The Great Spokane Art Party Artist and Activity List 2009 -- Update!

1. Olivia Waterman -- Silk Fabric Art -- Fabric ink applied directly on silk fabric using basic & simple techniques with beautiful results.

2. Amy Wharf -- Vessels & Vases -- Amy will show how to make a variety of functional and decorative pots starting with flat slabs of clay

3. Ken Spiering -- Dynamic, Lush, & Intense -- You thought this was about wine? Water Color painting - demonstration & participation

4. Clay Connection -- Fused Glass Pendants -- Cutting glass and designing your own pendant. Finished jewelry can be picked up at the Clay Connection 714 E Sprague beginning May 1st.

5. Eva Silverstone -- Collage Magnets -- Collage is the combination of many materials to make something new. It is a unique medium because you can “borrow” others’ ideas and designs and with a little reworking make something unique and different from the materials that you started with. Learn about this technique and make a small collaged magnet.

6. Inland Northwest Drawing School -- Designer Gourds -- Explore your creativity by transforming a common gourd into a work of art. Be inspired by a variety of designs & patterns derived from different cultures.

7. Lance Sinema --Clay Menagerie -- Making small animal forms out of clay, both in small scale relief & three-dimensional form to be returned to the school for inclusion in one of the projects with the children.

8. Sondra Barrington and Rings & Things -- “Found” Objects Jewelry -- Using a variety of found objects, fibers, polymer clay & beads; we will create unique wearable art. Metal disc-loop bracelets will be embellished with textures, baubles, charms and dangles. Collage-inspired ephemera is transformed into a visually stunning bracelet!

9. Scott Kolbo -- Polyester Plate Lithography -- Make printing plates by hand by drawing whatever you like and Scott will help you print it.

10. Conrad Bagley -- Recycled Stuff Loom Weaving -- Using a hand made and designed free standing loom, we will take strips of old clothes, ribbons, yarn, small stuffed animals anything weavable to create this collective piece of art.

11. Hamilton Studio -- Facebook Photo Booth -- A photo set, costume props, being creative with ourselves as the subject--fun! Photo to keep by email.

12. Gloria Fox -- Japanese bookbinding -- Japanese bookbinding is a creative, versatile process for personalizing anything you would like in book form. It's fun and easy, limited only by your imagination.

14. Heidi Arbogast -- Visual Thinking Strategies -- Join Heidi in the Saranac Art Project gallery for a tour & conversation about the art on display.

15. Teya Kuhle -- Mixed Media Papermaking -- Make your own paper incorporating materials from nature.

16. Peter & Kit Jagoda -- Milagros: a metal tooling relief activity -- The delicate craft of milargro (mee LAH gro) making is a folk art tradition that has played an important role in many cultures. A milagro is a little metal pendant that symbolizes a request , a prayer, or a wish.

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