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Friday Afternoon 1:00 - 5:00
F-PM-7
Altered Turtle
Vickie Echols
Use up your gourd scraps to create this Altered Turtle Basket. We will start with a prepared gourd shard that resembles a turtle shell. We will learn how to coil pine needles onto the shard while incorporating beads to create our unique turtle baskets.
Cost: $50.00
Friday Afternoon
Time: 1:00-5:00
Skill Level: All
Min: 5
Max: 12
Students Must Bring: Sharp scissors, small needle nose pliers & fine tip wire cutters
Class is Full
Who Tree Lamp
Terry and Sandy Jordan
The student will use a small unusual “Pear shape gourd” to create this lamp. The student will learn to “mud” the leaf design on the gourd. They will also learn how to create a triple cluster. Holes will then be drilled to allow light to come through the gourd. They will also use Turkish beads to bring colorful light to their lamp. Mud is a dimensional paint developed by Margot Clark. Her mud and techniques will be used. Instructor will supply mud, brush, gourd (cleaned and painted), base and light kit and all Turkish beads, star for top and cardinals. Muddingkits will be available to purchase.
Cost: $55.00
Friday Afternoon
Time: 1:00-5:00
Skill Level: All
Min: 1
Max: 10
Students Must Bring: Student will need to bring drill with 7/32”, 9/64”, and 5/16” drill bits.
F-PM-9
PACE - Sculpted Santa Ornament
Christine Pace
Examples will be provided or use your imagination to sculpt a Santa(or Uncle Sam)ornament on a banana gourd. I will show my step-by-step technique of sculpting using the 2-part epoxy clay Quikwood layer by layer. Even embellishments will be sculpted! Hopefully enough time will allow us to fully paint your ornament too.
Cost: $44.00
Friday Afternoon
Time: 1:00-5:00
Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Min: 4
Max: 12
I will provide everything you need: gourd, Quikwood, sculpting tools, protective hand cream and/or gloves, acrylic paints & brushes & sealer, plus a cord for hanging!
Students Must Bring: Please bring an apron or old shirt to protect from paint spills.
F-PM-10
Turquoise Bowl
Terry Kloiber
Create a bowl that looks like it was carved from turquoise with silver veins and black matrix.
Cost: $55.00
Friday Afternoon
Time: 1:00-5:00
Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Min: 6
Max: 12
Students Must Bring: Apron, respirator/dust mask, protective eye wear
Power carver (Dremel, Pro-carver, etc.) with small ball cutter bits.
F-PM-12
Grungy Powertex & Sea Salt Gourd
Susan Crowe
Under the Boardwalk!
For all those secret mermaids and beach lovers, this gourd is for you.
Come and learn how to create yummy, visually interesting effects using Powertex textile hardener and simple household items. Cardboard, paper mache, sea salt, and kitchen spices will give our gourd its grungy, barnacle coated look. Students will learn how to mix and apply Powertex clay to create texture and adhere decorative elements to the gourd. Then, we top it off with quick batch of sea salt paint and kitchen spices. The salt wash finish must dry overnight before sanding. For this reason, it will be necessary for students to complete a few simple finishing steps at home once it has completely dried.
* Please not anyone with an allergy to cinnamon will not want to take this class.
Cost: $55.00
Friday Afternoon
Time: 1:00-5:00
Skill Level: All
Min: 3
Max: 12
Students Must Bring: A box of disposable gloves.
A heat gun for drying as needed.
An apron or smock.
Paper and pen for note taking as desired.
F-PM-13
On the Edge
Judy Zeigler and Jody Retford
Are you a beginner or need a refresher closed coiling lesson, come learn to coil waxed linen thread over a foundation on the rim of a gourd. Create a beautiful, functional, and sculptural piece of art. Learn to construct a continuous coil to create decorative rim treatments, switch-backs, and free-flowing forms. The addition of beads, pendants, and multiple colors of thread will enhance the coiling projects. Learn the use of alcohol inks to color the gourds prior to coiling. All levels are welcome.
Cost: $55.00
Friday Afternoon
Time: 1:00-5:00
Skill Level: All
Min: 5
Max: 12
Students Must Bring: Assorted beads (1/16 inch or larger hole), apron
F-PM-14
GNOME
Patricia Farley
Create a wonderful gnome by adding a nose, arms, and shoes out of quick wood. You will design and paint your gnome. Spray seal than you will add faux fur for his long beard and handmade hat. Small botanicals can be added to your hats. Once completed with hat they stand about 10 inches tall.
Cost: $43.00
Friday Afternoon
Time: 1:00-5:00
Skill Level: All
Min: 5
Max: 12
Students Must Bring: several size paint brushes, heat gun, and imagination
F-PM-15
Mr. and Mrs. Penguin
Laurie Weiand
These delightful Penguins will melt your Heart!
Using 2- 5" high pear shaped prepared gourds, some Quickwood for the bill and metal brads for eyes, you will learn how to paint these two into their own fun self. You might have to name them once you complete them with a bow tie for him and a pearl necklace for her!
Cost: $35.00
Friday Afternoon
Time: 1:00-5:00
Skill Level: All
Min: 3
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Students Must Bring: Apron, rubber gloves, heat gun.
F-PM-16
3 Small Trees
Mary Annunziato and Jackie Burke
Learn to fringe and twirl 3/4" wool to make one of the three small trees in your kit. The kit includes strips of wool, wires, dowels, tape, wood bases and cotton for all 3 trees. Beautiful selection of colors are available.
Cost: $50.00
Friday Afternoon
Time: 1:00-5:00
Skill Level: All
Students Must Bring: Nothng
THIS CLASS IS FULL
Love of the Sea
Robyn Goode
This class you will make a cute little sea turtle ornament. The teacher will show you how to make a turtle using quick wood, wire and gourds. You will make 1 cute ornament Teach will provide everything needed to make your turtle
Cost: $45.00
Friday Afternoon
Time: 1:00-5:00
Skill Level: All
Min: 3
Max: 12
Students Must Bring: Apron
F-PM-18
At the Garden Gate
Susan Taber
Paint a beautiful spring garden gate gourd lamp.
Cost: $75.00
Friday Afternoon
Time: 12:00-6:00 (this is a 6 hour class)
Skill Level: All
Min: 6
Max: 12
Students Must Bring: Stencil brushes, round brush, liner and angle brushes
F-PM-19
Peruvian giraffe
Ana Poma
We will use 3 different gourds to create a giraffe as it would be created in Peru. Ana will have tools that Peruvians use so you can try them, but you can also use pieces of wood to learn how to burn giraffe stains (Peruvian technique) and to incorporate different materials such as leather for ears. You will learn how to burn your gourd to make it black and shiny; how to scratch your pattern to make it look more three-dimensional; and how to shine and protect it using wax and heat to seal it in. Expect to finish this project within the class time.
Cost: $55 .00
Friday Afternoon
Time: 1:00-5:00
Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Min: 2
Max: 12
Students Must Bring: Gourds, (check class photo), apron, wood burner and tips, rotary carver with bits.
F-PM-20
Seeing Dots
Sherry Briscoe
In this class students will receive a cleaned, cut, and sanded gourd bowl that has been base-coated black. They will then learn how to:
1. Set up their design area on the front of the bowl.
2. Apply dots in various sizes and colors according to their design ideas.
3. Dry their applied dots between the different layers.
4. Glaze the bowl when design has been completed.
There will be some discussion of a variety of ways to set up design areas.
Cost: $45.00
Friday Afternoon
Time: 1:00-5:00
Skill Level: All
Min:4
Max: 10
Students Must Bring: Students must bring an apron/smock to protect their clothes, as the paint is very difficult, if not impossible to remove; and a hair dryer.