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Come join Michelle Galloway as she takes you through a fun and easy card class, you will complete 8 beautiful Christmas cards to start off your Christmas season.
Items to bring to the class: black thin tipped marker inks, black, brown and/or red (I’ll have some if you don’t have your own) wet and dry adhesive |
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Shelley Marie Doupe has been teaching here at our studio for many years. She also teaches at an artist guild and at some international shows, and is one of only ten in Canada certified by Genesis (the brand of paint we use for our dolls). Believe me you get a great bang for your dollar when Shelley teaches. She can cover many tips and tricks within a day....all with ease and calm! We run a regular "work bee" approximately once a month for doll making!
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Come and join Tara Thynne as she creates a charming Mini Album. You will create a chipboard mini album using the lovely Pink Paislee Amber Road paper line. You will have a chance to use the amazing Zutter Bind it All to put your album together. This album is a great way to show off your family pictures and the things you are thankful for in your life.
She will have a fun giveaway during the class and there will be a 10% discount on any purchases made during the class. |
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Sumi-e is a traditional Japanese brush painting technique, which is based on using an oriental brush and blank ink or subtle watercolours. Sumi, meaning ‘ink’ (–e meaning ‘painting’) in Japanese, is distinguished by its simple expressions of beauty and elegance. |
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Dawn McLeod loves to sit at her desk and make babies. Babies out of clay that is!
In July of 2007 her talents were discovered by the Ashton-Drake Galleries through her OOAK (one of a kind) baby doll listings on ebay.
Dawn has also had one of her earlier sculpts featured in the March 08’ issue of Contemporary Doll Collector magazine & is the feature artist in "How to Sculpt a 6" Baby Doll".
Now she is willing to share her passion with you!
We will be sculpting a 5" Poseable Awake Baby in this course. This is an all inclusive course...Dawn will have accessories available to purchase.
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Personalize your Christmas tree this year with beautiful ornaments featuring your Grandchildren, Children or pictures from the past. What an excellent and affordable gift to give as well! This class will include all the supplies and you may bring us 6 pictures to do 6 ornaments. It is fun and so easy! *please note* the picture shown here is Michele Barrow Belisles’ Reborn dolls (we have used it as a great example of what you can do!) |
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This Dee Cochrane design taught by Shelley Marie Doupe is done on our Tibetan handmade Paper. Watercolour and wax is used to create a masterpiece you will want to hang on your wall with pride! We will be supplying everything exept your brushes and basics such as paper towel, water container etc. |
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This workshop is designed to concentrate on creating interesting pattern and learn to soften painting using such techniques as dry brushing. The participants will learn to use colour and shape to lead the eye and how to "anchor" a painting using high value colour. Workshop concentrates on taking the fear out of complex shapes and pattern’s. This workshop has a full instructional dvd available.
• This workshop is a mandatory 3 day workshop.
• Instruction DVD can be added to the package.
• Participant receive instruction sheet, colour swatch and template |
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Learn with the Best! Pat has won several awards and is well known for her excellent teaching DVD’s. 1) we will make a preemie baby The first day we will sculpt the head and apply the wig and bake the head . 2) The second day we will make the hands and arms and start on the feet and legs than bake . 3) Day three we will sand all the parts and get ready to paint the doll . 4) forth day we will put the doll together and dress the baby . Be sure to bring a preemie baby outfit and blanket for dressing .
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***PLEASE NOTE***Cost is $495.00 US You must call the store to register for this course at 1-800-238-6663 OR you may call Jack Johnston directly to register at 1-800-290-9998 The Advanced Class is for those students who wish to continue learning the craft of making dolls in more detail. Great attention is given to realism, to include; portraits, children, babies, characters, and even fantasy dolls. Students completing this class are qualified to take the Masters Class. |