Online

Please join us for a monthly Zoom get-together for coffee, conversation, and crafts.  Settle in with your favorite craft, bring your coffee, tea, or beverage, and visit with Gold LEAF friends.  Crafts are not essential, and guys are welcome! The goal is to get together and spend an hour or more talking with friends.

NOTE:  The summer term begins June 1, 2025. Please register if you wish to continue or are new to the class.

2nd Monday of the month

July 14

August 11

September 8

October 13

10 am-11:30 am

In-Person

An introduction to both the elegance of formal Chinese court embroidery and the beauty of complex folk stitchery traditions. Participants will have an opportunity to learn about, see, and even to touch numerous examples of Chinese fabric arts, while experiencing and discussing the complexity of contemporary and traditional Chinese culture.

10-11:30 am

The Landing, Olsen Learning Ctr, Lower Level

For nearly forty years, John Rosenwald and Ann Arbor have taught and traveled throughout much of China, experiencing life in the largest cities as well as in rural areas. They have been fortunate to create perhaps the largest collection of Chinese peasant paintings, to become among the first collaborative translators of contemporary Chinese poetry, and to gather a remarkable and diverse cluster of Chinese fabric arts and crafts.

In-Person

Loss is entwined with the human condition. Join with others--men are welcome, too--as we share our losses and create keepsakes with objects that belonged to those no longer with us. Creations may be practical or abstract, they may be sewn, glued, nailed, carved, digitized, etc.

Bring whatever you have: shirts, hats, ties, photos, letters, papers.

Suggested Keepsakes:

Functional - eyeglass case, fabric belt, scarf, bookmark, toss pillow cover, walking stick. Non-functional - collage, wall hanging, shadow box.

These are suggestions, your ideas are welcome. Come to class with your items. First session we will become acquainted, discuss keepsake options, and plan for materials you will need to bring to remaining sessions for working on your keepsake.

July 30, August 6, 13, 20, 2025

10:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Location: Education Center, room 114

Ann works with textiles to create abstract collages, a love she discovered in recent years after retiring from teaching, both in class and online. She has also dipped into the surprisingly magical art form of watercolor painting.