Using the mid-19th century theories of Rufus Porter, students will learn the basic ideas of painting a view. Capturing the beauty of a place through the expression of a painting is a wonderful experience.
In this workshop, students can expect to get an introduction to the basic techniques for woodworking. This workshop will be geared towards the beginner woodworker who has little or no previous experience.
Join us as we celebrate our 40th Anniversary and 2025 Preservation Achievement Award Winners at the historic Tilton School.
Learn ways to reimagine future purposes for former religious properties in this free webinar.
In this class, students will learn how to build a traditional window sash using primarily hand tools. This class is geared towards beginner and intermediate skill levels.
This course offers an introduction to the basic skills and understanding for re-creating classic Timber Frame “mortise-and-tenon” structures, emblematic of pre-industrial buildings in New England.
In this workshop, participants will assemble a flat and a curved tester high post bed and explore all the different possible ways of dressing that bed for both a high style and rural setting.
In this multi-disciplinary workshop, students will divide their time between the broom shop, making a brush with Sanborn Mills Farm broom-maker Larry Antonuk, and the smithy, forging the ironwork to complete a tool set with Garry Kalajian.
Learn the step by step processes used to design and create a decorative plaster piece.
