Aug 23-26, 2016
Dancer Christina Stout will be facilitating a 4-day experiential movement workshop. This workshop marks the culmination of a year of focused art-making, dance, and performance training for Christina. All levels of dance experience are welcomed, but some history of embodied movement practice will be quite helpful. DATES/TIMES: Tues, Aug 23, 5:30pm-8:00pm; Wed, Aug 24, 6am-4pm;… [Read More]
Fridays through Summer 2016
Put those old pine needles to beautiful new use and learn the ancient art of Pine Needle Basket Weaving at the Methow Valley Interpretive Center. Pine needle basket making is one of the oldest crafts known to man dating back some 9,000 years and predating even pottery! DATES: Fridays starting Jun 17, 12–4pm. LOCATION: TwispWorks,… [Read More]
Saturdays Mar-Oct 2016
Explore gardening and food preservation in the Methow. Expert guest speakers and Classroom in Bloom staff will provide hands-on demonstration and instruction in adult-oriented classes each month. Explore varied home garden topics with an emphasis on Methow-specific resource conservation and sustainability. Learn how to cook, process and preserve the bounty you grow. Sponsored by Classroom… [Read More]
Sat, Aug 27, 10-3pm, 2016
Holly and Sara will be our featured artists for August 27. Many of you already know Sara. She will bring her paintings and artwork to Donna’s D*Sign studio (next door to me). She is a gifted teacher and artist, and she is a fabulous girl with a great sense of humor. Many of you have probably… [Read More]
Fri, Oct 21 & Sat, Oct 22, 2016
Indigo is an ancient dye. The complex chemistry of this magical dye is alluring. Indigo is well suited to Shibori (clamping, stitching, folding, and pole wrapping.) Indigo Dye makes a range of blues, midnight, ocean, sky, and more. You will be provided with a generous supply of assorted cottons, linens, and silks to SHIBORI with and… [Read More]
Sat, Aug 13, 9-10:30am, 2016
Anaka Mines (CiB co-founder and former director) of Twisp River Seed presents the basics of home seed saving. Come learn the basic anatomy of a flower, how each flower makes seed, and tips and techniques for collecting and cleaning them. We will discuss what crops are easy to collect seed from, and which ones are… [Read More]
Sat and Sun, Sep 24-25, 10-6pm 2016
Artist Perri Howard leads a workshop on exploring abstraction. Abstraction allows us to explore the intrinsic nature of things. This comprehensive workshop is designed to help your bridge the gap between representational drawing and abstraction. The course begins with a series of fun, easy exercises to explore new directions in drawing, composition, proportion, and scale.… [Read More]
Tue, Sep 20, 4-8pm or Oct 4, 2-6pm 2016
Are you nervous, but curious about drawing? Would you like to expand your range of drawing media and techniques? Are you a seasoned artist who would like to start exploring nature as subject? In this hands-on class, you will learn how to expertly combine drawing materials, get comfortable with representational and abstract techniques, and learn… [Read More]