on to make a four or six panel leaded stained glass suncatcher. You will select pre-cut glass in a variety of colors and textures and assemble your piece using traditional lead-came techniques. You will learn the basics of cutting glass, cutting lead came, assembly, and soldering. You will also have the opportunity to decorate your glass with paper collage to add visual interest, if desired, or chose custom enamel-painted glass created by the artist to include in your suncatcher. Recommended for students aged 16 and up.
Intermediate Session $85
Saturday, September 27th 10:00am - 12:30pm
Stained Glass Earring Workshop $60
Join Karann at the Sunlight Artistry studio at Whiting Mills to make a pair of stained glass earrings. You will select glass in a variety of colors and textures and learn to create your earrings using traditional copper foil and solder techniques. You will learn the basics of cutting glass, foiling, assembly, and soldering with lead-free solder. This is a beginner/intermediate class - prior experience is helpful but not necessary. Recommended for students aged 16 and up.
Tuesday, September 30th
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Upcoming Classes - October
Stained Glass Moon Workshop $65
Join Karann at the Sunlight Artistry studio at Whiting Mills to make a magical, mystical moon suncatcher. You will select glass in a variety of colors and textures and learn to create your moon using traditional copper foil and solder techniques. You will learn the basics of cutting glass, foiling, assembly, and soldering. You will also have the opportunity to decorate your moon with beads, crystals, or paint. This is a beginner/intermediate class - prior experience is helpful but not necessary. Recommended for students aged 16 and up.
Wednesday, October 29th, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Sheet Glass
!now available for purchase
Earlier this year I had the opportunity to purchase a large amount of full sheets of glass. I'm still going through it to see what I have, but so far there are many beautiful pieces of vintage glass including some Uroboros gems. I'm sorting, cutting, and pricing some of this glass, and it will be available for purchase. Students receive 20% OFF all glass purchases. Minimum size 6" by 12". There were also some casualties of the move, so I have some bins of freebees - good for students or for glass mosaics artists.
Stained Glass Care
Stained glass artwork contains LEAD in the solder and lead came. Wash hands after handling the artwork and, as a general precaution, keep the artwork away from children.
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Metal solder and came oxidizes over time – this is a natural process that cannot be avoided, and can occur faster in different environments. To clean and polish your artwork, apply a generous amount of lemon oil (inexpensive lemon oil for cleaning wood furniture is fine). Wipe the oil on the leadwork and glass, and carefully polish with a dry clean cloth until the surface is dry. If needed, you can follow up with alcohol or glass cleaner on the glass portions only, to remove any remaining oily residue from the artwork. If areas on the solder or lead came appear with heavy oxidation (white crusty appearance), these areas can be cleaned with steel wool or the rough side of green or blue sponge, being careful not to scratch the glass, then polished with lemon oil.
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Avoid immersion in soap and water, as some of my artwork contains paper or wood components that will warp or discolor when wet.
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Terms & Conditions
Every piece of artwork from Sunlight Artistry is designed and hand-made by the artist/owner. As such, there will be differences in color, texture, and glass opacity between pieces fabricated in the same lot, using the same design. No two pieces will be identical. Capturing the complexity and beauty of stained glass artwork is challenging and I am not a professional photographer, so I try my best to post photos that adequately reflect my artwork. Each piece is an original design by Sunlight Artistry and should not be reproduced by anyone without explicit permission.
I reserve the right to change prices on any item at any time, as material and shipping costs are constantly changing.
Shipping and Returns
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All sales are final.
Please allow at least 5-7 business days for items to ship.
Most items will ship via USPS or UPS with tracking. I am happy to help you track a shipment, but Sunlight Artistry is not responsible for artwork lost by a shipping carrier.
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If any artwork is damaged during shipping, please contact me directly within 48 hours of receiving the item and I will work with you on getting it repaired in a timely fashion.