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2012 Creative Tourism Webinar: Continuing The Global Conversation / June 28, 2012
You are invited to the City of Santa Fe’s second Global Conversation on Creative Tourism! Thursday June 28, 2012 USA: 7:00 a.m MDT / Europe: 3:00 p.m. CET “Creative Tourism is tourism directed toward an engaged and authentic experience, with participative learning in the arts, heritage or special character of a place.” Since the 2008 [...]
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Artists on YouTube: Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center
We offer a wide variety of fiber arts classes, workshops and other hands-on fiber experiences year round. We teach New Mexico traditions like Rio Grande weaving, Colcha embroidery, natural dyeing, as well as many other weaving classes, knitting, felting, basketry, quilting, silk painting and more. We schedule learning experiences for children on request. Our friendly, [...]
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Sharpening Woodworking Tools / June 16th, 2012 (1 day)
Beginners and more advanced woodworkers will want to brush up their skills in this intensive sharpening session. We will cover grinding, honing and final polishing to create razor-sharp edges on your new or used chisels, plane irons and other edge tools. Students will have an opportunity to experiment with a variety of sharpening methods to [...]
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Photo/Collage Encaustic Workshop with Sharon Bloom / June 9th, 2012
Photo/Collage Encaustic Class includes: ° Getting comfortable with encaustic ° Fuse it or lose it ° Image transfers ° Using photos and photocopies ° Work with fabric ° Save money by making your own supplies! ° What works with wax? ° Embedding objects in your artwork ° Where to get supplies, videos, and reference materials [...]
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Woodworking: Introduction to Veneer with Douglas Jones / June 30th, 2012
Veneering opens up many new options for the woodworker. This quick introduction will cover the basic applications and techniques for applying veneer. Resources for purchasing commercial veneer will be discussed. Students also learn how to make and use bandsawn veneer. We will practice on samples to get a feel for this versatile material. Saturday, 9:30 [...]
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Polymer Clay Becomes Antique Ivory Beads @ Tory Hughes Studio / June 2nd, 2012
Shift time, get goodies! Using the synthetic, lightweight and durable material polymer clay, you’ll learn how to accurately mimic ivory and bone, how to patina and antique small objects, and then make a selection of antiqued and embossed ‘ivory’ beads that you’ll wear away from the workshop. Tory invented these techniques which are used worldwide, [...]
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Encaustic Painting Bootcamp with Sharon Bloom / June 23rd, 2012
Have you ever wondered what kind of painting you could create with beeswax? Have you thought you’d like to give it a try sometime? Here’s your chance to learn the basics and many creative techniques in just one day! Encaustic Painting Bootcamp explores: ▪ What is encaustic anyway? ▪ Hot wax fusing techniques ▪ Creating [...]
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Artist Talk: Silvia Levenson @ Bullseye Resource Center / June 27th, 2012
Enjoy this rare opportunity to hear international artist Silvia Levenson discuss her work and upcoming show at the David Richard Gallery, which will open on Friday, June 29. A native of Argentina now residing in Italy, Levenson presents a dark and comic vision of modern life in her kiln-glass sculptures, for which she has been [...]
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Artist Talk: Martha Pfanschmidt @ Bullseye Resource Center / June 13th, 2012
Portland-based painter and printmaker Martha Pfanschmidt details how her forays into working with kiln-glass have enabled her to do several major architectural projects, and how moving between media has informed and enriched her entire art practice. This is a great opportunity for artists with backgrounds in two-dimensional media to learn about the opportunities afforded by [...]
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