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take place at:
Maureen Carlson's Center for Creative Arts
102 Water Street, Jordan, MN 55352
952-492-3260

Location: Maureen's is approximately 35 miles SW of Minneapolis, Minnesota

2010 Classes and Retreats
For Kids' Classes, click DUCK icon in left column.
The 2010 Summer Schedule for KIDS" CLASSES will be on-line in early spring.

Adult Classes (Click or scroll down)
NOTE: This is just part of the 2010 schedule.
Maureen will be adding classes as they are requested

January	February	March	April	May	June
July	August	September	October	November	December

Guest Instructors scheduled to date for 2010 are:

Anne Marie Bennett/SoulCollage April 23 - 25	Janet Farris Oct. 1 - Oct. 3			Diane Keeler June 3 - 6
	Barb Kobe: May, June, July, Oct., Nov.			Sarah Shriver Sept. 3 - 5

General class information

Click for a quick overview of the 2010 class and retreat schedule - no photos

Click for further details about registration, and the dormitory.

Note: To register for classes, go to the page for that class by clicking
MORE after each short description, below.

Private Classes: Six students are needed to schedule a listed class as a private class.
Call to arrange a time: 952-492-3260, or e-mail Maureen at maureen@weefolk.com .

Private class fees are a minimum of $60 an hour or $500 for an 8-hour day plus evening studio time. Questions? Call Maureen at 952-492-3260 Wed. - Sat, 10:00 - 5:00, or at the home office at 952-447-3828.

	Class Titles and Dates	Short Descriptions: Click MORE for details. Completed details are being added as we 'speak". Check back often!
January 2010	MC1 Class Title: Stackables: Modular, Interactive Sculpture with Maureen Carlson January 23: Saturday	Class is repeated May 22, 2010
	MC2 Class Title: DreamWeaver Icons: Pendants with Removable Masks with Maureen Carlson January 24: Sunday	Class is repeated May 23, 2010.
February 2010		Feb 6 - 7: Maureen in San Diego for classes at San Diego Polymer Clay Guild ( http://www.scpcg.org/classes.html )
		February 21 - 24: Cabin Fever Clay Festival - Maureen in Laurel, Maryland
		February 25 - 27: Synergy2 - Maureen in Baltimore, Maryland
March 2010 March 3 - 7, 2010	MC3 Class Title: Figure Sculpture from A to Z Instructor: Maureen Carlson 9:30 am - 4:30 pm, Wed. thru Sunday with evening studio time	This 5-day midweek through weekend class covers all the basics for creating clay and mixed-media figures. MORE ...
March 11 - 14	Maureen at Orlando Clay Fandango in Florida	This retreat includes three days of classes with Christi Friesen, Julie Picarello and Sarah Shriver. Maureen and Barbara McGuire will be doing evening demos and joining in the fun. Features great facilities on a beautiful lake with terrific people ...
March 26 - 28,	Themed 3-day Weekend with Maureen THEME: Affirming the Sacred Sign up for one, two or three days. MC4a Personal Symbols, Icons and Game Pieces 9:30 - 4:30, Friday, with evening studio time MC4b Shrines and Reliquaries 9:30 - 4:30, Saturday, with evening studio MC4c Prayer Beads 9:30 - 4:30, Sunday	PERSONAL SYMBOLS, ICONS AND GAME PIECES images carry meanings that bypass the conscious mind and connect us to our deeper selves. In this class you'll learn techniques for using modeling compounds to make small 3-d objects for a variety of uses. MORE ... SHRINES AND RELIQUARIES Using a variety of techniques and materials you'll construct small, personal spaces for holding objects that are precious to you, that symbolize connections to greater mysteries and memories. MORE ... PRAYER BEADS Ever try to pray or meditate only to find your mind wandering and your thoughts losing their focus? One method for staying on track with your intentions is to use a set of beads which are organized in specific patterns or repetitions. MORE ...
April 2010 April 9 - 11, 2010	Themed Weekend with Maureen MC5 Class Title: Storyboxes: Mixed Media in a Box 7:00 PM Friday until 3:00 PM Sunday, with evening studio time on Friday and Saturday	Mixed-Media Story Box The finished project in this class will be a wooden box embellished with polymer clay, paper, fiber, beads, and paint. But it won't be just any old box. It will be a vehicle for telling your story through symbols, images and words. MORE ...
April 16 - 18, 2010	Themed 3-day Weekend with Maureen: THEME: Clay Characters for Beginners Sign up for one, two or three days, 9:30 - 4:30 each day. Evening class on Friday plus Saturday evening studio time MC6a Sculpting Character Faces MC6b Hands MC6c Ball-jointed Trolls and More from the World of Faerie MC6d Clay Clothing: Patterns, Transfers and Millefiori Magic	April 16, Friday: Sculpting Character Faces with Maureen MORE ... April 16, Friday Night: Hands with Maureen MORE ... April 17: Saturday: Ball-jointed Trolls and More from the World of Faerie with Maureen MORE ... April 18: Sunday: Clay Clothing: Patterns, Transfers and Millefiori Magic with Maureen MORE ...
April 23 - 25	SoulCollage^� Facilitator Training in Minnesota	Location: Maureen Carlson's Center for Creative Arts, Jordan, MN Trainers: Anne Marie Bennett, Marti Beddoe More Info at: http://www.kaleidosoul.com/training-mn.html
May 2010 April 29 - May 2	Themed 4-day Weekend with Maureen THEME: Faeries in the Garden 9:30 - 4:30 each day with evening studio time on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Sign up for one, two, three or all four. MC7a April 29, Thursday: A Faerie Hide-a-way MC7b April 30, Friday: Faerie Faces: Sculpting a 6-inch Wall Face MC7c May 1, Saturday: Garden Elves MC7d May 2, Sunday: Toadstool Characters	Thursday: A Faerie Hide-a-way MORE ... Friday: Faerie Faces: Sculpting a 6-inch Wall Face for your Garden Gate MORE ... Saturday: Garden Elves MORE ... Sunday: Toadstool Characters MORE ...
May 7-8-9, 2010	BK1 Class Title: Medicine Dolls: How to Make a Healing Doll with Barb Kobe 7:00 PM Friday - 3:00 PM Sunday	Gift yourself, a friend or your mother with this special weekend retreat, a perfect way to honor birth, rebirth and the value of intention on this Mother's Day weekend . MORE ...
May 16 - 21, 2010	MC8 Class Title: Fantasy Week at Maureen's 6:00 PM Sunday until 4:30 PM Friday	Class Description: If you could create anything that you wanted to from polymer clay and mixed media supplies, what would you make? While Maureen doesn't promise that ANYTHING and EVERYTHING is possible, she does promise that this will be a week for concentrating on your dreams and visions of artistic success. In this class, students will be encouraged to imagine, to plan, to learn ... MORE ...
May 22, 2010	MC8a Class Title: Stackables: Modular, Interactive Sculpture with Maureen Carlson Saturday, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM	MORE ...
May 23, 2010	MC8b Class Title: DreamWeaver Icons: Pendants with Removable Masks with Maureen Carlson Sunday, 1:00 - 5:00	MORE ...
June 2010 June 3 - 6	DK1 Class Title: Fairy Lullaby with the Moon with Diane Keeler Thursday thru Sunday, 9:30 - 4:30 each day with evening studio time	World-class doll artist and sculptor Diane Keeler returns to Maureen's to continue her series of sculpting classes. In this, her 11th year at Maureen's, she'll share her methods for sculpting a tiny baby lulled to sleep as it rocks to a lullaby from the moon. MORE ...
June 11 - 12	BK2 Class Title: Playing with Art - Creativity Renewal Weekend with Barb Kobe 9:00 - 4:00 on Saturday 10:00 - 3:00 on Sunday	Experience Creativity Coaching with Barb Kobe MORE ...
June 19	MC9 Class Title: Playing A Day of Dragons with Maureen Carlson	A Day of Dragons MORE ...
		June 26 - 27: Jordan Art Festival in Jordan, MN MORE ...
July 2010 July 9-10-11	BK3 Class Title: Creative Journey Game with Barb Kobe Friday evening through Sunday afternoon	MORE ...
July 12 - 14:	MC10 Class Title: Creative Mixed-Media Accessories for Clay Characters with Maureen Carlson Monday 9:30 AM through Wednesday at 2:00 PM	MORE ...
July 14 - 17	MC11 Class Title: Sculpting People You Know with Maureen Wednesday 7:00 PM through Saturday at 4:30 PM	MORE ...
August 2010 August 15 - 20	MC12 Class Title: Fantasy Week at Maureen's with Maureen Carlson 6:00 PM Sunday until 4:30 PM Friday	Class Description: If you could create anything that you wanted to from polymer clay and mixed media supplies, what would you make? While Maureen doesn't promise that ANYTHING and EVERYTHING is possible, she does promise that this will be a week for concentrating on your dreams and visions of artistic success. In this class, students will be encouraged to imagine, to plan, to learn ... MORE ...
	Maureen will be teaching a Wall Faces class in Colorado on August 29	August 22 - 30: Maureen on retreat in Colorado
September 2010 September 3 - 5	: Colors, Canes, Kaleidoscopes ... Bracelets with Sarah Shriver	MORE .
		September 10 - 11: Heimatfest Celebration in Jordan, MN
September 18	Faces, Faces, Faces with Maureen Carlson	9:30 - 4:30 on Saturday More info posted soon ...
September 19	STICKS AND STONES and Figurative Sculpture: Exploring Air-Dry and Epoxy Clays for Sculpting on Natural and Repurposed Items with Maureen Carlson	1:00 - 6:00 on Sunday More info posted soon ...
September 25	Beads on a Stick with Maureen Carlson	9:30 - 4:30 on Saturday More info posted soon ...
September 26	Stackables with Maureen Carlson	1:00 - 6:00 on Sunday More info posted soon ...
October 2010
October 1 - October 3	POSTPONED: Do not register! Let Maureen know if you are interested in taking this class in 2011. We can try to reschedule. JF1 Class Title: Silver Clay JF2 Class Title: Polymer Clay: Transition Beads JF3 Class Title: Putting it all Together: Create a Treasure Bracelet with Janet Farris	Been curious about Silver Clay? Want to combine Precious Metal or Art Silver clay with polymer clay? Need some help with your jewelry and assembly projects? Janet, an accomplished artist and polymer clay author, and a friend of Maureen's since the early 90's, is now coming from California to Minnesota to share her considerable and eclectic skills in our retreat setting. This will be a wonderful 3 days! Take one or all three days ... MORE ...
October 8 - 10:	BK4 Class Title: Dollmaking Circle with Barb Kobe 7:00 PM Friday until 3:00 PM Sunday	The act of making a doll can take a person through a process of creative imagination, growth and healing. MORE ...
		October 21 - 24: Private Retreat at Maureen's
October 9	Scott County Art Crawl
November 2010 November 12 - 14	BK5 Class Title: ARTfield of Dreams with Barb Kobe 7:00 PM Friday until 3:00 PM Sunday	MORE ...
December 2010

Mixed-Media Story Box The finished project in this class will be a wooden box embellished with polymer clay, paper, fiber, beads, and paint. But it won't be just any old box. It will be a vehicle for telling your story through symbols, images and words. MORE ...

Mixed-Media Story Box
The finished project in this class will be a wooden box embellished with polymer clay, paper, fiber, beads, and paint. But it won't be just any old box. It will be a vehicle for telling your story through symbols, images and words. MORE ...