Events and Workshops
Join our welcoming needle felting workshop designed for beginners by artist Shannon Timura. Discover the fundamentals of this craft while creating your own charming framed bird portrait. All necessary supplies are provided for a hassle-free creative experience.
Create your own unique piece of framed textile art using wool and a felting needle. Shannon Timura will guide you on creating this unique "painting" with wool fiber. You can choose to include the sleeping fox, leave off, or replace with mushrooms! Invite a friend to enjoy this project and the beautiful winery! All supplies are provided!
Welcome spring with a lovely peony painting! Peonies are not just pretty flowers, they symbolize prosperity, good fortune, a happy marriage, riches, honor, and compassion. Have fun with instructor Shannon Timura, and join in this paint-along with us in this beginner friendly workshop at the Vineyard. All supplies are provided!
Spring peepers are popping out this week! Craft adorable and practical wool dryer balls with artist Shannon Timura's guidance. Engage in the creation of lively three-dimensional spring peepers (frogs!) ADDED BONUS, you'll meet special guest, Lara D Roketenetz, University of Akron's Field Station Director, who will share insights on frog sounds and the significance of spring peepers to the Ohio ecosystem!
Create cute and functional wool dryer balls. Perfect to pop in the dryer to soften clothes and speed up drying time - reducing energy use and replacing chemical softeners. Choose from fun frogs, sweet lambs, possums or bears, oh my! Enjoy time with your friends at this beautiful winery and go home with 3 custom dryer balls to help tackle spring cleaning. The dryer balls also make incredible essential oil diffusers for your clothing drawers or towel storage.
Yay! I am honored to be a FEATURED ARTIST at this fun celebration welcoming SPRING! The new Towpath Trail Lantern Parade is a celebration of light, creativity and sustainability welcoming spring to the banks of the Cuyahoga River. The parade will take place on March 9 at 6:30 PM. It will start and end at Sokolowski’s Overlook and include a 1.6 mile roundtrip along the Towpath Trail. Free parking available at 1429 Abbey Ave. The parade will feature local artists displaying illuminated art made from recycled materials. The lanterns will celebrate nature and encourage environmentalism. Planning to join us? Make and bring your own lantern from recycled materials and a battery powered light! Hosted by Canalway, the Towpath Trail Lantern Parade is supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.
There is a MATERIAL FEE for this event! Please bring payment day of the event! See below for details! Join us in learning how to weave a cloud of your choosing! Each participant will receive a small loom and yarn to weave you cloud. Your picturesque creation will be perfect for some spring house decor! Shannon from Shannon Marie Makes will be our expert artist to help assist and inspire us throughout the workshop. Check out her website: https://www.shannonmakes.com/ LIMITED SPACE! REGISTRATION REQUIRED! MATERIAL FEE! Space is limited to the first 15 registrants. This program is most suitable for teens and adults. To register please email our Staff member Isabel at ineeley@uakron.edu with "Cloud Weaving" in the title of the email. You will get a confirmation of registration email. MATERIAL FEE Material fee is $5 per person if you pay with cash or $7 per person to pay with card. Please bring your material fee the day of the event. If you have any questions or concerns please email Isabel at ineeley@uakron.edu. Other donations to support our education and outreach are welcomed at www.uakron.edu/giving/UAFS
Join our welcoming needle felting workshop designed for beginners. Discover the fundamentals of this craft while creating your own charming framed bird portrait. All necessary supplies are provided for a hassle-free creative experience.
https://www.artdock.org/service-page/needle-felted-wine-bag-saturday-feb-3 Tickets available through ArtDock.org
🌲Get your holiday shopping done while supporting Small Businesses on Small Business Saturday!! 🛍️🎁 Join us for a one of a kind experience! Sip coffee from a coffee truck, have lunch from a food truck, take a picture in our beautiful holiday backdrop and shop from 42 amazing unique hand picked Makers/Vendors while supporting small businesses on Small Business Saturday.🤍 The first 50 people in line will receive a complimentary shopping bag and there will be an opportunity to win one of the many beautiful basket raffle baskets with proceeds going to the local food bank.
In this class, artist Shannon Timura will teach you how to transform pine cones into framed succulent art or a pretty, everlasting bouquet of pine cone flowers. These are fun to create and add to your home decor. Bring a friend and come create with us!
Learn how to needle-felt designs on a fabric wine bag with artist Shannon Timura. We'll start by stenciling the design and then adding embellishments through needle felting. By the end of class, you will have with a beautiful container for a gift of wine this holiday season!
Learn how to needle-felt designs on a fabric wine bag with artist Shannon Timura. We'll start by stenciling the design and then adding embellishments through needle felting. By the end of class, you will have with a beautiful container for a gift of wine this holiday season!
Join us for a free crafting session at Upcycle Parts Shop - a great little artist/creative/mom/teacher/student/anyone resale shop. Follow Upcycle Parts Shop and Shannon Marie Makes on Facebook and Instagram to see updates on these free workshops.
Join us for this free evening of making your own Faux Succulent Shadow Box! Arrange and turn pinecones into a succulent art piece that you get to take home! These easy to care for faux succulents will last you throughout the winter, making it no problem if your green thumb "succs" LOL. Shannon from Shannon Marie Makes will be our expert artist to help assist and inspire us throughout the workshop. Check out her website: https://www.shannonmakes.com/ LIMITED SPACE! REGISTRATION REQUIRED! Space is limited to the first 20 registrants. This program is most suitable for teens and adults. To register please email our Staff member Isabel at ineeley@uakron.edu with "Succulent Art" in the title of the email. Donations to support our education and outreach are welcomed at www.uakron.edu/giving/UAFS
Do you wanna build a robot? Join Shannon Timura and have some creative fun with friends taking upcycled materials - wood, hardware and miscellaneous finds - and turning it all into a unique little piece of art! No experience needed, just a willingness to have a little fun while making a little robot friend or two. All supplies included, although if you have discards from your junk drawer that you'd like to incorporate, feel free to bring them along.
Planning your holiday shopping for November? Want to enjoy the last few decent days outdoors?! We have something on the calendar for YOU! Join us Nov 4th & 5th at The Holden Arboretum as we partner to present Artisans at the Arboretum — an outdoor marketplace full of makers and creators for you to enjoy! Discover amazing artisans, listen to local musicians, and dine on delicious food at this open-air market!
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