Two “Landscape Felting” workshops will take place during “Mondays @ Makers” in Whitewater.
They are set for 5 to 8 p.m. on June 16 and 23 at Wisconsin Makers, a makerspace/community
workshop at 200 E. Clay St.
Students may attend one or both sessions, with payment upon arrival. The fee for each individual workshop is $20, materials included.
To register, contact Chris Spangler at editorspangler@gmail.com or (920) 728-2960. Please provide the attendees’ names, emails and telephone numbers.
The instructor is Leani Schorr of Madison. Having earned her bachelor of science degree in art education and master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, she taught art at
Jefferson High School for 38 years. The owner of Studio 2154 in Madison, Schorr teaches wet and needle felting, beadwork, glass fusing, cement yard art, ceramics, copper enameling, metal work and quilting. “I find inspiration for my work through nature,” Schorr said. “I transform the shapes and ideas into works of art using a variety of media.”
Schorr has taught felting and copper enameling at Wisconsin Makers since November 2024. She also helps with the annual spring iron and fall aluminum pours.
“If there is a skill in the arts you are interested in learning, please let us now and we will see what we can do to help you on your journey,” she said.
Located at the corner of East Clay and Wisconsin streets in Whitewater, Wisconsin Makers is a makerspace that creates an affordable, collaborative and educational environment that inspires people of all ages to becoming innovators by unlocking their skills through continual training.
It has members from Jefferson, Walworth, Rock, Dane and Waukesha counties and beyond, and all have access to the workshops around the clock.
The facility houses machine, welding/fabrication, electronics, automotive, 3-D printing, laser engraving and woodworking shops. It also offers pottery, ceramics, metal art, quilting, fabric arts, matting/framing and more.
The building is handicapped accessible and has off-street parking, WiFi, and many other amenities.
For more information about the makerspace or workshops, contact Spangler at (920) 728-2960.
