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The EMU Craft Center is a comprehensive Arts Program offering well equipped facilities and workshops in most areas of the Visual Arts. The program is both educational and recreational, encouraging all levels of interest, from beginning hobbyist to serious artist. Our intimate, informal workshops are taught by accomplished artists and crafts people. The em phasis is on high quality individual instruction designed to encourage you to pursue your creative side. Most workshops are offered in the late after noon or evening to fit your class or work schedule. We also offer $5 intro ductory workshops (see back page for listing). So, ifyouhave aninterest in art, or a favorite hobby, the EMU Craft Center at the University of Oregon is for you. STUDIO FACILITIES • Ceramics area with high-fire capabilities • Photo darkrooms equipped for B&W or color printing • Metalsmithing for casting & fabrication • A supervised woodshop equipped with power tools • Facilities for silkscreen & fabric dyeing • Tool rentals for UO students and Craft Center term pass holders • Stained glass, fused glass • Bike repair tools • Hand tools for woodworking • Books and periodicals • How-to videos • Sewing, weaving, & fiber studio • Storage lockers for members: sm.$3.00, Ig. $4.00 per term Web site: tviuw.craftcenter.uoregon.edu Phone: (541) 346-4361 The EMU Craft Center is sponsored in part by University of Oregon student fees and the generous donations of current and past Craft Center users. We thank you for your continued support. Tom Urban - Coordinator Diane Hoffman & Laura Qerards - Assistant Coordinators BICYCLE MAINTENANCE j||^ wmmmmmaaM Whole Bike Health Rod Bautista & Jens Schrader Learn to overhaul bearing sets, adjust gears and brakes, and true your wheels, to keep your bike in smooth & safe run ning condition. Bring your bicycle to each class, and wear grubby clothes. Allow $5 for replacement bearings. 15 hours of instruction. A. Mon, April 10-May 15 6:30-9:00pm Inst. Schrader $40 w/termpass PLU#6084 $44 w/out term pass PLU#6085 B. Tues, April 1 t-May 16 6:30-9:00pm Inst. Bautista $40 w/term pass PLU#6086 $44 w/out term pass PLU#6087 * Registration Starts March 9th, at 10:00 am JEWELRY & METALSMITHING j Beginning Jewelry J. lijima&R. Croxton These beginning classes explore tech niques to complete many jewelry pieces. Emphasis is on fabrication for section "A”, which includes cutting, fil ing, soldering, stone setting & design ideas. Section "B" will focus on metal casting, using wax working, investing, model burnout, and design. 21 hours of instruction. Some basic materials in cluded . Term pass required. A. Tues, Apr 11 -May 23 6:30-9:30pm $48 Instr. lijima PLU#6034 B. Wed, Apr 12-May 24 6:30-9:30pm $48 Instr. Croxton PLU#6035 Silver Spoon Making Junko lijima Were you one of the babies that were born without a silver spoon in your mouth? Well, here's your chance to make one of your very own. You will create a spoon with sterling silver wire utilizing forging and planishing tech niques. If you have a particular design idea in mind, please bring it with you. 4 hours of instruction. Sat, May 13 1:00-5:00pm $25 w/term pass PLU#6036 $29 w/out term pass PLU#6037 Metal & Solder Inlay Junko lijima Ever wonder how jewelers achieved more than one metal on the same sur face? This workshop will teach you how to mix copper, brass and silver by sol dering them together and then flatten ing them out with the rolling mill. This workshop is limited to intermediate & advanced students with some solder ing experience. 4 hours of instruction. Note: The metal sheet that you create in this workshop will be great material for the Die Forming class on April 29th. Sat, April 22 1:00-5:00pm $25 w/term pass PLU#6038 $29 w/out term pass PLU#6039 Die Forming Junko lijima Get aquainted with the hydraulic press. This tool will allowyou to make multiple copies of shapes and forms with ease. Students will make embossing dies & concave forms by carving plexi-glass. Please bring drawings and/or design ideas. 4 hours of instruction. Sat, April 29 1:00-5:00pm $25 w/term pass PLU#6040 $29 w/out term pass PLU#6041 FIBER ARTS Knitting Barbara Singer Knitting is an ideal way to relax while creating beautiful & useful garments & throws. Students learn the fundamen tals of knitting to complete a simple project. Knitting needles,yarn, &. book included. 10 hours of instruction. Mon, May 1 -22 6:00-8:30pm $36 w/term pass PLU#6026 $40 w/out term pass PLU#6027 Beg. Loom Weaving Katherine Cross Experience the fundamentals of weaving on a table loom. In this be ginning class, we'll design and weave a beautiful & functional scarf. Some materials provided. 15 hours of In struction. Term pass required. Wed, Apr 19-May 24 6:30-9:00pm $45 . PLU#6014 Devore Scarves Lana Elder Delve into this unusual technique of Devore fabric burnout, an etching method of velvet nap removal, which creates unique depth & layers in the fabric. You will make an elegant, col orful scarf of silk and rayon velvet. Cost includes materials to make one 9” x 54" scarf. 6 hours of instruction Sat, May 6 & 13 3:00-6:00pm $24 w/term pass PLU#6121 $28 w/out term pass PLU#6122 Sewing Machine Use Kathleen Gent This two hour workshop will refresh those of you with some sewing expe rience, &. introduce everyone to the proper use of our new Bernina sewing machines. We will cover threading, bobbins, stitch &feet selection, & gen eral care of machines.2 sessions of fered Term pass is not required. A. Thurs, March 30 6:30-8:30pm $8 PLU#6019 B. Thurs, April 6 6:30-8:30pm $8 PLU#6020 Speed Quilting Binky Brown Takahashi Classic quilt patterns & piecing tech niques combine to produce a tradi tional quilt quickly. The first class will include discussions of patterns, color, and fabric requirements. Outside sew ing time may be necessary. 15 hours of instruction. Term pass required. Tues, Apr 11 -May 9 6:00-9:00pm $40 PLU#6015 Spinning Katherine Cross Spin designer yarns using natural & synthetically dyed wool & fibers. Start on a traditional drop spindle & move rapidly to the spinning wheel. The art of natural & synthetic dyeing will be discussed. 10 hours of instruction. Term pass required. Sun, Apr 30-May 21 5:00-7:30pm $35 PLU#6018 Basic Sewing Skills Kathleen Gent Sewing is easy and fun! We'll cover pattern selection, fabric choices, and sewing machine operation. Choose a project & then work on it frqm start to finish with your instructors help. No experience required. 15 hours of in struction. Term pass required. 2 sessions offered: Mon, Apr 10-May 15 6:00-9:00pm $44 (no class May 1) PLU#6016 Sat, Apr 15-May 13 10:30-1:30pm $44 PLU#6017 B eadwork Erin Neve Practice the traditional and contempo rary beading techniques of Peyote stitch, Comanche weave, and lace stitch. We will also learn methods of wire bending to string together pearls and gem beads. Some materials in cluded. 10 hours of instruction. Wed, Apr 19-May 10 6:30-9:00pm $32 w/term pass PLU#6031 $36 w/out term pass PLU#6032 GLASSWORK Stained Qlass Becky Barra Design & make a stained glass panel or window ornament in theTiffany copper foil method. Demonstrations of various techniques will stress proper use of tools & safety precautions. Practice glass is provided, but please allow ex tra money ($ 10-S20) to purchase glass for your project. 18 hours of instruc tion. Term pass required. Mon, April 10-May15 6:00-9:00pm $45 PLU#6092 Flint Knapping Bonnie Plant rhis class introduces stoneworking methods for creating knife blades and arrow points from obsidian. We’ll fo cus on percussion techniques with hammer stones and pressure flaking with antler tines. Please wear long pants to class. Materials included. 10 hours of instruction lues, May 2-23 6:30-9:00pm $32 w/term pass PLU#6093 $36 w/out term pass PLU#6094 Max Nixon, resident jeweler of the Craft Center, died February 2nd, at the age of 84. Max was a professor ofMetalsmithing, Jewelry & Weaving at the University of Oregon department of Fine & Applied Arts from 1956- 1989. He then continued as resident artist at the EMU Craft Center from 1990 - 2000. Max was an integral part of the Craft Center history, having served on the original facility design team, & on the EMU board in the late 70's & early 80's. Max was an inspiration to us all. He greeted the day with a smile, & had a clear vision of the goodness found in everyday life. Our deepest sentiments go out to all of the many friends who's lives he touched, & especially to his wife, Hattie Mae Nixon. *Max will be forever in our hearts * We will truly miss him A celebration of Max's life will be held on March 31, at 5.-00 pm in Gerlinger Lounge, on the U of O campus.
