Feel the power of cutting steel and turn an idea into hard reality as you cut shapes out of flat sheet metal.
Participants will use a handheld plasma cutter to create a design in a two-foot square sheet of 16-gauge steel (roughly 3/32nds). Bring a design to work with with enough detail that you can draw it with a sharpie or soapstone and trace with a somewhat awkward implement while wearing gloves.
Plasma cutting uses a highly focused electric arc and compressed air creating an electrical channel of super-heated, electrically ionized gas (i.e. plasma) to cut through the work piece. The electrical arc ionizes some of the gas, thereby creating an electrically conductive channel of plasma and closing an electrical circuit. Electricity from the cutter torch travels down this plasma with highly focused and sufficient heat to melt through the work piece. The compressed gas blows the molten metal away, thereby cutting through the work piece.
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Henry Sharpe is an amateur welder and active in BARN’s Metal and Woodworking Studios. (henrysharpe@gmail.com)
Add a pop of color to your garden with enameled garden stakes.
About this Class
Get a taste of how fun and easy enameling can be! Make three two-sided garden stakes from a copper sheet.
Ages 14 and up are welcome.
For those who might need physical assistance, learn more about our Companion Program.
Karin Luvaas is a Bainbridge Island artist and jeweler with an art degree in encaustics, painting, and metal sculpture. She has studied under acclaimed enameling jewelry masters Linda Darty, Jessica Calderwood, Mi-Sook Hur, and Aurélie Guillaume. Karin achieved Graduate Jeweler status under Alan Revere of the world's-renowned Revere Academy of San Francisco and also is a GIA Graduate Gemologist. She holds a Jewelers of America Bench Jeweler Technician certificate.
Curious about quilting? Learn a quick technique - Quilt As You Go – in which the piecing and quilting are the same step!
Start with a quick orientation to BARN's sewing machines, and soon you'll be sewing straight seams.
You’ll use pre-cut fabric strips to limit the time required for cutting, and you’ll finish the placemats with an easy zig-zag around the edges. You likely will complete two placemats during class. If you need more time, you can arrange a time to finish with the instructor.
This class is part of a series on table linens scheduled for spring. Join us, and dress your table with your beautiful handmade napkins, placemats, and table runner! Other classes in this series are Beginning Quilting: Spring Table Runner and Mitered-Cornered Napkins.
Two 16" x 30" placemats. You may be inspired to make a set for every season!
Fran Fuller learned to sew when she was 6 or 7 from her mother, who was a knowledgeable, creative, and precise sewist and a very encouraging teacher. In high school and college, Fran made a lot of her own clothing. Since retiring, she has branched out to sewing other projects, too.
Sew a beautiful and simple rope bowl.
No sewing experience? No problem! This class is perfect for those who haven’t sewn at all, or haven’t sewn in a long time. Come prepared to relax and be amazed how quickly your rope bowl begins to take shape! With just thread, rope, and a vision, you will be able to make a beautiful custom rope bowl for holding keys, rings, fabric scraps, or whatever you can dream up.
You will make several tiny rope bowls, or 2-3 cereal bowl sized bowls
A $10 materials fee is included in the cost of the class, covering all materials needed.
Alex McKeon believes creativity is inherent in us all. She brings creativity and enthusiasm to the Fiber Studio. She loves helping students tap into their inner artist and learn more about themselves in the process. Whether at the loom or exploring with needle and thread, Alex inspires all who work with her.
Learn the simple art of knot tying and walk away with a beautiful handmade macrame planter.
Unwind and learn the art of knot tying in this class designed for complete beginners. If you’re nervous about trying to make something by hand, or don’t consider yourself very “artsy,” this is the perfect class for you. With only one knot, you will be able to make a beautiful, handmade planter for hanging your favorite house plant.
You will walk out of class with a handmade macrame planter complete with pot ready for planting.
A $15 materials fee included in the cost of the class covers the cording needed to complete this project.
Alex McKeon believes creativity is inherent in us all. She brings creativity and enthusiasm to the Fiber Studio. She loves helping students tap into their inner artist and learning more about themselves in the process. Whether at the loom or exploring with needle and thread, Alex inspires all who work with her.
Learn the simple art of knot tying and walk away with a beautiful, handmade macramé wall hanging.
This is the perfect Mother's Day Gift! Come unwind and learn the beautiful and simple art of knot tying. If you are nervous about trying to make something by hand, or don't consider your self very "artsy," this is the perfect class for you, the complete beginner. You will make a beautiful, handmade wall hanging perfect for your home or as a gift for Mother's Day.
Alex McKeon believes creativity is inherent in us all. She brings creativity and enthusiasm to the Fiber Studio. She loves helping students tap into their inner artist and learning more about themselves in the process. Whether at the loom or exploring with needle and thread, Alex inspires all who work with her
Make a cutting board that fits nicely into a picnic tote or for serving other food – just in time for Mother’s Day.
This beginner-friendly class is designed to pair with a Fiber Arts class the same afternoon where you can sew a lightly padded canvas tote and a Kitchen Arts class the next day where you can prepare goodies in time for a Mother's Day picnic that afternoon. You can also sign up just to make the cutting board.
None. This is a beginner-friendly class.
Use fabric scraps to sew up a reusable fabric garland to string up and brighten your next celebration
Learn how to make a beautiful reusable fabric garland from fabric scraps, perfect to brighten up any celebration. This class is for complete beginners. If you’re nervous about trying to make something by hand, or don’t consider yourself very “artsy” this is the perfect class for you. With only a straight stitch, you will be able to make a beautiful, handmade fabric garland to hang in your house or backyard at your next event. Bring holiday fabric scraps to make a garland with a specific theme or use whatever fabrics you like to make a “celebratory” garland that could be used at any event or holiday! This is a wonderful scrap busting project! Use up all those pesky little pieces of fabric that have accumulated that you’re not sure what to do with, but you don’t want to throw away.
You will walk out of class with a handmade fabric garland to string up at your next celebration
A $10 materials fee included in the cost of the class
Alex McKeon believes creativity is inherent in us all. She brings creativity and enthusiasm to the fiber studio. She loves helping students tap into their inner artist and learning more about themselves in the process. Whether at the loom or exploring with needle and thread, Alex inspires all who work with her.
Glass cutting can be fascinating, exciting, and empowering. But when you're not successful, it can stop you in your tracks and be very expensive.You can master this art with a few simple tricks and some patience. Instructor Gregg Mesmer focuses on basic techniques, circle cutting, curves, strip cutting, and more while allowing plenty of time for practice and personal attention. After demonstrations, conversation, and practice, you will have a better understanding of techniques and tools that make cutting glass a breeze.
Gregg Mesmer was recognized as an Island Treasure in 2015 with his wife, Diane Bonciolini, both of Mesolini Glass Studio. They moved to Bainbridge Island in 1977, started their iconic studio, and have been working in the art glass industry for decades. Their expertise goes beyond glass cutting to include other types of fabrication, all aspects of creating stained glass art, copper foil, glass fusing, public art, and teaching.
Over the years they have worked on many community art projects such as the Bainbridge Beach Glass Quilt, the Waypoint beach glass project, and Rotary Centennial Park. Gregg has taught for Northwest Art Glass, the Bainbridge Park District, and Olympic College.
