Youth & Teen Calendar View
We welcome youth & teens at BARN! Here’s a list, in chronological order.
Learn how to work with metal this summer, or build on your metal-working skills! You'll use your imagination to combine scrap parts to make a 'pet' to take home - a dog, cat, bunny, turtle, or whatever you dream up.
In this four-day class, you'll begin with a safety briefing in our welding and sheet metal shop, then you will learn how to use all the tools you'll need to prepare and build your creations: cutters, grinders, vices, and spot welders.
Next, it's time for you to practice your skills and make your own unique creations with old silverware and other scrap metal parts that have been collected.
This is a great chance to have fun and learn some new skills this summer!
Details:
Participants must wear natural fiber clothing, long pants, closed-toe shoes (natural fiber or leather), no stretch fabrics, and long hair tied back. This is a strictly enforced safety policy. Thank you!
Instructor: Bob Mathisrud. Bob was cross-trained in many trades as a stationary operating engineer, for over 20 years.
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Full STEAM ahead! In this class, students will be combining art and technology to make critters (real or imagined) out of common materials like cardboard, paint, and paper and bringing them to life through coding, motors, lights, and a variety of components.
The class will begin by introducing the robotics kits they will be using: micro:bit and the HummingbirdBit. We will explore the different components, how to use them, and code them using block-coding applications like MakeCode. Then they’ll learn different cardboard building techniques and mechanisms that can be used for their creations. They’ll be making music videos and clips with their lip-syncing characters that can then be shared with the world.
This is an introductory class. No prior coding or building experience is necessary. To keep the costs of the class down, robotics kits will be provided for use during class time and will be returned to the instructor at the end of the week. Families will be invited for a socially-distanced sharing time from 3:30 - 4 pm on the final day of the class to view and take photos of student creations.
We recommend students bring their own devices, whether a laptop (PC or Mac), Chromebook, iPad, or iPhone. If they don’t have one, we will have a limited number available to borrow during class. Upon registration, please select 'Using BARN Computer' or 'Bringing Device From Home'.
Instructor Bio:
Cecilia Olivera-Hillway is an artist and maker who loves combining art and technology. Her career in education has included positions like Educational Technology Specialist and Maker Space Associate. A recent transplant to the Olympic Peninsula, she is looking forward to sharing her love of nature, art, and technology. You can visit her website at: www.cohillway.com
Let’s dive into the world of cake baking and decorating! We will explore how to bake, torte, fill, ice, stack, and decorate a two-tiered cake and best of all you will walk home with your very own masterpiece.
Day 1 - it’s flower decorating time. We will learn how to make gum paste and figure out how to make a giant gum paste hydrangea.
Day 2 - It’s all about the cake. We will bake a deliciously moist chocolate cake from scratch, wrap and chill it for the next day. Our gum paste will be cured by then and we will make green leaves (cut from our self-made stencils), many sugar daffodils, and more loose hydrangea petals out of gum paste. To give these blooms life we will color each petal individually. These will be set aside to dry.
Day 3 - Buttercream! Participants will learn how to make Swiss meringue buttercream to torte, fill, and ice their chocolate cakes. Christine will share her technique for getting straight and level cake sides. It promises to be a messy and delicious day.
Day 4 - On the final day, participants will bring everything together as well as learn more piping techniques to pipe ruffles - horizontally, vertically, diagonally, or make swirls. The cakes will then be stacked and decorated with all the sugar flowers made on day 1. Participants will take home a masterpiece to share with family or friends.
Participants will also learn the importance of cleanliness in the kitchen. All participants will be responsible for assisting in washing up and cleaning the BARN Kitchen Arts Studio in accordance with our restaurant permit standards.
Christine Chapman has 20 years of cake decorating experience. She is the owner of Crumbs Cakery, a custom cake studio on Bainbridge Island. Christine is a self-taught cake artist and opened her shop 6 years ago on the island. Her work is known for its realistic art projects (dragons, robots, superheroes, etc ) and has been featured in numerous magazines. Check out her Instagram account crumbs.cakery to see her latest work!
https://www.crumbs-cakery.com/
Ktchen Arts trained volunteers can register to volunteer here.
Students will learn through instructor demonstration and guided hands-on practice how to repurpose and recycle old jewelry into something new. The instructor will provide an assortment of old or broken jewelry/beads and new findings like chains and earring wires to use during the class. Students are encouraged, but not required, to bring in old jewelry they would like to give new life to. All the tools needed will be provided for use during the classes.
Sarah Jones is a BARN founding member, jewelry studio programming, and steering committee, member. She is a local Bainbridge Island artist, and teacher with experience in fine metal arts, jewelry, ceramics, sculpture, stained glass, and photography.
Because Sarah is a visual and tactile learner herself, her classes typically involve a lot of hands-on learning time. In addition, Sarah’s classes are accompanied by printed information and resources for her students to refer back to when practicing their new skills.
Sarah’s art has been displayed in the Seattle Metals Guild exhibitions and Bainbridge Arts & Craft exhibitions.
You can view her recent work on Instagram at: @sarahjonesjewelry and @foggyroaddesigns.
Re-use, re-purpose, recycle—that’s the theme of this class! You’ll start with repurposing a pair of jeans: get your scissors out, cut off the pockets and pant legs, and invent yourself a tote bag! In the process, you’ll get an orientation and learn basic sewing machine skills on BARN’s new sewing machines.
You will see how you can use hand-stitching and other techniques for embellishing your bag. From there we’ll share ideas for other projects you can make out of your old jeans.
You are encouraged to bring old, clean, jeans and other denim to use yourself and share with the class. Any color or weight of denim is great! Ask your family and friends to contribute, too! BARN will provide additional thrift-shop and donated denim, plus materials for embellishment such as rivets, beads, embroidery floss, fabric paint, and more.
Instructor:
Isobel Coney enjoys combining cultural, environmental, and historical studies with art, using techniques spanning painting, quilting, felting, knitting, batik, printmaking, hand-made paper, and woodland crafts. She has experience teaching in schools and running workshops for adults. She is an active member of the Arts Washington Roster of Teaching Artists and passionate about experimenting with new techniques and sharing that journey with students.
Do you have stories or ideas you'd like to share with the world? Join us for this four session class where you will learn the basics of podcasting including how to prepare, record, edit, publish and distribute thoughtful and insightful interviews and stories. By completion of the class, you will be able to construct a 3-8 minute podcast.
Please bring your own PC or Mac laptop, if you have one, or you may use one of BARN's. Chromebooks or tablets are not useable for this class. You will select whether you are bringing your own laptop or using a BARN laptop in the registration process. Please bring your own headphones/earbuds to class as well.
General Course Outline/Key Points:
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Join the glass studio for a full week of glass fusion, torchwork, and casting.
Day 1 & 2: Dinner Set Safety Overview of Project Glass & Mold Options Basic cutting/grinding practice Cut & Assemble Projects First kiln firing (contour or full)
Day 3: Torches Overview of working with torches Torch Safety Making beads Complete 2nd Kiln firing (Slump) of dinner set Day 4:
Unload plates/bowls from kilns and review Overview of glass heart casting project Make hearts Arrange for heart pick up after firing
Instructor Bios:
Constance Ducar is enthusiastic about working with beginning students and encouraging a love for glass. She sometimes incorporates fiber or wood as display options with her glass pieces.
This summer BARN is offering an optional supervised lunch hour for youth who are registered for our morning and/or afternoon summer youth classes. Our friendly and responsible summer interns will be overseeing this period of lunch and free time each day.
Youth should bring their own food and drink and we suggest they bring a book to read or a craft project to work on after they are done eating. A refrigerator is available for keeping food cold, and a microwave is available for heating food if needed. There is no charge for this four-day lunch hour program.
If you have questions, please contact BARN Youth Programs Coordinator Any Torres at [email protected].
Build a skateboard and give it a custom finish in this class, which is open to youth ages 12 and older as well as to adults who may want to make a skateboard as a gift or you can work as a team with a youth and build one together.
The class includes an introduction to modern manufacturing; you will see how a CNC router cut the form needed to shape the curves on a skateboard deck.
Starting with sheets of 3mm birch plywood, you will cut the layers of your skateboard, assemble and glue them to bend against the mold, and press the deck layers together using BARN’s vacuum bagging system. You will cut the final shape and prepare your board for finishing. Through these steps, you will use a variety of woodworking tools, including a band saw, power drill, sanders, and vacuum press.
On the final day of the first week, a representative of Norse City Board Room, a skateboard shop in Poulsbo, will explain the other components needed to complete your board, including trucks, wheels, bearings, and grip tape. You will then have the weekend and the beginning of the following week to purchase those components. NOTE: To allow individual choice, these items are not included in the materials fee. You will need to purchase them, at a cost of around $100-$200, before the final session. Safety gear, if you don't already have it, might cost around $75. Some safety gear is available thanks to a donation from Norse City Board Room; email [email protected] to inquire.
When the class regroups on Wednesday, July 20th of the second week, you can apply creative images to your skateboard. You will go home with enough waterproof polyurethane to apply multiple coats to your board. The brush-on, oil-based finish requires 24 hours of dry time between coats so it is not practical to do it during class.
At the final session, you will add the hardware and go home with a completed board.
Instructors: Ben Dykstra with Carol Fiedler Kawaguchi, Doug Salot, and Mike and Billee Gearheard. Ben has been a woodworker for almost 30 years and has expertise in custom furniture and high-end kitchen cabinetry. He has worked with youth for more than 10 years and currently teaches middle school woodshop and high school technical drawing and CAD. Doug heads BARN's Electronic & Technical Arts Studio and has several skateboards of his own. Carol is a professional woodworker who specializes in furniture restoration and refinishing. She is on the Woodworking Studio's steering committee and teaches finishing classes, and others, at BARN. Mike, who heads the Woodworking Studio, and his wife, Billee, recently made five skateboards for their grandsons.
Day 1 - Knife Skills - From safety and handling to learning the various nomenclature associated with culinary shapes. Participants will also be introduced to an induction burner as we make hummus from scratch to accompany the crudite we will be producing while practicing our knife skills.
Day 2 - Participants will continue to build on knife skills and learn to wash, peel, prep, steam, and boil vegetables. We will compile our ingredients to produce a colorful vegetarian bibimbap style dish with quick pickles.
Day 3 - Continuing to build on basic culinary skills while introducing different ingredients, including a protein, participants will continue to chop and dice to create a fresh aromatic Thai green curry. Learning to make the perfect rice is also a vital part of this presentation.
Day 4 - Now that we are comfortable with a knife and burner, we will introduce new equipment and make fresh pasta. Continuing to build on knife skills, participants will also learn the difference between sweating and sautéing; promising to be a delicious and well-earned end to cooking 101.
Chef Marcela Sandoval served as BARN’s Kitchen Studio Lead from 2019-2020. She has been teaching and volunteering at BARN since 2017. Before moving to Bainbridge Island in 2016, Marcela spent 18 years accompanying her diplomatic husband around the world. She has lived in China, Zambia, North Korea, Nepal, and Tanzania.
Growing up in South Texas, Marcela’s culinary roots are in traditional Mexican cuisine. She is Cordon Bleu trained, worked in restaurants in DC and Beijing, sold gelato in Lusaka, ran a tapas bar in Pyongyang, trained restaurant staff in Kathmandu, and taught cooking to students from Tanzania to Bainbridge Island. Marcela’s life experiences are reflected in her cooking.
In this class, students will be combining art and technology to make characters that will move their mouths to lip-sync to music or words thanks to a sound sensor. The robots will be built out of common materials like cardboard, paint, and paper and brought to life through coding, motors, lights, and a variety of components.
This is an introductory class. No prior coding or building experience is necessary. To keep the costs of the class down, robotics kits will be provided for use during class time and will be returned to the instructor at the end of the week. Families will be invited for a sharing time from 3:30 - 4 pm on the final day of the class to view and take photos of student creations.
Nurture creativity by learning to see the world through a unique lens. This class encourages students to explore their surroundings, discover, and see the world around them in an imaginative way. Through the use of photography, students will document indoor and outdoor subjects in a manner that's original, opening a wider artistic view of the world.
Students will learn how to look at light, color, and composition, to create compelling photographs that are unique to their vision. Students will select their favorite images and prepare for an exhibit at the completion of the class held in the BARN Commons. Parents/Guardians are welcome to attend.
No need for prior photography knowledge or a professional camera. Even a cell phone camera will do! This class is about creativity, discovery, and most of all having fun!
Students need to bring: Any type of camera (cell phone camera, tablet, digital camera, or point & shoot).
Alisa Steck is a fine art photographer whose focus is on the beautiful waterfalls and waterways of Washington State; as well as vineyards and small farms of Kitsap County. Alisa also enjoys life as a guest teacher for the Bainbridge Island School District, with experience working with kids K-12. Alisa worked with Arts & Humanities Bainbridge to help lead the efforts of creating a Certified Creative District for Bainbridge Island, enabling Winslow to become a creative destination. Her BFA was earned from Temple University’s Tyler School of Art, including a year long stint studying the masters in Rome. alisafoto.com
Start your sewing journey by learning the basics. You will learn to use our sewing machines, hand sewing basics, how to read a sewing pattern, and complete one project. Each day you will also get some "open sewing" time to explore your own ideas.
Instructor: Catherine Camp will share her enthusiasm for sewing. She was raised with a gaggle of sisters where sewing, knitting, and crafts spread throughout every room in their home.
Want to learn how to use professional jewelers tools? This camp is designed for the young aspiring jeweler who wants to learn how to work with metal. The skills you will be introduced to are: how to safely use a jeweler’s saw, bench shear, step shear, disc cutters, files, hammers, stamping tools, dapping tools, pliers, rolling mill and flex shaft. Each camper by the end of the camp will take home their own hand made necklace, earrings, and bracelet.
Ever wondered how these gravity-defying cakes actually work? Well, then this is the class for you! Christine Chapman, owner of Crumbs Cakery, will spill the beans and teach you all of her cake magic tricks.
Together we will build a reusable 3D armature using ¼” aluminum pipes, wooden boards, wrenches, drills, and glue guns. On the second day, we continue our adventure by stacking our cake and sculpting it into an alien life form. Day 3 will be the day our alien is getting his limbs and eyeballs, and finally, we will use food-grade petal dusts combined with lemon extract to color our masterpiece.
This class is perfect for the detail-oriented caker. We will spend considerable time sculpting and transforming the cake into an art piece
Participants will also learn the importance of cleanliness in the kitchen. All participants will be responsible for assisting in washing up and cleaning The BARN Kitchen Studio in accordance with our restaurant permit standards.
Prerequisite: This is an intermediate class and not for beginners. Participants should have some prior cake baking experience.
This summer BARN is offering an optional supervised lunch hour for youth who are registered for our morning and/or afternoon summer youth classes. Our friendly summer interns will be overseeing this period of lunch and free time each day.
If you have questions, please contact Program Director, Any Torres at [email protected]
Assemble a classic Fender-style electric guitar, give it your own custom finish, and string it up so it's ready to play — and to display on a wooden stand you will make in this class.
You will begin by learning about the components of an electric guitar and how modern electric guitars are made using computer-aided design and manufacturing tools. A finishing expert will explain various approaches that you can use on your guitar, and a woodworking instructor will help you design and build the stand.
To ensure you go home with a working guitar, you will start with a precision-cut body, pre-cut neck and headstock, and solderless electronics. You will need to do final sanding on the parts, decide on the finish you want, and create any special effects, such as a decal if you want to add a custom logo to the headstock. You will have a variety of paints and stains to choose from. The final finish will be a clear, glossy, oil-based coating that you can rub to get a satin finish if you wish.
To learn more about getting the best sound from your guitar, you may also want to sign up for Electric Guitars: Level-up Your Game, Monday through Thursday, August 1-4. Click here to read more and register.
Instructors: Doug Salot, Carol Fiedler Kawaguchi and Ben Dykstra. Doug, who heads BARN's Electronic & Technical Arts Studio, started playing the guitar more than 10 years ago and occasionally tries to distract himself by building guitars and ukuleles. He studied instrument building with local luthier Alan Simcoe. Carol is a professional woodworker who specializes in furniture restoration and refinishing. She is on the Woodworking Studio's steering committee and teaches finishing classes, and others, at BARN. Ben has been a woodworker for almost 30 years and has expertise in custom furniture and high-end kitchen cabinetry. He has worked with youth for more than 10 years and currently teaches middle school wood shop and high school technical drawing and CAD.
Pastry is a science as well as an art form that requires time and patience. This series will explore techniques to produce pastry perfection. Participants will be introduced to many ingredients and be exposed to a variety of flavors and cooking methods. Each session will allow students to grow and develop skills to be used the next day as well as explore culinary flavors to share with the entire family.
Day 1 - Let them eat cake!
We will start simple with an introduction to equipment and skills building from separating eggs, folding batters, and tempering chocolate.
Day 2 - Meringue - This class will focus on the art of a perfectly whipped meringue. Participants will be introduced to a pastry bag and develop piping skills.
Day 3 - Pies & Tarts - Rolling the perfect dough takes practice. This class will allow time to roll various types of dough and work with fillings.
Day 4 - Pâte à Choux- A very different kind of dough which is used from churros to eclairs. More piping techniques as well as fillings for sweet and savory treats.
Learn how to use a jewelers torch to solder (connect) metal together to make professional looking jewelry. During this camp you will learn through instructor demonstration and guided hands-on practice exercises: how to safely set up a soldering station, ignite your torch, anneal and begin to solder metal together. This camp will also help you in acquiring a studio skills card for access to the torches during jewelry open studio times. You will get to take home your soldering sample and handouts for future practice and revision.
If you love to cook and enjoy a challenge, this week will keep you on your toes! Each day, participants will be given challenges that will test their culinary skills and quick thinking. Participants will get an allotted time to create while having access to the well-equipped BARN kitchen and pantry. Participants can work alone or with a partner. Guest judges will be on hand to provide assistance and of course feedback on the final products. We will have a basket of ingredients for you to choose from to within our 2.5 hour time limit. Come ready to cook and work your magic!
Day 1 - Spring Rolls - We are testing your knife skills and looking for perfect diverse cuts and sauce of your choosing. They can be fresh or fried, vegetarian, meat or seafood. Be ready to pivot because your competitor took all the ingredients you need!
Day 2 - Ramen - Now you know the BARN kitchen and tools - what will fill your bowl of deliciousness? Fresh noodles? Homemade broth? Pickles?
Day 3 - Tacos - Homemade tortillas and/or salsas… chicken, beef or vegetarian? Use one of our instapots to make a guisado or beans.
Day 4 - Dessert: What can you make in 2.5 hours? With only 3 ovens, you will need to watch your time and work around other participants.
Amaze your friends with your command of GLASS! Learn about the magic of stained glass using the copper foil technique to create pieces that sparkle in the sun. You will assemble a 5-piece star or heart as well as another project you choose from several available patterns. Your choice of colored and textured glass will make for a very personal project.
Prior to tackling your project, you will learn to hand-cut clear glass in straight lines, with copper tape and then solder the shapes together into a 10-square design. By the second day, you will be cutting curves and using a glass grinder to finish the shapes of your project for a better fit.
By the end of the fourth class you will have a good understanding of the copper foil technique for stained glass; how to cut glass in straight and curved lines with carbide glass cutters, how to use a diamond glass grinder, copper foil techniques to assemble glass pieces, tacking and soldering the fit pieces into a beautiful piece. A border will be added to your last piece to further enhance the look and provide strength for hanging.
Students that may have had previous glass cutting and stained glass experience may choose a more complicated pattern with the instructor’s approval. The instructor’s focus is on your completion of a nice-looking project rather than the complexity of a project.
The material fee covers all materials and equipment required for your project. BARN ensures safe practices and a safe environment for the students; special considerations should be discussed beforehand. While working with soldering irons at high temperatures, we request you wear cotton or other natural fiber clothing.
Jim Washington comes to BARN with 35 years in vocational education settings. He has taught classes in cold, warm and hot glass, glass batching, ceramics, manufacturing, woodshop, and composites. His first love was the glass arts program in Central Kitsap which he built and ran for 12 years.
Be stylin’ by creating your own look! Design and sew a baseball cap and trucker hat just for you. We’ll start class with an orientation to our new BARN sewing machines, and then we’ll pick fabrics, cut the patterns, and sew and individualize your caps. After your first hat, you’ll learn how to adjust the pattern to fit your own head—or someone else’s—and make additional variations for a hat that’s uniquely yours.
Note: this class is not about embellishing existing caps. We’ll be sewing caps from scratch. A little sewing experience is helpful but not required. The sewing machine orientation will teach you to thread your machine and practice a straight stitch. Students are encouraged to bring woven fabrics and materials from home to repurpose. Old jeans, shirts, khaki and canvas pants or jackets, and some home-decorating fabrics will work great. BARN will provide additional supplies including stabilizers, thread, hook and loop tape (Velcro), ribbon, and many materials for embellishment such as beads, embroidery floss, buttons, and fabric pens.
Instructor Bio: Billy Simms
Billy Simms is an award-winning artist and educator. He holds a BA from the University of Maryland Baltimore County in theatrical scenic and lighting design, an MS from The Johns Hopkins University in special education, and an MFA in studio art from Miami University. He lives in Hamilton, Ohio with his wife and four cats.
In this camp, you'll learn all about crystals, how they are formed, where they grow, and what magical powers some people believe they have. We'll make Geode pendants, learn how to wire wrap quartz, string a crystal beaded sun catcher, and make crystal wire rings to take home.
