Tess Faraci
Tess Faraci is a maker / hobbyist with experience that comes from a lifelong quest for new skills. Her professional background includes architectural design, real estate, home construction, and the business of producing and selling small crafts. At the Artisan’s Asylum she splits her time between multiple shops to work with metal, wood, fabric, and any other medium that sparks her interest.
June 2020
Learn Online: Helping Business Owners to Thrive during COVID-19
In this workshop, we will review how to process your emotions to open up your mind to discover how to make creative shifts in work, career, and life. Easing ourselves into change is a challenge and it doesn’t come so easily, so learn how to keep a curious approach and find your intent and direction to pivot your business! Learn to process the negative energy and emotions prompted by the challenge today and shift to creating adaptive models for better business outcomes in a post-COVID-19 world.
Find out more »Learn Online: Kinetic Sculpture at Home (Ages 10+)
What is a kinetic sculpture? It is a piece of art with moving elements powered that can be powered by wind, humans, or motors. In this class, kids will learn how to build a simple kinetic sculpture with things found around the house, like coathangers, tissue boxes, and more! Students will learn basic fabrication methods with these materials and will build a flying kinetic sculpture (pictured) by the end of the class.
Find out more »Online Circuit Hacking Night (Electronics and Robotics)
Come learn about electronics via Zoom with Artisan's Asylum! Whether you're a newbie or an experienced hacker, there will be something for you at Online Circuit Hacking Night. This virtual event will help you with your inquiries and quandaries about anything electronics or robotics for FREE.
Find out more »Learn Online: The Fine Art of Pencil Illustration & Drawing From the Natural World
Express yourself in this fun and relaxing drawing class! Whether you are a professional artist or looking to try your hand at illustration for the first time, this weekend session will guide you through the basics of pencil drawing. In this class, we will cover basic techniques and advanced students can gain additional insight on how to improve their artwork. Students will have a completed drawing to share and many take-away skills to complement their own work. An image from nature will be provided for the online class.
Find out more »Learn Online: Metal Fabrication 101 – Build a table
Moving beyond the basic operation of tools and into actually building metalwork projects is where many students get hung up on the path to becoming a metalworking master. Streaming from the Artisan’s Asylum metal shop, the Metal Fabrication 101 Instructor will help students take that next step. Students will be able to interact with the instructor to ask questions in real time as he works on camera to build a table from steel tubing using the tools at Artisan’s Asylum, while also demonstrating the same techniques using the common tools you might have in your garage.
Find out more »July 2020
Learn Online: Metal Fabrication 101 – Build a table
Moving beyond the basic operation of tools and into actually building metalwork projects is where many students get hung up on the path to becoming a metalworking master. Streaming from the Artisan’s Asylum metal shop, the Metal Fabrication 101 Instructor will help students take that next step. Students will be able to interact with the instructor to ask questions in real time as he works on camera to build a table from steel tubing using the tools at Artisan’s Asylum, while also demonstrating the same techniques using the common tools you might have in your garage.
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