Past Meetings
These are notes from our past meetings:
Beading Frenzy
This meeting is our Christmas meeting when we have a gift exchange, so our project is usually one that takes a shorter amount of time. This year we are going one step further to share our craft with the Dialysis program. We're making an extra pair of earrings for the Barrie Dialysis Centre's sale.
Molding leather into a Calla Lily brooch
Leather is a very versatile product and can be easily formed when damp. In the November craft session we will shape several projects: a stunning flower brooch as well as a leaf or owl pin/fridge magnet.
Create your own buttons, shawl pins
When the perfect finishing touch for that new sweater or shawl is nowhere to be found, make your own. Betsy Waterson will give us some tips on making custom buttons and shawl pins from Fimo Clay.
June 13 Annual General Meeting and Dinner
Our Annual General Meeting and Dinner will be held at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Elmvale. Our speaker will be renowned stained glass artist, David Morgan, of Barrie who will show slides and tell us about the design and installation process for the ecclesiatical windows he creates.
Crochet a Wire Necklace
On May 2, crochet a lovely necklace using wire and beads and stone chips, led by our own Betsy Waterson of Little Rock Images.
Create a Wirework Hanging
At our April 4 general meeting, artist Carolyn Boyer will teach us to create unique shapes made of different gauges of copper and coloured wire, which can be used as decorative hangings for window or garden.
Dreamcatcher project
At our November 1 meeting, led by artist Marie Brunelle, we will learn how to make a traditional Dreamcatcher, and discover its history and the meaning of its symbolism.
Create a Pine Cone Decoration
At our December 6 meeting, we will be making a lovely Pine Cone Christmas tree decoration using ribbon, taught by our own multi-talented Gladys Fieldhouse. This is our Christmas meeting so there will be a gift exchange (see rules below).
Anyone can learn to draw
At our February 7 meeting, through various fun drawing exercises, students will learn the tools of the sketch artist, and will leave the workshop with at least one good drawing to take home. Taught by graphic designer, painter
and Celtic artist, Linda Laforge.
Shamanic Beaded Sculpture
We are starting off our new year with an interesting project ... a soft sculpture using Shamanic symbolism and crafting techniques.
Renée van der Putten, an artist who specializes in Shamanic sculptures, is going to help us create our own sculpture, a six inch tall earthmother made of felt, embellished with beads, sequins and found objects.
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