Polymer Clay Workshops

Coming off the very successful Bead Away - that involved a weekend of beading workshops, and social time, now comes Bead Away - and we all know "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas."

Bead Away - will take place Thursday, March 27 through Sunday, March 29, 2009. The event takes place at the Alexis Park Resort which is located just off the strip but easy to get to all the entertainment.

Bead Away - will officially kick-off with a "Meet the Teacher Reception" sponsored by Art Clay World,  on Thursday, March 26, 2009. The attendees will get to mingle with fellow beaders and rub shoulders with the events instructors.

Vegas Baby!! Come with us!

Instructors at Bead Away - Las Vegas

• Susan Barrett - Henderson, NV - Bead Weaving
• Lisa Claxton - Berkeley, CA - Wire Work
• Sheila Cleary - Costa Mesa, CA - Bead Weaving & kumihimo
• Christi Friesen - Tehachapi, CA - Polymer Clay
• Beki Haley - Cotati, CA - Bead Work
• Cindy Pankopf - Fullerton, CA - Art Clay Silver and Bead Work
• Scott Remmers - Brea, CA - Glass Fusing
• Wendy Remmers - Brea, CA - Wire and metals
• Gordon Uyehara - Honolulu, HI - Art Clay Silver

The Challenge coincides with AMACO's 90th birthday will be judged at the Craft and Hobby Association Convention in Anaheim on January 26, 2009. There are categories for "Bottles of Hope" (the entries are to be donated to Diane Gregoire's favorite Hasbro Children's Hospital), Best Butterfly (entries are to be donated to the Holocaust Museum Houston), Best Valentine's Jewelry Ensemble, and Best Focal Bead Jewelry Set (to be made using AMACO Bead Rollers).

Polymer Clay Collaborative and Mixed Media Retreat 2009! Registration Now Open!

Polymer Clay Artists! Fiber Artists! Beaders! Bookmakers! Collage Artists! Painters! Stampers!

June 1-6, 2009 on the campus of Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV

Demonstrate your special talent! Sell your creations at the sales table! Explore what can be accomplished through collaboration….the possibilities are endless! Get a group of your artistic friends together! Be a teacher and a student! Come as a Guild! Come to explore! Come to create! Come to innovate!

• Single and double room accommodations in lovely air-conditioned campus residence hall suites.
• Welcome Reception with scrumptious desserts!
• A 4,000 sq. ft. ballroom work area! Three meals/day at the bountiful campus buffets, plus snacks. · Generous 4x4 work area for all artists.
• Daily Demos.
• Mixed media vendors on site to sell supplies.
• Artisan OpenHouse and Sale - Sell your art - open to the public
• Silent auction
• Must-have goodie bags for the first 40 reservations!
• All-inclusive pricing of only $450-$475! Click here to download the registration form .
  

Extras also available for nominal fees: Mini Workshops (i.e. PMC, Iris Folding, Liquid PC, Beads, Bookarts, Paper Marbling, etc.) Yoga classes; massage therapist on-site

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