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(SOLD OUT) Intro to Stained Glass - Dec.3
with Kari Keller
Experience Level: Beginner
Learn a unique art form at Introduction to Stained Glass on Wednesday, December 3rd from 5 to 8 p.m. in The Studio.
Kari Keller will teach students how to cut, shape, and assemble a stained glass butterfly suncatcher in Introduction to Stained Glass. All students will take home butterfly refrigertor magnet at the end of the workshop.
$90/person. Register here by November 26. All sales are final.
If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email Olivia Bunting at owarren@illinois.edu.
By attending, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.
About the instructor
Kari Keller has been a Champaign/Urbana resident since 2008, originally hailing from the tiny town of St. Anne, Illinois. She has had a passion for art since she could hold a crayon and loves to experiment with many different styles, rarely sticking to one theme for long. Kari enjoys teaching acrylic painting, mosaic, and stained glass. She also has a thriving side business as a face painter. Kari is happiest when immersed in a new project and can’t imagine life without art!
About The Farms
The Farms: An Allerton Folk School, offers classes, workshops, and gatherings focusing on art, health & wellness, history, nature & outdoor education, or science. All experiences value hands-on, experiential teaching and learning, and are facilitated by and for the members of the community.
Intro to Shrub Propagation
with Ryan Pankau
Experience Level: Beginner
Learn to create new plants from existing ones at Intro to Shrub Propagation on Wednesday, Dec. 10 from 3 to 5 p.m. in The Studio.
Illinois Extension Educator Ryan Pankau will lead students through the practice of propagation by using cuttings from existing plants, as well as a variety of other methods. This workshop will be focused on the basics of woody plant propagation and various methods that can be used to generate offspring from a variety of common shrub species.
$25/person. Registration will close Dec. 3 or when capacity is reached. All sales are final.
Learn more about the space where your course will take place here. If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email owarren@illinois.edu.
By attending, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.
Learn to Spin Yarn (Dec 11)
with Stephanie Block
Experience Level: Beginner
Learn the basic mechanics of using a spinning wheel to make your own yarn at Learn to Spin Yarn on Wednesday, Oct. 29 and Thursday, Dec. 11 from 5 to 8 p.m. in The Studio.
After a brief introduction from instructor Stephanie Block, students will have time for hands-on spinning practice and the opportunity to spin alpaca fiber into yarn using Ashford scotch tension Traditional or Traveler wheels. Discussion of fiber production and preparation methods will also be included.
$130/person. Registration closes one week before each course begins, or when capacity is reached. All sales are final.
If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email Olivia Bunting at owarren@illinois.edu.
By attending, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.
About the instructor
Stephanie Block is the co-owner of Sundrop Alpacas near Bement. She has been producing popular yarn from her own alpacas for more than nine years. Stephanie’s spinning style is self-taught, and she is continuously learning so that she can share that knowledge with others.
Holiday Cookie Decorating
with Jennifer Holhubner
Experience Level: Beginner
Learn how to decorate cookies for summer at Holiday Cookie Decorating on Saturday, December 20 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Greenhouse Auditorium.
Learn to decorate holiday-themed cookies with royal icing, crusting butter cream and rolled buttercream! Instructor Jennifer Holhubner will demonstrate and explain wet-on-wet technique, outlining and flooding and make flowers. Each participant will receive directions to decorate five cookies.
$75/person*. Register here by Dec. 13. All sales are final.
*Students should bring a take-home container.
If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email Olivia Bunting at owarren@illinois.edu.
By attending, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.
About the instructor
Champaign-Urbana native Jennifer Holhubner taught herself how to decorate cakes when she was 16 years old and took up cookie decorating in 2019.
“Although they intimidated me, I forged on and got better with each order. I still have room to grow as we all do in whatever task we take on,” she said. “But I love to share the aspects of baking and decorating. I can actually now say, I am cookier!”
Jennifer also teaches decorating classes at Parkland College.
Intro to Stained Glass - Snowmen
with Kari Keller
Experience Level: Beginner
Learn a unique art form at Introduction to Stained Glass on Wednesday, Jan. 21 from 5 to 8 p.m. in The Studio.
Kari Keller will teach students how to cut, shape, and assemble a stained glass butterfly suncatcher in Introduction to Stained Glass. All students will take home a butterfly refrigerator magnet at the end of the workshop.
$100/person. Register here by Jan 14. All sales are final.
If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email Olivia Bunting at owarren@illinois.edu.
By attending, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.
About the instructor
Kari Keller has been a Champaign/Urbana resident since 2008, originally hailing from the tiny town of St. Anne, Illinois. She has had a passion for art since she could hold a crayon and loves to experiment with many different styles, rarely sticking to one theme for long. Kari enjoys teaching acrylic painting, mosaic, and stained glass. She also has a thriving side business as a face painter. Kari is happiest when immersed in a new project and can’t imagine life without art!
About The Farms
The Farms: An Allerton Folk School, offers classes, workshops, and gatherings focusing on art, health & wellness, history, nature & outdoor education, or science. All experiences value hands-on, experiential teaching and learning, and are facilitated by and for the members of the community.
Advanced Knitting Skills: Knitting Cables
with Charlie Rainbow Wolf
Experience Level: Intermediate to Advanced (need to know how to knit and purl)
Take your knitting skills to a new level at Advanced Knitting: Cables on Monday, Jan. 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. The Studio.
Students will learn the background of cable knitting from instructor Charlie Rainbow Wolf, then get hands-on practice on how to make raised travelling stitches using a cable needle. Students must be comfortable with knitting and purling.
$65/person*. Register here. Registration will close Jan. 19 or when capacity is reached. All sales are final.
*Students should bring one of these two supply options (and are advised to purchase them as soon as possible, since availability can change):
OPTION 1: 1 skein of Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool in a color of your choosing. This is an Aran (worsted) weight yarn made of 100% natural wool yarn known for its warmth and durability. There are 465 yards per skein. It is hand washable, lay flat to dry. Avoid choosing the darker color or the one with flecks as the cables won’t show up as nicely. Either natural or oatmeal are recommended, but birch tweed and brown heather will also work.
OPTION 2: 3 balls of Lion Brand Wool-Ease Worsted weight yarn in a color of your choosing. This yarn is made of 80% acrylic and 20% wool. There are 197 yards per ball; the three balls must be the same dye lot. It is machine washable. A lighter color is best; choose a solid color as opposed to a variegated one.
Additional Supplies Required:
— Pair of US size 9 (5.5 mm) single point, straight knitting needles
— Cable needle: KnitPro Simfonie brand is recommended
If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email Olivia at owarren@illinois.edu.
By attending, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.
About the Instructor
Charlie Rainbow Wolf describes herself as an “old hippie” who has studied the “weird ways of the world for nearly 50 years.” She is happiest with her hands in the mud, either making pottery in her ‘artbox’ or tending things in her ‘yarden’ (yard + garden).
Astrology, tarot and herbs are Charlie’s greatest interests, but she has dabbled in most metaphysical topics in the last five decades — because life always has something new to offer.
She is a contributing author for Llewellyn Worldwide, is a ghostwriter for renowned psychic celebrities, and makes a wicked batch of fudge! Charlie lives in central Illinois with her very patient husband and special needs Great Danes.
About The Farms
The Farms: An Allerton Folk School, offers classes, workshops, and gatherings focusing on art, outdoor education, science, storytelling, and wellness. All experiences value hands-on, experiential teaching and learning, and are facilitated by and for the members of the community.
The Resilient Runner
with Laura Cayce
Experience Level: Beginner
Learn all about running, from injury prevention and the power of nutrition to race-day preparation and post-race recovery at The Resilient Runner on Mondays, Jan. 26, Feb. 23, March 23 and April 20 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Mansion Library.
Instructor Dr. Laura Cayce — who holds a doctorate of Chiropractic and a Masters of Science in Sports Science and Rehabilitation — will lead students in the following subjects to get ready for race season (see detailed class descriptions here):
— Jan. 26: Foundations of Injury Prevention & Movement Screening
— Feb. 23: Strength & Mobility for Resilience
— March 23: Recovery Strategies & Load Management
— April 20: Final Tune-Up and Race Day Injury Prevention
$90/person. Registration will close Jan. 12 or when capacity is reached. All sales are final.
If you will need disability-related accommodation to participate, please email Olivia at owarren@illinois.edu.
By attending, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.
About the instructor
Dr. Laura Cayce completed her education at Logan University in Chesterfield, Missouri with dual degrees including a Doctorate of Chiropractic and a Master of Science in Sports Science and Rehabilitation. She has gained an appreciation for the power of nutrition and is currently completing post-doctoral training to attain a Diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Nutrition.
Dr. Cayce focuses on the health and well-being of others while maintaining her team mentality, problem-solving, and biomechanical thought processes that she obtained through sports. Through her care she has supported team members of the Chicago Red Stars, the University of Missouri Football team, Lyons Township Soccer Club, and individual athletes competing at the professional level for Ironman events. At Pillar Health Co.
Her treatment approach is evidence-based and individually tailored.
About The Farms
The Farms: An Allerton Folk School, offers classes, workshops, and gatherings focusing on art, outdoor education, science, storytelling, and wellness. All experiences value hands-on, experiential teaching and learning, and are facilitated by and for the members of the community.
Learn to Draw
with Sally Walsh
Experience Level: Beginner
Learn a life-long skill you can continue to practice on your own at Learn To Draw on Wednesdays, Feb. 4, 11, 18 & 25 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in The Studio.
Instructor Sally Walsh will guide students in various drawing techniques to gain a basic understanding of drawing, including shading properly to create beautiful artwork.
$70/person*. Registration will close Jan. 28 or when capacity is reached. All sales are final.
*Students should bring:— Spiral-bound sketchbook or mixed media pad (9”x12”)— Pencil— Kneaded eraser— See-through plastic ruler— Pencil blender for shading
If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email Olivia at owarren@illinois.edu.
By attending, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.
About the instructor
Sally Walsh is a retired art teacher from Richland Community College in Decatur. She has more than 30 years of teaching experience and has led previous art classes at Allerton.
About The Farms
The Farms: An Allerton Folk School, offers classes, workshops, and gatherings focusing on art, outdoor education, science, storytelling, and wellness. All experiences value hands-on, experiential teaching and learning, and are facilitated by and for the members of the community.