May 17, 2019 12:30-5pm
Perri Howard and Mary Kiesau are offering a “Spring Thaw & Draw” series of nature journaling classes to get you outside and drawing. These Friday afternoon classes start with a short natural history-focused walk in the field led by Mary Kiesau, followed by drawing practice in the Velocity Made Studio led by Perri Howard. This… [Read More]
June 22, 2019
Learn basic Shibori techniques (clamping, folding, tying) which will create gorgeous patterns when dipped into the natural plant indigo vat. Produce a wide range of blues from pale sky to midnight. Cotton and Silk fabric will be provided but please also bring 2-5 natural fiber items from home. No large, heavy or fuzzy items please. Thin… [Read More]
Sun, May 26, 2019
Dear Friends, Join us this Sunday May 26th, from 5pm-6:30pm for a talk with local botanist George Wooten as he walks us through our Native Plant Garden and shares his knowledge of edible and medicinal plants of the Methow. George is a biochemist who studied pharmacognosy at University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. He was… [Read More]
May 31, 2019
Perri Howard and Mary Kiesau are offering a “Spring Thaw & Draw” series of nature journaling classes to get you outside and drawing. These Friday afternoon classes start with a short natural history-focused walk in the field led by Mary Kiesau, followed by drawing practice in the Velocity Made Studio led by Perri Howard. This… [Read More]
Sat, Mar 30 - all day, 2019
Make / ART / Work will be a day-long conference of professional skill development for Okanogan County artists. The event will feature workshops and presentations of skills useful to artists, in all disciplines and at all levels. Roxanne Best and Cassandra Waters on developing an artist business plan. Presented in partnership by Northwest Native Development… [Read More]
Apr 19 @ 12:30pm-5pm, 2019
Perri Howard and Mary Kiesau are offering a “Spring Thaw & Draw” series of nature journaling classes to get you outside and drawing. These Friday afternoon classes start with a short natural history-focused walk in the field led by Mary Kiesau, followed by drawing practice in the Velocity Made Studio led by Perri Howard. This… [Read More]
May 3 2019
Perri Howard and Mary Kiesau are offering a “Spring Thaw & Draw” series of nature journaling classes to get you outside and drawing. These Friday afternoon classes start with a short natural history-focused walk in the field led by Mary Kiesau, followed by drawing practice in the Velocity Made Studio led by Perri Howard. This… [Read More]
Workshop: Tues, Sept 25, 5-6:30pm; Reading: Trail's End Bookstore, Thurs, Sept 27, 5:30-7pm, 2018
The 2018-2020 Washington State Poet Laureate Claudia Castro Luna will be leading poetry residencies, workshops, and public readings in Okanogan County in late September. In 1981 as a teen, Castro Luna fled war-stricken El Salvador and immigrated to the United States with her family, later earning an MFA in poetry and an MA in urban… [Read More]