May 11,10 AM – 3 PM
We’re excited to announce a new Spring Bazaar and studio open house on May 11 from 10 AM – 3 PM. Embrace the opportunity to connect and buy directly from local artisans showcasing their creations. Just like BARN’s holiday Bazaar, members will have the opportunity to sign up to be a vendor. Applications will open on March 25. Mark your calendars!
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Sue Spargo’s ‘Tell Me a Story’ – May 13 – 17, 9 AM – 4 PM
The thoughtful layering of appliqué, embroidered wool, fabric layering, and embellishments can be a lot like memory and life stories: Artful, complex, and unique.
In May, join a small group gathering for a week-long class exploring these connections and articulating your story through fiber art. The week-long immersive ‘Tell Me a Story’ surface design and embroidery workshop, from May 13-17, is led by Ohio fiber artist Sue Spargo.
Register now for this unforgettable experience. Just a few seats remain, and no previous experience is required.
Sue is a well-known and respected fiber artisan, recognized for her expertise and known for her intricate and visually stunning textile artworks.
Spargo’s previous intensives at BARN have been transformative experiences for her students. ‘Tell Me a Story’ promises to be a similarly shared odyssey of creativity and self-discovery. Don’t miss this chance to immerse yourself in story, learn new techniques, and create one-of-a-kind, autobiographical fiber art.
First Tuesday! March 5, 7 – 9 PM
First Tuesday is like an open mic for projects of all shapes, sizes, and stages of completion. Come a few minutes early to sign up for an official five-minute share, or just enjoy snacks, learn about great projects, and meet fellow BARN makers while enjoying creative community. This free social event is open to members and guests.
Deadline Extended: Ars Poetica
Celebrate National Poetry Month by submitting your work to Ars Poetica – BARN-style! Simply select one of the poems submitted by BARN writers and create a piece inspired by that poem in any medium. Learn more and apply at https://bainbridgebarn.org/membership/exhibitions/
Fiber Arts
Essential Hand Stitches
Friday, March 22, 10 AM – 1 PM
Learn a repertoire of hand stitches commonly used in dressmaking, tailoring, and mending.
More Fiber Classes
Crochet Techniques: Mosaic Crochet
2 Tuesdays, beginning March 5, 6 – 8 PM
Orientation to Fiber Sewing Machines
Wednesday, March 6, 6 – 7:30 PM
Block Printing Repeat Patterns for Textiles
2 meetings, beginning Saturday, March 9, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Knitting 101: Intro to Knitting
Sunday, March 17, 12 – 4 PM
Rigid Heddle Loom: Houndstooth Check Weave-Along
Wednesday, March 20, 1 – 3 PM
Sashiko Thread and Japanese Dyes
2 meetings, beginning Saturday, March 23, 10 AM – 4 PM
Moulage: French Pattern Fitting and Drafting
2 meetings, beginning Sunday, March 24, 9 AM – 5 PM
Glass Arts
Try it! Glass Pocket Vase
Monday, March 4, 12:30 – 4 PM
Learn best practices for cutting glass and how to use fiber paper to make a watertight space between two sheets of glass. Design elements also will be discussed so your creation reflects your individual style.
More Glass Classes
Intermediate Techniques in Soft Glass: Twisty Canes
Saturday, March 2, 2 – 5 PM
Stained Glass Shamrock: Luck of the Irish to You!
Sunday, March 3, 12 – 4 PM
FAMILY FUN! Retro Warp Plate for Young and Old
Saturday, March 9, 1 – 3:30 PM
Jazzy Geometrics
6 Wednesday, beginning March 13, 2 – 5 PM
Copper Foil Stained Glass
Tuesday, Feb. 27, 1 – 5 PM
Glass Mosaic for the Birds and the Bees
Saturday, March 16, 12:30 – 4:30 PM
Techniques in Soft Glass Torchwork: Dazzling Effects with Silver
Sunday, March 17, 1 – 5 PM
Jewelry & Fine Metals
Spruing for Jewelry Casting
Thursday, March 7, 5 – 8 PM
If you need help and time to sprue up pieces for casting, here is your chance. If you want help spruing for mold making, we would love to have you. We’ll spend a little under three hours putting items on trees and in flasks so they’re ready to invest for casting.
More Jewelry Classes
Independent Sand Casting
2 meetings, beginning March 9, 9 AM – 12 PM
Chasing and Repoussé: 3D Metal
4 meetings, beginning March 19, 1 – 5 PM
Jewelry Studio Clean Up and Social
Monday, March 25, 3:30 – 5 PM
Introduction to Lapidary: Cutting and Carving Stones
2 meetings, beginning Saturday, March 29, 10 AM – 3 PM
Introduction to Enameling: Opaques
2 meetings, beginning Saturday, April 6, 10 AM – 3 PM
Kitchen Arts
French Lentil Soup
Sunday, March 3, 13, 3 – 5 PM
Create this plant-based French lentil soup, then enjoy it with your classmates and a glass of wine.
More Kitchen Classes
Make-and-Bake Full-Size Veggie Lasagna
Sunday, March 10, 2 – 4:30 PM
Pi Day Pie: All About the Dough
Wednesday, March 13, 2 – 4:30 PM
Brew Your Own Beer
Saturday, March 16, 2 – 5 PM
Sukiyaki, Sake, and Sorbet
Sunday, March 17, 2 – 5 PM
Brazilian Happy Hour: Picanha Grelhada com Alho
Friday. March 22, 5:30 – 8:30 PM
The Healing Kitchen: Nourishing Herbal Drinks
Monday, March 25, 5:30 – 8:30 PM
Metal Fabrication
Make a Set of Sporting Darts
2 meetings, beginning Tuesday, March 12, 6 – 8:30 PM
Make a set of three sporting darts that will give you bragging rights in your family room or local sports bar.
More Metal Classes
Introduction to Brazing in the Welding Shop
Sunday, March 3, 2 – 4:30 PM
Welding: TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas) #1
Sunday, March 10, 2 – 4:30 PM
Centroid CNC
March 13, 5 – 6 PM
CNC Lathe
2 meetings, beginning Saturday, March 16, 2 – 4:30 PM
Lay Out and Cut Numbers with the CNC Plasma Cutter
Sunday, March 17, 12 – 4 PM
Make a Table: Introduction to MIG Welding
3 Saturdays, beginning Feb. 24, 2 – 4:30 PM
Fusion 360 Basics Beginner
Wednesday, March 20, 6 – 8:30 PM
Welding: TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas) #1 & #2
Sunday, March 24, 2 – 4:30 PM
MIG (Metal Inert Gas) Welding #2
Wednesday, March 27, 6 – 8:30 PM
Print & Book Arts
Intaglio Monoprinting
Tuesday, March 12, 10 AM – 3 PM
Explore the art of intaglio with a unique monoprint element as you create drypoint plates and add multiple colors.
More Print & Book Arts Classes
Print & Book Studio Orientation – Member Fob Activation
Multiple dates available
Make a Hand-Sewn Hardcover Book
2 meetings, beginning Thursday, March 2, 10:30 AM – 2 PM
Block Printing Repeat Patterns for Textiles
2 meetings, beginning Saturday, March 9, at 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Intro to Hand Lettering
Thursday, March 14, 10 AM – 2 PM
Experimental Linocut
2 meetings, beginning Saturday, March 16, 10 AM – 4 PM
Introduction to Letterpress
Saturday, March 23, 10 AM – 5 PM
Tech Lab
Build Your Own 12-Volt Emergency Backup Power Supply
3 Saturdays, beginning March 16, 1 – 5 PM
Build an emergency backup power supply based on a 12-volt Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) battery in a weatherproof protective case for use when the power is out.
More Tech Lab Classes
Unleashing Creativity with AI
Wednesday, March 6, 6 – 8:30 PM
Introduction to 3D Printing
Saturday, March 9,10 AM – 12 PM
Tech Talk: Anti-Satellite Weapons
Sunday, March 10, 1 – 2 PM
CNC 101: Make a Sign
2 meetings, beginning Tuesday, March 12, 6 – 8 PM
Introduction to 3D Surface Modeling with Blender
Wednesday, March 13, 6 – 8 PM
Laser 101: Intro to Laser Cutter Operations
Friday, March 15, 6:30 – 9 PM
Woodworking
Sharpening Your Own Chisels and Plane Blades
Wednesday, March 13, 6 – 9 PM
Learn two methods for sharpening your plane blades and chisels to a razor-sharp edge.
More Woodworking Classes
Orientation to the Woodshop
Multiple dates available
Youth Maker Mondays: Build a Tiny House Model (Ages 12-16)
3 Mondays, beginning March 4, 2:30 – 5 PM
Make a Japanese Toolbox
4 meetings, beginning Tuesday, March 5,11 AM – 2 PM
Machine-Made Mortise & Tenon Joints
2 meetings, beginning Tuesday, March 5, 6 – 9 PM
CNC 101: Make a Sign
2 meetings, beginning Tuesday, March 12, 6 – 8 PM
Create a Custom Cutting Board
3 meetings, beginning Thursday, March 14, 12 – 3 PM
Woodworking Basics: Measurement and Math
Friday, March 15, 6 – 9 PM
Woodworking Basics: Hand Tools
4 meetings, beginning Saturday, March 16, 9 AM – 12 PM
Woodworking Basics: Glue and Clamps
Monday, March 18, 2:30 – 5:30 PM
Tuning Up Japanese Chisels and Planes
2 meetings, beginning Tuesday, March 19, 11 AM – 2 PM
Fusion 360 Basics Beginner
Wednesday, March 20, 6 – 8:30 PM
Woodworking Basics: Prepping Lumber for Projects
2 meetings, beginning Friday, March 22, 3 – 6 PM
Fusion 360 for Woodworkers
Saturday, March 23, 9 AM – 12 PM
Woodworking Basics: Bandsaws
Saturday, March 23, 9 AM – 12 PM
Make a Curved-Bottom Wooden Plane
2 meetings, beginning Monday, March 25, 2:30 – 05:30 PM
Intro to Bowl Turning
2 meetings, beginning Tuesday, March 26, 3 – 6 PM
Writers’ Studio
Master Your Clichés with Luke Elliott (Virtual)
Wednesday, March 20, 3 – 4 PM
This class is for writers at any level who want to improve the quality of their prose, especially those who may have been dinged by a critique partner or teacher in the past for using a cliché and don’t see what the big deal is. Let’s talk about it!
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More Writers’ Studio Classes
Write Now Tuesdays on Zoom (Free, Online)
Tuesdays, 9:30 – 11:30 AM
Write Now Thursdays on Zoom (Free, Online)
Thursdays, 9:30 – 11:30 AM
Open Mic with the Writers’ Studio (Free Event)
Tuesday, March 12, 6:30 – 8 PM
Poetry Open Mic
Thursday, March 21, 7 – 8:30 PM
