Joel Beard, 28, makes a screen print with the help of Ashley Deville, 24, during a Skillshare Austin workshop Saturday at the Space 12
venue in East Austin. The event continues today with a chicken coop raffle, information on anarchist baby care and more. AUSTIN Men and women loped around trying to learn the dance-like Brazilian martial art called capoeira. Moms-to-be were given the basics on prenatal care. And a 5-year-old boy showed people of all ages how to weave a scarf using a technique called hand-knitting. Those were just a sampling of Skillshare Austin’s workshops presented Saturday in East Austin at the Space 12 event center. “We’re all about relying on ourselves and each other instead of outside groups or companies,” Skillshare organizer Virginia Jensen said. The group, which has been active in Austin for about two years, holds monthly workshops on sustainable and creative living. This is their second free, weekend-long showcase. About 60 people attended the event Saturday. It will continue today from noon to 5:45 p.m. at the Space 12 venue, 3121 E. 12th Street. “We’re here to help people realize how we’re all teachers and we’re all learners,” said Charity Ridpath, another organizer.
Jensen and Ridpath stood next to a table where participants had just finished making digital television antennas using a wood block and wire hangers.