Calligraphy + Poms & Tassels @ BANG BANG PIE!
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I love filling my days leading up to Christmas with anything and everything festive. Join us to get REALLY festive for a Wednesday evening of gift wrapping, Bang Bang pie, coffee, and BYOB. Sam Handel will join us to teach you the basics of calligraphy so you can create several unique gift tags. Then, I'll show you how to make pom-poms and tassels to take your gift presentation from 'wow' to 'WOWZA!' Feel free to bring some gifts you'd like to wrap during our time together. We'll have some brown paper, tape, and lots of string.
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ABOUT THE VENUE
Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits continues mid-western cooking traditions, eager to serve up their unique take on hospitality, decadence, and cafe life. The outdoor pie garden is the sweetest, most charming spot to eat your pie!
All ages welcome
My name is Joslyn Villalpando and I am a working artist and art educator in Chicago. After studying fine art and art education at the University of Cincinnati, I spent 7 years teaching elementary art. While teaching, I completed my master's degree at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), studying the impact of craft and fiber art on art education. My small research group of young participants grew into a little community while learning to weave, sew, embroider, and dye; sharing the stories, memories, thoughts, and ideas that arise when creating together.
After witnessing the beautiful community that is built when creating with friends, I first began holding craft and cocktail parties to spread my love of the handmade with my favorite people. We gathered to learn how to block print to make valentines or embroider to create holiday ornaments- each craft accompanied by a featured batch cocktail and treats, of course. Inspired by the old sewing circles and expanding on the theme of intimate, creative social gatherings, I am moving these parties from my tiny Chicago condo and hosting craft events at some of Chicago's most beloved bars, restaurants, coffee houses, boutiques, and cupcake shops. I love utilizing classic, traditional art/craft processes such as; weaving, embroidery, printmaking, and watercolor, and putting a contemporary spin on them to bring you a unique learning experience.
There's nothing better than gathering with others to make something by hand, learning skills and processes that can be used again and again. At each J.Villa gathering, you will experience a thoughtfully curated event in an inspiring space, hand selected and/or handmade art materials, and enthusiastic guidance through the craft process.