OpenShop at JC Fab Lab!

Come on out for JC Fab Lab OpenShop on Thursday, March 26th!

We have a great night planned... including:

6:30PM - JC Fab Kids (and parents) LAB TOURS

7:30PM - JC Fab Lab ARTtalk: From Knots to Notes: The Old and the New

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6:30PM - JC Fab Kids (and parents) LAB TOURS

The first part of the evening will be dedicated to JC Fab Kids! Lab tours for kids and parents... Learn about the upcoming workshops and Spring Break camp at JC Fab Lab. Get a first hand look at our wood shop, metal shop, and of course our Shapeoko2 CNC Mill, Epilog Laser Cutter / Engraver, Vinyl Cutter, and Printrbot 3D Printer.

Come early and have a slice of pizza.

and then...

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7:30PM - From Knots to Notes: The Old and the New

a presentation & discussion with Mark Siegeltuch + Scott Kilgour

This will be an revelation for all of you - artists, musicians, and the art-curious. Beyond the elaborate beauty in Scottish and British Isle knot work, there is an amazing encoding of music recording far more elaborate than the musical note & staff documentation we are broadly familiar with...

Mark and Scott will share their knowledge and touch on the larger context of this traditional work and its presence then & now. The premise of the talk:

A number of standing stones in the British Isles contain an unusual method for recording music that uses interlaced designs. A brief analysis will be provided plus a briefer discussion of the links between this system of encoding and even older ideas based on the use of knots.

The artist, Scott Kilgour, has used knot-work designs in his own work. He will talk about his thoughts on his Interspace exhibit, which he completed in 1999 and first exhibited in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Mark Siegeltuch is the author of The Thread-Spirit: The Symbolism of Knotting Weaving and Spinning (http://www.amazon.com/The-Thread-Spirit-Symbolism-Knotting-Fiber/dp/1891785451) and has written and lectured widely on the subject of traditional symbolism. He makes his living as a technical writer and trainer in the fields of telecommunications, networking, and software.

Scott Kilgour was born in Glasgow and attended Glasgow School of Arts in Scotland where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts. He moved to New York in the early 1980s and has had numerous gallery and museum exhibitions in both Europe and the US. Scott has an upcoming exhibition at Bleeker Street Arts Club... more on that here (http://bsacny.com/exhibitions/20/overview/).

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Please be our guest at Open Shop at JC Fab Lab! Bring a project idea, or, even a project in progress to share with the group or collaborators.

Get the nickel tour of The Lab... we have a 2000sq. ft shop with

• traditional woodshop tools

• basic metal-working tools (including a MIG welder)

• Epilog Fusion 40 laser cutter / engraver,

• Shapeoko2 CNC Mill (1000mmx1000mm)...

and more :-)

Meet potential collaborators.

Find out about the resources, workshops, and upcoming events (http://jcfablab.com/events/) at JC Fab Lab.

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Membership Info

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We officially kicked off official public membership on Jan. 15. If you missed it, that's okay... pretty simple... you can apply for membership at JC Fab Lab here:

http://www.jcfablab.com/membership-application

We're actively looking for members to join up (for monthly memberships)... it's pretty simple:

1. Apply online (http://www.jcfablab.com/membership-application)

2. We'll contact you to set up a new member interview.

3. You take the General Shop Safety Class (http://jcfablab.com/event/jc-fab-lab-general-safety-class-tues-feb-3-630pm/). (this will be given a few times monthly, ongoing... go to the Workshops & Events (http://jcfablab.com/events/#top) page and search for "safety" (http://jcfablab.com/events/?action=tribe_list&tribe_paged=1&tribe_event_display=list&tribe-bar-search=safety) to find the next one that fits into your schedule.)

4. Pass the quiz, and Contact Us (http://jcfablab.com/contact/) to sign-up for the pricing plan (http://jcfablab.com/pricing/) you're happiest with.