Visiting Artist: Kelly Brandt

Handmade Buttons: The Dorset Crosswheel

Enhance your custom garments and learn the rich history of Dorset Buttons! In the English county of Dorset, before commercial buttons were widely available, shepherds cut rings from the horns of their Horned Dorset sheep to turn into fashionable buttons. Using threads or finely spun yarns, these rings were covered in a style called Crosswheel. Using these traditional techniques, students will create their own Dorset Crosswheel buttons.  

Kelly Brandt

Visiting Artist Danielle Wyckoff

Danielle Wyckoff is an Associate Professor of Drawing and Printmaking at Kendall College of Art and Design. Her work, which includes works on paper, installations, and performances, is exhibited nationally and internationally. Workshop participants will be able to view her collaborative work, The Reproductive Media Mobile Zine Library. 

Professional Practices for Artists: Finding Artists’ Opportunities

In this Saturday workshop, we will dive into some tactics for finding opportunities as well as reviewing some of the common documents/items needed for applying to them. Come to this class prepared to meet fellow artists, brainstorm, and get solid information on some of the first steps in developing your career in the arts. Students may bring any professional documents they’ve created for peer review or one-on-one feedback from Danielle.

Danielle Wyckoff

Sat (1-day) 5/13  1-4pm

Multipurpose Room $40 / Members: $20

CHINESE KNOTS

Class participants will learn a variety of complex Chinese knots that may be combined to create elegant frog closures that finish garments perfectly, particularly handmade ones. We will start with some basic knots and progress to more complicated ones. The knots can also be used to make stunning jewelry. A notebook with detailed instructions will be provided to hold all knotted samples from the workshop.

Heidi Bukoski

Sat (1-day) 6/17 10am-4pm

Fiber Studio $140 / Members: $120