Learn tools and techniques to communicate the value of your work to potential customers.
Learn how to prepare a simple business plan, in arts-friendly language, to help you organize all the various aspects of your artistic practice and make informed business decisions.
We’ll get that old dusty hand plane back into action in this one day workshop with instructors Steve Skornicka and Noah Smith. We will polish, sharpen, and tune up the body of your hand plane to get it into user ready condition.
Join us at the Stubnitz Environmental Center for an exclusive one-day Lumber Grading course led by industry veteran Bob Vogel, former CEO of Hardwoods of Michigan. In 2010, Bob was named as one of North Americas 50 most influential people in the hardwood lumber Industry.
Learn how to use basic household tools that you might find in an everyday toolbox. This course will help you feel more comfortable when tackling your own projects or fixing simple items that break in your home.
Have you ever wanted to unlock the secrets of a razor-sharp edge? Join Windsor Chairmaker Luke Barnett and Woodworking Instructor Steve Skornicka for a one day workshop on sharpening hand planes and chisels. The key to using hand tools correctly is a sharp edge - learn how the masters make it look so easy.
Learn how to use basic household tools that you might find in an everyday toolbox. This course will help you feel more comfortable when tackling your own projects or fixing simple items that break in your home.
Learn how to think creatively about diversifying your funding streams by exploring different models for generating value, resources, and revenue. On the most basic level, capital can be anything that has value and helps in the production of other goods. Explore traditional, new, and hybrid funding models.
Learn how to build your portfolio as a woodworker and how to market to your target audience. As part of this course, SBWI student Joshua Lutz will be doing a demonstration on building a woodworker website using SquareSpace. Learn how to set up a domain name. Bring your laptop and build along with him. Be sure to have a few images of your work, and some wording like your bio or artist statement.
