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SUMMARY:Painting with Wool
DESCRIPTION:Explore the magic of needle felting with a delightful Dala horse image and take your colorwork skills to a new level! Dala horses have been a Swedish icon for centuries\, and this class will take a new spin on the traditional wooden-painted form by recreating the image in wool. During this class held virtually via Zoom\, students will learn how to stretch a felt backing onto an embroidery hoop and keep it tight for ease of use. Plus\, they will learn to transform the beautiful array of hand-dyed roving from the instructor’s farm’s sheep into their own interpretation of the project. Focus will be given to shape creation\, colorwork\, and three-dimensionality. \nAt the end of the class\, the instructor will offer suggestions for using or mounting your finished piece. \nThis is a beginner-friendly course. Bring your creative spirit and love of wool! \nImportant note: This is an online course. Each student must supply their own embroidery hoop as specified in the materials section. \nRequired Tools \nAll students will be mailed a kit containing: \n\nTwo felting needles\nCraft felt backing with transferred design\,\nAmple wool to make the project such that any color could work in any of the design\nElements\n\nYou will need to supply: \n\nFoam work surface (or request one from instructor for $6 extra)\nAn 8-inch embroidery hoop (must be 8-inch)\nScissors\n\nOptional Tools \nNeedle felting multi-tool (or request one from instructor for $16 extra). ASF will contact you upon purchase of ticket to ask if you’d like to purchase the multi-tool or foam to come with your kit. \nAbout the Instructor\nLaura Berlage is a contemporary Renaissance woman living and working on her family’s century-old homestead farm outside Hayward\, WI. From fiber arts to creative writing\, music to storytelling\, she never tires of the magic of transforming idea into form and overlapping narrative and visual. Laura also loves working with the many beautiful natural materials from her farm — especially the wool from her sheep. \nCompleting her MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts at Goddard College in 2011\, Laura continues her lifelong passion for learning with mentorships and intensives that offer engaged\, hands-on teaching with small groups to encourage creativity\, imagination\, and expression. Her business is Erindale Tapestry Studio.
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SUMMARY:Woman\, Captain\, Rebel: The Extraordinary True Story of a Daring Icelandic Sea Captain
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, February 18\, join us for a talk with Margaret Willson on her book Woman\, Captain\, Rebel: The Extraordinary True Story of a Daring Icelandic Sea Captain\, out January 21 from Sourcebooks! \nA daring and magnificent historical narrative nonfiction account of Iceland’s most famous female sea captain who boldly defended men and women alike against injustice—and who also solved one of the country’s most notorious robberies. History would have us believe the sea has always been a male realm\, the idea of female captains almost unthinkable. But there is an exception\, so notable she defies any expectation. \nCaptain Thurídur\, born in Iceland in 1777\, lived a life that was both controversial and unconventional. Her first time fishing\, on the open unprotected rowboats of her time\, was at age 11. Soon after\, she audaciously began wearing trousers. She later became an acclaimed fishing captain brilliant at weather-reading and sea craft and consistently brought in the largest catches. In the Arctic seas where drownings occurred with terrifying regularity\, she never lost a single crew member. Renowned for her acute powers of observation\, she also solved a notorious crime. \nIn this extremely unequal society\, she used the courts to fight for justice for the abused\, and in her sixties\, embarked on perilous journeys over trackless mountains. Weaving together fastidious research and captivating prose\, author Margaret Willson reveals Captain Thurídur’s fascinating story\, her extraordinary courage\, intelligence\, and personal integrity. Through adventure\, oppression\, joy\, betrayal\, and grief\, Captain Thurídur speaks a universal voice. Here is a woman so ahead of her times she remains modern and inspirational today. Her story can now finally be told. \n“Meticulously researched and evocatively written\, Woman\, Captain\, Rebel provides not only a captivating insight into 19th-century Iceland\, but also introduces readers to the inspirational\, real-life fishing captain Thurídur\, a tough and fiercely independent woman who deserves to be a role model of determination and perseverance for us all.” — Eliza Reid\, internationally bestselling author of Secrets of the Sprakkar \nAbout the Author\nAnthropologist and writer Margaret Willson has traveled extensively\, in Brazil\, Papau New Guinea\, Mongolia\, Australia\, Europe and Iceland. Her eclectic nonacademic jobs have included abalone diving and being a deckhand on fishing boats off the south coast of Tasmania. She received her Ph.D. in Anthropology from the London School of Economics and is currently an Affiliate Associate Professor with the Departments of Anthropology and Scandinavian Studies at the University of Washington. \nShe is also a Senior Associate Scientist at the Stefánsson Arctic Institute in Iceland. Her previous books include Seawomen of Iceland: Survival on the Edge and Dance Lest We All Fall Down: Breaking Cycles of Poverty in Brazil and Beyond. She lives in Seattle with her partner and their cat Mister.
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