Arts & Crafts   

Botanical Illustrations include realistic renderings of plants, as well as stylistic illustrations in Botanical Art, including nature journaling of flora.

Any and all of these methods are popular and encouraged when drawing the plant world! 

In an age of technology at our Fingertips, photography has become a necessity in everyday life both professionally and socially. From documenting a project's progress to capturing family memories, everyone is building their own personal digital photo album. This Android and Apple friendly workshop looks to improve the quality of content you are capturing on your devices.

In round-table format we'll explore the basics of camera composition, exposure and post processing. While building an understanding of the universal workings of your camera, participants will gain experience to take to any form of photography while also identifying the limitations of your cellular devices.

After snapping some photos, we'll explore in camera and 3rd party editing software, adding our own style to our images. The class will also focus on data storage, printing and digital sharing ensuring photos won't just collect dust in the depth of a forgotten album.

Embark on an exploration of poetry, delving into the works of renowned American, British, and Chinese masters. Traverse continents and centuries, uncovering the unique voices and styles that shaped poetic traditions across the globe. Organization is thematic with each day sampling works that touch on love, sanity, cosmos, war/peace, god and more.

(1) Analyze and compare the formal structures, thematic concerns, and cultural contexts of Eastern and Western poetry.

(2) Develop critical reading skills to dissect poetic language, imagery, and symbolism.

(3) Improve confidence and ability in the art of poetic reading by exploring tone, posture, vocal projection and more.

Various traditional structures and forms such as villanelle, sestina and others will be examined. Knowledge of Mandarin not required as poems will be studied and questioned in translation by Pu tong Hua.

This course is designed to teach everything you'll need to know to get started with the fiber art of crochet. Students will be given an overview of common terms, tools and materials used in crochet.

hey will be instructed how to hold the yarn and crochet hook to create basic stitches such as chain stitch, single crochet, half double crochet & double crochet.

Students will learn  working in the round as well as in turned rows.

Botanical Illustrations include realistic renderings of plants, as well as stylistic illustrations in Botanical Art, including nature journaling of flora.

Any and all of these methods are popular and encouraged when drawing the plant world! 

This 4-hour crash course will give students an introduction to Unity3d, a powerful and popular video game creation engine. Students will be guided through the creation of a sample 3D game and will learn about the various aspects of game design. No programming experience needed. Students will learn the basics of Unity3d: how to create scenes, place 3D objects in them, and program what those objects will do when players interact with them.

 

This beginning forging/bladesmithing course will teach you the basics of the trade. The class will cover proper hammering techniques, heat treatment ideas for the bladesmith, filing techniques and proper hammering methods. Whether you have never stood near a blazing forge or if you are a bit seasoned, these classes have something to offer regardless of your experience.

Beginning classes are designed to teach very specific blacksmithing safety, and techniques, while familiarizing students with forging equipment as you wield your hammer. With a focus on hammering skills, you will learn to draw, taper, and upset your projects. Blacksmithing is simple but it is not easy. Come and enjoy a day at the forge but do be careful, this ancient art is very addictive.

This course is brought to us by: https://www.yoriseeger.com/about

On Location in 20224 Pond View Lane, Poulsbo, WA 98370

Explore the principles of permaculture and discover how to apply sustainable, regenerative design to a garden or other outdoor space. In this two-hour introductory class, participants will learn how to facilitate healthy low-maintenance ecosystems that work in harmony with nature. A permaculture garden uses a philosophy and set of practices to work with nature to create a self-sustaining ecosystem. The goal is to balance all parts of the garden ecosystem to promote biodiversity, preserve soil, and conserve water.

Whether you have a small garden, a large yard, or a community space, this class will provide you with a solid starting point for making any green space more productive, resilient, and environmentally friendly.

No prior experience is required. Anyone with an interest in gardening is welcome.

This course is offered in conjunction with Edmonds College.

Shibori is a traditional Japanese resist-dyeing technique known for its deep blue patterns created with indigo. In this hands-on class, you'll explore various folding, binding, and clamping methods to produce intricate designs on fabric, along with essential fabric preparation techniques.

Class will cover how to set up and use a synthetic indigo dye vat, as well as how to achieve similar results with fiber-reactive dyes.

Participants will take their project home to continue batching and rinse them once the desired depth of color is reached.

Your class fee includes all materials, including three large tea towels for practice and a 2-gallon bucket with a lid to take your indigo vat home for additional dyeing.

You may also bring one small cotton item, such as a shirt or pillowcase, or a few smaller pieces like cloth napkins or diapers.

This course is brought to us by Dream Maker Creative:

https://dreammakercreative.com/

 

This step by step approach to tying your own flies will prepare for fly fishing all year long. Each class will focus on a specific fly, with the appropriate supplies and equipment to leave class with your hand tied fly. Since we live in this bountiful sport fishing location, with many lakes and rivers to choose, all flies tied will be patterns used in the Pacific NorthWest.