WIP Lab Workshop: Neon-Inspired Wire Bending

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Join PhD student Skye Xollo to learn how to create sculptures that mimic the look of glowing neon. In this all-levels workshop, you’ll learn to sketch a design, shape armature wire using techniques inspired by …

Photo of a yellow-green neon light. Text on masking tape above the image reads "WIP Lab Workshop." Text on brown paper below the photo reads "Neon-Inspired Wire Bending with Skye Xollo."

Community Quilting Workshop: Advancing the Process

Carlee Latimer
Ruth Davis Design Gallery
@ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

In this hands-on workshop led by artist Carlee Latimer, we’ll once again lift Together-together* from the gallery wall and gather around the quilting frame to continue exploring the collaborative, creative process of discovering all that …

The word "quilts" is spelled out in all caps in red pieced letters on a patchwork quilt.

Build a Block workshop with Dr. Sharbreon Plummer

@ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Build a Block: Simple Raw Edge Appliqué Drop in to create a quilt block with this year’s Harris Lecturer, artist and public scholar Dr. Sharbreon Plummer. Participants will use raw edge appliqué to shape a …

A photo of hands working at a table scattered with fabric, scissors, thread, and glue sticks. A quilt block depicts a tower struck by lightning and one fire.

WIP Lab Workshop: Hello Loom Tapestry Weaving

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Join artist and MFA student Lars Shimabukuro for an introduction to tapestry weaving using pocket-sized Hello Looms. Participants will learn how to warp a tapestry loom, beginning tapestry techniques, working with multiple colors, and how …

Photo of Hello Loom woven tapestry pieces. Text on masking tape above the image reads "WIP Lab Workshop." Text on brown paper below the photo reads "Hello Loom Tapestry Weaving with Lars Shimabukuro."

Community Quilting Workshop: Picking Up the Thread

Carlee Latimer
Ruth Davis Design Gallery
@ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

In this hands-on workshop, we’ll take Together-together* down from the gallery wall and come together around the quilting frame to begin stitching the quilt’s three layers. Artist Carlee Latimer believes quilts are powerful tools for …

The word "quilts" is spelled out in all caps in red pieced letters on a patchwork quilt.

Natural Dye Demonstration

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Join staff from the Allen Centennial Garden as they dye embroidery floss with different plants harvested from the garden. This session will feature weld, indigo, and coreopsis. Staff will demonstrate basic principals of plant-based dying …

Photo of 4 dyed textiles lying atop one another.

WIP Lab Workshop: Handmade Paper Quilt Tops with Sam Northcut

Multiple locations
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Join artist Sam Northcut (MFA ’25) to learn to make paper quilts in this 2-part workshop! Starting with the basics of large sheet paper making, participants will make 6′ x 4′ sheets as a group, …

A photo of a blue paper quilt top. Text on masking tape above the image reads "WIP Lab Workshop." Text on brown paper below the photo reads "Handmade Paper Quilt Tops with Sam Northcut."

WIP Lab Workshop: 3D Printing

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Join PhD student Ely Rendon for this hands-on workshop introducing the fundamentals of digital modeling and rapid prototyping through 3D printing. Participants will learn how to transform 2D sketches into basic 3D models using open-source …

Photo of 3D printed objects. Text on masking tape above the image reads "WIP Lab Workshop." Text on brown paper below the photo reads "3D Printing with Ely Rendon."

WIP Lab Workshop: Cyanotypes

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Join artist and PhD student Kean O’Brien to explore cyanotypes in this workshop! Create striking cyan-blue images by placing objects on a light-sensitive surface and exposing them to sunlight. Unlike other photographic techniques, cyanotype is …

Photo of a cyanotype depicting a cloudy sky. Text on masking tape above the image reads "WIP Lab Workshop." Text on brown paper below the photo reads "Cyanotypes with Kean O'Brien."

Wood Flower Carving Workshop with Derek Brabender

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Join us in the Link for a drop-in wood carving workshop led by Derek Brabender. In this all-levels workshop, you’ll learn to carve a wooden flower using locally harvested red osier dogwood. Participants will be …

Close up of fingers holding a flower carved from wood.