Oceans of Possibilities – Summer Reading 2022

Teens – Weaving

Teens 13 – 18 were invited to make their woven wall hanging using yarn, ribbons, beads, and recycled materials. This class was taught by Gabrielle Egnater from Allegany Arts Association.

girl holds strand of yellow yarn, a weaving board sits under her wrist.
weaving project with green yarn on a small weaving loom
weaving project with red and royal blue yarn on a small weaving board
girl creates a small weaving project of yellow and white yarn
weaving project with blue fringe on a small weaving loom
weaving project with yellow and green yarn and yellow tassels on a small weaving board
weaving project with multiple colors of yarn and a pile of fringe on a small weaving board
weaving project with several colors of yarn, ribbon, tassels and beads

Rag Wreaths

Anyone ages 13 & up was invited to sign up for a night of crafting with local artist Patience Wnek. Attendees learned to make a rag wreath using fabric scraps and a canning jar lid.

fabric strips in black floral, magenta with white dots, and black with white stars sits on a table with a mason jar lid that has fabric strips tied halfway around the perimeter
fabric in shades of magenta pink and white in different patterns sits on a table with lime and grey handled scissors
strips of fabric in navy with white stars, cream with mauve flowers, and brown with white dots sit on a table with a pair of blue handled scissors
fabric in shades of magenta and white in different patterns sits on a table while two ladies tie strips of fabric to mason jar lids
strips of fabric in tan gingham, khaki plaid, and white with grey leopard print sit on a table with a mason jar screw on lid
fabric strips of blue gingham, tan, and tan with hearts and stars sit on a table
a pair of hands tying strips of fabric in maroon plaid and gingham to a mason jar screw on lid
a pair of hands tying strips of fabric in shades of tan and brown to a mason jar screw on lid
wreath made with strips of fabric in black floral, black with white stars, and magenta with white dots
wreath made with strips of fabric in maroon gingham, maroon and black plaid, and cream and maroon stripe
wreath made with strips of fabric in navy with white stars, brown with white polka dots, and cream with mauve flowers
wreath made with strips of fabric in tan gingham, khaki plaid, and white with grey leopard print
wreath made with strips of fabric in tan, blue gingham, and tan with blue stars and red hearts
wreath made with strips of fabric in shades of magenta and white with a black button and a twine bow

Braided Mug Rugs

Patrons ages 6 & up were invited to learn the skills of rug braiding. In the class students used fabric to make a braided mat that can be used as a trivet, or a mug rug.

small hands stitch a braided fabric rope into a circular "rug"
a young blond girl stitches a braided fabric rope into a circular rug
a pair of hands stitch a braided fabric rope into a circular form
a circular rug of braided fabric in green blue and cream sits on a table
a pair of hands stitches a braided rope of fabric into a circular shape as a blond girl watches
a braided fabric rope of yellow pink and green sits on a table

Teens – Screen Printing

Teens, guided by artist Gabrielle Finn Egnator, were able to come design and make their own tote bag using simple screen printing techniques. Teens also used construction paper to print posters of their designs.

tan tote bags one with pink T and heart, one with blue arrow and hearts
two tan tote bags one with yellow smiley and one with yellow baseballs
paper with four yellow baseballs, background has two tote bags with smiley and arrow pattern
tan tote bag with green compass arrow pattern
screen frame on table with capitol E cut out of paper sitting nearby

Alcohol Ink Water Bottles

Patrons in attendance learned to use alcohol inks to make beautiful designs on glass water bottles. Students were also be able to create paintings on yupo paper using the alcohol inks. The class was taught by library assistant Shauna Comes.

ink painting in green blue and orange sits on a table near paper towels and a bottle with ink drips in purple red and green
several papers with purple, blue, brown, and orange ink sit on a table next to a bottle with drips of red ink. Plastic cups, pipettes, and a bottle of rubbing alcohol are nearby
three papers with brown, red, green, yellow, and blue ink splotches sit near a bottle painted with drips in the same colors. A tattooed arm holds one of the papers up off the table
several papers with ink spots in shades of red, blue, purple, grey, yellow and green, with two water bottles, one in shades of red and purple and one in shades of purple and blue
several papers with spots of red, blue, purple, and silver ink on a table
water bottle painted with blues and purples and bottle painted with purples and reds, surrounded by papers painted with spots of several colors of ink
water bottle with several colors sits next to papers with red, blue, green and yellow, and purple green and pink spots
paper with pink and purple ink spots sits next to bottle painted with silver, purple blue and red. A bottle with purple and blue can be seen in the background.
blond girl holds a bottle with drips of purple, blue, and red
bottle with shades of red, purple, and green sits on a table next to papers with spots of green blue and yellow
bottle with drops of red grey and brown ink
bottle with purple, red, and silver in foreground with other ink projects in background
bottle with silver, purple, blue, green
bottle with ink patterns in blue, yellow, purple
bottle with blue, purple, pink, silver ink in foreground with purple, red, and blue bottle in background