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2024 Thursday All Day 8:30 - 5:00
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Bead Ribbon Handle Basket
Vickie Echols
This is a fun basket that is worked in one continuous coil. The pine needles are coiled around the gourd and we will learn a variety of stitches including how to add beads onto our coiling. We will finish our baskets with a bead ribbon handle.
Cost: $72.00
Time: Thursday: 8:30am-5pm
Min: 7
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Students Need to Bring: Good sharp scissors, jewelry sized wire clippers & needle nose plyers.
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Circus Butterfly
Sue Haberer
Make a beautiful butterfly using gourd shards and egg shells. This is beautiful with a flower arrangement or standing alone.
Cost: $87.00
Time: Thursday: 8:30am-5pm
Min: 5
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Student Must Bring (If not listed, Instructor will provide!). *
alcohol inks
1/2" flat paint brush liner paint brush
Aleene's fast track glue
black paint bright green paint
1/4" angular paint brush
1 tube QuikWood
painting supplies
sand paper stylus - small to med
T-AM-3
Year of the Dragon
Judi Fleming
In this class you will learn the basics of creating gourd sculpture to create this dramatic dragon. You will learn learn how to create the infrastructure and balance and to "see" the creature in gourds. Many tips and tricks for creating all types of animals besides dragons will be provided in this class as well. Participants will NOT be able to complete this project in the class as fully-finished dragons can take up to 40 hours.
Cost: $82.00
Time: Thursday: 8:30am-5pm
Min: 5
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
All supplies are included.
T-AM-4
Oh My Gourd! Sculpting Letters
Cara Bevan
Gourds can talk once you learn how to sculpt letters! With this class you’ll learn all of the skills and techniques of sculpting 3D letters on gourds. We’ll be using Apoxie Sculpt clay and practicing with the phrase, ‘Oh My Gourd!’ on a medium sized gourd. You'll need a sharp xacto knife, a straight edged tool, and a steady hand! Note that you do need a steady hand to be able to do this class. Some experience using epoxy clay is required. We won’t be able to paint our wordy gourds during the class but you should be able to complete the entire phrase. The clay, gourd, and a wooden base are included in the class.
Cost: $57.00
Time: Thursday: 8:30am-11:30
Min: 3
Max: 12
Skill Level: Advanced
Students Need to Bring: A sharp xacto knife, a straight edged sculpting tool, and optional sculpting stylus
T-AM-5
Oui Jar Basket
Mary Annunziato and Becci Melcher
Learn to weave a beautiful twill basket around a little jar as a base to a wooly pine tree. Several color choices will be available, and teachers will guide you through the weaving process with cane. A lid will be provided for jar.
Cost: $32.00
Time: Thursday: 8:30am-11:30
Min: 6
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Students Need to Bring: No tools needed
T-AM-6
Okra-Dokies
Karin Anderson
Character figures made from dried okra pods and natural elements. Minimal sculpting with Wood epoxy.
Cost: $52.00
Time: Thursday: 8:30am - 11:30
Min:6
Max: 10
Skill Level: All
Student Needs to Bring: Scissors, small nippers-pliers, awl. Apron,
This Class is Full
Leaf Gathering
Nancy Amburgey
Students will use a special painting technique on skeleton leaves and apply them to an approximately 5-6" diameter gourd. Options will be discussed and given on ways to finish the top of the gourd with embellishments. Come gather with us as this project is completed.
Cost: $55.00
Time: Thursday: 8:30am - 11:30
Min: 5
Max: 12
Skill All
Students Need to Bring: Apron, rubber gloves, heat gun, small utility scissors
T-AM-8
Woodburning and Coloring
Angie McCall
Students will learn how to use press and seal to trace pattern of students choice on and woodburn the pattern on the gourd. And then use colored pencils to add color to the gourd. Students should have a finished piece by the end of class.
Cost: $27.00
Time: Thursday: 8:30am- 11:30
Min: 1
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Students Need to Bring: Wood burner, clean gourd, colored pencils ultra-fine point sharpie
This Class is Full
Puzzling
Suzi Nonn
This is a basic beginner's class for learning how to use a Micor-Lux mini saw. Students will start with an electrified 10 to 11 inch Martin Gourd and will cut a series of rings.
This puzzle only works with a Mico-Lux Saw.
Cost: $35.00
Time: Thursday: 8:30am-11:30
Min: 6
Max: 12
Skill Level: Beginner
Students Need to Bring: Micro-Lux Mini Saw (Micro-Lux Gourd Saw or Micro-Lux Jig-Saw)
Pencil
Something to wipe off pencil lines
Xacto Knife
5 disposable Sponge Brushes
Tools for cleaning Inside of Gourd
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Gretchen Rim
Charlotte Durrance
A Gretchen Rim is an overlapping/weaving technique for finishing off a gourd. The student will learn how to create a Gretchen Rim. If you have never woven, this is a great project to learn how. Charlotte is an excellent and patient teacher.
Cost: $52.00
Time: Thursday: 8:30am-11:30
Min: 6
Max: 12
Skill Level: Advanced
Students Need to Bring: Thick towel, bucket to soak the reed, spray bottle, apron.