Teaching is an important aspect of my mission, helping to unlock that kernel of self-expression that lives in Everyone, through individualized and interactive instruction. Choose from the following list for an online or in-person workshop... or collaborate with me to create just the learning experience you desire.
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| STAR OF MY OWN SHOW--EXPLORING SELF PORTRAITURE By playing with images of yourself, old and current, or of a cherished heroine or family member, the images becomes divested of the baggage of Expectations and Comparisons, and becomes a design element to look at in different contexts, both real and fantastical. Learn more. |
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| ANGELS AND ICONS We'll play with the small icon form, in all its infinite variety, to create personal spirits, mermaids, goddesses, ancestor ladies, and personal decoration, with lots of opportunities for lace, beads, charms, and other embellishments. Learn more. |
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| DANCING ON THE EDGE-INCORPORATING FOUND OBJECTS INTO SOFT SCULPTURE Combine a vocabulary of fabric-construction approaches with the objects you bring to class. Create a doll or a shrine. Learn more. |
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| THREE-DIMENSIONAL DOLL DESIGN Going from a flat piece of fabric, step-by-step, to designing your own forms, with an emphasis on the more abstract/Art Doll, rather than the realistic. Learn more. |
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| SIGHS AND SECRETS Sighs and Secrets: A week long intensive workshop July 20-27, 2009 in Southern France with Pamela and dolls, artist books, found objects and images, mixed media of all sorts, living and working in a beautifully restored stone retreat center on a river. Learn more. |
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| NOT YOUR MOTHER'S PAPER DOLL Use collage materials and a healthy dose of adventure to create animated messengers of your greetings and personal stories. Learn more. |
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| ALTERED BOOKS, ART BOOKS, AND OTHER COLLAGE ADVENTURES Pre-published books are the canvas for playing with lots of techniques you'll use again and again. Learn more. |
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| FABRIC JOURNALS-TELLING STORIES, CHANGING LIVES Begin a Journal of Creative Selfishness, or Stories my Mother Told Me, or a collection of different small Art Quilts and play with a myriad of fabric techniques in this class that will inspire you to sew in Whole New Ways. Learn more. |
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| MAKING A LIVING DOING WHAT YOU LOVE Tips and tricks, worksheets and suggestions from Pamela's experiences in the Wonderful World of Business. Bring questions for discussion. Learn more. |
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| ANCESTOR DOLL Create a family heirloom with a pieced body and learn paper/fiber techniques for perfect faces every time.
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| PLAYING WITH DOLLS 101-INTRO TO DOLL MAKING We'll explore non-realistic, primitive dolls forms that can be surprisingly effective to express your innermost feelings. Learn more. |
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| DOLL MAKING AS A TRANSFORMATIVE PROCESS Explore more deeply, using simple forms in a safe setting, paper and cloth. Dolls reveal what words may not.
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