May at Luck Dragon
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Classes
Saturday, June 1: Intro to Spoon Carving with Charlie Downs
This hands-on, entry-level workshop will provide participants an immersion into the world of greenwood spoon carving. During the four hour class you'll learn basic knife safety, proper knife grips, and carving techniques, along with thoughts on drying, finishing, and decorating. In the end, you'll walk out with your very own hand carved, edge-finished spoon (almost) ready to stir and/or serve.
Saturday, June 29: Soldering for Small Electronics with Brian Crabtree
Build and take home a noisy sound machine while learning a wide range of soldering skills. We've designed a circuit which includes through-hole, surface mount, and wire lug techniques. We'll also demonstrate methods for repair and salvage.
Saturday, July 13: Intro to Mono and Intaglio Printing with Celia Buchanan
Learn how to create unique monoprints using gel plates and acrylic paints. The beauty of this medium lies in its spontaneity and its combination of printmaking, painting, and drawing techniques. You can create both subtle and bold forms, shading, and texture using dry point and abrasion techniques. Intaglio is an etching method that uses plexiglass plates without the use of hazardous chemicals. In this class, you will use water mixable inks that are safe and do not require harsh solvents.
Saturday-Sunday, July 20-21: Ash Splint Harvest and Basketmaking with Brendan Gaffney
In this two-day workshop, learn to harvest ash splint for basketry and weave a small “square-to-round” ash basket. Beginning with sections of a log, we will learn how to shave and pound billets of ash into raw splint, further refine and divide the spine into weaving material, and learn the fundamentals of plaited basketry.
Events
Friday May 24: Sound
Explorations of sonic medium: music, listening, noise, pattern, technology, physics, tools, philosophy. Each meeting begins with two short presentations: current research or work or pieces. Followed by an unstructured evening of shared interest.
Thursday June 13: Go
It's a very old game with simple rules and complicated situations.
Nearby
Bushel for exhibitions, performances, and screenings.
The Lost Bookshop for reading, writing, and more.
Off we go!