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| April 16 |
MC9
Class Title: Getting Started Making Characters - Pot Perchers
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| April 18 |
MC10
Class Title: Driftwood Sculpture (Using Polymer Clay to Create Features)  Instructor: Maureen Carlson 10:00 am - 4:30 pm, Saturday |
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| April 19 - 24 |
MC11
Class Title: Figurative Sculpture: Using Various Clays, including Polymer Clay, Paper Clay and Apoxie Sculpt with Wire Armatures  Instructor: Maureen Carlson 1:00 pm Sunday until 4:30 PM Friday |
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| May 3 - 8, 2009 |
MC12
Class Title: Fantasy Week 
Instructor: Maureen Carlson 1:00 pm Sunday until 4:30 PM Friday |
Fantasy Week: Making Imaginative Clay Characters with personal style  Class Description: The World of imagination is limited only by one's lack of imagination. In this class, students will be encouraged to imagine a world of characters that is uniquely their own. MORE ... |
| May 15 - 17 |
Polymer Clay in the Garden: A
Class in Three Parts
Instructor: Maureen Carlson MC13: Mushroom People (Friday)  MC14: Wall Faces/Gargoyles (Saturday) MC15: Fairy Houses for (and with) tiny fairies(Sunday) |
Polymer Clay in the Garden May is the perfect time to make plans for a creative garden. Are there fairies and elves in yours? If so, then provide them with a Mushroom Character for listening, a Gargoyle or Wall Face to watch over things, and a Fairy House for secret meetings. Come to one or all three segments.  MC13:
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| May 21 | MC16 Class Title: Antiques in the Oven #1: Kitchen Utensils  Instructor: Maureen Carlson Thursday evening, 6:00 - 9:30pm |
 (Adding small clay
characters to found objects - can use push molds for faces)MORE ... |
| June 6 - 10, 2009 |
MC17
Class Title: About Faces  Instructor: Maureen Carlson Saturday thru Wednesday, 9:30 - 4:30 each day |
This class will focus on capturing emotions and ethnic, age and sex
variations in facial features. Sculpting will be done with
polymer clay (for intermediate and
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| June 11 - 14 | DK1 Class Title: Adult Woman Figure/Doll - 7-inch Tall Full Body Sculpt  Instructor: Diane Keeler 9:30 - 4:30 each day with evening studio time |
 Adult
Woman Figure/Doll World-class doll artist and sculptor Diane Keeler returns to Maureen's to continue her series of sculpting classes. In this, her 10th year at Maureen's, she'll share her methods for sculpting a full body sculpt of a 7 inch tall adult woman. MORE ... |
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Kid's Classes |
KC 1 thru KC8 Kids' Classes start, Tuesday June 16  Afternoon class: 2:00 - 4:00 pm Evening Class: 6:30 - 8:30 pm Instructor: Maureen Carlson |
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| June 20 and 21 | Art Festival in Jordan:
http://www.jordanchamber.org
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| June 25 |
MC19
Class Title: Antiques in the Oven #2: Boxes  Evening, 6:00 - 9:30pm Instructor: Maureen Carlson |
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| June 26 - 28 | BK2 Class Title: The DOLLMAKING CIRCLE A process for personal growth and healing Instructor: Barb Kobe  |
 The act of making a doll can take a person through a process of creative imagination, growth and healing. Note: This class will be repeated September 25 - 27, 2009 MORE ... |
| June 26 - 28 |
RETREAT WEEKEND with Maureen Carlson MCR3 (Friday night) MCR4 (Saturday night) A weekend for relaxing, working on your own projects, journaling, thinking, being ... |
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weekend for relaxing, working on your own projects, journaling,
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| July 2, 9, 16, 30 |
Class Title: July Thursdays for Real Characters (no class on July 23) MC20a: July 2: Faces  MC20b: July 9: Bare Feet, Hands and Shoes MC20c: July 16: Clothing MC20d: July 30: Hair, Hats and Accessories Evenings, 6:00 - 9:30pm Instructor: Maureen Carlson |
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| July 17 - 19 |
MC21 Class Title: Sculpting People You Know  Instructor: Maureen Carlson 9:30am Friday through 4:30 pm Sunday |
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| August 1, 2009 |
MC22 Class Title: Rock People (Adding Clay to Rocks to Create Rock Sculptures)  Instructor: Maureen Carlson 9:30am - 4:30 pm |
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| August 2 |
MC23 Class Title: Driftwood People (Adding Clay to Driftwood to Create Driftwood Sculptures)  Instructor: Maureen Carlson 9:30am - 4:30 pm |
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| August 6 - 9 | KD1
Class Title: Sprites, Wights and Other Familiars  Instructor: Katherine Dewey
9:30 - 4:30 each day with evening studio time |
 Katherine Dewey, of
elvenwork.com is returning to Maureen's for
the 4th time, by popular demand. This year she's teaching a class
that will give a great foundation in all the basics of creating a figure
in clay. The topic of Sprites, Wights and other Familiars was
chosen to allow for a wide range of creativity in terms of the
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| August 13 |
MC24 Class Title: Learn to Make Fabulous Earrings with Polymer Clay  Instructor: Maureen Carlson Evenings, 6:00 - 9:30pm |
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| August 14 - 15 |
BK2 Class Title: Affirmation Embellished Mini Quilt Instructor: Barb Kobe |
Affirm yourself and Play by making and embellishing a mini quilt. Think of a part of your life that you want to embellish. MORE .. |
| August 16 - 21, 2009 Sunday thru Friday |
MC25 Class Title: Fantasy Week  Instructor: Maureen Carlson 1:00 pm Sunday until 4:30 PM Friday |
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| August 23 - 29, 2009 | Maureen on retreat in Colorado | |
| September 3, 10, 17. 2009 |
Class Title: Ring Around Thursdays - How-to-Make Jewelry with Polymer Clay MC26a: September 3: Funky Rings  MC26b: September 10: Wired Pins and Pendants  MC26c: September 17: Versatile Ways with Ear Wires  Evenings, 6:00 - 9:30pm Instructor: Maureen Carlson |
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| Sept. 11 - 12 | Heimatfest Celebration in Jordan Car cruise on Friday night, parade and fireworks on Saturday |
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| Sept. 19 - 27 | RETREAT WEEK with Maureen Carlson MCR5: Sept 19 - 22 (three nights) MCR6:Sept 22 - 25 (three nights) MCR7: Sept 25 - 27 (two nights  Retreats begin at 11am on Saturday Sept. 19th and end at 4pm on Sunday, Sept. 27 |
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week for relaxing, working on your own projects, journaling,
thinking, being ... Come for all or part of the time. MORE ... |
| Sept. 27 - 29 | BK3 Class Title: The DOLLMAKING CIRCLE A process for personal growth and healing Instructor: Barb Kobe |
The act
of making a doll can take a person through a process of creative imagination, growth and healing. Note: This class will be repeated September 25 - 27, 2009 MORE ... |
| October 2, 2009 | LH1 Class Title: Extruded Color Magic Instructor: Lindly Haunani: |
Learn how to use a polymer clay extruder to create several different patterns including a retro-cane. Strategies for maximizing color contrasts, stacking the colors and playing with the extrusions will be presented. MORE ... |
| October 3- 4 | LH2 Class Title: Color Magic - “Quilted” Polymer Poetry Instructor: Lindly Haunani |
Using the Tumbling Blocks quilt pattern as inspiration, you will make a colorful set of poetic polymer clay tiles that can be infinitely rearranged on a magnetic board. MORE ... |
| October 8 - 11 | LAS1 and TH1: Classes with
Lynne Anne Schwarzenberg and
Tommie Howell (info not yet available)
Titles to be announced, but keep in mind
that Halloween is coming .... |
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| October 15 - 18 | Private Retreat at Maureen's | |
| October 22 |
MC27 Class Title: Mixed Media Holiday Ornaments (using polymer clay, fibers and wire)  Instructor: Maureen Carlson 6:00 - 9:30 pm |
Mixed Media Ornaments Polymer clay is a perfect material for creating Christmas and holiday ornaments as it is colorful, may be combined with many other materials, and is relatively inexpensive. It is also the perfect recycler, as it can be used to "reclaim" Christmas balls and ornaments that are no longer useful. MORE ... |
| October 29, 2009 |
MC28 Class Title: Polished Holiday Ornaments: Using Polymer Clay to Create Magical Designs Instructor: Maureen Carlson 6:00 - 9:30 pm, Thursday |
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| November | ||
Nov. 6 - 8 |
BK4 Class Title: The Creative Journey Game: Visualizing Your Intentions for 2010 Instructor: Barb Kobe
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 The
Creative Journey Game© is
a creative, playful
process of self-discovery and insight. You design your game board and
personal game pieces as you play the
game. During this November weekend retreat we will create a collaged Creative Journey Game board and three-dimensional characters to use to visualize an intention for 2010. MORE ... |
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