Portland Art and Soul Workshops

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Keely Barham 9-4:30 Monday	921 - Wooly Beasts: Soft-Sculpture Mythical Creatures	[back to quicklinks] $ 130
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In this class you will be sculpting a fantasy creature out of fun materials like felted wool sweaters and t-shirts. You will learn interesting soft sculpture techniques for making facial features and body parts; needle felting techniques for adding details; wire armature techniques for posing your creature, and adding lots of wild materials for embellishment.   Supply List: --2 or 3 wool sweaters that have been felted in the washing machine (on purpose or accidently, check the thrift store for these) --a t-shirt or two with nice color fabric and/or interesting  design details --a few pairs of interesting colored socks --a one-gallon zip lock bag filled with fiberfill --embroidery needle --long needle sculpting or doll needle --scissors --wire cutters --embroidery floss --some art fibers --any other embellishments that might enhance your project   Instructor will provide:  Patterns, instructions, eyes, beads, floss, yarns, some wool and other fabrics

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