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B458 Live Model Portrait Drawing Workshop
with Erica Magnus
**Dairy Barn Members at the Individual Level or higher enjoy a 10% Discount**
For Ages 16+
Before “snapshots” from the early box cameras all the way up to our present day phone cameras, people drew portraits of family members and strangers in their small pocket size sketchpads.
Now you can learn these essentials of portraiture in this informative and accessible day-long workshop, suited for both beginners and those with more experience.
Instructor-led exercises and demonstrations begin the day, with students practicing the basic forms and proportions of the human head. A live model will be present during the second half of the workshop for the ultimate opportunity to hone your craft with life drawing. With personalized instructor feedback, you'll sharpen your skills and gain confidence in rendering life-like portraits. Students bring their own drawing pad (11” x 14” 80 lb. weight paper or higher). All other materials for this class are provided. Students will work with pencil, various charcoals, and other dry black mediums.
B459 ALL About WOOL Workshop
with Meta Van Nostran
**Dairy Barn Members at the Individual Level or higher enjoy a 10% Discount**
For Ages 16+
Bring yourself, a potluck dish, and your wool cards if you have them!
Join teaching artist Meta Van Nostran for a hands-on day (10:00 AM- 3:00 PM) of fiber preparation and Appalachian textile traditions!
Participants will explore wool-processing through demonstrations, conversations, and hands-on fiber practices.
10:00–10:20 AM: Welcome + Introduction Meta Van Nostran and Mary Jeanne Goss
- Appalachian fiber traditions
- Wool, flax, cotton, wartime needs, WPA guilds, and regional making traditions
10:20–11:15 AM: Skirting + Washing Raw Fleece
- Hands-on demonstration and participation: Skirting a fleece
- Washing Cheviot wool
- Discussion of lanolin, fleece quality, and wool preparation
11:15 AM–12:00 PM: Sheep Breeds + Fiber History Discussion
- Fine, medium, and coarse fibers
- Sheep breeds and fiber uses
- Plant and animal fibers through history
12:00–1:00 PM: Community Potluck Lunch
1:00–1:45 PM: Teasing + Fiber Preparation
- Historical textiles from home-spun fibers
- Spinning wheel overview
- Fiber resources, books, and materials
1:45–2:45 PM: Carding Wool into Rolags
- Hand carders
- Drum carders
- Preparing wool for spinning
- Rolag making
2:45–3:00 PM: Closing Conversation + July 25 Spin In gathering introduction
Will run
B460 Happy Hour Painting (July 25)
with Alix Rondy
**Dairy Barn Members at the Individual Level or higher enjoy a 10% Discount**
For Ages 16+
Join teaching artist, Alix Rondy, on a guided adventure with brush and canvas. Participants will create a unique 11”x 14" painting based on a common theme.
This month's theme will explore the strange and colorful world of Picasso portraits! His paintings did not stray from reality simply to create chaos- his abstractions gave us insights into new ways of seeing what is in front of us. Students will briefly study some works by Picasso, mainly his red beret portraits, and create their own original portraits - based on his style. Feel free to bring a photo to work off if you wish!
Participants under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. The Neon Cow Bar will have wine, and beer available for purchase by participants over age 21. (Outside alcohol prohibited.)
B461 Beginning Weaving: Tapestry
with Heather Macali
**Dairy Barn Members at the Individual Level or higher enjoy a 10% Discount**
For Ages 16+
This workshop will cover a variety of tapestry techniques - including warping a frame loom, color change, basic composition, eccentric weft, fringe, ghiordes knots, soumak, and professional finishing. Students will have the opportunity to choose a weaving kit that includes a basic frame loom, yarn, tapestry needle and comb.
Students are welcome to bring additional yarn and/or materials to be incorporated in their tapestry, although enough yarn will be provided. Printed instructions will be given to each student along with access to videos for supplemental instruction to complete weaving. Each tapestry will be unique, using texture, color, and composition. All projects completed will be one-of-a-kind!
Students Should Bring: Scissors, notebook, & pen/pencil
B462 Color and Weave
with Heather Macali
**Dairy Barn Members at the Individual Level or higher enjoy a 10% Discount**
For Ages 16+
In this full-day workshop, participants will learn how to thread and weave on a basic frame loom to create a color-and-weave cloth. This technique uses contrasting colors to produce dynamic pattern effects through simple weave structures. Additional techniques will include using a pick-up stick, a string heddle, and the option of twining.
During the workshop, each participant will complete one woven piece (14" x 16"). The finished cloth can be used as a placemat or as one side of a tote bag. If making a tote, a second matching panel can be woven after the workshop.
Materials provided by Heather: Frame loom 15" x 18", beater, tapestry comb, 2 shuttles, 16"dowel rod, use of a pick up stick, and printed weaving drafts.
Materials required of students:
Students should purchase two tubes of 100% cotton yarn (16/8). Please select two colors with strong contrast (for example: black and white, or light pink and hunter green) to achieve a clear pattern definition.
A link to the required yarn is provided below.
https://loftyfiber.com/products/brassard-16-8-cotton-1-lb-cones-mop