Muse Makers Creative Classes: Potato Print Tea Towels

Date and Time

• Thursday, Mar 13, 2025  10:15am - 12pm

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The “Muse Makers,” composed of museum volunteers, will be hosting creative events on select Thursdays throughout the year. Our volunteer “Muse Makers” will be teaching a series of adult classes on the exploration of creativity with found materials. All adult classes will be taught by Wendy Rochman and Pati Frey.

Thursday, January 16th, 10am - 12pm: Creating Peace Posters

Come and create peace posters to spread peace, love and kindness. We will supply basic materials but feel free to bring anything you may like.

Thursday, March 13th, 10:15am - 12pm: Potato Print Tea Towels

Tea towels make great and useful DIY gifts. This fun and easy potato stamp tea towel project turns out beautifully and is a great project just in time for St. Patrick's Day.

Thursday, April 3rd, 10am - 12pm: Ikebana with Guest Instructor Eileen Kay

The practice of ikebana, or the path of flowers, is a beautiful practice and contemplative journey. It teaches us that everyone has the instinct and courage for artistic talent. Skill develops with curiosity, receptivity, guidance from a trained instructor, and practice. Learn some history and background, basic patterns of harmony and mindfulness in working with
branches, flowers, water, space, intuition, and elegance.

Thursday, May 8th, 10:30am - 12:30pm: Sustainable Felted Soap with Guest Instructor Kathy Partridge

Wool, Warmth, and Water: Create Your Own Colorful, Sustainable Felted Soap. Come learn to felt! This class is a real treat for our senses of touch, sight and smell. This class will provide a perfect introduction to felt making. Using only our hands and some splashes of hot water, we'll transform fluffs of wool into a wrapper for a bar of fragrant natural soap (please bring your own if sensitive ). All materials will be provided. Kathy will share examples of other felting techniques to inspire your further exploration of this ancient and timeless art. Note this class is for folks not allergic to wool, soap, or scent.

Thursday, June 5th, 10:00am - 12:00pm: Zendala Drawing

A Zendala is a hybrid of a Mandala circle & Zentangle art. Mandalas represent wholeness, as well as our relation to the universe. Zendalas are relaxing and easy to create; there is no right or wrong way to make them. The process of creating a Zendala is a form of meditation in itself and a means of self-reflection and stress reduction. In this Zendala class, you will work on a circle tile zentangle tile and create a mandala using Zentangle art. Several Zentangle patterns will be introduced as well as exploring the use of color.