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Wet Formed Leather Wall "Mask"
February 17, 8-5
Sculpt wet veggie-tanned leather over a life-sized plastic face to create a unique piece for the wall. You will learn both "lasting" and free forming techniques to sculpt the face and the soft folds of the surrounding scarf.
Materials to bring:
Utility knife
Spoon and Ball Modelers
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Wet Formed Leather Flowers
February 18th 1-4
Learn to make three dimensional leather flowers and leaves with veggie-tanned leather. We will use Cheryl's three-petal patterns that can be inter locked to reduce the amount of adhesive needed to assemble the flowers.
Materials to bring:
Utility knife
Scratch Awl
Surface for punching
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Leather Bound Diary
February 19th 8-12
Make a leather bound blank book using a pre-sewn text block with ruled lines for writing. With the text block provided, we'll have time to concentrate on the book cover or "case". We'll make a recessed area in the front cover that can house some special embellishments.
Materials to bring:
Utility knife
Scratch Awl
Surface for punching
Mallet
size 1 drive punch
Spoon and Ball Modelers
Size 2 or 3 edge beveler
bone folder
Wing divider or compass
Metal ruler
White leather glue
optional:
Scraps of thin colored, or exotic leathers
Stone Cabochons for inlaid embellishments
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Wet Formed Leather Bracelets
February 19th 6-9pm
Cut and/or slice a strip of leather along the whole length using your utility knife and belt end punches. Then wet it and fold it to make a continuous sculpted strip for a necklace or bracelet. This is a technique pioneered by Daphne Lingwood and will have you looking at your punches in a whole new way. 
Materials to bring:
Utility knife
Scratch Awl
Mallet
Surface for punching
Spoon Modeler
Wing divider or compass
Metal ruler
Belt end punches of graduated sizes
Acrylic paints or Fabric paints (metallics are fun)
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Sunday, March 14
9am-4:30pm
Cheryl Smeja
Do you already know the basics of Photoshop Elements but would like to go beyond “fixing your photograph” into the realm of digital art and scrapbooking? This class will explore layers, layer masks, and some of the most fun effects and filters. You’ll learn to make realistic composite pictures, and some that imitate drawing and painting. You are encouraged to bring your own laptop if you have your own copy of Photoshop Elements (version 6 or higher). (You can download a trial version for the Mac or PC at Adobe.com, downloads, trial downloads.) The program looks about the same on the Mac and PC, and works identically.
Maximum students: 8 Register by: March 8
Class code: 10A260 Fee: $95 |
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Saturday, April 17
9am-4:30pm
Cheryl Smeja
Cheryl will introduce you to batik dyeing, most highly developed on the island of Java in Indonesia. It is a traditional, wax resist method of drawing lines and dots on natural fabrics using a spouted, copper tjanting tool which dispenses melted wax. We will be using the new soy wax flakes which are fume free. Colors may be layered in sequence from light to dark, with wax coatings protecting each color, or each area can be outlined with wax and colored with dye. You’ll also use other tools to apply the wax such as cookie cutters,and copper stamps. You'll have a chance to use an authentic Indonesian Copper Batik Tjap, a very ornate copper stamp. Materials provided, but you are welcome to bring a 100% cotton garment to dye if you wish.
Click here to see class photo album.
Maximum students: 8 Register by: April 12
Class code: 10A355 Fee: $95 |
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Saturday, April 24
1:30-4:30pm
Cheryl Smeja
Learn to make felted beads, flowers, and shapes using both needle felting and wet felting techniques for necklaces, bracelets or earrings. Embellish with bead work, and you’ll have a beautiful and unique piece.
Maximum students: 12 Register by: April 19
Class code: 10A395 Fee: $50 |
