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Polymer Clay
Instructor Wendy Sollod Saturdays, 10—12 pm Session 1: April 8, 15 Session 2: May 13, 20 $55 / Session (includes supplies*) Min. Class Size: 6 Location: Estes Park High School Registration Deadline is two weeks before the class: Friday (3/24 and 4/28) Polymer clay is a versatile, synthetic modeling material that is soft and malleable until it is baked. It is an amazing medium that takes little skill to produce satisfying results. And as an extra benefit, manipulating the clay provides wonderful therapeutic benefits for hands and fingers, uses problem solving skills and project planning. This class is open to Middle School students and up. 2 Sessions - Choose one or the other, or take them both! Session 1: April 8, 15 Session 2: May 13, 20 This could easily be a four session class, but has been broken up into two sessions to allow more people to jump in and try it. Anyone taking both sessions will be able to grow and practice techniques learned the first time around. There is much to learn! About Class: Wendy will introduce beginning cane-building, some clay blending, and simple millefiore patterrns. These techniques are the foundation to beads and decorative surface design. Student will learn about choosing color, conditioning clay, rolling, stacking and stretching patterns. Class one is devoted to making patterns. These patterns will be used to make clay beads (the same skills could be applied to a number of other design ideas once you learn the basics). Class two will allow participants to continue creating and finishing pieces. Any pieces that may be finished in class one will be baked/fired and returned to students at class two. Items made in class two will be sent home with instructions on how to finish them off at home. What to Bring: Students should bring a small box to take items home. *Supplies: Each student receives a material kit with supplies (included in class fee). This includes enough polymer clay and jewelry findings to make a minimum of two pairs of earrings, as well as two simple adjustable bracelets or necklaces on waxed cotton cord. Specifically:
About Wendy: Wendy Sollod has been working with polymer clay since 1993. She creates jewelry, hair accessories and whimsical wall art which incorporates found objects. Her work has been sold in galleries nationwide. She has also been featured in “Crafts Report” and “Sunshine Artist” magazines. To view more of Wendy's work, visit www/fixations.etsy.com 
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What will come from your hands? Below are a variety of pieces made using polymer clay.
Top Two Images: Examples of canes and canes cut to make jewelry beads. You can do this! The clay and components to make the jewelry are provided.
Bottom: Earings by Wendy Sollod. Left: Wendy's whimsical wall art. |
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Estes Outreach is Coordinated by the Estes Park School District
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