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Sally Jean Alexander 9-4:30 Friday	1101 - Little Pink Houses	[back to quicklinks] $ 135 Plus $20 materials fee
Imagine little pink houses...little blue houses...little lit-up houses. And oh, how they glow with little twinkling tea-lights inside. A village of little houses all aglow! Ooh la la! In this workshop we will create our own little 3-dimensional house(s) by first making delicate collages to place under glass. Each side of the house will be a mini work-of-art featuring personal imagery (that's 6 mini works of art). Techniques that involve light-play, transparent walls, and hidden shapes will be used. Then each house will be carefully assembled and soldered to its "peak" of perfection. During class, we will each make one house...more if we work faster. Then, at the end of the day, we will line our houses up atop little white lights and watch our little village "glow"! Supply List: --Round-Nose Pliers --Bent-Nose Pliers --Chain-Nose Pliers --Wire Cutters (small) --Scissors --Cutting Pad or Work Surface (to protect table-top) --Cookie-Sheet to solder on (at least 8x10 - a cheap one is fine - I prefer a non-stick coating) --Hand-towel or Apron --Pencil or Pen --Paintbrushes and your favorite acrylic and/or watercolor paints, colored pencils, chalks, pastels, etc. --Rubber stamps & inks --Ephemera, text, patterned napkins or tissue, collage items, photos, and other items used for collage.  DO NOT bring glossy images. I will have soldering equipment that can happily be shared. However, if you have your own equipment, bring it. This includes: --Soldering Iron --Soldering Iron Stand --Rheostat --Solder --Tips in different sizes **I will have Flux, Flux Remover, Flux Brushes and Sponges to share ... no need for you to travel with it unless you want to solder in your hotel room :) ** OPTIONAL: --Soldering Supplies (if you have your own soldering iron, rheostat, solder, extension cord, etc...please bring it). --Small Metal Block (to be used as a weight) Materials fee includes: Hand-Cut glass to make 2 houses, copper tape, wire, shared use of soldering supplies, etc. CLOSED - CLASS FULL

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