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SOLD OUT – Wreath Making Workshop

November 9 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

$35 Per Registration

Adults who attend to help the kids or simply watch them craft, please select the free “Spectator” registration option. For example, if your two kids each want to create their own wreath and you want to watch/help them (no wreath of your own), choose 2 paid tickets plus 1 spectator. If two adults and two kids all want to create their own wreath, choose 4 paid tickets. This will ensure that we acquire the correct number of wreaths and set up the room for the correct number of people.

Date: Saturday, November 9
Time: 2:30 – 4:30 PM
Instructor: Silvia Bagnacani
Location: Room 110
Ages: All Ages, Family friendly
Skill Level: All Levels
Registration Fee: $35 – 1 registration = 1 wreath

This class is sold out. The current instructor is only able to teach one class, and we are currently working on finding a new instructor to teach a second session.
In the meantime, you can sign up for the waitlist to be notified if we hold a second session.

Waitlist

You can view all Handcrafted for the Holidays classes & workshops here.

About the class

1 Paid ticket = 1 Wreath. All ages are welcome!

Do you love the look and smell of fresh wreaths? Do you want to learn how to make your own beautiful creations using natural materials? If so, join us for a fun and relaxing Wreath Making workshop with professional florist Sylvia Bagnacani. In this workshop, you will learn the basics of wreath making, such as how to choose and prepare the greenery and flowers, how to arrange them on a wire frame, and how to add ribbons and other decorations. By the end of the workshop, you will have a stunning wreath that you can proudly display on your door or wall. This workshop is suitable for beginners and experienced crafters alike. Don’t miss this opportunity to unleash your creativity and have fun with fellow wreath lovers! Book your spot today!

The Sonoma Community Center is committed to creating an accessible learning environment. If you require any special considerations(medical, physical, learning) please share them with Sean Baskin, Program Associate, by emailing him at sean@sonomacommunitycenter.org so that he can forward them to the relevant Program Director and Instructor.

About the instructor

Silvia Bagnacani

Instructor / Artist

Silvia was born and raised in a small town in Northern Italy where she was surrounded by culinary farms and rolling hills. As a lifetime student of Visual Arts, she fell in love with the colors of Matisse, the compositions of Redon, the attention to detail of Maria Sybilla Merian, and the passion for flowers of Cunningham. Silvia shares a love of nature with Georgia O’Keeffe. It is these elements that inspire her when arranging nature’s works of art. When she creates a floral arrangement she starts with the greenery as the foundation. She loves to forage from nature and look for just the right shades of earthy colors to ground the arrangement. Once this base is set, then she starts adding the stars of the show. Silvia lets texture, movement, rhythm, and colors speak to her to know what comes next. She likes the arrangement to recreate the beauty and chaos of the season and surroundings they came from. Silvia finds beauty in imperfection, and prefers wild harmony over symmetry. Sometimes it’s as if the arrangements make themselves. She hopes her florals surprise you with joy and happiness for you as they do for her!

    Questions and Answers

    • All Levels
    • Welcomes participants from beginning through advanced. Instructor provides a balanced and flexible curriculum suitable for participants with any level of experience.
    • Beginning
    • Participant has little to no experience with this medium and needs or expects guidance at every step during the class. Participant wants to learn about materials, techniques, and vocabulary of the medium.
    • Intermediate
    • Participant is comfortable with the medium and expects both guidance and time to work alone with the medium.
    • Advanced
    • Participant is very confident with all aspects of the medium. Participant is self-motivated; ready to experiment and develop their artistic voice.

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    We ask that you notify us at least 10 days in advance of a class if you need to cancel your registration. You may cancel by phone or email and we will gladly offer you a refund or credit toward a future class. If you cancel with less than 10 days’ notice, we will not be able to provide refunds, due to our contractual obligations and material purchases for each class. 

    Sometimes, the Sonoma Community Center has to cancel a class due to low enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as a natural disaster or health emergency. If this happens and we do not offer a reschedule date, you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee, or credit towards a future class. If we are able to offer a reschedule date but you are unable to make the new date, we will gladly offer credit towards a future class.

    Late additions to any program, class, or workshop that has already begun will be allowed on a per-case basis depending upon the Program Director & instructors approval. Late additions will have to pay the full registration cost of the class, along with any materials fees, and will not be prorated for the time missed. You may reach out to the program directors directly, or the Program Associate Sean Baskin at sean@sonomacommunitycenter.org to request a late addition.

    We are always looking for new instructors. You can find more information about the process here, or fill out the form directly here.

    You can view our full class policies and guidelines here.

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