By ADRI SIETSTRA

asietstra@freemanjournal.net

Legacy Learning will be holding a Winter Weekend Workshop Retreat Friday, Jan. 23 and Saturday, Jan. 24. Join educated instructors for courses on woodcarving, quilting, metal working and painting.

Carving

Chad Eells will be instructing ‘Carving for Fun and Function’ on Friday, Jan. 23 and Saturday, Jan. 24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The class will be held at Iowa Central Community College in Webster City, located at 1725 Beach Street. The cost for the course is $100 and includes the materials and tools needed to complete the project.

Participants will carve a large wooden heirloom spoon. Beginner and intermediate levels are welcome. The carving will be done with knives, gouges and mallets. Wood and tools will be provided.

Quilts

Quilts have multiple uses, they can be hung up for display, used as a ‘tummy-time’ mat for babies and small children, or to keep warm indoors and outdoors. Come to Iowa Central Community College in Webster City on Jan. 23 and 24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to create, craft and learn how to configure a quilting panel into a work of art. Elementary sewing levels skills are recommended. Instruction will be provided on the essentials of learning beginning quilting. The cost for the ‘Quilting with Panels’ course is $100.

Welding

An introductory welding class will be taught by Doug Abbott on Jan. 23 and 24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Webster City High School. The cost for ‘Reflections of Nature/Welded Garden Sculpture is $100 plus an additional $25 materials fee.

The metal working and garden sculpture course will teach students basic welding and metal cutting skill. Students will be able to create a small piece of metal art that is suitable for the outdoor elements. The introductory class is also available for educational credit. To see what credit is available with this course, consult the Legacy Learning BRV website.

Oils and acrylics

‘Creating Realism with Oils and Acrylics’ will be held at the Produce Station (723 Seneca St.) on Jan 23 and 24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cost for this course is $100. The course will be taught by Diane Kunzler, an experienced artist and educator, with degrees from Graceland University and the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University in Boston, MA.

Participants in this class will have a chance to study different aspects of nature and learn how to create space with an emphasis on color, composition and relationships to create realism.

A list of required materials will be provided after registration.

To register for a class, go to the Legacy Learning website at www.legacylearningbrv.org.

Scholarships

Legacy Learning Boone River Valley will be offering eight scholarships for the upcoming Winter Workshops on Jan. 23-24. The first two Hamilton County registrants for each class will receive a $70 discount. Each class costs $100. Therefore with the discounted amount, Hamilton County residents have the opportunity to take a learning course with a highly educated instructor for only $30.

The scholarships are made possible through the Teresa Stearns grant that Legacy Learning received.

To apply for a scholarship, call the administrative assistant at LLBRV at the Hamilton County Conservation line at (515) 832-9570 on Mondays, Wednesdays or Thursdays. Registrants who receive the scholarship will have to pay by check, rather than using the online registration forum found on the LLBRV website.