Handwork 2027 Registration Underway
BARN members can now register for Handwork Week, with general registration set to open Oct. 1. Handwork returns to BARN Aril 12-16, 2027. This five-day immersion in craft is guided by accomplished instructors. You and fellow makers will experience deep, hands-on learning.
Handwork Tickets on Their Way
Tech Lab access levels up for members. Handwork Week tickets are almost here. Scary tales will be told. And REFRACT is bringing a full weekend of glass art to BARN, complete with an exhibition, a documentary screening, and live demos. There's a lot going on in October!
Fall is for Fixing, Swapping, Supporting, and Learning
A granddaughter brings “A Handweaver’s Pattern Book’ back, Handwork Week returns in the spring of 2027, the free and popular Teen Nights are back on the calendar, Fix-It Fair is getting close, and, the next day, Rock Swap and Shop returns to the Jewelry & Fine Metals Studio. And get your Night at BARN tickets before they’re gone!
Picnic Exhibit Open and Handwork Set for Return
Don't miss the Picnic Exhibition in the Commons through Oct. 1. Plus save the dates for Handwork 2027 (April 12-16).
From Fields to Pages: How Poetry Saved My Life with Handwork Week Instructor Ricardo Ruiz
In this powerful conversation, award-winning poet Ricardo Ruiz shares his raw, unfiltered journey to discovering his voice through verse.
Handwork at BARN Featured on Senior Center Podcast
Something to Talk About, the Bainbridge Island Senior Community Center's podcast, features Handwork 2026 on Bainbridge Island!
HANDWORK: Bringing Bronze to Life With the BARN Foundry Team
Monkey Wrench Fabrication on Wardwell Avenue is adorned with vintage signs and found metal objects, a fitting detail for a craft that has transformed ...Full story »
HANDWORK: Weaving Light in Glass with Richard Parrish
Growing up on a farm in Eastern Idaho, young Richard Parrish was mesmerized by harvested grain fields, their parallel rows marching across the landscape ...Full story »
HANDWORK: Ricardo Ruiz, the Poet Who Turns Silence into Story
Ricardo Ruiz didn't set out to reinvent poetry—he set out to save the stories disappearing from his community. Growing up in Othello, Washington, Ruiz ...Full story »
HANDWORK: Finding Your Story with Jonathan Evison
Jonathan Evison knows what it's like to fail. The Bainbridge Island novelist wrote seven unpublished books before his breakthrough at age 40. He literally ...Full story »
HANDWORK: Daniel Winterbottom on Sketching the World Anew
When University of Washington landscape architecture professor Daniel Winterbottom started wandering the streets of Seattle during the pandemic lockdown, sketchbook in hand, he wasn't ...Full story »
HANDWORK: Brian Gillespie Brings Calder’s Legacy to Life
By day, Brian Gillespie manages the development team for Rhino 3D, the industry-standard modeling software used in aerospace, automotive, and architectural design. But step ...Full story »
HANDWORK: ‘Root Reading’ with Alisa Banks
Dallas Artist Helps Writers Transform Personal Stories into Sculptural Books At the age of 4, Alisa Banks received her first book — a thick ...Full story »
HANDWORK: Weaving traditions, stewardship and place with Melinda West
Forty years ago, Melinda West sat on a Pacific Northwest beach watching her young sons play. Nearby, someone had discarded a pile of willow ...Full story »
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