December Whirligig Workshop!

~ December Whirligig Workshop! ~

"Make your tree this season be a whirligig"

Sign up now for the December whirligig workshop at Hutch!  Pictured above are a few gigs that were made by participants in a recent workshop.  Wouldn't you like to create your very own whimsical wind spinner for your yard.  Don't let your new year be whirligigless.  I know that December is a particularly busy month for most but making a gig on a Saturday can be a great stress reliever.  It could also be a great gift for a special someone.  The workshop is a hands on all day fun fest and all the structural and  mechanical parts are supplied for you.  All you need to bring is the fun stuff to attach to the structure and  catch the wind.  A distictive" Topper" object is also required.  Give me a call as soon as possible if you would like to sign on up.

Whirligig 101

Date: Saturday, December 17th

Location: HUTCH in La Conner

Age Level: Ages 14 and up *Must be able to handle a power drill.

Time: 11:30am- 4:30pm

Cost: $85. for a single spinner

         $100. for a double spinner

                       

"Mrs. Picklefish"

 ~ Mrs. Picklefish ~

Sometimes coming up with a title for something is really challenging and other times it is super easy.  I've been working on the whirligig at hutch for a while now, using it as a demo gig during workshops.  One day a woman mentioned that a fish mold that I had painted dark green looked like a pickle and she was right about that.  A while later, when I was playing around with putting a coffee pot on the top, I inverted it to see how it would visually work.  I saw it as a head straight off and "Mrs. Picklefish" was born.  She is a single rotating gig that measures 26" tall from the base and 14" wide and deep.  It will be for sale in our etsy shop as soon I figure out what the shipping costs will be.  I guarantee that this gig will spin like crazy. In the meantime, check out some of the fun vintage finds that Kristin just found for the shop!

"Hutch Saturday Event"

~ HUTCH EVENT ~

This Saturday, November 5th is the middle of the annual Art's Alive weekend in La Conner.  That just so happens to be the weekend we reopened our shop as Hutch 2 years ago.  To celebrate our Hutch anniversary we will be having art demonstrations throughout the day.  From noon to 2 pm I will be demonstrating the process of how our whirligigs are made and from 2 pm to 4 pm the creative Kristin will be demonstrating her magical technique of making continuous line drawings in thread using a sewing machine.  Whether you are a quilter, artist, or candlestick maker, you will find this to be an amazing thing to watch.  If you've visited Hutch in the past it will be great to see you again  and you know where to go if not just look for the whirligig fence and the balloons on the right right as you enter the town of La Conner.

See you on Saturday!

Studio Demos

Can ceramics make you happy?

April Demos may bring smiles.

It will be raining "process" in the month of April at hutch studio. We are planning some creative and magical demonstrations during the month that will definitely be something not to miss. I (Chris Theiss) will be giving a demo on how to throw clay forms on the potters wheel.  Exactly "what" I will make is yet undecided, but I'll give you a little hint.  Have you ever seen a rabbit pulled out of a hat?  Whatever it is it will be fun to watch and no I won't be playing the "Unchained Melody" song from "Ghost" during the demo.

Throwing on the Potters Wheel ~ Chris Theiss

Sunday, April 10th- 1-3pm

hutch studio 

La Conner, WA

"Thread Drawing"

One of the many benefits to being married to creative "genius" that is Kristin Loffer Theiss is the fact that she is willing from time to time to come by the studio and demonstrate her artistic skills on a sewing machine.  In a very intense exercise of visual concentration she moves a "blank" piece of canvas back and forth under the needle of a chugging sewing machine building an image with a continuous unbroken line of stitches.  AMAZING RIGHT?  Amazing to watch for sure.

So plan a trip to La Conner during the month of April and remember that's "TULIP TIME" in the Skagit Valley so there is plenty to see and do. The following is a video of the last demonstration that Kristin did for hutch studio. Please don't be confused by the date on the video. 

Thread Drawing from elSage on Vimeo.

Thread Drawing ~ Kristin Loffer Theiss

Sunday, April 17th- 2-3pm

hutch studio

617 Morris St.

La Conner, WA