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children’s

July 27 - 31

July 27 - 31

August 3 - 7

Sherri Kuecker

Evelyn Siegel & Sherri Kuecker

Wendy Ellsworth

Ages: 9 - 12 / 9am - 12pm

Ages: 9 - 12 / 1pm - 4pm

Ages 9 - 13 / 9am - 12pm

Tuition: $275 / Studio Fee: $15 / Registration Fee: $25

Tuition: $275 / Studio Fee: $15 / Registration Fee: $25

Tuition: $275 / Studio Fee: $15 / Registration Fee: $25

Code: K0912 / Enrollment Limit: 15

Code: K0913 / Enrollment Limit: 15

Code: K1014 / Enrollment Limit: 15

Come discover the colorful world of fimo clay! This
workshop experiments with the many different
techniques this sculpey clay has to offer. We work with
the clay while it’s soft, combining different colors while
twisting, bending and cutting to make beautiful marbled
surfaces. Then we learn how to form the clay into beads
for jewelry, make small trinkets and charms, and even
sculpt small figures. After we shape our clay, we bake
our pieces in a small oven to harden them for everyday
use. Students can experiment with cutting, painting, and
sanding the hardened pieces for unique after-effects. The
artistic possibilities are endless with this fun and bright
clay medium!

Clay is a beautiful and functional medium, and what’s
better than creating your own pots, dishes, utensils and
trivets for a special family recipe? Students make at least
one special baking dish, salad bowl or other serving piece
as well as clay tile trivets. We learn clay handbuilding
and design techniques such as rolling slabs, draping and
cutting. Then we use special stamps, tools and glazes to
make our pots extra decorative! We also design our very
own aprons and pot holders to add to our new handmade
kitchen collection!

Dive into a journey of exploration into the wonderful world
of beading! Drawing from the rich tradition of Native
American beading techniques, the students in this class
learn to bead directly onto soft, supple leather using
needles and thread. We use a simple lacing technique
to turn our beaded masterpiece into a fringed pouch that
can hold many small treasures. We learn to weave on a
traditional bead loom using colorful embroidery threads
for the warp. There are many traditional bead designs to
choose from, and students are encouraged to make their
own unique patterns. Native American stories and myths
are woven into each day’s activities as well as different
beading symbols and their meanings.

Fimo Frenzy

SHERRI KUECKER received her B.F.A. in Art Education
from the University of Arizona. She has been teaching
students of all ages for the past 20 years and currently
teaches and creates art out of Arizona. Her bead work is
exhibited in galleries in the Phoenix area. She formerly
worked as the Children’s Program Coordinator at
Anderson Ranch Arts Center.

Cooking with Clay

EVELYN SIEGEL has taught generations of students,
both at Anderson Ranch and Fort Worth Country Day
School in her home state of Texas. Many of her students
have become professional potters, painters, artistic
designers and historians.
SHERRI KUECKER currently teaches and creates art
out of Arizona. Her bead work is exhibited in galleries in
the Phoenix area. She is the former Children’s Program
Coordinator at Anderson Ranch Arts Center.

Native American Loom Beading

WENDY ELLSWORTH has been beading since 1970. She
helped set up an artist-in-schools program in Colorado and
teaches classes nationally and internationally to all ages.
She has made six trips to Kenya to work with Maasai and
Samburu beading groups. Her book, Beading – The Creative
Spirit, was published by SkyLight Paths in 2009.

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