Molesky Series For Accessible & Universal Learning: Pen Turning with Palo Coleman

One Thursday, 6:00 PM- 9:00 PM

Class meets May 9, In Studio

Tuition: $82 (Log in for membership discount prices)

Description:

This is a single workshop that teaches you from start to finish, how to “turn” a wooden pen on a lathe. Leave this course with a new understanding of turning, a unqiue pen that you created, and the knowledge for how to continue to make your own pens at home. 

This class is specifically designed to accommodate and welcome people with a range of neurodiversities including ASD, ADHD, and other types of thinking across the spectrum. The instructor himself is neurodivergent, and wishes to create a communally supportive class for his students. The Molesky Series is also designed to accommodate and welcome individuals with physical disabilities, and individuals seeking a small, judgment-free learning envioment. Students may contact the instructor beforehand to discuss ways to best facilitate their learning experience.

Note:

-Full and partial scholarships are available for this course, and we encourage interested persons to reach out to the office at education@lexart.org.

-Instructor Palo Coleman's contact number for learning need inquiries: (617) 386-9682

These classes are funded, in part, by the Lory D. Molesky Scholarship Fund. To learn more about the fund click on this link: https://www.lexart.org/lmolesky-scholarship.

About the instructor: Palo Coleman grew up in Northern California where he spent a lot of time in the woods, taught himself building skills and developed an interest in small-scale living. Now living with his wife and family in Cambridge, he continues to experiment in myriad woodworking techniques and is a tiny-house builder. Past projects include a living playground in Waitsfield, Vermont’s elementary school; making a vertical garden system; constructing medieval games for the Fuller Craft Museum; and developing a portable studio with Japanese-wood siding. He has an obsession with how things work and are put together, and he likes to bring that obsession into classroom and woodworking shop.

Click here to read more about Molesky Series instuctor Palo Coleman.

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