Dimensional Punch Rug Series with Kirsten Ervin

4-Part Series

Date:Tuesdays, September 9 - September 30

Time: 6pm-9pm

Description: Create and design a 16” x 16” punch rug wall hanging with three dimensional features! Students will create an original design, learn the basics of rug punching, and learn techniques to create dimension within the work. Perfect for folks who enjoy both drawing, designing and fiber.

Tuition: $210 + $30 materials fee

Materials: All materials provided.

Note: We really want you to join us in the studio! Full and partial tuition scholarships are available to offset some of the financial burden of attending a class.

Please fill out the application here! You can expect to hear from someone on the CC staff within 2 weeks.

If you have any questions, email Jamie Boyle, Fibers Program Manager, at jboyle@contemporarycraft.org, or leave a voice message for them at 412-465-1639.

Location: Contemporary Craft, Timmons Studios (5688 Butler St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201). Note, this workshop will take place in the Fibers Loft, which is on the second floor of the building.

There are 2 entrances to the Timmons Studios.

• One entrance is facing Butler Street. To access the Fibers Loft from the Butler Street facing entrance, there are a total of 32 stairs to ascend.

• One entrance is facing 57th Street. This entrance is accessible by ramp, with no stairs to ascend. There is a lift inside the building to access the second floor.

If there are accessibility accommodations we can provide, or if there is anything you would like us to know before you arrive, please feel free to call Jamie Boyle at 412-465-1639 or email jboyle@contemporarycraft.org.

Cancellations and Refunds: Workshop cancellations are decided three business days before the start date. If workshops must be cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, the entire class fee will be refunded through Eventbrite, or you may leave your workshop fee in your Contemporary Craft account for future workshops.

Refund Policy: Student refund requests must be made at least three business days before a class begins. There will be a $25 cancellation fee. No refunds will be given without three-business days notice. Processing of refunds takes approximately three weeks.

About the Artist

Kirsten Ervin is a Pittsburgh-based artist exploring the intersection of illustration, fiber art and collage. Her fiber practice includes traditional rug hooking, punch needle embroidery, rug tufting and embroidery. She currently teaches artists with disabilities at Studio Forget Me Not! in Carnegie, PA and sells her work at Argyle Studio and Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh. She and her husband coordinate The Silver Apple Gallery, one of Pittsburgh’s smallest art venues.