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SUMMARY:(SOLD OUT) The Farms: Beginning Weaving I (Morning)
DESCRIPTION:Experience Level: Beginner\nLearn the basics of working with a loom at Beginning Weaving I (Morning) on Saturdays\, March 29 to April 26 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Greenhouse Auditorium.\nThis 5-week class led by Sharon Bowles will encompass all aspects of beginner weaving as students create a table runner. Participants will become familiar with weaving terminology\, parts of the loom\, figuring the weaving pattern for the width of the loom and project\, measuring out the warp\, beaming the warp back to front\, threading heddles\, threading the reed\, tying on the warp\, and winding bobbins.\n$250/person*. Register here by March 22. All sales are final.\n*Students should bring a 4-shaft loom if they have one. All other supplies will be provided\, including a loom if needed.\nLearn more about the space where your course will take place here. If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate\, please email Olivia Bunting at owarren@illinois.edu.\nBy attending\, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing\, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.\nAbout the instructor\nSharon Bowles began weaving in 1990 and started teaching shortly after. She was taught to weave in a one-on-one class and wove two table runners in 12 (approximately) 2-hour lessons\, and she teaches the same method when she teaches. Sharon has experience in weaving with silk\, lace weaving\, 8-shaft pattern weaving\, parallel weaving\, block weaves\, and Shaker reproduction towels.\nShe has taught many workshops and classes to weavers’ guilds in Florida\, Ohio\, and Champaign-Urbana. She earned her Journeyman certification from the Weavers Guild of Boston in 2021 and a master’s certification in April of 2022. Most recently\, Sharon taught Beginning Weaving I at The Farms\, and a 2-day workshop in four shaft patterns for the Champaign-Urbana Spinners and Weavers Guild.\nAbout The Farms\nThe Farms: An Allerton Folk School\, offers classes\, workshops\, and gatherings focusing on art\, health & wellness\, history\, nature & outdoor education\, or science. All experiences value hands-on\, experiential teaching and learning\, and are facilitated by and for the members of the community.\nSee the complete Spring Session schedule here.
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SUMMARY:The Farms: Beginning Weaving I (Morning) Copy
DESCRIPTION:Experience Level: Beginner\nLearn the basics of working with a loom at Beginning Weaving I (Morning) on Saturdays\, March 29 to April 26 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Greenhouse Auditorium.\nThis 5-week class led by Sharon Bowles will encompass all aspects of beginner weaving as students create a table runner. Participants will become familiar with weaving terminology\, parts of the loom\, figuring the weaving pattern for the width of the loom and project\, measuring out the warp\, beaming the warp back to front\, threading heddles\, threading the reed\, tying on the warp\, and winding bobbins.\n$250/person*. Register here by March 22. All sales are final.\n*Students should bring a 4-shaft loom if they have one. All other supplies will be provided\, including a loom if needed.\nLearn more about the space where your course will take place here. If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate\, please email Olivia Bunting at owarren@illinois.edu.\nBy attending\, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing\, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.\nAbout the instructor\nSharon Bowles began weaving in 1990 and started teaching shortly after. She was taught to weave in a one-on-one class and wove two table runners in 12 (approximately) 2-hour lessons\, and she teaches the same method when she teaches. Sharon has experience in weaving with silk\, lace weaving\, 8-shaft pattern weaving\, parallel weaving\, block weaves\, and Shaker reproduction towels.\nShe has taught many workshops and classes to weavers’ guilds in Florida\, Ohio\, and Champaign-Urbana. She earned her Journeyman certification from the Weavers Guild of Boston in 2021 and a master’s certification in April of 2022. Most recently\, Sharon taught Beginning Weaving I at The Farms\, and a 2-day workshop in four shaft patterns for the Champaign-Urbana Spinners and Weavers Guild.\nAbout The Farms\nThe Farms: An Allerton Folk School\, offers classes\, workshops\, and gatherings focusing on art\, health & wellness\, history\, nature & outdoor education\, or science. All experiences value hands-on\, experiential teaching and learning\, and are facilitated by and for the members of the community.\nSee the complete Spring Session schedule here.
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SUMMARY:The Farms: Teen Art Studio: From Realism to Abstraction
DESCRIPTION:Experience Level: Beginner\nInspired by nature and the bountiful natural elements found at Allerton\, budding artists ages 13 to 18 are invited to learn and create at our Teen Art Studio: From Realism to Abstraction on Saturday\, March 29 from 1 to 4 p.m. in The Studio.\nHeartland Community College art professor Jane Camp will instruct students on observational drawing in graphite\, pen and ink and charcoal that move into abstractions of nature through collage and the various drawing media. No previous experience is necessary.\n$45/person (ages 13-18). Register here by March 15. All sales are final.\nLearn more about the space where your course will take place here. If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate\, email Sarah Putman at sputman2@illinois.edu.\nBy attending\, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing\, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.\nAbout the instructor\nJane Camp is an art educator in addition to a working and exhibiting artist. A Professor of Art at Heartland Community College since 1994\, she has also taught at Tennessee State University\, Illinois State University and Richland College. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Illinois Wesleyan University and Master of Science and Master of Fine Arts from Illinois State University.\nJane’s photographs\, drawings and paintings have been shown in many local and national exhibitions. She successfully co-operated a photography business\, Outer Glow Photography for 10 years.\nMuch of her drawings and paintings focus on what she calls “Random Pages”: Random bits from nature that become enlarged and abstracted to suggest something beyond their origins. She also uses a medium format Holga film camera to encapsulate an ethereal vision\, which is a dominant trait in her art.\nYou can view Jane’s art on her website.\nAbout The Farms\nThe Farms: An Allerton Folk School\, offers classes\, workshops\, and gatherings focusing on art\, health & wellness\, history\, nature & outdoor education\, or science. All experiences value hands-on\, experiential teaching and learning\, and are facilitated by and for the members of the community.\nSee the complete Spring Session schedule here.
URL:https://allerton.illinois.edu/event/the-farms-teen-art-studio-from-realism-to-abstraction/
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SUMMARY:(SOLD OUT) The Farms: Beginning Weaving I (Afternoon)
DESCRIPTION:Experience Level: Beginner\nLearn the basics of working with a loom at Beginning Weaving I (Afternoon) on Saturdays\, March 29 to April 26 from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Greenhouse Auditorium.\nThis 5-week class led by Sharon Bowles will encompass all aspects of beginner weaving as students create a table runner. Participants will become familiar with weaving terminology\, parts of the loom\, figuring the weaving pattern for the width of the loom and project\, measuring out the warp\, beaming the warp back to front\, threading heddles\, threading the reed\, tying on the warp\, and winding bobbins.\n$250/person*. Register here by March 22. All sales are final.\n*Students should bring a 4-shaft loom if they have one. All other supplies will be provided\, including a loom if needed.\nLearn more about the space where your course will take place here. If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate\, please email Olivia Bunting at owarren@illinois.edu.\nBy attending\, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing\, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.\nAbout the instructor\nSharon Bowles began weaving in 1990 and started teaching shortly after. She was taught to weave in a one-on-one class and wove two table runners in 12 (approximately) 2-hour lessons\, and she teaches the same method when she teaches. Sharon has experience in weaving with silk\, lace weaving\, 8-shaft pattern weaving\, parallel weaving\, block weaves\, and Shaker reproduction towels.\nShe has taught many workshops and classes to weavers’ guilds in Florida\, Ohio\, and Champaign-Urbana. She earned her Journeyman certification from the Weavers Guild of Boston in 2021 and a master’s certification in April of 2022. Most recently\, Sharon taught Beginning Weaving I at The Farms\, and a 2-day workshop in four shaft patterns for the Champaign-Urbana Spinners and Weavers Guild.\nAbout The Farms\nThe Farms: An Allerton Folk School\, offers classes\, workshops\, and gatherings focusing on art\, health & wellness\, history\, nature & outdoor education\, or science. All experiences value hands-on\, experiential teaching and learning\, and are facilitated by and for the members of the community.\nSee the complete Spring Session schedule here.
URL:https://allerton.illinois.edu/event/sold-out-the-farms-beginning-weaving-i-afternoon-2/
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