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2021 Arts & Crafts Workshops
Shake Rag Alley
Center for the Arts
Mineral Point, Wisconsin
Workshop students enjoy 10% off
Shake Rag Alley lodging!
ShakeRagAlley.org
ADULT WORKSHOP CALENDAR
Jan 16-April 17 A Hero's Journey: A Writing Course for Veterans,
Part I-Storytelling (3rd Saturday/month) p. 7
Mar 4-April 8 (Virtual) Between Contoured Lines: Reading and Writing
the Driftless (6 Thursdays) p. 7
Mar 13 Where to Begin? Untangling Genealogy p. 7
April 5 (Virtual) The Business of Art: Brick and Mortar Retail p. 18
April 6-May 25 Introduction to Acrylic Painting (8 Tuesdays) p. 34
April 9-11 Coppersmithing 101 p. 15
April 12 (Virtual) The Business of Art: The Online Store p. 18
April 17-May 15 (Virtual) Outside/Inside: The At-Home Sketchbook
(5 Saturdays) p. 34
April 18 Intro to Torch Welding p. 15
April 18 Robust Rag Rug p. 20
April 19 (Virtual) The Business of Art: Art & Craft Fairs, Festivals,
and Tours p. 18
April 22-25 Pottery Wheel Throwing Boot Camp p. 17
April 24 Spoon Carving Fundamentals p. 14
April 26 (Virtual) The Business of Art: Leading Workshops p. 18
April 30-May 2 JEWELRY BOOT CAMP:
A Jewelry Making Retreat pp. 22-24
May 1 Beginning Blacksmithing p. 15
May 2 Intro to Torch Welding p. 15
May 3 (Virtual) The Business of Art: Leveraging-up Social
Media p. 18
May 10 (Virtual) The Business of Art: Pricing Your Product p. 18
May 13-16 Crazed Anatomy p. 32
May 15 Mending Hearts: Stitching Recycled Fibers Into
Sculpture p. 32
May 15-16 Gas Forge Blacksmithing p. 16
May 15-July 17 A Hero's Journey: A Writing Course for Veterans, Part
II-Theater (3rd Saturday/month) p. 7
May 17 (Virtual) The Business of Art: Managing the Business
End p. 18
May 21-23 WRITING RETREAT:
Mining the Story pp. 8-10
May 21-23 Blacksmithing a Garden Gate p. 16
May 21-23 Carve Your House Numbers in Stone p. 14
May 24 (Virtual) The Business of Art: Supportive
Organizations & Memberships p. 18
June 2-6 Discovering Form Through Pinching Clay p. 17
June 3-6 Oil and Cold Wax Annual Retreat p. 34
June 4-5 Blacksmithing 101 p. 16
June 6 Intro to Torch Welding p. 15
June 11-13 Scroll Sketching p. 32
June 12-13 3-D Sewing Class: Pincushion & Stuffed Animal Fun p. 20
June 12-13 Make a Bent Willow Chair p. 15
June 12 Robust Rag Rug p. 20
June 12 Slab Built Flower Planters p. 17
June 18 Small Stitched Landscape p. 20
June 19-20 Creating Art Cloth With Resists p. 20
June 19-20 Explore Gas Forge Blacksmithing p. 16
June 22 Baking Bread in Your Home Kitchen p. 19
June 26 SAORI Weaving — Discover Yourself! p. 20
June 27 Kaleidoscope Design Furoshiki (Wrapping Cloth) With
Bengala Mud Dye p. 20
July 8-11 WOODLANDERS GATHERING:
Rustic Arts & Nature Crafts pp. 10-14
July 15-18 The New Nouveau p. 32
July 16-18 Refining and Expanding Wheel Throwing Techniques p. 17
July 17-Aug 14 (Virtual) Wearing Your Art on Your Sleeves and
Everywhere Else (5 Saturdays) p. 21
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ADULT WORKSHOP CALENDAR Continued
July 17-18
July 21-25
Welding Wild Yard Art p. 16
Rust, Dye, Stitch, Wax: Encaustic Collage p. 32
Adult Workshops
July 24-25 Hands-On Masonry p. 15
Art Adventure pp. 28-31
July 27 Cake Decorating With Royal Icing p. 19
July 28 Watercolor From the Beginning p. 34 Blacksmithing & Welding pp. 15-17
July 29 Color Theory Through Watercolor p. 34
July 29-30 Revolutionary Pendant p. 25 Business of Art p. 18
July 30 Abstract Watercolor Exploration p. 34 Ceramics & Pottery p. 17
July 31 Beginning Blacksmithing p. 15
July 31 Leather Playdate p. 25 Creative Writing p. 7
July 31 Watercolor Still Life With Flowers p. 34
Culinary Arts p. 19
Aug 1 Separation Anxiety — An Exploration in Enamel p. 25
Aug 1 A Study in the Big Stitch p. 21 Fiber Arts pp. 20-21
Aug 8 Robust Rag Rug p. 20
Aug 14-15 Classic Woodblock Prints Plus Paint p. 35 Jewelry pp. 25-27
Aug 14 Resin Collage Pendants p. 25 Jewelry Boot Camp pp. 22-24
Aug 15 Spinner Ring p. 25
Aug 21-Oct 16 A Hero's Journey: A Writing Course for Veterans, Mixed Media, Paper & Books
Part III-Verse (3rd Saturday/month) p. 7 Arts pp. 32-33
Aug 21 Reversible Fine Silver Lentil or Pebble Bead p. 25
Aug 21-22 Welding Wild Yard Art p. 16 Painting & 2-D Art pp. 34-35
Aug 22 Fine Silver Leaves from the Garden p. 26 Rustic Arts & Nature Crafts pp. 14-15
Aug 24 Making Toast Bread p. 19
Woodlanders Gathering pp. 10-14
Aug 26-29 ART ADVENTURE:
A Mixed Media Art Retreat pp. 28-31 Writing Retreat pp. 8-10
Sept 9-10 Planed and Folded Wooden Book p. 33
Sept 10
Sept 10
Bead Ring p. 26
Chandelier Earrings p. 26
Youth and Family
Sept 11-12 Explore Gas Forge Blacksmithing p. 16
Mineral Point Museum Night p. 41
Sept 11 Food Traditions: Remembering &
Writing .p 7 Tour of Fairy Homes p. 41
Sept 11 Free-Form Bracelet p. 26
Sept 11 Strata Botanica p. 33 Youth Program Workshops pp. 36-37
Sept 12 Maia Pendant p. 26 Youth Program Kits pp. 37-40
Sept 12 Watercolor Furry Animal Portraits p. 33
Sept 17-19 Blacksmithing 101 p. 16 Trick’r Treat p. 41
Sept 17-19 Rug Hooking Retreat: Traditional Rug
Hooking p. 21
Santa Day p. 41
Sept 17
Sept 18
Stix n Stonz p. 27
Faux Channel Setting p. 27
Events
Sept 18-19 Make a Bent Willow Chair p. 15 Garage Sales p. 5
Sept 18-19 Boundweave: Weaving a Flower Garden p. 21
Sept 19 Open Box Bezel Pendant p. 27 Halloween Masquerade Ball p. 5
Sept 24-26 Fly Away Home: Creating a Mixed Media
Point Five at Alley Stage p. 5
Artist Book p. 33
Sept 28 Knife Skills p. 19 Winter Writers Series p. 6
Oct 1-3 Intro to Forge Welding p. 17
Oct 1-3 Moku Hanga: An Intro to Japanese Women’s Art Parties p. 5
Woodblock Printing p. 35
Oct 2 Robust Rag Rug p. 20 Retail, Rentals,
Oct 3-8 Metamorphosis: Creating a Figurative Policies, Dining &
Sculpture p. 33
Oct 9 Fine Silver Rings in a Day p. 27 Lodging
Oct 10 Intro to Torch Welding p. 15 Artisan Marketplace p. 22
Oct 10 Link Bracelet p. 27
Oct 22-24 Bold and Uninhibited: Oil and Cold Wax Custom Retreats & Site
Painting p. 35 Rentals pp. 44-45
Oct 26 Potato & Beer Bread p. 19
Nov 4-7 Abstract Landscape and Nature-Based Class Registration Policies p. 46
Painting With Oil and Cold Wax p. 35
Shake Rag Alley Lodging p. 44-45
Nov 6-7 Electro-Etching Steel Jewelry p. 27
Nov 13 Writing Your Memoir p. 7 Local Dining & Lodging p. 47
Nov 23 Rye Bread p. 19
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SHAKE RAG ALLEY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
CULTIVATING CREATIVITY AMID COVID-19
Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts is a nonprofit 501(c)3
organization that exists to provide educational experiences
in visual, performing, and literary arts for adults and children;
cultivate the creativity that thrives in our rural community;
and rehabilitate and preserve our historic buildings and rustic
campus. Created in 2004 by community members and artists,
our lush, 2.5-acre campus of gardens and historic buildings is
situated in the historic heart of the charming arts community
of Mineral Point in beautiful, hilly, southwestern Wisconsin.
Like nonprofits and small businesses everywhere, we stretched
our creative muscles in 2020 in order to remain committed to
our mission during the COVID-19 pandemic. We adapted the
way we offer arts and crafts education—as demonstrated by
Board President Lorraine Reynolds, who welcomed students
virtually and in person to her fall Extraordinary Objects mixed
media workshop—host community events, and welcome
guests to our campus to ensure we are operating safely for all
involved. And thanks to our Board members, staff, volunteers,
instructors, students, and extraordinarily supportive donors,
we’re still here, excited to share a new year full of creative
possibilities at Shake Rag Alley.
In 2021, we will offer up to 200 workshops for adults, ranging from introductory half-day classes to multi-day
in-depth classes and retreats, in addition to art and community events. This summer, we’ll again welcome local
K-12 youth to morning and afternoon workshops, and will also offer scores of make-at-home art kits. Our work-
shop instructors are drawn from a wealth of creative talents and include nationally known artists from around the
world and across the street. Class sizes are small and safe, affording plenty of personal attention to all skill levels.
Come create with us!
HOW TO SUPPORT SHAKE RAG ALLEY
We’re not only running an art school for children and adults that Staff
plays host to several community events each year: We’re also Sara Lomasz Flesch, Executive Director
committed to preserving and maintaining nine historic buildings Carole Spelić, Program Director
and Alley Stage, as well as keeping the weeds pulled, the trees Elizabeth Johanna, Youth Program Director
trimmed, and the flowers blooming on our lovely campus. We do Keith Huie, Buildings & Grounds
all that we do with a full-time director and seven part-time staff, Veronica Reske, Hospitality Manager
a dedicated Board of Directors, and an indispensable core of Jacki Thomas, Internet Marketing
volunteers. But we can’t do what we do without the financial Technician & Webmaster
support of individual donors. When you give a financial gift, Brenda Walter, Bookkeeper & Registrar
participate in one of our fundraising events, volunteer your time Katie White, Housekeeping
and energy at Shake Rag Alley—you are supporting us. To volun-
Board of Directors
teer and to learn more about giving a gift of annual support and
Lorraine Reynolds, President
including Shake Rag Alley in your estate planning, please see our
Julia Marr, Vice President
website or call the office at (608) 987-3292.
Deb Donaghue, Treasurer
Betty Hogan, Secretary
Mike Christensen
Molly Walz Huie
Dan Lloyd
A portion of Shake Rag Alley’s operating budget—5%—was Lisa Spady
supported in 2020 by grants from the Mineral Point Community RuthAnn Steuber
Chest, Mineral Point Community Foundation, the United Fund Ken Wallace
of Iowa County, an NEA Big Read grant, and the Wisconsin Arts Board Emeritus
Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin, the National Sandy Scott
Endowment for the Arts, the federal CARES Act, and an NEA Big Cheryl Smeja
Read grant. In 2020, Shake Rag Alley also received a forgivable Sharon Stauffer
Paycheck Protection Program loan and an Economic Injury Judy Sutcliffe
Disaster Loan from the Small Business Administration due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
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EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC IN 2021
Beyond our arts and crafts workshops, Shake Rag Alley offers bountiful opportunities to make
magical memories in our buildings and on our grounds. Save the date for the events and programs
we have in store for you in 2021!
January-March (Virtual) Winter Writers Reading July 21 Women’s Art Party, Lind Pavilion
Series (see p. 6)
Aug 13-14 Summer Garage Sale, Lind Pavilion
January-December (2nd Saturday of the month)
Aug 18 Women’s Art Party, Lind Pavilion
Driftless Poets (see p. 6)
Aug 28 Art Adventure Mixed Media Vendor Night,
March 17 Women’s Art Party, Lind Pavilion
Lind Pavilion
April 3 Free Make-a-Fairy-House Workshop,
Sept 15 Women’s Art Party, Lind Pavilion
Lind Pavilion
Oct 20 Women’s Art Party, Lind Pavilion
April 21 Women’s Art Party, Lind Pavilion
Oct 23 2nd Annual Halloween Masquerade Ball,
April 16-17 Spring Garage Sale, Lind Pavilion
Lind Pavilion
May 1 Jewelry Boot Camp Vendor Night, Lind Pavilion
Oct 31 Trick’r Treat, Shake Rag Alley Campus
May 19 Women’s Art Party, Lind Pavilion
Nov 13 A Hero's Journey Veterans Day Presentation,
June 5 Tour of Fairy Homes, Shake Rag Alley Campus Alley Stage
June 16 Women’s Art Party, Lind Pavilion Nov 17 Women’s Art Party, Lind Pavilion
June 17 Mineral Point Museum Night, Shake Rag Dec 4 Santa Day, Lind Pavilion and Cabinet Shop
Alley Campus
For more information and updates throughout the
July 10 Point Five Concert, Alley Stage year, see our website, follow our social media,
and subscribe to our e-newsletter.
Photo credit: Maison Meredith Photography
On July 10, Point Five bring their blend of Americana, folk,
old-time, bluegrass and alternative country music back to
Alley Stage. $12 for Woodlanders participants (see pp. 10-14),
From March to November, women gather in $15 general admission.
the Lind Pavilion for creative camaraderie.
Newcomers are always welcome. Each month
a new project is planned and announced.
Participants and/or local artists take turns
leading projects, introducing new materials
and sharing techniques. $5 project fee,
additional materials fee may apply.
On Oct. 23, join us at our second annual
Halloween Masquerade Ball, a fall fundraiser
supporting Shake Rag Alley arts and crafts
programming and historic preservation. Enjoy
music, dancing and entertainment lasting well
into the witching hour. Watch our website for
more information to come!
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WINTER WRITERS AND DRIFTLESS POETS
2020-21 Winter Writers Reading Series
Enjoy Wednesday winter evenings with Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts as Wisconsin's
award-winning writers-in-residence and share their work and creative inspiration virtually via Zoom.
Events start at 7 pm and are free, although donations are welcome in support of the series. As a
bonus, this winter’s series features craft talks by local authors.
Since 2011 Shake Rag Alley has partnered with the Council for Wisconsin Writers, the Wisconsin Academy of
Sciences, Arts & Letters, Wisconsin People & Ideas magazine, and the Wisconsin Poet Laureate Commission
to offer week-long residencies to their annual writing contest winners. From December through March,
contest-winning writers and poets are provided with a week of uninterrupted time in Shake Rag Alley’s inspiring
lodging facilities.
December 9: Matt Blessing February 17: Tanya Cliff
2019 Council for Wisconsin Writers Local Author
Kay W. Levin Short Nonfiction Award
February 24: Jacquelyn Thomas
December 16: David Southward 2020 Wisconsin People & Ideas
2019 Council for Wisconsin Writers Fiction Contest Winner
Lorine Niedecker Poetry Award
March 3: Susan Martell Huebner
January 6: Krista Eastman 2020 Wisconsin People & Ideas
2018 Council for Wisconsin Writers Poetry Contest Winner
Edna Meudt Poetry Book Award
March 10: William Stobb
January 20: Marcia Jablonski 2018 Council for Wisconsin Writers
Local Author Zona Gale Short Fiction Award
January 27: Justin O’Brien March 17: Thomas Davis
Local Author 2019 Council for Wisconsin Writers
Edna Ferber Fiction Book Award
February 3: Kevin Clougherty
Local Author March 24: Dean Robbins
2019 Council for Wisconsin Writers
February 10: Kimberly Blaeser Tofte/Wright Children’s Literary Award
2019 Council for Wisconsin Writers
Zona Gale Short Fiction Award and
Edna Meudt Poetry Book Award
DRIFTLESS POETS WORKSHOP
Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts hosts the Driftless Poets workshop on the second Saturday of
each month at 2 pm.
Driftless Poets meet virtually or in person seasonally to learn from one another by listening carefully to
feedback on work submitted to the group. New poets are always welcome, but only those who have submitted
work prior to the workshop will receive feedback and critique. Poets take turns leading the workshops by
sharing a poem that demonstrates a form or craft technique and monitoring time.
The Driftless Poets workshops are free but donations are welcome and RSVP is appreciated to
info@shakeragalley.org. For more information, call (608) 987-3292.
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CREATIVE WRITING
Manuscript Consultations: final session present them to the class in a reading. This creative
Poetry, Fiction & Creative writing workshop is open to all writers and anyone interested
Nonfiction in reading and writing about the Driftless land. Class size 9.
Jacquelyn Thomas Registration deadline Feb 22.
By appointment year-round 21R063O / Tuition $90
Writers of all ages and levels of
experience benefit from close Where to Begin? Untangling
reading and feedback on their Genealogy
work. Award-winning author Jacquelyn Thomas will review Doris Green
short-form manuscripts – up to 25 pages of prose or 5 poems – Sat, March 13 / 9am-12pm
and return them in 7-10 days with: written feedback in the form Getting started in genealogy research
of an editorial/critique letter; in-manuscript comments with line can seem overwhelming, especially
edits; contact information for at least 5 publications seeking with today's multitude of online re-
manuscripts similar to yours. Jacquelyn also will schedule a sources, not to mention the potential
phone or virtual meeting with you to review and discuss her connections through DNA testing. Yet
feedback. Book-length manuscripts are welcome but will take clicking on a leaf or swabbing your cheek may not be the best
longer to process. ways to begin. Some longtime genealogists say, “Begin with
21R001O / Tuition $4 per page what you know.” But what do you really know and what family
information still needs to be documented? The complications
A Hero's Journey: A Writing are enough to make anyone give up rather than dive in. Yet the
Course for Veterans desire remains to know one’s ancestors and one’s inheritances.
Stephen Fuller This workshop provides ways to focus your research, along
3rd Saturday Jan-Nov / 1-4pm with forms, strategies, and organizational tips for directing your
All veterans have stories to tell. Some search. Participants will leave with a checklist of next steps for
of us do not want to tell them, while their individual projects. Class size 9.
others need to tell them. I am a veteran Registration deadline March 1.
and a writer and wish to help veterans 21R072L / Tuition $55
tell their stories by utilizing Joseph
Campbell's depiction of the Hero's
Food Traditions:
Journey. This course will be offered in three parts reflecting
Remembering & Writing
the phases of that journey – departure, initiation, and return
Kathleen Ernst
– while focusing on three major areas of writing: storytelling,
Sat, Sept 11 / 10am-4pm
theater, and verse. Develop your own skills as a writer and gain
Precious family stories are
confidence in telling your stories. Campbell’s classic “Hero with
often shared around the table,
a Thousand Faces” will be our text and the course will culminate
and many involve special reci-
on Veterans Day weekend with a reading of your favorite works.
pes themselves. This workshop
Class size 9.
will help participants recall, record, and celebrate food traditions
Jan 16-April 17 / 21R016C Part I-Storytelling / Tuition $100 / from their family or community. Students will be guided through
Registration deadline Jan 11
several writing activities designed to help capture food-related
May 15-July 17 / 21R135P / Part II-Theater / Tuition $75 / memories. We’ll also briefly discuss techniques for preserving
Registration deadline May 3 original recipes, and explore various creative options for
Aug 21-Oct 16 / 21R233C / Part III-Verse / Tuition $75 / Regis- presenting recipes and memories. The last hour of the class will
tration deadline Aug 9 be devoted to writing time or one-on-one meetings with Kath-
One-time Materials Fee $24 (payable to instructor at class time) leen. Class size limited to 9. Registration deadline Aug 30.
21R254C / Tuition $75
Between Contoured Lines:
Reading and Writing the Writing Your Memoir
Driftless Gary Jones
(Virtual Workshop) Sat, Nov 13 / 9am-1pm
Catherine Young Award-winning author Gary Jones
6 Thursdays, will share a several-points-of-entry
March 4-April 8 / 7-8pm approach to memoir writing, one
Each hill and hollow, each creek that immediately produces text and
and riverway in our Driftless bioregion holds a story because so encourages the development of a
many people have found this land alluring and have come to live full-length manuscript. Participants will
here. Come experience this place through the writers of the past be provided professional models of this technique, given guided
while crafting your place-inspired poetry and prose. Via Zoom, practice, and offered the opportunity to share their work with the
we will explore readings from Wisconsin writers, including works class. Several 20-30 minute writing breaks will be built into the
from the anthologies The Driftless Reader and Contours and we workshop. Class size 9. Registration deadline Nov 1.
will work through prompts and exercises. By session five, our
21R317C / Tuition $55
class community will workshop our selected writings, and for our
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WRITING RETREAT
MINING THE STORY–5TH ANNUAL WRITING RETREAT F
May 21-23, 2021
Join us for the fifth annual Writing Retreat at Shake Rag Alley, open to
writers of all levels. Enrich your talent and prospects at Shake Rag Alley
Center for the Arts in this charming art community and old mining town.
Choose one of three genres taught by either Patricia Ann McNair (Memoir and
Personal Essay; Retreat Artistic Director), Christine Rice (Crafting Fiction), or
Sarah Hammond (Writing for Young People) for an in-depth workshop that will
challenge you across the three days. These workshop directors are
award-winning published authors and active, experienced teachers of writing. c
Interwoven around these main workshops will be optional and inspiring creative activities that will make for a retreat A
jam-packed with opportunities to learn, share, network, and write: craft and professional talks by Sheree L. Greer, Philip
Hartigan, Eric May, Chris Rice, and Shawn Shifflet; a panel discussion on Literary Citizens and Building Community; a
Faculty and Local Author Reading; and two Participant Open Mics. Make new writing friends each day at lunch and enjoy
Mineral Point evenings together.
Manuscript consultations are available with instructors on a first sign up, first served basis, at a very affordable price.
We are pleased to work in partnership with Hypertext Magazine & Studio, a social justice writing nonprofit organization.
The retreat begins at 10am, Friday, May 21, and runs through 5pm, Sunday, May 23
Retreat price $305
Includes main workshop selection, optional workshops and activities, and lunches.
Class size limited to 9. Registration deadline is May 18.
Optional Manuscript Consultations $40
Memoir and Personal Essay — Crafting Fiction – Christine Rice
Patricia Ann McNair Well-crafted short stories and novel chapters have a lot in com-
Our lives are filled with exciting moments and ordinary ones, mon: They employ many of the same elements of writing—solid
good times and trying times, bits and pieces that make us who narrative arc, strong voice, the right point of view, among various
we are now. During this intensive three-day workshop, we will and sundry other elements. Publishing houses and literary
mine our memories and experiences in order to render our journal editors are on the hunt for beautifully crafted work, so
memoirs and short personal essays. Our own stories will be our whether you want to start a new short story/novel chapter or
foundation, and we will learn elements of the craft of writing work on existing material, this workshop is for you. We will focus
and effective ways of capturing these moments on the page. We on elements of scene including point of view, character devel-
will read from published models and essays, we will write each opment, dialogue, sense of place, and story movement. You will
day. We will leave with work-in-progress and creative paths to learn how to incorporate basic storytelling principles, forms, and
pursue after the workshop. Whether your goal is publication or techniques into your writing. This class will be useful for writers
preservation, this workshop is for you. Open to all levels of skill at any level of experience who wish to develop new or ongoing
and experience. material. We will read from published models and write each day.
21R141-W01 / Tuition $305 21R141-W03 / Tuition $305
Scheduled optional activities and workshops:
Writing for Young People – ● Panel: Literary Citizens and Building Community
Sarah Hammond • Craft Talks: Trust Your Voice, Trust Your Reader:
Could you be the next J.K Rowling or J.R.R. Tolkien? Are you in- Revision as Craft with Sheree L. Greer; Writing Your
Opposite with Eric Charles May; Writers Dreaming with
terested in learning about the world of writing children’s books? Shawn Shiflett C
During Sarah Hammond’s three-day intensive workshop, we will • Professional/Publishing Talk: Confessions of a Literary R
explore this story craft from picture books, to middle grade, and Magazine Editor, Christine Rice
A
to young adult fiction. We will also investigate different aspects • Workshop: Magic in Your Pocket (Easy Handmade
w
of crafting stories, including finding memorable characters, dis- Books), Philip Hartigan
covering setting, creating delicious monsters and baddies, and • Faculty and Local Author Readings
learning how to stir up trouble and conflict. In each session, we • 2 Participant Open Mics
will discuss story principles and read extracts of published work. Manuscript Consultations
We will also carry out writing exercises and, in the spirit of the Participants in the Writing Retreat may sign up for a 25-min-
audience we are writing for, have fun. Participants will take away ute one-on-one manuscript consultation (one piece no longer
work-in-progress and story ideas to develop after the program. than 12 pages) with any one of faculty members Sheree L.
All are welcome: we all have a story to tell. Greer, Sarah Hammond, Patricia McNair, Christine Rice, or
21R141-W02 / Tuition $305 Shawn Shiflett. Twenty consultation appointments are avail-
able by online registration. See the website for details.
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WRITING RETREAT Continued
Faculty Bios:
Patricia Ann McNair — Memoir, Retreat Artistic Director
Booklist calls Patricia Ann McNair “an irresistible personal essayist of refreshing candor, vibrant openheart-
edness, rueful humor, and unassuming wisdom.” McNair’s The Temple of Air, stories, won Southern Illinois
University Devil’s Kitchen Readers Award, Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year, and was a finalist
for Society of Midland Authors Adult Fiction Award. And These Are The Good Times, essays, was a Montaigne
Medal finalist. McNair’s newest story collection, Responsible Adults, has been nominated for numerous
prizes. Booklist calls these stories “edgy, emphatically imagined, and strongly crafted. Mcnair was named
to Chicago’s NewCity Lit50 list, and to Guild Complex’s 30 Writers to Watch. She directs the undergraduate
creative writing programs and teaches in the graduate programs of Columbia College Chicago, where she received a Faculty Excellence
Award. McNair was also nominated for the Carnegie Foundation’s U.S. Professor of the Year. www.patriciaannmcnair.com
Sarah Hammond — Writing for Young People
Sarah Hammond is an international author for young people and has published for both teens and younger
readers. For almost a decade she worked as a lawyer in London. Her first teen book The Night Sky in My Head
was published by OUP and was shortlisted for the Calderdale Children’s Book of the Year Award, the Leeds
Book Award (14-16 category), the James ReckittHull Children's Book Award, and the Angus Book Award.
Her first picture book, Mine!, was published by Parragon. Sarah runs workshops and competitions, mentors
students, and presents at conferences and universities. www.sarahhammond.org
Christine Rice — Crafting Fiction
Christine Maul Rice’s novel Swarm Theory was awarded an Independent Publisher Book Award and a National
Indie Excellence Award, as well as earning an Honorable Mention in the Chicago Writers Association for Book
of the Year awards. Swarm Theory also made PANK’s Best Books of 2016, and was included in Powell’s Books
Midyear Roundup: The Best Books of 2016 So Far. She was included in New City's Lit 50: Who Really Books in
Chicago 2019 and named One of 30 Writers to Watch by Chicago's Guild Complex. Christine's short stories
have been published in MAKE Literary Magazine, BELT’s Rust Belt Anthology and The Literary Review, among
others. Her essays, interviews, and long-form journalism have appeared in The Rumpus, McSweeney’s Internet
Tendency, The Big Smoke, The Millions, Chicago Tribune, Detroit’s Metro Times, among other publications. Christine has served as faculty
at conferences including Northwestern University Summer Writers’ Conference, Interlochen's Writers Retreat, and Shake Rag Alley Writ-
ers’ Retreat. Christine taught in Columbia College Chicago's Fiction Writing Department for over 20 years and is the founder and editor of
the arts and culture nonprofit Hypertext Magazine & Studio. www.christinemaulrice.com
Supplemental Faculty:
Sheree L. Greer — Trust Your Voice, Trust Your Reader: Revision as
Craft, Manuscript Consultations
Sheree L. Greer is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, native and text-based artist and educator living in Tampa, Florida.
In 2014, she founded The Kitchen Table Literary Arts Center to showcase and support the work of Black
women and women of color writers and is the author of two novels, Let the Lover Be and A Return to Arms.
Her work has been published in First Bloom Anthology, LezTalk Anthology, VerySmartBrothas, Autostraddle, The
Windy City Times, Bleed Literary Journal, and the Windy City Queer Anthology: Dispatches from the Third Coast.
Sheree has received a Union League of Chicago Civic Arts Foundation award, earned her MFA at Columbia
College Chicago, and is a VONA/VOICES alum, Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice grantee, Yaddo fellow, and Ragdale Artist House
Rubin Fellow. Her essay, "Bars" published in Fourth Genre Magazine, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize and notably named in Best
American Essays 2019, and her latest essay, "None of This Is Bullshit" was published at The Rumpus and featured in "Memoir Mondays."
www.shereelgreer.com
Philip Hartigan — Magic in Your Pocket (Easy Handmade Books)
Philip Hartigan was born in the U.K. and now lives in Chicago. As an artist, he has taken part in more than
20 solo and group exhibitions of his work on both sides of the Atlantic. After he started blogging in 2009, he
was offered a job as Chicago correspondent for Hyperallergic, the world’s most-visited art blog. He teaches at
Columbia College Chicago and Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago. www.artistphiliphartigan.com
WRITING RETREAT Continued p10
Students enjoy 10% off Shake Rag Alley lodging! See ShakeRagAlley.org 9
WOODLANDERS GATHERING
WOODLANDERS GATHERING–RUSTIC ARTS
& NATURE CRAFTS RETREAT
Woodlanders Gathering
July 8-11, 2021
It's like summer camp for adults! Whether you’re a
beginner or an experienced craftsperson, you are in for
an incredibly fun and creative time with nearly 40
nature-based workshops to choose from and more
than 30 talented instructors to work with. Create rustic
furniture, garden structures, baskets, or pottery; try your
hand at blacksmithing, woodcarving, working with leather, nature printing, and more. Take time to relax, soak up
the sunshine, enjoy the company of a great group of nature-loving folks, and discover the magic of Shake Rag
Alley’s lush gardens, tall trees, historic buildings, and natural spring-fed stream.
Come for a day, two, three, or the entire four days and have the time of your life!
Choose your days, then fill them with as many workshops as you can fit into your schedule (be sure your choices
don’t overlap times). Register online or call our office.
Fees: $115 per day includes your choice of workshops, lunch, snacks, beverages, and evening activities.
Material fees are additional and listed at the end of each workshop description.
WRITING RETREAT Continued
Supplemental Faculty Continued:
Eric May — Writing Your Opposite, Manuscript Consultations
Eric Charles May is an associate professor in the English and Creative Writing Department at Columbia
College Chicago and the author of the novel Bedrock Faith, which was named a 2014 Notable African-Ameri-
can Title by Publisher’s Weekly. A Chicago native, May is a past recipient of the Chicago Public Library’s 21st
Century Award, president of the Guild Literary Complex, and a former reporter for The Washington Post. His
fiction has also appeared in the magazines Fish Stories, F, Hypertext, Solstice, and We Speak Chicagoese.
In addition to his Post reporting, his nonfiction has appeared in Sport Literate, the Chicago Tribune, and the
personal essay anthology Briefly Knocked Unconscious by a Low-Flying Duck. May has done prose workshops,
craft presentations, and manuscript consulting at several writers’ assemblies including the Interlochen, Northwestern University, Shake
Rag Alley, and Stonecoast writers conferences. www.akashicbooks.com/author/eric-charles-may/
Shawn Shiflett — Writers Dreaming, Manuscript Consultations
Shawn Shiflett is the author of the novel Hidden Place, which has received rave reviews from newspapers,
literary magazines, and “Connie Martinson Talks Books” (national cable television, U.K. and Ireland).
Library Journal included Hidden Place in “Summer Highs, Fall Firsts,” a 2004 list of most successful debuts.
He received an Illinois Arts Council Fellowship for his work and was a three-time finalist for the James
novel-in-progress contest, sponsored by the Heekin Group Foundation. New City Newspaper elected Shiflett
to their Chicago Lit 50 list, an annual ranking of top figures in the Chicago Literary scene. His essay, “The
Importance of Reading to Your Writing,” was published in the U.K. in 2013. His novel, Hey, Liberal!, has received stellar reviews and
acclaim from Booklist, the Chicago Tribune, Kirkus Review, Newcity Lit, Windy City Review, Mary Mitchell (Chicago Sun-Times), Rick Kogan
(WGN Radio), and others. His dream story, "Napalm Deja” vu,” was recently nominated for Hypertext Magazine’s The Best American Short
Stories Award. www.shawnshiflett.com
10 ShakeRagAlley.org 608.987.3292 info@shakeragalley.orgWOODLANDERS GATHERING Continued
WOODLANDERS WORKSHOPS, THURSDAY, JULY 8
7:30-8:30 REGISTRATION & CHECK-IN: Shake Rag Alley Art Cafe, 18 Shake Rag St.
8:30-11:30 A01 COPPER LEAF FOLD FORM LEAF EARRINGS: WOLLANGK—JoEllen and David will show you how to
create beautiful leaf-shaped, 3-dimensional fold-form earrings from flat copper sheeting using simple tools. You will also learn
to flame color or patina on your leaf forms, and attach rings and ear wires. You can add a fresh-water pearl to each earring if you
choose. Materials fee includes copper for three pairs of earrings. Materials: $15
8:30-11:30am A02 STICK FIGURE SCULPTURE: WILSON—Let your imagination run wild creating, dressing, embellishing
your free-standing "action stick figure" sculpture. Lindy will provide the branches and more than enough weird and inspiring
found objects and art supplies to spark your ideas for a unique character. Materials: $7
8:30-11:30am A03 LEARN TO USE A POTTERY WHEEL: WHITE—Sisters and potters, Katie and Joelle White will give you
an introductory lesson in how to throw clay pots on a spinning potter’s wheel. Once you’ve learned to control the lump of clay
centered on the wheel, you’ll have a lifetime skill. This is a class just for learning that essential skill. You will leave with the
know-how to make pottery in the future. Materials: $5
8:30-11:30am A04 ELGIN TWIG MOSAIC: JOHANNA—Elizabeth was inspired by the art that longtime Woodlander Paul
Elgin creates using twigs. Get those pruners warmed up and make a charming piece of nature art for your wall. Elizabeth will
provide a hand-carved heart or moon for you to set between cut twigs you’ll glue to a rustic board. Materials: $10
11:30 am-1pm LUNCH ON THE GREEN: A chance to chat, meet new friends and reconnect with old friends. (Lunch is
included in your day fee. If you wish to add a guest $10.)
1-5pm A05 CARVE RUBBER STAMPS & PRINT CARDS: SPELIC’—With relief carving tools, create a simple image
on a 4” x 3” piece of rubber stamp material with Carole’s help. Add a few extra shapes on potato halves. Use your variety of
images with colorful printing inks to print a series of cards, no two exactly alike. With envelopes. Materials: $5
1-5pm A06 LOG CABIN PLANTER: ANDERSON—Learn how the pioneers who came to this country built their first
permanent shelters – hewing logs from the land into timbers and cutting half dovetail joints to make a sound log cabin that
would become their home. Study the details of log cabins here on the grounds of Shake Rag Alley. You can have the experience
using those hand tools and gain an appreciation and understanding for the skill and work that went into cabin construction.
Have some serious fun while making a planter to take home and remind you of the techniques the pioneers used to build real log
cabins. Materials and tools will be provided. Materials: $5
1-5pm A07 FAIRY HOUSE & FURNITURE: STERBA—Enter the wonderful world of fairies by creating your very own
fairy house and furniture. Diane will provide the inspiration, wood cookie, hot glue gun and lots of nature supplies. You can bring
your creativity, clippers and any embellishments that you delight in (beads, shells, lace, dried flowers, feathers etc.) WARNING:
Building fairy houses can be addictive, enter this magical realm at your own risk. Materials: None
1-5pm A08 TEEPEE GARDEN TRELLIS: SOMAN—Measure your vehicle and build a classic teepee trellis to fit (4-6
feet tall!). You’ll weave willow withes into the structure and take home a wonderful trellis to elevate your garden specialties.
Dan, a savvy rustic builder, will also share his know-how about gathering and preparing native willow. Materials: $35
Students enjoy 10% off Shake Rag Alley lodging! See ShakeRagAlley.org 11WOODLANDERS GATHERING Continued WOODLANDERS WORKSHOPS, FRIDAY, JULY 9 7:30-8:30 REGISTRATION & CHECK-IN: Shake Rag Alley Art Cafe, 18 Shake Rag St. 8:30-11:30am B01 FOUND OBJECT SCULPTURE: DONOVAN—Michael, artist and imaginative carpenter, will inspire you with his rustic-plus-found-object sculpture. You’ll construct your own creation (critters, boats, musical instruments, houses, whatever) from lots of old boards and fascinating “junque” he’ll bring to class. Feel free to bring some stuff of your own. Materials: $30 8:30-11:30am B02 LEAF STAMP & STITCH TABLE RUNNER: THULI—Create a unique, one-of-a-kind table runner that combines a love of nature and mindful stitches. You will find the perfect leaves to print on pre-washed painter’s drop cloth to remember your weekend at Shake Rag Alley. Add some simple running stitches to complete your design with delightful results. Materials: $10 8:30-11:30am B03 FORGING LEAF HOOKS: AAVANG—Learn the basics of blacksmithing from Hal, as well as how to use a portable propane gas forge. You’ll learn the use of the hammer, anvil, and vise as you practice drawing, tapering, and twisting. And you’ll make decorative and useful hooks and leaves. Materials: $10 8:30-11:30am B04 CRACKLE-FINISHED GOURD BOWL: READY—Choose from a selection of differently shaped gourds, and Deb will show you how to create a crackle finish resulting in a unique and distinctive art piece. Incorporate embellishments such as grapevine wreaths, feathers, beads or a special treasure of your own. All supplies provided. Appropriate for all skill levels. Materials: $35 8:30am-4pm B05 BOTTLE CAP FISH SCULPTURE: WOLLANGK—It’s a unique way of “up-cycling" bottle caps that normal- ly would find their way into the trash. You will hammer bottle caps flat and attach them with small nails to a wooden fish form David will provide. The overlapping bottle caps create the effect of fish "scales." Your resulting fish sculpture will measure 21" long by 3 1/2" wide, a real "keeper.” All tools will be provided. Materials: $25 11:30 am-1pm LUNCH ON THE GREEN: A chance to chat, meet new friends and reconnect with old friends. (Lunch is included in your day fee. If you wish to add a guest $10.) 1-4pm B06 NATURE IMPRINTS IN CLAY: JOHNSTON—Create a unique hand-built bowl and imprint the clay with natural textures, working with expert potters, Diana and Claire, at the fabulous Johnston’s Brewery Pottery Studio at 276 Shake Rag St. After your bowl dries, the Johnstons will glaze and fire it in their stoneware kilns. Materials: $15 plus any fees if you need your work shipped. 1-5pm B07 TODD’S XMAS: KINGERY—Todd says, “Think ahead.” Make a charming bent-wood snowman and holiday tree sculpture now when the thin branches are easy to bend. And then, when the first heavy snow falls, you’ll be ready to show off your yard art. Todd is also promising a “mystery project” along with your snowman and tree. Materials: $30 1-5pm B08 FORGE A CALLA LILY: AAVANG—Hal will lead you in blacksmithing an attractive calla lily flower on a stem or stand, and you’ll get some good practice in heating iron rod in a propane gas forge and hammering it into shape on an anvil. Materials: $10 1-5pm B09 RUSTIC BATHROOM ENSEMBLE: ARENDT—Jim, a creative rustic artist, has put together a very fun and useful grouping of functional rustic items for your bathroom including a towel hook, toilet paper holder, small rustic wall mirror ... and believe it or not ... a twisted plunger you won’t mind having on display. Materials: $35 5-6:30pm B10 PICNIC ON THE GREEN—A great time to relax and share your day’s creative adventures. Fee: $12. Stick around for the playful and often hilarious evening event — Rustic Twig War. 6:30-8pm B11 RUSTIC TWIG WAR: INSTRUCTORS & STUDENTS—You’ll get sorted into motley teams and all will be challenged to create — from a general stash of branches, scrap wood, junk, and weird stuff — something special, revealed only at the last moment. And it must be done in what’s left of an hour or so, and judged by a local artist. This is crazy fun! The constructs will be on display and maybe even auctioned off. Free. 12 ShakeRagAlley.org 608.987.3292 info@shakeragalley.org
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WOODLANDERS WORKSHOPS, SATURDAY, JULY 10
7:30-8:30 REGISTRATION & CHECK-IN: Shake Rag Alley Art Cafe, 18 Shake Rag St.
8:30-11:30am C01 PERSONALIZED WALKING STICK: WHITTS—This walking stick will take you to new adventures in
nature. Marcia and John will supply super saplings, dried, debarked, and with character. You'll adjust height and sand, then using
a wood burner, inscribe designs or words to make it your own. Add a rubber tip, a leather wrist strap, and voila! Materials: $15
8:30-11:30am C02 GET A (RUSTIC) HANDLE ON IT: WILSON—Back by popular demand, it’s the kitchen and garden utensil
transformation class. By adding rustic branch handles, you can morph ordinary wooden spoons, pizza cutters, spatulas, garden
hand tools, and more into cool utensils. Truly functional art. Lindy has gathered all materials for you (utensils, branch handles,
finishing oils, and leather cords for hanging), just waiting for your creative touch. Fee covers two utensils. And Lindy has extras
if you want. Materials: $10
8:30-11:30am C03 RUSTIC GARDEN BENCH: KULICK/ARENDT—Max and Jim are the perfect rustic woodworker team to
assist you in making your very own rustic bench from scratch. You’ll choose and trim up a slab, make rustic legs, drill holes, fit
the legs, and you’ll go home with a family heirloom! Woodlanders have been making slab benches for years, definitely a favorite!
Materials: $35
8:30-11:30am C04 SILK SCARF DYEING & PAINTING: WELCH—Come create two beautiful silk scarves with Nancy, a teach-
er of playful art classes. She will show you how to dye silk fabric in a microwave oven for easy yet gloriously colorful results and
she’ll also show you how to paint flowers or other art on your scarves. Materials: $25
8:30-11:30am C05 ZENTANGLE-INSPIRED: RISTOW—According to zentangle.com, “The Zentangle® Method is an easy-to-
learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns.” Ann will introduce you to an assortment
of “tangles” and, using pen and pencil, you’ll make a few delightful 3.5” drawings. This is a soothing and meditative process that
anyone can be successful with. Materials: $12
8:30-11:30am C06 SOAPS & SCRUBS: KULICK—Megan will show you how to use a variety of household products to create
simple, fun sugar scrubs. You will also make melt-and-pour goat's milk soap with fragrant add-ins such as coffee, herbs and
sprinkles. You will leave with several attractive scrubs and soaps. You will be re-creating these recipes at home! These soaps
and scrubs make nice gifts, and if time permits, you will learn charming ways to package your creations. Materials: $10
8:30am-4:30pm C07 WOODCARVING A SANDPIPER:SCHEUER—Strop your carving knife and with the help of Nick, an expert
woodcarver, get ready to carve and lightly paint a charming and gregarious little shore bird, the sandpiper. Materials: $15
8:30am-4:30pm C08 BLACKSMITHING A GARDEN BELL: TUFTEE—You will recycle a steel oxygen tank into a beautiful,
sleek, vibrant sounding bell for your patio, porch or garden. Bob will lead you through the process of both blacksmithing and
welding to make your bell plus the hanger to support the bell. Some experience in metalsmithing would be helpful, but begin-
ners are definitely welcome. Materials: $20
11:30 am-1pm LUNCH ON THE GREEN: A chance to chat, meet new friends and reconnect with old friends. (Lunch is
included in your day fee. If you wish to add a guest $10.)
1-4pm C09 BURLAP & LEATHER PLACEMATS & COASTERS: SPELIC—Prepare to take your dinner table to the
next level with burlap — the trendy and quintessentially rustic fabric. Working with Carole, you’ll be able to make at least two
placemats and two coasters in this session. Learn to embellish these hefty two-layer burlap bases with your choice of stencil,
leather, and/or yarn elements. All tools and materials provided. Hint: these make great gifts! Materials: $7
1-5pm C10 ROCK & BOTTLE RAIN CHAIN: ROGNESS—Rain chains have hundreds of years of history not only as
unique decorative enhancements to home and garden, but also as useful art, not only creating a pleasant sound but also chan-
neling rainwater from roof to rain barrel or basin. Jamie will provide you with the materials to create your own unique rain chain,
8-10 feet long, using rocks, bottles, beads, chain, charms, and whatever you might wish to add. Materials: $25
1-5pm C11 SPIRIT OF THE GARDEN: KINGERY—Todd is a master furniture maker but this year he’s into super pow-
ers and rustic play. He’ll challenge you to create a human 4-6 foot high sculpture from branches and twigs, and give it mastery
of the garden. You’ll have fun playing and sculpting and take home a unique garden guardian. Materials: $30
1-5pm C12 CARVE A LINOCUT LEAF: MONINSKI—Find a well-shaped leaf you like, ink it, and print it onto a 4” x 6”
piece of linoleum. Richard will show you how to carve out the leaf, showcasing its veins, and you’ll have a beautiful linocut. Use
it to make prints in class, plus you can use it over and over later to easily print by hand on fabric or paper. Materials: $5
1-5pm C13 GOURD/STONE BOWL: READY—Deb will lead you in creating a beautiful stone-textured gourd bowl,
a one-of-a-kind work of art incorporating either complex or simple patterns plus variations of stone and paint finishes. Add
feathers, reeds, and other embellishments to complete your own distinctive work. Appropriate for all skill levels. All supplies
provided. Materials: $30
1-4pm C14 SCHERENSCHNITTE: RISTOW—Scherenschnitte is the art of cutting paper to make a design or image.
Ann will teach you the traditional Swiss/German technique using small, pointed scissors to cut away the appropriate sections of
special paper to create a piece that reveals your love of nature. Suitable for framing! Materials: $12
5-6:30pm C15 PICNIC ON THE GREEN—A great time to relax and share your day’s creative adventures. Fee: $12. Stick
around for the evening event after the picnic.
7:30pm C16 SATURDAY EVENING EVENT: POINT FIVE AT ALLEY STAGE—Mineral Point’s Point Five bring their
blend of Americana, folk, old-time, bluegrass and alternative country music back to Alley Stage. Fee: $12 for Woodlanders
participants, $15 general admission.
Students enjoy 10% off Shake Rag Alley lodging! See ShakeRagAlley.org 13WOODLANDERS GATHERING Continued
WOODLANDERS WORKSHOPS, SUNDAY, JULY 11
7:30-8:30 REGISTRATION & CHECK-IN: Shake Rag Alley Art Cafe, 18 Shake Rag St.
8:30-11:30am D01 THE LIFE OF TREES: JOHNSON—Jan, a devoted botanist and outstanding watercolor artist, will show
you how to read the story of trees from the trees themselves—their ancestors, relatives, defenses, even about amour, tree style.
After this enlightening and entertaining session, you will never see trees the same way again. Free.
8:30-11:30am D02 FAUX SCRIMSHAW ON DEER BONE: KOSTOHRYS—Jim, an excellent wildlife artist, will help you create
a scrimshaw-like image on a deer shoulder bone. You don’t have to be an artist to create a really beautiful work of art. You will
transfer Jim’s finely drawn wildlife images (or your own) in scrimshaw style using a micropen. Materials: $3
8:30-11:30am D03 BENT WILLOW WALL SHELF: CABEZAS—Tom is known for his fine artisan furniture, but today he goes
Woodlander rustic to teach you how to make an attractive countrified wall shelf using traditional bent willow techniques. The
fun of this approach is being able to snip a few fresh green sticks of willow or maple and quickly bend them into handsome
curves to enhance any project you make. Materials: $20
8:30-11:30am D04 NATURE PRINTING ON SHIRTS: KITTO—Try your hand at printing with mother nature. Recycle men's
dress shirts or T-shirts into colorful cover-ups, night shirts, smocks, etc. With leaves from Shake Rag and a little fabric paint
Cathy will show you how to turn an ordinary shirt or T-shirt into a fashion statement. You should have time to do two shirts, if
you wish. Bring your own or purchase from Cathy for $5 each. Materials: $5
8:30-11:30am D05 WELDING INTRO: KNIFE, FORK & SPOON FLOWER: ANDERSON—You will learn welding basics and
create a fun project using old unwanted silverware and turn them into a flower suitable for planting in your favorite pot. Dick will
teach you how to use a MIG welding (wire feed) machine to weld together your creations. Check out metal welded flowers on
Google for ideas. Print a picture and bring it with you or just have some creative fun! Materials: $5
11:30 am-1pm LUNCH ON THE GREEN: A chance to chat, meet new friends and reconnect with old friends. (Lunch is
included in your day fee. If you wish to add a guest $10.)
1-5pm D06 HYPERTUFA YARD ART: SPELIC—You'll take a 14” square slab of freshly made hypertufa (light weight
concrete) and carve a simple, bold, bas-relief design. The result will look like stone and make unique wall or fence decorations,
or look great amid plantings. Join Carole in using hand tools to carve the semi-soft hypertufa with a big, strong, graphic image
(one you design or Carole will help you create). Tools and slab provided. Materials: $20
1-5pm D07 ACCENT TABLE/PLANT STAND: SOMAN—A Woodlander favorite. Create a charming accent table or
use this useful table as a plant stand, 32” high with a shelf at the top and the bottom. Dan, an expert rustic artist, will provide a
variety of rustic materials, recycled boards, twigs, and curly willow. Materials: $25
RUSTIC ARTS & NATURE CRAFTS
Spoon Carving
Fundamentals
Paul Pendola
Sat, April 24 /
9am-4pm
Let the wood guide
you! In this work-
shop, you’ll learn
basic spoon-carving
techniques. Using
fresh-felled greenwood Carve Your House Numbers in Stone
and only three tools
Amy Brier
(axe, straight knife, and
Fri-Sun, May 21-23 / 9am-4pm
hook knife), you’ll work
Looking for a unique way for visitors to identify your home? Take
to complete the class and go home with a hand-carved spoon, a
this workshop and carve your house number — or your last name
few blisters on your hands, and an appreciation for the therapeu-
— in stone! Amy will provide a block of Indiana limestone, around
tic nature and addictive qualities of spoon carving. Materials fee
16” x 18” x 2” thick, for each student. She’ll show you a carving
includes greenwood logs for carving, carving block/log, the use
technique that results in crisply defined letters and numbers,
of carving tools, course materials, coaching, and encouragement
and you’ll go home with a slab that will look great in your garden
— all will be provided by the instructor. The three-piece tool set
or on your lawn or porch. You’ll focus on proper carving form to
may be purchased for an additional $60 with two weeks’ advance
prevent getting burned out, but be prepared — carving is done
notice. Class size 6. Registration deadline April 12.
standing up, and the stone may weigh up to 20 lbs. Tools
21R114C / Tuition $105 / Materials Fee $50 provided. Class size 8. Registration deadline May 10.
21R141O / Tuition $300 / Materials Fee $20
14 ShakeRagAlley.org 608.987.3292 info@shakeragalley.orgRUSTIC ARTS & NATURE CRAFTS Continued
Make a Sat-Sun 9am-4pm
June 12-13 / 21R163C / Registration deadline May 31
Bent Willow
Sept 18-19 / 21R261C / Registration deadline Sept 6
Chair
Jim Arendt Hands-On
Bring a bit of na-
ture into your home
Masonry
with a bent willow Nate Chambers
chair. Jim, the Sat-Sun,
willow whisperer, July 24-25 /
will bring plenty of 9am-4pm
green willow and Join Mineral Point
lead you through stone mason Nate
the process of Chambers in work-
making a rustic bent willow chair using only hand tools. At the ing on a variety
end of the workshop you will have a beautiful, handcrafted piece of masonry jobs
of furniture to take home. (Be sure you have room to carry it in around our historic campus! This two-day course will take you
your vehicle.) You’ll enjoy every minute of this two-day class as through job site prep, the tools of the trade, mortar recipes, and
you learn about working with willow from one of the Midwest’s hands-on tuckpointing, log cabin chinking, and path restoration.
finest rustic furniture makers. This class is for everyone — no Take these skills home for your own DIY projects. Don’t pass up
experience required, although some hand and arm strength is this unique chance to leave your mark on a beautiful historic
needed. Class size 6. campus! Class size 5. Registration deadline July 12.
Tuition $275 21R205P / Tuition $125 / Materials Fee $50
BLACKSMITHING & WELDING
Coppersmithing cutting and welding steel. You'll draw shapes on metal and cut
101 them out, then weld pieces together into 3-dimensional small
sculptures. Dennis can answer all your questions about welding
Vickie Schertz
including the kinds and costs of equipment for your own studio.
Fri-Sun, April 9-11 /
Class size 4.
Fri-Sat 8am-5pm,
Tuition $115 / Materials Fee $10 / Fuel & Supply Charge $5
Sun 8am-noon
Sun 9am-4pm
Learn how to work with
copper and take home four handsome finished pieces. Vickie April 18 / 21R108B / Registration deadline April 5.
“Doc” Schertz has been sharing her coppersmithing skills May 2 / 21R122B / Registration deadline April 19.
with students for several years and welcomes beginners as June 6 / 21R157B / Registration deadline May 24.
well as those with some experience. You’ll learn how to move, Oct 10 / 21R283B / Registration deadline Sept 27.
manipulate, and reshape copper. The four projects include a 3”
x 4” copper “coupon” to chase and texture; a 4” pencil caddie
Beginning
that will hone your chasing (embossing) and texturing skills plus
introduces soldering; a 7” vase that stretches your talents just a
Blacksmithing
little more; and a final 8” round plate that involves more complex Greg Winz
chasing to raise the design and sink the center. Class size 9. Learn the basics
Registration deadline March 29. of lighting and
21R099C / Tuition $290 / Materials Fee $35 tending the coal fire
in the forge; handling
Intro to Torch hammers, tongs, and
anvil; and working iron
Welding into points, hooks,
Dennis McKernan and twists for useful
Want to give welding a objects such as drawer
try? Learn the process of handles, plant hangers,
cutting and welding mild and a variety of hooks. This is a beginning class but intermediate
steel that will give you students are welcome to review their skills and try more complex
the basics for working projects. Class size 8.
on steel sculptural as- Tuition $115 / Materials Fee $5 / Fuel & Supply Charge $5
semblages. In this class,
Sat 9am-4pm
Dennis will teach you the
May 1 / 21R121B / Registration deadline April 19.
use of oxyacetylene for
July 31 / 21R212B / Registration deadline July 19.
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