About this Event
In this workshop, Leigh Oviatt will guide participants through fundamental weaving techniques. All materials are included and participants will leave with their own mini weaving! This program is presented in conjunction with our Inaugural SURFACE: Artist Alumni Satellite Gallery Exhibition, TEXTURE at Blue Sky Nm Coworking. The workshop will take place during the closing reception of TEXTURE. Leigh's demonstration will begin at 4:00pm and last approximately 30 mins, participants are welcome to continue working on their mini-weavings during the closing reception of TEXTURE at Blue Sky NM Coworking. Light refreshments will be available!
Where
This class will be outdoors at Blue Sky NM Coworking 3214 Purdue Pl NE, Abq NM 87106
When
Saturday, June 13th 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Who
This class is appropriate for teens (15-19) and adults (20 and up) of all skill levels.
What to Bring
Yourself! All materials will be provided.
How Much
Registration – Subsidized $10
Registration – Regular $20
Registration – Community Support $30
About the Teaching Artist
Leigh is a multidisciplinary artist currently immersed in weaving and fiber art. She grew up on a cattle ranch in Bozeman, Montana, spending her early years exploring the outdoors within a family of artists, cowboys, and educators. After more than 25 years in the rugged Pacific Northwest, she relocated to the gorgeous wide-open landscapes of New Mexico in 2018.
Throughout her life, Leigh has explored a wide range of creative practices including weaving, painting, jewelry fabrication, darkroom and street photography, film production, and set design. Her entrepreneurial spirit has been a parallel creative path, leading her to found a successful landscape design and build company with an accompanying cactus and succulent nursery in Oregon, and later to open an integrative wellness center that housed the first float tank on the Oregon coast.
Leigh has exhibited her photography and fiber art in galleries and shows across Washington, Oregon, Texas, California, and New Mexico. She was selected as a Harwood Art Center SURFACE: Emerging Artist of New Mexico in 2023 and received an Artist Inc. Fellowship in 2025. She currently lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where her days are spent making art, tending plants, and wandering the high desert with her sweet rescue animals.
www.leighoviatt.com
About Blue Sky NM Coworking + Harwood Art Center
Blue Sky NM is a new intentionally small, creative co-working community in the heart of Albuquerque's Nob Hill.
Harwood Art Center is a vibrant community-based arts hub and outreach program of Escuela del Sol Montessori.
In 2026 Blue Sky and Harwood partnered to present the SURFACE Alumni Gallery at Blue Sky NM. SURFACE: Emerging Artists of New Mexico is dedicated to cultivating the growth of local creative talents, supporting their professional viability in the field, and expanding their visibility in the public sphere. The new Satellite Gallery @ Blue Sky NM reflects an additional component to SURFACE, now in its 14th year, and offers a special opportunity for SURFACE Alumni to show existing work, receive an additional honorarium, open up new sales proceeds, and exhibit in a novel space.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
3214 Purdue Pl NE, 3214 Purdue Place Northeast, Albuquerque, United States
USD 10.00 to USD 30.00
