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2022 Arts & Crafts Workshops Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts Mineral Point, Wisconsin Workshop students enjoy 10% off Shake Rag Alley lodging! www.ShakeRagAlley.org
ADULT WORKSHOP CALENDAR Jan 8-Nov 12 Driftless Poets Writing Workshop (2nd Saturdays) p. 8 Jan 22-Dec 17 Monthly Prose Writers Group (4th Saturdays) p. 8 Feb 12-13 Weaving with Four Harnesses p. 12 Mar 5 Pathways to Publication p. 9 Mar 6 Pathways to Publication Manuscript Consultation p. 9 Mar 19 Mending Hearts: Stitching Recycled Fibers Into Sculpture p. 32 Mar 26 A Trio of Family History Projects p. 9 April 2 Geometry and Nature Patterns p. 35 April 2-3 (Virtual) Creative Visioning: Writing From Visual Images p. 9 April 9 Simple Fold Formed Jewelry p. 18 April 10 Blacksmithing & Welding Open Forge Day p. 27 April 10 Robust Rag Rug p. 12 April 10 Stamped Band Rings p. 18 April 11 (Virtual) The Business of Art: Brick and Mortar Retail p. 14 April 12-May 31 Drawing the Head: An Introduction (8 Tuesdays) p. 35 April 18 (Virtual) The Business of Art: The Online Store p. 14 April 22-24 Coppersmithing 101 p. 27 April 23-24 Building Community Through Haudenosaunee Raised Beadwork p. 13 April 25 (Virtual) The Business of Art: Art & Craft Fairs, Festivals, & Tours p. 14 April 29-May 1 JEWELRY BOOT CAMP: A Jewelry Making Retreat pp. 15-17 May 2 (Virtual) The Business of Art: Facilitating Workshops p. 14 May 7 Beginning Blacksmithing p. 27 May 9 (Virtual) The Business of Art: Pricing Your Products p. 14 May 12 Altered Grid Journaling p. 32 May 13 Painted Paper Quilts p. 33 May 14-15 Gas Forge Blacksmithing p. 27 May 14 Poured Painted Surfaces p. 33 May 14 Crushed Glass Inlay Gourd p. 26 May 15 Transparent Stitched Color Pencil Book p. 33 May 16 (Virtual) The Business of Art: Managing The “Business” End p. 14 May 20-22 MINING THE STORY: Writing Retreat pp. 10-11 May 26 Cake Decorating With Royal Icing p. 25 June 2-5 Oil and Cold Wax Annual Retreat p. 35 June 3-5 Blacksmithing 101 p. 28 June 3 Stories Beneath the Skin p. 33 June 4-5 Frankenbook: The Art of Altered Journals p. 33 June 9-12 The New Nouveau p. 33 June 11-12 Make a Bent Willow Chair p. 26 June 11 Robust Rag Rug p. 12 June 11 Ceramic Flower Planters p. 26 June 11-12 Log Cabin Restoration p. 26 June 12 Blacksmithing & Welding Open Forge Day p. 27 June 16-19 Vertical Storytelling in Collage p. 34 June 17-19 Pinching & Coiling: Explore Functional Pottery p. 26 June 23-26 Crazed Anatomy p. 34 June 25-26 Explore Gas Forge Blacksmithing p. 28 July 7-10 WOODLANDERS GATHERING: Rustic Arts & Nature Crafts pp. 21-24 July 15 Turquoise and Silver Inlay Ring p. 18 July 15-17 Moku Hanga: An Intro to Japanese Woodblock Printing p. 35 July 15-17 Refining and Expanding Wheel Throwing Techniques p. 26 July 16 Tensile Fabric Sails p. 12 July 16 Robust Rag Rug p. 12 July 16-17 The Braided Bracelet p. 18 July 16-17 Welding Wild Yard Art p. 28 2 www.ShakeRagAlley.org (608) 987-3292 info@shakeragalley.org
ADULT WORKSHOP CALENDAR Continued July 22 July 22-24 Cider Styles and Tasting p. 25 Paper Printing Alchemy: Botanical and Adult Workshops Rusting Methods p. 34 Art Adventure pp. 29-32 July 23 Blacksmithing a Washroom Set p. 28 July 23-24 Hands-On Masonry p. 26 Blacksmithing & Welding pp. 27-28 July 28 Needle Felted Animal Sculptures p. 12 Business of Art p. 14 July 29 Hot Wired Rings p. 18 July 30 Metal Clay Alchemy p. 18 Ceramics & Pottery p. 26 July 31 Beach Glass Rings or Pendant p. 18 Creative Writing p. 9 Aug 1 Watercolor From the Beginning p. 35 Culinary Arts p. 25 Aug 2 Color Theory Through Watercolor p. 35 Aug 3 Watercolor Landscapes p. 36 Fiber Arts pp. 12-13 Aug 4 Abstract Watercolor Exploration p. 36 Jewelry pp. 18-20 Aug 5 Watercolor Still Life With Flowers p. 36 Aug 6 Beginning Blacksmithing p. 27 Jewelry Boot Camp pp.15-17 Aug 6-7 The Beautiful Basics of Bezels p. 18 Mixed Media, Paper & Books Aug 12-14 Blacksmithing a Garden Gate p. 28 Arts pp. 32-34 Aug 13 Fresh Tomato Galette p. 25 Aug 13-14 Classic Woodblock Prints Plus Paint p. 36 Painting & 2-D Art pp. 35-37 Aug 13-14 Hand Stitching Design for Art Quilts p. 12 Rustic Arts & Nature Crafts pp. 26-27 Aug 14 Robust Rag Rug p. 12 Aug 14 Homemade Apple Pie p. 25 Woodlanders Gathering pp. 21-24 Aug 18-21 Photo + Encaustic: Layers and Surface p. 34 Writing Retreat pp. 10-11 Aug 19-21 Storytelling Through Illustration p. 36 Aug 20 Fine Silver Leaves from the Garden p. 19 Community Events & Aug 20-21 Welding Wild Yard Art p. 28 Aug 21 Fine Silver Rings in a Day p. 19 Programs Aug 25-28 ART ADVENTURE: Alley Stage Reading Series p. 9 A Mixed Media Art Retreat pp. 29-32 Antiracism Book Club p. 8 Sept 9-11 Gary’s Flea Market: Some Assemblage May Be Required p. 34 Makers & Shakers Art Parties p. 6 Sept 10-11 Explore Gas Forge Blacksmithing p. 28 Spring Garage Sale p. 7 Sept 10 Fine Silver and Dichroic Glass Pendants p. 19 Sept 11 Link Bracelet p.19 A Ghostly Gathering p. 5 Sept 15 Knife Skills p. 25 Jewelry Boot Camp Vendor Night p. 15 Sept 16 Chandelier Earrings p. 19 Sept 16 Bead Ring p. 20 Make-a-Fairy House Workshop p. 6 Sept 17 Free-Form Bracelet p. 20 Mineral Point Museum Night p. 6 Sept 17 Contemporary Boro Scarf p. 12 Mineral Point Pride Festival p. 7 Sept 17 DIY Cider: Fermenting Cider at Home p. 25 Sept 17-18 Make a Bent Willow Chair p. 26 Mixed Media Vendor Night p. 29 Sept 18 Blacksmithing & Welding Open Forge Day p. 27 Tour of Fairy Homes p. 6 Sept 18 Cabochon Pendant: Beaded Ribbon Design p. 20 Sept 23-25 Exploring Oil and Cold Wax Painting p. 36 Youth Program Workshops pp. 37-41 Sept 24 Spoon Carving Fundamentals p. 27 Trick’r Treat p. 6 Sept 30-Oct 2 Blacksmithing 101 p. 28 Sept 30-Oct 2 Primitive Rug Hooking Retreat With Wide Cut Santa Day p. 7 Wool p. 13 Winter Writers Reading Series p. 8 Oct 1 Leaf Vein Bowl p. 27 Oct 2-7 Metamorphosis: Creating a Figurative Sculpture p. 34 Retail, Rentals, Policies, Oct 4-Nov 22 Drawing to Painting (8 Tuesdays) p. 37 Oct 8 Intro to Torch Welding p. 28 Dining & Lodging Oct 8 Robust Rag Rug p. 12 Oct 8 Gathering Gold: A Poetry Workshop p. 9 Artisan & Youth Marketplaces Oct 9 Intro to Torch Welding p. 28 pp. 40-41 Oct 16 Blacksmithing & Welding Open Forge Day p. 27 Custom Retreats & Site Rentals Oct 28-30 The Black-and-White Woodcut p. 37 pp. 42-43 Nov 4-5 Oil Pastels p. 37 Nov 5 Tube Set Stones p. 20 Shake Rag Alley Lodging pp. 44-45 Nov 6 Robust Rag Rug p. 12 Local Dining & Lodging p. 46 Nov 12 Batiked Copper and Glass Enameled Necklace p. 20 Nov 19-20 Quilting Made Easy p. 13 Workshop Registration Policies p. 47 Students enjoy 10% off Shake Rag Alley lodging! See www.ShakeRagAlley.org 3
SHAKE RAG ALLEY CENTER FOR THE ARTS CULTIVATING CREATIVITY IN COMMUNITY Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization that exists to provide educational experiences in visual, performing, and literary arts for adults and children; cultivate the creativity that thrives in our rural community; and rehabilitate and preserve our historic buildings and rustic campus. Created in 2004 by community members and artists, our organization is located on a lush, 2.5-acre campus of gardens and historic buildings in the heart of the charming arts community of Mineral Point in beautiful, hilly, southwestern Wisconsin. In March 2021, the Shake Rag Alley community received sad and shocking news. Co-founder, past At a Woodlanders Gathering from years past, Judy Sutcliffe ties Board member, instructor, donor, volunteer, and haikus to the Haiku Tree on the Shake Rag Alley grounds. artist Judy Sutcliffe had passed away peacefully at Photograph by Frank Beaman. her home with her life partner, Sandy Scott, by her J side. In 2004, this imaginative and daring duo took o the leap to create Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts. Without Judy, Sandy, and a handful of others, we would not have become the source of inspiration and creativity for so many over the past seventeen-plus years. C Through planned giving, Judy left our nonprofit organization $10,000 that our Board of Directors agreed to invest e in an endowment fundraising campaign. Thanks to Judy’s gift and the support of more than 200 donors, we a successfully raised $100,000 in 100 days for the Sutcliffe Endowment Fund. As we prepare for a new year of creativity – one that will feature nearly 200 workshops for adults and youth and numerous inspiring events and community programs – we can be confident in the work we safely do in support of our mission, even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, because of the support of so many. Come create with us! WE CAN’T DO WHAT WE DO WITHOUT YOU We’re not only running an art school for children and adults that plays host Staff to several community events and programs each year: We’re also commit- Sara Lomasz Flesch, Executive Director F ted to preserving and maintaining nine historic buildings and Alley Stage, Meghan Dudle, Program Director i as well as keeping the weeds pulled, the trees trimmed, and the flowers Elizabeth Johanna, Youth ( blooming on our lovely campus. We do all that we do with a small but Program Director N mighty staff of seven, a dedicated Board of Directors, and an indispens- Brenda Walter, Bookkeeper & Registrar w able core of volunteers. But we can’t do what we do without the financial Mike Kutzke, Buildings & Grounds support of individual donors. Jacki Thomas, Internet Marketing When you give a financial gift, participate in one of our fundraising events, Technician & Webmaster volunteer your time and energy at Shake Rag Alley — you are supporting Ryan Newhard, Hospitality Manager us. To volunteer and to learn more about giving a gift of annual support Board of Directors and including Shake Rag Alley in your estate planning, please see our Mike Christensen, President website or contact Executive Director Sara Lomasz Flesch at Josh Petit, Vice President (608) 987-3292 or sflesch@shakeragalley.org. Deb Donaghue, Treasurer Betty Hogan, Secretary Kevin Clougherty Molly Walz Huie Julia Marr Lorraine Reynolds A portion of Shake Rag Alley’s operating budget was supported in 2021 by Lisa Spady grants from the Mineral Point Community Chest, Mineral Point Commu- RuthAnn Steuber nity Foundation, the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Board Emeritus Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts, and the American Sandy Scott Rescue Plan Act provided by the NEA and granted through the Wisconsin Cheryl Smeja Arts Board. In 2021, Shake Rag Alley also received a second forgivable Sharon Stauffer Paycheck Protection Program loan due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Judy Sutcliffe, 2004-2021 4 www.ShakeRagAlley.org (608) 987-3292 info@shakeragalley.org
COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PROGRAMS SAVE THE DATE: October 22, 2022 Join us for A Ghostly Gathering, our second annual freakishly fun festival featuring a variety of experiences on our 2.5-acre campus in the historic heart of Mineral Point! Come explore our spookified buildings and grounds in your Halloween best; costumes and decorative masks are encouraged. Here’s what you can look forward to while supporting Shake Rag Alley arts and crafts programming and historic preservation: • Live entertainment at Alley Stage • Fortune telling in the historic Log Cabin • An outdoor Night Market of unique crafters, makers, and artists • A costume contest with a cash prize for first place • Halloween photo booth • Warming fires to gather around • Gourmet S’mores and hot cocoa at the Blacksmith Barn forges • Seasonal food and beverages from a variety of local vendors • And more! r For ticket sales, vendor registration, sponsorship opportunities, and more information, see www.ShakeRagAlley.org/ghostly-gathering or call (608) 987-3292. Note: This evening is not recommended for children. We look forward to welcoming families to our annual Trick’r Treat night on October 31! Photo credit: Lease Photography Unique crafters, makers, and artists of the unusual are invited to show their wares and talents in the evening’s one-of-a-kind Night Market, which will be held outside under tents on the Green. The registration fee will include a 6-foot table and two chairs. Vendors are encouraged to dress in costume and decorate their tables. For more information about A Ghostly Gathering, see www.ShakeRagAlley. org/ghostly-gathering/ or call (608) 987-3292. Students enjoy 10% off Shake Rag Alley lodging! See www.ShakeRagAlley.org 5
COMMUNITY EVENTS & PROGRAMS MAKERS & Make your own fairy home. We supply the materials and you create the fairy SHAKERS ART habitat / $20 PARTY Create your own fairy wand. 3rd Wednesdays, We supply the materials and you create your very own March-November powerful wand / $3 6:30-8:30pm Design a fairy jar / See Youth Program, p. 37. $5 project fee; additional materials fees may apply MINERAL From March to November, POINT let’s gather in the Lind Pavilion for creative camara- derie! Newcomers are always welcome. Each month a MUSEUM new project is planned and announced. Participants NIGHT and/or local artists take turns leading projects, Thursday, introducing new materials and sharing techniques. June 16, 2022 There’s no need to bring anything but yourself, as all 5-8pm necessary supplies will be waiting when you arrive. FREE Open to all skill levels ages middle school and above. Swing in to summer by celebrating VOLUNTEER Mineral Point MAKE-A- history during FAIRY-HOUSE the fourth annual Museum Night. Shake Rag Alley WORKSHOP Center for the Arts and several other sites will be open and offering free admission where applicable. Saturday, April 2, 2022 Come tour our campus of historic and reproduction 9am-3pm buildings representing Mineral Point architecture from FREE the 1830s through 1940s and, as we approach the Youth and adult volun- Summer Solstice, partake in the celebration of Shake teers are invited to drop Rag Alley benefator Roland Sardeson for whom the in to make clever homes first day of summer is named Roland Sardeson Day in fit for fairies that will be Mineral Point. featured throughout the 2.5-acre Shake Rag Alley campus during the annual Tour of Fairy Homes on June 4. All sorts of natural, fun materials and tools will be provided, but you are welcome to bring goodies to add to the stash. TOUR OF FAIRY HOMES Saturday, June 4, 2022 9am-3pm Admission: Adults (12 and above) $5. TRICK’R TREAT Children 11 Monday, October 31, 2022 and under 5-7pm FREE FREE Don your wings and stroll the magical grounds at If you are a kid or want to act like a kid … put on Shake Rag Alley to track down whimsical fairy homes your most creative costume and come to our built especially for this special fundraising tour. (Think Halloween-decorated Shake Rag Alley campus. small, really small!) Each home will be situated in a Children of all ages will meet friendly (not scary) special spot on our campus for visitors to delight in. costumed characters who will be passing out If you should fall in love with one, you will be able to Halloween treats at each of our buildings. This bid in a silent Auction of Fairy Homes and support our Mineral Point community tradition is enjoyable for nonprofit school of arts and crafts. (Bidding will end the whole family and a way to meet up with friends, at 3pm.) neighbors and fellow free spirits. 6 www.ShakeRagAlley.org (608) 987-3292 info@shakeragalley.org
COMMUNITY EVENTS & PROGRAMS EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC IN 2022 Beyond our arts and crafts workshops, Shake Rag Alley offers bountiful opportunities to make meaningful memories in our buildings and on our grounds. Save the date for the creative events and programs we have in store for you in 2022! For more information and updates throughout the year, see our website, follow our social media, and subscribe to our e-newsletter. January-March (Virtual) Winter Writers Reading Series (see p. 8) January-November (2nd Saturday of the month) Driftless Poets (see p. 8) January-December (4th Saturday of the month) Prose Writers Workshop (see p. 8) January-December (3rd Thursday) Antiracism Book Club (see p. 8) March-November (3rd Wednesday of the month) Makers & Shakers Art Party April 2 Free Make-a-Fairy-House Volunteer Workshop April 22-23 Spring Garage Sale April 30 Jewelry Boot Camp Vendor Night (see p. 15) June 4 Tour of Fairy Homes June 25, August 20, Sept 10, October 1 Alley Stage Reading Series (see p. 9) June 16 Mineral Point Museum Night July 30 Mineral Point Pride Festival, Shake Rag Alley Campus Aug 27 Art Adventure Mixed Media Vendor Night (see p. 29) Oct 22 A Ghostly Gathering at Shake Rag Alley (see p. 5) Oct 31 Trick’r Treat Dec 3 Santa Day Photos Courtesy of Mineral Point Pride SANTA DAY Saturday, December 3, 2022 Photos with Santa 10am-noon, $10 Christmas Crafts 10am-1pm, $5 Come make special family memories at Shake Rag Alley! Photos with Santa are a beloved holiday tradition, and Santa’s Workshops make for a fun family day decorating gingerbread houses, drinking hot cocoa and making Christmas crafts. You’ll receive the printed photo(s) before you leave from a professional photographer! Students enjoy 10% off Shake Rag Alley lodging! See www.ShakeRagAlley.org 7
WINTER WRITERS & MONTHLY CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAMS 2022 Winter Writers Reading Series Enjoy Wednesday winter evenings with Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts as Wisconsin's award-winning writers-in-residence share their work and creative inspiration virtually via Zoom. Events start at 7 pm and are free, although donations are welcome in support of the series. Since 2011, Shake Rag Alley has partnered with Wisconsin’s leading writing associations to offer week-long residencies to their annual writing contest winners. This winter, contest-winning writers and poets recognized by the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters, Wisconsin People & Ideas magazine, the Wisconsin Poet Laureate Commission and Wisconsin Writers Association will be provided with a week of uninterrupted time in Shake Rag Alley’s inspiring lodging facilities surrounded by the nurturing environment of historic Mineral Point’s creative community. January 12: Jennifer Fandel February 9: Allison Uselman February 23: Dasha Kelly Wisconsin People & Ideas Wisconsin People & Ideas Hamilton 1st Place Poetry Award 1st Place Fiction Award Wisconsin Poet Laureate January 26: Owen Aibric February 16: Kathie Giorgio March: Lora Hyler* Wisconsin Writers Association Wisconsin Writers Association Wisconsin Writers Association Jade Ring Fiction Winner Jade Ring Poetry Winner Jade Ring Nonfiction Winner *Speaking to Mineral Point School District students For more information and to register, see www.ShakeRagAlley.org/writers-reading-series. ANTIRACISM BOOK CLUB To continue the crucial conversations that began during 2020’s NEA Big Read of Claudia Rankine’s award-win- ning Citizen: An American Lyric, Shake Rag Alley is hosting another year of monthly book discussions via Zoom. Meetings start at 6:30pm and are free, although donations are welcome. New in 2022, we’ll spend two months per book for a total of six titles, which will include: The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed; The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois; I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin; The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present by David Treuer; Halfway Home: Race, Punishment and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration by Reuben Jonathan Miller; and The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom. For more information and to register, see www.ShakeRagAlley.org/nea-big-read. MONTHLY DRIFTLESS POETS & PROSE WRITING WORKSHOPS Driftless Poets Monthly Prose Writing Workshop Writers Group 2nd Saturday, Jan-Nov 4th Saturday, Jan-Dec 2-4pm 2-4pm Seeking feedback on your poetry Writers need readers: ideally from from a supportive group? The tentative first draft to hopeful Driftless Poets are saving a last. Looking for a second pair of seat for you to join Shake Rag Alley’s monthly workshop, which eyes? Why not six or ten? If you are interested in deepening your since 2019 has been meeting the second Saturday of the month. writing craft in prose — fiction and nonfiction, short story, novel, Registration required to receive the Zoom link and on-campus narrative journalism, memoir, essay, and more — this is the place meeting location. New members — published or not — are to meet monthly for feedback and support. At least two writers always welcome, but only those who have submitted work prior will have submissions of up to 20 pages workshopped each to the workshop will receive feedback and critique. Group mem- month. Fellow writers will provide written feedback and discuss bers take turns leading the workshops by sharing a poem that the work. January-March the group will meet via Zoom. Begin- demonstrates a form or craft technique and monitoring time. ning in April the group will meet in person at Shake Rag Alley. 22R008O / Free; donations welcome 22R026O / Free; donations welcome 8 www.ShakeRagAlley.org (608) 987-3292 info@shakeragalley.org
CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS Pathways to Publication + Optional Creative Manuscript Consultation Visioning: Jacquelyn Thomas Writing From Sat-Sun, Mar 5-6 / 9am-4pm Visual Images Literary magazines. Contests. Anthologies. All are eager to (Virtual Workshop) receive and consider your work. Learn how to submit poetry, Beverly Gordon fiction, creative nonfiction, memoir, graphic narrative, hybrid/ Sat-Sun, April 2-3 / 10am-1pm experimental, and excerpts of longer works for publication. In this online workshop, we use images (paintings, photos, Make this the year you break into print and share your work! patterns, etc.) to open ourselves to the richness of our inner We’ll spend Saturday morning exploring markets and opportu- experience, and the magic and profundity of our embodied world. nities. Over lunch we’ll examine dozens of print magazines and The images serve as prompts for guided free-writing exercises journals. In the afternoon, we’ll walk through the submission that allow us to attune ever-more deeply to ourselves and our process, including bios and cover letters. Each session offers environment. Through color, texture, form, and evocative associ- ample time for Q&A. Spend the night in Mineral Point and take ation, the images stimulate intuitive, non-linear ways of knowing. advantage of a one-on-one manuscript consultation on Sunday. We allow the writing to take varying forms that show us what Class size 20. Registration deadline Feb 21. wants to emerge or come through. It may yield dialogue, poetry, Mar 5 Workshop / 22R064L / Tuition $100 or total surprises. Writers and “non-writers” alike are welcome as Mar 6 Optional Manuscript Consultation / 22R065L / Tuition $45 these sessions are concerned with experience rather than prod- uct. We create a safe, supportive space where all contributions A Trio of Family are valued. Class size 10. Registration deadline Mar 21. History Projects 22R092O / Tuition $100 Doris Green Sat, Mar 26 / 9am-12pm Gathering Gold: A Wondering how best to share your family history research? Sometimes Poetry Workshop short projects are best. Easier to Catherine Young create than a 300-year family tree, Sat, Oct 8 / 10am-1:30pm they are also easier to explain to “October,” writes the poet Bar- people who may not share your genealogy obsession. Spend the bara Crooker, “is the golden morning exploring these manageable projects: Creating Family hour of the clock of the year.” Heirloom Recipe Books; Building Useful Ancestor Timelines; and Using inspiration from poems, Researching Cemetery Research. Tips and examples provided. songs, and imagery centered on the themes of October bounty Come with your own comments to share and questions to ask and transformation, we will work through creative prompts and on how to proceed and best practices. Leave with answers and exercises to generate and craft poetic gems. Open to all writers ideas for completing a manageable project or two to share at a and to anyone who loves sharing autumn’s gold. Bring your lunch family reunion or as a gift for loved ones. Class size 12. or plan to get lunch in town during our 30-minute break. Class Registration deadline Mar 14. size 9. Registration deadline Sept 26. 22R085L / Tuition $55 22R281O / Tuition $55 ALLEY STAGE READING SERIES: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Building on the success of 2021’s inaugural staged reading series at our intimate outdoor amphitheater, Shake Rag Alley announces a call for submissions for our 2022 series that brings together playwrights and their works in development with a cast and an audience. Playwrights who are current residents of Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota are invited to submit an original play that has not been produced. If selected, playwrights will receive a stipend and a free one-night stay for the reading at Alley Stage June 25, August 20, September 10, or October 1. Readings are scheduled to begin at 4pm and will be followed by a talk- back session with the audience. Prior to the readings, at 3pm audience and cast members will be invited to enjoy High Tea and live music at Shake Rag Alley’s Art Cafe. For priority consideration, submissions are due Feb. 28. For more information and submission details, see ShakeRagAlley.org/alley-stage. Students enjoy 10% off Shake Rag Alley lodging! See www.ShakeRagAlley.org 9
WRITING RETREAT MINING THE STORY: 6th Annual Writing Retreat Friday-Sunday, May 20-22, 2022 Registration deadline May 9. Join us for the sixth annual Writing Retreat at Shake Rag Alley, open to writers of all levels. Enrich your talent and prospects in one of three genres taught by either Patricia Ann McNair (Memoir and Personal Narrative; Retreat Artistic Director), Christine Maul Rice (Writing Fiction), or Sheree L. Greer (Digging In: Research and Writing). These in-depth workshops will challenge you across the three days and are led by award- winning published authors and active, experienced teachers of writing. Interwoven around these main workshops are optional and inspiring cre- ative activities that will make for a retreat jam-packed with opportunities to learn, share, network, and write. Manuscript consultations with the retreat leaders also are available on a first-come, first-served basis and at a very affordable price. We are pleased to work in partnership with Hypertext Magazine & Studio, a social justice writing nonprofit organization. Retreat price $305 includes main workshop selection, optional workshops and activities, and lunches. Class size limited to 12. Friday, May 20 Scheduled optional activities: 10-10:30am: Welcome & Faculty Introductions • Morning Pages: Journaling in quiet and community • Craft Talks: Octavia Taught Me: Creative Practice and 10:45-11:45am: Craft Talk: Feeding the Habit: Accountability with Sheree L. Greer; Feeding the Habit: Writers’ Journals, Patricia Ann McNair Writers’ Journals with Patricia Ann McNair; and Making Noon: Lunch Sense of it All: Literary Response to Historic (& Personal) Events, Christine Maul Rice 1:30-4:30pm: Workshop Groups (see descriptions p. 11) • Manuscript Consultations • Patricia Ann McNair, Memoir and Personal Narrative • Lunchtime Participant Open Mics • Christine Maul Rice, Writing Fiction • Evening Meet & Greet • Sheree L. Greer, Digging In: Research and Writing • Faculty and Local Author Readings 4:30-6pm: Meet & Greet • Mineral Point Gallery Crawl 5:30-7pm: Manuscript Consultations | Registration • Publishing Panel required for nine spots ($40) Manuscript Consultations: Free Evening to Explore Mineral Point and/or Write Registered Writing Retreat participants may sign up for a Saturday, May 21 25-minute one-on-one manuscript consultation (one piece no longer than 12 pages) with Sheree L. Greer, Patricia Ann 9-10am: Morning Pages, Patricia Ann McNair McNair, or Christine Maul Rice. Nine consultation appoint- 10:15-11:15am: Craft Talk: Octavia Taught Me: Creative ments are available Friday evening by online registration for Practice and Accountability, Sheree L. Greer | open to $40. See the website for details. the public ($15) 11:30am-12:30pm: Lunch & Participant Open Mic 12:45-3:45pm: Day Two Workshops 4-6pm: Mineral Point Gallery Crawl 7:30pm: Faculty and Local Author Reading | open to the public (free) Sunday, May 22 9-10am: Morning Pages, Patricia Ann McNair 10:15-11:15am: Craft Talk: Making Sense of it All: Literary Response to Historic (& Personal) Events, Christine Maul Rice | open to the public ($15) 11:30am-12:30pm: Lunch & Participant Open Mic 12:45-3:45pm: Final Workshops 4-6pm: Publishing Panel 5:15-5:30pm: Closing Remarks & Toast 10 www.ShakeRagAlley.org (608) 987-3292 info@shakeragalley.org
WRITING RETREAT Continued Memoir and Personal Essay – Patricia Ann McNair, Retreat Artistic Director Our lives are filled with exciting moments and ordinary ones, good times and trying times, bits and pieces that make us who we are now. During this intensive three-day workshop, we will mine our memories and experiences in order to render our memoirs and short personal essays. Our own stories will be our foundation, and we will learn elements of the craft of writing and ef- fective ways of capturing these moments on the page. We will read from published models and essays, we will write each day. We will leave with work-in-progress and creative paths to pursue after the workshop. Whether your goal is publication or preservation, this workshop is for you. Open to all levels of skill and experience. 22R140-W01 / Tuition $305 Patricia Ann McNair’s short story collection, Responsible Adults, was named a Distinguished Favorite by the Independent Press Awards. The Temple of Air (stories) was named Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year, Southern Illinois University’s Devil’s Kitchen Readers Award, and Society of Midland Authors Finalist Award. Her collection of essays, And These Are the Good Times, was a Montaigne Medal Finalist for Most Thought-Provoking Book of the Year. McNair’s fiction and creative nonfiction have appeared in Barrelhouse, American Fiction: Best Unpublished Short Stories by Emerging Writers, Hypertext Review, River Teeth, Fourth Genre, Brevity, Creative Nonfic- tion, and other publications. She was named to Chicago’s NewCity Lit 50 list, and A Writer to Watch by Chicago’s Guild Literary Complex. She is on the editorial board of Solstice Lit Magazine, and the curatorial board of the Ragdale Foundation. McNair taught at Columbia College Chicago for more than three decades and was nominated for the U.S. Carnegie Professor of the Year. She lives in Tucson with her husband, visual artist Philip Hartigan. www.patriciaannmcnair.com Writing Fiction – Christine Maul Rice Well-crafted short stories and novel chapters have a lot in common: They employ many of the same elements of writing -- solid narrative arc, strong voice, the right point of view, among various and sundry other elements. Publishing houses and literary journal editors are on the hunt for beautifully crafted work, so whether you want to start a new short story/novel chapter or work on existing material, this workshop is for you. We will focus on elements of scene including point of view, character development, dialogue, sense of place, and story movement. You will learn how to incorporate basic storytelling principles, forms, and techniques into your writing. This class will be useful for writers at any level of experience who wish to develop new or ongoing material. We will read from published models and write each day. 22R140-W02 / Tuition $305 Christine Maul Rice’s novel-in-stories Swarm Theory (University of Hell Press) was awarded an Independent Publisher Book Award, a National Indie Excellence Award, a Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year award, and was included in PANK’s Best Books of 2016 and Powell’s Books Midyear Roundup: The Best Books of 2016 So Far. In 2019, Christine was included in New City's Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago 2019 and named One of 30 Writers to Watch by Chicago's Guild Complex. Most recently, Christine's short stories and essays have been published in the anthologies 2020 The Year of the Asterisk (University of Hell Press), MAKE Literary Magazine, BELT’s Rust Belt Anthology, The Literary Review, and online at The Rumpus, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, The Big Smoke, The Millions, Chicago Tribune, Detroit’s Metro Times, among other publications. Christine is the founder and editor of Hypertext Magazine. hypertextmag.com, christinemaulrice.com, Twitter: @ChrisMaulRice Digging In: Research and Writing – Sheree L. Greer From memoir and fiction to poetry and playwriting, research can provide nuance, set scenes, and inspire narrative voice across narrative projects. We'll take an in-depth look at how research can contribute to our storytelling and explore research tech- niques that can ground our creative practice. This workshop is open to writers of all levels of skill and experience. 22R140-W03 / Tuition $305 A Milwaukee, Wisconsin, native, Sheree L. Greer is a text-based artist and educator living in Tampa, Florida. In 2014, she founded The Kitchen Table Literary Arts Center to showcase and support the work of Black women and women of color writers and is the author of two novels, Let the Lover Be and A Return to Arms. Her work has been published in First Bloom Anthology, LezTalk Anthology, VerySmartBrothas, Autostraddle, The Windy City Times, Bleed Literary Journal, and the Windy City Queer Anthology: Dispatches from the Third Coast. Sheree has received a Union League of Chicago Civic Arts Foundation award, earned her MFA at Columbia College Chicago, and is a VONA/VOICES alum, Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Jus- tice grantee, Yaddo fellow, and Ragdale Artist House Rubin Fellow. Her essay "Bars," published in Fourth Genre Magazine, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize and notably named in Best American Essays 2019, and her latest essay, "None of This Is Bullshit," was published at The Rumpus and featured in "Memoir Mondays." www.shereelgreer.com Students enjoy 10% off Shake Rag Alley lodging! See www.ShakeRagAlley.org 11
FIBER ARTS WORKSHOPS Weaving with Needle Felted Four Harnesses Animal Carole Spelić Sculptures Sat-Sun, Feb 12-13 Tamara Tsurkan 9am-4pm Thu, July 28 Learn to set up and 9am-4pm weave on a four-harness In this fauna-in- loom. We will wind a spired workshop, 10”-wide 3-yard warp, thread it onto the loom, and explore some we will learn how to make incredibly realistic 3-dimensional felt basic weave structures and techniques. You will be introduced sculptures of our beloved animals. The class will start with an to reading a pattern draft and, after some sampling, can use the overview of wool types and needles that are used for felting. remaining warp and time for a project of your choice. It can be We will then experiment with various felting techniques and will a wall hanging, a runner, mug rugs, or a scarf. It can be loose work on prepping the wool and creating a wire skeleton for your and experimental, structured and predictable, or somewhere in sculpture. In the second half of the class we will add wool to the between. Warp yarn is provided in a few color options. Students skeleton and apply the needle-felting techniques to complete are encouraged to bring favorite yarns, fabric strips, and special the felted animal. All materials will be provided. Class size 12. objects that can be woven into a wall hanging if desired. Weft Registration deadline July 18. yarns are available in class, too. Class size 6. Registration 22R209C / Tuition $130 / Materials Fee $20 deadline Jan 31. 22R043L / Tuition $195 / Materials Fee $25 Hand Stitching Design for Robust Art Quilts Rag Rug Suzi Dillinger Carole Spelić Sat-Sun, Aug 13-14 Weave a traditional 9am-4pm Sat, "rag" rug on an antique 9am-12pm Sun heavy-duty loom made Hand stitching is often associ- just for this purpose. ated with “active meditation,” You will be making a serious piece of floor covering, about 28" because while your hands are wide and 5' long. The looms are warped and ready to go — just busy, your mind is free to relax and wander. This class will focus show up and weave! We have tons of new fabric available, so you on hand stitching a small and elegant fabric art quilt. Students can choose your favorite colors and patterns. The finished prod- will quickly compose a simple abstract design from a kit uct will be durable, washable, and uniquely yours. No previous supplied by the instructor. The majority of class time will focus weaving experience needed. Class size 4. on enhancing the composition with simple embroidery stitches. Tuition $130 / Materials Fee $20 / 9am-5pm Although the stitches are quickly learned, the opportunity for Sun, April 10 / 22R100I / Registration deadline Mar 28. creativity is endless. Class size 9. Registration deadline Aug 1. Sat, June 11 / 22R162I / Registration deadline May 30. 22R225S / Tuition $165 / Materials Fee $20 Sat, July 16 / 22R197I / Registration deadline July 4. Sun, Aug 14 / 22R226I / Registration deadline Aug 1. Contemporary Sat, Oct 8 / 22R281I / Registration deadline Sept 26. Boro Scarf Sun, Nov 6 / 22R310I / Registration deadline Oct 24. Maday Delgado Sat, Sept 17 / 9am-4pm Tensile Fabric With an emphasis on the Japanese Sails Boro aesthetics, we will use improvisation to create a wearable Aris Georges scarf, or surface design panel Sat, July 16 /9am-4pm to use in another project if you Learn the art of creating choose, using a sewing machine. fabric sails based on the The scarf panel will be adorned with hyberbolic-paraboloid principle, a 3-D geometry that generates the rich textures of improv Sashiko strong curves that soar in space! Instructor Aris Georges will hand-stitching using colorful demonstrate basic principles of shapes, simple knots and an- threads to give your work textural choring methods. The group will create an installation at Shake elegance. The big stitch look invigorates the maker's creation for Rag Alley, with each participant on the team stretching a shape an unparalleled, textural, bespoke piece. These techniques will in space. Fabrics for the installation will be provided. Students accent your current sewing projects beautifully, ranging from can transfer the skills to home and garden projects of their own quilts to garments. Beginners are welcome, but confidence in later, i.e., garden shades/sculptures or interior space decor. Class setting up and using a sewing machine is necessary. Class size size 13. Registration deadline July 4. 14. Registration deadline Sept 5. 22R197C / Tuition $100 22R260L / Tuition $110 / Materials Fee $20 12 www.ShakeRagAlley.org (608) 987-3292 info@shakeragalley.org
BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH HAUDENOSAUNEE RAISED BEADWORK NEA HERITAGE FELLOW KAREN ANN HOFFMAN Sat-Sun, April 23-24 / 10am-4pm Sat, 11am-3pm Sun Karen Ann Hoffman Photo of Thunderbird Whimsey, Chicago Field Museum Permanent Collection, by James Gill Photography. Shake Rag Alley is honored to present a two-day community-building class with 2020 NEA National Heritage Fellow Karen Ann Hoffman this spring. Karen Ann has been beading peace, beauty, and meaning through her Haudenosaunee Raised Beadwork since the 1990s. Raised by her first teachers — parents Robert and Betty Ann Messner — as a citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, Karen Ann grew up in Oshkosh, south of the Oneida reservation. As an adult, she settled in Stevens Point and built a Native tradition-centered life with Michael Hoffman (Menominee/Ottawa). She learned Haudenosaunee Raised Beadwork from Samuel Thomas and Lorna Hill, Cayuga artists who traveled to Wisconsin from Ontario to teach. Karen Ann is a respected national leader in this art, known for reimagining existing forms to expand their significance for today and the future. Her beading combines these two ways of beading to create a third: objects that arise from traditional forms and are infused with Haudenosaunee understandings but that otherwise are new. Also known as Iroquois Raised Beadwork, Haudenosaunee Raised Beadwork is unique to the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confed- eracy, characterized by lines of beads that arch above the textile surface for a three-dimensional effect, typically sewn onto velvet. The history of Haudenosaunee Raised Beadwork derives from 19th-century tourism at Niagara Falls. Around 1850, Mohawk and Tuscarora beaders developed ornately decorative items to appeal to Victorian tastes, selling them as souvenirs, or “whimseys.” The aesthetic endured and expanded onto objects for internal community use. Join Karen Ann at Shake Rag Alley to make an approximate 6″ x 4″ “whimsy,” enjoy a Native 3 Sisters Soup, and most importantly, leave with a group of new-found friends. Although an intermediate project, this class is open to all skill levels. Participants will gain apprecia- tion for the meditative and patient process of beading, learn more about the Iroquois world view, and learn the way culture is represented through needle and thread, food, and art. Children under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult. Class size 12. Registration deadline April 11. Building Community Through Haudenosaunee Raised Beadwork 22R113L / Tuition $195 / Materials Fee $35 FIBER ARTS WORKSHOPS Continued of exciting wool that Kris will bring to the workshop. Class size Primitive Rug Hooking 16. Registration deadline Sept 19. Retreat With Wide 22R273L / Tuition $260 / Materials Fee variable (payable to Cut Wool instructor at class time) Kris Miller Quilting Made Easy Fri-Sun, Sept 30-Oct 2 / 9am-4pm Dierdra Stary Fri-Sat, 9am-3pm Sun Sat-Sun, Nov 19-20 / 9am-4pm Explore primitive rug hooking using Interested in making a few quilt soft muted colors and wool textures tops but don’t want to purchase fab- such as plaids, stripes, herringbones, checks, etc. Kris teaches ric yardage? This class is for you! primitive rug hooking, which encompasses wide cuts of at least Have a stash of loved fabric and want something new to do with #8 and above. All the color planning will be done in class with it? This class is for you! Come join Dierdra for a low-stress, fun old and new friends, and we will build the colors as we go to weekend using pre-cuts to make lap-size quilts. Learn different ensure a lovely rug. As time allows, different techniques and tips patterns and new ways to sew and cut the pre-cut fabric. Bring will be discussed to make your rug hooking journey easier and your own pre-cuts, or Dierdra will have some available in class more creative. You may hook any primitive/wide cut rug hooking for $60. Class size 8. Registration deadline Nov 7. pattern of your choice. You may bring textured wool from your 22R323L / Tuition $150 / Materials Fee $60 (applicable if pre- own stash, or you may select and purchase from the wide variety cuts needed, payable to instructor at class time) Students enjoy 10% off Shake Rag Alley lodging! See www.ShakeRagAlley.org 13
BUSINESS OF ART (VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS) Join woodworking artist and went virtual — but these outlets increasingly will be viable in entrepreneur Paul Pendola in a 2022 and beyond. Paul has taken his Galena Spoon Company virtual and interactive series of on the road for art fairs as well as thematic festivals, and has six 90-minute workshops de- opened his studio doors during tours. He’ll share the highlights, signed to help artists of all types lowlights, and many lessons learned through these experiences. explore a variety of topics critical 22R115O / Register by April 24 E to their success as creative o entrepreneurs. In each session, Facilitating s the first portion will consist of Workshops o a presentation by Paul followed by Q & A. Students may submit May 2 a case study prior to the workshop. Every effort will be made to T You know how to create address your particular situation, time permitting. Paul holds a t something special. You w master’s degree from the Cornell University School of Business have developed a unique c and lives and works in Galena, IL, specializing in hand-carved process. You are passion- wooden spoons and other hand-crafted woodenware. ate about your art or craft, Register for one, two, three — or all six of these Zoom-based and you love sharing. You Business of Art classes and enjoy a 20% off coupon for Paul's want to lead a workshop! Paul had these feelings, too, and went Galena Spoon Company online or in store. Class size 25. on to teach spoon carving to groups and individuals, whether 8 Mondays, 6:30-8pm / Tuition $50 per session at art fairs, art centers, or from his studio. Get some practical advice and tap into another way to come to generate income via Brick and your art making. S Mortar Retail 22R122O / Register by May 1 April 11 Pricing Your What’s involved in starting and successfully main- Products taining a physical sales May 9 space? Using his experience You created it, you love it, owning and managing the and now it’s time to sell it. S Galena Spoon Company retail store as just one example, Paul Sure — but for how much? will explore the advantages and challenges of this conventional Paul will address that business model. Buy or rent? Square footage? And of course: oh-so-difficult topic of how location, location, location. Additionally, Paul will discuss advan- to put an appropriate price on the things you make. Multiple con- tages and disadvantages of other models such as cooperatives, siderations like the cost of materials, time spent on production, retail partnerships, selling to boutique retailers via wholesale local and regional market forces, wholesale pricing, commission marketplaces, etc. arrangements, stature of the artist, and gallery representation 22R101O / Register by April 10 will be addressed. 22R129O / Register by May 8 The Online Store April 18 Managing The It seems that many busi- “Business” End nesses have stayed afloat May 16 by adding an online pres- Not every creative indi- ence to their sales channel vidual is inclined toward assortment—or have gone “the business end” of their completely virtual. How is a artistic practice, but if web-based selling platform best created and conducted? Look- you’re going to actually ing at aspects of layout, hosting, payment processing, and other make money with your art, you do need to know some company practical matters, Paul will provide examples of best practices management and structure basics. For instance, how can you for producing a compelling online store. tap into low- and no-cost marketing opportunities? Paul will 22R108O / Register by April 17 apply his substantial academic background and corporate work experience in laying out the nuts and bolts of the business side Art & Craft Fairs, of being an artist. Festivals, & 22R136O / Register by May 15 Tours SURPRISE A SPECIAL SOMEONE WITH A GIFT CERTIFICATE! April 25 Redeemable for Shake Rag Alley workshops or lodging and The COVID-19 pandemic good for one year from purchase, gift certificates are perfect for may have disrupted fairs, friends and family. Set any amount you choose and we’ll email festivals, and art tours — a gift certificate to any addresses you supply. many were canceled, or www.ShakeRagAlley.org/gift-certificates 14 www.ShakeRagAlley.org (608) 987-3292 info@shakeragalley.org
JEWELRY BOOT CAMP JEWELRY BOOT CAMP: A Jewelry Making Retreat Friday-Sunday, April 29-May 1, 2022 Registration deadline April 18. Explore jewelry making methods! Beginners and experienced students alike can choose from a variety of classes offering a range of techniques and styles from funky to fine. Use this weekend to explore different approaches, learn new skills, network with other jewelers, and leave with a lot of new ideas and jewelry. Come for the weekend, enjoy our gem of a town, and take several classes! This year’s Jewelry Boot Camp features 11 jewelry workshops taught by a diverse group of dynamic artists all in town at the same time. This lovely weekend of workshops is just in time to prepare you for Mother’s Day. Plan to treat the special women in your life with a handmade gift you create, or join us for the Saturday Vendor Night — a showcase of jewelry creations by our instructors, students, and volunteers. It’s a sparkling celebration of the Shake Rag Alley community! Friday, April 29 9am-4pm Power Pendant & Chain Making Ali Kauss 9am-12pm Broken China Pendants Katie White 1pm-4pm Broken China Pendants Katie White 1pm-4pm Fabulous Fibulas Deb Donaghue 4:30-5:30pm After-class Social Hour Lind Pavilion Saturday, April 30 9am-3:30pm Making Glass Beads Julie Lukosaitis 9am-4pm Fused Loop Earrings Leslie Perrino 9am-4:30pm Intro to Precious Metal Clay Sherry Viktora 9am-4:30pm Riveting Deb Donaghue 5-7pm Vendor Night + After-class Socializing Lind Pavilion Sunday, May 1 9am-12pm Making Art Jewelry with Glass Beads Julie Lukosaitis 9am-2pm Embossed Enameling Leslie Perrino 9am-5pm Fine Silver Rings in a Day Sherry Viktora Students enjoy 10% off Shake Rag Alley lodging! See www.ShakeRagAlley.org 15
JEWELRY BOOT CAMP Continued Broken China In this workshop you will learn the basics of fibulas: springs, pin stems, and catches. Then, you will be free to work with what’s Pendants in between. Hang objects or beads, set stones, create elaborate Katie White patterns from the wires, make them tiny, make them big. What- Turn broken china shards ever. Class size 8. into beautiful pendants using 22R119N-B / Tuition $60 / Materials Fee $8 stained-glass soldering tech- niques. The china is broken into the desired size before grinding the edges. We use a copper foil that is burnished before soldering. A jump ring is added to produce a functional pendant. Materials fee includes copper foil, solder, flux, jump rings, waxed cotton cord, and china shards (but feel free to bring your own!). Class size 6. Tuition $60 / Materials Fee $20 9am-12pm Fri, April 29 / 22R119C-am-B 1pm-4pm Fri, April 29 / 22R119C-pm-B Riveting Deborah Donaghue Power Pendant & Sat, April 30 / 9am-4:30pm Chain Making Rivets are part of a large family of cold connections that join pieces together without heat. You can rivet virtually any type Ali Kauss of material together, from paper to metal and everything in be- Fri, April 29 / 9am-4pm tween. Rivets can be large or small, basic or elaborate, invisible Create a necklace infused or highly decorative. In all cases the concept is the same and is with the power found in a basic metalworking skill: Connect layers of material together, setting an intention. Using generally using round wire or tubing. The ends are enlarged to techniques such as cutting, form a secure connection, all without using heat. Join Deb to filing, making a bezel, learn the basics. After practicing, we’ll concentrate on creating soldering, and texturing, you a pendant or pair of earrings. Techniques covered include an- will begin this intermediate nealing, texturing metal using a variety of tools, creating shapes, project by making a pen- refining edges, patina, and riveting using both wire and tubing. dant with a crystal of your Class size 8. choice (multiple options will 22R120J-B / Tuition $100 / Materials Fee $10 be available). Next, you will hand fabricate your own fused chain. Upon completion, you will have a piece of jewelry that not only is beautiful, but that you can wear as a reminder of your own internal beauty. Materials fee includes 2″ x 2″ piece of 20 gauge sterling silver, 8mm cabochon, and 18 gauge sterling silver wire for the chain. Class size 8. 22R119J-B / Tuition $130 / Materials Fee $65 Making Glass Beads Julie Lukosaitis Sat, April 30 / 9am-3:30pm Julie will demonstrate how to make glass beads in the small flame of a torch. You will learn heat control and techniques of different styles, the basics of hot head torch set up and Fabulous Fibulas safety. Round beads will be made first. Next, you’ll pull glass Deborah Donaghue stringers from the glass rod to use for decorative details such Fri, April 29 / 1-4pm as dots, scrolls, and swirls on your own beads. Other shapes and Learn to make fibulas! First used by the Greeks for fastening techniques using additional glass inclusions and metals will be garments, spread throughout Europe by the Romans and brought included as well as making copper head pins for bead assembly. to an elaborate decorative peak by the Etruscans, fibulas are A discussion of common problems associated with bead making essentially based on the safety pin design. In other words, a will be covered early in the day. Materials fee includes glass and fastener where the spring, pin stem, and catch are fashioned silver foil. Class size 7. from a single wire. In between, well ... that’s where the fun starts. 22R120L-B / Tuition $135 / Materials Fee $35 16 www.ShakeRagAlley.org (608) 987-3292 info@shakeragalley.org
JEWELRY BOOT CAMP Continued Intro to Embossed Precious Enameling Metal Clay Leslie Perrino Sherry Viktora Sun, May 1 Sat, April 30 9am-2pm 9am-4:30pm Learn how to Learn how to use embossing make beautiful folders to create fine silver a deep pattern jewelry from on thin metal to soft, workable create lightweight, “clay-like” silver. colorful, and dramatic pendants. Learn how to apply liquid and Precious metal clay is a safe, non-toxic material made of tiny powdered glass enamel for contrast and color. Class size 10. silver particles embedded in an organic clay/water base. In this 22R121J-B / Tuition $100 / Materials Fee $20 one-day class, you will learn all about PMC — how to form, refine, fire, and finish jewelry pieces using the clay, paste, and a syringe. You will make a pendant with a rollover bail and either a stone or dichroic glass cabochon and gain the knowledge to continue creating beautiful jewelry at home with just a few basic tools and a small hand-held butane torch. Your pieces will be fired in a kiln in class, but Sherry will teach you how to torch-fire your pieces at home. Class size 8. 22R120N-B / Tuition $110 / Materials Fee $45 (payable to instructor at class time) Fused Loop Earrings Fine Silver Rings in a Day Leslie Perrino Sherry Viktora Sat, April 30 / 9am-4pm Sun, May 1 / 9am-5pm In this workshop you will dis- Create your own unique .999 pure silver ring using precious cover how to fuse fine silver metal clay silver and wear it home. Learn the techniques to size, wire using a small butane form, refine, embellish, and set a fire-in-place stone into your torch to make shining beauti- ring. Make your ring as plain or glitzy as you wish, with or without ful loops. In addition, you will a stone. After it’s fired and polished, you can leave it bright silver create head pins for beads, or add patina. You’ll also learn to torch-fire PMC. If you have clay and craft ear wires. Once you left over from your ring, you can make earrings or charms and master earrings, try your hand at making pendants or bracelets. torch-fire those. Materials fee paid to instructor in class includes You will learn everything you need to make a dazzling variety of silver metal clay, use of silver paste and syringe, appropriate handmade jewelry to keep or give. Class size 10. stone, disposables, and use of tools. Class size 8. 22R120S-B / Tuition $110 / Materials Fee $25 22R121N-B / Tuition $110 / Materials Fee $45 (payable to instructor at class time) Making Art Jewelry Smejas' Jewelry Studio With Glass Is a Shake Rag Alley Gem Beads Shake Rag Alley is proud of its remarkable jewelry Julie Lukosaitis program. With skilled instructors teaching a wide Sun, May 1 variety of techniques and using diverse materials, 9am-12pm students at any level can find a workshop that This half-day class will challenge and inspire. To make it even more will transform your attractive, our Smejas' Jewelry Studio is fully handmade glass equipped with eight full kits that include all of the beads from Jewelry basic hand tools, numerous additional pliers and Boot Camp or beads from home into art jewelry! Julie will have cutters, and shared specialty equipment like a sterling silver and copper metal findings, chains, and beads rolling mill, bench shear, and several flexible shaft available for purchase. This class is open to everyone. Bring your sets. Workshop participants can try out a new own jewelry tools and supplies if you like or use Julie’s tools and method or style without having to invest in all that purchase supplies from her (payable to Julie at class time). project-specific gear. Find a jewelry workshop that Class size 7. catches your eye and join us to create a gorgeous 22R121C-B / Tuition $60 piece of personal adornment! Students enjoy 10% off Shake Rag Alley lodging! See www.ShakeRagAlley.org 17
JEWELRY WORKSHOPS o Simple Fold Formed b Jewelry e Leslie Perrino a Sat, April 9 / 9am-4pm r Try your hand at hammering 8 metal into sculptural forms and 2 turning it into distinctive jewelry. All skill levels will enjoy this class. We will begin with mal- leable copper, and progress into aluminum, brass, and possibly silver. Optionally add texture, holes, beads, patina, jump rings, Hot Wired Rings and wire to your creations. Expect to create mostly earrings and pendants. No experience needed. This is a beginner-friendly Eva Sherman workshop! Class size 10. Registration deadline April 1. Fri, July 29 / 9am-4pm Create several dramatic rings by fusing multiple layers of sterling 22R099J / Tuition $120 / Materials Fee $30 silver wire in an organic weave pattern. Embellish the ring with Stamped Band tube set cubic zirconas soldered in place for added glamour. Materials fee covers three rings. Class size 8. Registration Rings deadline July 18. Leslie Perrino 22R210J / Tuition $130 / Materials Fee $55 Sun, April 10 9am-2pm Metal Clay Make a one-of-a-kind tex- Alchemy tured sterling silver ring. In this half-day workshop you will learn to size, stamp, form, solder, Eva Sherman and polish a sterling ring (or two). It’s the perfect introduction Sat, July 30 / 9am-4pm to jewelry making for beginners, a great way to get back into If you prefer a bit of rough in your jewelry making after a break, and a fun exercise for the advanced designs, creating rings with metal student. Class size 10. Registration deadline April 2. clay may be right up your alley! In this class students will create three rings using a PMC3 syringe, while adding faceted stones, 22R100J / Tuition $110 / Materials Fee $35 and tube bezels. Students will also learn to allow for shrinkage to be sure their rings are the right size. No prerequisites required. Turquoise and Class size 8. Registration deadline July 18. Silver Inlay Ring 22R211J / Tuition $130 / Materials Fee $55 Richard Salley Fri, July 15 / 9am-4pm In this intermediate class, you will learn the classic technique of inlay using small turquoise fragments. You will also learn how to properly size a ring for any given metal thickness. The inlay tech- Beach Glass Rings or Pendant nique can be applied to other projects like bracelets, pendants, Eva Sherman and earrings. Class size 10. Registration deadline July 4. Sun, July 31 / 9am-4pm 22R196J / Tuition $180 / Materials Fee $30 Create a beach glass ring or pendant to wear year round as a souvenir of golden summer days! In this class students will learn The Braided to make a bezel that will hold the glass securely in place and Bracelet give the jewelry a polished, professional look, while practicing and perfecting soldering skills. This is an intermediate class and Richard Salley previous soldering experience is recommended. Class size 8. Sat-Sun, July 16-17 Registration deadline July 18. 9am-4pm 22R212J / Tuition $130 / Materials Fee $55 This class is for interme- diate through advanced The Beautiful jewelry artists. We will learn how to incorporate Basics of Bezels braided silver wire in a bracelet band. We will also be fabricating Leslie Perrino a thick wall bezel and prong setting to complete the look. The Sat-Sun, Aug 6-7 / Sat resulting bracelet will be a stunning treasure. Class size 10. 9am-4pm, Sun 9am-2pm Registration deadline July 4. Learn to create a bezel setting 22R197J / Tuition $400 / Materials Fee $60 and bail in silver for a round 18 www.ShakeRagAlley.org (608) 987-3292 info@shakeragalley.org
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