Class Description: Students will learn the basic steps needed to create a Turkey Wing Whisk broom from broomcorn and nylon with a plaited handle made from woven cane.

Class Date and Time: This one-day workshop is hosted on Saturday, April 27th, 2024 from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. Total teachable hours are 7 hours.

Materials Fee (included in total class fee): $40, covers broomcorn and other materials to make broom and a foot break pedal to take home.

Items Students should bring: none.

Lunch: Lunch is included in the class fee. If you have any dietary restrictions, please note them when you register.

Instructor Bio: I am Gabriella Hart. I am twenty-five years old and live just outside of the beautiful and historic city of Lexington, Virginia. I am a young wife and mother of one. I enjoy my simple life on our homestead and being a part of the wonderful community that surrounds me. I am passionate about the preservation of the art and history of broom making. I hope to continue to share the beauty and my love for broom making with others.

Class Description: 

Students will create handmade paper from unwanted mail (yay recycling!) and plant material. Students will experiment with different size and shaped deckle and molds as well as adding decorative items to the pulp. Students will then create a Japanese stab binding journal using their handmade paper. Students will learn bookmaking techniques—covering a book, binding, surface design, and much more.

Class Date and Time: This one-day workshop is hosted on Saturday, June 22, 2024 from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. Total teachable hours: 7.

Materials Fee (included in total class fee): $25, covers mixers, trays, junk mail, plant sheet molds, mold and deckle (students will take home with them), paper, decorative materials and use of bookbinding tools.

Items Students should bring: Ruler, pencil, apron, shoes that can get wet, any decorative materials students might want to use to decorate their paper or their journal.

Lunch: Lunch is included in the class fee. If you have any dietary restrictions, please note them when you register.

Instructor Bio: Elizabeth resides in Charles Town, West Virginia where she offers workshops in her studio, teaching Book Arts, Papermaking, and Papercutting. She accepts commissions for special projects and paper arts.

Elizabeth has taught art through The Council for the Arts, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and the Art Center, Sarasota, Florida. Elizabeth worked as a resident artist in the Jefferson County, West Virginia school system and served on the board for the Jefferson Arts Council, Teaching Arts Creatively (TAC). She is a participating juried member of the Over the Mountain Studio Tour, Jefferson County, West Virginia and a juried member of Tamarack: The Best of West Virginia.