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- Members $40
- Nonmembers $45
Do you enjoy communing with others and sipping an adult beverage while you craft? Are you interested in learning about a craft technique that’s new to you? Have we got a program for you! Join zero-waste artist Barb Grossman as she works (needle felting) with carefully stored and mite-free wool to create your own works of nature-shaped art to take home. In this case, dogwood blooms. Get inspired by walking to the Dogwood Meadow to view the over 500 native flowering dogwoods in full glory. Needle felting can be used as an embellishment technique or to create pictures: ‘painting with wool’. Registration cost includes all the materials you will need to needle felt, and one complimentary glass of wine. Please note that this workshop is not appropriate for anyone with a wool allergy.
Speaker
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Barb GrossmanArtist & Founder of Scrapwerx
Barbara Grossman started Scrapwerx, a zero-waste initiative, at the height of the pandemic after she lost her business as a creative arts event planner. She has worked with fibers, fabrics, textiles and various techniques for over 25 years. Barb is self-taught and loves to explore new creative methods of repurposing and reusing, and inspiring others. She formerly taught yoga and shares her little self-help exercise in many of her classes.
Barb frequently goes into communities to do interactive pop-up creative zero waste activities and offers materials for those who would like to do the same in their community, school or group. She places free fabric scraps in various locations in the region and offers many tips and suggestions for reusing even the smallest of scraps. Barb has been collecting thrown-away fabric scraps/materials and in 2 ½ years she has been able to divert over 2500 pounds of textile waste from going into a landfill. She has made and donated over 100 mats and pillows to local homeless and pet shelters.
Do you enjoy communing with others and sipping an adult beverage while you craft? Are you interested in learning about a craft technique that’s new to you? Have we got a program for you! Join zero-waste artist Barb Grossman as she works (needle felting) with carefully stored and mite-free wool to create your own works of nature-shaped art to take home. In this case, dogwood blooms. Get inspired by walking to the Dogwood Meadow to view the over 500 native flowering dogwoods in full glory. Needle felting can be used as an embellishment technique or to create pictures: ‘painting with wool’. Registration cost includes all the materials you will need to needle felt, and one complimentary glass of wine. Please note that this workshop is not appropriate for anyone with a wool allergy.
Speaker
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Barb GrossmanArtist & Founder of Scrapwerx
Barbara Grossman started Scrapwerx, a zero-waste initiative, at the height of the pandemic after she lost her business as a creative arts event planner. She has worked with fibers, fabrics, textiles and various techniques for over 25 years. Barb is self-taught and loves to explore new creative methods of repurposing and reusing, and inspiring others. She formerly taught yoga and shares her little self-help exercise in many of her classes.
Barb frequently goes into communities to do interactive pop-up creative zero waste activities and offers materials for those who would like to do the same in their community, school or group. She places free fabric scraps in various locations in the region and offers many tips and suggestions for reusing even the smallest of scraps. Barb has been collecting thrown-away fabric scraps/materials and in 2 ½ years she has been able to divert over 2500 pounds of textile waste from going into a landfill. She has made and donated over 100 mats and pillows to local homeless and pet shelters.
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