We've had a good spring and early summer. Jeff Dever was in for two
sessions of hollow pod making, followed by amulets and talismans with
Sarah Shriver. Talk about two dynamite classes! We are delighted to have
their work in the gallery now (Jeff, for the first time, and lots of
new work from Sarah!)
Next on our class agenda is Doreen Kassel. I
hope you have been following her facebook posts along with Donna
Greenberg, as they get ready for Synergy in August. It is definitely
whetting my appetite for Doreen's class making flowers, pods and
butterflies.....and her whimsical figures! We have some wonderful
examples at the studio so you can be tempted.
We
will be on the road again (in mid August) for the IPCA's Synergy4
conference up in the Philadelphia area. Ellen has the honor of speaking
at this important international polymer conference. Hope you will be
attending to get her take on mokume gane. She is already busy gathering
photos and fine tuning her talk.
Be sure to check the upcoming
classes page. We've updated the rest of the year's classes. Classes
fill up fast so if you are interested, you need to hop on it quickly. We
are trying to have a second session of Lindly's color class. There is a
spot in Laura Tabakman's class on wire and translucent clay.
We'll
be winding down the year with Leslie Blackford, November 10-12, right
after we get back from Ron Lehocky's Dam Retreat at the end of October.
She has a fun class on tap, as she helps you clean out Auntie's old
jewelry box!
Hope
we'll see you for a class. Plan a visit to see what's new in the
gallery. We have lots of new products (that you know you need!) in the
supply store. Come check out Ellen's new long and double design silk
screens before we run out again.