Meditation and Bi-laterial Mark-Making Workshop
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PA, USJoin artist and mindfulness facilitator Lauren Braun in meditation and mark-making in conjunction with the exhibition, Oneness: Brie Ruais.1.5 Hour WorkshopDate: Friday, March 22, 2024Time: 9am-10:30amDescription: Mark making with both hands simultaneously engages the left and right sides of the brain, connects you to your body and natural rhythms and helps bring you into the […]
Joomchi Paper with Rae Gold
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PA, USWe will learn the ancient art of Joomchi, making laminated sheets of mulberry paper into a new sheet of paper.Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024Time: 10am-1pmDescription: Since our first class in January was so successful we have decided to offer it again! We will learn the ancient art of making laminated sheets of mulberry paper into […]
Hens Wing Brooms with Tia Tumminello of Husk Brooms
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PA, USThe Hens Wing design is a beginner friendly style for beginner broom makers.2-Hour WorkshopDate: Thursday, March 28, 2024Time: 6pm-8pmDescription: Students will learn how to make a traditional Hens Wing style hand broom. These hand brooms are crafted with broom corn and nylon twine. Crafted to create a fan shape, these are great tools for cleaning […]
Cobweb Brooms with Tia Tumminello of Husk Brooms
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PA, USLearn how to make a functional, long handled broom known as a Cobwebber with Tia Tumminello of Husk Brooms.3-Hour WorkshopDate: Thursday, April 4, 2024Time: 6pm-9pmDescription: Learn how to make a functional, long handled broom known as a Cobwebber with Tia Tumminello of Husk Brooms. In this 3 hour workshop, you’ll learn traditional broom making techniques […]
Crafts & Drafts: Fold, Stitch, Paint! Bookbinding with Shelbey Tharpe
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PA, USStudents will learn to bind their own books with the help of artist Shelbey Abranovich Tharpe. Crafts & Drafts Workshop Date: April 5, 2024 Time: 6pm-9pm Description: Students will learn to bind their own books with the help of artist Shelbey Abranovich Tharpe. We will be creating a stitch bound book and then use our […]
Photos & Images with Encaustic with Michele Randall
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PA, USCover the basics of encaustic along with more advanced photo and image transfer techniques.7-Hour WorkshopDate: Saturday, April 6, 2023Time: 10am-5pmDescription: Encaustic is an incredibly versatile wax-based medium used for painting and mixed media works. In this comprehensive class, we will cover the basics of encaustic along with more advanced photo and image transfer techniques. We […]
Guided Tour: Brie Ruais – Oneness
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PA, USJoin Contemporary Craft on a guided tour of Brie Ruais' solo exhibition "Oneness"Oneness features works by New Mexico based artist, Brie Ruais. Ruais focuses on ideas around mapping places geographically, psychologically, and experientially. Made from the artist’s body weight in clay, Ruais’ work inherently addresses the experience of embodiment: movement-based artwork that forges an intimacy […]
Sculptural Basketry with Teresa Audet
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PA, USLearn several types of sculptural basket weaving using rattan reed and waxed linen.3-Hour WorkshopDate: Saturday, April 13, 2024Time: 10am-1pmDescription: In this exploratory workshop, students will learn several types of sculptural basket weaving using rattan reed and waxed linen. Everyone will get to try a few techniques and then combine them to create a sculptural vessel […]
Needle Felted Succulent with Amanda Stumpf
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PA, USLearn the basics of needle felting to create your own cactus/succulent that never needs sun or water!5-Hour WorkshopDate: Saturday, April 13, 2024Time: 10am-3pmDescription: Needle felting is a process that involves sculpting shapes and figures using a type of wool called roving and special felting needles that have sharp, barbed blades. Needle felting works by agitating […]
Rabbit Laser Cutter Certification – April
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PA, USAfter this workshop you will be certified to rent time on Contemporary Craft's laser cutter!3-Hour WorkshopDate: Wednesday, April 17, 2024If you can't make this date, this workshop is offered the third Wednesday of every month. You can see all of the dates here.Time: 6pm-9pmDescription: Students will work step by step through project designed to introduce […]
Meditation and Bi-laterial Mark-Making Workshop
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PA, USJoin artist and mindfulness facilitator Lauren Braun in meditation and mark-making in conjunction with the exhibition, Oneness: Brie Ruais.1.5 Hour WorkshopDate: Friday, March 22, 2024Time: 9am-10:30amDescription: Mark making with both hands simultaneously engages the left and right sides of the brain, connects you to your body and natural rhythms and helps bring you into the […]
Towards a Zero-Waste Studio: Paper-making with Katy Dement
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PA, USBring materials from home and studio to create visual narratives through papermaking where no material is arbitrary!7-Hour WorkshopDate: Saturday, April 20, 2024Time: 10am-5pmDescription: Take those scraps to a new dimension.Learn with us as Katy DeMent teaches us how to transform scraps from our fibers studio into handmade paper!In this class, we will use cotton yarn […]