SHAPING LEATHER MASKS- offered quarterly2019 ~ December 7 & 8 ~ 1:00PM to 4:30 PM
Learn the Semmerling methods for shaping leather masks. Jeff will show you what you need to know about leather how to shape masks from it and 2 basic methods for sizing and finishing them that will get you started making fabulous masks. In two days you will make and finish two to three leather masks and leave with a list of sources for materials and tools.
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ADVANCED LEATHER MASK MAKING- offered each Summer2019 ~August 3 & 4 ~ 1:00 to 4:30 PM
Return to the studio and learn what’s next after the “Shaping Leather “ workshop. Sculpting, Skiving & New Sizing Methods will be taught. Feel free to bring projects you are working on. Students will sculpt one leather clown nose as the main focus of our class.
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WEEKLY CLASSES- 8 week sessions, enrollment ongoing, join at any time!MONDAY NIGHTS
Practicing Mindfulness through Painting & Drawing 7:00 - 9:00pm 8 weeks $200, most materials included. Develop Seeing as a practice of mindfulness through drawing and painting, based on the work of Ellen J. Langer, “All it takes to become an artist is to start doing art.” –from On Becoming an Artist Instructor: Jeff Semmerling THURSDAY NIGHTS Beginning Mask Making 6:30 - 8:30pm 8 weeks $200, most materials included. Students learn fundamental mask construction, making masks in cardboard, Venetian Style papier mache', found objects and plaster gauze. Instructor: Jeff Semmerling Intermediate Mask Making 6:30-8:30pm 8 week session $200.00 plus $40 for materials Start with casting your own face for two mask making matrices, then learn sculpting and casting your own creations in paper mache'. You should take beginner mask making before this class. Advanced Mask Making 6:30 - 8:30pm $30 per class plus materials More experienced mask makers get involved with more expensive materials, develop their own tool kit and pursue projects of their own with guidance from our resident master Jeff Semmerling. |