BMFA Workshops & Events
Events
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Landscape Needle Felting
Join wool experts Linda Thordarson and Wendy Fifield of Kimber Valley farms where they raise their own Icelandic sheep and then use the wool from their sheep to create all manner of things in wool! In this needle felting class you will create a landscape with wool. You will learn how to lay out a […]
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How to Interpret the Light Story for Delicious Paintings
Go beyond recording subject matter and explore the dynamics of using colour, value, and shape to create expressive, vibrant paintings. Learn how value contrast, saturated and desaturated colours, and colour temperature can help you depict light in any painting. On Sunday from 6 pm to 8 pm John will demonstrate a step by step block […]
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Macrame a Christmas Ornament
Create two macramed Christmas ornaments in this hands-on workshop led by Karin Modotto. Youโll learn basic macrame knots, and then use a step by step approach, to make and angel and Christmas wreath. All mateirals are supplied and no experience is necessary!
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Introduction to the Joys of Watercolour with Andrew Sookrah
January 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th 2027, 5.00 p.m. โ 8.00 p.m. 4 part series Begineer and Intermediate Level Online Whether youโre new to or you have some experience working with watercolours, Andrewโs process of teaching watercolours will help you build a strong foundation so that you will find the joy of this versatile and expressive […]
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Felted Bowl Workshop
Felted bowls are warm, cozy, versatile and eco-friendly. Best of all, you can make your own felted bowl in a few hours at Shirley Suttonโs Felted Bowl workshop. Shirley is a lifelong textile artist with a creative spirit that extends to needle and wet felting, spinning, weaving, dyeing and more. With all materials supplied, you […]
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Weave an Alpaca Rug
WEAVE YOUR OWN ALPACA RUG! Spend the day at the historic Barn Studio and turn beautiful, squishy alpaca into a rug thatโs entirely your own. No weaving experience necessary! Your loom will be dressed and ready to go, so you can sit down, start weaving and watch your rug grow to its finished dimensions of […]
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Drop Spindle Spinning
Drop Spindle Workshop Includes 50 grams of yarn and spindle that you'll take home with you! Suitable for beginners - no previous expreience Spindles have been used across cultures all over the world for millenia to make fibres into string, yarn and thread. In this two hour introductory workshop, you use a top whirl drop […]
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Expressive Drawing with Stephanie Schirm
Expressive Drawing, 3 part series Suitable for beginner and intermediate levels, and anyone who is seeking to level up their creative abilities. Stephanieโs 3 part online workshop will make it easy for anyone to fearlessly approach the process of drawing in a refreshing and creative manner. She will show you how to get the most […]
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Weave an Alpaca Rug
WEAVE YOUR OWN ALPACA RUG! Spend the day at the historic Barn Studio and turn beautiful, squishy alpaca into a rug thatโs entirely your own. No weaving experience necessary! Your loom will be dressed and ready to go, so you can sit down, start weaving and watch your rug grow to its finished dimensions of […]
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The Art of Small Things with Jessica Tamlin
The Art of Small Things: Mini Painting in Gouache with Jessica Tamlin In this three-hour workshop, each participant will receive a curated Mini Gouache Art Kit to use during class โ and to take home afterward. The workshop begins with a simple colour-mixing exploration using a mini colour wheel, discovering how a limited primary palette […]