The Compleat Sculptor in New York City will be hosting Wendy Froud May 1-7 for two workshops and a demo.

Creating a Faerie Figure, and Advanced Doll Making are multi-day sculpting classes. The demo will allow you to watch Wendy create a figure from start to finish and will be followed by a book/DVD signing.

Visit The Complete Sculptor website for more information.

The Compleat Sculptor in New York City will be hosting Christi Friesen the weekend of April 11 – 13 for three workshops and a book release party.

Here be Dragons, Rising Up, and In the Bush are sculpting classes open to all skill levels. The free book release party celebrates the latest CF Originals title, Down Under.

Visit The Complete Sculptor website for more information.

Lisa Fried-Kornbluth welcomes Robert Dancik back to her Englewood, NJ studio, this time to teach Fold Forming.

Class Description:
In this fast paced and very hands-on workshop, you will learn to make 3-dimensional forms in metal without having to solder a single thing! The forms you’ll make are beautiful, strong, unique and perfect for combining with polymer clay, resins, Faux Bone, and almost any other material you may like. We will cover making the hammer most used in fold forming (a hammer “conversion” actually) and with little more than that hammer and a block to hammer on, you will be able to make forms that seem complex and technically difficult but are actually fast and easy. Much of this work can be done at home with a minimum of tools and equipment. We will explore the use cold connections in order to add these forms to the work you do now and we will cover the use of several different patinas to give your finished pieces a professional finish and look.
Students can expect to leave with numerous examples and or a finished piece. There will be a $20 materials fee payable to the teacher for the hammer, and a small kit of connectors.

Date: Thursday May 22 & Friday May 23, 2008
Cost: $150 for both days

Please email Lisa to reserve one of the 8 available spots.

Visit Robert’s website for more examples of his work.

An Introduction to Metal Clay Sampler with Polymer Clay Applications
Two-day workshop with Alice Alper-Rein Senior Instructor, PMC Connection

Workshop description from Alice:
The first day of this exciting two day metal clay/polymer clay hands-on workshop, will cover the basics of forming, texturing, stone-setting, bead making, firing, finishing and adding color with patina using metal clay to create several one-of-a-kind pieces of fine silver jewelry.

On day two, we’ll use metal clay to create those fine silver components that will enhance your polymer clay creations, including fine silver bead caps and cores, bead, pendant and charm frames, bails and other embellishments.

Date: Tuesday and Wednesday, May 13^th and 14^th, 2008
Time: 10:00am-4:00pm each day
Location: Studio of Lisa Fried-Kornbluth in Englewood, NJ

Cost:
Workshop Fee: $130.00 Checks payable to Jewelry By Y2A, Ltd
Materials Fee: $130.00

Skill Level: Beginner and Intermediate

CONTACT: Lisa Fried-Kornbluth to learn how to reserve your seat and for more detailed info. Seating is limited to 9 students.

Learn more about Alice and see her work at her website.

Lisa Freid-Kornbluth will be hosting in her Englewood, NJ studio a Hinged Mixed Media Workshop with Victoria Hughes.

This two-day workshop will run from 10am to 4pm on Monday and Tuesday, May 19th & 20th. The cost is $260 per person.

Want to know more? The Bead House in Rhode Island recently enjoyed the same workshop with Victoria, and they have posted images from the class and of the student work on their website.

Space in this class is very limited, so be sure to email Lisa immediately if you are interested!

Robin recently mentioned on our Yahoo! Group that she and some of our other members have been juried into this impressive local art and fine craft show which will be taking place from April 5th through the 9th. Nice going, Robin!

For more information about the show, visit The Monmouth Festival of the Arts.

And if you’re one of the other guild members who’s work will be represented there, be sure to leave a comment and let everybody know!

Hello, fellow guild members and friends of the New Jersey Polymer Clay Guild.  I’d like to welcome you to our new website.  We are going to try following a blog format and see how that works out.

We are still able to keep all of the same information that was on our old site, but here we have the added bonus of allowing us some more flexibility with content.  Rather than relying on me, the webmaster, to make necessary changes, all members of the Board have access to post news and information here.

And all of you have the ability to leave your comments on every post.

Be sure to bookmark this site, or, better yet, subscribe to the feed so that you can be notified immediately when there has been new news posted.  I set up a feed that you can subscribe to via a feed reader (I recommend Google Reader, but there are several other choices) or via email.  See the links in the sidebar to the right.

As always, feel free to let me know if there’s anything you think this site needs to include, and I’ll be happy to do it, providing it’s in the realm of possibility

Lisa