2012 Meeting Schedule

Our tentative 2012 schedule will soon be listed below. Note that it changes monthly as we add tool and material lists for upcoming meetings or make adjustments as necessary.

All meetings are graciously hosted by member Carol Harder at

Harder Performance Art Driving School, 
10362 Mastin. Overland Park, KS 66214

NOTE: The sign on the building  says Driving School. Located in the Wycliff Shopping Center, near National American University and Skate City.

January - Zentangle

Tuesday, January 17 -  7pm

Zentangle onto cured polymer clay cabochons. Please bring your Sakura Micron pens size #01. ( additional Size 005 optional)
All other materials will be provided.

February - Design

Tuesday, February 21
Plan Your Project -
    Carol Harder: basics of design (Elements of Art, Principles of Design)
    Gale Schlagel: planning ahead (and what happens if you don't)
    Lynette Fisk: resources for ideas, sketch it out first!

March - Tear Away Technique

Tuesday, March 20
    Jen Finley leads us in the Tear-Away Technique to make your own custom low-relief texture plates using paper and polymer clay. Created by Gwen Gibson and used extensively by Celie Fago, create a custom texture to use on your project.

April - Stone Setting

Tuesday, April 17 - 7:00 p.m.

Stone Setting - Gale will teach 3 (or more) ways to set your stones.

AND

Saturday, April 14 or 21 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. TBD
Basics Workshop at Lynette's Studio in Pleasant Hill, MO

Get hands-on learning for those basic skills you want to try.

Sawing, drilling, sanding, buffing, beginning soldering, forging, riveting. We'll have tool stations set up with a teacher for each topic. Try everything! We'll have a potluck lunch - more details to follow. Sign up early

May - Pottery and Metal Clay

Tuesday, May 15 - 7:00 p.m.

June - End Caps

Tuesday, June 19 - 7:00 p.m.

Using the texture plates you made in March, create custom end-caps for your piece that will coordinate with your pendant. Gale Schlagel

July - Kumihimo

Tuesday, July 17 - 7:00 p.m.

August - Hadar Jacobsen’s Powdered Clays 

Tuesday, August 21 - 7:00 p.m.

September  - Etching

Tuesday, September 18 - 7:00 p.m.

October - Sand Blasting

Tuesday, October 16 - 7:00 p.m.

Sand blasting with Susan Silvy - sounds like a blast!!

November - Electro - Plating

Tuesday, November 20 - 7:00 p.m.

        Apply metal coating to anything – a seed pod, twig or found object. Joyce Reed

December

Tuesday, December 218 -7:00 p.m.

Christmas Party and Exchange

Please bring treats to share. Beverages provided.