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In this class we will make spun cotton figures. We will go over the basic shapes and show you how to put a new spin on them by articulating the limbs to add movement. We will use paint, collage and paper techniques to decorate your new spun figure. They will become stationary figures, marionettes and spinners. You will be taught to work with crepe paper, the favorite companion of spun cotton. This versatile craft is a must for any artist’s repertoire. Come have some fun!
I was born in eastern Washington where the art world felt non existent to a creative boy. My best friend and I would spend our allowance each week at the only craft store in town, so I have had my hands in many expressions of art throughout my life. I made my living in the “perishable arts” as a florist for 32 years but for the last year I have been an artist with a new business. My childhood of constantly changing the medium I was working with has its reflection in my adult life as well. For all my years as a florist I was always doing something on the side. I designed and built wedding and specialty gowns for many years. I work a lot with handmade wool felt and mohair making puppets and animals. I love to draw crazy images on watercolor paper with a black jelly pen. I delight in the craft of spun cotton using it for many other types of things than its traditional application. And I love to work with paper of all types; folding cutting bending and shaping it into all sorts of things that bring me joy. But my best thing is sharing my gift with a classroom of people who are excited to share their gifts and create art.
