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    • Sunday, April 02, 2023
    • Sunday, August 06, 2023
    • 5 sessions
    • BARN Fiber Studio, Class Code: FI040223JR
    • 11
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    Gather with fellow knitters to make hats to share through local organizations that are helping others.

    About this Class

    Gather at this monthly hat knit-along to socialize and knit hats for local organizations that are helping keep others warm! Hats can be as simple or complex as you like, and any size. This is a great skill-building and stash-busting project. 

    Details

    • Skill Level: Basic knitting skills
    • This event, free to both BARN members and guests, requires registration so we can plan.

    Materials

    Bring your own stash of yarn.

    Class Policies

    Instructor

    Jessica Rose recently arrived on Bainbridge from Seattle where she had more than 10 years' experience working and teaching at a local yarn shop, as well as blogging and podcasting about knitting. She’s a knitter, spinner, and dyer who loves to play with fiber and color but most of all she loves to knit hats. She’s so excited to join the creative community at BARN!

    • Wednesday, April 05, 2023
    • Wednesday, November 08, 2023
    • 8 sessions
    • BARN's Small Classroom
    • 10
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    Join fellow weavers one day a month for a year-long study group to view Jane Stafford’s Online Weaving Guild episodes on our big screen TV in BARN's small classroom. Learn new weaving techniques while we share our successes as weavers. We will be starting with Season 1, back to the basics!

    Participants need to enroll in the JST Online Guild. The online guild requires a fee to join, which is not covered by BARN. Once you join, you also will have access to all past episodes and helpful information posted on the JST Weaving School website. Please register so you can get reminders for the upcoming watch parties.


    Details:

    • Free for BARN members. Non-Members pay $20 drop-in fee per session. Participants are welcome to attend one or all of the sessions.
    • Ages 14+ welcome
    • Please click here for BARN's current COVID-19 health & safety protocols. 
    • BARN is committed to accessibility. Tuition Assistance is available - click here to fill out the simple application before registering for a class. For those who might need physical assistance, please learn about BARN's Companion Program here.

    Instructor:

    Facilitated by Weaving Studio volunteers

    • Tuesday, April 11, 2023
    • Tuesday, June 27, 2023
    • 12 sessions
    • Class time is Pacific Standard Time
    • 25
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    Write Now is a weekly time to write in the company of others. Using Zoom to come together, we write for 25 minutes, take a break, repeat.

    There is no sharing or critique of your writing, only fast-paced, supportive productivity in the company of other writers. It is fun, exciting, and might be the thing to help you finish (or start...) your manuscript. These virtual sessions help participants set aside time to write and be with other writers in an informal setting. 

    The sessions are led by a rotating team of hosts including Jen Scheiderman, Amelia Ramsey, Kassia Sing, Genevieve Douglass, and Steve Bice.

    Additional sessions available on Thursdays, 9:30-11:30 am.

    Details

    • You can register at any time, even if a session has passed.

    • A Zoom link will be sent one day prior to each session to the email you registered with. Please watch for this email. Signing up does not mean you have to commit to all the sessions.

    Studio Lead: Jessica Dubey  [email protected]


    • Thursday, April 13, 2023
    • Thursday, June 29, 2023
    • 12 sessions
    • Class time is Pacific Standard Time
    • 32
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    Write Now is a weekly time to write in the company of others. Using Zoom to come together, we write for 25 minutes, take a break, repeat.

    There is no sharing or critique of your writing, only fast-paced, supportive productivity in the company of other writers. It is fun, exciting, and might be the thing to help you finish (or start...) your manuscript. These virtual sessions help participants set aside time to write and be with other writers in an informal setting. 

    The sessions are led by a rotating team of hosts including Jen Scheiderman, Amelia Ramsey, Kassia Sing, Genevieve Douglass, and Steve Bice.

    Additional sessions available on Tuesdays, 9:30-11:30 am.

    Details

    • You can register at any time, even if a session has passed.

    • A Zoom link will be sent one day prior to each session to the email you registered with. Please watch for this email. Signing up does not mean you have to commit to all the sessions.

    Studio Lead: Jessica Dubey  [email protected]



    • Wednesday, April 19, 2023
    • Wednesday, June 21, 2023
    • 3 sessions
    • BARN Fiber Studio, Class Code FI100222TW
    • 8
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    Join other weavers to explore traditional tapestry designs.

    About this class

    Thanks to our BARN woodworking friends, a set of Navajo-style looms that also can be adapted to Salish-style weaving are now available. 

    Learn to warp the looms, explore fiber choice, and pattern. You can use one of our new looms or any loom setup for tapestry-style weaving.

    We decide on our learning journey as a group. Please register for this event.

    Details

      This event is free for members. Guests pay a $20 drop-in fee.

      Class Policies

        Instructor

        Terry Winer and Catherine Camp lead this group, as fellow explorers of these techniques, and who hope to be accomplished tapestry weavers some day.  

        • Thursday, April 20, 2023
        • Thursday, June 22, 2023
        • 6 sessions
        • BARN Fiber Studio, Class Code: FI042023NS
        • 12
        Registration is closed

        Make a sweater over several months in this BARN Knit Along using scrap yarn.

        About this Class

        Worked seamlessly from the top down, the Sea Glass Sweater is a great pattern option for using up all of those tiny scraps of yarn you have been saving! This long-sleeved, relaxed-fit sweater is knit in DK weight yarn, using a simple 1x1 colorwork method. With inclusive sizing, tons of tutorials and advice included with the pattern, and no ends to weave in, this is an easy project even for beginning colorwork knitters.

        (Photo credit @wool.and.pine.designs, sweater modeled by @kiya.faith)

        Details

        • Skill Level: All Levels

        • Knitters should be comfortable casting on and off, knitting and purling, and increasing and decreasing. If you aren’t comfortable with colorwork or need a reminder of a technique, come ask us for help during the Knit Along, or at one of our knitting circles!
        • Free to members, guests pay a $10 drop-in fee for each session.

        Materials

        Student should bring:

        • Copy of the Sea Glass pattern (purchase from Ravelry or woolandpine.com)
        • Whatever scrap yarn you have lying around - if you have extra, please consider bringing it to share with other knitters (advice for using weights other than DK can be found in the pattern)
        • Don’t have any scrap yarn? No problem! There will be plenty of scraps to go around! 
        • Size 5 and 7 needles (or size needed to achieve gauge).

        Class Policies

        Instructor

        Naomi Spinak has been digging around in the trash bin for some time to create new treasures. Creator at one time of a line of organic and scrap-based children's clothing (Free Range Kids), Naomi is a costume designer, fiber artist, dressmaker, and currently committee chair for the Bainbridge Island Trashion Show. Her work has been featured in the Bainbridge Island Quilt Show; Bainbridge Performing Arts; the Texas state capitol in Austin; the Kirkland Center for the Arts; and the O'Hanlon Center for the Arts in California. She has a piece in an upcoming issue of Surface Design Association Journal. She has taught numerous classes at her children's school, Odyssey, on Bainbridge.

        • Thursday, May 11, 2023
        • Thursday, June 08, 2023
        • 2 sessions
        • BARN Fiber Studio
        • 1
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        Explore stitches and needlework with other embroiderers!

        About this Class

        A different set of stitches or needlework techniques are the focus each month as we explore how to do it and what we can create with it.  

        In January, for example, we explored some of the many aspects of buttonhole stitch, and decided where to go from there based on the interest and experience of the group.

        Details:

        • Skill Level: Some experience with embroidery.
        • Free to members; $50 fee for guests.
        • Drop-ins are welcome. Register if you'd like reminders of this event.

        Class Policies

        Instructor

        Fiber Studio volunteers lead the group.

        • Tuesday, May 16, 2023
        • Tuesday, December 19, 2023
        • 9 sessions
        • BARN Fiber Studio
        • 11
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        About this Class

        Calling All Open Weavers: 

        Basket makers of all levels and backgrounds are welcome! Bring your current projects, completed works, or just your curiosity. Weavers share techniques, design ideas, materials information; ask and answer questions, and problem solve. 

        To receive email reminders of this event, please register.  Drop in are welcome.

        We meet the third Tuesday of each month, from 10 am to 2 pm in the Fiber Arts Studio. Email Cyndy Holtz with questions: [email protected]

        Details

        • Free for BARN Members and a suggested $10 donation for non-members.

        • Registration is not required.

        Class Policies

        • Please click here for BARN's current COVID-19 health & safety protocols. 

        • BARN is committed to accessibility. Tuition Assistance is available - click here to fill out the simple application before registering for a class. For those who might need physical assistance, please learn about BARN's Companion Program here.

        If you have questions,  please contact Fiber Studio lead at [email protected]


        • Tuesday, May 23, 2023
        • Tuesday, January 16, 2024
        • 36 sessions
        • Event time is Pacific Time
        • 108
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        Join Fiber Arts Studio Lead Dale Walker for virtual open studios focused on slow stitching.

        About this Class

        This is an ongoing, virtual open studio rather than a class. Drop in via Zoom Tuesday afternoons to see what others or doing, show them your work, or just say "Hi" and let us know how you're doing!

        Basically, we’re considering slow stitch anything you do with yarn or thread by hand. This includes knitting, crochet, embroidery, needlepoint, mending, tatting, and other handwork.

        Details

        • Register at any time even if sessions have already happened.
        • You will get reminder emails on the day before the event with the Zoom link.
        • All Zoom times are Pacific Time.
        • For a great video on how to use Zoom, watch this tutorial.
        • Make sure you have the most current version of the Zoom software.

        Class Policies

        • Wednesday, May 24, 2023
        • Wednesday, December 27, 2023
        • 28 sessions
        • BARN Fiber Arts Studio, Host: Dale Walker
        • 11
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        Bring your handwork projects and stitch with your BARN friends.

        About this Event

        This ongoing gathering - not a class - is all about hand needlework and embroidery. It is a time to get together and stitch, and get a little advice and help with your project.

        Come if you're interested in embroidery, visible mending, needlepoint or hand sewing.  It's always interesting and fun to see what others are doing, and to share your work!

        Details

        • Free to members, guests pay a $10 drop-in fee.

        • Registration is not required, and drop-ins are welcome, but please register to receive reminder notices.

        BARN Policies

        Host

        Dale Walker hosts these Better Together sessions. She is the Fiber Arts Needle Arts Coordinator, and enjoys weaving, knitting, embroidery, sewing, dyeing, and surface design.

        • Thursday, May 25, 2023
        • Thursday, December 28, 2023
        • 14 sessions
        • BARN Fiber Studio
        • 5
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        Time to grab your knitting and head to BARN!

        About this Class

        Join knitting enthusiast Betsy Hagestedt, share your projects, and plan your next one. Explore new ideas, finish projects, and see what fellow knitters are making. This is a great time to immerse yourself in fiber and friendship!

        Please register so you can get reminders of the next Knitting Circle.

        Details

        • Skill level: All levels

        • Free to members, $10 drop-in fee for guests.

        • Registration is not required but if you register, you'll get reminders of the next Knitting Circle.

        Class Policies

         Instructor

        Betsy Hagestedt hosts these Knitting Circles. She Betsy has been working with fiber since she was in elementary school, having learned to sew and knit from her mom. As an anthropologist, she uses her fiber practice as a means of connecting with people from other cultures, embracing the universal nature of fiber arts. Knitting gradually became her specialization due to its portability as she began to travel around the world. You can see some of her fiber experiments on her Instagram feed at behestknits.

        • Friday, May 26, 2023
        • Friday, August 25, 2023
        • 14 sessions
        • BARN Woodshop Studio, Class Code: WO030323CL
        • 0
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        Build, finish, and string a violin so it's ready to play. Or get an old, damaged violin back into playable shape.

        About this Class

        Building or repairing a violin is a challenging project, and not one that can be completed in a few class sessions. So this class is structured to let you work at your own pace with a minimum of stress. The class fee covers three hours a week of instructor time for 12 weeks — approximately three months. You can also work independently between sessions. If your instrument is not completed after three months, you can sign up for another 12 weeks (or more). It's likely that 12 weeks will not be enough to build a new violin, especially if you don't already have hand woodworking experience or if you can't devote much time to work on it between sessions.

        The instructor will focus instruction on what each student needs. If you're building a violin, you will start with a bundle of wood and go through all the steps, from shaping the parts to assembling them, applying finish, and setting up your instrument so it's ready to play. If you're repairing a violin, the steps will depend on what is needed.

        This class is open to beginning woodworkers and students who do not play the violin or fiddle (the instruments are the same; it's the playing that differs). But experience with either or both crafts would be an asset.

        Details

        • You can sign up for this class at any time, with the fee covering 12 sessions. If you want to join mid-month, please email Studio Support Coordinator [email protected].
        • The class overlaps with open studio - you'll be sharing the Bench Room with others.
        • This class is open to BARN members only. Because it overlaps with open studio and is structured so you'll probably want to use the tools during additional open studio hours, guest drop-in fees would total far more than the membership fee.
        • Wear closed-toe shoes. If you need to use power tools to shape any parts, you will also need to wear safety glasses, tie back long hair and avoid loose-fitting clothing and jewelry. We recommend bringing your own safety glasses.

        Materials

        • If you register to build a new violin, the $320 materials fee included in the cost of the class will cover all the wood you need. If you want especially fancy wood, there will be an additional cost (discuss this with the instructor).
        • If you register to repair a violin, the instructor will help you figure out what materials you need to purchase.

        Prerequisites

        Students mush have completed Orientation to the Woodshop, If you want to use any of the tools covered by Woodshop Tool Safety Checkout 1 and Woodshop Tool Safety Checkout 2, you must also have completed those. Multiple sessions are listed on the Woodworking Calendar

        Class Policies

        Instructor

        Clay Levit owned and operated Fiddler’s Green Music Shop, a stringed instrument store in Austin, Texas, for 15 years. He began learning violin building at the Violin Craftsmanship Institute in New Hampshire and studied varnishing with Joe Robson in Ohio. He loves the combination of art and science inherent in the craft of building violins or fiddles. Clay makes fiddles and does repairs in his workshop on Bainbridge Island. When he’s not making fiddles, you might find him playing Irish fiddle music in a pub session!
        • Friday, May 26, 2023
        • Friday, June 02, 2023
        • 3 sessions
        • BARN Print & Book Studio, Class Code: PR052623EB
        • 1
        Registration is closed

        Learn how to create a letterpress broadside - a sheet of paper printed on one side used historically in Europe.

        About this Class

        Using poetry or prose of your choosing, you will learn to set and space lead type, ornaments, and/or cuts to reproduce and illuminate your chosen words. With type set, we'll go over how to use the Challenge cylinder press, which is ideal for high-precision printing, as well as refinements to the type form. Once we've finished, you will trade prints so everyone goes home with an assortment of the class's work!

        This course covers all material necessary for letterpress certification on typesetting and using the Challenge Press. With a little practice in open studio after this course, you should be ready to take the certification test and demonstrate your capabilities to safely and effectively run a press unsupervised.

        Details

        • Bring a poem or piece of prose between 65 and 85 words.
        • Registration closes May 25.
        • Bring a lunch. BARN has a refrigerator and microwave on the lower level.
        • The $10 materials fee, included in the cost of the class, covers all materials you'll need (except for the poem or prose you need to bring).
        • This class does not cover use of the C&P Letterpress machines, or provisional presses. For information regarding those presses, or questions about certification, contact [email protected]

        Class Policies

        Instructor

        Eli Backer is an artist, composer, and engineer who works in a wide range of media and is constantly making. A Bainbridge native, she holds a master's degree in glass from the Rhode Island School of Design, and a bachelor's in computer engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Her work can be found in the Cynthia Sears Artist’s Books Collection at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, at the Center for Book Arts in NYC, and at the Fleet Library in Providence, R.I. She finds setting type and working with the presses quite meditative.
        • Saturday, May 27, 2023
        • Saturday, June 03, 2023
        • 3 sessions
        • BARN Woodshop Studio, Class Code: WO052723JS
        • 0
        Registration is closed

        Get started in woodturning by learning safety, tool control, and how to create basic shapes for spindle and bowl turning.

        About this Class

        A small project will be started and completed as time permits.

        In Session 1, you will learn about woodturning safety, bevel contact, and gouge technique focusing on good body mechanics - all important to building a foundation to launch your turning skills. You will use the roughing gouge during most of the class, followed by an introduction to the regular (“fingernail”) spindle gouge. Tools you will use include a spindle roughing gouge and fingernail spindle gouge.

        In Session 2, you will review the earlier lesson, and then focus on the spindle gouge and parting tool, learning new mechanics for turning beads and coves. Toward the end of class, you will learn how a scroll chuck and tenon work in preparation for Session 3.

        In Session 3, you will increase the precision of your turning technique by making a small project such as a honey dipper, finial, spinning top, or goblet, with your own design elements. You will use a scroll chuck, a Jacobs chuck and Forstner bit. 

        Completing this class clears you to use the wood lathes for spindle turning during open studio. While you also will be eligible to take a bowl-turning class, it is strongly suggested you spend time turning in open studio a few times before you enroll in a bowl class.

        Details

        • Skill level: Beginner (but see "Prerequisites" below).
        • You must wear safety glasses and closed-toe shoes, tie back long hair, and avoid loose-fitting clothing and jewelry. We recommend bringing your own safety glasses.

        Prerequisites

        You must first complete Orientation to the Woodshop. Multiple sessions of this free, one-hour class are listed on the Woodworking Calendar. Log in to your BARN account and click on "My event registrations" to ensure you will have completed this class before Intro to Woodturning begins.

        Class Policies

        Instructor

        Jamie Straw has been turning wood for several years, working on both spindle and bowl projects, and has taught woodturning at BARN since July 2017. She also serves as coordinator of BARN’s woodturning classes.  She is past vice president for education and training for the local chapter of the American Association of Woodturners. Her focus is on helping students build skills progressively as they design and create their woodturning projects.

        • Tuesday, May 30, 2023
        • Wednesday, June 07, 2023
        • 4 sessions
        • BARN Woodshop Studio, Class Code: WO053023CFK
        • 4
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        Bring in a piece of furniture that's broken, wobbly or dinged and learn how to get it back into shape.

        About this Class

        Have a well-loved piece of furniture in need of repair or just wish you knew how to bring one back into usable condition? Or do you want to touch up or even completely renew the finish on a fine piece? In this hands-on class, you will learn how to assess a piece of furniture and how to repair it.

        You can bring your own piece of furniture or a part, such as a drawer, that needs help. If you don’t have a piece but would like to learn repair techniques, the instructor will provide a project for you to work on. The instructor will discuss the repair issues of each piece that students bring, so you will learn about a wider array of techniques than just what is needed for your own project.

        Details

        • Upholstery must be removed before class. If your piece is so heavy or bulky that you need to store it in the shop for the duration of the class, the instructor must approve it beforehand. Please use this form to contact the instructor.
        • If your project is too challenging to complete within the four sessions of this class, you may continue the work during open studio or in a future furniture repair class. Open studio is always free for members. Non-members can  participate without paying the usual $20 open studio fee if they are completing a class project.
        • Wear safety glasses and closed-toe shoes, tie back long hair, and avoid loose-fitting clothing and jewelry. We recommend bringing your own safety glasses.

        Materials

        A $15 materials fee included in the cost of the class covers shop supplies and materials provided by the instructor. Depending on your project, you may need to purchase additional materials. The instructor will discuss this at the first session, after evaluating your piece.

        Prerequisites

         Students much have completed Orientation to the Woodshop, Woodshop Tool Safety Checkout 1 and Woodshop Tool Safety Checkout 2. Multiple sessions are listed on the Woodworking Calendar

        Class Policies

        Instructor

        Carol Fiedler Kawaguchi is a professional woodworker who specializes in restoration of antique furniture through her business, C-Saw, on Bainbridge Island. After earning a fine arts degree from Western Washington University, she worked in New Mexico as an apprentice ceramicist and then as an apprentice violin maker, developing her skills in fine woodworking and traditional finishes. She began designing and building custom furniture in the mid-1980s. Her interest in European, Early American and Asian antiques led her to focus on their restoration and repair.
        • Tuesday, May 30, 2023
        • Thursday, June 01, 2023
        • 2 sessions
        • BARN ETA Studio & Woodshop, Class Code: WO+EL053023DS
        • 1
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        Learn to operate BARN's Laguna CNC woodworking router and go home with an oval, lidded box with custom engraving.

        About this Class

        If you have beginning skills in Fusion 360 software, this class will introduce you to this design program’s CAM (computer-assisted machining) functions.

        At the first session in the ETA Studio, you will use Fusion 360 to design your box. Starting with a standardized design, you will tweak that design and create custom engraving to add to the lid.

        At the second session in the Woodshop, you will use the CAM functions to develop tool paths for the router, output G code to run the router, and use the Laguna CNC to cut out and embellish your wooden box.

        Details

        Wear safety glasses and closed-toe shoes, tie back long hair, and avoid loose-fitting clothing and jewelry. We recommend bringing your own safety glasses.

        Project

        You will create a box made of maple and walnut. With the lid, it measures 5 1/4" long, 4" wide, and up to 3" high. At the end of class, it will be ready for sanding and finishing.

        Materials

        Bring a laptop with a mouse and a working copy of Fusion 360 already installed.

        Prerequisites

        • Orientation to the Woodshop
        • Woodshop Tool Safety Checkout 1 (multiple sessions are listed on the Woodworking Calendar)
        • Intro to Fusion 360 CAD
        • Log in to your BARN account and click on "My event registrations" to ensure you have completed the required prerequisites before you register for this class.

        Class Policies

        Instructor

        Doug Salot has adopted Fusion 360 as a lifestyle. He has used it to design signs, cabinets, and replacement parts for various broken things. You'll often find him in ETA using the laser cutter or in the woodshop carving things on BARN's CNC router.


        • Wednesday, May 31, 2023
        • Wednesday, January 17, 2024
        • 34 sessions
        • BARN Fiber Studio
        • 16
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        Spend the afternoon weaving at BARN.

        About the Event

        Do you like to weave on a rigid heddle loom? 

        Crazy about frame loom weaving?

        In love with weaving on floor looms? 

        Does weaving tapestry pieces make your heart flutter?


        If your answer to one or more of these questions is yes, then drop on by and come hang out with your fellow weavers every Wednesday from 1:00 to 4:00 PM.  This is also a time we schedule labs or study groups. 

        If you would like a reminder before each session, you can register. Drop-ins are welcome. 

        Details

        • Free to members, guests $10.00 drop in fee.

        • Registration is not required.


        Class Policies:

        • Please click here for BARN's current COVID-19 health & safety protocols. 

        • BARN is committed to accessibility. Tuition Assistance is available - click here to fill out the simple application before registering for a class. For those who might need physical assistance, please learn about BARN's Companion Program here.
          • Thursday, June 01, 2023
          • Thursday, June 15, 2023
          • 3 sessions
          • Glass Studio, Class Code GL060123JC
          • 1
          Registration is closed

          Learn the art of lost wax glass casting from an accomplished artist, and make your own glass figures.

          About this Class

          Create your own glass castings to be used as a pendant or bolo tie.

          Day One - Choose from any number of pre-poured wax models to turn three cast glass replicas into pendants or bolo ties using the lost wax process. The first session will demonstrate silicone replica molds, how they are made and used to create highly detailed wax models and the process to do so. You will learn how collaging and combining waxes can be used to create interesting compositions. Instructor Jason Chakravarty will make this a dream by preparing the wax models before and after class, streamlining the time-consuming elements.

          Day Two - The next week you will pack the empty molds of your choosing with glass to be fired in the kiln.

          Day Three - The final meeting will instruct you on divesting the mold from the glass, how to best clean the glass casting and prepare it to be mounted to a pendant or bolo hardware.

          This class is part of our Visiting Glass Artist Series for June. You can also register for Jason's enamel classes scheduled for June 1, June 8 and June 15.

          Details

          • Wear close-toed shoes and long pants.
          • Registration closes May 28.
          • Bring a notebook for taking notes.

          Class Policies

          Instructor 

          Jason Chakravarty began incorporating glass through the use of neon into his sculpture in 1998 at Arizona State University. He was employed for four years at a commercial neon sign shop where he learned technical fundamentals of the neon process.

          In 2002, he began illuminating hot shop forms and kiln casting glass while attending graduate school at California State University Fullerton. He has taken workshops nationwide including at Pilchuck, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Penland School of Crafts, and University of California San Diego. He has taught neon and kiln casting workshops worldwide.
          His work has been shown in more than 100 exhibitions. Currently his work is represented at Adam Blaue, Corning, Duncan McClellan Gallery, Habatat Galleries, Hive Contemporary, Kuivato Gallery, Penland Gallery, Piece and Vetri Gallery. He is a full-time artist and splits his studio time between Arizona and Washington.

          • Thursday, June 01, 2023
          • Saturday, June 03, 2023
          • 3 sessions
          • BARN Fiber Studio, Class Code: FI060123JF
          • 8
          Registration is closed

          Explore eco printing with plant material directly on your fabric or paper.

          About this Class

          Achieve incredibly vibrant and realistic leaf prints using contact printing, a natural dye method of transferring the pigments found in plant material directly to cloth or paper (also known as eco-printing or botanical printing). You will explore the basics of contact printing, including some rudimentary plant physiology and how to manipulate prints with mordants and dye blankets. You also will experiment with some simple shibori techniques and easy methods of embellishing the finished prints. 

          Details:

          • Skill Level: Beginner

          • Students should wear clothes that can get dirty

          • A $30 materials fee, included in the cost of the class, covers sample fabrics, including scarf blanks and papers; large pots; wrapping materials; clamps and resists; and mordants and natural dyes. Students will need to bring additional supplies (see below).
          • Bring a bag lunch and beverage daily. BARN has a refrigerator and microwave on the lower level. 

          Project

          Students will leave with several printed scarves (silk and wool), a variety of printed fabric samples, printed papers suitable for book arts or other paper arts, handouts for technique review, and a newfound appreciation for the color and beauty within the common leaf.

          Materials

          Students should bring:

          • Rubber gloves
          • N95 (or KN95) mask
          • Apron
          • Sharp scissors
          • While the instructor will provide a variety of plant materials for printing, you are encouraged to bring additional leaves from their local environment.
          • You also have the option of bringing personal fabrics and/or papers to experiment with (natural fibers only - silk, wool, cotton, linen, hemp, and/or blends)

          Class Policies

          Instructor

          Judilee Fitzhugh is a textile artisan who specializes in natural plant dyes and couture sewing. A tour of duty in Japan with the U.S.Navy led to a profound Japanese influence and a lifelong affection for vintage kimono and other historic textiles. Her finely crafted work combines natural objects with vintage textile remnants, hand dyed and printed fabrics, handweaving and surface design for couture-inspired garments, home textiles and art work. www.judileefitzhugh.com


          • Thursday, June 01, 2023
          • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
          • Glass Studio, Class Code GL060123JC
          • 0
          Registration is closed

          Visiting artist Jason Chakravarty will teach you the fundamentals of line drawing on glass, which you'll fire and frame.

          About this Class

          Learn from a pro, as our June visiting artist demonstrates various techniques and discusses his experience to help you arrive at the most successful result. Your drawing will be fired and be suitable for framing (frame included!).

          Black enamel and primary colors will be available to get you started with float glass. This can be taken as a one-day workshop or you can sign up for consecutive week(s). The first class will get you started drawing with enamels. Consider the additional days as a guided studio for independent projects to be determined through collaboration with Jason.

          This class is part of our Visiting Glass Artist Series for June. You can register for Jason's other class here

          Details

          • Skill level: All levels, from beginners to advanced artists wanting to expand knowledge and skills.
          • Wear close-toed shoes and long pants in the Glass Studio at all times.
          • Bring a notebook or sketchbook to record the information provided as well as printed black and white images for inspiration. 

          Class Policies

          Instructor 

          Jason Chakravarty began incorporating glass through the use of neon into his sculpture in 1998 at Arizona State University. He was employed for four years at a commercial neon sign shop where he learned technical fundamentals of the neon process.

          In 2002, he began illuminating hot shop forms and kiln casting glass while attending graduate school at California State University Fullerton. He has taken workshops nationwide including at Pilchuck, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Penland School of Crafts, and University of California San Diego. He has taught neon and kiln casting workshops worldwide.
          His work has been shown in more than 100 exhibitions. Currently his work is represented at Adam Blaue, Corning, Duncan McClellan Gallery, Habatat Galleries, Hive Contemporary, Kuivato Gallery, Penland Gallery, Piece and Vetri Gallery. He is a full-time artist and splits his studio time between Arizona and Washington.

          • Thursday, June 01, 2023
          • 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
          • BARN Machine Shop 6-8:30pm, Class Code: MA060123EB+
          • 0
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          This is the class you want to take for your first time at a metal-cutting vertical mill.

          About this Class

          Gain an understanding of the three principal motions of the table in the X-, Y-, and Z-axes, how to make use of the DRO (Digital Read Out), how to control the speed of the spindle, using collets, and the different cutters used. You also practice layout, using the cut-off saw, “finding” an edge, facing and squaring on the mill, drilling, tapping, and filing a chamfer. This class dovetails with Make A Bolt (Intro to the Lathe) because the bolt you make in that class will thread into the nut you make in this class.

          This class is suitable for both beginners and those who are fairly new to the shop and wish to gain experience.

          You not only get a chance to gain confidence in using our shop tools, but you get to create a lovely square nut that will spin freely on the bolt you’ll create in the Make A Bolt (Intro to the Lathe) class.

          Details

          • Please wear closed-toe shoes in our studio. Tie back long hair, avoid loose-fitting clothing and jewelry and roll up sleeves. Wear hearing protection when warranted and safety glasses; bring your own or use BARN's.

          Prerequisite

          Machine Shop Orientation

          Class Policies

          • Please click here for BARN's current COVID-19 health & safety protocols.

          • BARN is committed to accessibility. Tuition Assistance is available - click here to fill out the simple application before registering for a class. For those who might need physical assistance, please learn about BARN's Companion Program here.

            Instructors

            Eli Backer is an artist, composer, and engineer, working in a wide range of media and constantly making. A Bainbridge native, she holds an MFA in Glass from RISD, and a BS in Computer Engineering from Cal Poly, SLO. Her work may be found in the Cynthia Sears Artist’s Books Collection at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, at the Center for Book Arts in NYC, and at the Fleet Library in Providence, RI. She is a self-taught machinist, having bought a lathe during the pandemic, and finds the precision machine tools offer incredibly relaxing.

            Andy Dupree

            Contact: David Hays [email protected]

            • Friday, June 02, 2023
            • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
            • BARN's Glass Studio, Instructor: Grae Drake
            • 5
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            Get to know the Glass Studio and be able to use it independently, including during open studio hours.

            About this Class

            This free orientation serves as a prerequisite for open studio and covers studio etiquette, safety procedures, BARN and Glass Studio policies, and the studio's tools and equipment.

            Note, this orientation is not required in order to register for general Glass Studio classes.

            Details

            • This is free, but registration is required because the number of people who can be in the studio is limited.
            • Wear close-toed shoes and long pants in the Glass Studio at all times. 

            Class Policies

            Instructor

            Grae Drake has worked with glass for only a couple of years, but is deeply in love with it. There isn't much that beats the zen of standing over a warm torch wrangling red-hot molten glass into shape. In previous lives, he's been a tech entrepreneur, corporate lawyer, juvenile delinquent, and, since May 2022, BARN's executive director.

            • Saturday, June 03, 2023
            • 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
            • BARN Print & Book Studio, Class Code: PR060323KA
            • 1
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            Learn about the process, tools, and materials for relief printing and take home your own carved block and prints.

            About this Class

            Linocut is a very accessible printmaking process - and SO much fun! Learn the fundamental methods so you can continue your creative explorations at home.

            Techniques taught in this workshop: 

            • Cutting techniques and mark-making on a sample block. 

            • How to create a design for your linocut print and transfer your image to the prepped linocut block (bring ideas, drawings, and reference materials for your design, or "cut to the chase" with some ready-to-transfer design suggestions).
            • Carving your block 

            • Inking it up

            • Printing your block, both by hand and on a press

            • Learn about and test different printmaking papers and other substrates. 

            We will be carving on unmounted battleship gray linoleum and "readycut" (softer) printing blocks.

            Details

            • Experience level: All levels
            • Registration closes May 27
            • A $25 materials fee, included in cost of the class, covers all materials needed.
            • Bring a lunch. BARN has a refrigerator and microwave on the lower level.
            • This class serves as a prerequisite to the next level of linocut classes

            Project

            A 6" X 6" carved block and finished prints, and you'll get a list of materials and where you can find everything you need to continue your journey with linocut printing.

            Materials

            Bring some simple designs that you would like to use (six inches square or smaller), so we can spend our time carving and printing! We also will have some simple designs you can use or create a ‘"Notan" design (we will go over that process).

            Class Policies

            Instructor

            Kathryn Anderson is an artist, printmaker, and Tacoma resident. She studied at The Art Students League in New York and was a fine arts printmaking major at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y. She sells her work internationally and is represented by two galleries in Washington state. She is most inspired by the natural world, and many of her works show the influence of her gardening, bird watching, and excursions into the wild. She focuses mainly on printmaking, specifically linocut and etching. Learn more at https://www.ktastudio.com/ and  https://www.instagram.com/kathy.traxler.anderson.

            • Saturday, June 03, 2023
            • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
            • BARN Jewelry Studio, Class Code JE0060323SJ
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            Learn how to safely set up a soldering station, ignite your torch, anneal, and begin to solder metal together.

            About this Class

            This is an opportunity to work with the industry-standard Smith® Little Torch and propane/oxygen torch. You will learn through instructor demonstration and guided, hands-on practice.

            The skills learned in this class will help you feel more comfortable and confident in our studio or yours and ready you for project classes. This class also helps you acquire a studio skills card for access to the torches during jewelry open studio times. You get to take home your soldering sample exercises and handouts for future practice and revision.

            Details

            • Experience level: Introductory/beginner/refresher class - all levels of experience are welcome.
            • Registration closes June 1. 

            Materials

              Please bring a knee-length apron and hand towel. 

                Class Policies

                  Instructor

                  Sarah Jones is a Bainbridge Island artist and teacher with experience in fine metal arts, jewelry, ceramics, sculpture, stained glass, and photography. She is a BARN founding member and Jewelry Studio programming and steering committee member.

                  Because Sarah is a visual and tactile learner herself, her classes typically involve a lot of hands-on learning and printed information.

                  Sarah’s art has been displayed in the Seattle Metals Guild and Bainbridge Arts & Craft exhibitions. Her work is sold at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art. To view her recent work, visit www.foggyroaddesigns.com.

                  • Saturday, June 03, 2023
                  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
                  • ETA Studio, Class Code: EL060323DS
                  • 8
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                  Designed as a user's guide to BARN's Electronic & Technical Arts (ETA) Studio, this free orientation is highly recommended for all studio participants.

                  About this Class

                  You will learn everything from studio etiquette and policies to an overview of what the studio has, and where it all is. 

                  You'll get to see the 3D printers, laser cutter, soldering station, hand tools, and more. Overall BARN policies as well as studio-specific ones also will be covered.

                  You'll also learn about the leadership structure within ETA and about opportunities to help everything run smoothly. Volunteer jobs range range from serving as studio monitors to helping with studio maintenance.

                  This event takes place in person in the ETA Studio.

                  Class Policies

                  Contact: [email protected]

                  • Saturday, June 03, 2023
                  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
                  • BARN Kitchen Arts, Class Code KI060323RR
                  • 1
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                  Get ready to crush it on the grill this summer and learn how to build the great American cheeseburger. 

                  About this Class

                  Learn the simple secrets of constructing an incredible American cheeseburger, a side of the best fries imaginable, and how to make your own signature "house-made" ketchup that you'll want to put your name on. 

                  The result is simplicity with eloquence that will blow the socks off any restaurant burger. Space is limited. Sign up now!

                  Details

                  • A $25 materials fee, included in the cost of the class, covers all the ingredients you'll need.
                  • Registration closes  June 1.  
                  • Wear closed-toes shoes to class.

                  Class Policies

                  Instructor

                  Robert Ross is a landscape architect, garden designer, and committed home cook who has traveled to and worked in many places, absorbing local cultures, history, and terroir. A Loeb Fellow at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, he spent a few years in North Africa working on a project that afforded opportunities to travel and explore Europe, eventually leading to a passionate connection with central Italy, its people, food, and gardens. He shares a unique perspective that blends simple Tuscan cooking, renaissance gardens, and ornamental terra cotta.

                   

                  • Sunday, June 04, 2023
                  • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
                  • BARN Woodshop, Class Code: WO0060423MM
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                  Learn the basic safety principles of five key tools in the woodworking shop.

                  About this Class

                  In this hands-on class, you will make practice cuts on wood that the shop will supply. Completing this class qualifies you to use the following tools during open studio time or in classes that have this as a prerequisite:

                  • Table saw
                  • Planers
                  • Jointers
                  • Chop saw
                  • Drill presses

                  Details

                  • This is a companion class to Woodshop Tool Safety Checkout 2, which may be taken before or after this class.
                  • To use the shop, you also need to attend the free, one-hour Orientation to the Woodshop.
                  • Wear safety glasses and closed-toe shoes, tie back long hair, and avoid loose-fitting clothing and jewelry. We recommend bringing your own safety glasses.
                  • You will get more out of this class if you first view videos that cover these tools. You can go back to these at any time to review safety protocols. Find them on the Woodshop Studio page.

                  Project

                  You will shape a piece of wood using specific studio tools.

                  Materials

                  All needed materials will be provided.

                  Prerequisites

                  None.

                  Class Policies

                  Instructor

                  Mike Morgan


                  • Sunday, June 04, 2023
                  • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
                  • BARN Jewelry Studio, Class Code JE0060423SJ
                  • 4
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                  Learn how to solder earring posts, chain links, bails, joints, and mixed metal to hone your torch skills.

                  About this Class

                  Designed for students who have taken Introduction to the Jeweler's Torch and Introduction to Jewelry: Skills classes. The skills learned in this class, with practice, will help you feel more confident and ready for project classes.

                  Each student gets to take home their soldering sample exercises and handouts for future practice and revision.

                  You will learn through instructor demonstration and guided hands-on practice exercises. And you'll get the opportunity to work with the jewelry industry standard Smith® Little Torch and a propane/oxygen torch.

                  Details

                  • Experience level: Beginner to intermediate
                  • A $30 materials fee, included in the cost of the class, covers all materials needed. Students can bring a couple things (listed below), too.
                  • We will take one 15-30 minute break if you want to bring food/snacks. BARN has a refrigerator and microwave on the lower level.

                  Materials

                  • Please bring a cotton apron and a hand towel.

                  Prerequisites

                  Class Policies

                  Instructor

                  Sarah Jones is a BARN founding member and member of the Jewelry Studio programming and steering committee. She is a Bainbridge Island artist, and teacher with experience in fine metal arts, jewelry, ceramics, sculpture, stained glass, and photography.

                  Because she is a visual and tactile learner herself, her classes typically involve a lot of hands-on learning time. Sarah’s classes are accompanied by printed information and resources for her students to refer to when practicing their new skills.

                  Sarah’s art has been displayed in the Seattle Metals Guild and Bainbridge Arts & Craft exhibitions. Her work is sold at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art. www.foggyroaddesigns.com.

                  • Sunday, June 04, 2023
                  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
                  • BARN Fiber Studio
                  • 4
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                  This orientation grants members access to the Fiber Arts Studio seven days a week (some classes may preempt use).

                  About this Class

                  You will spend 30 minutes in the studio reviewing safety and equipment care protocols. In exchange, your BARN member fob will be activated to gain access to the studio 8 am to 10 pm.

                  Details

                  Open to BARN members only. Register so we know how many will be attending. Guests may use the studio during Better Together sessions.

                  Class Policies

                  Instructor

                  Orientations are conducted by a various studio members.

                  • Sunday, June 04, 2023
                  • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
                  • BARN Fiber Studio, Class Code: FI060423NS
                  • 2
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                  The Fiber Lab’s natural indigo vats will be opened for supervised overdyeing and up-cycling in this special event.

                  About this Class

                  This is your opportunity to bring new life to worn and faded textile by overdyeing it in a natural indigo vat. These vats use a natural reduction process to produce a quick, reliable, long-lasting indigo blue.

                  Participants may bring items such as cotton T-shirts, linen tops, vintage napkins, cotton socks, or up to one yard of natural fiber fabric to be dip-dyed. If you've never experienced the magic that is indigo, this is your chance!

                  About a month before the event, we will send you instructions for preparing your garment or textile for dipping in one of our Indigo vats, along with more information about what to expect during this experience. The volunteer staff is made up of experienced natural dyers led by Judilee Fitzhugh, who is directing this community activity. 

                  Details:

                  • Skill Level: All Levels

                  • Student should wear work clothes that can get dirty.

                  • This event is outdoors, rain or shine, under the teaching tent near the lower parking area at BARN.
                  •  If it is a warm day, bring a water bottle.

                  • This class is not about how to make or maintain an indigo vat.
                  • This event is cosponsored by REFASHION Bainbridge, a part of Sustainable Bainbridge.

                  Project

                  You will learn the indigo over-dyeing technique by dyeing one piece of garment that you bring.

                  Materials

                  Students should bring:

                  • A pre-washed piece of clothing or a textile to be overdyed. Due to the limited size of our vats, we need to limit the size of your items to something like a T-shirt or top, napkins or place mats.
                  •  Rubber gloves

                  Class Policies

                  Instructor

                  Judilee Fitzhugh is a textile artisan who specializes in natural plant dyes and couture sewing. A tour of duty in Japan with the U.S.Navy led to a profound Japanese influence and a lifelong affection for vintage kimono and other historic textiles. Her finely crafted work combines natural objects with vintage textile remnants, hand dyed and printed fabrics, handweaving and surface design for couture-inspired garments, home textiles, and art work. www.judileefitzhugh.com

                  • Sunday, June 04, 2023
                  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
                  • BARN Great Room. Class Code: EL060423HC
                  • 36
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                  The inherent risks to national security posed by most satellites and how to mitigate them is the focus of this discussion. 

                  About this Event

                  In the early years of space exploration, it took large and heavy components to perform most tasks. That necessitated large and expensive rockets, which in turn necessitated designs with long
                  lifespans. After a trillion dollars of research went into developing the smart phone, however, suddenly it was feasible to build satellites as small a bottle of wine that could perform useful tasks.

                  Suddenly, everyone from the local high school science team to venture capital-funded startups could finance, design, build, launch, and operate satellites. If satellites and their rewards are available to all, then so, too, are the risks they carry. The risks include cyber compromise, and risks to national security. This discussion centers around those risks and how to mitigate them while, paradoxically, improving market conditions.

                  Details

                  • Free, but please register. 
                  • This event is planned for BARN's Great Room on the upper floor.

                  Class Policies

                  Instructor

                  Harrison Caudill
                  • Sunday, June 04, 2023
                  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
                  • BARN Woodshop Studio, Class Code: WO060423JI

                  Gather with other woodcarvers to share tips, explore different techniques, and work on individual carving projects.

                  About this Class

                  More a weekly gathering than a formal class, Carving Afternoon is open to beginners as well as experienced woodcarvers.

                  Each session begins with basic safety and carving instruction, so beginners should plan to arrive promptly at 1 pm. Blanks for a simple carving project and all tools will be provided.

                  More experienced carvers should bring a project to work on as well as any personal carving tools, although BARN tools also are available. Once beginners are engaged in their projects, there will be time at each session to explore more complicated techniques, discuss carving traditions, learn about topics such as sharpening or wood selection, and get advice about the best way to proceed.

                  Details

                  • Free for members and guests. No registration is required.
                  • You must wear closed-toe shoes and safety glasses, tie back long hair, and avoid dangling jewelry or clothing.
                  • Carving Afternoon overlaps with open studio, which lasts until 6 pm, so participants are welcome to continue carving beyond the time this event ends. Open studio is free to members, and $20 for guests. Open studio also has prerequisites (see below).

                  Project

                  Work on your own project or one provided for beginners, which will be a simple basswood figure or design. The projects shown are all by BARN members who plan to participate in these sessions. Dan Webb carved the wooden balloon and the hand. Jeff Iller made the spoons. Bill Clapp carved the halibut bowl.

                  Materials

                  All materials and tools are provided at no cost for the instructor-led project. Participants must bring materials for their independent projects.

                  Prerequisites

                  None. However, if you want to use power tools to prepare your own carving blanks or do any other work in the shop, you need to qualify for open studio use:
                  • You must take Orientation to the Woodshop. Plus you must take Woodshop Tool Safety Checkout 1 if you want to use the table saw, jointer, planer, miter saw or drill press and Woodshop Tool Safety Checkout 2 if you want to use the bandsaw, stationary sanders, router or router table, and scroll saw.

                  Class Policies

                  Instructor

                  Jeff Iller will lead the instruction for beginners at the start of each session. A third-generation woodworker, Iller was winning ribbons with his wood carvings by the time he was in high school. Around 1996, he found room for a shop and he has carved ever since. Carving on the entry sign to the BARN Woodworking Studio shows the quality of his work. Iller says he was taught early on that he could make anything from wood. He is still trying to prove that statement wrong.
                  • Monday, June 05, 2023
                  • Monday, June 12, 2023
                  • 2 sessions
                  • BARN Metal Machine Shop 2:30-5:00pm, Class Code: ME060523PM
                  • 1
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                  Hammer by James SchumacherThis is a private class. 

                  Learn how to make a hammer from aluminum and brass as you

                   learn basic metal machining techniques.

                  About this Class

                  Machining operations covered in the class include basic metal turning, external thread cutting, knurling, chamfering, cutting off, milling a flat on a round work piece, drilling, and tapping threads.

                  The hammer - yours to keep - has a brass head and is useful as a "positioning" hammer. If you want a hammer head other than brass that's 1¼ inches in diameter, bring the material to the class.

                  Before the class, students should view the following four YouTube videos by "That Lazy Machinist" on how to make this type of hammer:

                  Part 1
                  Part 2
                  Part 3
                  Part 4

                  Details

                  • Please click here for BARN's current COVID-19 health & safety protocols. 

                  • BARN is committed to accessibility. Tuition Assistance is available - click here to fill out the simple application before registering for a class. For those who might need physical assistance, please learn about BARN's Companion Program here.

                  Instructor

                  Peter Moseley

                  • Monday, June 05, 2023
                  • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
                  • BARN Woodshop Bench Room, Class Code: WO060523PK
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