SOU’WESTER EVENTS!
See what’s happening during your next stay or plan a visit around our free live music, workshops, wellness offerings and more!
Weaving, Felting & Crystallizing Workshops with Julia Barbee
Three One-Day Workshops: RSVP for 1 or all 3
Tues Aug 23 10am – 2pm
weaving with found material on a handmade loom when you’re broke
bring any found materials you collect on a morning walk on the beach, or down your own street, any string, twine, whatever you’d like to incorporate, and we may go for a walk collecting objects as well. plastic bags, old hair extensions, the sky’s the limit! we will construct a loom from recycled materials, warp it, and weave away!
Wed Aug 24 10am – 2pm
felting over found materials, armatures and reconstituting trash
armatures are models made of wood, metal, ceramic, plastic, anything that can withstand water and friction. found objects will be put together into any number of shapes, something small enough to be turned in your hands is preferable starting out. layers of wool roving are wrapped around, soapy water and friction is applied for hours of felting and fulling resulting in a felt-covered piece.
Bring $7 material fee paid directly to instructor.
Thurs Aug 25 10am – 2pm
crystallizing found materials, a way to bring wonder to the mundane
found objects transformed by wrapping, sewing, weaving, felting whatever treatment you chose, then submerged in a crystallizing solution to be further enchanted.
Bring $5 material fee paid directly to instructor.
Julia Barbee is a Portland-based artist who uses autobiographical experience as a catalyst for her ephemera, film, social media, performance and installation work. She has been included in exhibitions in New York, Tacoma, Los Angeles, and Portland.
Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day paid to the Sou’wester. Felting class bring additional $7 material fee paid directly to instructor. Crystallizing class bring additional $5 material fee paid directly to the instructor. Workshop for students age12+ with parent. Beginners welcome. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Hot tea and coffee provided. Max # of students:12
Please RSVP souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360 – 642 – 254
Weaving, Felting & Crystallizing Workshops with Julia Barbee
Three One-Day Workshops: RSVP for 1 or all 3
Tues Aug 23 10am – 2pm
weaving with found material on a handmade loom when you’re broke
bring any found materials you collect on a morning walk on the beach, or down your own street, any string, twine, whatever you’d like to incorporate, and we may go for a walk collecting objects as well. plastic bags, old hair extensions, the sky’s the limit! we will construct a loom from recycled materials, warp it, and weave away!
Wed Aug 24 10am – 2pm
felting over found materials, armatures and reconstituting trash
armatures are models made of wood, metal, ceramic, plastic, anything that can withstand water and friction. found objects will be put together into any number of shapes, something small enough to be turned in your hands is preferable starting out. layers of wool roving are wrapped around, soapy water and friction is applied for hours of felting and fulling resulting in a felt-covered piece.
Bring $7 material fee paid directly to instructor.
Thurs Aug 25 10am – 2pm
crystallizing found materials, a way to bring wonder to the mundane
found objects transformed by wrapping, sewing, weaving, felting whatever treatment you chose, then submerged in a crystallizing solution to be further enchanted.
Bring $5 material fee paid directly to instructor.
Julia Barbee is a Portland-based artist who uses autobiographical experience as a catalyst for her ephemera, film, social media, performance and installation work. She has been included in exhibitions in New York, Tacoma, Los Angeles, and Portland.
Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day paid to the Sou’wester. Felting class bring additional $7 material fee paid directly to instructor. Crystallizing class bring additional $5 material fee paid directly to the instructor. Workshop for students age12+ with parent. Beginners welcome. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Hot tea and coffee provided. Max # of students:12
Please RSVP souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360 – 642 – 254
Weaving, Felting & Crystallizing Workshops with Julia Barbee
Three One-Day Workshops: RSVP for 1 or all 3
Tues Aug 23 10am – 2pm
weaving with found material on a handmade loom when you’re broke
bring any found materials you collect on a morning walk on the beach, or down your own street, any string, twine, whatever you’d like to incorporate, and we may go for a walk collecting objects as well. plastic bags, old hair extensions, the sky’s the limit! we will construct a loom from recycled materials, warp it, and weave away!
Wed Aug 24 10am – 2pm
felting over found materials, armatures and reconstituting trash
armatures are models made of wood, metal, ceramic, plastic, anything that can withstand water and friction. found objects will be put together into any number of shapes, something small enough to be turned in your hands is preferable starting out. layers of wool roving are wrapped around, soapy water and friction is applied for hours of felting and fulling resulting in a felt-covered piece.
Bring $7 material fee paid directly to instructor.
Thurs Aug 25 10am – 2pm
crystallizing found materials, a way to bring wonder to the mundane
found objects transformed by wrapping, sewing, weaving, felting whatever treatment you chose, then submerged in a crystallizing solution to be further enchanted.
Bring $5 material fee paid directly to instructor.
Julia Barbee is a Portland-based artist who uses autobiographical experience as a catalyst for her ephemera, film, social media, performance and installation work. She has been included in exhibitions in New York, Tacoma, Los Angeles, and Portland.
Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day paid to the Sou’wester. Felting class bring additional $7 material fee paid directly to instructor. Crystallizing class bring additional $5 material fee paid directly to the instructor. Workshop for students age12+ with parent. Beginners welcome. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Hot tea and coffee provided. Max # of students:12
Please RSVP souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360 – 642 – 254
Vision-Revision Writing Workshops with Meg Jeske and Sara Blackthorne
Three One-Day Workshops: RSVP for 1 or all 3
Tues Aug 30 9:30am – 12:30pm
Ground Your Writing in the Physical World
In this workshop, you will learn to create an image vocabulary. Through a series of prompts and exercises, we’ll practice drawing on that image vocabulary to write descriptive prose without flowery language. Writers of all genres are welcome and will benefit from this class.Taught by Sara Blackthorne.
Wed Aug 31 9:30am – 12:30pm
Anything but Empty
Writers find inspiration anywhere. In this class, we’ll use song lyrics from singer-songwriters as prompts for writing. Fiction and nonfiction writers welcome. We will write, share, and walk away with several bits of fresh writing. The title of this workshop comes from the Sara Bareilles song, “Brave.” Open to all writers. Taught by Meg Weber
Thurs Sept 1 9:30am – 12:30pm
Re-Visioning Your Words
So you’ve got some writing, (maybe from the workshop on Tuesday or Wednesday?!) and you want to take it to the next level. Together we’ll explore tools for re-visioning your writing, and experiment with ways to enliven and communicate exactly what you intend. Taught by Meg Weber
Meg Weber writes to connect with herself and to understand the world around her. She believes in the power of words and in the synergy created by writing in community. Meg holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology and is a therapist in private practice. She is currently at work on two book-length memoir projects.
A writer, editor, creative coach, and intuitive ritualist, Sara Blackthorne brings her love of mystery and the journey to her writing and art. She can often be found wandering along the beach, in the forest, or a city street. Learn more at sarablackthorne.com. Together Meg and Sara operate Paper Lion Press. Pounce over to PaperLionPress.com
Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day.
Please bring a notebook or journal and writing implements. Please bring a snack if needed. Hot tea and coffee provided. Workshop for students ages 15+. All skill levels welcome. Max # of students:12.
Please RSVP by Aug 26 souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360 – 642 – 2542
Vision-Revision Writing Workshops with Meg Jeske and Sara Blackthorne
Three One-Day Workshops: RSVP for 1 or all 3
Tues Aug 30 9:30am – 12:30pm
Ground Your Writing in the Physical World
In this workshop, you will learn to create an image vocabulary. Through a series of prompts and exercises, we’ll practice drawing on that image vocabulary to write descriptive prose without flowery language. Writers of all genres are welcome and will benefit from this class.Taught by Sara Blackthorne.
Wed Aug 31 9:30am – 12:30pm
Anything but Empty
Writers find inspiration anywhere. In this class, we’ll use song lyrics from singer-songwriters as prompts for writing. Fiction and nonfiction writers welcome. We will write, share, and walk away with several bits of fresh writing. The title of this workshop comes from the Sara Bareilles song, “Brave.” Open to all writers. Taught by Meg Weber
Thurs Sept 1 9:30am – 12:30pm
Re-Visioning Your Words
So you’ve got some writing, (maybe from the workshop on Tuesday or Wednesday?!) and you want to take it to the next level. Together we’ll explore tools for re-visioning your writing, and experiment with ways to enliven and communicate exactly what you intend. Taught by Meg Weber
Meg Weber writes to connect with herself and to understand the world around her. She believes in the power of words and in the synergy created by writing in community. Meg holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology and is a therapist in private practice. She is currently at work on two book-length memoir projects.
A writer, editor, creative coach, and intuitive ritualist, Sara Blackthorne brings her love of mystery and the journey to her writing and art. She can often be found wandering along the beach, in the forest, or a city street. Learn more at sarablackthorne.com. Together Meg and Sara operate Paper Lion Press. Pounce over to PaperLionPress.com
Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day.
Please bring a notebook or journal and writing implements. Please bring a snack if needed. Hot tea and coffee provided. Workshop for students ages 15+. All skill levels welcome. Max # of students:12.
Please RSVP by Aug 26 souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360 – 642 – 2542
Vision-Revision Writing Workshops with Meg Jeske and Sara Blackthorne
Three One-Day Workshops: RSVP for 1 or all 3
Tues Aug 30 9:30am – 12:30pm
Ground Your Writing in the Physical World
In this workshop, you will learn to create an image vocabulary. Through a series of prompts and exercises, we’ll practice drawing on that image vocabulary to write descriptive prose without flowery language. Writers of all genres are welcome and will benefit from this class.Taught by Sara Blackthorne.
Wed Aug 31 9:30am – 12:30pm
Anything but Empty
Writers find inspiration anywhere. In this class, we’ll use song lyrics from singer-songwriters as prompts for writing. Fiction and nonfiction writers welcome. We will write, share, and walk away with several bits of fresh writing. The title of this workshop comes from the Sara Bareilles song, “Brave.” Open to all writers. Taught by Meg Weber
Thurs Sept 1 9:30am – 12:30pm
Re-Visioning Your Words
So you’ve got some writing, (maybe from the workshop on Tuesday or Wednesday?!) and you want to take it to the next level. Together we’ll explore tools for re-visioning your writing, and experiment with ways to enliven and communicate exactly what you intend. Taught by Meg Weber
Meg Weber writes to connect with herself and to understand the world around her. She believes in the power of words and in the synergy created by writing in community. Meg holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology and is a therapist in private practice. She is currently at work on two book-length memoir projects.
A writer, editor, creative coach, and intuitive ritualist, Sara Blackthorne brings her love of mystery and the journey to her writing and art. She can often be found wandering along the beach, in the forest, or a city street. Learn more at sarablackthorne.com. Together Meg and Sara operate Paper Lion Press. Pounce over to PaperLionPress.com
Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day.
Please bring a notebook or journal and writing implements. Please bring a snack if needed. Hot tea and coffee provided. Workshop for students ages 15+. All skill levels welcome. Max # of students:12.
Please RSVP by Aug 26 souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360 – 642 – 2542
SUMMER ART CAMP For Adults (and kids) Program*
Fiber Arts Camp with Brooke Shepherd and Deirdre Spahr
Three One-Day Workshops: RSVP for 1 or all 3
Tues Sept 6 10am – 1pm Workshop with Brooke Shepherd
Introduction to Tapestry Weaving
Come try tapestry weaving! This basic technique of weaving cloth starts with very simple
beginnings. In this class you will learn the basics of choosing yarns, warping the loom and
weaving basic shapes. The sample piece you create may be kept as a future reference, used as
a small mat or sewn into a pouch or pocket. Small looms and basic materials will be provided.
Materials Fee $45 includes small loom, yarn, and tapestry needle.
Please RSVP 2 weeks before class begins
Students may bring yarn and their own loom and save on materials fee
Max 12 Students Skill level – Total beginner through Intermediate
All ages – children 5 and up
Wed Sept 7 10am – 1pm Workshop with Brooke Shepherd
Dye Workshop: Indigo or Shibori
Learn about different dyes and how they relate to the weather and temperature. The appropriate technique will be determined by the instructor (and the weather) and then all will have hands-on instruction.
Thurs Sept 8 10am – 1pm Workshop with Dierdre Spahr
Felted “Paintings” with Naturally Dyed Wool
Natural dyes presentation and workshop – Wool painting design planning through drawing or painting, Begin felted pictures through laying down base layers using multi-needle felting tool, Finalizing felt paintings through using single needles to add fine detail
Materials: $55 each for natural dye materials, wool roving, wool backing, foam felting pads, felting needle tools and felting needles – participants would take home a felting needle tool, felting foam and a handfelted “painting”
Brooke Shepherd
Growing up on the West Coast with the Pacific Ocean in my backyard has most definitely shaped my creative processes: salt air, the rhythm of waves crashing, the cycle of the tides and the moon…these are the memories that I invoke which inform most of my work. Seawater Studio is my textile arts studio based in Portland, Oregon. I create a seasonal collection of garments and accessories as well as collaborate with other artists in order to produce one-of-a-kind handwoven yardage for the fashion, interior design, and costuming industries. I aim to use only sustainable and organic yarns, dyes, and fabrics in my work and am especially inspired by the mission of the Fibershed movement.
Deirdre Spahr, Deirdre’s love for the outdoors began as a child in Pennsylvania where, from a young age, she and her little sister had free range of the farm fields, woods and creeks surrounding their home. Her parents are both active environmentalists and outdoor enthusiasts who have long supported her interests in sustainable development. Before becoming a Waldorf school teacher and moving to Portland, Deirdre worked with non-profit groups in New York to develop educational programming for children and adults, on environmental and humanitarian issues. It is Deirdre’s hope to reawaken conscious connection with nature and community through fun . . . and a fair amount of goading people into putting away their cell phones to engage directly with mud, bugs, skipping stones, stinging nettle, the pouring rain, climbing trees and more, as much as possible.
Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day paid to the Sou’wester. This workshop is open to the public.
Please bring additional material fees noted in class description paid directly to the instructor. All skill levels welcome, no art experience needed. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Hot tea and coffee provided.
Please RSVP souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360 – 642 – 2542
Creative Writing Retreat with Nick Jaina
Nick’s first Summer Art Camp workshops went so well that we are adding another workshop. This time in Artist-In-Residence style in which the entire lodge is set aside for students in this workshop and all students may book a room in the lodge for $50 a night.
Mon Sept 12 th – Thurs Sept 15th 10am – 1pm or 2pm – 5pm
This set of workshops focuses on all the good things that writing can do for your mental and emotional state, how it can bring you closer to people, and how it can help you understand the world. Rather than just trying to make something marketable, we will work on discovering the interesting, funny, and wonderful ideas that are sitting inside of us.
Students sign up for the workshop and then pick the time slot they prefer.
Sign up for 1 day or all 4. Pick one time slot for each day.
We are offering Writer Retreat prices for any suite in the lodge: $150 for the week or $50 a night (potentially shared accommodations). Students do not have to stay at the Sou’wester to take any of these classes.
Nick Jaina is a musician and author from Portland, Oregon. His book Get It While You Can is a finalist for the Oregon Book Award in Creative Non-Fiction. He has taught writing workshops for ten years at Pendleton Rock Camp.
Cost $100 for all four days or $30 each day.
Please bring a laptop or pen and paper. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Hot tea and coffee provided. Workshop for students ages 15+. All skill levels welcome. Max # of students:10 (5 in each session, morning or afternoon.)
Please RSVP souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360 – 642 – 2542.
Call the Sou’wester to book your stay – all lodge rooms have been set aside for this retreat.
We are located at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA 98644
SPACENESS is a celebration of time, space and the unknown through experimental art, media and performance. Each year SPACENESS takes over the Sou’Wester Lodge in Seaview, WA, as well as the adjacent forest, seashore and wild spaces.
The next celebration of Spaceness is MARCH 2-4, 2018. Spaceness is FREE and welcoming to people of all ages. We recommend attendees secure lodging at one of the many comfortable establishments in the nearby towns of Astoria (OR), Ilwaco, Seaview, and Long Beach (WA) to enjoy the entire weekend of programming.
Follow @spacenesss ( ⏎ 3 s’) on Instagram for updates and special information about the event.
SPACENESS 2018 SCHEDULE
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Spaceness begins at 7pm Friday March 2nd and winds down at noon on Sunday March 4th. The event is comprised of performances and ongoing installations.
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Printed schedules and merchandise can be found at CABIN 8 during the event.
See the ARTIST ROSTER for project descriptions.
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PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
FRIDAY MARCH 2ND, 2018
Sunset 6:04pm
7pm: Spaceness begins! Ongoing installations are open. (See ONGOING list below)
8pm: Earth Babies perform in the Lodge
9pm: Space Karaoke at Rod’s Lamplighter
SATURDAY MARCH 3RD, 2018
Sunrise 6:49am
11am: rise x fall // jaleesa johnston, rubén garcía marrufo & maximiliano perform in the Pavilion
1pm: Imprint // Sarah Brahim in collaboration with Brett Van Patten in the Pavilion
3pm: War of the Worlds // Spaceness Radio FM listening party in the Murphy Room in the Lodge
Sunset 6:06pm
6:30pm: Space Champion III opens;
I am every age I ever was by Julia Barbee will be on view
7pm: Old Unconscious play DestinationMusic in the Lodge
8pm: STATIC PASSENGER // Michelle Kline, Nick Bindeman, Matt Henderson, Kathy Duffy, Sara Paradis & William Rihel
Pavilion
9pm: Space Kareoke Rod’s Lamplighter
SUNDAY MARCH 4TH, 2018
Sunrise 6:49am
10am: Coffee Jazz in the Lodge
ONGOING INSTALLATIONS
The Cosmic Labyrinth // David Worthington, Cabin 10
Body in a Coma Riding on Beasts // Shay Myerson, Cabin 7
Infinity Hole // Sam Wildman, Trailer Courtyard
Spaceness Radio FM // William Rihel, frequency TBA, based in the Murphy Room
The Healing Machine // Earth Babies, the Woods
Manifesto 4: A Signpost | A Warning | A Way Home // Daniel Glendening, the Woods
TDRS-B // Matt Emmons, the Lodge
Untitled (the sound of a motor, running) // Lisa Ward, **limited capacity, sign up required, occurs in Art gallery Trailer
EncounterZ // DaVideo Tape, Cabin 9
Conspiracy Theories About Conspiracy Theories // Lauren Moran & Derrick Spotts, Typewriter Room in the lodge
UFOregon // Dominic Brown, jin camou, Sara Schultz, & Dana Weiss, location TBA
I am every age I ever was // Julia Barbee, upper balcony of lodge after sunset
Space Champion III // Samuel Farrell, Cory Gray, Nicky Kriara, Jason Tschimperle, recording studio trailer
SPACENESS RADIO FM // William Rihel, radio station based out of Murphy Room in the Lodge, frequency TBA
Open Signal student animations, Cabin 8
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Spaceness was founded by Portland artists Julia Barbee, Matt Suplee, and Alison Jean Cole and has been awarded funding by the Precipice Fund, Calligram Foundation, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and the Portland chapter of the Awesome Foundation.
SPACENESS 2018 will be accepting proposals from Sept 20, 2017 to Nov 1, 2017.
CALL TO ARTISTS
Entering the twenty-first century we have myriad human theories and logical arguments that explain the existence of our galaxy, the heavens, and the universe; however, that pool of knowledge is insufficient in addressing what we still do not know – the things that baffle and confound our species – truths that may evade us for eternity. These are the concepts that fall under the definition of “spaceness’.
Opening Reception Saturday April 14th, 5pm-7pm
for exhibition
“what the world needs now is LOVE“
by Larry Yes
April 14 – June 24, 2018
This show is installed in the Art Trailer Gallery, a vintage travel trailer, at The Sou’wester Lodge. Free and open to the public.
