Thursday, July 7, 2011

Jim Hay Workshops

By Jim Hay

The Dennos Museum Center is presenting two workshops with artist Jim Hay this September.
For The Love of Cloth Quilters Workshop

Dates: Saturday, September 24, 2011, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

and Sunday, September 25, 2011, 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Cost: $75 for Museum members, $90 for non-members
To Register: Call Diana Bolander at (231) 995-1029, payment due upon registration. This workshop is open to beginners, intermediate and advanced artists.
Forget patterns, forget rules. Get your creative juices flowing.
"Give me your tired...yearning to breathe free" Statue of Liberty
This workshop will open doors to YOUR personal creativity. Each person's artwork will be an individual expression; your artistic vision, your interpretation of a subject, your use of materials. Making art is a path to awareness, a finding out who we are as individuals connected to all.


The Luck of the Sew Quilters Workshop

Dates: Monday, September 26, 2011, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm and Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Cost: $75 for Museum members, $90 for non-members
To Register: Call Diana Bolander at (231) 995-1029, payment due upon registration
Open to intermediate and advanced artists – it is recommended that you take the For the Love of the Cloth workshop with Jim Hay before this fun and challenging workshop, but not required.
A Game of Chance – Expect the Unexpected – Numbers being Actions
The Luck of the Sew is a play on words from “the luck of the draw” referring to card games.” Numbers beings actions refers” to 1234567, people, monkeys, dogs, etc. and actions are walking, running, driving, etc.


A little about Jim Hay...


"I am an artist first, a maker of quilts second. Cloth can be folded, stored and shipped. This is an advantage over other sculptural materials as well as large stretched canvas paintings. I taught myself how to use a sewing machine and have never attended a quilt class or workshop. The first time I went to a quilt festival was to accept a prize and I have been going to accept prizes ever since. These are not "Your Grandma's Quilts"; no maps, no patterns, no sketches. They are journeys of improvisation, full of energy, surprise and personal discovery. The sewing machine foot pedal is my gas pedal as I race around."

Diana Bolander
Curator of Education and Interpretation
Dennos Museum Center
Northwestern Michigan College
dbolander@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1029
www.dennosmuseum.org