HALLOWEEN MORNING, OCTOBER 31st
10 am - 1 pm
FREE
Join Mo and Rainen for a Halloween morning open studio and sale! There will be at least one novelty halloween treat, haunted decor and many new HAC offerings for sale!
HALLOWEEN MORNING, OCTOBER 31st, 10 am - 1 pm, FREE
INCLUDED:
Warm and sparkly beverages
Halloween treats and possibly tricks
Mo and Rainen’s individual studio contributions, including works on paper at AFFORDABLE prices
A curated selection of vintage homewares, possibly clothing, and most definitely some old and interesting jewelry from RAINEN’S VINTAGE VAULT…
We would LOVE to see you~ PLEASE RSVP so we can plan for refreshments!
This FREE event will take place within the House of Art and Craft studio located at:
1235 SE Division St suite 118, Portland, OR 97202
*We are NOT IN THE MAIN ENTRANCE of the grey building on SE Division Street!!!!
Please go slightly east on SE Division Street, then turn left at the alley with the chain-link gate, at the intersection of SE DIVISION and 13th. The chain-link gate will be propped open before classes and events.
NOVEMBER 7, 11 am - 1:30 pm
Join us to learn how to design and instantly create an enamel on copper original artwork. All materials included!
In this class you will discover the ancient art of enameling. You will learn how to apply a range of colorful glass frit (a fancy word for powder) to a copper sheet cut into your own shape. There is a broad range of techniques and you will have time to experiment with all of them. This process is followed by a quick trip (less than ONE MINUTE) into our small, HOT kiln. The glass powder can be layered to create a rich, detailed design.
You will leave with an original, beautiful, hand-held work of art.
ALL MATERIALS INCLUDED!
copper sheet
a multitude of colors of glass frit
5 millefiori , 5 jewels, 10 threads
+extra embellishments and copper objects available for purchase (small copper dish, switch plate, pendant)(copper, opaque and transparent glass, specialty glass — “jewels", millefiori [means a thousand flowers] and threads of glass)
NOVEMBER 7, 3pm-5pm
BLOCK PRINT, BEDAZZLE, and EMBELLISH your very own cloth napkin set to elevate your tablescape with an artist’s touch. This workshop includes a set of cloth napkins. Custom embellished cloth napkins make an excellent hosting gift or holiday present!
ALL MATERIALS INCLUDED!
4 cloth napkins
bedazzles, rhinestones, and beads
full block printing setup
wildcard charms, gromets, and buttons
NOVEMBER 22, 1pm - 4pm
Join artist Nick Norman in a playful rendez-vous in printmaking! Learn how to create hand-carved stamps with wooden handle elements and use these stamps to create compositions on hot-pressed paper of various sizes. You will leave with an original work of art. More details forthcoming.
ALL MATERIALS INCLUDED!
NOVEMBER 15, 11 am - 1:30 pm
Join us to learn how to design and instantly create an enamel on copper original artwork. All materials included!
In this class you will discover the ancient art of enameling. You will learn how to apply a range of colorful glass frit (a fancy word for powder) to a shallow copper dish/ little bowl. There is a broad range of techniques and you will have time to experiment with all of them. This process is followed by a quick trip (less than ONE MINUTE) into our small, HOT kiln. The glass powder can be layered to create a rich, detailed design.
You will leave with an original, beautiful, hand-held work of art.
ALL MATERIALS INCLUDED!
copper dish
a multitude of colors of glass frit
5 millefiori , 5 jewels, 10 threads
+extra embellishments and copper objects available for purchase (small copper dish, switch plate, pendant)(copper, opaque and transparent glass, specialty glass — “jewels", millefiori [means a thousand flowers] and threads of glass)
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 24, 6 - 7:30 pm
House of Art and Craft (HAC) is for AMATEURS, by AMATEURS. Capitalism tells us to never learn new, novel things, to only further perfect our useful traits - to be harder, better, more competitive in the “labor market”. HAC believes in using our hands to do things that aren’t optimized for profit, and that doing those awkward NEW things together is the best way.
We present AMATEUR HOUR as both a reference to the saying “what is this, amateur hour?” and to the original French meaning, which is “amare” or “to love”. Come try out a new, oddball craft with us, and if you love it-- you can come back and do it again!
“AMATEUR HOUR” is a very loose introductory session to one of our current offerings. There are light refreshments and the price point is knowingly very low to encourage a low-stakes drop-in style of attendance. Stay the whole time or just watch a little demonstration-- up to you!
This session will focus on ENAMEL ON COPPER, and yes you can give it a try! A demonstration will be provided from 6-6:30.
Small prepared copper pieces will be available for experimentation!
House of Art & Craft (H.A.C.) is an anti-institutional art school for adults founded by artist Rainen Knecht, and co-directed by artist/poet Morgan Ritter. H.A.C. currently offers uncommon hands-on art classes, open studio time, pop-up workshops, singular artist-made furniture, fashion and art objects, and more! We are unaccredited, affordable, and approachable. Our programs are facilitated by practicing artists and educators from many backgrounds, including established contemporary artists to folk artists living on the fringe!
What differentiates H.A.C. from other studio schools is that we are co-directed by working contemporary artists and we emphasize fun and affordability with NOTAFLOF spots per every class. Our program includes niche processes such as copper enameling, pysanky on goose eggs, imaginative beadwork classes, and more.
Home-spun and hands-on, we believe art making doesn’t require a “genius” artist or a performance of skills. In fact, we believe art is for everyone. H.A.C. asserts that we can learn best through play.
H.A.C. is a space for collectivity. Here you can directly connect with the uniquely experimental and diverse working artists in the Pacific Northwest region.
H.A.C. is currently a bit rogue – headquartered partially within a functioning artist studio in SE Portland, Oregon, and in pop-ups at FARAG’S, it’s just a feeling, hide & seek gallery, art galleries, cafes, libraries, workplaces, and beyond.
H.A.C. seasonally releases one-off art objects, furniture and garments. Follow along @house_of_art_and_craft_pdx
