Planting Spring Seeds of Creativity with more May Classes

This is the time of year when garden centres get busy - rich topsoil, lots of gardening tools and, best of all, plenty of seeds that promise full blooms and delicious vegetables. Classes are like that too! Our instructors plant seeds of know-how with a promise of beautiful jewellery. Yes, we need to cultivate and give ourselves some practice in new techniques but, when you have a wonderful finished piece that you're proud of, you know know the effort was worth it!

May classes continue with Liz Reynolds who will show you how to add colour to metal clay without heat. Cindy Goldrick has a new leather class and Anne Marie Desaulniers will take seedbeaders on a new free-form journey. Marilyn Gardiner brings us a new chainmaille design. Pamela Kearns, who might be pushing the Christmas season a bit, is teaching a new ornament project using triangular peyote.

And, of course, we have lots of encore classes with Kelly Garland, Jenn Jevons, Iris Rogers Melamed and Amy Waldman that you will love.

Here are the classes scheduled April 15 - 30:

Wednesday, May 18
Lampwork: Just a Taste!
Instructor: Deb Muss
6:30 - 8:30pm

Thursday, May 19
Introduction to Art Clay Silver
Instructor: Jenn Jevons
12:00 - 7:00pm

Friday, May 20
NEW Faux-namel on Metal Clay
Instructor: Liz Reynolds
12:00 - 5:00pm
(Class continues on Saturday, May 21; 12:00 - 5:00pm)

Open Metal Studio: Metalwork

Facilitator: Cindy Goldrick

5:00 - 8:00pm

Saturday, May 21
Exploring Formfolding
Instructor: Cindy Goldrick
10:00am - 1:00pm

NEW The Leather Look

Instructor: Cindy Goldrick

2:00 - 5:00pm

Thursday, May 26
Jewellery Making 101
Instructor: Pamela Kearns
5:00 - 9:00pm

Friday, May 27
NEW Funky Freeform Peyote Rings
Instructor: Anne Marie Desaulniers
5:00 - 9:00pm

The Art of Jewellery Maintenance

Instructor: Kelly Garland

6:00 - 9:00pm

Saturday, May 28
NEW Celtic Wings Bracelet
Instructor: Marilyn Gardiner
10:00am - 1:00pm

Intro Weekend to Lampworking

Instructor: Amy Waldman

10:00am - 2:30pm

(Class continues Sunday, May 29; 11:30am - 4:00pm)

Hot Connections 1: Intro to Soldering
Instructor: Iris Rogers Melamed
10:30am - 4:30pm

Sweetpea Necklace or Bracelet

Instructor: Marilyn Gardiner

2:00 - 5:00pm

Sunday, May 29
NEW Caldera Christmas Tree
Instructor: Pamela Kearns
10:00am - 5:00pm

Wire Wrapping: Arrowhead Pendant

Instructor: Jen Rosen

12:00 - 3:00pm

Complete information about each class and open session, including course descriptions and fees, is on our website. Click on 'Classes' and follow the links to the May calendar.

Bring your projects and join us at our FREE open beading sessions! 

Wednesday, May 18
Wednesday, May 25
Open Bead Night
Facilitators: Bonnie Cottingham, Pamela Kearns or Malliga Nathan
6:00 - 8:00pm

Thursday, May 19

Thursday, May 26

Afternoon Bead Tea

Facilitator: Pamela Kearns

1:00 - 3:00pm

We are pleased to offer these FREE sessions; however we request that you use our merchandise in our facility. Thank you.