THURSDAYS, AUGUST 6 and 13 | 6 PM - 8 PM | *choose: $40 | $50 | $60 Per Class
Join 2026 Teaching Fellow Sarah K. Williams for this exciting workshop that explores the art of complex patterning in cheese plate construction. Using carefully cut cheeses and seasonal produce, participants will create repeated, radiating and symmetrical designs through the thoughtful arrangement of edible shapes. Drawing inspiration from a range of genres, including quiltmaking, abstract painting, minimalism, and sci-fi architecture, we consider the visual rhythm of flavor. Alongside art and design, we will also learn about local cheeses, herbs, and vegetables while engaging in the meditative practice of building edible artworks.
CLASS 1 Pattern and Color Story
Participants will create individual cheese plates using a provided design as a guide. We will focus on color and pattern as a way to enhance the snacking experience. Choose from an array of cheese and produce to develop your individualized color story, while learning techniques to bring your design to life, at a level of detail and precision that speaks to you. Take home your tasty construction and a design guide to impress future guests at your next gathering!
CLASS 2 Architecture, Shape, and Verticality
Participants will create individual cheese plates using a provided design as a guide. Elaborating on techniques developed in Class one, we will focus on the architectural possibilities of plate building, with attention to shape and verticality as a way of highlighting the natural expressivity of vegetables. Take home your tasty construction and a design guide to impress future guests at your next gathering!
* Each class can be taken separately, and neither requires particular skill sets. Class Two invites a slightly more advanced approach for those with an interest in detail and precision.
Pre-registration is required.
Location: Main Campus. Look for Craigardan Event sign at the end of Main Campus driveway (two “doors” west of the farm store, towards Keene). Google Maps Link
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*PROGRAM FEE STRUCTURE
While many of our programs are free, we also offer classes and events with a fee. There are three prices to choose from on a sliding scale:
subsidized $40 | regular fee $50 | help others $60 - PER CLASS
Upon registration, we trust you to choose the right fee that matches what you can afford. Do you need financial assistance? Can you pay the regular rate? Do you have the ability to pay a bit more and make funds available for others?
If in doubt, give us a call at 518.242.6535
Sarah K Williams is Craigardan’s 2026 Teaching Fellow. Sarah is a multi-disciplinary artist working at the intersection of food, sculpture, and performance. She is the founder of the sculptural snack service Aesthetically Complex Pies, and director of Sprechgesang Institute, a research-based multi-genre artist collective. Recent collaborations and commissions include works for The Bronx Museum of the Arts, The Museum of Food and Drink, The Ford Foundation, The ADAR Festival in Spain, Goethe-Institut, and Judson Church. Raised in Virginia and based in Brooklyn, she received an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and studied experimental music at the Universität der Künste in Berlin on a Fulbright Fellowship. She has held residencies with NARS, Wave Hill, Studios at MASS MoCA, Vermont Studio Center, and the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program. She is currently working on a series of food-based orchestral compositions, as well as part two in a culinary series originally begun at Ox-bow School of Art called "Ruin your Dinner".