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the class that started it all and inspired our upcoming book! most of us have played with dolls in our childhood. we play-acted with and through them and for some of us, the experience helped prepare us for adulthood - or not! well, we're still playing with dolls, but these are full of moxie and spirit and it's that essence that we wish to share with you through this series that celebrates All Things DADA. since these dolls are too diversified to present in a single session, we're excited to offer them as a series of individual workshops featuring a variety of substrates combined with lots and lots of mixed media. each workshop utilizes myriad surface and attachment techniques unique to the individual series we're presenting. in any case, whatever the series, you'll find all of our dolls to be wild, whimsical, non-traditional and outrageously fun. this class will focus on wood substrates combined with found materials and mixed-media, creating dowel and wire connections, altered heads and working with apoxie sculpt. all levels.

Who's Your Dada

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kit fee: $12        supply list

• a $12.00 material fee includes: pre-cut, sanded and drilled wood for the approx. 6" long torso, an alterable doll head, materials for attachment (dowels, screws, nails, etc.), use of a dremel, some papers, washes, paint, ink, etc. and we will also provide a variety of found materials from lake erie to incorporate into your piece.
  
  
• * Note: this class was such a huge success last year, that we had to do it again! please visit our blog http://burntofferings.typepad.com to see student examples.
  
  Student Supply List:
• * 1/4lb or 1lb of aves apoxie sculpt from www.avesstudio.com 1.800.261.2837 - natural color suggested, but your choice - the 1lb. is the better deal.
• * a hammer - 1 ounce of matte medium - and a brush
• * a spool of 20 gauge wire (hardware or craft store - any color)
• * round and flat nose pliers and cutters
• * an awl or needle tool
• * assorted materials and lots of cool doo-dads for body parts AND embellishment. this part is open to EXTREME artistic license and interpretation - almost anything goes here - so bring it all! (we’ll have some cool vintage legs available for purchase in class). please email us with any questions: gourdart@burntofferings.com

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Opie and Linda O'Brien are mixed-media artists, authors and workshop instructors, who enjoy pushing the envelope in myriad ways, using organic, recycled and found materials because they seem to have a voice that must be heard, a story that must be told, and a life that would otherwise be too soon forgotten. They consider themselves "caretakers of the mundane and the ordinary" and their unique offerings include jewelry, dada dolls and recyclabots, assemblage, books, collage, masks and more. They are project designers for several publishers and teach art workshops nationally and internationally based on techniques in their book; Metal Craft Discovery Workshop and their upcoming book; Who's Your DADA: Redefining the Doll through Mixed Media. Their work has been featured in over 25 books including Larks 500 Handmade Dolls and 500 Handmade Books, and in magazines including Art Doll Quarterly, Belle Armoire, Somerset Studio, Legacy, Handcrafted and The Craft Report, in addition to art galleries, museum gift shops and both group and solo shows. Opie, an artist and musician, attended SVA in N.Y.C., while Linda is self-taught. New York City transplants, they now live in Ohio on Lake Erie with their cat Angelus and his cat Angel.

For more information about the artists, visit their website and blog at: www.burntofferings.com or http://burntofferings.typepad.com