Greene County Makers

Electronics Enthusiasts Club
2024-10-16 18:00 - 21:00, 2024-10-09 18:00 - 21:00, 2024-10-02 18:00 - 21:00, 2024-09-25 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Greene County Makers, 310 S Cutler Street, Greeneville, TN, 37743, United States
Open house electronics enthusiasts club.
No set demonstration this week.

Early Knitter Group
2024-10-15 15:00 - 18:00, 2024-10-01 15:00 - 18:00 | TN
Earlier in the day that the Night Knitters, on alternating weeks. Same format: open knitting group, mellow and social, share your love of knitting. Learn something from friends.

Tangle Patterns and Projects Workshop
2024-10-15 10:00 - 11:30 | Greene County Makers, 310 S Cutler Street, Greeneville, TN, 37743, United States
Cost: Free to those who attended July and/or September Tangles classes. Fee of $15 for new Tangle artists will be charged for materials and instruction.
Connie has set aside this time for participants to work on current Tangle projects, share new tangles and projects, add color to the Zendoodles, create dingbatz for a variety of uses, create jewelry tiles, or work on any project participants wish to create. Bring your materials from previous classes.
If you are new to Tangles, the instructor will supply paper materials. You will need to bring the following: one black Micron pen (I prefer 03 or 05 sizes), one graphite pencil, one tortillion (blending tool), and a white Gelly Roll pen. The instructor will cover the five basic tangles and teach tangle terminology.
The next Tangles with Connie will be on November 12 at 10 a.m. We will share our landscapes and animals zendoodles and start a larger tangle project. Please tell Connie by October 25th if you will be attending the November 10th class so that she can order project materials. The cost is $15, which includes the project item and materials to make the project (a pretreatment sizing and fabric markers). Bring your own Micron pens please.

Simply Painting - Bridge to Destiny
2024-10-14 14:00 - 17:00 | Greene County Makers, 310 S Cutler Street, Greeneville, TN, 37743, United States
Follow the instructor as he leads painters down a stone path and over a bridge to view a partially hidden waterfall.
Acrylic Painting
11″ x 14″ panel
All materials provided
$25 members, $30 non-members. Pre-registration required.

Pottery Class: Butter Dish with Gabby
2024-10-11 18:30 - 20:00 | Greene County Makers, 310 S Cutler Street, Greeneville, TN, 37743, United States
Join us for a pottery class on hand-building butter dishes. In this two part class, you will learn to hand-build a butter dish using the slab method. Come back and glaze your butter dish for the second class. All materials and firings included.
What you will learn:
An introduction to pottery materials & tools.
The hand-building in clay method using slab and texture.
Basic glaze techniques.
This is a two part class. 10/11/24 and 10/25/24

$50 members, $60 non members, must pre-register online.

Fantastic Fabric and Fiber Art Friday
2024-10-11 15:00 - 18:00, 2024-10-04 15:00 - 18:00, 2024-09-20 15:00 - 18:00 | Greene County Makers, 310 S Cutler Street, Greeneville, TN, 37743, United States
Are you new to sewing, quilting, the fiber Arts, or are you not sure where to begin? Sewing machine trouble? Or maybe you just need space to work on something?
Perfect!
We will have a number of our highly skilled Makers available during this time to guide you on your way! Bring your own project or join us for one of ours! Some Fridays we will have special guest speakers, other Fridays we will have workshops and guided projects.
Our quilters will all be meeting on Fridays as well.

Chess Club
2024-10-10 17:00 - 21:00, 2024-10-03 17:00 - 21:00, 2024-09-26 17:00 - 21:00 | Greene County Makers, 310 S Cutler Street, Greeneville, TN, 37743, United States
All ages and skill levels, open house chess club.

Kids' Pottery: Pumpkins with Gabby
2024-10-09 16:30 - 18:00 | Greene County Makers, 310 S Cutler Street, Greeneville, TN, 37743, United States
Join us for a pottery class on hand-building pumpkins. In this two part class, you will learn to hand-build a pumpkin using the pinch method. Come back and glaze and decorate your pumpkin for the second class. All materials and firings included. What you will learn:
An introduction to pottery materials & tools.
The hand-building in clay method using pinch.
Basic glaze techniques.
This is a two part class. 10/9/24 and 10/23/24

$50 members, $60 non members, must pre-register online.

Night Knitters
2024-10-08 18:30 - 21:00, 2024-09-24 18:30 - 21:00 | Greene County Makers, 310 S Cutler Street, Greeneville, TN, 37743, United States
Open knitting group! Come, chat, knit. Social and mellow.

Tuesday With Tania - October Edition
2024-10-08 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-10-01 10:00 - 11:30 | Greene County Makers, 310 S Cutler Street, Greeneville, TN, 37743, United States
October Drawing class will be fall-inspired & emphasizing LINE WORK! You are welcome to bring your favorite drawing pencils or pens and a sketchbook.
Tania gives homework and encourages show and tell but you are not under any obligation with either!
4 Tuesdays in October (No class for fall break 10/15)
$30 for Members – we are so grateful to you!
$40 for Non-Members – we want you to join the group ($10 monthly membership means you get all discounts during this month at the members plus our gratitude for your support!)
Pre-registration required.

Simply Painting - Northern Lights
2024-10-07 14:00 - 17:00 | Greene County Makers, 310 S Cutler Street, Greeneville, TN, 37743, United States
Paint a serene forest scene with two types of waterfalls that empty into a stream.
Instructor Everette Aldridge will guide you through this painting using a limited color palette and a few brushes.
Acrylic Painting
11″ x 14″ panel
All materials provided
$25 members, $30 non-members
Pre-registration required.

Practical Photography with Tim Barto
2024-09-28 15:30 - 17:30, 2024-09-21 15:30 - 17:30 | Greene County Makers, 310 S Cutler Street, Greeneville, TN, 37743, United States
Four sessions beginning with enough basics to provide a foundation for the fun stuff then sessions on intermediate & advanced techniques & equipment for specific types of photography including landscape, portrait, travel, still life, sports, theater/concerts, and macro photography. Finally, suggestions on what cameras, lenses, and accessories to buy used and new and where to buy them. Take as many or as few sessions as you like depending on skill & experience level.
Session 1 (of 4)
Introduction: Why take a photography course? Course overview, terminology (handout) & limits of the medium (why don’t my vacation pictures look like the ones in the brochure?) Then some basics: camera types, lenses (what do all those numbers mean?), what’s a sensor & what about those megapixels? Basic camera settings (aperture, shutter speed, ISO, etc.) & how they affect exposure & depth of field. Don’t be concerned, it’s logical, linear, & you only have to learn it once.
Assignment: Shoot some pictures. Whatever sparks your interest. Experiment with different settings.
Session 2 (of 4)
Review of photos from session 1 (no names so no pressure).
Basic composition & understanding light. A few more nuts & bolts (autofocus, white balance, color basics, flash, filters, & file types) so we can get to the creative stuff.
Assignment: Express yourself. Apply what you’ve learned about light & composition for these shots.
Session 3 (of 4)
Review of photos from session 2.
Questions on sessions 1 & 2 then more on COMPOSITION…..yes it’s that important. Techniques & kit (that’s equipment) for landscape, portrait, still life & sports, photography.
Assignment: Interpret subjects of specific interest.
Session 4 (of 4)
Review of photos from session 3.
Techniques & kit suggestions for travel, stage (theater), & macro photography. What to buy (used & new) & where to buy. Magazine & website suggestions. Overview of photo editing software. Recommendations for computers & monitors for photo editing (handouts).
Questions & review of topics as needed. Suggestions for future sessions.
Pre-register for sessions of your choosing online.

Pottery Class: Leaf Mugs with Gabby
2024-09-27 18:30 - 20:00 | Greene County Makers, 310 S Cutler Street, Greeneville, TN, 37743, United States
Get creative with clay! Learn the slab hand-building method to build a leaf mug. We will use real fall leaves for texture. Learn how to pull a handle. Build a functional piece of art in one class. Come back for the second class to glaze and decorate your leaf mug. All materials and firings included.
What you will learn:
An introduction to pottery materials & tools.
The hand-building in clay method using slabs.
Basic glaze techniques.
This is a two part class. 9/13/24 and 9/27/24

$50 members, $60 non members, must pre-register online.

Cancelled: Fantastic Fabric and Fiber Art Friday
2024-09-27 15:00 - 18:00 | TN

Board of Directors Meeting
2024-09-26 17:00 - 18:00 | Greene County Makers, 310 S Cutler Street, Greeneville, TN, 37743, United States
Agenda

Kids' Pottery: Sponge Holders with Gabby
2024-09-25 16:30 - 18:00 | Greene County Makers, 310 S Cutler Street, Greeneville, TN, 37743, United States
Join in the pottery fun! Learn the hand-building methods of slab, coil, and pinch to build an animal sponge holder. Build a functional piece of art in one class. Come back for the second class to glaze and decorate your animal sponge holder. All materials and firings included.
The fee is for the two pottery classes. 9/11/24 and 9/25/2024
$50 members, $60 non members, must pre-register online.

Mini Masters Tuesday with Tania
2024-09-24 10:00 - 11:30 | Greene County Makers, 310 S Cutler Street, Greeneville, TN, 37743, United States
You can learn so much from the masters!
Let’s start creating our interpretation of a masterpiece – let’s make a mini Monet water lilly painting!
8×8″ canvas and all acrylic art supplies and Tania to help you along the way!
Members $25
Non members $30
Pre-registration required.

Simply Painting - Mill Wheel
2024-09-23 14:00 - 17:00 | Greene County Makers, 310 S Cutler Street, Greeneville, TN, 37743, United States
The instructor will guide students through painting a smaller version of his mill wheel mural using a limited color palette and just a few brushes.
Acrylic Painting
11″ x 14″ panel
All materials provided
$25/members, $30 non-member.
Pre-registration required

Greeneville Basket Guild - Monthly Meeting
2024-09-21 08:30 - 14:30 | Greene County Makers, 310 S Cutler Street, Greeneville, TN, 37743, United States
Private guild meeting / Please contact Greeneville Basket Guild on Facebook for details.
