Alayna Rasile "Transportation for a wisher" 2019. Naturally dyed wool pile with Milkweed stuffed baffles
Artist Workshops
Free monthly Tuesday artist workshops are designed for adults in the community to delve into diverse art techniques and gain insights into artists' creative processes through engaging hands-on experiences. All workshops will take place in the Family & Community Space at Tinworks Art, 719 N Ida.
Feel free to stop by any time the exhibition is open to explore a selection of workshop examples and project samples by these local artists.
Registration for these workshops is essential as space is limited. Secure your spot by following the links below.
Tuesday, JUNE 25, 6:30–9PM
Derick Wycherly
Paper to the People
Pull sheets of handmade paper from a vat of pulp through a collaborative process including water, natural fibers, and pigments. Layer colorful handmade paper into patterns of your own design.
ABOUT DERICK
Derick Wycherly (b. Missoula, MT) is an enrolled member of the Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy’s Reservation and a visual artist specializing in fine art printing and papermaking. Derick earned an MFA from the University of Wisconsin–Madison (2022) and a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI (2011). He served as a printer and studio manager for the etching workshop Harlan & Weaver in New York City from 2012 to 2019. Derick is currently the Associate Curator / Collections Manager of the Montana Museum of Art and Culture in Missoula, MT.
TUESDAY, JULY 30, 6:30–9PM
RACHEL MARNE JONES
CERAMIC SEED BANKS & DEEPENING ONE’S RELATIONSHIP TO PLACE
Learn why the Niitsitapi (Black Feet Nation) has called the Gallatin Valley apistsisskitsaahko (The Valley of Flowers) for centuries, while decorating a handmade seed bank for saving and collecting your own seeds! You’ll explore surface techniques such as sgraffito, paper resist, and carving into clay to design your own seed bank with designs, local flora, and fauna while learning seed saving etiquette and best practices, the deep history of the Gallatin Valley, as well as ceramic’s intimate relationship to seed saving. Banks will be fired for pick-up in mid-August.
ABOUT RACHEL
Rachael Marne is a ceramic/mixed media, collaborative artist and writer, born in Montana on Salish Kootenai and Niitsitapi Shahkoti (Blackfoot) territories. Her practice has taken her to many diverse ecologies which has deeply influenced her advocating for the development and nurturing of one's connection to place, and its woven histories. She is the founder of the Seed Bank Project, an international and intergenerational initiative to save seeds through time and space, and create a platform for sharing stories around the plants you love. She has returned to Montana and has settled in Red Lodge, where she is the Programs Coordinator at the Red Lodge Clay Center.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 6:30–9pm
Christine Martin
Puzzle Block Printmaking
Students will design a printmaking project using a puzzle block process to create a multicolor image inspired by the Tinworks Art 2024 The Lay of the Land exhibition. Students will learn various techniques to print by hand on reclaimed and recycled papers.
Christine Martin is a printmaker living in Butte, Montana where she teaches at the Imagine Butte Resource Center and is the Curator of the Clark Chateau Museum. Her work focuses primarily on exploring themes around wildlife and the effects of industrial extraction projects in Montana and the greater American West. She is a former Open Air MT artist in residence, has illustrated several book covers including Iron, Ardent published by Educe Press; Three Seasons of Winter published by Dear Butte and the upcoming Archives of a Fantastic Small History published by Educe Press. She grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she learned an appreciation for industrial landscapes.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 6:30–9PM
ALAYNA RASILE
WEAVING TIME & PLACE
With an intuitive and exploratory approach to woven design, a simple frame loom can become a valuable record-keeping tool. This workshop teaches the basics of warping and weaving on a handheld tapestry loom and emphasizes the use of natural and found materials as fiber. The postcard-sized textiles that result are both a visual and tactile documentation of time and place.
ABOUT ALAYNA
Alayna Rasile-Digrindakis is a textile artist who works with natural fibers, plant dyes, deep listening and hopeful worldviews. Originally from Helena, MT, she has been a resident artist at the Textile Arts Center, the Women's Studio Workshop, Rockland Woods, and Cabin Time. In addition to exhibiting artwork nationally and internationally, Alayna has done extensive costuming for the stage, for film, and for the site-specific operas produced by Mountain Time Arts. She is currently based in Livingston, MT where she runs a small fashion Atelier and is on the board of Montana Fibershed.
Tuesday, October 15, 6:30–9pm
MEGHAN PURCELL
WOOL FELTING
Learn the ancient technique of wool wet-felting and deepen your connection to the people, lands, and animal agriculture of Montana. You will learn the basic techniques of felting and be guided toward the making of your own felted wool art. This class is designed for first-time felters and those with some experience.
ABOUT MEGHAN
A classically trained artist, Meghan studied fine art at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design and earned a degree in art education from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Her transition to wool as an art medium accompanied her journey to Livingston, Montana where she now resides with her husband and two children.
Through experimentation with felting, Meghan carried her inspiration from the landscape into a new art medium. Her work blends rich textures with an evolved, modern look creating wonderfully tactile yet refined art.
