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CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

Marlaine Verhelst & Ankie Daanen:
Meet the Dutch Touch - 5 day workshops
- Sculpting taught by Marlaine Verhelst
- Clothing taught by Ankie Daanen

Houston, Texas: May 14~18, 2012
For the 6th time in Houston, Texas: 5 day workshop "Meet the Dutch Touch" by Ankie Daanen and Marlaine Verhelst.
The workshop includes sculpting into
airdrying stone clay, painting of the doll
with watercolour, attaching the sculpted
parts to the body and the design and
sewing of the clothing.
*Click here for TX Class information
Future Workshops: (contact Marlaine)
Sanford, FL: February 2013

Contact Marlaine for more
information:
marlaine@home.nl

Marlaine Verhelst:
Doll Holiday and workshop week
Paris Workshops (France):
7 days
June 23rd~June 30th, 2012
The Paris doll holiday and workshop week
will take place in the little village of Cernay La Ville in the Parc de la Haute Vallee de Chevreuse, it is near Versailles and Paris.
At 10 minutes is the Paris underground to
the city centre (45 minutes).
*Click here for Paris Class information

Leslie Molen:
Leslie teaches ongoing classes
at ROotie studio in Denver.
www.rootie.com
or subscribe to monthly
ROotie E-News: lesliemolen@gmail.com

NIADA Dollmaking School:
Stamford, Connecticut

October 1st~October 2nd~October 3rd, 2012
*Registration is now open!*
One day classes:
Stephanie Blythe Mold Making Demystified
Shelley Thornton Cloth Hands, Boots, Bows
Two day classes:
Ankie Daanen Sculpt "Jack" or "Jackie-in-the-Box"
Reina Mia Brill Colorful Creatures in Clay
Leslie Molen Santos Maria Caged Skirt Doll
Deborah C. Pope Hand-Felted Animal Head
Three day class:
E.J. Taylor Sculpting & Painting a Paperclay Head

2012 CONVENTIONS

NIADA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Stamford, Connecticut

September 27th~September 30th, 2012
Programs, demos, banquet and more!
Keynote Speaker: Lisa Lichtenfels
Conference Souvenir: Ima Naroditskaya
*Information to come...

The Susan Quinlan
Doll & Teddy Bear Museum

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Registration is now available to artists to participate in our Second Annual Artist Doll & Teddy Bear Convention to be held again at the Ramada Airport Hotel in Philadelphia.
May 3rd~May 5th, 2012
Call for Workshop Instructors
*Click here for more information


ONLINE CLASSES

Marlaine Verhelst:
Sculpting in air drying clay
*Click here for Online Class information (pdf)
Also available: online painting lesson, making
a body, clothing, and hair and hats
Making an animal (to go with your doll):
Introduction animal making, Fish on Wheels, Your Own Horse, Let's do a Frog, Big Foot Bird
Simple sculpting class: Totem fun
*Click here for Online Class information
Online class info: Visit Marlaine's Blog

More information about the online classes: marlaine@home.nl

Marilyn Radzat:
Teaching a wide variety of online classes from artistic techniques to figures. Work at your
own pace with Marilyn's guidence.
*Click here for more information

Diane Keeler:
Sculpting a Child's Head and Bust: This is a step by step process, once completed students will have a stand alone sculpture. This class is for advanced beginner and above. Downloadable pdf’s of all of the chapters and photos of children are included in the lesson
and at the beginning of each chapter.
Every class includes a free preview.
* Click here for more information

How to Make a Cloche Hat: The class will start out making a hat block. Once you learn how to make a hat block you can make any type of hat you wish. In the next lessons students will make a felt hat then make a straw hat.
* Click here for more information


Click below to view a list of museums exhibiting the work of NIADA artists:museums


For More Information about Classes and Events related to the Conference,
please refer to the Conference Info section of the Web site.
For More information about NIADA artists' workshops
please refer to NIADA artists' web sites on the Contact Page

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