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A Screen Print Weekend with Carrie Burckle
Ready to get back in the swing of things? Share creative time with other artists? Learn a new skill, or simply enjoy access to a pop-up screen printing studio?
POSTPONED || Punch Needle Rug Hooking 101
This class has been postponed and will be rescheduled in the coming months.
Punch Needle Rug Hooking is a meditative, addictive practice. We’re pleased to offer this opportunity to co-host her workshop. Tickets will be available through her Eventbrite channel, link via the “View Event” button below.
POSTPONED || NEW DATE TBD THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY BRANCH
We will be postponing this event, in the vein of “non-essential” community gatherings. We will all be more productive and focused, we think, if we wait until our public health crisis has abated.
POSTPONED || The Art of Spinning
Note time change to the afternoon! We’re partnering with So Cal Fibershed for a hands-on spinning local wool into handspun yarn. Join us!
POSTPONED || Play! A Screen Print Weekend with Carrie Burckle, inspired by Sarajo Frieden
Join us for a weekend screen printing workshop and open studio, with a focus on play. You’ll explore chance and improvisation as playful strategies incorporating collage, stamping, cut outs, and painting for designing prints.
POSTPONED || WAITLIST ONLY Nurturing Your Natural Dye Practice
Ideal for artists looking to understand the science and the art of natural dyeing, Nurturing Your Natural Dye Practice is the first of a four-part series offered in conjunction with the Southern California Fibershed.
#MendMarch
Mending as Metaphor is back with a guided experience of #MendMarch. Click through for details.
SOLD OUT || Random Weave Workshop with Polly Giacchina
We are accepting a short waitlist. Artist Polly Giacchina is known for her three-dimensional wall hangings and vessels. In this one-day workshop she’ll share techniques and inspiration to create your own dimensional weavings.
SOLD OUT || Off-Loom Coiling with Ferne Jacobs
Acclaimed artist Ferne Jacobs will be joining us again to teach coiling techniques. Class size limited to 8 students. New and returning students welcome.
Under the Desert Sky: Plant Based Color & Healing Meditation
Please join us for an immersive, one-day retreat in Joshua Tree this coming February.
BookMaking: Art Material Storage with Sue Ann Robinson
Learn to make a beautiful and functional artist’s book with internationally recognized artist Sue Ann Robinson.
** REVISED Twining and Knotting: An Artist's Exploration of Technique and Form
Coming this Fall, a second opportunity to work with the phenomenal Ferne Jacobs, who will now teach her twining and knotting techniques in this daylong workshop. Details in the link!
THE COLORFUL EXUBERANCE OF ALEXANDER GIRARD
Join us at a summer weekend retreat inspired by the exuberant, colorful design aesthetic of mid-century designer Alexander Girard. All skill levels welcome to this screen printing class: you’ll make your own inspired pattern repeats.
OPEN STUDIO: SCREEN PRINTING
Join Carrie Burckle for an open studio session in her DTLA studio. This is a self-directed, all day session.
Knotless Netting with Polly Giacchina
Artist Polly Giacchina is known for her three-dimensional wall hangings and vessels. In this one-day workshop she’ll share techniques and inspiration for knotless netting. Sign up now!
SOLDOUT! INTRO TO SCREEN PRINTING: BAUHAUS EDITION
The Bauhaus is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Join us at an intro to screen print class to explore making your own inspired pattern repeats.
SOLD OUT! Off-Loom Technique of Coiling and Its Creative Possibilities
Acclaimed artist Ferne Jacobs will share coiling techniques! Enrollment open!
Slow Stitching in a Fast Paced World: SOLD OUT
Offered to a small group of members who commit to three mending sessions spread over the next year: Feb 3, June 2, Nov 3. In each session we will explore mending techniques, approaches to transforming garments, piecing, patching, and slow stitching as we create a sewn book or sampler that can be added to and worked on over the year.
Processing Wool: From Fleece to Yarn
Ever wondered how a sheep fleece is turned into beautiful hanks of yarn? Learn the fundamentals of processing wool with Anna Zinsmeister. Workshop on Sunday, November 11.