SOU’WESTER EVENTS!
See what’s happening during your next stay or plan a visit around our free live music, workshops, wellness offerings and more!
Homemade Paper Making Workshop w/visiting artist, Tawnya Selene Renelle $95
Ever wondered what to do with all your handwritten notes, letters, junk mail, and more? Why not transform it into something beautiful. In this workshop we will make homemade paper from our own materials as well as natural collected materials. Please bring along with you any materials you might want to recycle, reuse, and transform. You may also choose to bring along magazine images or family photos. We will be creating homemade paper which will set overnight. On November 10th, we will explore ways of interacting with our paper including embroidery, creative writing, photography, and more. This class is beginner friendly and open to all artists and creatives of all mediums.
11/9 & 10: “Kurinuki” – Carving Bowls, Cups & Vases 2-day workshop w/visitng artist Gelindo L. Ferrin at Ilwaco Artworks. All ages – All experience levels welcome! $115/person.
Kurinuki is a traditional way of working with clay that comes from Japan. Unlike other ceramic techniques that involve modeling or turning, this method consists of carving a solid block of clay. This is a great intro to those wanting to explore clay, and the best part is there are no hard rules about precision, technique, tools to use, or design. This workshop is mixed-level and open to beginners!
Gelindo L. Ferrin was a public-school teacher for 24 years, teaching the visual arts, primarily pottery and ceramics. After retiring from education, he decided to explore other clay techniques and strive to go to places to teach about clay and visit interesting places as well as meeting and encouraging others to explore the endless possibilities with clay.
Large Lidded Jars Workshop
w/visiting artist, Taylor Stefanski at Ilwaco Artworks. Ages 16+ and all experience levels welcome. 2pm-6pm. $110/person
In this workshop we will create our own large lidded jars! These jars are great for storing sundries, snacks or small items like rice and coffee. The first day we will create our jars and lids. On the second day we will finish the assembly of our lid and personalize our pieces with stamps, carving and color!
Taylor’s work is deeply inspired by the sea. Explores ideas of imperfection and honors the nature of the tides through meditative repetition. Expressed in the chosen hand building process – each of their pieces are created primarily using a coil building technique. Where she rolls each coil by hand to create each unique, one of a kind forms. Graduated from Cornish College of the Arts with a focus on printmaking and sculpture. Their ceramic work is carried in a variety of stores in Seattle, Portland and LA. She currently works and teaches in her studio in Capitol Hill.
Monday 9/16 and Monday 9/23: 2-Week Beginner Wheel Throwing | 4:30pm-7:30pm at Ilwaco Artworks
For the beginning or intermediate pottery enthusiast! (Folks with previous wheel experience welcome). Class includes the preparation of clay, the techniques of centering and throwing, texturing, trimming and glazing your work. Fee includes clay, glazing and firing.
Shipping available of finished work to visitors. $15 handling + shipping.
Hand built Yoni Altars Workshop w/visiting artist, Lynz Brightly
2pm-6pm at Ilwaco Artworks $70/person
In this workshop we will create wall hanging altars for display and/or ritual. We will honor our bodies and create vulva altars. This class is for all levels and includes all the tools you need, clay, glaze, and firing.
Lynz is a queer ceramic artist living and working in Seattle. They are focused on surface development and atmospheric firings. Lynz’ work centers queer liberation and pleasure. Visit lindseybrightly.com or follow @brightlyceramics on Instagram to learn more!
Monday 9/16 and Monday 9/23: 2-Week Beginner Wheel Throwing | 4:30pm-7:30pm at Ilwaco Artworks
For the beginning or intermediate pottery enthusiast! (Folks with previous wheel experience welcome). Class includes the preparation of clay, the techniques of centering and throwing, texturing, trimming and glazing your work. Fee includes clay, glazing and firing.
Shipping available of finished work to visitors. $15 handling + shipping.
11/24 Needle Felted Gnomes workshop w/visiting artist, Mikal Robinson.
2pm-6pm at The Sou’wester Lodge Pavilion. Ages 7+, families encouraged! 3728 J Pl Seaview, WA
These adorable little creatures come together like magic! In this workshop you will learn how to needle felt and sculpt wool roving into charming gnomes to give as one-of-a-kind, handmade gifts or keep all for yourself. Your gnome can be turned into a magnet, pin or ornament.
Myco Robinson is an inspired felter, fiber artist, educator and the lead instructor for Feral Fine Arts. They have been sharing their love of hand crafts and honoring them as a fine art since childhood. With over I5 years of experience in community arts education and 28 years of working with children. Multigenerational instruction brings them great joy. They run year round youth programming through Wild Child Arts Education. Sell needle felting supplies and kits as Feral Felt. Make jewelry and upcycled goods as Feral Refined. A handwork teacher at Sunfield Farm and Waldorf School, they are dedicated to creative expression and collaboration. Visit feralfinearts.com of follow @feralfinearts and @feralrefined on Instagram to learn more about their offerings. www.feralfinearts.com
12/8: Coastal Foraging Baskets workshop w/visiting artist, Jacinthe Demmert
at The Sou’wester Lodge Pavilion – 3728 J Place Seaview, WA. 2pm-6pm. $65. All Ages.
Learn to weave cedar bark into a miniature coastal foraging basket. In this course, you will learn to prepare Western red cedar bark and weave a small basket.
Jacinthe Demmert is a textile artist from the Haida Nation. She weaves natural fibers of the Pacific Northwest into vessels that interact with the environment Jacinthe was raised in Hydaburg, Alaska. She is of the Stáas’taas clan and her crests include eagle, beaver, sculpin, and frog. Jacinthe learned the art of Haida basketry from her mother, Vicki LeCornu. She learned the art of Haida form-line and woodcarving from her father, Adrian LeCornu. Jacinthe explores functional forms with environmental interactions. She continues to work on innovative and sustainable textiles in Shoreline, Washington