September -‐ December 2012 Washington County Library

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Creative Arts
Bonsai - The Art of
Miniature Trees
If you've ever been fascinated by tiny living
oriental trees, you'll love this program. You'll
go home with a bonsai tree that you designed
yourself. Please pay $25 materials cost
(includes pot, screen, wire, soil and literature)
directly to the instructor in class.
Registration closes for Gentle Saturday
class on November 8. An optional Saturday
lunch is available. To register for lunch see
AD18800 on page 33.
MICHAEL PORCARO has 30+ years experience
and a collection of over 150 trees.
He assists Como Park's Marjorie McNeeley
Conservatory with their bonsai collection.
AD17081 1 session Saturday
Nov.10 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
$29 CGMS Rm C107
NEW! Viking Weave
Jewelry Bracelet
Viking weave is an art form that has been used
for centuries. Wire is hand-woven around a
mandrel and pulled
through a drawplate
to secure the intricate
weave. Completed
pieces are elegant,
durable and one-ofa-kind.
It's as easy as
sewing or knitting.
Once you learn the
technique, you'll be
making jewelry pieces
for friends and family
for years to come. Leave with a completed
bracelet in silver, copper, gold or bronze. They
are tarnish resistant and last a lifetime. Plan to
pay a $20 supply fee to instructor at class.
(Photo has been enlarged to show detail.)
KATHLEEN MURRAY has been making
and selling jewelry since 1984. She
actually began making jewelry in Park
City Utah. She has been teaching through
Community Education since 2008.
AD12931 1 session Monday
Oct.22 6:00-9:00 p.m.
$28 CGMS Rm C101
AD12932 1 session Thursday
Nov.29 6:00-9:00 p.m.
$28 ERHS 1040 Art
Make this
Mosaic Bird
Feeder -
See page 27.
NEW! Oven Baked Beads
Cut, stack, roll, twist, slice, roll, bake, string
... and you are done! These beads are easy
and fun and they provide endless color and
design possibilities! It's a great introduction
to polymer clay and bead making. You will
make the beads in class and can string them
into jewelry if there is time. A variety of tools
will be available for use including slicing
blade, crimping pliers, chain nose pliers and
toaster oven. Plan to pay a $20 material fee
directly to the instructor, which includes
many colors of Premo clay, stringing material,
seed beads and clasps.
See MARIE FREDERICK's bio under Wire
Wrapped Rings on p. 26.
AD12841 1 session Wednesday
Oct.24 6:30-9:30 p.m.
$29 CGMS Rm A105
NEW! Fiber Fun for
Spinners: Carding,
Combing, & Blending
You've started to spin on a spindle or wheel,
and you know how to wash and tease raw
wool. Where do you take your skills next?
How about producing your own lively, highloft
combed top, carded roving, and beautiful
blends of silk and wool? This four-hour workshop
(with an hour for lunch and socializing)
introduces you to drum and hand carding and
hand combing. You'll be amazed at how easily
you'll acquire these skills and how superior
your results will be to commercial top and
roving. Bring an apron, a square of canvas
to protect your lap, and your spindle, so
you can play on the spot with some of the
lovely, ready-to-spin fibers you'll create.
Registration closes for Gentle Saturday
class on November 8. An optional Saturday
lunch is available. To register for lunch see
AD18800 on page 33.
See JAN ZITA GROVER's bio at upper right.
AD12521 1 session Saturday
Nov.10 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
$36 CGMS Rm C103
Low Tech Spinning
Join other fiber lovers to learn how to prepare
and spin lively, chemical-free yarns with this
highly portable, millenia-old tool! The topwhorl
spindle is a terrific, effective tool for
spinning yarn. Learn how to process sheep
fleece with just soap and water to produce
soft, light, bouncy wool to spin; the basics of
spinning, increasing your speed as you gain
confidence; and plying yarns on your hand.
Learn to draft wool and silk and then to spin
it to match the yarns you envision. Spin while
you walk, wait in line, or ride the bus! Experience
the satisfaction that comes from using
wool that comes directly from sheep. Course
fee includes a fine maple spindle, plenty of
fleece and silk to spin, and extensive, informative
handouts. $15 supply fee payable
to instructor at the first class. This course
increased from three to four sessions.
JAN ZITA GROVER is a handspinner with
a special fondness for the millenia-old drop
spindle. She spins on Icelandic, Nordic,
Navajo, Asian, and North American spindles,
working from fleeces she buys from
farmers and processes herself. In 2010, she
was a scholarship winner to the Spin-Off
Annual Autumn Retreat, where she learned
exciting new techniques to pass on to you.
AD12501 4 sessions Thursday
Nov.13-Dec.4 6:00-9:00 p.m.
$79 ERHS 1040 Art
Copper Enameling
Discover the exciting and ancient art of
copper enameling: firing powdered glass
onto copper. Choose your favorite colors
and create your design with or without silver
accents (Cloisonné). You will be able to make
up to three
pendants during
class. We
will discuss
how to finish
your project
with wire or
purchased
bails. Sifters,
spatulas, wire cutters, trivets and firing source
will be available for use. A supply fee of
$10-30 is payable to the instructor in class,
depending on size and material chosen.
Many colors of glass powder for enameling
will be available. Additional 1" copper
blanks to enamel are $10.
See MARIE FREDERICK's bio under
Wire Wrapped Rings on p. 26.
AD12871 1 session Thursday
Oct.4 6:30-9:30 p.m.
$29 ERHS 1039 Art
Classes are open to adults 15 and up unless specified. Registration is easy! See page 2.