Get ready to pop into the library to make felt frogs! Reverie Rich, Duchess of Felt, will visit the Coos Bay Public Library on Saturday, March 7th to host a two-part series of felt frog-making workshops do. The first time is from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and is aimed at youth from 4th grade through 8th grade, and teens are also welcome to attend.
The second workshop will be from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and is aimed at adults and youth ages 14 and older. All supplies will be provided. Space available is limited. Pre-registration must be done on his website at the Coos Bay Public Library or by calling the Coos Bay Public Library.
LeBrie Rich is a wool felt artist from Portland, Oregon. She creates felt projects that encourage creativity and play and has been offering felt making workshops since 2007. Venues that have exhibited her work include the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.
Project Space in New York, New York. Portland Art Museum and Blackfish Gallery in Portland, Oregon; and Albus Gallery in Fukuoka. Her felt sculptures, collages, wearable fiber works, and youth workshops have been published in The New York Times, Hand/Eye Magazine, Makeup, The Oregonian, and Portland Her Monthly.
For more information about programs offered by the Coos Bay Public Library, contact the library by calling (541) 269-1101 x3606 or by visiting the library's website at https://www.coosbaylibrary.org.