Darn! This event is full! (Hopefully, they will offer it again!)
#Art in #Nature: #BlockPrinting Workshop
Friday, March 13, 2026, 1:00pm – 4:00pm
"Discover your inner artist! Create your own block printed cards and tote bag!
Join us for an afternoon of creativity! Block printing is a fun and easy way to create unique cards and decorate gifts, like cloth tote bags! Participants will leave with their block print, new skills, a set of their own handmade greeting cards, and a beautiful tote bag.
No experience required. All materials and some inspiration will be provided. We will have examples of block printing designs that relate to the flora and fauna of Maine which can be used to hand draw your own versions, or you can create from scratch! Stencils will also be provided. Ages 16+ Minimum of 5 registered participants to run."
Source:
https://wellsreserve.org/event/82742/art-in-nature-block-printing-workshop
#SolarPunkSunday #BlockPrints #ArtInNature #MakeArt #WellsME #LaudholmReserve
Block printing workshop! Learn to design, carve, and print.
Let’s make some art! 🥳
Enjoying block printing on a grey day…this is a pretty new medium for me and so fun. I’m learning a lot as I go.
#blockprinting #printmaking #art #artist #creativearts #mushrooms #amanitamuscaria
So, I heard about this place on #WMPG...
#WestbrookME - Past + Future Craft Exchange
"Affordable, sustainable, well-organized second hand crafting supplies"
They also offer classes, including how to use a #SewingMachine ($60 for Sewing Machine basics), #Quilting ($200 includes fabric & thread, and access to a quilting kit), #BlockPrinting on fabric ($50) and more!
"Give your unwanted craft supplies a good home
Get rid of your unwanted fabric, sewing machines, and other crafting supplies by donating to a good cause! In most cases, donations must be brought to our location in Westbrook. If your donation fits into two shopping bags or one large tote, then an appointment is not necessary. For larger donations, please schedule a time to drop off by contacting us or by using the scheduling app.
In special cases, we can pick up your donation if you are located within 150 miles of Westbrook, ME. Please email us with photos of the donation to arrange pick up.
Now offering store credit for donations! We will issue a $5 gift card for each large (16 gallon) bin of salable* material donated, and $10 for each repairable* sewing machine.
*Gift cards may be sent by email after donations are sorted and evaluated.
WHAT WE ACCEPT:
+ All kinds of fabric in pieces a quarter yard or larger, with intact selvedges, including bolts and rolls of fabric. Clean and folded is very much appreciated!
+ Notions like zippers, bias tape, velcro, elastic, thread, buttons. We do not want second-hand fusible items like interfacing.
+ Sewing tools like scissors, thread snips, needles, pins and pincushions, tape measures, chalk, seam rippers, supply organizers, dress forms.
+ Domestic sewing machines, depending on the model. We do not accept domestic sewing machine cabinets (space is limited and machines need to be able to fit on a shelf). We also take spare manuals, presser feet, power cords, bobbins, and other machine accessories.
+ Sewing patterns that are neatly folded and have not been cut into.
+ Sewing books, but not magazines.
+ Finished quilts, quilt tops, quilt squares.
+ Vintage handmade linens, such as embroidered napkins and handkerchiefs.
+ Batting, fiber fill, pillow forms, and foam.
+ Yarn - in skeins or balls and not tangled.
+ Knitting needles and crochet hooks.
+ Embroidery floss, embroidery and cross stitch supplies.
+ Beads, cord, and sequins.
+ Dyeing supplies
+ Rug hooking supplies, felting supplies
+ Any tools related to textile crafting.
WHAT WE DO NOT TAKE:
+ Dirty and damaged fabric and notions. Old thread, elastic, and interfacing will usually be thrown out.
+ Patterns that have been poorly re-folded and/or cut up.
+ Most magazines (some exceptions made for high-quality publications).
+ Bed sheets, curtains, tablecloths, etc. are better used by other organizations. Please do not donate the cut-off bottoms of curtains or clothing!!!
+ Finished or partially finished clothing or any other works in progress (with the exception of quilt squares).
Not seeing your items on this list? Just ask!"
Clink on the link below to make an appointment...
Source:
https://www.pastandfuturecraft.com/shop
To book an appointment for donations:
https://www.pastandfuturecraft.com/booking-calendar/donation-drop-off
#SolarPunkSunday #MaineEvents #FabricStore #Reuse #SewingClasses #CreativeReuseCenter
Sweet Dreams
A Linocut
I was trying to force some peace of mind into my troubled brain after Christmas. It's never an easy time for me but my brain decided to be nasty to me, this year. It felt fake and wrong and lonely.
So, I decided on meditation through art via depicting the calmness I did not feel, the comfort I longed for and the feeling of everything is fine that has been lacking from my entire life.
It's a lot of responsibility to put on a tiny linocut (10,5x6,5cm) of a sleeping cat but here we are. It did help. I calmed down. I feel a bit more stable again.
May this kitteh bring you some peace as well.
Happy Holidays and a wonderful new year! If that is too much to ask (let's be real: everything is a bit shit), may you be safe and live to see another day for as long as possible.
Much love.
#Myart #art #kitteh #catcontent #cat #sleepingcat #linocut #linoprint #linolschnitt #linoldruck #blockprinting #traditionalart #personal #aboutme #kunst #christmas #arttherapy #catart #catpaws #kittycat #depression #mentalhealth
Transferring the mock-up to the lino block. (The books are there to hold the block flat.) I'm going to attempt to carve some thin lines and very small text. Pray for me... 😬
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