#brainery

June 2016 – Art Class offerings

Good morning, class! (This is when you all respond in unison: “Good morning, Professor Craz!”) This can be called “Summer of the Marker” since I am offering some of my popular Prismacolor Marker classes again! I will be offering two classes through The Art Store in Henrietta, NY and one class through the Rochester Brainery in Rochester, NY’s Village Gate. The Introduction courses at each location…

Fan-Fiction as a Writing Exercise #writing #ScienceFiction #MassEffect

I put the Snow Apocalypse to good use this weekend, and cranked out the last two chapters of the Mass Effect fan-fiction novel I’ve been working on (All the Western Stars). With that done, I’ve produced just over 25,000 words of new material in the month of January, and finished one of the three fan-fiction projects I still had open. This seems like a good opportunity to discuss my perspective on…

To celebrate the opening of our new space in Prospect Heights (190 Underhill Ave), we’re putting our awesome Brainery swag on sale! 

The classic Brainery tote can be yours.

Or perhaps the Let’s Make Thai tote is more up your alley. Tired of always forgetting your coconut milk, kaffir lime leaves, and galangal? With our Let's Make Thai Food tote you'll have your shopping list at the ready no matter where you are (because that's useful).

Hands On  Learn to Knit: Hand Warmers - think your first knitting project has to be a lumpy scarf? No way.  Chapbooks: The Pamphlet Stitch & The Art of Self Publishing - the building blocks of bookbinding  English Paper Piecing - a simple way to create intricate-looking fabric creations for quilting and other projects + a great way to practice your stitches  Mold Making and Casting: An Introduction - create reuseable molds of just about anything, then cast your objects in glue, soap & more  Felted Soaps - learn to felt wool roving and end up with a super neat, long-lasting soap  Electronics and Soldering - if you don't know a soldering iron from a nine iron, this class is perfect for you  Low-Tech Screenprinting - an easy way to screenprint without any fancy equipment

Lecture Style  Boom! Your Guide to Surviving a Nuclear Attack - don't be caught unawares when the Big One strikes  Norse Mythology - it's more than Thor's flowing locks  How to Read a Knitting Pattern - newbie knitters welcome as well

Real World Skills  How to Plan a Better Party whether it's a dinner party or a rager, a great party starts with a great plan  For Teachers: Learning Strategies for the Classroom - expand your educational toolkit  Writing Your Original TV Pilot - how to craft your script  Introduction to Web Technologies - you use the Internet all day, might as well understand it better  HTML & CSS for You and Me - the building blocks of the web  Storytelling on the Radio - from writing for the ear to pitching your stories  Make Better Videos on Your Phone - we're always with our phones, learn how to make videos like a pro