ADULT CLASSES

AUGUST

Hadar Jacoboson's Metal Clays
August 15 & 16: 10am - 5pm (SESSION FULL - waitlist open) (An abbreviated version of the 3-Day class).
Course #10W8156 $375. (Material list to follow)

Steel, Bronze & Copper Clay Instructor: Hadar Jacobson
August 17, 18 & 19: 10am - 5pm (SESSION FULL - waitlist open)
In this 3-day workshop you will learn different possibilities for combining a variety of metal clays in a single piece of jewelry. Among other techniques, you will learn draping, overlay, inlay of copper in bronze and bronze in copper, wraparound, and hot riveting. We will also explore combining clays - and firing methods. A good part of the time will be dedicated to post-firing finishing techniques - especially how to achieve a smooth matte finish as well as the appearance of married metals. Experience in metal clay is necessary.
Course #10W8179 Hadar Jacobson has been a metal clay artist and instructor for the past 14 years. She is the author of three books about metal clay, and a manufacturer of copper, bronze, and steel clay in a powder form. To see more of her work, visit: www.artinsilver.com; read about base metal clay on her blog: www.artinsilver.com/blog.

Diffused Water Color Effects
(using ... what?)
Instructor: Fred Mullett
August 25
5:30pm - 9:30pm
Paints (sure), markers (okay...), bleach (hmmm...), rubber stamps (really???) YUP! You'll learn to create imagery you never dreamed you were capable of - using an unlikely array of "tools" to achieve startling effects. If you've played with mixed media, if you are a stamper, an assemblage artist, a journal/book/trading card artist - join us for an evening that will change your thinking and expand your repertoire!!
Course #S1 0WFM1 $75. (Materials list to follow)

Fred Mullett is a member of the Nature Printing Society, an arts educator and ex actor with a definite outside-the-lines attitude! His classes are jam-packed with information and unstoppable creativity!

Painting with Plastic
Instructor: Fred Mullett
August 26
5:30pm - 9:30pm
Expanding on Fred's 8/25 workshop (above) - or as a stand-alone for the more experienced student - this class focuses on watercolor additions in multi-color printing/embossing. Thee will also be a short demo on making your own colored transparent powders. Register early, these classes are limited in size will fill quickly.
Course #S10WFM2 $75. (Materials list to follow)

Fred Mullett is a member of the Nature Printing Society, an arts educator and ex actor with a definite outside-the-lines attitude! His classes are jam-packed with information and unstoppable creativity!

SEPTEMBER

The Handbag Series - #1

Purse'n, Place or Thing
Instructor: Michael de Meng
September 11 & 12: 10am - 5pm
We asked Michael de Meng to kick off our Handbag Series because we view handbags as reliquaries of our daily lives - and no one approaches reliquaries quite like Michael de Meng! His response: "When I think of purses, I think of my grandmother. She used to have this enormous cream patent leather purse. Inside, well, inside was everything that anyone would ever want. I swear she had circus clowns in there. Usually when one thinks of handbags they think of the items that go inside, in this class we are going to do just the opposite. We are going to adorn the exterior of the purse with strange and wondrous things. We will be using the process of assemblage to transform an everyday handbag ito a sculptural sight to behold. It will become something that becomes not a mere vessel to hold tissues, sunglasses and circus clowns, but an item of personal expression. Fashion. Turn to the left. Fashion. Turn to the right." Get ready for the Michael de Meng experience.
Course #10W9112 $350.

Michael de Meng is an assemblage artist with a deliciously twisted attitude and approach to shrines and reliquaries! His art is about transformation. His assemblages speak of the evolutions and relationships of everyday things. Michael has traveled, exhibited and taught all over the globe. His books: "Secrets of Rusty Things" and "Dusty Diablos" are bibles for "altered" artists. To see more of Michael's work visit www.michaeldemeng.com.

Hold Everything: Tin Handbag Workshop
Instructor: Marlene True
September 17 - 20: 10am - 4pm
Handbags come in a variety of shapes and sizes and beyond practical function are expressions of taste and indivuality. Tin containers are also made in many shapes and sizes, have great colors, images, patterns and text, making them an ideal material for creating handbags. In the process of fabricating our own designs we will learn to alter, cut, form, rivet, hinge and solder tin to make handbags ranging from sophisticated to sassy.
Course #10W911720 $450.

Marlene Ture is a full-time studio artist and current Artist-in-Residence at Pocosin Arts in Columbia, NC. Recently her work became a part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Art and Design in New York and the Enamel Arts Foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Forthcoming, her work and writing will be featured in Lark Book's Jewelry Design Challenge. When not in her studio Marlene teaches and lectures at workshops throughout the US. Other recent publications including her work are 500 Enameled Objects by Lark Books, Mixed Media Collage Jewelry by Janette Schuster, 500 Pendants and Lockets, Lark Books, Fabulous Jewelry from Found Objects by Marthe Le Van and The Fine Art of the Tin Can, Revised Edition, by Bobby Hansson.

OCTOBER

Luminous Felted Lampshades
Instructor: Faith Hagenhofer
October 2 & 3: 10am - 4pm
In any color, felt is GREEN! Students will learn to make translucent laminate wool felt on the first day, to be used in creating a lampshade on the second day. The unique qualities of handmade felt as a lightning material will please and surprise. These can be as simple or layered as your aesthetic dictates. Shade armatures can be made in class or purchased from instructor.
Course #10W1023 $245. (Materials list to follow)

Faith Hagenhofer has been a feltmaker for about 18 years, and now shepherds a flock specific to her medium's needs. Her body of work ranges from felt yardage to three dimensional works. Pieces are conceptual and sculptural, sometimes functional, sometimes combining many aspects in a single piece, often with great whimsy. Her work has been exhibited regionally and in group shows throughout the United States. She holds a BA from The Evergreen State College, an MLS from the University of Arizona, and a Certificate of Craft from the Oregon College of Art & Craft. She has taught workshops for many schools, colleges and guilds. See more of Faith's work at www.faithhagenhofer.com.

Rio Rewards PMC Certification Class
Instructor: Patrik Kusek
October 8 - 10: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Taught by world-class instructor, Patrik Kusek, this certification is intended for the experienced PMC enthusiast who seeks the recognition that a standardized level of expertise offers. Students who complete certification leave the class equipped with advanced skills and knowledge, prepared to teach PMC classes and to incorporate PMC into their own work. And, simply but attending the class, you become enrolled in Rio Rewards, a special purchasing program through which members receive discounts on PMC and PMC-related products. (visit www.riorewards.com for details).
Cost: $425.
Sponsored by Rio Grande
To register call 866-346-2698, or email education@riogrande.com