Monday, May 23, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Shows and Events Coming Up
June 18, 2011: Country Quilter Annual Quilt and Doll Show, Richmond, Ontario. In addition to our display and viewing the fabulous quilts, you can enjoy a homemade lunch at a very reasonable price in the church basement; take-home shepherd's pie and beef pie again at a reasonable price; and barbeque chickens sold by local firefighters. A true country event.
August 6 and 7, 2011:
Puppets Up, Almonte, Ontario (to be confirmed)
September 10 and 11, 2011:
Fibrefest, Almonte Ontario (to be confirmed)
August 6 and 7, 2011:
Puppets Up, Almonte, Ontario (to be confirmed)
September 10 and 11, 2011:
Fibrefest, Almonte Ontario (to be confirmed)
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Fabri-Licious Retreat
Top Ten Reasons for Signing on for Two and Half Days of Fun and Creative Mischief at the Fabri-Licious Retreat
1. Spoil yourself for a few days with great food, good fun and lots of laughter. Registration includes two delicious meals YOU don’t have to cook
2. An affordable, comfortable, hassle-free play time
3. Explore new embellishing techniques you can apply to both dolls and your other fibre creations
4. A safe place to experiment whether you are a novice or an expert doll maker
5. Break the package seal and test run some of those "Must Have" supplies and equipment purchased at previous conferences and shows. (We know you all have them - now you cam play with them and with the help of others figure out what they are all about!)
6. Relive your college days and ways. Work all day and play until the wee hours of the morning with a bunch of fun loving doll people!
7. A Treasure Hunt that allows you to hold your own “Stash Reduction Sale” from your room
8. Relax and give yourself permission to go from one intriguing technique to another - or not!
9. Just sit and finish a project that has been calling to you in a sad little voice from the bottom of one of your storage bins for a while now! Or bring along a project that has been stumping you. Someone may have a solution!
10. Got a friend you don't get to spend enough time with? Bring her along for the fun.
… plus a fabulous trunk show and sumptuous wrap-up banquet!!!!
All this for only $120 (plus the cost of a room if you decide to stay over at night)!
Hope you decide to join us,
Your doll loving friends at Figurative Artists Consortium (www.figurativeartistsconsortium.com) and All Dolled Up Ottawa (alldolledupottawa.com)
1. Spoil yourself for a few days with great food, good fun and lots of laughter. Registration includes two delicious meals YOU don’t have to cook
2. An affordable, comfortable, hassle-free play time
3. Explore new embellishing techniques you can apply to both dolls and your other fibre creations
4. A safe place to experiment whether you are a novice or an expert doll maker
5. Break the package seal and test run some of those "Must Have" supplies and equipment purchased at previous conferences and shows. (We know you all have them - now you cam play with them and with the help of others figure out what they are all about!)
6. Relive your college days and ways. Work all day and play until the wee hours of the morning with a bunch of fun loving doll people!
7. A Treasure Hunt that allows you to hold your own “Stash Reduction Sale” from your room
8. Relax and give yourself permission to go from one intriguing technique to another - or not!
9. Just sit and finish a project that has been calling to you in a sad little voice from the bottom of one of your storage bins for a while now! Or bring along a project that has been stumping you. Someone may have a solution!
10. Got a friend you don't get to spend enough time with? Bring her along for the fun.
… plus a fabulous trunk show and sumptuous wrap-up banquet!!!!
All this for only $120 (plus the cost of a room if you decide to stay over at night)!
Hope you decide to join us,
Your doll loving friends at Figurative Artists Consortium (www.figurativeartistsconsortium.com) and All Dolled Up Ottawa (alldolledupottawa.com)
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Fabri-Delicious Retreat
An Event You Don’t Want To Miss
Fabri-Delicious Retreat
a week-end of learning and sharing designed for doll and other fabric artists
Co-sponsored by
Figurative Artists Consortium (FAC) and All Dolled Up Ottawa (ADU)
Cost: For $120 you will get to take part in an opening night BBQ, Learning Circles, UFO Completion Zone, Treasure Hunts, Creative Play Station, Hospitality Suite, Australia Night, Raffles, Show and Tell Display, Challenges, and a sumptuous Banquet with guest speaker, Jacquie Lecuyer.
Learning Circle Line-up: Confetti Cloth, Embroidery Techniques with Applications to Doll Making, Collage Techniques, Beading, Patchwork and Crazy Quilt Techniques,
Fabric Printing, Stamping, Painting and Dyeing Techniques; Techniques for 3D Paper Dolls; Doll Faces (clay, appliqué, beaded), Etc.
June 10-12, 2011
Algonquin College
Ottawa, Canada
For information visit
or
Email address: info@figurativeartistsconsortium.com
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