Sunday, 11 Jul 2010
Garden Art Fair
The Garden Art Fair returns to Reiman Gardens. This popular event will feature dozens of artists and artisans selling their wares in and around the Gardens. Vendors' wares include garden photography, stained glass, pottery, handmade jewelry, watercolor paintings and more. Visit the Gardens for fabulous art as well as summer blooms, the Conservatory, the Christina Reiman Butterfly Wing and the Gift Shop.
Class: Argentine Tango Practica
A multi-level class that meets every Sunday under the guidance of Valerie Williams.
Monday, 12 Jul 2010
Basketweaving: Bit of Bread with Jan Smith
Make a bread bowl on an oval shaped, solid, slotted base. Natural, flat reed spokes, accented with colorful, round reed triple twining make a fun basket to do.
Photo Field Trip: Downtown Ames with Luke Healey
Join photographer Luke Healey on a field trip to hone your picture taking abilities and take your photography to a new level. The first class will meet in the Cultural District downtown, where students can shoot and interact with the instructor and classmates. From the depot to Bandshell Park, historic downtown Ames has great photo opportunities. People, green spaces, architecture, transportation, public art and more.
Screenprinting with Dara Poorman
Learn an inexpensive way to create custom t-shirts. Using your own design, learn to make a screen with the photographic emulsion method. Bring in your shirts and print away! This class is required in order to use the Workspace screenprinting equipment on your own.
Wednesday, 14 Jul 2010
Intermediate Glass Beads with Rhonda Scott
Take your bead skills to the next level! Etch your beads for a matte finish. Apply pixie dust for a pearl finish. Learn several ways to use fine silver in your beads. Make a simple and beautiful gravity bead. More techniques will be demonstrated if time allows. Completion of beginning class required to register.
Embroidery with Judith Lemish
The basic stitches for embroidery can be used for more than pillow cases and kitchen towels. Tons of designs, from traditional to modern and fun, will be available, or create your own! Students will stitch on a large tote to create a fabulous bag.
Thursday, 15 Jul 2010
Spoon Jewelry with Jonathan Eimer
Recycle silverware (even forks and knives!) into rings, earrings, bracelets & more. All materials are provided, but if you have special silverware you would like to use you may bring it to class.
Saturday, 17 Jul 2010
Stamping Saturday
Bring in your stamping, scrapbooking or paper-craft supplies and share the table with other creative folks. The Workspace has lots of stamps and paper to experiment with and other supplies to share. Come for the community, stay for the creativity!