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Period
Period 1
9 - 10:15 am
Period 2
10:30 - 11:45 am
Period 3
1 - 2:15 pm
Period 4
2:30 - 3:45 pm
Period 5
4 - 5:30 pm
Evening Events
6:45 pm +
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Period 1
Class Spans
2 Periods
Beginning or Refresher Knitting with Nancy McKenzie
Available:
Week 1
Skill Level:
N/A
Beginner
Knit a simple dishcloth and gain the skills to knit other projects.
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Period 5
Class Spans
1 Period
Braided: Intricate Hair Designs with Carly Ferguson
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Learn the history and importance of braiding in different cultures, as well the basics of creating different types of braids.
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Period 3
Class Spans
2 Periods
Dine-Style Tapestry Weaving with Tyrrell Tapaha
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
From wool processing to spinning to dyeing, learn all the skills to prepare and weave in the Diné (Navajo) style!
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Evening Events
Class Spans
Gallery Talks
Available:
Week 1
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Gallery Talks: Monday through Friday at 6:30 PM ET ~ Artist talks on various art forms. FREE Week 1: Streaming on the Common Ground on the Hill YouTube Channel Week 2: In Person AND Virtual! Gallery Talks at Rice Gallery, Peterson Hall
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Period 1
Class Spans
2 Periods
Indigo Magic with Kibibi Ajanku
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Learn natural indigo dyeing methods
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Period 1
Class Spans
2 Periods
Knot a Rya Rug: Design and Make Your Own with Melinda Byrd
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
Design and make your own knotted shag rug, a Nordic tradition!
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Period 3
Class Spans
2 Periods
Making Hats from Anything with Tatiana Rakhmanina
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Learn to make an outstanding hat or fascinator, or both.
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Period 1
Class Spans
2 Periods
Needle Felting a 3-D Sheep & Lamb with Gayle Mathues
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
Learn to sculpt a 3-D sheep and lamb from wool
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Period 1
Class Spans
2 Periods
Reticulation: Torch and Hammer with Linda Van Hart
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
Try painting with a torch!
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Period 5
Class Spans
1 Period
Stackable Rings with Wayne Werner
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
Make your own keepsake rings using annealing, rolling, soldering and finishing sterling silver
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Week 3 - returning in the future
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Week 1
6/26/23
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6/30/23
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Week 2
7/2/23
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7/7/23
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