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UPCOMING SHOWS, CLASSES, AND WORKSHOPS

Contact Melissa for additional information on workshops, demonstrations, and trunk showings.

SHOWS

Marketplace at Artiscape
April 11- 13
Kalahari Resort
Sandusky, OH

Friday Preview 7:00-10:30 PM
Saturday & Sunday 9:00AM – 4:00 PM

www.europeanpapers.com

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

Artiscape

April 10-13, 2008
Kalahari Resort
Sandusky, OH

visit www.europeanpapers.com for details & online registration.

Artiscape is an annual retreat that includes a variety of events and more than 60 workshops featuring instructors from all over the country.   Artiscape is sponsored by Lisa Ohmer, owner of European Papers, a paper arts and bookbinding shop in Columbus, Ohio.  I am excited to have the opportunity to be a part of this creative event!  I will be teaching three different classes throughout the weekend – class descriptions and project pictures are below.     


Thursday, April 10
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Pressing Matters – Designs on Velvet

Learning this beautiful embellishment technique is fun and simple. The challenge lies in searching for and creating a design pressed in velvet that transforms your piece – be it clothing, personal accessory, or altered book page - that expresses your individuality. Where does one find such a design?…a set of old skeleton keys…a brass button that belonged to your Great Grandmother…an exquisite piece of 18th century cotton lace… There are endless possibilities!
Participants will complete a small velvet sachet and several additional pressed velvet designs that can be incorporated into other projects at a later date. A portfolio of written information that includes resources for materials and a description of techniques presented in class will be available to each participant.

Sunday, April 13
8:30 - 11:00AM
Wool Gathering – Felting, Fulling, and Fooling Around with Fiber


Participants will learn and practice two simple techniques for making wool felt - needle felting and wet feltmaking. Both techniques will then be used to complete two small projects; a unique ‘junque style' pincushion and an embellished eyeglass case. Don't panic! The eyeglass case is already sewn – you will simply needlefelt a design for the front. Participants will leave this class with an understanding of the history and techniques utilized in the feltmaking process and a portfolio of written information that includes resources for materials, references, and a description of techniques presented in class.

Sunday, April 13
1:00 - 4:00 PM
It's a Keeper!

Always misplacing your scissors or small tools in class? Here is a functional and beautiful solution… Select a handmade button from the Buttonlore collection by Melissa Becker Designs. Then, make your mark by constructing a cord twisted from exquisite fibers to complete a one-of-a-kind ‘keeper' or bookmark that names an item as yours alone... a small treasure to carry home.





Workt By Hand
Retreats

Melissa Becker Designs and Sue Spargo Folk-Art Quilts team up with Sally Korte and Alice Strebel of Kindred Spirits to sponsor this unique retreat.



If you are interested in future Workt By Hand Retreats, get on our mailing list by contacting
Sue Spargo at sue@ suespargo.com

WORKSHOP IS FULL FOR 2008!

WORKT BY HAND
                 
 April 24 - 26, 2008

The Workt By Hand retreat will again be held in Tipp City, in historic downtown Old Tippecanoe, in the heart of our home state of Ohio.

Our project this year is a little embellished appliqué quilt executed on a cream wool background with a contrasting main appliqué design. A choice of four color selections for the main appliqué piece is offered.

We are offering two exclusive handcrafted items available for preorder only:

Redware Coffee Mug by artist Sally Watson – Pictures the House on This Year's Quilt

Silver Charm by artist Wendy Morris – Features Workt By Hand Logo/Tree Design

Registration is CLOSED for 2008

Thursday, June 12, 2008
Lorain County Piecemakers Quilt Guild
Saint Joseph’s Church
South Amherst, OH

All Buttoned Up!
Lecture and Demonstration

Email contact: Nancy Tester
ntester@oh.rr.com

 

For a full description of Melissa's classes and workshops available to shops, guilds, shows, and other groups go to "Classes Available" page.

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