Papermaking - Fall Harvest  Jackie Hefty

In this four-week class you can experience pulp preparation in blenders, by cooking, and in a Hollander beater. We will be looking to our gardens and the variety of plant materials that can be incorporated in the papermaking process.  You will construct your own papermaking screen, explore recycling papers, sheet formation, collage, embedments, and pulp painting, the possibilities are endless.

Wednesdays  Sept 8, 15, 22, 29  12:30 - 3:30  $150/15 supplies

WW Mini Kool-Aid Dyeing Briony Jean Foy

Protein fibers like silk and wool require an acid based dye to achieve rich color.  Learn a simple and safe way to dye those materials using a microwave or stove top.  Dye your own silk or wool roving, floss, yarn, ribbon, or fabric.  Any white, off-white or light colored materials can be dyed or over-dyed in solid or variegated colors.    Sun Sept 12   1- 4  $35  (Minimal supplies to bring: assortment of white or light wool or silk fabrics and yarns to dye) 

Writing Poetry toward Publication  F.J. Bergmann (aka Jeannie Bergmann)

Do you wonder whether your poems are ready to submit for publication? Are you flummoxed about which styles of poetry to send to what journals? Does picking a cohesive set of poems for a chapbook manuscript baffle you? This short course will help you determine suitability for publication, and show you how to organize your poems around specific styles and themes.

Mondays, 4 weeks, Sept. 13-Oct. 4, 7-9 pm   $75

Mixed Media Fridays an evening call to work @ Whispering Woodlands

Let the weekend begin early, Once a month - 3rd Friday of the month 6 - 9 pm

We are going to shake things up a bit! Join us for a relaxing evening of grazing and art making, but this month Shelia Howe will be leading you in some Mixed Media Jewelry Making. Utilize some of the variety of supplies Whispering Woodlands has available; play, explore, and create in Mixed Media Jewelry. OR   Bring your latest project, some art supplies and relish in the community studio time. For all our friends unable to come for the Thursday morning Crit and Afternoon Open Studio, we open the doors for you on a Fri evening. (of course we'd love to have you mark your calendars for both!)

Enjoy a group potluck; bring a dish and BYOB to share. Plates and utensils are provided. Wear your comfortable clothes, and unwind. Got a story to tell, new music to share, this is the place to relax, refresh and rejuvenate from your busy schedule.  

Gather ‘round, Mixed Media Fridays an evening call to work @ WW is for adults only. Budding, amateur, and professional artists or curious individuals are welcome.   

Sept 17  6-9pm   $35 (most supplies included)

Nature Journals A Chronicle of our Experiences      Jackie Hefty      

If the sight of blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has the power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive."   Eleonora Duse

What special place to you captures nature? How can we express this relationship we have with nature through representational or non-representational art making? How do we convey it's message through poetry or prose? As words, sounds, rhythms? Create your personal journal with directions and all supplies provided. Get in touch, share your ideas and then as we take in the sights and sounds of nature here at Whispering Woodlands, you will have the opportunity to record, reflect and relax.

Sat Sept 18. 10 - 4  $95   or   Sat/Sun Sept 18/19 10 - 4  $150

Monthly Group Critique - 4th Thursday of the Month! 

Sept 23  Afternoon Open Studio

Great News!  Mark your calendars! A monthly group critique and open studio on the 4th Thursday of the month. This opportunity is in response to numerous requests, so we are giving it try!  Meet at 10:30 a.m. for a group critique (completed artworks or works in progress).  This will be open to artists of all levels working in all media.  Stay for lunch if you want (bring your own or order locally), and then open studio (non instruction) until 4:30.   Come for one or both of these opportunities.

Critique begins at 10:30, open studio after lunch.   Group Crit $7   Open Studio $12   

We will create assemblages using plaster-gauze wrap incorporating found materials (using those Syryofoam pieces) and objects. To assemble these whimsical creations you will work with plaster-gauze, sticks, wire, glue, paints, household "junk" and other found objects. You will then paint and/or embellish. After class you will see ordinary objects in a new and extraordinary way. Class is open to anyone and a playful spirit is a must. 

Fri/Sat Sept 24. 25  9 - 4   Held in conjunction with UW Continuing Studies, registration is through UW Continuing Studies.

WW Mini Felted Brooches and Embellishments Briony Jean Foy

Combine needle felting and wet felting to make charming pins, buttons, and flower embellishments out of scraps and snippets.  You can add buttons and beads or add more details with embroidery - it's up to you! Sure to be all the rage, great gift giving idea, never too soon to start. Sun Sept 26   1- 4  $35 (Recommended Supply list posted soon.)

Broaches Supply List to bring:

Assortment of roving, felting needles, a small piece of 2 inch foam, a dish towel and sheet of thin plastic (grocery bag or dry cleaning bag), a small sushi rolling mat or bamboo place mat, a 12" wooden dowel (1-1/2" diameter), a few rubber bands, and maybe some scraps of ribbon, lace, yarn, thread, etc. *If you are not able to purchase these supplies, Briony can provide if notified for an additional fee.*

Artists - Writers - Poets, lend us your words...

Letterpress Marathon

Jackie Hefty 

Using cast metal letterforms (type), you will handset a short quote, poem or personal greeting from the assortment of Whispering Woodlands fonts or typestyles.  Print multiple copies to send to family and friends. There are also stock images, wingdings, etc. that can be used to enhance your piece. Think of this as pre rubberstamping, used in production printing before the typewriter or computer.  Discover the history behind the printing press, used as both a workhorse and an art form.  Class size limited to 4.

Tues/Thur  Sept  28, 30  10 - 4  $195/$10 materials   

WW Mini  Painting Supports: Create Your Own Canvases and Panels for Oil, Acrylic or Collage  Kay Brathol-Hostvet  Don't be limited by the sizes, shapes, and costs of ready-made supports!  Learn how to use ready-made stretcher bars, make your own heavy-duty bars, stretch and gesso canvas, and prepare hardwood and canvas panels. Numerous handouts included. (Seminar series-not a hands-on workshop) Thurs evening Sept 30 6-9  $40