Felt Magnolia Flowers Workshop with Robert Mahar

Date: Saturday, March 8

Time: 10am-12:30pm

Location: San Francisco County Fair Building, Recreation Room

Description

The Garden is home to one of the most significant conservation collections of magnolias in the U.S. with more than 200 elegant trees. Join us in celebrating their blooming season with artist Robert Mahar and learn how to craft a bouquet of beautiful magnolia flowers. Transform sheets of wool-blend felt into three dimensional flower components: tepals, stamens and carpels along with their signature two-tone leaves. Clever construction techniques combine these elements into three-dimensional blooms that can be displayed as decor and a beautiful souvenir of the season. 

This class is well suited for adventurous beginners, no previous experience is necessary.

Materials

We ask that participants kindly bring a pair of scissors to the workshop.

All other materials are included and will be provided to participants when they arrive for the workshop. Each material kit includes a selection of wool blend felt, floral wire, adhesive and templates.

About the Instructor

Robert Mahar is a California-based artist and educator who teaches thoughtfully researched and developed hands-on projects based in historical craft traditions. He’s also a proud contestant alumnus, and subsequent associate producer, on NBC’s crafting competition show Making It with Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman. With an education in studio arts and art history, he has worked in a variety of creative fields including 13 years as an appraiser of modern and contemporary art. Learn more about Robert, explore his video tutorial archive and shop his collection of curious embroidery samplers at robert-mahar.com.

GGGP Members are entitled to a 20% discount for this event. To secure your discount, please enter the Member Discount Code in the “Promo Code” field when checking out. For the Member Discount Code for this offering, please contact membership@gggp.org.

Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.