Brooklyn ARTery Brings Workshops to Greenmarket This Sunday

Brooklyn ARTery, the community arts space currently in development by neighbor Susan Siegel, will host a series of workshops this Sunday, July 22 from 9am-2pm at the Cortelyou Greenmarket. Some things you can join in on include:

• Collaborate with others on a community mosaic mural on John’s Bakery wall.

• Learn bookbinding and take home your future journal, scrap book, or flip book.

• Concoct seasonal “mocktails” infused with fruit and herbs from the market.

Susan sends this schedule of events, which includes activities for people of all ages:

FREE CLASSES

9-10am: Balloon Animals
Be the life of the party! Learn how to make animals with balloon artiste extraordinaire Jocelyn Lucas-Rosenberg.

10:15-11:15am: Cartooning
Comics can be anything! Marguerite Dabaie will show examples from superheroes, to comic strips, to graphic novels, to manga, to “alternative” comics. Use supplies that comic artists typically use and create your own comics! This is a great workshop for the comic-curious. For ages 8 and up.

11:30am-12:30pm: Vegetable Print Cards
Sometimes the simplest techniques create the most beautiful results. Printing the exquisite natural patterns from farm fresh vegetables and fruits makes one-of-a-kind hand-designed cards. All ages can participate!

Classes $10 per person (to help cover material costs)

9-10am: Mosaic Mural, Public Art Project
Work with Juan Carlos Pinto and the Brooklyn Recycle Project and collaborate on a mosaic mural on the wall beside John’s Bakery on Cortelyou Road! Meet at the Rugby Rd Brooklyn ARTery tent to sign up. Learn the basics of mosaic art while creating a permanent public artwork in the neighborhood!

10:15-11:15am: Bookbinding 101 with Aliza Simons and Woody Leslie
Learn how to make your own book! You’ll be learning basic bookbinding techniques to craft your own books. Take home your future journal, scrap book, or flip book.

11:30am-12:30pm: Origami Bird Mobiles
Learn the ancient Japanese art of origami (in Japanese, ori means paper, and kami–gami–means folding), and discover the secret to building balanced mobiles. Sarah Shears will guide you through the creation of a beautiful origami bird mobile. This handmade gift and decoration will surely captivate everyone from babies to adults.

12:45-1:45pm: Herbs and Fruit infused Summer Mocktails
Master party mixologists Jackie Fields and Saundra Thomas will show you how to concoct delicious ice cold drinks muddled with farm fresh herbs and fruits including basil, rosemary, cucumber, mint, and mixed berries… These are refreshing drinks everyone can enjoy, whether you don’t like alcohol, are pregnant, or are a kid! And for you foodies, these mocktails beat wine in Food and Wine magazine’s food pairing game!