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Mosaic Styrofaom Sculpture Classes
Passiflora Mosaics Styrofoam
& Concrete Sculptures
Instructors: Fred & Donnell Pasion
Dates: Jan 26 &27, Apr 26 & 27, July 26 & 27, Sep 20 & 21
Times: Sat 10am - 5pm & Sun 1 - 5pm
Price: $195, includes all materials and lunch on Sat.

Foam mosaic classesMosaic Styrofaom Sculpture Classes
Foam mosaic classes

Learn to make weatherproof mosaic-ready concrete forms from Styrofoam. Award-winning mosaic artists and mixed media sculptors Fred & Donnell Pasion will guide you through discussions and demonstrations as you create your own 3-D form from start to finish.
You will learn: 1. Basic design concepts and layout. 2. How to safely use the latest hot-wire tools for carving. 3. How to mix, apply and finish a durable concrete surface. 4. Curing and preparing your sculpture for mosaic.

Passiflora Mosaics is located in the town of Grover Beach midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco along California's beautiful Central Coast.
Passiflora Mosaics 330 N. 10th St. Grover Beach, Ca. 93433
805-489-8860
pasion@passifloramosaics.com
passifloramosaics.com

 

eps foam for crafts and hobbiys
Foam Fun Hosted by Joan

Next class scheduled on October 6th at Noon
Application of foam sculpting in several hobbys including but definitely not limited to: 
Miniature Gaming, Railroading, Modeling, and Department 56.   
Questions and answer time at the end of the session. WARRICK CUSTOM HOBBIES(R) Phone (954) 424-6229 7676 PETERS RD PLANTATION, FL 33324 Click here to see samples of Joan's work


SHERRI WARNER HUNTER

Phone 931-389-9649
e-mail sherriartstudio@aol.com
CONCRETE CAMP
2008 Dates (offered twice)
June 9-13 and July 28-August 1

Cost: $600 Materials: $125 Limit: 8
Monday-Friday 9AM-5PM Programs 5-6PM
This intensive, week-long workshop is designed to expose you to a wide variety of methods used to form concrete. Hands on projects in the studio will result in 3 pieces, using different forming techniques, to take home. Projects include a foam and polymer fortified concrete form, a carved hypertufa planter, and an armature or simple cast form. Presentations by visiting artists and Hunter after a day in the studio will provide additional information on techniques, public art, and inspir-ation. Participants are encouraged to bring images to share and ideas to discuss.

CONCRETE FORMS
2008 Dates: July 11, 12, 13
Cost: $250 Materials: $75 Limit: 8
Monday 10AM-5PM - Tuesday 9AM-4PM
Learn how Hunter creates the large Concrete forms that are the base for her mosaic sculptures. You will start by learning carving techniques in polystyrene foam and then explore the application of polymer fortified concrete combined with fiber glass mesh as a way to make relatively light weight sculptures that work for exterior and interior installations.
ARMATURES
2008 Dates: July 14 and 15
Workshop Fee: $200 Materials Fee: $40 Limit: 8
Monday - Friday 9AM - 4PM Evening Programs 7PM - 8PM
It doesn’t matter if you’re using clay, plaster, concrete or some other media, many sculptures need some type of inner structure to help them stand rigid: a skeleton; an armature. Several different construction methods will be demonstrated to address the needs of sculptures in different scale and media. Wire, rebar, other metals, and foam will be some of the basic materials presented Monday morning. The balance of the workshop is for you to work on an armature for a project that will be completed on your own. Welding will be discussed but not used in this workshop.
Sherri has been able to concentrate on creating large scale public sculpture since moving to Bell Buckle, TN in 1994. Her work is included in numerous publications and private collections, and can be viewed publicly at the TN State Welcome Center at Tiftonia, the Nashville International Airport, Oasis Center on Music row and "Rain Forest Treasures," located in the children's courtyard of the new Memphis Shelby County Public Library. Hunter is the author of "Making Concrete Garden Ornaments." and "Creative Concrete Ornaments for the Garden"

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Mosaic Styrofaom Sculpture Classes
INSTITUTE OF MOSAIC ART
CONCRETE FORMS

Lightweight Concrete Sculpture for Mosaic
Instructor: Tracy Broback
2007 Dates: October 6&7 10am-4pm
2008 Dates: January 12&13, March 15&16 10am-4pm
Don't wait for the right exterior substrate to appear for your mosaic. Create it yourself! In this two day workshop sculpture and mosaic artist Tracy Broback, will teach students how to use hot wire tools to easily sculpt lightweight forms out of Styrofoam. Students will then cover the forms with concrete and fiberglass mesh to create a sturdy, weather proof sculpture suitable for an exterior mosaic application.


Institute of Mosaic Art 3001 Chapman St. Oakland, CA 94601
Phone: 510/437-9899 Fax: 510/532-8546
info@instituteofmosaicart.com
delaine@mosaicstudiosupply.com
www.instituteofmosaicart.com
www.mosaicstudiosupply.com

NOW AT BORDERLAND COMICS
TERRAIN BUILDING CLASSES

MAKE YOUR GAME A HOBBY
-SO YOU CAN PLAY EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN OPPONENT-
PAINT, BUILD, AND DESIGN YOUR OWN GAME TABLE
DEMONSTRATOR AND FELLOW GAMER : ??????

CLASSES START IN APRIL AND WILL CONTINUE TILL YOU STOP COMING
FOR DATE AND DETAILS CALL CHIP(904) 720-0774 
osohok@comcast.net 10230 ATLANTIC BLVD, #11 JACKSONVILLE FL
Village Display Classes by Bryon Shroats D56 Village Display Classes Throughout the Year Classes are taught by Bryon Shroats, one of Department 56's very own village display designers. Classes range from beginner to expert. To schedule a spot in the classroom call 708-403-0056 9925 W 143rd Street Orland Park, IL 90462 Village Display Classes D56 Demonstration on Nov 3 2007 Instructor Pam Hrajnoha 1st class is from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m 2nd class is from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Demonstrator Kirk Wyllie Oct 14 Halloween Class 1:00 p.m. Nov 11 christmas Dec 02 christmas How to set up your Christmas and Holiday Displays European Imports & Gifts (847)967-5253 or (800)227-8670 Oak Mill Mall 7900 N Milwaukee Ave Niles Il 60714 www.europeanimports.com Hot to make Foam rocks and waterfalls Dominick Freda Pure Texture Inc 517 Medley St, Greensboro NC 27406 Office: 336-335-3010 Fax: 336-574-0802 dominick@puretexture.com www.puretexture.com Synthetic Stone Systems- Synthetic rock building for water features, pools, spas. These specially formulated products are weather resistant and up to 90% recyclable. Learn to build a Synthetic Stone water-feature from the ground up: * Plumbing The Water Feature * Building The Base (using recyclables) * Forming & Texturing Stones * Mixing Pigments & Color Application * Sealing/Waterproofing Techniques 2007 Dates & Places
Aug 10th & 11th -Somerset, KY
Sept 14th & 15th - Greensboro, NC
Oct 19th & 20th - Somerset, KY
Nov 2nd & 3rd - Greensboro, NC
Nov 16th & 17th - Wilmington, NC
Dec 7th & 8th - Greensboro, NC How to make D56 village scenery SEPT 8TH 2007: WHAT'S NEW AT MILLIES EVENT HOT WIRE FOAM FACTORY AND YOUR DEPARTMENT 56 VILLAGE DEMO ALL DAY
SEPT 29th Halloween Event, demonstations all day Nov 2 Department Retirement Day, demos all day Nov 3 Open House Seminars, instructor to be announced Ahwatukee Plaza, Phoenix AZ For more information call: 480-893-3777
www.millieshallmark.com Classes, How to make village scenery Ken Shirley is conducting a three-hour seminar at the store Saturday, September 10th, 2007 from 11AM to 2PM using the Hot Wire Foam Factory Tools. This is the third annual seminar with over 100 in attendance. 2801 EUBANK BLVD. NE SUITE R ALBUQUERQUE NM 1-800-945-0020 kenpatshirley@comcast.net http://www.lorries.com/catalog/default.php

Classes, How to make village scenery
Dept. 56 Team Dates for 2007: Saturdays, October 13, 20, 27 Time: 1-4 p.m.
Instructor: Kathy Hickinbotham
Salem Creek, Inc.
694 Hanes Mall Blvd.
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
(336) 760-1717

 

Classes, How to make village scenery by Harold Hand

CREATING INCREDIBLE VILLAGE DISPLAYS WITH STYROFOAM CARVING & SCULPTING
Sunday, October 14th, 2007 - 2:00 PM
A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS STORE
923 Front Street, Conway, AR 72032 (501) 548-6177

A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS STORE will host an exclusive demonstration revealing the secrets of STYROFOAM carving and sculpting from one of most talented Christmas village artists. If you love our Department 56 village displays, you won't want to miss this event -- all the secrets of crafting these amazing scenes will be revealed by the master artist who created the village displays for A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS STORE. Mr. Harold Hand, the celebrated Dallas-based designer, will come to A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS STORE for this exclusive event. You have probably seen his work featured in Southern Accents, Rosie, O Magazine, Dallas Homes, or the Dallas Morning News, amongst other publications and broadcasts. Space will be extremely limited, so we highly recommend making reservations. Please call our store at (501) 548-6177 or stop by our store.
www.averymerrychristmasstore.com


Classes on How to make foam sculptures.
The Compleat Sculptor

www.sculpt.com

Ongoing Foam Sculpting Classes.
Have a group that would like a class on a particular topic?
In house or at your location, TCS offers custom classes.

Phone 800-9-SCULPT Or 212-243-6074
90 Vandam Street
New York NY 10013