BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:dev.svmoa.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:67466bc0b6fd9 DTSTART:20210401T060000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE LOCATION:Haile y\nClassroom SUMMARY:OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing (Spring 2021) CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:
Drawing directly\n from the human figure\, use this opportunity to hone technical drawing\nsk ills in a relaxed environment. Bob Dix will provide assistance with\nvario us drawing techniques. A model will hold a variety of poses throughout\nth e 2-hour session. All skill levels are welcome. Bring your own supplies\,\ ndrawing boards provided.
March
31\nat Hailey Classroom with assistance by Bob Dix ($25)
April 21 at
\nHailey Classroom without instruction ($10)
May 12 Hailey Classroom
\nwithout instruction ($10)
D rawing directly\nfrom the human figure\, use this opportunity to hone tech nical drawing\nskills in a relaxed environment. Bob Dix will provide assis tance with\nvarious drawing techniques. A model will hold a variety of pos es throughout\nthe 2-hour session. All skill levels are welcome. Bring you r own supplies\,\ndrawing boards provided.
March 31\nat Hailey Classroom with assistance by Bob Dix ($25)<
br /> April 21 at\nHailey Classroom without instruction ($10)
May 12
Hailey Classroom\nwithout instruction ($10)
Knit\, purl\, knit \,\npurl…and uncover the fascinating world of fiber art! Designed for\nb eginners or intermediates\, students will learn the basics of knitting and \ncreate fun fiber creatures in this afternoon workshop. Guided by SVMoA\n education staff members and avid knitters Katelyn Foley and Jeanne\nKnott.
K nit\, purl\, knit\,\npurl…and uncover the fascinating world of fiber art ! Designed for\nbeginners or intermediates\, students will learn the basic s of knitting and\ncreate fun fiber creatures in this afternoon workshop. Guided by SVMoA\neducation staff members and avid knitters Katelyn Foley a nd Jeanne\nKnott.
Come play with art! Smart Art\, a weekly afternoon of\nactivities an d care for students in grades 4 &\; 5\, offers opportunities\nto explo re a variety of art forms\, including visual arts\, performing arts\,\nlit erary arts\, and film\, engaging students through creative problem\nsolvin g\, self-expression and confidence building.
While the Blaine County School District operates under\nPlan B\, which gives each student 2 days/week in school\, SVMoA will be\noffering after- school care and activities one day a week\, either Tuesday or\nWednesday\, from 2:30–6pm. Students whose last names begin with\nM–Z: Tue sdays\; Students whose last names begin with A–L:\nWednesdays.< /p>
A\nclean face coveri ng\, active shoes\, 2 or more snacks\, and a water\nbottle.
Stud ents whose last names begin with A–L:\nWednesday Sessions
Come play with art! Smart Art\, a weekly afternoon of\nactivities and care for students in grades 4 &\; 5\, offers opport unities\nto explore a variety of art forms\, including visual arts\, perfo rming arts\,\nliterary arts\, and film\, engaging students through creativ e problem\nsolving\, self-expression and confidence building.
While the Blaine County School District operates unde r\nPlan B\, which gives each student 2 days/week in school\, SVMoA will be \noffering after-school care and activities one day a week\, either Tuesda y or\nWednesday\, from 2:30–6pm. Students whose last names begin with\nM–Z: Tuesdays\; Students whose last names begin with A–L:\nWedn esdays.
A\n clean face covering\, active shoes\, 2 or more snacks\, and a water\nbottl e.
Students whose last names begin with A–L:\nWednesday Sessio ns
Come play with art! Smart Art\, a weekly afternoon of\nactivities an d care for students in grades 4 &\; 5\, offers opportunities\nto explo re a variety of art forms\, including visual arts\, performing arts\,\nlit erary arts\, and film\, engaging students through creative problem\nsolvin g\, self-expression and confidence building.
While the Blaine County School District operates under\nPlan B\, which gives each student 2 days/week in school\, SVMoA will be\noffering after- school care and activities one day a week\, either Tuesday or\nWednesday\, from 2:30–6pm. Students whose last names begin with\nM–Z: Tue sdays\; Students whose last names begin with A–L:\nWednesdays.< /p>
A\nclean face coveri ng\, active shoes\, 2 or more snacks\, and a water\nbottle.
S tudents whose last names begin with M–Z:\nTuesday Sessions
Come play with art! Smart Art\, a weekly afternoon of\nactivities and care for students in grades 4 &\; 5\, offers opport unities\nto explore a variety of art forms\, including visual arts\, perfo rming arts\,\nliterary arts\, and film\, engaging students through creativ e problem\nsolving\, self-expression and confidence building.
While the Blaine County School District operates unde r\nPlan B\, which gives each student 2 days/week in school\, SVMoA will be \noffering after-school care and activities one day a week\, either Tuesda y or\nWednesday\, from 2:30–6pm. Students whose last names begin with\nM–Z: Tuesdays\; Students whose last names begin with A–L:\nWedn esdays.
A\n clean face covering\, active shoes\, 2 or more snacks\, and a water\nbottl e.
Students whose last names begin with M–Z:\nTuesday Sessi ons
For the 6th\nconse cutive year\, Sun Valley Museum of Art and the Magic Lantern Cinemas\npres ent the Oscar-Nominated Short Film. With all three categories\noffered—A nimated\, Live Action and Documentary—this is your annual\nchance to pre dict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A\nperennial hit with audiences around the country and the world\, don’t miss\nthis year ’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Sunday\,\nApril 25 th.
F or the 6th\nconsecutive year\, Sun Valley Museum of Art and the Magic Lant ern Cinemas\npresent the Oscar-Nominated Short Film. With all three catego ries\noffered—Animated\, Live Action and Documentary—this is your annu al\nchance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A\nperennial hit with audiences around the country and the world\, don’t miss\nthis year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Su nday\,\nApril 25th.
For the 6th\nconse cutive year\, Sun Valley Museum of Art and the Magic Lantern Cinemas\npres ent the Oscar-Nominated Short Film. With all three categories\noffered—A nimated\, Live Action and Documentary—this is your annual\nchance to pre dict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A\nperennial hit with audiences around the country and the world\, don’t miss\nthis year ’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Sunday\,\nApril 25 th.
F or the 6th\nconsecutive year\, Sun Valley Museum of Art and the Magic Lant ern Cinemas\npresent the Oscar-Nominated Short Film. With all three catego ries\noffered—Animated\, Live Action and Documentary—this is your annu al\nchance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A\nperennial hit with audiences around the country and the world\, don’t miss\nthis year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Su nday\,\nApril 25th.
This afternoon\nwo rkshop is designed to introduce drawing concepts such as line\, shading\na nd perspective. A series of drawing exercises will give students\nconfiden ce to create more freely. In the second half of the workshop\,\nstudents w ill respond to a variety of prompts as they create whimsical\ndoodles. Gui ded by SVMoA education staff members Katelyn Foley and Jeanne\nKnott.
T his afternoon\nworkshop is designed to introduce drawing concepts such as line\, shading\nand perspective. A series of drawing exercises will give s tudents\nconfidence to create more freely. In the second half of the works hop\,\nstudents will respond to a variety of prompts as they create whimsi cal\ndoodles. Guided by SVMoA education staff members Katelyn Foley and Je anne\nKnott.
Come play with art! Smart Art\, a weekly afternoon of\nactivities an d care for students in grades 4 &\; 5\, offers opportunities\nto explo re a variety of art forms\, including visual arts\, performing arts\,\nlit erary arts\, and film\, engaging students through creative problem\nsolvin g\, self-expression and confidence building.
While the Blaine County School District operates under\nPlan B\, which gives each student 2 days/week in school\, SVMoA will be\noffering after- school care and activities one day a week\, either Tuesday or\nWednesday\, from 2:30–6pm. Students whose last names begin with\nM–Z: Tue sdays\; Students whose last names begin with A–L:\nWednesdays.< /p>
A\nclean face coveri ng\, active shoes\, 2 or more snacks\, and a water\nbottle.
Stud ents whose last names begin with A–L:\nWednesday Sessions
Come play with art! Smart Art\, a weekly afternoon of\nactivities and care for students in grades 4 &\; 5\, offers opport unities\nto explore a variety of art forms\, including visual arts\, perfo rming arts\,\nliterary arts\, and film\, engaging students through creativ e problem\nsolving\, self-expression and confidence building.
While the Blaine County School District operates unde r\nPlan B\, which gives each student 2 days/week in school\, SVMoA will be \noffering after-school care and activities one day a week\, either Tuesda y or\nWednesday\, from 2:30–6pm. Students whose last names begin with\nM–Z: Tuesdays\; Students whose last names begin with A–L:\nWedn esdays.
A\n clean face covering\, active shoes\, 2 or more snacks\, and a water\nbottl e.
Students whose last names begin with A–L:\nWednesday Sessio ns
Come play with art! Smart Art\, a weekly afternoon of\nactivities an d care for students in grades 4 &\; 5\, offers opportunities\nto explo re a variety of art forms\, including visual arts\, performing arts\,\nlit erary arts\, and film\, engaging students through creative problem\nsolvin g\, self-expression and confidence building.
While the Blaine County School District operates under\nPlan B\, which gives each student 2 days/week in school\, SVMoA will be\noffering after- school care and activities one day a week\, either Tuesday or\nWednesday\, from 2:30–6pm. Students whose last names begin with\nM–Z: Tue sdays\; Students whose last names begin with A–L:\nWednesdays.< /p>
A\nclean face coveri ng\, active shoes\, 2 or more snacks\, and a water\nbottle.
S tudents whose last names begin with M–Z:\nTuesday Sessions
Come play with art! Smart Art\, a weekly afternoon of\nactivities and care for students in grades 4 &\; 5\, offers opport unities\nto explore a variety of art forms\, including visual arts\, perfo rming arts\,\nliterary arts\, and film\, engaging students through creativ e problem\nsolving\, self-expression and confidence building.
While the Blaine County School District operates unde r\nPlan B\, which gives each student 2 days/week in school\, SVMoA will be \noffering after-school care and activities one day a week\, either Tuesda y or\nWednesday\, from 2:30–6pm. Students whose last names begin with\nM–Z: Tuesdays\; Students whose last names begin with A–L:\nWedn esdays.
A\n clean face covering\, active shoes\, 2 or more snacks\, and a water\nbottl e.
Students whose last names begin with M–Z:\nTuesday Sessi ons
April 18 brings\nt he Animated Shorts to the Magic Lantern. As usual\, there will be the Osca r\nNominees\, plus some additional “critic’s picks” to round out the \nselection.
Please note: Animated shorts are often not \"kid\nfriendly\" ... these are generally films designed for an adult audience. We\nrecommend ch ecking back with us once the films are announced to see the\nrecommended a udience age.
A pril 18 brings\nthe Animated Shorts to the Magic Lantern. As usual\, there will be the Oscar\nNominees\, plus some additional “critic’s picks” to round out the\nselection.
Please note: Animated shorts are often not \"kid \nfriendly\" ... these are generally films designed for an adult audience. We\nrecommend checking back with us once the films are announced to see t he\nrecommended audience age.
April 18 brings\nt he Animated Shorts to the Magic Lantern. As usual\, there will be the Osca r\nNominees\, plus some additional “critic’s picks” to round out the \nselection.
Please note: Animated shorts are often not \"kid\nfriendly\" ... these are generally films designed for an adult audience. We\nrecommend ch ecking back with us once the films are announced to see the\nrecommended a udience age.
A pril 18 brings\nthe Animated Shorts to the Magic Lantern. As usual\, there will be the Oscar\nNominees\, plus some additional “critic’s picks” to round out the\nselection.
Please note: Animated shorts are often not \"kid \nfriendly\" ... these are generally films designed for an adult audience. We\nrecommend checking back with us once the films are announced to see t he\nrecommended audience age.
Come play with art! Smart Art\, a weekly afternoon of\nactivities an d care for students in grades 4 &\; 5\, offers opportunities\nto explo re a variety of art forms\, including visual arts\, performing arts\,\nlit erary arts\, and film\, engaging students through creative problem\nsolvin g\, self-expression and confidence building.
While the Blaine County School District operates under\nPlan B\, which gives each student 2 days/week in school\, SVMoA will be\noffering after- school care and activities one day a week\, either Tuesday or\nWednesday\, from 2:30–6pm. Students whose last names begin with\nM–Z: Tue sdays\; Students whose last names begin with A–L:\nWednesdays.< /p>
A\nclean face coveri ng\, active shoes\, 2 or more snacks\, and a water\nbottle.
Stud ents whose last names begin with A–L:\nWednesday Sessions
Come play with art! Smart Art\, a weekly afternoon of\nactivities and care for students in grades 4 &\; 5\, offers opport unities\nto explore a variety of art forms\, including visual arts\, perfo rming arts\,\nliterary arts\, and film\, engaging students through creativ e problem\nsolving\, self-expression and confidence building.
While the Blaine County School District operates unde r\nPlan B\, which gives each student 2 days/week in school\, SVMoA will be \noffering after-school care and activities one day a week\, either Tuesda y or\nWednesday\, from 2:30–6pm. Students whose last names begin with\nM–Z: Tuesdays\; Students whose last names begin with A–L:\nWedn esdays.
A\n clean face covering\, active shoes\, 2 or more snacks\, and a water\nbottl e.
Students whose last names begin with A–L:\nWednesday Sessio ns
Come play with art! Smart Art\, a weekly afternoon of\nactivities an d care for students in grades 4 &\; 5\, offers opportunities\nto explo re a variety of art forms\, including visual arts\, performing arts\,\nlit erary arts\, and film\, engaging students through creative problem\nsolvin g\, self-expression and confidence building.
While the Blaine County School District operates under\nPlan B\, which gives each student 2 days/week in school\, SVMoA will be\noffering after- school care and activities one day a week\, either Tuesday or\nWednesday\, from 2:30–6pm. Students whose last names begin with\nM–Z: Tue sdays\; Students whose last names begin with A–L:\nWednesdays.< /p>
A\nclean face coveri ng\, active shoes\, 2 or more snacks\, and a water\nbottle.
S tudents whose last names begin with M–Z:\nTuesday Sessions
Come play with art! Smart Art\, a weekly afternoon of\nactivities and care for students in grades 4 &\; 5\, offers opport unities\nto explore a variety of art forms\, including visual arts\, perfo rming arts\,\nliterary arts\, and film\, engaging students through creativ e problem\nsolving\, self-expression and confidence building.
While the Blaine County School District operates unde r\nPlan B\, which gives each student 2 days/week in school\, SVMoA will be \noffering after-school care and activities one day a week\, either Tuesda y or\nWednesday\, from 2:30–6pm. Students whose last names begin with\nM–Z: Tuesdays\; Students whose last names begin with A–L:\nWedn esdays.
A\n clean face covering\, active shoes\, 2 or more snacks\, and a water\nbottl e.
Students whose last names begin with M–Z:\nTuesday Sessi ons
Drawing directly\n from the human figure\, use this opportunity to hone technical drawing\nsk ills in a relaxed environment. A model will hold a variety of poses\nthrou ghout the 2-hour session. All skill levels are welcome. Bring your own\nsu pplies\, drawing boards provided.
March 31 at Hailey Classroom with assistance by Bob Dix ($25)
\nAp
ril 21 at Hailey Classroom without instruction ($10)
May 12 at\nHail
ey Classroom without instruction ($10)
D rawing directly\nfrom the human figure\, use this opportunity to hone tech nical drawing\nskills in a relaxed environment. A model will hold a variet y of poses\nthroughout the 2-hour session. All skill levels are welcome. B ring your own\nsupplies\, drawing boards provided.
March 31 at Hailey Classroom with assistance by Bob Di
x ($25)
\nApril 21 at Hailey Classroom without instruction ($10)
May 12 at\nHailey Classroom without instruction ($10)
The final evening\ nof Shorts will feature documentaries. These films are always powerful\,\n sometimes difficult\, but without question\, profound.
Documentary Shorts\nRatings: R
Topics include the Hong Kong protests\, Black history\, the\nHolocaust
.
Please note that HUNGER WARD is a very\nintense look at child hunger in Yemen and the program is very much not for\nyoung audi ences.
T he final evening\nof Shorts will feature documentaries. These films are al ways powerful\,\nsometimes difficult\, but without question\, profound.
Documentary Shor
ts\nRatings: R
Topics include the Hong Kong protests\, Black history
\, the\nHolocaust.
Please note that HUNGER WARD is a v ery\nintense look at child hunger in Yemen and the program is very much no t for\nyoung audiences.
Did you know\,\nth at synthetic clothing is one of the top contributors of micro plastic\npol lution in the world? That electric dryers use the most energy of all\nhous ehold appliances? That the total amount of greenhouse gases produced\nannu ally by the textile industry is more than all international flights and\ns hipping combined?
Sustainable fashion starts in our own closets\,\n and in this course you will learn why and how to care for your clothes to\ nmake them last and reduce your environmental impact related to your\nward robe. Discussion will include environmental impacts of different kinds\nof textiles\, social issues in clothing production\, how to remove stains an d\nodors from clothing with the least impact on the garment and environmen t\,\nand just what\, exactly\, are textiles like \"acrylic\" and \"tencel\ "?
\nThis lecture takes place Thu\, Apr 22\, from\n6–7:30p m.
Jeanna\nWigger has been working with and repurposing textiles for over 30 years\,\nbeginning with an upcycled denim bag made for a first grade environmental\nproject. Her textile experience ranges from quilting\, knitting\, and garment\nsew ing\, to embroidery and needle felting. In 2017\, she started Sage\nWoolen s\, a creative business with a mission of making useful products\,\ninclud ing bags and home decor from discarded wool textiles\, as well as\nmending vintage wool clothing. She loves combining her passions for\nteaching\, h istory\, and sewing in hands-on workshops and educational events\nto empow er others to make sustainable\, creative changes in their own\nlives.
D id you know\,\nthat synthetic clothing is one of the top contributors of m icro plastic\npollution in the world? That electric dryers use the most en ergy of all\nhousehold appliances? That the total amount of greenhouse gas es produced\nannually by the textile industry is more than all internation al flights and\nshipping combined?
Sustainable fashion starts in ou r own closets\,\nand in this course you will learn why and how to care for your clothes to\nmake them last and reduce your environmental impact rela ted to your\nwardrobe. Discussion will include environmental impacts of di fferent kinds\nof textiles\, social issues in clothing production\, how to remove stains and\nodors from clothing with the least impact on the garme nt and environment\,\nand just what\, exactly\, are textiles like \"acryli c\" and \"tencel\"?
\nThis lecture takes place Thu\, Apr 22\ , from\n6–7:30pm.
J eanna\nWigger has been working with and repurposing textiles for over 30 y ears\,\nbeginning with an upcycled denim bag made for a first grade enviro nmental\nproject. Her textile experience ranges from quilting\, knitting\, and garment\nsewing\, to embroidery and needle felting. In 2017\, she sta rted Sage\nWoolens\, a creative business with a mission of making useful p roducts\,\nincluding bags and home decor from discarded wool textiles\, as well as\nmending vintage wool clothing. She loves combining her passions for\nteaching\, history\, and sewing in hands-on workshops and educational events\nto empower others to make sustainable\, creative changes in their own\nlives.
Did you know\,\nth at synthetic clothing is one of the top contributors of micro plastic\npol lution in the world? That electric dryers use the most energy of all\nhous ehold appliances? That the total amount of greenhouse gases produced\nannu ally by the textile industry is more than all international flights and\ns hipping combined?
Sustainable fashion starts in our own closets\,\n and in this course you will learn why and how to care for your clothes to\ nmake them last and reduce your environmental impact related to your\nward robe. Discussion will include environmental impacts of different kinds\nof textiles\, social issues in clothing production\, how to remove stains an d\nodors from clothing with the least impact on the garment and environmen t\,\nand just what\, exactly\, are textiles like \"acrylic\" and \"tencel\ "?
\nThis lecture takes place Thu\, Apr 22\, from\n6–7:30p m.
Jeanna\nWigger has been working with and repurposing textiles for over 30 years\,\nbeginning with an upcycled denim bag made for a first grade environmental\nproject. Her textile experience ranges from quilting\, knitting\, and garment\nsew ing\, to embroidery and needle felting. In 2017\, she started Sage\nWoolen s\, a creative business with a mission of making useful products\,\ninclud ing bags and home decor from discarded wool textiles\, as well as\nmending vintage wool clothing. She loves combining her passions for\nteaching\, h istory\, and sewing in hands-on workshops and educational events\nto empow er others to make sustainable\, creative changes in their own\nlives.
D id you know\,\nthat synthetic clothing is one of the top contributors of m icro plastic\npollution in the world? That electric dryers use the most en ergy of all\nhousehold appliances? That the total amount of greenhouse gas es produced\nannually by the textile industry is more than all internation al flights and\nshipping combined?
Sustainable fashion starts in ou r own closets\,\nand in this course you will learn why and how to care for your clothes to\nmake them last and reduce your environmental impact rela ted to your\nwardrobe. Discussion will include environmental impacts of di fferent kinds\nof textiles\, social issues in clothing production\, how to remove stains and\nodors from clothing with the least impact on the garme nt and environment\,\nand just what\, exactly\, are textiles like \"acryli c\" and \"tencel\"?
\nThis lecture takes place Thu\, Apr 22\ , from\n6–7:30pm.
J eanna\nWigger has been working with and repurposing textiles for over 30 y ears\,\nbeginning with an upcycled denim bag made for a first grade enviro nmental\nproject. Her textile experience ranges from quilting\, knitting\, and garment\nsewing\, to embroidery and needle felting. In 2017\, she sta rted Sage\nWoolens\, a creative business with a mission of making useful p roducts\,\nincluding bags and home decor from discarded wool textiles\, as well as\nmending vintage wool clothing. She loves combining her passions for\nteaching\, history\, and sewing in hands-on workshops and educational events\nto empower others to make sustainable\, creative changes in their own\nlives.
The final evening\ nof Shorts will feature documentaries. These films are always powerful\,\n sometimes difficult\, but without question\, profound.
Documentary Shorts\nRatings: R
Topics include the Hong Kong protests\, Black history\, the\nHolocaust
.
Please note that HUNGER WARD is a very\nintense look at child hunger in Yemen and the program is very much not for\nyoung audi ences.
T he final evening\nof Shorts will feature documentaries. These films are al ways powerful\,\nsometimes difficult\, but without question\, profound.
Documentary Shor
ts\nRatings: R
Topics include the Hong Kong protests\, Black history
\, the\nHolocaust.
Please note that HUNGER WARD is a v ery\nintense look at child hunger in Yemen and the program is very much no t for\nyoung audiences.
Join us for a\nwor kshop to learn hand-sewing techniques for mending clothes in a\ndecorative way. Participants will learn how to make visible repairs to\ndenim and kn its\, including patches\, reverse patches\, and darning\, as well\nas crea te a mending kit from patches that they sew during the class.\nVisible men ding is a sustainable\, thoughtful way to extend the life of your\nbeloved clothing\, by supporting a more mindful consumption of clothing\nthrough repairing more and buying less.
In addition to hands-on\nvisible me nding instruction\, participants will be guided through a\ndiscussion abou t the history of the human relationship with clothing\, the\ntextile indus try and ways we can all try to reduce our reliance on new\nconsumption to reduce waste. Visible mending is one piece of this\npuzzle.
All mat erials are provided including a workbook with mending\ninstructions and in formation about the textile industry.
\nThis class takes pla ce Sat\, Apr 24\, from\n10am–5pm.
Age and abilit y: 15yrs and older\,\nbeginners welcome!
Jeanna Wigger has been working with and repurposin g textiles for over 30\nyears\, beginning with an upcycled denim bag made for a first grade\nenvironmental project. Her textile experience ranges fr om quilting\,\nknitting\, and garment sewing\, to embroidery and needle fe lting. In 2017\,\nshe started Sage Woolens\, a creative business with a mi ssion of making\nuseful products\, including bags and home decor from disc arded wool\ntextiles\, as well as mending vintage wool clothing. She loves combining her\npassions for teaching\, history\, and sewing in hands-on w orkshops and\neducational events to empower others to make sustainable\, c reative changes\nin their own lives.
J oin us for a\nworkshop to learn hand-sewing techniques for mending clothes in a\ndecorative way. Participants will learn how to make visible repairs to\ndenim and knits\, including patches\, reverse patches\, and darning\, as well\nas create a mending kit from patches that they sew during the cl ass.\nVisible mending is a sustainable\, thoughtful way to extend the life of your\nbeloved clothing\, by supporting a more mindful consumption of c lothing\nthrough repairing more and buying less.
In addition to han ds-on\nvisible mending instruction\, participants will be guided through a \ndiscussion about the history of the human relationship with clothing\, t he\ntextile industry and ways we can all try to reduce our reliance on new \nconsumption to reduce waste. Visible mending is one piece of this\npuzzl e.
All materials are provided including a workbook with mending\nin structions and information about the textile industry.
\nThi s class takes place Sat\, Apr 24\, from\n10am–5pm.
Age and ability: 15yrs and older\,\nbeginners welcome!
Jeanna Wigger has been working wi th and repurposing textiles for over 30\nyears\, beginning with an upcycle d denim bag made for a first grade\nenvironmental project. Her textile exp erience ranges from quilting\,\nknitting\, and garment sewing\, to embroid ery and needle felting. In 2017\,\nshe started Sage Woolens\, a creative b usiness with a mission of making\nuseful products\, including bags and hom e decor from discarded wool\ntextiles\, as well as mending vintage wool cl othing. She loves combining her\npassions for teaching\, history\, and sew ing in hands-on workshops and\neducational events to empower others to mak e sustainable\, creative changes\nin their own lives.