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F-AM-1
Sue Haberer
A Whimsical Medallion
In this class, we’ll transform the top of a canteen gourd into a charming, one-of-a-kind medallion. Using flowing, fancy curves and decorative wood burning techniques, you’ll learn how to add movement, texture, and personality to your design. This project has several different techniques that can be used on any gourd. Once completed, the medallion can be mounted onto a canvas to create a unique wall hanging that blends gourd art with mixed media. This class is perfect for artists who enjoy detail, creativity, and adding a whimsical touch to their gourd work.
Price: $83.00
Time: Friday: 8:30 - 5:00pm (All Day)
Min: 4
Max: 12
Student Skill Level: Advanced
Students Need to bring: Carver, small to medium ball burs, a reverse tapered bur, Xacto knife with extra blades, wood burner with small skew pen sandpaper, and small diamond files, paint brushes and other favorite paint tools (detail and 1/4" tapered brushes) extensions cord. I will provide the gourds and paint, and various patterns.
F-AM-2
Candi Rawlins
Weave your own bead gourd pendant/embellishment
Learn the peyote stitch and herringbone stitch as you create your beaded pendant using 11/O Japanese cylinder beads. Make your pendant as large or small as you choose. If you don’t complete the project in class you will have the skills and supplies to finish at home. A variety of colors will be available for students to choose from. As well as stringing materials. Bring a work light if you have one and magnification if needed. Beads and needles are small.
Cost : $88.00.
Time: Friday 8:30 – 2:30 (This is a 6 hour class)
Min: 4
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Student Should Bring: Bring a work light if you have one and magnification if needed. Beads and needles are small.
F-AM-3
Regina Pena
Bedazzled Bowl
Students will learn how to create a unique stain glass effect using alcohol inks on gourds shards. Afterwards, each student will choose from a selection of dyed and sealed bowls. Each student will choose the interior color for their bowls and the beads color. Once the interior is painted and dried, your instructor will demonstrate the beading of the rim.
Then let the bedazzling begin! The beading of the rim does take on average 2-3 1/2 hours to complete. Most students will complete this project during the class. If not, materials to complete the project will be provided along with tutorial.
Price: $56.00
Time: Friday 8:30 – 2:30 (This is a 6 hour class)
Min: 4
Max:12
Skill Level: All
Students Should Bring: Apron, additional seeing aid if needed
Friday Morning 8:30 - 11:30
F-AM-4
Robyn Goode
Fiber Art Shrooms
In this class you will use fiber on a gourd to create 3D mushroom designs.
Cost: $48.00
Time: Friday: 8:30am - 11:30
Min: 5
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Student Should Bring: Apron
F-AM-5
Vickie Echols
Beaded Altered Pedestal Basket
We will begin with an altered gourd pedestal bowl and using wire, we will add beads to the rim. We will have a large assortment of beads to help lushly fill in the rim of the pedestal. The Beaded Pedestal is approx. 5".
Cost: $63.00
Time: Friday: 8:30am - 11:30
Min: 8
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Students Should Bring: Jewelry size wire cutters & needle nose plyers
F-AM-6
Leslie Meier
Gnattermoss: The "goodish" gremlin
Students Will learn about using various sculpting tools, quick cure clay, botanicals, and multimedia items during the construction of their own "Goodish" Gremlin.
$68
Friday: 8:30am - 11:30
Min:1
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
All items are supplied by instructor. Students may wish to bring their own apron, heat gun, and/or sculpting tools.
F-AM-7
Lisa Mohr
Rockstar Glam
The instructor will provide a cleaned and prepped gourd. You will be working with chameleon mica powders, UV resin, and Inlace dust, flakes and nuggets. The rim will be finished with a deco mesh trim.
You will have multiple choices of colors to use. So if purple isn't your thing you will have options. It's a fun and messy class.
Cost: $58.00
Time: Friday: 8:30am - 11:30
Min: 4
Max:12
Skill Level: All
Student Should Bring: Apron and work ready clothes
F-AM-8
Tammy Schlosser
Up Up and Away
Have fun creating this artful mini-scene of a colorful hot air balloon flying over the tree tops. Your artwork is in a 5” wood shadowbox frame which you will stain. Background tree landscape is already outlined for you to paint with watercolors as you wish.
The gourd balloon and basket is cut, cleaned and ready for you to paint. Outlines on the balloon design will be pre-engraved, so no need for intricate drawing ability -- you will just need to pick your colors and use paint pens to paint away. Finalize by attaching the balloon ropes, and your unique wall art will be ready to hang or sit on a shelf.
We will be using stain, gourd inks, paint pens, watercolor, gourd, and waxed cord. All included along with frame.
Cost: $46.00
Time: Friday: 8:30am - 11:30
Min:3
Max:12
Skill Level: All
Student Must Bring: Scissors, plastic gloves
F-AM-9
Marla Garber
Bubble Ornaments
You will use UV Resin, dawn dish soap, and Mica Powders to create one of a kind ornaments.
Cost: $68.00
Time: Friday: 8:30am - 11:30
Min: 1
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
You will use UV Resin, dawn dish soap, and Mica Powders to create one of a kind ornaments.
Students Must Provide: Apron.
F-AM-10
Marianne Barnes
Beginning Carving : The Basics
This class is for beginning carvers or veterans who want to brush up on their skills. We will cover some basic techniques and tools and burrs. Students will be taught how to design, carve, smooth, sand, stipple, create hills, create opening for a cabochon, and carve filigree. You may not be able to do all techniques, but you can choose the ones you would like to try. We will be carving on a small round bowl, not a canteen. Teacher will cover types of carvers and burrs. You will receive a comprehensive pattern with a lot of information on carvers, burrs, and techniques.
Cost: $60.00
Time: Friday: 8:30am - 11:30am
Min: 4
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Student Must Bring: Carver or Dremel, wheel cutting burr, round carbide steel ball burr, inverted cone burr, filipoint burr, saburrtooth burr ( any shape ), sander.
Teacher will have extra burrs and I have 5 extra carvers and a Dremel. Please contact me if you need to use one of mine.
Bring burrs you have and I’ll help you with how to use them. Also bring an apron and a mask.