MAGIC, MISCHIEF, AND MAYHEM
APRIL
8,9,10,11
Welcome to our April event.
Each year, I try hard to pick teachers who are versatile, full of
technical knowledge, think outside of the box, constantly push themselves to
create new work, and in general, are excellent teachers.
This
April I am proud to say that our teachers will be Patti Culea, Cyndi Mahlstadt,
and Judy Skeel.
As you
must know, Patti is the head guru of doll-making and I am pleased she will be
returning to Kentucky to teach at MMM.
Her class is a brand new offering – never taught before and the doll is
fabulous.
Cyndi Mahlstadt has been invited to return to teach at MMM. By a huge concensus, Cyndi was loved for both her project and her teaching skills and I am so glad to have her return.
I am
also happy to welcome Judy Skeel to MMM.
Judy has supported MMM since its inception over 5 years ago, attending
every time we had an event. This
year, Judy will be offering a 6 hour class, which will occur on Friday and
Saturday evenings, each 3 hours long.
This class is not included in the price of the event, and will cost $35
for the 6 hours. This is an amazing
value, so please consider it when you send in your deposit or payment.
Both
Patti and Cyndi will be teaching a 2 day class and then repeating it one more
time. So, the first change in MMM, you will notice, is that the classes
will be 2 day classes and then repeated one time. This will mean fewer
spaces available for MMM because I do not want to go over 20 per class.
Cyndi will also offer an additional class either before or after the weekend
classes.
The
second change this year is a change in venue. We are moving the event to Shelbyville,
Ky, which is almost between Lexington and Louisville. We will be at a wonderful Best Western
Hotel. The sleeping rooms are quite
large, the venue is lovely, full breakfast is again included in your room rate,
and I have been able to secure the same rate there as at the old hotel. There are microwaves and fridges in some
of the rooms and these rooms will be available on a first come, first served
basis, so if you plan to attend, make your reservation quickly. All hotel info will be found at the end
of this newsletter. Also, Southwest
Airlines flies into the Lousiville airport. This is great news as Southwest offers
free baggage for 2 bags!
The
third change is that this year you will be paying your hotel charges directly to
the hotel and making your own reservations. The room rate will be $49.95 plus taxes
for a double. The rooms are large
so if you want to stay 3 or 4 to a room, you can work it out with your friends,
cutting your costs even further.
You
will also be responsible for your own lunches. Shelbyville is a lovely town, with many
antique shops, and good lunch places, as well as our favorite fabric and trim
shop, Making Ends Meet. For that
reason we will be having a 2 hour lunch – and we are going to try to arrange a
van or transportation for you to the downtown area. If that does not come to pass, there are
enough of us so that we can ride share.
We
will be on our own for dinner, but usually groups of us go out, so there is no
problem if someone needs a ride.
The
last change and a great one, I hope you will think, is the price of the
event. Even though we will have the
teachers now for 4 days instead of 3 as in the past, I am still able to cut the
price by $75 from last September!
And I have another plan in mind as well. The cost of the event will be $350 for 4
full days of classes. If I get sign-ups of 35 or more students, I will further
reduce the price to $300 for the entire event. In figuring your calculations, please
remember to figure in Judy’s evening class at $35.
So
– without further delay, please read the information below and drool over the
pictures! Here are the classes:
Art has always been Cyndi Mahlstadt’s passion. In High School she spent every spare moment in the Art Room with the desire of someday becoming a professional artist. In 1995, Cyndi discovered the world of cloth dolls, which was the start of this whimsical journey. Cyndi began by learning the basics, and then started exploring different techniques and mediums, in an effort to develop her own style. She is continually trying new materials; she feels that experimenting is what keeps her fresh and growing as an artist.
Cyndi enjoys making fantasy figures. Much of her inspiration comes from nature and her surroundings. She often includes a touch of whimsy and humor in her work. Mixed Media Figurative Sculpture is where Cyndi’s journey has brought her to today. Sharing her art with others through teaching, galleries, selling her art and good old fashioned trunk shows are the passions that fuel this artist.
Cyndi
currently resides in Redfield Iowa with her family. Meadow Bug Studio is
where she creates her imaginative, fun, and whimsical creations.
THE JOY OF JUBILEE
2 DAY CLASS
Here are more samples of different versions of Jubilee:
JUBILEE
What can you make with telephone wire, cardboard, glue, fabric, & clay? A doll named “Jubilee” of course! This is an exciting class and packed full of fun techniques.
· You will have the
option to use Cyndi’s “Jubilee” or “Sweet Pea” press mold to create the sweet
little face on this doll. Cyndi
will also have a new press mold that will debut at MMM. You will have lots of options!
· Tiny fingers…no
problem! Cyndi will teach you a
unique way to make tiny fingers using telephone wire, glue, and paint.
· You will learn to
make Jubilee’s unique jointed waist which allows you to pose her in fun
positions, or you can remove her from the stand and use her as a Christmas Tree
Topper.
· Cyndi will share
her favorite costuming techniques.
They are quick and easy, yet look intricate and detailed. Simply fabulous!
· Cyndi will
demonstrate several wing options and you will have the opportunity to make a set
of faerie wings in class.
· All this is done
without a sewing machine!
PATTI CULEA
After
high school, Patti studied art at Biola University in the Los Angeles area.
While working as a fight attendant in Phoenix and in Japan she studied under
various masters. After painting portraits for several years she began
experimenting with fibers. Patti retired from the airline industry in 1996 which
has allowed more time to follow her artistic dream. Today, Patti combines her
love of fabric and dyes by creating beautiful cloth dolls and journals. She has
developed her own technique in beadwork, which many of her pieces show. In addition to the above she has a full
line of cloth doll and journal patterns.
Now here is Patti's offering for the two-day class...
XIUYING, Lantern Maker
14 inch all cloth doll
Our XIUYING is a modern girl wearing her version of the clothing from the Ming Dynasty. Using fun supplies will make her clothing and lantern, plus finish her face and create the easy beadwork. Techniques taught during class are: face drawing, sculpting and coloring, simple wire armature for the body and hands, fabric collage and working with craft foam, direct dyeing dollbody, simple bead and silk ribbon work.
__________________________________________________________ JUDY SKEEL
Judy Skeel’s award winning work has been displayed in galleries and international expositions. Her figurative sculptures focus on altering fabric, manipulating ribbon and fabric, detailed face painting and posing exquisite hands naturally for dolls of fantasy, elegance and whimsical realms. Judy titled her business “With Love From Skeelhaven” and began teaching dollmaking in her Westerville, Ohio home studio about 1993. Now in addition to the studio at Skeelhaven, Judy travels internationally to doll and quilt conferences, quilt shops and doll clubs where she teaches dollmaking skills as well as offers doll workshops regularly on line. Judy has published several articles on doll making skills in Soft Dolls and Animals, Contemporary Doll Collector, and Doll Crafter and Costuming magazines, was a contributing doll artist to Patti Culea's book Creative Cloth Doll Faces, sells more than a dozen patterns of her own design and is the owner/editor of the Association for People Who Play With Dolls, an international doll maker's newsletter.
A 6-HOUR CLOTH DOLL WORKSHOP
with Judy Skeel
Pre- class work required
The
Marrotte workshop teaches the differences between proportions of a realistic and
a whimsical face as well needle sculpting theory so students will understand how
to adapt features through needle sculpting
Techniques
taught:
- Needle sculpt
whimsical faces
- Proportion
variations for realistic and whimsical faces
- Needle
sculpting theory
- Artistic
coloring
- Creating a
wimple and head wraps
- Ribbon and
fabric manipulation
- Embellishment
techniques
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THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS CYNDI’S EXTRA 2 DAY CLASS. THE COST FOR THIS 2
DAY CLASS IS AN ADDITIONAL $130 OR $65 PER DAY, IF YOU CAN ONLY ATTEND ONE DAY
OF THE CLASS.
Garden Pixie
What
you’ll learn:
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Body armature for
a fully articulated figure
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Wrapping a body
with batting to create muscle (cloth over wire wrapping)
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Needle sculpting
to define the body
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Posing a body to
achieve whimsical effects
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Simple ways to
mount a figure on found object(s)
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Cloth over paper
clay face
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Soft delicate face
painting techniques using acrylic paint
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A super easy
technique for making tiny fingers
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Whimsical
costuming & embellishing including petite garden slippers
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Fun techniques to
age wood and other found objects
This is such a fun class. The
techniques taught give a lot of room for self-expression and each doll turns out
so unique! Cyndi will demo several headdress and costuming options as a
fun little bonus just for us! *The size of your finished project is
subject to the found object that you mount your figure on.
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HOTEL INFORMATION ETC.
Best Western
115 Isaac Shelby
Dr
Shelbyville, KY 40065
(502) 633-4400
Do not forget to
ask for the special Magic, Mischief, and Mayhem rates. Also if you think
you will be coming for the extra class from Cyndi, tell them when you book for
the weekend.
As a review: 1. The cost of the conference is: $350
for the 4 days of teaching. If 35 or more participants sign up, the cost of the
conference will be $300.
2. Judy’s evening class is: $35
3. Cyndi’s extra 2 day class is: $130 or $65 per day if you can only
attend one day of it.
4. Hotel number is:
502-633-4400; special room rate is $49.95 plus tax for a single, double, etc. You make your own reservations.
You will need to
send a $100 non-refundable deposit (unless the event is cancelled, in which case
you will receive all money back) by December 15, 2010.
The second payment
of $100 will be due January 20; and the final payment of either $150 or $100,
depending on numbers attending will be due Feb. 20, 2010. I will let you know the progress.
No refunds will be
made after January 31, 2010 (unless event is cancelled).
Annie Hesse
1032 Palmetto Drive
Richmond, Kentucky 40475
Please include your
full name, address, phone number with area code, and especially your email
address. All information including
supply lists, pre-class work etc. is posted in a private yahoo group and I need
your email addresses to invite you to join.
If
you have questions, do not hesitate to ask by phoning me at: 251-648-0741 or
859-623-2455 or by emailing me at: anniedolls@roadrunner.com
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