S-AM-2
Trim with Pine Needles and Beads
Instructor: JoElla Manning inside Classroom #1
Cost: Member—$50, Non-Member—$55
All Day—8:30 am — 5:30 pm
Inside Classroom #1
Skill Level: All
Description: Have fun mixing and matching dyed pine needles, waxed linen, beads, and type of stitch; all to complement your gourd rim. All materials are provided for your selections, and unfinished gourds (medium round) will be available and ready to use. Note: You may bring your finished gourd if the opening is larger than your hand----holes will be drilled in class.
Students Must Bring: Small sharp pointed scissors and jewelry pliers.
S-AM-4
Bamboo Vase
Instructor: Sherry Briscoe
Cost: Member—$45, Non-Member—$50
Morning 8:30 am — 12:00 pm
Inside Classroom #3
Skill Level: All
Description: In this class, students will learn how to base-coat a gourd eliminating those aggravating paint ridges. They will learn how to paint bamboo and leaves by “floating” gold paint, and flowers with white paint. They will have time to practice the strokes before proceeding to paint the designs on their gourds. After completing the painting, they will apply a sealer/varnish and attach a gold cord to the top of the vase.
Students must bring: An apron to protect your clothes, and a hair drier. If you have any favorite paint brushes, you may bring them, but the instructor will have brushes for student use.
S-AM-5
Holiday oil lamp
Instructor: Evelyn Johny Blunt
Cost: Member—$50, Non-member—$55
Morning 8:30 am — 12:00 pm
Inside Classroom #4
Skill Level: All
Description: Canteen gourd with holly design. Canteen Gourd, Acrylic paint and Oil candle insert to be provided.
Students Must Bring: Paint brushes: 1" filbert, script, small round, 1/4" fla
S_AM-8
Weaving
Instructor: Laraine Short
Cost: Member—$50, Non-Member—$55
Morning 8:30 am — 12:00 pm
Outside Classroom #5
Skill Level: All
Description: Weave a design on front of gourd with different thread and an easy over and around technique on top.
Students must bring: Drill and small drill bit
S-AM-9
Scribble burn leaf with scribble carved rim
Instructor: Troy Tatum
Cost: Member—$50, Non-Member—$55
Morning 8:30 am — 12:00 pm
Outside Classroom #8
Skill Level: All
Description: Come scribble with us! We will utilize the underused technique of scribbling to burn the background of the leaf and to carve the rim treatment.
Students must bring: adjustable temperature pyrography tool with a skew nib pen and a small ball or writing nib pen and a Dremel type tool or a micro carver with medium sized inverted cone and a small to medium size ball steel burrs.
S-AM-11
Native Baskets
Instructor: Rebecca Watty
Cost: Member—$55, Non-Member—$60
Morning 8:30 am — 12:00 pm
Outside Classroom #6
Skill Level: All
Description: Learn to weave a Native American basket with traditional Cherokee colors such as bloodroot and walnut or butternut.
Students Must Bring: Water bottle and scissors