$69 for a Beginners' Welding, Steel-Sculpting, or Aluminum Painting with a Torch Class at Vesper College ($300 Value)

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Choose from Three Options

• $69 for a Melding with Welding beginners' welding class (a $300 value)
• $69 for a Pinching Giacometti steel-sculpting class (a $300 value)
• $69 for a Torching a Motherwall aluminum-sculpting class (a $300 value)

Each five-hour metal-manipulating class, which includes all necessary materials, begins with a lecture on the history, innovations, and artistic techniques of the chosen medium. Afterwards, six to eight students follow along as the instructor demonstrates how to weld a flint-and-bone sculpture to a stainless-steel stand using tungsten inert gas (Melding with Welding), bend steel into the form of an abstract humanoid in the style of Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti (Pinching Giacometti), or paint a piece of aluminum using a gas torch (Torching a Motherwall). An included glass of wine stimulates creative impulses, and after an end-of-class critique, students return home with their creations in tow. All three classes are held at the same time on Monday, Thursday, and every other Sunday.