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Workshops
Saturday, September 18, 2010 Quick Earrings
Join in on this beginner’s workshop in the art of earring making. Students will learn how to design and make unique earrings that they can easily make at home! Students will be exposed to wire bending techniques (using sterling silver), cold connections, hammering effects, beading compositions, al more...
Saturday, September 25, 2010 Gyotaku - Fish Printing
GYOTAKU, Fish Printing is a Japanese technique first created by fishermen who wanted to brag about the size of the fish they caught! In this workshop, you will learn how to create beautiful prints of real fish. We will work with Japanese rice papers, India ink, bamboo brushes & of course, whole fis more...
Saturday, October 02, 2010 Lost Wax Casting
A popular method that jewellers use to mold pieces is called lost wax casting. In a nutshell, this involves making a wax model, surrounding that in a plaster like substance called investment, and then melting the wax out of the investment to create the mold. Molten metal is then poured into the cav more...
Encaustic Painting
Encaustic, an ancient technique of painting, dates back 4,000 years to the Greeks who used it to caulk and decorate their boats. A thousand years later, the Romans used the medium to create portraits of their patrons. It’s so durable that some of these are still in existence. Simply put, encaustic more...
Thursday, October 14, 2010 Painting & Drawing Figures from Life
An opportunity for experienced visual artists to paint or draw a performing musician -- Live! Musician model Ryan J. MacNeil has mastered his instruments (highland bagpipe, border pipes, and whistles) and brings a unique personal flavour to the music he plays. Ryan J. and easels will be on hand in more...
Friday, October 15, 2010 The History of Knitting in Canada - Lecture
Share an evening with the well known Shirley Scott (a.k.a. Shirl the Purl), as she discusses how knitting winds its way through our history and our literature, as well as having a strong presence in our material culture. In this entertaining talk, of interest to both knitters and non-knitters, Shir more...
Saturday, October 16, 2010 For the Love of Knitting
Join in this unique course and learn the method of knitting lace, considered to be the pinnacle of all knitting methods, not to mention a hot item in the fashion world. Learn and execute with Shirl, as she shares her love and expansive knowledge of knitting with you. For the Love of Knitting will i more...
Thursday, October 28, 2010 Writing for and About Your Art, Design or Craft
This class will help you generate ideas for your work and to write convincingly about your work. You will use writing to explore ideas, to gain greater focus and direction in ideas, in order to generate or resolve a direction in your art work. This part of the workshop is about play and discovery f more...
Saturday, October 30, 2010 Prong Setting for Jewellers
In this one day class, participants will make a sterling silver ring with a prong set stone. Silver and stones will be available for sale from the instructor. Students must have a basic familiarity with soldering techniques. Bring a more...
Saturday, November 06, 2010 Wood Finishing
All wood workers seek the perfect finish for their work and top quality wood work deserves a great finish. This workshop will be an interactive session for experienced and beginning wood workers alike. Topics and ideas will be presented for discussion by the participants. Participants are encourage more...
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