FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Run through July 2006

Contact: Danielle Cézanne, Education Coordinator, 651.407.0597, wbca@whitebeararts.org

July Art Classes for Adults

6/20/06
White Bear Lake, MN –The White Bear Center for the Arts (WBCA) offers fun and educational adult (age 16+) summer art classes, including painting, drawing, clay, mosaics, photography, framing, glass, jewelry making, collage, needlework, basketry, tie dye, creative writing and much, much more! All Art Center instructors are experienced professionals in the field they are teaching. Classes are discounted for WBCA members. Advanced registration is required.

Visit the WBCA website at www.whitebeararts.org and click on “Classes” to see a full listing of youth and adult art classes for July and August. Or contact the WBCA at wbca@whitebeararts.org or 651-407-0597 for more information.

Classes scheduled for the month of July 2006:

Insight into Intuition with Karen Carr
July 5 & 6 2:30-400 PM (2 sessions)
Fee: $65 WBCA Member/ $75 Non-Member
Adults, Teens, No Experience Necessary
Advanced registration required.
Let’s gather in a scenic setting for this unique writing workshop. What is useful for you to create and to know? Take some time to reflect and share as you discover hidden strengths and talents. Utilize your natural ability for creative expression, maximize your zest for life! Be prepared to play and write and see what happens when we toss aside any obstacle! Karen J. Carr, MA a personal life coach since 2001, is dedicated to supporting individuals in creating clarity for themselves, on their own terms.

Tie Dye with Sue Rutford
Saturday, July 8, 4-6 PM
All Ages, All Levels
Fee: $17 WBCA Member/$21 Non-Member
Parent/Child: $30 Member/$40 Non-Member
Advanced registration required.
This is an opportunity to create those wild & wacky designs you've always wanted to try. Each person can bring up to five items (T-shirts, pair of socks, pants, etc) to dye. Items need to be 100% cotton and pre-washed. Wear old clothes, shoes and bring rubber gloves. A material fee is included in the class fee.

Introduction to SoulCollage® with Diana Meier
Saturday, July 8, 10AM-4PM
Adults, No experience needed
Fee: $40 WBCA Member/$60 Non-Member
Advanced registration required.
Working with the language of symbols, dreams and archetypes, create your own personalized deck of collaged cards using images you select intuitively. SoulCollage® is a deeply satisfying art that anyone can do. The workshop provides an introduction to the four suits in a SoulCollage® deck, a period of guided visualization, time for hands-on card making, and then participants will learn to speak from their own cards. This process enables the card-maker to know the deeper, personal meaning behind their creations.

Earth Gifts: Poems of Celebration with John Caddy
Tuesdays & Thursdays July 11, 13, 18, 20, 25 & 27 6-8:00 PM (6 sessions)
Fee: $120 WBCA Member/$150 Non-Member
Copy fee: $10.00 payable to instructor.
Adults, All Levels, No Experience Necessary
Advanced registration required.
This class is for those who cherish wild nature and its healing power, and for those who need an antidote to environmental despair. We will write poems from direct Earth experience that celebrate her gifts. We will write poems that are clear, simple, and accurate. Students will bring copies of their poems for gentle workshopping. For more information on the syllabus, please call or email the White Bear Center for the Arts.

Glass Fusion & Fine Silver with Lee Parr & Kim Bakken-Parr
July 11 & 13, 6:30-9:00 PM, Saturday July 15, 9:30-11:00 PM (3 sessions)
Adult, Teen, Beginner and Beyond
Fee: $75 WBCA Member/$90 Non-Member
Advanced registration required.
This is a three session class combining two art forms. In the first session you will create glass cabochons using glass fusion. In the following two sessions you will set the piece in fine silver. The results will be amazing. Material Fee: $40 payable to instructor.

Fused Glass with Liz Marson
Date to be announced
Call or email for more information about this class.
Adult, Teen, Beginner and Beyond
Fee: $55 WBCA Member/$70 Non-Member
Advanced registration required.
Learn how to cut, grind, and fuse glass for beautiful, unique jewelry. You will learn about different kinds of glass and how to integrate fused work into a beaded necklace. Includes materials for fused piece, but students should bring their own beads the 2nd week to finish the necklace.

Swedish Hardanger with Lisa Hugo
Swedish Hardanger
Thursdays, July 13 & 20 and Monday, July 24th
6:30-8:30 PM
Adults, Beginners
Fee: $36 WBCA Member/$45 Non-Member
Material Fees: $15 payable to instructor
Advanced registration required.
Learn the basics of Swedish Hardanger, a traditional form of cutwork needlework on a simple doily of very good quality linen. You will learn klosterbars, weaving, and buttonhole cutting. Bring a good, sharp pointed scissors. The teachers will supply all kits, instructions and extra patterns.

Willow Vase with Cynthia Stuck
Saturday, July 15, 12:00 to 2:00 PM
Adults and Youth, 10 and up
Beginners and Advanced Beginners
Fee: $25 WBCA Member/$29 Non-Member
Size: cone 6" tall
Advanced registration required.
Ever wonder why willow has been used to make baskets for hundreds of years? One reason is that it's a native plant in North America and Europe. You'll see how easy it is to weave with willow when you make this small vase to hold a collection of dried flowers and grasses. All materials and tools will be provided.

Leaves of Silver with Kim Bakken-Parr
July 20, 6:30-9:00 PM & July 25 6:30-8:30 PM
Adult, Teen
Fee: $60 WBCA Member/$75 Non-Member
Material Fee: $30 payable to instructor
Advanced registration required.
Learn how to turn an ordinary leaf into a beautiful piece of silver jewelry. Leaves from trees, bushes and even house plants will be used.

“Lampworking” Glass With Jennifer Wolcott
July 22, 29 & August 5, 1:00-4:00 PM (3 sessions)
Adult, Teen, Beginner and Beyond
Fee: $85 WBCA Member/$100 Non-Member
Advanced registration required.
Early glass beadmakers used oil lamps as their heat source for melting glass rods-hence the term “lampwork”. In this series of classes, students will learn how to safely work glass rods into beautiful beads using a small torch. Jennifer also teaches at the Glass Garden in Northfield, MN. Material fees: There will be a $30 torch kit rental and $25 material fee.

Silversmithing with Jennifer Wolcott
Saturdays, July 22, 29 & August 5, 9:30 AM-12:30 PM (3 sessions)
Adult, Teen, Beginner and Beyond
Fee: $85 WBCA Member/$100 Non-Member
Advanced registration required.
Material fee: $25 payable to instructor (Larger projects may require additional fee)
Learn the basic skills of silversmithing! The emphasis will be on basic techniques. Each student will choose their own project. Projects are based on learning how to set an object such as fused glass, stones or gems as part of a pin, pendant, button, earrings, or a ring. Bring a cabochon to set. Tools will be provided for use during class.

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White Bear Center for the Arts is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to build creative and culturally rich communities in the White Bear area by providing arts experiences for children, adults, and families.

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