Sip and Art : Creating Custom Mugs with a Disublimation Press

Here is  a beginner-friendly evening workshop to pair with your favorite local beverage. BYOB!

Learn how marker drawings can be transferred onto ceramic mugs with the help of a cylindrical heat press. We will use markers and paper that transfer directly to the surface of prepared ceramic mugs. Each student will receive two mugs to experiment with. We will use our time together drawing and perfecting our designs, and will conclude the workshop by pressing each mug, making a microwave and dishwasher safe piece of functional art. 

All materials, 2 mugs, special markers, general merriment, and sublimation papers will be provided.  Just bring your creative spirit and your favorite beer or wine to enjoy as you craft or enjoy ArtWaves tea selection.

The instructor Phoebe Zildjian is an artist and educator based in Stonington, Maine. She holds a BFA in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design from Maine College of Art, and is the Fab Lab Coordinator at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts.Her passion lies with experimenting with new materials, techniques, and processes, and blending old and new types of making. She has taught students of all ages on topics ranging from molding and casting to knot making, from digital fabrication to historic techniques. She has been an artist in residence at Pocosin Arts in North Carolina, The Possible Zone in Massachusetts, and The Carpenter’s Boat Shop in Pemaquid, Maine.