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Here’s your chance to own a beautiful Nutshell Pram, designed by legendary boatbuilder Joel White and built at BARN.
Until 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23 you can place a bid on this boat. All proceeds will support BARN programs, including the boatbuilding program in the Woodworking Studio. Find out more and place your bid here.
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Follow BARN online. Find upcoming events on Facebook, links to news and events on Twitter, important information on our website, or take a look inside on Instagram. Want to reach out to others in the BARN community? Join the new Facebook group BARN Connections
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Save the date: BARN Bazaar November 23
Once a year BARN members offer their collected works to the public at the BARN Bazaar, giving you an opportunity to purchase hand-crafted items direct from the makers.
You’ll find work from more than 40 BARN artisans. Wooden bowls, furniture and carvings from the Woodshop. Beautiful woven pieces and felted hats from Fiber Arts. Handcrafted jewelry, glass art, and artisan foods will also be available. Everything on display was made right here at BARN – it’s a great way to see what’s possible and to give one-of-a-kind gifts made by hand!
BARN Bazaar, Saturday, November 23, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
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BARN Makers: The Tudor-Sykes Family
The Tudor-Sykes family has moved to many different places over the past several years. From California to England, to Texas then back to California, and most recently to Bainbridge Island. But no matter where they’re living, their passion for creativity makes it feel like home.
All four family members -- Lance Sykes, Eliza Tudor, 13-year-old Cleo and 10-year-old Dexter -- are avid makers and artists. When researching their move to the Island, they found BARN. “We became members before we moved here,” Eliza said. “BARN was our first port of call on the Island.” Since their arrival in June of 2019, they’ve immersed themselves in BARN activities.
Eliza is a writer, with a MFA in Creative Writing and a MA in English, and has many published works to her credit. In January she will teach her first BARN class called Cut Up and Write, where students can experiment with literary techniques inspired by collage, mosaic and kintsugi. She is a member of the Steering Committee in the Writers’ studio, and has taken letterpress classes in the Print & Book Studio.
Lance restores classic automobiles, and is taking advantage of the tools and expertise in the Metal Fabrication studio.
Daughter Cleo has done a deep dive into BARN. She set a goal of taking classes in each of the 10 BARN studios, and is already well on her way. Cleo made a cigar-box guitar in Woodworking, cooked her way around the world in Kitchen Arts (“I loved making the Thai Green Curry – I enjoyed the leftovers for days!), took a class in Glass Arts, and just finished a cloth backpack in the Fiber Studio as part of the Middle School Makers Mondays program. Cleo is working toward a career in prosthetic design, and hopes to use her artistic skills to create customized devices.
Dexter is excited that he’s 10 now -- old enough to enroll in next year’s Summer Youth classes at BARN. He’s looking f orward to working in Electronic and Technical Arts and learning more about 3D printing. He works in comics, character design, graphic novels, and animation.
“I’m so grateful for the role the BARN artists and makers are playing in the lives of my family (and particularly, my children)—as teachers, mentors, master artisans, and people living their practice,” Eliza said. “We don’t live near family, so BARN is our home base, and is a wonderful and safe place for Cleo and Dexter to learn new skills.”
They'll have ample opportunity to do so. "Bainbridge Island is our new home; we are here to stay!" Eliza said.
Photos: Top right: Cleo (holding a fused glass bowl she made in Glass Arts), Eliza and Dexter. Bottom left: Eliza in a letterpress class (photo by Peggy Graving).
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This weekend, join BARN as we celebrate REFRACT, a first-ever regional glass arts event. We'll offer free tours, a glass art exhibit and more. Find details here.
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Upcoming BARN classes and events
Register now using the links shown below
All classes are open to anyone age 14 and up, unless otherwise noted. Classes will be held at BARN's facility at 8890 Three Tree Lane NE. This list does not include the many Open Studios, member orientations and safety sessions. Go to the full BARN calendar for dates and times of those events. There are many more classes and open studio times on BARN's calendar, and new classes are added every day. Check in often at the full schedule of upcoming classes and events.
- Jump Start Your Memoir 2 sessions, Saturday, October 19 and Sunday, October 20, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

- REFRACT: Tours + Glass Exhibit and Sale Saturday, October 19 OR Sunday, October 20, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
- Alternative Stone Setting: Bezels and Beyond 2 sessions, Saturday, October 19 and Sunday, October 20, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Metal Machine Shop: Introduction to the Surface Grinder Monday, October 21, 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
- Fiber Arts: 'Little Finch' Project Bag -- Sew Along 2 sessions, Monday, October 21, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and Thursday, October 24, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
- Woodshop Tool Safety Checkout 1 Monday, October 21, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Beginning Woodworking: Hand Tools 3 sessions, Tuesdays, October 22, 29, November 5, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
- Fiber Arts: Introduction to Weaving on a Floor Loom 5 sessions, Tuesday, October 22,
Wednesday, October 23, Thursday, October 24, Tuesday, October 29, and Wednesday, October 30, 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM
- Woodshop Tool Safety Checkout 2 Tuesday, October 22, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Machine Shop: Trickniques Tuesday, October 22, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- Continuing Letterpress Projects Wednesday, October 23, 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM
- Foursquare: Preparing Rough Lumber for Projects 2 sessions, Wednesday, October 23 and Friday, October 25, 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
- Jewelry-Casting Club 2 sessions, Thursday, October 24, 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM and Friday, October 25, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
- Machine Shop: Design your Delta Game in Fusion 360-Make it on the CNC Mill and CNC Lathe 3 sessions, Thursdays, October 24, 31, and November 7, 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
- After Shoot - Editing Your Photos with Adobe’s Lightroom 2 sessions, Thursday, October 24,
and Tuesday, October 29, 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
- Make a Cigar Box Guitar 4 sessions, Saturday, October 26, Sunday, October 27, Saturday, November 2, and Sunday, November 3, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
- Fabric Transformation: Make a Coiled Fabric Wall Platter Saturday, October 26, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
- Intro to Fusion 360 CAD-CAM for CNC Machines 2 sessions, Saturday, October 26 and Saturday, November 2, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
- Sheet Metal: Safety and Orientation (Free) Sunday, October 27, 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
- Jewelry Intro to Cold Connections: Rivets and Tabs 2 sessions, Monday, October 28, and Tuesday, October 29, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
- Machine Shop: Machine Threading on the Hardinge Lathe Monday, October 28, 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
- Pie for the People: Make a Pie Box 3 sessions, Monday, October 28, Wednesday, October 30, and Monday, November 4, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- Woodshop Tool Safety Checkout 1 Tuesday, October 29, 9:00 AM to 12:00 P
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- Copper Foil Snowflake Tuesday, October 29, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
- Intro to Woodturning 3 sessions, Tuesday, October 29, Wednesday, October 30, and Friday, November 1, 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM
- Welding: Combination Class for MIG or TIG Welding #3 or #4 Tuesday, October 29, 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
- Carving Wooden Spoons 3 sessions, Tuesdays, October 29, November 5, and November 12, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Machine Shop: Make Your Own Bolt (Learn To Make Threads) Tuesday, October 29, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- Fiber Connections: Firmwood Farm Alpacas with Leanna (Free and Open to the Public) Tuesday, October 29, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
- Intro to Enameling: Opaques 4 sessions, Wednesdays, October 30, November 6, 13, and 20, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
- Weaving Lab: Get the Right Beat for Your Cloth Wednesday, October 30, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
- Woodshop Tool Safety Checkout 2 Thursday, October 31, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
- Lapidary Techniques: Setting Natural Surface Stones and Druzies Friday, November 1, 10:00
AM to 4:00 PM
- Exploring Printing and Stitching with Anita Luvera Mayer 2 sessions, Saturday, November 2, and Sunday, November 3, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
- Life, Loves and Explosions 2 sessions, Saturday, November 2 and Sunday, November 3, 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM
- The Art of the Sentence/The Art of the Paragraph 4 sessions, Sundays, November 3, 10, 17, and 24, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
- Intro to Wax Carving 2 sessions, Monday, November 4, and Tuesday, November 5, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
- From Sketch to Store: Scaled Drawings & Estimating Materials 2 sessions, Mondays, November 4, and 11, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
- Welding: Intro to TIG Welding #1 Tuesday, November 5, 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Beginning Woodworking: Power Tools 3 sessions, Tuesday, November 5, Wednesday, November 6, and Tuesday, November 12, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

- Machine Shop: Making a Fidget Spinner (Fusion 360/ CNC Mill) 2 sessions, Tuesdays, November 5 and 12, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Getting Acquainted with Letterpress-Free Event Wednesday, November 6, 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
- MIG Welding #2 Thursday, November 7, 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
- Media Arts: Shoot RAW - more flexibility with better results! Thursday, November 7, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
- Orientation to the Woodshop Friday, November 8, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- The Many Faces of Conflict: Crafting the Multi-Dimensional Antagonist Saturday, November 9, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
- Glass Painting and Drawing 2 sessions, Saturday, November 8, and Sunday, November 10, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
- Working in 14K Gold-fill Basics 2 sessions, Saturday, November 9, and Sunday, November 10, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- ETA: Intro
to 3D Printing Saturday, November 9, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
- Early Birds...Traditional holiday menu guidance from Chef Miles James Sunday, November 10, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
- Ladies' Night Out at BARN, Friday, November 15, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Letterpress Without the Letters (almost) Saturday, November 16, 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM
There are many more classes on the schedule. See the full list here.
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BARN Studios
From Book Arts to Writers, here's a list of the studio groups that are currently part of BARN, plus links to help you get connected. If you want general information about a studio and want to know how to get started, please click on the studio lead's name to send them a message, or visit the BARN website to sign up for an upcoming class or event.
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