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Period
Period 1
9 - 10:15 am
Period 2
10:30 - 11:45 am
Period 3
1 - 2:15 pm
Period 4
2:30 - 3:45 pm
Period 5
4 - 5:30 pm
Evening Events
6:45 pm +
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Period 1
Class Spans
2 Periods
Create a Neck Torque with Set Stones w Gina Copanzzi
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Design and create your own beautiful neck torque!
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Period 1
Class Spans
2 Periods
Creating a Nordic Rya Rug w Melinda Byrd
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
Design and make your own knotted shag rug, a Nordic tradition!
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Evening Events
Class Spans
Gallery Talks
Available:
Week 1
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Gallery Talks: Monday through Friday at 6:30 PM ET ~ Artist talks on various art forms. FREE Week 1: Streaming on the Common Ground on the Hill YouTube Channel Week 2: In Person AND Virtual! Gallery Talks at Rice Gallery, Peterson Hall
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Period 1
Class Spans
2 Periods
Hand Spinning Wool Yarn w Susan Withnell
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
Beginner
Learn how to spin wool into yarn that is suitable for knitting, crocheting or weaving.
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Introduction to Dine-Style Tapestry Weaving with Tyrrell Tapaha
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Learn the skills to prepare and weave in the Diné (Navajo) style!
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Period 3
Class Spans
1 Period
Introduction to Knitting with Tyrrell Tapaha
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
Beginner
Learn the basic mechanics behind knitting and its different cultural applications throughout the world.
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Period 3
Class Spans
2 Periods
Knitting Beyond the Basics w Kira Dulaney
Available:
Week 1
Skill Level:
N/A
Intermediate
Expand your skills and explore what else knitting has to offer
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Period 1
Class Spans
2 Periods
Make A Hat a Day with Katherine La Pietra
Available:
Week 1
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Make a hat a day, from caps to tams.
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Period 3
Class Spans
2 Periods
Needle Felting a Trio of Songbirds w Gayle Mathues
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
Intermediate
Make a cheerful little wool felted songbird! For those with some experience needle felting.
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Period 3
Class Spans
2 Periods
Penny Rugs: Tradition Meets Modernity w Loring Boglioli
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Revive this 19th century ornament-making art form with contemporary methods!
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Period 3
Class Spans
2 Periods
Repoussage: Sculpting Flowers and Leaves from Metal with Linda Van Hart
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
Design and create a metal flower or leaf for use as a pendant, earrings or other adornment.
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Period 5
Class Spans
1 Period
Soldering Bootcamp w B Bayne & W Werner
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Calling all metals artists: learn or improve your soldering skills!
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Period 1
Class Spans
2 Periods
The Indigo Dye Village with Kibibi Ajanku
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Learn natural indigo dyeing methods
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Something For Everyone
Schedule a week or two, or three! Or, just sprinkle some classes in between other commitments.
Week 1
6/24/24
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6/28/24
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Week 2
7/7/24
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7/12/24
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