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Journal Necklaces

for adults; instrucor: Debra Dresler
Saturday, March 3rd, 1:00 pm

Make this keepsake necklace from copper and brass.  This mini-journal necklace contains six different pages, including some made of plaster.  No jewelry experience is necessary.  Instructor will supply all tools and materials.  Use metal stamping, riveting, patina, cold connection techniques, and chain to make your own jewelry masterpiece.

Saturday, March 3
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Fee: $45

CLASS CANCELED

Concrete Sculpture Workshop

Instructor: Riana de Raad
March 10th - 11th, 2012

Learn to make a concrete statue in this two-day workshop.  Riana de Raad teaches her own techniques not offered in any books or schools.  During the first day of this workshop, particiapnts will make a mulit-layered metal armature which will be cemented in the following day.  Participants will learn how to cut and shape metal lath as well as when and how to use reinforcements.  There will be a demonstration on various cementing techniques and discussions on cement formulas as well as what pigments to use for coloring cement.  Students should wear work clothes and bring garden gloves with a cloth upper and a thing Nitrile palm (Atlas gloves are recommended, and are available at most garden centers), band-aids, a dust mask, as well as a sack lunch each day.  All other materials and tools will be provided.

Two Days
Saturday and Sunday
March 10 and 11
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Fee: $235

Pop Bottle Bracelets

for teens and adults, Instructor: Debra Dresler
Saturday, March 31st, 12:00 pm

Learn to make a recycled bracelet from a bottle cap.  No special skills are needed.  The instructor will bring all the tools, and she will guide you step-be-step through easy assembly techniques to bring home a finished piece of your own jewelry.  Bring a favorite bottle cap if you wish, and any special charms, beads, or trinkets you would like to attach to your bracelet.

Saturday, March 31
12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m.
Fee: $23

Mosaic Workshop

Instructor: Riana de Raad
March 31st - April 1st, 2012

Learn the basic skills of mosaic tiling with renowned mosaic artist Wouterina "Riana" de Raad.  Students will learn how to cut and break glass and ceramic tile, as well as what materials and adhesives to use for subzero climate.  There will be a grouting demonstration and discussions on cement forumlas as well as how to use pigments and texture a cement surface.  Participants must wear old clothes; provide the object or sculpture to mosaic; bring tiling objects such as broken dishes, buttons, mirrors, beads, shells, tiles, etc. (for outdoor work, tiling materials must be impermeable); and bring old towels or rags, garden gloves with a cloth upper and a thin Nitrile palm (Atlas gloves are recommended and are available at most garden centers), band-aids, a dust mask, and a sack lunch each day.  All other materials and tools will be provided.

Two Days
Saturday and Sunday
March 31 and April 1
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Fee: $180

Bent Willow Furniture Workshop

with Bim Willow
Saturday, April 28th, 2012

Bent willow furniture (wicker), an early American craft, was a familiar sight on the front porches of America until the late 1930s, when it was replaced with "modern" factory-built furniture.  Much of the furniture was made and sold by Gypsy travelers, giving it the nickname "Gypsy twig furniture."  Learn the basics of building with natural materials while making a bent willow project of your own choosing - from a plant stand or trellis to a garden bench or garden arbor to an historic loveseat or rocker.

As for a project list upon enrollment (or see here); items not listed may be built in class as well - all ideas and dreams welcomed.  Project will be completed in 90 minutes to five hours, depending on its size.

Students are required to bring hammers (8 oz. and 16 oz.), pruning shears, and work gloves.  A lumited number of loppers and wire cutters will be available to share.  All other materials and supplies are included.

Saturday, April 28
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. for historical bent willow furniture
1:00 - 5:00 p.m. for all other projects
Class fee: $59 - $385 (dependent upon project)