Celebrate the Creative Side of Life
with Linda Peterson

at a weekend of
Sculpting, Stones and Altered Art!
 

Many of you know her as ‘The Pen Lady’ from HGTV’s  Carol Duvall Show! Well - MTM is pleased as punch to host Linda with three classes that will cover all aspects of multimedia.  As a well-known artist & AMACO designer, Linda works with many mediums and will showcase her skills in more than can be named here.  She will also debut and sign her BRAND NEW book titled “Making Polymer Clay Beads & Jewelry”.

                                        Perfect Poly Pal Pens
                                          Friday March 7th at 6:00 pm $68

Have you ever wanted to try your hand at sculpting but feared failure?  Linda’s ‘Six Simple Shape’ technique will take all the fear (and failure) away from sculpting and will outline an easy to follow formula so that you can create - and keep on creating - adorable whimsical creatures!  We’re going back to the basics and learning the primary six shapes.  Then we’re combining them into complex ones to create an adorable Moose Character.  This same technique can be adapted to a variety of different animals with only some minor changes and a little bit of tweaking.

This three-hour class will focus on the six shapes then adapting them into the character.  If you prefer - you can create Marty as a stand-alone figurine instead of a PolyPen.   If time allows - the shape technique will be re-visited with a second pen or figurine of your choice!

 CLASS SUPPLIES:
Linda will bring a wealth of materials as part of the class supplies for everyone to share.  She will have baby wipes, alcohol wipes, dry chalks, toothpicks, pen bases, polyester fiber, scrap clay, cotton swabs, clay shapers to share and disco music! 

 Items you need to bring to class are:

Your clay tools including blades, a needle tool, a clay roller, clay shapers (if you own them), your glazed ceramic tile (no smaller than 6”x6”), a pair of pliers and clay.  We will have 3 pasta machines to share - feel free to bring yours if you want to work more quickly.  You must also bring 2 pkgs. of brown and 1 pkg. of tan clay.  Please choose Fimo or Kato brand clay for this project, as Sculpey will be too brittle after baking.

                                           Stones, Molds, Beads & More!
                                             Saturday March 8th at 10:30 am $68

We’ll be cookin’ up some yummy stone ‘recipes’ to help you create ‘as beautiful as the real thing’ designer stones, beads and dimensional embellishments!  Linda’s techniques include adding many things you might not have thought of using with clay before!  You may have learned ways to create faux stones replicas in the past - but these recipes are ALL NEW and are featured in Linda’s brand new debuting book “Making Polymer Clay Beads & Jewelry.”  Which will be available at More than Memories the weekend she teaches!

In this three-hour class Learn the basics of hand forming stones, working with AMACO Bead Rollers and mold uses to create beautiful simulated stone items.  We will also work with mold making materials, including Ranger’s Mold ‘n Pour & scrap polymer clay to create replicas of objects in faux stone.  This class will focus on Linda’s recipes for Coral, Turquoise, Jade and Cinnabar.  If time allows - Linda will share some of her other new recipes for your favorite simulated stones!

   CLASS SUPPLIES:
Linda will provide many shared items for this class!  We will have colors of clay to use in recipes (Indian Red, Peppermint, Black, Leaf Green and White) AMACO Bead Rollers, Bead Baking Racks, molding compound and Ranger’s Mold ‘n Pour, sand paper, denim, alcohol wipes, black acrylic paint, make up sponges, clay blades, scrap clay for molds, alcohol inks and clear varnish.  THESE SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED!  If you would like to work a little quicker - feel free to bring your own.

  Items you need to bring to class are:

Supplies you will need to bring with you to class are:  3 packages of translucent clay, any bead rollers you own, a clay blade, Mold ‘n Pour if you want to make your own molds to take home, objects to create molds from (buttons, pendants, etc.), a piece of denim, a smooth ceramic tile, clear fingernail polish and your pasta machine (if you want to work a little faster and not have to share.)

NOTE:  you may choose to work in any brand clay you wish, but Linda will be bringing Fimo Soft to mix with her recipes.  Kato will work very well, and will also buff to a very satin finish.

This class is designed to take you on an Altered & Creative Journey to your Dreams!  By the end of this 5 hour class you will be altered, bent and twisted, inked, stamped and embossed beyond your wildest ‘dreams’ totally designed with you in mind.  You will learn techniques galore and we promise - once you learn them - you will go insane creating more and more mixed media art!  Display your dreams while working with Distress Inks & Embossing Powders, AMACO ArtEmboss Metals, WireForm, Friendly Plastic, Rub N Buff, wire, mesh, rubber stamps, torches, hot skillets, heat guns and the kitchen sink (just kidding.)  Decorate the outside of a Judy’s Stonehouse Designs Pyramid Purse first, then let your imagination run wild with all the ephemera you can fit while making your dreams a reality on the inside of this assemblage art project.

                              CLASS SUPPLIES:
Linda will bring a large part of the materials you will need to complete this project - including the purse, paints, Rub N Buff, stamps, a crème Brule torch, adhesives, fibers, metals stamp alphabets, hammers, metal ink pads, distress inks & embossing powders, a hot skillet, heat guns, slide mounts, craft wire, phrases, sandpaper, tags, cardstock, accent pattern papers, brushes, sponges and index cards.  Also - MTM will have ephemera bins available to find accent items and embellishments for this project.

                     Items you need to bring to class are:
Black & White or Sepia photos (wallet size or smaller are best), miscellaneous charms or accent items, needle nose pliers, scissors, a hot glue gun, your favorite phrases or dreams printed on white cardstock and any other items that will make your assemblage piece your own and your imagination!   Feel free to bring your own rubber stamps with you to class just in case Linda’s selection isn’t your style.

As a reminder:
To guarantee your space, class fees are paid at the time you register for a particular class.
No refunds are offered - no exceptions.
You may send someone in your place if you are not able to attend a class you have paid and registered for.
The only way to ensure your space in a particular class is with your payment. 
Registrations for classes open 90 days prior to the date of the workshop
 please be sure that you are available on that date  and that you have made note of it on your calendar.
More than Memories
20 East Golf Road
Schaumburg, Il 60173
847-755-0861