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Owl Be There! Class TBD (2026 schedule is still in the making!)
Encaustic Painting Workshop - Wildflowers 2026 Time and location TBD
Owl Be There! Class TBD (2026 schedule is still in the making!)
Join us for an afternoon of creative learning while making a charming owl with polymer clay. The Mokume gane technique is magic, no matter how many times you have discovered it before. Seasoned artist and author Barbara McGuire will offer her unique approach to this millennium old technique. The secrets lie in the ingredients and design building processes. You will also learn to transfer or mold the owl face. Class project will feature a keychain pendant, or fan pull etc.
All skill levels.
Basic Wire Workshop, also available via Zoom
Encaustic Painting Workshop - Wildflowers 2026 Time and location TBD
Owl Be There! Class TBD (2026 schedule is still in the making!)
Enhance your wearable creations with basic wire wraps and links. This is a timeless skill set! We will work with varying gauges of wire to produce eye pins, spiral headpins, jump rings, spiral links and caged beads. Examples will be working mainly in copper with sterling optional (additional charge).
Instructor Barbara A, McGuire is the author of Wire in Design (2001) and endorses 'linking' skillsets to enhance a variety of unique media including polymer and ceramic. All skill levels.
To request this class, please text 828-380-3650
Encaustic Painting Workshop - Wildflowers 2026 Time and location TBD
Encaustic Painting Workshop - Wildflowers 2026 Time and location TBD
Join Barbara McGuire as she introduces creatives to the mystique of painting with beeswax (encaustic). This workshop teaches Barbara's unique methods of capturing abstract versions of popular flowers. If flowers aren't your thing - you are welcome to paint abstract graphics, hearts or mountains! The 'Canvas' is a wooden panel or ceramic tile.
$100 per person. All materials and tools supplied. Limited enrollment.
Please contact (828) 380-3650 to request and schedule.
Copper Clay Workshop - Private and Semi Private Classes
Join Barbara McGuire as she introduces creatives to the magic of metal clays. This workshop teaches basic skills in copper metal clay. The moldable metal Copper Art Clay is cured in the carbonless open fire kiln technique. Projects available include pendants, personalized components or earring components (findings available). All materials supplied and kiln use supplied. All skill levels.
@ $160 per person. Materials (50 gr. copper clay) and tools provided.
Please contact (828) 280-3650 for reservations
Private or Semi-Private Classes in Mars Hill, NC and Online Zoom Classes
Private or Semi-Private Classes in Mars Hill, NC and Online Zoom Classes
Your Inner Artist Experience! Design your own private or small group class. Also available via Zoom . Classes are scheduled in Eastern Standard Time on dates requested by the students. Location is in Barbara's nature studio in Mars Hill NC.
Private class $150 -$350 session
Semi- Private Fee is $ 75-$150 per person per class, depending on complexity of class. 2-3 person class size.
3-5 hour class average. Studio time available beyond instruction hours.
Please inquire directly for Zoom classes - individuals or guilds, clubs, etc.
* Students must supply materials.
* Support material and all tools provided.
*Class fee surcharges apply to metal clays
*Polymer Color Blending, Image Transfer, Polymer Finishing, Polymer Canes, Polymer Clay Mold Casting, Polymer Mica Shift, Barbara's Polymer BB Mokume Gane
*Wire Wrapping for Beads and Pendants
*Metal Clays
Please contact barbara@barbaramcguire.com or text 828-380-3650