December Review and Upcoming January Events

December's Pop Up Art Hive was a big hit that lit up the room!  We all made holiday lanterns to take home to light up the dark winter nights.

December’s Saturday Crafters was a happening event!  We had 17 people come out to be creative for the day!  Everyone enjoyed a pot luck lunch and many of us got some Christmas gifts done for the holidays.  Our next Saturday Crafters day will be January 16^th, hope to see you there!

Pop Up Art Hive at the Essex Library

Tuesday January 12th, 6pm - 8pm

This is a FREE creative night, open to everyone, young and old - kids, teens, adults and seniors all welcome! This is a drop in event, so stop by anytime and be creative with us!  All supplies provided.

This month we will be creating a God's Eye or Ojo De Dios yarn craft.

A little history about the craft:

The Ojo has roots in the ancient Huichol Indians of Mexico. Early account of the brightly colored combination of yarn and sticks is said to symbolize the all seeing eye of God and represents the power of seeing and understanding unseen things. The Ojo De Dios (translated from Spanish to "Eye of God") is a beautiful reminder of God's watchful eye on us as we navigate life.

Have you signed up for the Bob Ross Painting Class on February 20^th?  Payments are due January 11^th.  Payments can be dropped off or mailed to the following locations, attention Jodie Matte:

*Ken Lapain & Sons Ltd. - 2119 County Road 15 - Essex  

*Essex  Community Services - 35 Victoria Ave. Unit 7 - Essex

*Or mailed to: Art Space Essex - 9884 9^th Concession Road - Essex, ON - N8M 2X5

Black Sheep Knits

Black Sheep Knits was founded by Valerie Judas.  Valerie creates custom knit gifts and teaches knitting and crochet classes.  Here are some upcoming events she has on her needles (all events are at the Kingsville Library):

Night Knitters – Tuesday January 4 & 19, 6pm-8pm  All ages, all levels welcome.  Work on your projects and get help or advice on knitting and crochet.

Crochet Crazy – Saturday January 16, 10:30am-11:30am  Come out and create a crocheted coffee-shaped table coaster and learn or relearn popular crochet stitches. $2 a student gets you all you need to create these cute, functional table coasters.