Hey, folks — we have just a few spots left for tomorrow’s Day of Cooking and Art. Register now, please, if you plan to attend! We’ll be closing registration this evening, so the instructors have a little time to plan. (Also, most of the classes are almost full!)
10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.: Sourdough Bread Workshop with Lali Puig Abril and Petia Kostadinova
12:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.: Nepali Cooking Class with Ajapa Sharma
2:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.: Orizomegami (paper folding and dying) with Pamela Martinez
4:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.: Jewelry – Prismacolor on Metal with Alix Mikesell
All classes are $45, but are sliding scale — just let us know if a discount would be helpful. Part of our mission is giving people the opportunity to learn to make things, and we have scholarship funds available to help with costs!
(Registration link in comments.)
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CLASS DESCRIPTION:
10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.: Sourdough Bread Workshop with Eulàlia Puig and Petia Kostadinova
Learn how to make sourdough bread two different ways. Participants will learn how to maintain a starter at home, and how to use it for breads, ranging from simple to more sophisticated, as well as other baked goods. We will demonstrate some of the steps and partake in kneading and shaping dough. Participants will receive active sourdough starter to make their own bread, dough to cook a small loaf of bread at home, and recipes recommended by the instructors. Participants will sample bread made by the instructors. No previous experience required.
12:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.: Nepali Cooking Class with Ajapa Sharma
Learn to make scrumptious momos (South Asian dumplings) with a tangy tomato dip! Drawing on the long connections with Tibetans, Newari merchants of the Kathmandu valley in Nepal improvised to make their own distinctly spiced meat filled dumplings called momo. Momo is now a traditional delicacy in Nepal, served with a sauce (achaar) made with tomato.
Participants will learn to make the chicken-based filling for the momo. They will also learn to fill and fold readymade wonton wrappers into boat shaped dumplings. Participants will learn to make the accompanying sauce (achaar) for the momo. Materials will be provided. At the end of the workshop participants will have taste their own handmade momos. They will take home recipes to make momos for friends and family.
2:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.: Orizomegami (paper folding and dying) with Pamela Martinez
Absorbent paper is folded and then dyed to produce interesting geometric patterns when the paper is unfolded, as practiced in Japan and around the world for centuries. Zen-like in its folding, the ancient technique reminds us to be present in the moment.
This exciting 1.75 hour workshop will introduce 4 basic paper folds. We will then experiment with nontoxic dye solutions resulting in beautiful papers that can be used for future art projects, gift wrapping, card making, envelope lining, or book binding. All supplies included.
4:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.: Jewelry – Prismacolor on Metal with Alix Mikesell
Make your own colorful unique jewelry! Colored pencils are an easy way to add color to metal. In this workshop, you will learn how to color on copper using Prismacolor pencils, how to blend, how to protect your creations for lasting use, and how to turn your small artworks into earrings or pendants.
Materials are provided. Each participant will create at least one piece of jewelry. This class will offer 4 free seats as a donation from the instructor in support of Maram. Please feel free to contact us at admin@marammakerspace.com for free access to this class