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Lake Metroparks Farmpark has fleece for sale

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This comes to us via member Nancy Curtiss.

Thanks to recent books like The Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook, more and more spinners are getting interested in working with breed-specific fibers.  If that describes you, then you should be aware of the fact that Lake Metroparks Farmpark has fleece for sale from 14 different breeds of sheep that live at their facility!

 Choose from Border Leicester, Cheviot, Corriedale, Finnsheep, Hampshire, Jacob, Lincoln , Merino, Navajo Churro, Rambouillet, Shetland, Shropshire, Suffolk and Tunis.   The Farmpark is located at 8800 Euclid Chardon Road,  Kirtland , OH 44094.  For prices (which are quite reasonable!) and availability, please email Ann Petersen or call her at 440-256-2122, ext. 3801.

 

April spinning workshop with Western Reserve Guild

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Member Nancy Curtiss writes:

Hey spinners, do you love color… or are you color-challenged?  What about textured yarns? Do snarl yarns, cabled yarns or knot yarns call to you from the pages of your magazines?  The mysteries of color blending and plying for texture will be explored with noted spinner and color enthusiast Amy Tyler on April 26th and 27th.  Check out her work and then join the Western Reserve Spinners and Weavers for two amazing days of color and texture.  There are still a few spaces left, and we hope that you can join us. See our web site for more information!

 

KSU Textile Lecture this Friday, March 7th

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Announcing a lecture of interest: Kent State University School of Art is hosting a First Friday lecture with visiting artist Andrea Donnelly, Friday, March 7th at noon, School of Art, Room 202.

The event is open to the public. For additional information contact Janice Lessman-Moss.

For directions to campus and information about parking, click here. There is construction around the school now, so it is best to park in the main visitor’s lot and walk over to the art building.

Reminder: NCKG’s Knit-Out this Sunday

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Miriam Rosenblatt of the North Coast Knitting Guild writes:

The Northcoast Knitting Guild is hosting an event to Knit out … crochet … spin and your favorite fiber art on Sunday, February 23rd, from 1:00 pm to  5:00 pm at the Mayfield branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library, 500 SOM Center Road, Mayfield, OH,  in the Resource Room and large meeting room on the right from the lobby.

Bring your projects, get help, just sit and knit (or bring your favorite fiber arts project). The event is free and open to all levels. For more information, contact Miriam.

I’m looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Miriam

Save the date for the NCKG Knitout on February 23rd

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Member Miriam Rosenblatt shares:

The Northcoast Knitting Guild is hosting a Knit Out & Crochet event on Sunday, February 23rd, from 1:00 pm to  5:00 pm at the Mayfield branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library, 500 SOM Center Road, Mayfield, OH,  in the large meeting room.

Bring your projects, get help, just sit and knit (or bring your favorite fiber arts project). The event is free and open to all levels. For more information, contact Miriam.

Fundraiser for the Peninsula Art Academy, November 2nd

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Member Caroline Urgo shared this email from Carol Adams regarding an upcoming event.

Dear friends,

As you may know 10 years ago, Edna Ratner, Steve Craig and I founded the Peninsula Art Academy. We have been happily creating, teaching and exhibiting art in all mediums, hosting events and offering not only a gallery to present our artists, but a space for musicians to hone their skills and delight their audiences. We have recently come upon financial difficulties because of a huge raise in our rent and more recently, the closing of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

The PAA is a non-profit organization, whose mission is to teach art to the public of all ages. The scope of our capabilities is unlimited and if we do not currently teach one particular medium, we welcome those who can. I am currently acting president of our board as well as a teacher, exhibitor and head of The Fiber Café, our group of fiber artists. That group has produced 10 years of fine art fiber shows as well as the “Fiber Fling,” a very successful three-day festival featuring raw-to-finished materials created out of every type of ‘fiber’ as well as the live animals whose glorious coats furnished such fiber.

We are hosting an emergency fundraiser on November 2nd, and it’s going to be a delightful and artful evening. Please find our invitation attached.

We really need your help to keep our doors open and to continue teaching and promoting the arts. The price of your ticket to this fundraiser includes a membership to the Peninsula Art Academy and all of its benefits, and the cost of your ticket is fully tax deductible.

The fundraiser, just after Halloween, is keeping in that vein of costume and fun!

So please come dressed for fun, and prizes to be given for the best costume!

Thanking you in advance for your participation and if you find you cannot attend, please donate to our institution to help our cause.

Sincerely,

Carol Adams
Peninsula Art Academy
330-657-2248
www.PeninsulaArtAcademy.org
1600 West Mill Street
P.O. Box 171
Peninsula, Ohio 44264

 

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