Power Tools and Unconventional Polymer Clay with Cynthia Tinapple

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Class # ct072415 Power Tools and Unconventional Uses of Polymer Clay with Cynthia Tinapple To Register: or scroll to bottom of page ↓ Date: Friday through Monday July 24 - 27, 2015 Time: 9:30 - 4:30 each day with evening studio time Where: Maureen Carlson's Center for Creative Arts in Jordan, MN USA Dorm: Info here and on registration form Class Fee: $400.00 Materials Fee: TBA Experience Level: All levels Format: 4-day class Class Minimum: 6 Class Maximum: 8 Come to this class, listen and learn as Cynthia Tinapple tells you how she has incorporated polymer into sinks, floors, walls, outdoor decorations and more. She even patched the driveway with the most fetching repeating cane slices. You’ll learn how to get comfortable with a few easy shop tools that help with home improvements in polymer – a power drill, a heat gun, an infrared thermometer, extruders, Forstner bits and more.	Power Tools and Unconventional Uses of Polymer Clay Instructor: Cynthia Tinapple Yes, those are polymer clay pieces that decorate the bannister at Cynthia Tinapple's house!	Cynthia collaborated with her husband, Blair, on this wood vase which is trimmed with polymer clay and transferred images. See the center picture for see this window in it's setting.
In this class you will learn to patch and camouflage and upgrade in ways that will astonish and intrigue visitors and infuse your home with warmth and color. Imagine: A bouquet of patterned sticks A switch plate with photo transfers A wall of cane slices A dash of design on a doorknob or embedded in the floor Bold additions of your work throughout your home are easy to accomplish once you accept your decor as an extension of you.	You'll appreciate the wisdom of decorating tricks like: The power of your collections Repeat, repeat, repeat Upcycling Drill, baby, drill Patching with polymer Lampshades Wall warts Stair treatments Cynthia says, “I spent years as an interior decorator, then a graphic designer and creative manager so I was accustomed to integrating art all around me. My cabinetmaker husband helped me lose all fear of power tools. We tried and failed and tried again and you will benefit from our adventures in combining polymer with wood and other materials.” Come make friends with shop tools and discover in this weekend class how to give your place a makeover that will delight you.	Pictured above is one of Cynthia's polymer clay lampshades.
Each student will receive a wood turning to be inlaid plus a selection of flea market finds to be upcycled and restored to new glory.	Supplies needed for class: TBA	Also bring:
Expand your ideas about how polymer clay touches can be added to enhance the personality of your home. Why limit yourself to making jewelry when you can immerse your life in color?		For the dorm: If you are staying in the dorm, be sure and read the suggested list of what to bring, at the bottom of this page: Dorm Info

Cynthia Tinapple Collection

Where's the Polymer Clay? See those sticks? Hmmmmm ... their color comes from polymer clay applied as a veneer.

Registration Form

class # ct072415 Power Tools and Unconventional Uses of Polymer Clay with Cynthia Tinapple	Both class and dorm are subject to availability. We will contact you after we receive your registration.	Policies regarding registrations and cancellations
To Register on-line, click here. ↓ ↓ This will take you to WeeFolk.com and the class registration order form.	To Register by phone, call: Maureen's: 651-460-0725 or Wee Folk Creations Home Office: 952-447-3828 or If outside the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metropolitan Area, call	To Register by mail, please use this printer friendly form.