My husband and I recently took the two-day intro to welding workshop. So fun! Sue is a fantastic instructor. Knowledgable, down to earth, unintimidating, and really supportive. She has a great sense of humor and was laser-focused on safety, while at the same time giving us the space and support to get really hands-on. It was awesome to go home with some pieces that we made ourselves, too. I really can't recommend this class enough. Whether or not you have any desire to make something of it beyond the class itself, it is a super fun way to spend the weekend. And you will learn a lot! P.S. I really can't tell you why Yelp changes the rotation of my photos. This is the second review it has happened to. Anyway, even sideways and upside down, hope you can see what a good time we had! read more

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I recently took the two-day 12 hour Intro to Welding course offered by Sue at the Sculpture Studio. I have to say it was a fantastic experience! Sue is very knowledgeable, approachable, thorough and laid back. Her instruction in the course (among other things) covers safety, her personal experiences with welding and equipment, oxy torch/mig/plasma equipment setup, cutting/grinding/sanding/etc tools and methods. She provides valuable take-home handouts with information on all of these things as well. All students in the class are given individual opportunities to handle all equipment with Sue supervising directly, including welding and bending with oxy acetylene, oxy cutting, MIG welding, plasma cutting. After demonstrating skills, she will closely supervise each student's techniques and provide constant commentary on means and methods for all to learn from. Sue's self-proclaimed goal is to have students walk away from the class with a safe, competent understanding of the tools and processes involved and to arm them with the ability to confidently weld their little hearts out. In that, she has definitely succeeded! If you want an excellent class with a great teacher to learn the basics of welding, this is the one! read more

Sue teaches welding. It's more than that though. Two or three years later I am still thinking about her art and wondering how that mind works. If you want to learn intro to welding go anywhere you want. If you want to be inspired at the same time then go take sue's class. read more

Sue Latta of the Sculpture Studio is an amazing person as well as a great artist/teacher. I not only learned a lot of basic information to weld, but a reminder to " Be in the moment". She gave us instruction in safety and gave us confidence that we could weld and learn new skills. I went to this class with a friend, we are both excited to continue learning and practicing welding. This class is in demand and hard to get into, but it is well worth the wait and the cost. We took the class in July after trying to get into the class since early winter. Sue really is a patient teacher. I hope to take other classes from her and continue to learn more skills. read more

Took the intro to welding class last weekend. Great use of a weekend. Sue is a great instructor and her class gives you hands on experience to all the shop tools needed for welding/cutting. Highly recommend the course to try out welding. read more

I've taken three great classes from Sue Latta at The Sculpture Studio - Welding, Intro to Tools and a really cool Resin class. Welding and Tools gave me a lot of confidence. The resin class was fun and great for groups- even older or supervised kids! Unique. read more

I took the welding class with my dad for a joint Father's Day/birthday gift. We had a great time! Sue was a great instructor and gave just the right amount of instruction and practice with feedback. I'm now ready to get some scrap steel and hone my skills. This is a great class either solo or with another person. read more