Because of the Thanksgiving holiday November classes
will run from October 29th to November 19th
Oct 29th Paper Mache Bird – We’ll discuss crafting with recycled materials. (one of my pet topics – Just ask your kids. :D) Then, we’ll put together and paint paper mache birds. Due to the limited time of the class I’ll already have birds made for the students to paint. But I will send home a bag of paper mache and wire for the kids to try their hand at sculpting at home.
Nov 5th House Collage - Based on a photo of the student’s own house we’ll make paper collages on canvases. We’ll use a combination of book pages, sheet music, and scrapbook paper. They can also bring a photo of a favorite cabin, barn, etc instead.
Nov 12th Artist Trading Cards – Otherwise known as ATCs, these cards are the size of baseball cards and have been traded among artists since 1996. The idea developed in Switzerland out of the mail art movement. The idea is to create a small work of art and trade it with your friends. We’ll be creating a large background then cutting it up into ATC size pieces. We’ll then embellish, sign, and trade them. I’ll be bringing a large notebook filled with hundreds of ATCs from artists all over the world that I’ve traded with. I’ll also be bringing ATCs from my 3rd grade niece to trade with the girls – their first long-distance trade.
Nov 19th Snowman Doorknob Pillow – Expanding on embroidery stitches we’ve learned in the past (and easy for new students to pick up) we’ll make an appliqued wool felt snowman doorknob pillow. Hand-sewing has proven to be one of the most popular classes so I wanted to re-visit this one and add more challenge to it.For more info call 325.436.1775
Sponsored by Scrapping the Moments
2522 Ave R Snyder TX 325. 573.8885
Artwork and Book Credits: Paper Mache Bird by Karen Michel from her book, Green Guide for Artists; House Collage by Cindy Tobey from Creating Keepsakes magazine Oct 2009; 1000 Artist Trading Cards book by Patricia Bolton; Snowman Pillow by Susan Cousineau from Holiday Crafts magazine Holiday 2009
