Sister Diane

Experience the artwork on view in The Lab by students at David Douglas, Southridge, and Grant High Schools. Please see the Museum website for more information.

Do you make crafts from reclaimed materials?
Are you thinking about starting a business selling your products?

Come learn about what it takes to get started or help grow a new recycled art craft business:

-Basics of starting a small craft business
-Aspects of a business plan
-Reclaimed materials resources
-Small business resources
-Question and answer session with experienced crafters

Snacks and drinks provided by Food Front Co-Op and Mildred's Sweet Treats! Contact Rachel @ (503) 618-2789 to attend or for more information. Please note workshop space is limited!

Crafting Our Voices

Leader: Art Therapist Serena Appel, MA

If you’re a woman who has ever wished you could make art or craft, but told yourself you “weren’t creative enough”; if you’re a working artist/writer/professional/etc. who keeps getting “stuck” in self-defeating patterns; or even if you just want to hang out with some crafty gals and have fun, this class may be for you.

Over 6 weeks, we will learn to separate reality from commonly held myths about who creative people are and how they think, learn new strategies to stimulate idea generation and discover our own unique “voices”, and learn ways to apply these skills towards art making as well throughout our daily lives.

No prior experience in art necessary, basic art/craft materials provided.

Saturdays 5/24, 5/31 & 6/7
from 10:30am-12:30pm

Members: $10.00 per session
Non-members: $15.00 per session
Punch cards applicable.

Portland's second monthly craft fair, featuring handmade goods by local artists and designers.

Starting in May, the fourth Sunday of every month will bring with it a primo selection of clever crafters and their handiwork. Why? Because people need quality, locally made goods throughout the year, whether they're for birthdays, Mother's Days, graduations, Secretary's Days, or I-must-have-that-now days! Please see the Rebel Rabbit website for more information.

Composed of only a few physical elements, the installation will explore the increasingly blurred lines between craft and trade, industry and art. Focusing on experimentation and process, Dyne promises to bend, and even shatter, her glass panes during the course of the installation - as well as viewers' conceptions of the craft museum experience. The exhibition will also draw attention to the raw materiality of glass and its role in the public's everyday lives.

The installation explores the physical and material properties of glass in one of its most common forms: the window pane. The exhibition will display one large sheet of industrially-produced skyscraper glass and two wall-sized photographs of the warehouse in which the panes are produced. The pane, mounted on a wall, will slowly bend under its own weight, changing the light's reflection over time. The panes are typically installed in major office buildings around the world. The Museum will provide a complimentary brochure for the exhibition featuring essays by Kathy High, Robert Slifkin and Namita Gupta Wiggers. Please see the Museum website for more information.

There has been a "Last Thursday" on Alberta Street since 1997. If you've never been, it's quite the wild time during the summer months. Art on Alberta sponsors the event, which is held every month year round. The galleries, studios, restaurants and other art venues on the street open their doors for a celebratory evening of art. Generally the galleries are open between 5 to 9:30 p.m.

We publish a monthly Last Thursday walking map, which identifies the art activities, sponsored by Art on Alberta members. Visit the website to download a copy.

Moderator: Stephanie Snyder; Panelists: Melissa Dyne, M.K. Guth, Kathy High. Melissa Dyne’s installation serves as the point of departure for a discussion about the relationship between concept-driven art, industry and craft.

Sister Diane from the Church of Craft will show you how to use ordinary lunch bags to make beautiful bound books, with lots of secret pockets inside. You can use them as mini photo albums, or memory books, or even greeting cards! We'll also play with lots of different collage goodies to decorate our books.

Join Susan Beal and Sister Diane for an afternoon of crafty fun at Twisted. We're celebrating the release of the newest issue of CRAFT Magazine with snacks, demos, door prizes, and a free craft table: Button Bracelets! Stop by, order up a cup of tea, poke around Twisted's fabulous crafty offerings, and meet some kindred spirits.