This will be a introductory class for welding and plasma cutting. In addition we will learn metal shop safety, procedures, how to design a project and lay out of materials for cutting. Please bring a note book. About Laird: I’ve been an active member of the Santa Fe, New Mexico art community for many [...]
This will be a introductory class for welding and plasma cutting. In addition we will learn metal shop safety, procedures, how to design a project and lay out of materials for cutting. Please bring a note book. About Laird: I’ve been an active member of the Santa Fe, New Mexico art community for many [...]
Welding Sacred Geometry Four Day Workshop @ Tarnoff Art Center. This workshop is designed to give students a basic understanding of the concepts of sacred geometry, and the hands-on ability to create several geometric solids in paper. The students will be taught basic welding, safety, and metal finishing methods, and will leave the workshop with [...]
This will be a introductory class for welding and plasma cutting. In addition we will learn metal shop safety, procedures, how to design a project and lay out of materials for cutting. Please bring a note book. About Laird: I’ve been an active member of the Santa Fe, New Mexico art community for many [...]
Adventure abounds when you take part in this educational expedition! Hop all over Santa Fe and receive points as you mine for what makes Santa Fe special, and culturally different. Participants are given tasks to complete with points assigned. The participant who gets the most points will receive a special Santa Fe prize! This is [...]
Contemporary Hispanic Artist Cynthia Cook leads a demonstration and hands on assemblage for ages 3 to 103. By Museum Admission, New Mexico Residents free on Sundays, Youth 16 and under always free When: Sunday May 6th, 2012 Where: 706 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505 Time: 1-4PM Cost: New Mexico Residents free on Sundays, [...]
Come and spend a week playing with steel in a professional blacksmith shop. Learn how to cut bars and plates, reshape metal with heat in the forge, and weld the pieces back together into something entirely new. Starting with either brand new stock or found objects from the scrap yard, every participant will get acquainted [...]
The art of pysanky, (or egg decorating using a wax resist method) began about 4,000 years ago in what is now Eastern Europe. The egg was a powerful mystery to the ancient people as something living could come from its shell. Decorated eggs were given to loved ones to ward off evil in life and in [...]
Microwave Dyeing Yarn and Roving Instruction with Robin Pascal / March 18th 5-Day Painting Package with Cathy Carey / March 19th-23rd Couples Glass Paperweight Making Workshop /Every Weekend in March There’s a Transfer in My Texture with Sandra Duran Wilson / March 19th & 20th Painting with Paper: Abstract Still Life with Mickey Bond /March [...]
Often dismissed as a simple loom, the backstrap loom should not be underestimated. As one of the oldest tools used by ancient cultures to produce a wide range of fabrics, the backstrap loom is one of, if not the, most versatile looms you will ever learn to use! Its storability and portability make it the [...]
Have you always wanted to weave on a many shaft loom? With the generous donation of the 16 shaft AVL to the center, you have that opportunity. Not sure how to get started? Then this class is the class for you. We begin with 8 shafts and explore the options of a straight draw threading. How [...]
Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center Ikkanbari is the traditional folk art of extending the life of worn out baskets by covering them with washi (paper) and kakishibu (persimmon dye). We’ll learn about kakishibu, basic techniques for using kakishibu on washi and even a little katazome (paste resist stencil dyeing). Much of the information and techniques [...]
Beads, beads and more beads! In this class, we will introduce beads into knitted lace. Once you know the methods, you will make a beaded lace triangle shawl. If you know how to knit, but would like to learn lace techniques an pattern construction, this is the class. This beading techniques loads beads onto individual [...]
Shed your fears about fiber, texture and most of all … gauge. Join Valentina in this incredible class to learn her secrets of creative knitting, the emphasis will be on knitting without a pattern. Discover how to combine linear shapes such as rectangles, squares and strips, along with linear areas of color. Combine all that [...]
Join us at Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center to learn the basic colcha stitch and absorb the history of this uniquely New Mexican fiber art tradition from one of its master practitioners. Sabanilla labrada, or wool-on-wool colcha embroidery work, is distinct because it may be one of the few textiles developed in New Mexico during [...]
This course will help students put basic design and color principles into practice at the loom. Students will first work on a tapestry design for a small tapestry or a sampler for a larger tapestry which they will then weave during the class. Each day, students will also be given color and design exercises to [...]
In this class you will learn all about rep weave; what it is, how to plan it and how to weave it. To put your new knowledge to use, each student will plan and warp a loom to create a set of Rep Weave placemats. A choice of patterns will be available for each student [...]
People often ask me what Ecopsychology is. And what I generally tell them is “living life as if the whole world mattered”, and remembering that everything is sacred! My workshops are about reconnecting with the earth in a way that helps to bring joy, healing, and increases our capacity to deal with the sickness of [...]
Nikia Angel Bead Fest Santa Fe Workshop Workshop Date: Thursday, March 15, 2012 Time: 6-Hour (8:30 AM- 4:00 PM) Level: Intermediate Technique: Bead Stitching, Design Classroom: POPE A (Church) Description Using a designer-developed method, students will create a beautiful pendant and cuff bracelet out of crystals and seed beads. Students will learn to attach medallions [...]
Students will learn to make a coiled pot, apply white clay to exterior, polish exterior, paint a design with organic paint and fire the final piece in a traditional trench Kiln. About the Pottery and Contemporary Potters such as Bob Casias: All the pottery produced today by Bob Casias follows the tradition of the [...]
Come join us for an afternoon of playing in the mud and creating art, ceremony, and celebration in collaboration with Mother Earth. We will lay our bodies on the earth and ask for what she would like for our world’s healing. Let us celebrate our coming together in a community and collaborate with each other [...]
Learn from one of the best egg painters in the country how to use those symbols to decorate a unique, Southwestern egg. With beeswax and candles, you will paint an egg using pysanky, a process that is 4,000 years old. In addition to having beautiful artwork you made, you will be educated about all the symbols you see in Santa Fe.
We will learn about mixing colors with the eye, iridescence, which and how colors “vibrate” against each other, how light and dark affect the “look” of colors. This will be a lot of experimenting and learning how to create the colors one wishes. No previous experience necessary.
Escape to the tranquil and beautiful village, with its breathtaking mountain views, surrounding gardens and Santa Cruz River. Discover Medina Gallery, meet the artist, and enjoy a fixed menu at the Cafe. Includes yoga, tea, lunch and a hands on workshop (based on day chosen). Tues: Retablos & Murals, Wed & Fri: Tin Smithing, Thurs: Oil Painting
This workshop will teach participants how to prepare and spin raw wool into warm, delightful and beautiful skeins of yarn, ready to knit or weave. History of hand spinning and use of different fibers will be discussed. Emphasis will be on the history and use of Navajo-Churro wool, which was brought here by Don Juan de Onate in 1598.
Spend the day with a family of artists, at the beautiful and tranquil village of Chimayo at Medina’s Chile Shop * Cafe* Gallery. Enjoy the sound of music, the smell of home cooking, and the inspiration of traditional art! Meet the artists, and discover the hidden treasures that for centuries have made this village a [...]
This workshop will teach participants how to prepare and spin raw wool into warm, delightful and beautiful skeins of yarn, ready to knit or weave. History of handspinning and use of different fibers will be discussed. Emphasis will be on the history and use of Navajo-Churro wool, which was brought here by Don Juan de [...]
Creative juices are flowing at Ghost Ranch for two weeks in March at the annual Spring Festival of the Arts. Classes in silk painting, papermaking, building birdhouses, weaving, beading, writing, photography, jewelry making, painting, stone carving, landscape drawing and artistic welding are all offered on the land that inspired the art of Georgia O’Keeffe. Classes [...]
With the guidance of tinworker Richard Gabriel, create your own bird feeder or birdhouse in this lively one day workshop. The results will be an attractive addition to your garden and landscape. Tinwork is a Santa Fe tradition that has been handed down for generations. Join in the fun with Gabriel, one of SFCC’s most [...]
The Tin Man traveled down the perilous yellow-brick road to get a heart. This valentine class is much easier. Work with noted artisan Richard Gabriel to create a wonderful tin valentine that your loved one will cherish. No previous experience is needed to create a beautiful tinwork that declares the love in your heart. Thursday, [...]
Students build a rocking chair and leave with the finished product. Each participant is provided with templates to expedite the process and execute each step of the project. Students work on their own chair and have some choice about size and design.
We will learn about mixing colors with the eye, iridescence, which and how colors “vibrate” against each other, how light and dark affect the “look” of colors. This will be a lot of experimenting and learning how to create the colors one wishes. No previous experience necessary.
Learn from one of the best egg painters in the country how to use those symbols to decorate a unique, Southwestern egg. With beeswax and candles, you will paint an egg using pysanky, a process that is 4,000 years old. In addition to having beautiful artwork you made, you will be educated about all the symbols you see in Santa Fe.
Escape to the tranquil and beautiful village, with its breathtaking mountain views, surrounding gardens and Santa Cruz River. Discover Medina Gallery, meet the artist, and enjoy a fixed menu at the Cafe. Includes yoga, tea, lunch and a hands on workshop (based on day chosen). Tues: Retablos & Murals, Wed & Fri: Tin Smithing, Thurs: Oil Painting
Participants will learn how common household chemicals are used to prepare all fibers (except polyester) to accept and retain the desired colors. Participants will take away knowledge of how to hand paint their own yarn, roving and warps for any future dye project.
