October 2009
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Mission Statement
Education is a right, not a commodity. We are all students and teachers, and we believe that everyone has something to teach and to learn from each other. The Brooklyn Skillshare is a communal, hands-on, learning experience that aims to serve as a jumping-off point in the construction of an autonomous, nonexclusive, reciprocal learning community.
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Teacher Bio: Meg Wachter (How to brew Kombucha)
Name: Meg Wachter Class Title: How to brew Kombucha! Summary of Class: Learn the history, biology, science, and health benefits of this ancient and unusual tea. Class will show how to ferment your own tea through various brewing methods. Participants will get there own kombucha mushrooms (scobys) to start the process themselves. Hooray for sharing!. Your experience (in area of skill you are...
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Teacher Bio: Jacqueline Schmidt
Jacqueline Schmidt, A first generation American, third generation artist, was born and raised in New York City. Founder of Screech Owl Design, Jacqueline and her husband George Schmidt combine illustration and art in a full line of eco-friendly products and custom furniture. While continuing her work at Screech Owl Design, Jacqueline has embarked on a parallel project as Creative Director of...
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Teacher Bio: Jeremy Gordon (Home audio production)
Name: Jeremy Gordon Class Title: Home audio production Summary of Class: I am going to teach the class some basic skills to record music at home using a computer. We’ll set up microphones, run a simple signal chain into a computer and set up a recording session in both Garage Band and Digital Performer. We’ll record multiple tracks, mix them and apply digital effects for a...
September 2009
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9 days left!
48% funded & 9 days to go! Pledge what you can thru kickstarter to help us reach $1200 or we will not get funded! Any bit helps!
BKSS: meeting minutes 9/28/09
Home stretch, ya’ll! Much thanks to all who showed up tonight in the less-than-pleasant weather! Met @ Gowanus Studio Space—who are in transition from moving from their space on the 2nd floor to a much larger studio downstairs (our future 1-day home). Will be much more ideal for us! VOLUNTEERS To those that are still interested in volunteering their services the day of the Skillshare,...
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Teacher Bio: Patrick Carey (DIY Electronics)
Name: Patrick Carey Class Title: DIY Electronics (3:30-5pm) Summary of Class: This class is an introduction to the basics of electronics. The class will focus on the most commonly used components and the ways you can use them to make fun art and sound projects. I will also spend some time introducing the Arduino, an open source I/O board that interfaces with a computer, allowing you to make...
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Teacher Bio: Angela Crossman (Massage Basics)
Name: Angela Crossman Class Title: Massage Basics: Taking care of yourself & others (10-11:30am) Summary of Class: Get comfortable in your body and confident in your hands by learning a few tips and tricks of the massage trade. The class will feature a combination of demonstration and hands-on relaxation techniques for some oh-so-popular areas of the body like hands, feet, shoulders and...
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Teacher Bio: Kenzi (Henna body art)
Class: Henna body art (11:45am-1:15pm)
Kenzi traces her passion for henna to the time she spent living and working in Morocco. Her years in North Africa and elsewhere throughout the world have instilled in her a sincere appreciation for diverse cultures, arts, traditions and history. A self-taught professional henna artist, Kenzi is currently working on a book of her original henna art as well...
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Teacher Bio: Karen Yacobucci (Basic Raw Food...
Name: Karen Yacobucci Class Title: Basic Raw Food Preparation: the Art of “Uncooking” Summary of Class: This tasty class has been designed to provide a clear understanding of the basic principles of raw foodism by introducing participants to quick, easy and super delicious organic raw cuisine. This class will provide participants with the building blocks to healthy eating by...
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Teacher Bio: Elise Pelletier (Screenprinting & DIY...
Name: Elise Pelletier Class Title: Screenprinting & DIY Basics (11:45am-1:15pm) Summary of Class: During this class, participants will learn the basics of screenprinting through three different methods. Everyone will then get the opportunity to test their newly learned skills and print a small, two-colored poster made from screens provided by the teacher. Participants will also receive a...
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Teacher Bio: Megan Saynisch (Make your own butter...
Name: Megan Saynisch
Class: make your own butter and ricotta (5:15-6:45pm)
Desc: we’ll make homemade butter (and buttermilk) and ricotta from grass fed cream and milk. We’ll also make recipes with our homemade butter and cheese
Experience: classically trained chef; author of Brooklyn Farmhouse, a website dedicated to sustainable food and cooking. We also offer private cooking...
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Teacher Bio: Glenn Robinson (Bags for the People)
Name: Glenn Robinson Class Title: Bags for the People (5:15-6:45pm) Summary of Class: Participants will learn the empowering skill of sewing reusable bags out of recycled materials to help avoid the many perils of plastic bags.
Your experience (in area of skill you are sharing): Have taught young and old to sew and have sewn thousands of bags. Why are you teaching at the Skillshare? To...
Teacher Bio: Justin Schmidt (Bicycle Mechanics...
Name: Justin Schmidt
Class Title: Bicycle Mechanics 101 (1:45am-1:15pm)
Summary of Class: So you don’t have to go into a shop every time you get a flat or when your bike starts making that “weird noise”.
Your experience (in area of skill you are sharing): I’m a 2009 graduate of the Yamaguchi Building School in Rifle, Colorado. I’ve done it all from rescuing old...
Teacher Bio: Kelly Carámbula (Party favorites:...
Name: Kelly Carámbula
Class Title: Party favorites: infused liquor, homemade ginger ale & tasty snacks (3:30-5pm)
Summary of Class: learn how to infuse liquor, make the most delicious homemade ginger ale and make a few party snacks. Your experience (in area of skill you are sharing): i’m always tinkering around in the kitchen and have spent the past two years making and thinking of...
Teacher Bio: Max Dunlop (Magic & balloon animals)
Class Title: Magic & Balloon Animals (10-11:30am)
My name is Max Dunlop, I am an artist and musician (painter and drummer) currently living in Ridgewood Queens. I began practicing and perform magic as a child. My father is a painter, so growing up in Connecticut, when he would bring his work into the city (which was quite frequently) he would drop me off at various magic shops (often just...
45% funded!
Amazing! Let’s keep it goin, folks! We receive your pledges only if we reach or exceed our funding goal before time expires (Oct 9th). Donate now through kickstarter.com!
HUGE thanks to those that have donated thus far:
Brooklyn Creative League Britt Bolnick MakerBeam (Sam Putman, Glenn Powers and James Coddington) Teri Duerr Matt Lehrer Sarah Goodyear Karen Pam Eng Jacque Adriana Liz N....
We're at 10%, help us reach 50% by the end of this...
We’ve raised $121 dollars (shout-out to: Britt Bolnick, MakerBeam, Teri Duerr, The Brooklyn Creative League, and Matt Lehrer) thus far through Kickstarter—a new way to fund ideas and endeavors!
We were able to raise $ at the benefit show, but we still need your help! Please take a moment to make a donation (no amount too small!) and help us make the 1st Brooklyn Skillshare...
Sunset Park Freemarket!
Got word from Brooklyn resident, Arun Aguiar, about a cool happening down in Sunset Park that the BKSS is totally supportive of:
Saturday: September 19 - Sunset Park 3rd Monthly Very Merry Free Market
This is a space for community members to draw strength from one another’s skills and surplus resources. At and after the event, strangers make friends, and friends share ideas, connections...
more about: Sweet Tooth of the Tiger's Bake sale...
A belated post about all the awesome folks that baked/made/sold delicious baked goods @ the skillshare benefit show!
The Bake Sale Residency Program collaborates with existing events for which an artist will bake and sell their sweet treats. Each bake sale event is roughly 1-2 hours long, and coincides with gallery openings, book launches, art parties, live music performances, film screenings,...
Spare some change?
The Brooklyn Skillshare is free to the public with a suggested donation for participation ($10) on the day of the event—but in order to get off the ground for our first year we need a cache for initial overhead expenses. (Such costs are, but not limited to: renting our venue at Gowanus Studio Space, workshop and event supplies, going toward fees for establishing ourselves as a non-profit,...
Sweet article from Not For Tourists about BKSS! →