Inner
Diva, Alter Ego Doll Workshops
by Gloria Grandy
The workshops are called 'Inner Diva, Alter
Ego Doll Workshops' because when you create an art
doll, as with any creative project, you give it a little of your personality.
To truly create an art doll you should explore and find your most imaginative
and creative self. The workshops will be fun so you can indulge a little of
your fantasy side.
Designing and
Costuming a Cloth Art Doll (4 hours) (Space is limited to 6)
Class
fee is $45.00. This is an adult class for 18 and up.
This class teaches the basics of
designing and costuming an art doll. You will learn how to paint a face with
expression, pose a doll body to help it tell a story, design props and accessories
that give the doll its personality create and embellish a simple costume,
create a yarn wig with style and put it all together to make a unique and
individual doll. Students will be
provided with a blank stump doll (the blank canvas) on a free standing base to
design and decorate.
Dates, Times and Locations:
Saturday,
April 27th, 11:00am to 3:30pm (1/2 hour snack
break)
The Black United Fund of Sacramento
Valley (BUFSV), 41044 44th St., Sacramento, CA 95820(please register on the class blog site with
PayPal or call 916-396-4672)
Thursday,
May 2nd, 4:00pm to 8:30pm (1/2 hour snack
break)
The Market Place Folsom, 1325 Riley
St., Folsom CA 95630 (please register on the class blog site with PayPal or call
916-396-4672)
Saturday,
May 11th, 11:00am to 3:30pm (1/2 hour snack
break)
The Black United Fund of Sacramento
Valley (BUFSV), 41044 44th St., Sacramento, CA 95820
(Please register on the class blog site with PayPal or call
916-396-4672)
Wednesday,
May 15th, 10:30am to 3:00pm (1/2 hour snack
break)
Trezhers Gift Shop, 3214 Riverside
Blvd., Sacramento CA 95818. Please register online for this location only at: www.trezhersgifts.com.
Saturday, May 25th, 10:30am to
3:00pm (1/2 hour snack break)
The Black United Fund of Sacramento Valley
(BUFSV), 41044 44th St., Sacramento, CA
95820
(Please register on the
class blog site with PayPal or call 916-396-4672)
Wednesday,
May 29th, 10:30am to 3:00pm (1/2 hour snack
break),
Fabric Garden, 2922 Fulton Ave.,
Sacramento CA 95821. Please call this location
only to register. 916-483-2955
The Mermaid’s Party, Make Your Own
Mermaid Doll (4 hours)
This
class will be fun. Come and hear stories and legends about the elusive mermaid.
Are they fact or fiction? You will design and decorate your own cloth body
mermaid doll. Blank doll forms will be provided for each participant. (Designing and Costuming a Cloth Art
Doll is a great prerequisite for this class but not required).
(Space is limited to 6) The fee for this class is
$45.00. This is an adult class for 18 and up.
Dates, Times and Locations:
Saturday, June 8th,
Saturday, 11:00am to 3:30pm (1/2 hour snack break),
The Black United Fund of Sacramento
Valley (BUFSV), 41044 44th St., Sacramento, CA 95820
(Please register on the class blog site with
PayPal or call 916-396-4672)
Thursday,
June 13th, 4:00pm to 8:30pm (1/2 hour snack
break), The Market Place Folsom, 1325
Riley St., Folsom CA 95630 (Please register on
the class blog site with PayPal or call
916-396-4672)
Wednesday,
June 19th, 10:30am to 3:00pm (1/2 hour snack
break),
Trezhers Gift Shop, 3214 Riverside
Blvd., Sacramento CA 95818
Wednesday,
June 26th, 10:30am to 3:00pm (1/2 hour snack
break),
Fabric Garden, 2922 Fulton Ave.,
Sacramento CA 95821. (Please call this location
to register for this
location only 916-483-2955)
Creating and Collecting Black Dolls (4 hours)
Details to be announced. (Space is limited to 6 students per class)
The workshops are designed for both
beginning and expert artists, doll makers, doll collectors and doll lovers. You
can create a doll for yourself or for someone else. There will be a resource
list of places to shop and materials that you can bring to class posted on the
class blog next week. Please visit, support and explore these resources to get
ideas and inspiration. You can also visit my Pintrest pages for inspiring
photos and artwork related to our upcoming projects.
Please pay attention to the red
print as there is more than one method of registration. Two of the locations
prefer to handle all registrations in house, so please note which ones they
are. You can register for the
The workshops are called 'Inner Diva, Alter
Ego Doll Workshops' because when you create an art
doll, as with any creative project, you give it a little of your personality.
To truly create an art doll you should explore and find your most imaginative
and creative self. The workshops will be fun so you can indulge a little of
your fantasy side.
We
will share sweet tea and sweet potato pie on our 1/2 hour snack break. You are
also welcomed to bring your own snacks.
Most of the supplies will be
provided for you. There will be a "treasure box" of paints, beads,
trims, embellishments and fabric pieces. Because this is a project where you
will add your own personal touches I ask that you begin collecting things that
you like, beads, buttons, old jewelry, small treasures and found objects.
Please bring a few small cuts of fabric (1/4 to 1/2 yard pieces or fat
quarters) that you think would fit the theme of your doll. A great source for doll
fabrics is your own old or discarded clothes. Thrift stores are great too.
Sometimes in the departments were they have curtains and tablecloths they will
have uncut lengths of fabric. Don't forget to look at the clothing department.
The fabrics in old clothes make wonderful doll clothes and it's a great way to
recycle.
I can also take charges by phone via
'Square Register'. An email receipt will be sent to you immediately. For phone
charges please call 916-396-4672. For all other information call 916-410-9082.
Gloria Grandy is a creative fiber artist and
doll designer residing in Sacramento. If
you are interested in signing up for one of my workshops and to be added to my
"IDAE" (Inner Diva, Alter Ego) email list please contact: 916-410-9082
or email Gloria me at
ggrandy28@gmail.com or at cre8tivglory@gmail.com.
Thank you!!!
