Happening this week!

The STeamPuNkin: Arley Berryhill:

Saturday, Oct 12: 12-4PM:

$25.00

This has to be seen to be believed! He stands tall (about 5”).His beautiful bronze/copper tones shimmer in the sunlight. He’s an amazing assortment of gears, keys, knobs, handles, sprockets, and findings. Watch out!...it may be love at first sight!

Class: Steampunk Mini Book Pendant with Arley Berryhill

Join Arley Saturday for a steampunk version of his popular mini-book pendant class.  Create a gorgeous pendant for the bibliophile in your life.  A soft leather cover delicately envelopes "aged" pages and a bit of exquisite hardware and vintage ephemera adds to the mystery of whats inside.  The chain necklace is NOT part of the class, but if you want to stay after class, Arley will help you make a necklace.  If you want to make the necklace, bring a chain (20" - 36" long), jump rings, eye pins, fastener, beads, and round nose jewelry pliers.

Supplies for class:Bone Folder
Ruler (18” is best, but 12” is okay)
Sand Paper (light grade)
Large Needle (to stitch paper & leather)
White Glue
Glue Brush
Paint Brushes
Water Cup
Gloss Gel Medium
Black & Brown Acrylic paint
Super Glue (for gluing metal to leather cover)
Sm Needle-Nose/Jewelry Pliers
Tweezers

Optional Supplies (bring them if you have them, or use Arley's)
Metallic Felt Pen
T.H. Distress Ink Stain dauber (any dark color, like “walnut”)
Metallic Ink Pad (gold, bronze, copper)
Rub-On Wax Paste in metallic colors
Small Stamps (1/2” to 2”) to decorate cover
Binder Clip/Clothes Pin
Other Metal/Decorative pieces for Cover
Any "steampunk" pieces to add

Class Kit will include:
Paper
Thread
Leather Cover
Assorted Metal Gears, 2 Spinners, & brads
Small Chain closure
Lg Jump Rings
Lg Pendant Beads

Note: The chain necklace is not part of the class. If you want to stay after class, Arley will help you make a necklace. Bring: Chain (20” - 36” long), Jump Rings, Eye Pins, Fastener, Beads, & Round-Nose jewelry pliers.

*This book pendant is inspired by the work of Luthien Thye:  www.alteredalchemy.com

Class: Book Pendant with Arley Berryhill

Join Arley Friday and create a gorgeous pendant for the bibliophile in your life.  A soft leather cover delicately envelopes "aged" pages and a bit of exquisite hardware and vintage ephemera adds to the mystery of whats inside.  The chain necklace is NOT part of the class, but if you want to stay after class, Arley will help you make a necklace.  If you want to make the necklace, bring a chain (20" - 36" long), jump rings, eye pins, fastener, beads, and round nose jewelry pliers.

Here are more details from Arley:  

MINI-BOOK PENDANT* by Arley Berryhill

Dec 14^th 11am to 4pm

Cost: $35

Supplies (please bring):
Bone Folder
Ruler (18” is best, but 12” is okay)
Sand Paper (light grade)
Large Needle (to stitch paper & leather)
White Glue
Glue Brush
Paint Brushes
Water Cup
Gloss Gel Medium
Black Acrylic paint
Super Glue
Sm Needle-Nose/Jewelry Pliers
Tweezers

Optional Supplies (Bring if you have them)
Metallic Felt Pen
T.H. Distress Ink Stain dauber (to stain edge of papers - any dark color, like “walnut”)Metallic (gold, bronze, copper) Ink Pads
Rub-On Wax Paste in metallic colors
Small Stamps (1/2” to 2”) to decorate cover
Binder Clip/Clothes Pin
Other Metal/Decorative pieces for Cover

Class Kit will include:
Paper
Thread
Leather Cover
Metal Filigree pieces & Pen Nib
Small Chain closure
Lg Jump Rings
Lg Pendant Beads
Note:The chain necklace is not part of the class. If you want to stay after class, Arley will help you make a necklace. Bring: Chain (20” - 36” long), Jump Rings, Eye Pins, Fastener, Beads, & Round-Nose jewelry pliers.

*This book pendant is inspired by the work of Luthien Thye
www.alteredalchemy.comHave Fun!
Arley
www.ArleyBerryhill.blogspot.com

December 14th, Friday:  11:00am - 4:00pm (class fee $35.00)

Class: Ghoul Light with Arley Berryhill

If you've ever taken a class with Arley, you already know he is a masterful instructor.  Join him Saturday and create a spooky project perfect for this time of year.  This creepy ghoul is cloaked in burlap and wielding a wax enclosed battery operated tea light.  A row of these along the windowsill or across the mantel will put you, and all your houseguests, in the Halloween spirit.  You might even want to make a few extra to gift to the special Halloween fanatics in your life.  

Bring your basic class kit, but add the following items if you have them on hand:

• thread scissors
• acrylic paints (white, cream, yellow, black)
• small detail paint brushes
• water cup
• long (1 1/2" to 2") straight pens (like quilter's pins)
• foil (for your work surface)
• Aleene's Tacky Glue

September 8th, Saturday:  1:00pm - 4:00pm (class fee $25.00)

Back by popular demand!  Join Arley this Saturday for a repeat of an amazing class he taught in April.

This is a 2-day class, stretched over one week (to give you time to collect all your items).  You will make this 8" x 12" Apothecary Shadow box to hold potions, vials, diagrams, ornaments, bones, photos & amulets for the witch in you.

1st class Arley will lead you in painting & decorating the shadow box.

2nd class Arley will show you how to add all the extras that go inside.

Supplies needed - please bring (1st class):

Acrylic paints

Paint brushes

Water cup 

Scissors

Glue (for paper)

Tweezers

Plus, if you have them: an assortment of "Distress Inks", a blending tool, a few halloween stamps, and gel medium, --if you don't want to share in class.

(The box is designed to hang on the wall.  If you want it to stand, you might want to bring some "legs" - wooden beads or TH's metal foundation feet)

Class Kit (provided by Arley) includes:

wooden shadow box, decorative papers, textured paper & gauze, gel medium, 6 glass bottles, skulls, potion labels, hang tags, witch & vintage medical ephemera, various "ingredients", & assorted knick-knacks to add to the box. 

Visit Arley's blog to see more pictures of this project and his other fabulous works!

May 5th and May 12th (2 Saturdays, a week apart) - 1:00pm to 4:00pm (class fee is $50 and covers both days)

Class: Witch's Apothecary Shadow Box with Arley Berryhill

I'm happy to announce that classes will resume at CP2 beginning in March!  Arley Berryhill is kicking things off by offering a Witch's Apothecary Shadow Box that is so amazing, one glimpse and it will make you say "Tim, who?"

This is a 2-day class, stretched over one week (to give you time to collect all your items).  You will make this 8" x 12" Apothecary Shadow box to hold potions, vials, diagrams, ornaments, bones, photos & amulets for the witch in you.

1st class Arley will lead you in painting & decorating the shadow box.

2nd class Arley will show you how to add all the extras that go inside.

Supplies needed - please bring (1st class):

Acrylic paints

Paint brushes

Water cup 

Scissors

Glue (for paper)

Tweezers

Plus, if you have them: an assortment of "Distress Inks", a blending tool, a few halloween stamps, and gel medium, --if you don't want to share in class.

(The box is designed to hang on the wall.  If you want it to stand, you might want to bring some "legs" - wooden beads or TH's metal foundation feet)

Class Kit (provided by Arley) includes:

wooden shadow box, decorative papers, textured paper & gauze, gel medium, 6 glass bottles, skulls, potion labels, hang tags, witch & vintage medical ephemera, various "ingredients", & assorted knick-knacks to add to the box. 

Sign up early, as class is limited to 10 students and this one will fill up fast!

Visit Arley's blog to see more pictures of this project and his other fabulous works!

March 31st and April 7th (2 Saturdays, a week apart) - 1:00pm to 4:00pm (class fee is $50 and covers both days)

Art Box Round Robin 2011

As we eagerly anticipate the grand reopening of our favorite gathering place for both shopping and camaraderie, I thought I would share the artistic journey of a group of crafty friends who decided to trade some art.

Early last year, Arley Berryhill organized an Art Box Round Robin and invited some folks to participate.  The players in this production were Kit Stein, Liz Forbes, Nancy Ellis-Hines, Nancy Kreischer, Nancy Yoshimoto, Arley Berryhill, and little ol' me, Cheryl Valadez.  The idea was to select a theme and craft a box and/or decorate a box out of whatever materials were appropriate to effectively see your vision come to life.  Once the boxes were complete, each person passed off their box to the next person on the list and created a page interpreting that person's theme.  The boxes were traded once a month with the idea that at the end of this process, every box would proudly house a piece of original artwork from each member of the group.  The results were staggeringly beautiful, amazingly clever, and above all else, incredibly original.

Over the course of the next 7-weeks, I'll share detailed photos of each box.  Let's start with the box created by our Organizer Extraordinaire, Arley Berryhill.  Here's what Arley had to say about his theme:

For my Art Box, I chose the theme "Pandora's Box".  It represents the box Pandora was given (from the Greek God Zeus), which held horrible evils.  As the myth goes, Pandora's natural curiosity got the better of her and accidentally released all the evils in the world.  So, I asked the artists to create a piece of art that represents "evil" to go in the box.  

Let's take a look inside:

Arley's incredible Art Box.

Another view.

A peek inside.

An inspirational back story to get us started.

Arley Berryhill (front cover)

Arley Berryhill (back cover)

Cheryl Valadez (front cover)

Cheryl Valadez (back cover)

Kit Stein (front cover)

Kit Stein (back cover)

Liz Forbes (front cover)

Liz Forbes (back cover) 

Nancy Ellis-Hines (front cover)

Nancy Ellis-Hines (back cover)

Nancy Kreischer (front cover)

Nancy Kreischer (back cover)

Nancy Yoshimoto (front cover)

Nancy Yoshimoto (back cover)

Class: Ms. Witchy with Arley Berryhill

Join Arley for a special two day class (Saturday and Sunday) and you'll learn his secrets to face sculpting using paper clay and various tricks.  You'll begin this artistic venture with a very modest styrofoam ball, but by the end of the class you'll have a sassy witch head sure to add a wicked flair atop your fireplace mantle.  Arley is a talented artist and a master of details, so you can be assured he has lots to share with you whether you are a beginning sculptor or a seasoned one. 

You'll need to add a few tools to your class kit so swing by the China Phoenix 2 site for details.  

Correction:  I had originally listed Saturday's class as beginning at 10am but it actually begins at 1pm.

October 1st and 2nd:  Saturday class begins at 1:00pm, Sunday class begins at 1:00pm (class fee is $50.00)  

Class: Boo! with Arley Berryhill

Join Arley Friday and Saturday afternoon to create this unique Halloween sculpture in a fabulous 2-day class featuring Paperclay and various mediums.  Halloween can't arrive soon enough for the fans who pass through China Phoenix's doors, so Arley has created a project sure to ease the passing of time between now and October 31st.  This project is worthy of a spot on a shelf in a high-end stationary boo-tique.  You might even be inclined to share it with your Halloween lovin' friend...or you might want to keep it ALL to yourself ;D

Be sure to visit the Class Description page of CP2's website and take note of the supplies needed for this class.

June 10th and 11th, Friday and Saturday:  1:00pm - 4:00pm (class fee $50.00 for both days)