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Arts Fest Demo Tent
Saturday 1-5 All artist demonstrations take place at the Riverside Park ( main festival site ) unless marked with a r . . Kid Friendly
HORST BERLOW ~ Painting with Watercolour . Learn to paint exquisite watercolour scenes from seasoned artist Horst Berlow . He will give a demonstration as well as assist the public in making their own 8x10 inch painting .
PATTY JACKSON ~ Soapstone Carving : Worry Stones & Keepsakes . Participants will carve their own piece of soapstone into amulets , worry stones and keepsakes using hand tools . Guests will have a ‘ take home keepsake ’ to remember their visit to the Festival .
CANADA WILDERNESS ARTIST RESIDENCY ~ What the Muck ’ s About . Come and join a gaggle of nature loving artists from across Canada and Australia for crafting and conversation at a family-friendly , interactive arts table . The artists are with the Canadian Wilderness Artist Residency and will have just completed a two-week journey down the Yukon River .
ANDREW GODSALVE ~ Terrane Non / boundaries of the Yukon . Over the course of the Yukon River canoe journey from Whitehorse to Dawson with the Canadian Wilderness Artist Residency , Andrew will make field notes on flagging tape at stops along the route . These “ observation strips ” will be woven together to create a large mesh sculpture .
r TARA KOLLA-HALE ~ Ghost Town . @ Camera Obscura on Front St .( near the Gazebo )
Dawson City is known for its tales of ghostly inhabitants so why not make them their own town to live in ? Using vintage patterns , card stock and fairy lights we will be creating a “ ghost town ” to light up the darkening Dawson skies . Come and create a house , cabin or storefront to add to our little town , who knows who might move in ?
TAMIKA KNUTSON ~ Jewelry Techniques Local jeweler , Tamika Knutson , will demonstrate of a variety of jewelry making techniques ; including a ring band with a bezel setting . She will also demo piercing and sawing metal for jewelry .
JOELLA HOGAN ~ Cold Process Soap Making & Boreal Forest Plants . Please join Joella to create either a “ Soap on a Rope ” or “ Soap Tea ” with handcrafted soap . Participants will also be able to help make soap by weighing out ingredients , stirring the oils , pouring into the molds & cutting the bars . Visitors will be able to see , smell and feel the plants and ingredients that she uses to create the soaps .