Class: Stencils 101 with Liz Forbes

Join Liz Saturday!  You will make three cards using four different techniques. 

Bring your class kit; Liz has all the supplies---however, if you have any of the following supplies and want to cut your waiting time- bring them, making sure they're labeled with your name:  

Marvey ink pads – yellow, ocher, brown, jungle brown, crimsom lake

2 finger daubers (one for green, one for brown

3 1/8” stencil brushes

blue painter's tape

pallet knife and spreader

clipboard

June 15th, Saturday:  10:30am - ??? (whenever you're finished) class fee $35 or $20 if you purchase a stencil.

Class: The Pumpkin King with Mary Noland

Take a little cardboard box, Styrofoam, paper clay, and a variety of paints and just look at what you can make (with Mary’s help, of course)!This charming shelf-sitter is a grinning King of Pumpkins holding up a new baby pumpkin. Friday will be the day for shaping and covering your pumpkin. Saturday, you can paint and give him personality.  It's never too early to start thinking about Halloween and Fall celebrations!

Please bring the following supplies: brushes- 1 round fine line, 1 ½” flat, and 1 large round. Bowl for water, paper towels, ultra fine black sharpie, and a knife or cutting tool for Styrofoam.

June 7th and 8th, Friday and Saturday:  10:30am - 4:00pm (each day), class fee $50.00

Class: Domino Magnets with Nancy Yoshimoto

Join Nancy Saturday and spend a fabulous morning stamping, coloring, and glazing dominoes.  Create miniature works of art to decorate the fridge or give them as gifts to friends, family, or the hostess of the next Summer barbecue you attend.  Too much fun!

June 1st, Saturday- 10:30am - 12:00pm (class fee $15.00)

Open Studio Day!

Open Studio Day!

Friday, May 24th 10am - 4pm

Bring a project to work on 

and spend the day in a fun studio environment!

Everyone is welcome!

No charge!

Class: Paris in Distress with Sue Rosenberg

Join Sue Saturday and create 2 wonderfully distressed cards featuring a Paris Theme.  She uses multiple mediums and tools to achieve the distressed effect, including acrylic paint, gel medium, sandpaper, distress inks, foam brushes, distress markers, and acrylic dabbers.  You'll learn to "weather" a photograph to achieve a fabulous vintage finish and you'll also work with some of the more traditional distressing techniques.  A fun class you won't want to miss!

May 18th, Saturday:  10:00am - 12:00pm (class fee $15.00)  

Class: El Corazon Nicho with Cheryl Thorpe

Nancy asked Cheryl Thorpe to come up with a shrine class….and look at what she did! She’ll have us torching tin and playing with polymer clay.

Here's a list of suggested things to bring to decorate their nicho: focal piece, beads, brads, pins, nail stacks, flowers, ribbons, lace, fabric trims, pearls, buttons, metal bead caps.  Also, bring the following if you have it: metal shears or heavy duty scissors, pliers, & metal file.

Cheryl will provide: altoid tin, tin for wings, template, center punch, dremel, wire, pliers, torch,

wire brush, metal shears, file, polymer clay (let me know what color when signing up),

oven, parchment paper, e-6000, pearl x, dimple pliers, clay conditioner, and glue gun glue sticks.

May 4th, Saturday:  10:00am - ??? (class fee $30.00)

Class: Bird Song Pocket Book with Nancy Yoshimoto

Join Nancy herself this Saturday and create a beautiful "pocket" book featuring papers from one of Graphic 45's most popular lines.  This price includes an 8” x 8” G45 Bird Song tablet; if you have that tablet of paper or one you’d rather use, the class price is $25.00. This book is a modified accordion fold with each page having a pocket. Nancy envisions using it to hold special notes, receipts, recipes, and such ephemera.

April 27th, Saturday:  10:00am - until finished (class fee $35.00 and includes the 8" x 8" Bird Song pad or $25.00 if you bring your own pad)

Altered Books #5: A Series Workshop with Sue Rosenberg

Sue will conclude her altered books series with this class and with encouragement and interest, she may teach the series again.  Please let Nancy know if you would like to sign up for a future repeat of this class to learn techniques for altering books including collage, stamping, journaling, mixed media, etc.

April 26th, Friday:  10:00am - 12:00pm (class fee for this session is $15.00)

Class: Beggar's Night Canvas with Mary Noland

Join Mary Saturday and get a jump start on your Fall decor.  As Mary will tell you, “It’s never too early for Halloween!”  This is one of Mary’s painted canvases that she uses clay to raise parts of the images into a bas relief.  A marvelous project celebrating a season near and dear to many of us.  

April 20th, Saturday:  10:00am - 4:00pm (class fee $25.00)

Class: Jewelry Box Weekend with Cheryl Thorpe

Cheryl has three “mixed up metal” classes Saturday and Sunday, April 13 & 14. Each class is priced individually, but if you take all three, you’ll save $10.00!
here's what you can bring:

• metal shears or heavy duty scissors
• metal files
• round nose and flat nose jewelry pliers
• jewelry making wire cutters

and if you have it:

• small anvil or steel bench block
• dapping block
• texture pattern hammers
• ball peen hammer

Cheryl will supply:
Copper, brass, nickel silver, leather cord, chain and clasps, earwires, jump rings, micro screws, nuts and bolts, files, hammers, dapping block, hole punches, drill bits, grinding wheel, dremel,  wire brush, steel wool, silver black, pliers, e-6000, bench block, washers, center punch, gloves, wire

Or take the classes individually, here are the dates and times:

Mixed Metal Necklace:
Saturday, April 13: 10 AM -12:30 PM
$40.00

You will probably have time to make two of these very cool pendants.  Among the mixed-up metals, are copper and brass… they go with all color schemes!

Mixed-up Metal Earrings:

Saturday, April 13: 1-4 PM

$40.00

Cheryl has a variety of styles for you to choose from… and they’re all winners!


Mixed-up Metal Bracelet:
Sunday, April 14: 1-4 PM
$50.00

I’m really fond of this bracelet. In this class you’ll learn to do some doming on the metal.

The three classes total $120.00. If you take all three, the cost drops to $110.00.