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August 2014
Keum-Boo Jewlery Workshop
Glitz it Up with Keum-Boo August 10th, 9PM – 5PM @ NLMCC $60 Make simple silver jewellery (pendant and/or dangly earrings suggested) and decorate your creations with 24K gold foil, using the ancient Korean art of Keum-Boo. This guilding technique uses heat and pressure to bond gold to silver. Students will also learn basic jewellery making skills such as roller printing, sawing, punching, drilling, doming, oxidizing, and how to make ear wires. Artist Biography – Joan Irvin Joan Irvin…
Find out more »Copper Etched Bracelet Workshop – Rescheduled!
UNFORTUNATELY THIS WORKSHOP IS RESCHEDULED. WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED FOR THE NEW DATE! Chris DeWolf Jewlery Series Electro-Salt Water Etched Bracelet August 11, 2014 6-9PM @ NLMCC $50 Apply a resist, and use low voltage electricity and saltwater to create a great etched piece of metal. In this class we will use these ribbons of metal to make a layered bold cuff. Chris DeWolf Chris was born and raised in Halifax, NS, Canada. After graduating from the…
Find out more »Kids & Family Mask Making Playshop
Mask Making Playshop August 11, 2014 – 630-930 PM @ Mission Park $20 per person or $65 for a family Suitable for ALL ages and abilities Master mask maker Douglas R. Witt offers an evening of fun, learning and play with masks. Douglas will guide students through a simple mask making project and help them to reveal their inner character! This is a great workshop for children and families to learn some basic sculpting concepts, papier-mache making and painting on…
Find out more »Felted Jewelry Workshop
Felted Jewelry Workshop with Chris DeWolf August 12-13, 2014 6PM -9PM @ NLMCC $40 Participants who love making unique jewellery or working with fibre art can now add wool jewels to their collection. Students will be introduced to the magical world of felting. This one day workshop focuses on felting techniques for spherical beads and jewellery making techniques. At the end of the workshop students will have created one or more of the following: a pair of earrings, a felt…
Find out more »Youth Video Workshop
Youth Video Workshop with Carla Ulrich Wednesday August 13th & Thursday August 14th 10AM-4PM @ Mission Park $60 Ages 8-18 Students will receive tons of hands-on experience with the latest film-making technology,and will develop a foundation in film-making practices. Participants will be introduced to cinematography, camera movement and lighting.An emphasis will be placed on having fun and being creative! The Instructor: Carla Ulrich Carla Ulrich is an award winning film-maker and professional photographer, with a degree in Indigenous Independent Digital Film-making. She…
Find out more »Raku Pottery: Horsehair Reduction technique
Raku Pottery: Horsehair Reduction Technique Thursday August 14 6-10PM @ NLMCC $65 or both Raku workshops for $120 Raku is a fast-firing process that produces metallic and iridescent colours. This method of firing is about discovering the energy of the fire and the beauty in the unexpected. Horsehair Reduction is a post firing process in experimenting with organic materials to achieve interesting smoked patterns and design. Strains of horsehair or other organic materials such as feather, dry leaves and flowers are placed onto…
Find out more »Raku Pottery: Saggar Fire Technique
Raku Pottery: Horsehair Reduction Technique Friday August 15 6-10PM @ NLMCC $65 or both Raku workshops for $120 Raku is a fast-firing process that produces metallic and iridescent colours. This method of firing is about discovering the energy of the fire and the beauty in the unexpected. Horsehair Reduction is a post firing process in experimenting with organic materials to achieve interesting smoked patterns and design. Strains of horsehair or other organic materials such as feather, dry leaves and flowers are placed onto a…
Find out more »An Evening with Patti Kay Hamilton
Who: All Community Members and All ages welcomed Where: Mission Historic Park When: Friday August 15, 2014, 7:00—9:00 PM Cost: FREE admission Join us to celebrate the national success of Patti-Kay Hamilton’s recent literary win with “The Hunter and the Swan”. The evening will include a reading of her winning story, an opportunity for a Q&A about her writing career, and a shared writing experience to enjoy with all.
Find out more »Felted Northern Wall-Hanging Workshop with Lois McDonald-Layden
Felted Northern Wall-Hangings Workshop August 16, 2014 9AM-5PM $65 9AM-5PM @ Mission Park Students will use a variety of “painting with wool” techniques to create trees, moons, sunsets and northern lights. Each participant will make a substantial felted wall hanging of a Northern landscape of their choice. Lois McDonald-Layden Lois has been wet and needle felting for six years under the name of Tuckamoor Wildcrafts. Her art is inspired by the…
Find out more »Artist’s Fair & Farmers Market
Join us for a fun filled day at the Artist’s Fair & Farmer Market!! 11AM-4PM Saturday August 16th @ Mission Park A variety of art and food vendors will stage their goods at the Market, while artists perform demonstrations of their work, musicians play, and pubic art projects are created! A bouncy castle and photo booth offer even more interactive and artsy fun! There will be fun for everyone!!
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