**Dairy Barn Members at the Individual Level or higher enjoy a 10% Discount**

For Ages 16+

Teaching Artist, Danette Pratt, shares unique techniques she’s developed for customizable art journals. Infinitely adaptable and accessible, these personalized sketchbook-journals allow makers of all kinds to store and explore ideas, materials, and inspiration sources in one convenient, creative place. In this class, students will also be introduced to various mixed media techniques to enhance their assembled sketchbook, including watercolor, stencil, ink, and collage.

Art-curious seekers and experienced makers are all welcome. This class is especially suited to those who may feel hesitant approaching the blank page of a sketchbook, or enjoy the thrill of editing, eradicating, and starting anew! All essential supplies and materials for this class are included.

Danette Pratt Instructor Bio

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Family Friendly! Ages: 8-100 (Those under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.) Please register all participants.

Join us for a hands-on, creative experience where you can make a difference! We invite community members of all ages and skill levels to come together to glaze handbuilt ceramic bowls. The finished bowls will be fired and donated to support local charitable events. Whether you’re an experienced ceramicist or new to clay, this workshop is a wonderful opportunity to learn, create, and give back.

Teaching Artist, Chip Wagner, will guide participants through the process of using brush-on ceramic glazes to give vibrant colors, designs and decoration to bisque-fired ceramic bowls. Your unique creations will the be fired in The Dairy Barn's kilns and donated to local charitable initiatives, including the Athens Area Mediation Service annual Souper Bowl fundraiser. This series of making and glazing events are available at no cost to participants, though pre-registration is required to ensure we have space for everyone. By participating, you’ll not only learn new artistic techniques but also contribute to a cause that helps strengthen our community. Come with your friends, family, or just yourself, all are welcome!

Teaching Artist Chip Wagner, is the recipient of the Foundation for Appalachia Ohio's Growing Home Fellowship. Instructor Bio

The Dairy Barn's Create to Donate events are supported, with gratitude, by the Columbus Clay Company.

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Supported by The Magic Martha Fund

**Dairy Barn Members at the Household Level or higher enjoy a 10% Discount**

Ages 8 - 12

Scholarships are available, thanks to generous contributions from Dairy Barn Supporters. Before registering, submit your request below or contact the Education Director by phone: 740-592-4981 option 1 for Education.Youth Education Scholarship Request Form

Color and creativity come together in these exciting classes designed for young artists aged 8-12. During these weekend workshops, youth participants will dive into the world of watercolor painting with Teaching Artist, Jean Vandervaart. 

Watercolor techniques offered in the Rainbow Brushes classes will vary and support both new and returning students' continued growth. These include...

• Using washes and flooding the paper
• Blending vibrant colors and creating color gradients
• Special effects from salt and other materials
• Masking with tape or crayon
• Color lifting methods

Whether a budding artist or someone who just loves to get creative, this class offers a supportive and inspiring environment for all skill levels. We invite kids to expand their imagination with watercolor and supplies/materials are included with registration!

Jean Vandervaart Teaching Artist Bio

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**Dairy Barn Members at the Individual Level or higher enjoy a 10% Discount**

For Ages 16+

Underglaze transfer is a great way to integrate custom, colorful designs onto clay surfaces! Teaching Artist, Cynthia Carbone welcomes all experience levels for this versatile ceramic surface design technique. Students will use ceramic underglazes to paint unique designs onto newsprint and then transfer that artwork to a clay slab.

This workshop utilizes project-based learning and students will learn both to decorate and construct their clay slabs into handbuilt cylinder forms, a great structure for cups, small planters, pen holders, and more. Students’ underglaze-decorated objects will be fired and finished with a clear glaze, ready for pick-up at The Dairy Barn in approx. 3 weeks. All tools and materials for this workshop are included with registration.

Cynthia Carbone Instructor Bio

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**Dairy Barn Members at the Individual Level or higher enjoy a 10% Discount**

For Ages 16+

Join Quilt National '25 exhibiting artist, Heidi Parkes’s presentation of a technique featured in her artwork, Nimble Nimble. This exciting and relatively fast approach to hand piecing allows your handwork to stand out. Using a thick and visible thread, you will learn to sew curves and straight lines with a visibly hand sewn approach, using large and small pieces of fabric. As time allows, we will focus on the running stitch, whip stitch, and ladder stitch, along with Korean Patchwork jogakbo/bojagi techniques. We'll explore clever and poetic solutions for ‘innie-corners,’ acute angles, and finished edge textiles like handkerchiefs and napkins. Check out examples of this exciting work with #VisibleHandPiecing.

Your class registration includes on-demand recorded videos of each stitch, which you will view ahead of time and begin sewing. You will then come to class in-person to address technical challenges, and to view Heidi’s quilts up close for inspiration.

This workshop is suitable for all experience levels. Heidi has provided students with this Materials List for all the essential supplies.

About Heidi Parkes

heidiparkes.com/about

instagram.com/heidi.parkes

**Dairy Barn Members at the Individual Level or higher enjoy a 10% Discount**

For Ages 16+

Join Quilt National ‘25 exhibiting artist, Brent McGee, for an immersive hand-sewing workshop that transforms fabric into dynamic, sculptural forms. Using techniques borrowed from couture fashion, this class explores intuitive methods for shaping fabric beyond the flat quilt surface. Empowered with needle and thread, students will create a small wall hanging while learning to coax organic, dimensional structures from within. Brandish your needle like a sword, and join the fun as you unearth new forms hiding in the fabric!

Open to all experience levels, this workshop offers a fresh approach to hand-stitching, whether you’re new to needlework or an experienced hand sewer looking for an innovative and expressive technique. Step away from the machine, embrace the art of handwork, and discover the creative possibilities of sculpting with fabric.

This technique utilizes accessible and affordable supplies. Students can review the Materials List of items they are asked to bring. The Dairy Barn will provide the recommended batting and some communally available extra materials.

About Brent McGee

Brent McGee is a quilt artist known for his innovative three-dimensional sculptural quilts. What began as a simple request from his sister to make a quilt in 2020 quickly blossomed into a full-fledged artistic career. His work has earned recognition through several regional Best in Show awards and has been featured at prestigious events like the Houston International Quilt Festival, AQS Quilt Week in Paducah and Lancaster, and Quilt National 2025.

Before embracing quilting, Brent had a varied artistic background, having worked as a Broadway musician, piano bar entertainer, and high school choir director. These diverse experiences infuse his quilts with a unique sense of rhythm, movement, and flow. 

He lives with his husband and three dogs on the Olympic Peninsula in Shelton, Washington where he continues to create, lecture, and lead workshops nationwide, inspiring others to explore the transformative power of fiber art.

https://www.instagram.com/brentmcgeequilts/

June 2 - June 6: Ancient Art

Step back in time! AM activities explore the creative techniques of ancient civilizations.

June 2 - June 6: Ancient Art / Modern Art

Step back in time! AM activities explore the creative techniques of ancient civilizations.

Think bold, think new! PM activities dive into the styles and techniques of modern artists.