Secret Doorway 3D Story Box
Open the door to memory, imagination, and self-expression in this inspiring mixed-media workshop. Using a shadow box as your canvas, you’ll combine treasured keepsakes, cards, photographs, found objects, and materials from the instructor’s collection to create a one-of-a-kind three-dimensional collage that tells your unique story.
Double Weave Exploration
Discover the magic of the double weave, which produces a thick, luscious trivet pattern. Learn how to design your own double weave pattern and master the double bind off edge finish. Materials fee includes 100% cotton loops, printed weaving charts, and use of metal peg loom and hooks. This is an intermediate level class.
Custom Leather Pet Collar and Leash Workshop
Create a durable, wearable leather leash for your pet while learning basic tooling, finishing, and sewing techniques. Suitable for beginners and intermediate students, this class combines creativity with practical skills. Students should provide their dog’s weight and size before class and wear an apron or clothes that may get stained.
Felted Tapestry Workshop
This workshop focuses on creating a unique felted wool tapestry. Begin with the wet felting technique, “painting” with a myriad of colorful wool fibers to design a piece approximately 20 x 24 inches before felting. Participants will also explore nuno felting, incorporating fabric elements (bring open-weave fabrics and silks if you like, though some materials will be provided.) Day One will cover wet felting—rolling, rubbing, and tossing the fibers to bond and shrink them into a stable textile. Pieces will dry overnight. On Day Two, we will enhance and finish the tapestries using dry (needle) felting, along with stitching, embroidery, beading, and cutting techniques.
Leather Inlay Workshop – Accessories and Small Projects
There are plenty of ways to embellish leather projects, including inserting an inlay of a different material or a stone. A variety of projects can benefit from such embellishments – card holders, cuff bracelets, leather headbands, earrings, even passport holders – items that can be used on a daily basis for decades. This class will cover the basics of patterning, tooling, sewing, riveting, adding hardware and dye work. Students are suggested to either bring an apron or wear clothes that can potentially get stained.
Experimental Collage Workshop
Let your mind and hands wander freely and you might surprise yourself with what you create! Students will construct paper or mixed-media collage artworks by creating, cutting, and reassembling various colored and textured papers, photos, text, images, and printed ephemera. Collages can be further embellished with paint, markers, crayons, pencils, stamps, thread, fabric, lace, and 3D objects. Teacher will provide an exploration guide suggesting collage prompts, styles, techniques, and media approaches to inspire students’ work in class and beyond. All collage materials and tools will be provided, but students may bring photos, clippings, or other meaningful items to incorporate into their work.
Create a Glass Beaded Suncatcher Workshop
You will create a stunning sun catcher using glass beads and chicken wire. Place in the yard to add a pop of color or hang in a window and bring sparkling sunshine into your home! Instructor will guide you through the process in a relaxed and creative atmosphere.
Drop Spindle Wool Spinning Workshop: Session B
Learn the ancient art of spinning wool by hand using a drop spindle! In this beginner-friendly class, you'll discover how to transform raw wool into beautiful yarn. We'll cover fiber preparation, spinning techniques, and how to ply your yarn. Materials provided.
Lamp Worked Glass Beads Workshop
Students will learn to use a torch to melt glass rods, creating personalized colorful glass beads. Many glass decorating techniques will be demonstrated, including enamels, metal foils, flowers and more.
Refillable Journal/Book Cover Workshop
All art is beautiful and enriches the world, but functional art is truly something special. This class will allow students to create a refillable journal cover for a notebook that has either lined pages for writing or blank pages for sketching. Students will pick their project size in accordance with what kind of notebook they would like it to house – moleskin or hardcover. This project will cover skills in design work, patterning, tooling, dye work and sewing.
Students are suggested to either bring an apron or wear clothes that can potentially get stained as it is possible this may occur in the process of finishing projects.