July 8 - Aug. 26

Great To Create With Local Artists

Great to Create is family fun programming for all to experience and enjoy! Different local artists from the Kingston region will offer hands-on art activities that invite all visitors to participate. Learn different techniques of creating during this hour long session every Thursday morning throughout the months of July and August. Program is included with museum admission.

• July 8 - Trevor Waurechen is coming to the museum to offer Lino Block Print. Lino Block Print is a printmaking technique in which a sheet of linoleum is used as a relief surface. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a knife. The raised areas represent the parts of the linoleum which will be printed. The linoleum sheet is inked with a roller then it is pressed onto paper or fabric to create a mirror image of the design gauged into the linoleum. Trevor is an illustrator, comics author and art instructor who creates images with paper, ink, paint, linoleum, knives, pencils, brushes, Macintosh and stuff. (www.waurechen.com)
• July 15 - Dawn King is joining the MacLachlan Woodworking Museum to help create unique Wooden Stars that are perfect for home or garden decoration. These wooden starts will be fashioned using the fun and easy to learn method of twisting twigs and branches to create the shape of a star. Working with local brush, trees and vines, Dawn produces rustic bent twig furniture as well as a wide range of arbours and trellises built from cedar. Dawn has written a book "Rustic Garden Projects" that details Decorative Accents anyone can build. (www.dawnkingrustic.ca)
• July 22 - Aida Sulcs has been a visual artist-educator in the area for many years, giving learners of all ages a rich experience and a chance to experiment and grow. Aida will help participants explore painting ocean water as it moves and changes in shape and colour. This is a fun lesson in colour mixing using acrylic paint and cardstock and will result in a beautiful take-home.
• July 29 - People have been making collages since the invention of paper, but collage came into its own as an art form in the early twentieth century. Although collage is as fun and as easy as cutting and pasting, it can also be intricate and challenging, and is always exciting. All you need is paper, glue, a support and your imagination! During this session, we'll use a variety of papers and glues to create works relating to the theme for the month. The MacLachlan Woodworking Museum presents Barb Carr to create paper collages in a very interesting and captivating way (www.barbcarr.ca)
• August 5 - Woodblock printing is a technique that has been used for centuries to print text, images or patterns onto wood. Historically, woodblock printing has been used in East Asia although it originated in China. Woodblock printing uses a block of wood as a relief matrix, where the background area of one's design is cut out with a knife or chisel leaving the intended design at the original surface level of the wood. This design is thus emphasized when printed. Trevor Waurechen returns to the MacLachlan Woodworking Museum to help our visitors experience the art of carving the woodcut.
• August 12 - Silk screen printing is a stencil method of print making. A design is imposed on a screen or silk with blank areas of a design coated with an impermeable substance. When pressed, ink or paint is not able to penetrate the impermeable area and thus is forced through the mesh or permeable areas onto the printing surface allowing one to print their design onto various materials such as wood, paper or even clothing. Trevor Waurechen returns to the MacLachlan Woodworking Museum to share the art of silk screening.
• August 19 - Barb Carr returns to create paper collages under the theme of trees and outdoors. Utilizing this theme, one will be able to explore their imaginative side by creating their own original and unique collage landscapes.
• August 26 - Born and raised in Vienna, Austria, where art and design lives on walls, public buildings and subway stations, Isidora Spielman joins us at the MacLachlan Woodworking Museum to create water colour designs. Isidora was educated at the National Academy of Fashion Design as a Master Tailor in Haute Couture, and she once worked in the fashion houses of Israel and Germany. Now she strives to capture the beauty and freedom of the North American Canadian Shield landscapes in her artwork. (www.artatwork.ca)

Time:

10 to 11 a.m.

Location:

MacLachlan Woodworking Museum

July 4 & 11,
Aug. 1, 14 & 29

Woodturners Demonstrations

Some of the region's most talented woodturners will share the beautiful secrets of converting wood into beautiful art. Live demonstrations by Nelson Freedman, Jim Dedrick, John Williams, Keith Notley and Herb Salter will engage and educate all ages. As well, visit the museum's gift shop to see and purchase their beautiful handiwork. Program is included with museum admission.

Time:

1 to 3 p.m.

Location:

MacLachlan Woodworking Museum

October 30

Pumpkinfest

Join in the festivities as the MacLachlan Woodworking Museum celebrates the Harvest Season. Candle-making, crafts and pumpkin carving are some of the highlights to be enjoyed. Located in beautiful Grass Creek Park, this is a wonderful way to admire the beautiful Fall colours and join in some family fun!

Time:

12 to 4 p.m.

Location:

MacLachlan Woodworking Museum