Polymer Clay Workshops

Clay artists of all skill levels are encouraged to submit one or more entries for the challenge. Bottles will be donated to cancer patients and charitable contributions to the cancer charity of the winner\'s choice plus a cash prize will be awarded in in three categories (Best of Show, Best Expression of Hope and People's Choice).

Three Day Workshop at North Country Studio Workshop

North Country Studio Workshops will present its advanced level workshops for craftsmen and artists January 28-February 1, 2009 at Bennington College (VT). This is the ninth North Country Studio Workshops event, held every other year since 1993.

Throw out the books. Forget the rules. Come and immerse yourself in color just for the fun of it. Color expert Maggie Maggio will lead you on a series of fast-paced exercises covering everything that is wrong with traditional color theory and guide your explorations through what really works. You will explore new ideas with collages, polymer clay, dyes, and paint and fabric swatches while filling in your personalized color workbook. This workshop is open to all levels, all mediums.

Details for the cost of the workshop series can be found at the North Country Studio site .

“Inspiration comes from doing.  Do something, then do something to that and then do something to that.” Jasper Johns

That’s the message that fuels Dayle as she leads us through variety of interactive exercises designed to engage the creative part of the soul that me be sluggish or tired, or wondering if it’s safe to come out and play.

Topics  include:

•Inspiration- Finding the Kernel of an Idea
• The Care and Feeding of Ideas
• How ‘Mistakes’ Become Fuel
• There are No Roadblocks

In this 90 minute workshop, Ms. Doroshow will lead us through exercises specifically designed to ignite that creative spark in all of us.

Whether you participate either online or by phone, this class, is aimed to tune-up or tweak your creative habit.

This workshop is interactive with a follow along handout emailed to you and a visual internet slide presentation during the workshop, plus an opportunity to ask Dayle your own question.

Sign up securely through paypal, and once payment is processed you will be emailed easy to follow instructions on how to call-in or log-in to class.

With your payment you also receive access to the full recording of class, so no need to worry about taking notes or forgetting a thing!

Sign up Here

Transfer Emulsion Necklace by Dayle Doroshow

Cabin Fever Clay Fest registration is now open! If you have an interest in enjoying some time away from home in the middle of winter - just spending time creating, using your imagination and making some new friends, this may be for you.  Instructors include Tony Aquino, Jana Roberts Benzon, Christi Friesen, Victoria Hughes, Kim Korringa, Kathryn Jo Ottman, Lisa Pavelka, Julie Picarello, Lynne Ann Schwarzenberg, and Sarah Shriver.  

Please keep in mind that we have limited space and it is on a first come-first registered basis.  But, we want you there!  So check out the workshop offerings on the blog, make your decision, fill out the form, write the check and get it in the mail as soon as you can!  It's going to be a Mardi Gras Party!  View workshop offerings at:  http://polymerclayfests.wordpress.com/

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We hope to see you there!