2010 Workshop Series - Contact –
Spruce Forest 301-895-3332 or artisans@spruceforest.org
| Workshops meet 10-5 on Saturday and 10-5 on Sunday, unless otherwise noted. Workshops meet in various historic buildings on the Spruce Forest Campus. Students may bring lunch or purchase lunch at Penn Alps Restaurant across the street. There are many motels and bed and breakfasts in the area, some in walking distance. Please check the Spruce Forest website for links to lodging options. |
To sign up for a class, please print off and return the Registration Form.
May 22
Basket Weaving
$75 |
This one day workshop will feature basic techniques for making a coiled pine needle basket around a black Walnut shell base. All materials will be provided.
Instructor: Lori Sinese
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June 14
Quilling
$75
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Learn the beginning techniques of tight roll, loose roll, and marquis of the 10th Century art form of rolling and gluing paper. Students will produce a flower picture.
Instructor: Reita Marks
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July 10, 11
Pottery
$150 |
Surface Decoration using slip trailing and brush techniques.
Instructor: Lynn Lais
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July 13-Aug 19
Pottery
$180 plus clay cost |
Basic Wheel – Beginning students will learn basic techniques in throwing pots. This is a six week class – Tuesday 8-10 am or Thursday 7-9 pm.
Instructor: Lynn Lais
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July 17, 18
Jewelry:Precious Metal Clay
$150
$60 materials |
Precious Metal Clay and basic silver techniques.
Students will make two rings, one with a bezel set
stone, and one necklace. PMC techniques and
basic silver soldering and stone setting will be
covered. Instructor: Doug Salmon
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July 24
Drawing
$75
$75 Material fee |
Discuss the basic structure of flowering plants inbotanical terms, and then create pencil studies of a plant that is native to this Appalachian area. Gardeners, naturalists and all adults are welcome.
Instructor: Karen Sandorf
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August 14 & 15
Baubles, bangles and beads.
$150.00
$65.00 materials
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Make beads of molten glass at the torch.
Basic skills of heating glass, applying it to a mandrel and shaping it with tools. You will learn to make a round bead and how to alter its shape and add decorative color with dots, frits, trails.
Instructor: Mary Kammauff
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August 21 & 22
Jewelry Fabrication
$150.00 plus
$55.00 materials
Instructor: Doug Salmon |
Play with fire in this exciting weekend course learn elementary techniques for creating three-dimensional jewelry designs. Cutting, forming and welding with a variety of jewelry metals.
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August 28, 29
Feather Carving
$200
Instructor: Gary Yoder |
“Blue Jay” – Using traditional hand carving
tools and wood burner, students will carve,
texture, and tint a Blue Jay feather.
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September 4
Slate Painting
$75
Peggy Nixon |
Slate Painting Techniques for beginning and
beyond students. Ideas can be your own creative thoughts or Peggy will share additional ideas.
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September 11, 12
Jewelry:Precious Metal Clay
$150
$60 materials |
Precious Metal Clay and basic silver techniques.
Students will make two rings, one with a bezel set
stone, and one necklace. PMC techniques and
basic silver soldering and stone setting will be
covered. Instructor: Doug Salmon
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September 18
Drawing
$75 |
Colored pencil drawing workshop for ages 16 and up.
Instructor: Lenore Lancaster
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September 25
Feather Painting
$200 |
Two Dimensional feather study using wood burner and acrylic paints on illustration board.
Instructor: Gary Yoder
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October 16, 17
Jewelry |
Beginning Jewelry Fabrication - See above
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October 30, 31
Feather Carving
$200 |
Ruffed Grouse feather carving
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November 6, 7
Feather Carving
$200 |
Wood Duck (Pintail) feather carving
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To sign up for a class, please print off and return the Registration Form.
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