Noble Beasties 2-Day Workshop with Helen Schafer Garcia

Design and sculpt and embellish your own “Noble Beasties” from air-dry clays over this 2-day workshop with master artist, Helen Shafer Garcia

These beautiful noble beings entice a sense of prominence and attitude in a whimsical way. The gathering of Beasties will intuitively tell a narrative and are structured with paper clay, an air-dried clay, that is easy to work with. The techniques for sculpting will include stamp designs, molds, and other thoughtful textures. Animal faces will be created with a step-by-step process. Helen will also have some face molds to work with.

You will design 2 small stamps and learn stamp carving. These will be used for surface designs on the clay. Learn how to work with wire for attachments. Add as many do- dads and embellishments as you want to tell your story. We’ll work with antiquing techniques with acrylics to define and age the creatures. Iridescent and metallic colors will add a touch of sage and prominence.

Class price includes: 2 -16 oz. bags Creative Paper Clay, Patina fluid acrylic paints, iridescent fluid acrylic paints, nails, 18-gauge wire, sandpaper, sponges, paper armatures, masking tape, block print material.

Student Supply list:

• 1 - 1⁄2” flat acrylic brush

• 1 -1⁄4” flat acrylic brush

• 1 - small round detail brush

• 6 or more fluid acrylic colors. I recommend Golden fluid acrylics 1 oz or 4 oz bottles – 3 warm and 3 cool colors plus 1 -bottle white fluid acrylic

• small bottle of Weldbond glue- Michaels, Ace Hardware, Amazon

• Small charms, Milagros, beads, buttons to embellish your creatures. I will provide 18-gauge wire so plan accordingly. Bring other gauges of wire if needed

• Small round nose pliers

• Wire cutters

• Water container

• Pencil

• 1 roll paper towels to share

• Heat gun or hair dryer if possible

The instructor will provide ceramic tools, extra wire cutters, carving tools, ink pad, clay molds, stamps, extra paint, deli wrap, and other tools to use while we work.

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