Online and Live classes

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 Create your own mesmerizing mandala in this unique opportunity. You’ll be guided by experienced polymer artists Barbara McGuire and Deb Hart in completing a ready-wear polymer mandala. All the materials are prepared and laid out in a pick and choose fashion, ready for your unique expression. Special guest canes by Ivy Niles!  Experience the unfolding patterns and fascinating movement created by radial symmetry.  Three sessions available, Friday October 23, 12-1,  1:30- 2:30 or 3:00 – 4:00. Limited seating available and distancing practices observed as required by the CCCD. 

Center for Craft, Creativity and Design

Make n Take Oct. 23, 12-1pm registration through EventBrite

Make n Take Oct. 23, 1:30-2:30pm registration through EventBrite

Make n Take Oct. 23, 3-4pm registration through Eventbrite

 The art of stringing - is even better with company! There's room for 7 socially distanced 'stringers' in the inspirational setting of the CCCD board room. Barbara McGuire is your host.  Specific design is up to your choice of bead styles and patterns.  Barbara will teach you how to crimp beading wire to connect your 'strand' to a toggle or clasp. Cost for the evening is $35 inclusive and includes one 18" necklace, no matter which beads you choose. Beads available are from the private collection of your host and have been amassed over 20 years of teaching and designing! This is a private event and participants must adhere to social distancing requirements of the CCCD. You must also be able to walk to the second story for that delightful view! 

 Center for Craft, Creativity and Design 

Nov. 20, 6-8pm registration though EventBrite

Dec. 11, 6-8pm registration though EventBrite

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.   This semi-private class includes all materials to make a strand of beaded links.  Students will be working mainly in copper  with  a brief introduction to sterling.  Choose from Barbara's assortment of beads or bring your own special collection.  Tool kits available for use. Private lessons  by request.  Please note this class adheres to social distancing requirements of the CCCD.  Barbara McGuire is the author of 'Wire in Design' (2001).

Center for Craft, Creativity and Design

*Fridays available by Appt. - or the following scheduled  dates and times. 

Friday  October 30, 1-4pm. $75 inclusive. Registration through Eventbrite 

Friday  November 20,  1-4pm. $75 inclusive. Registration through Eventbrite

Friday December 20,  1-4pm. $75 inclusive. Registration through Eventbrite

In this workshop, polymer clay artist Barbara McGuire will teach you how to apply her unique brand of mokume gane surface design to create one-of-a-kind clay beads, art jewelry, pendants, cabochons, covered journals, or sculpted art. You’ll be amazed at how easy the process is—yet how mesmerizing the results are! Students will spend most of the workshop experimenting with the mokume gane technique and will create a beautiful mokume gane pendant by the end of class.

Hosted by Pam Robbins of Purple Crayon Asheville  1-5pm   $72 (Members), $80 (Non-Members) 

Oct. 17th  class is sold out! Please add your name to the wait list to receive another opportunity.

Purple Crayon Asheville 

Class description above. Fee may vary as class fee (6 students) and kit fee. 

Two sessions available 10-2pm and  3-6pm.

Please contact Kelly Dalton Dale  

Off the Beaded Path

2270 College Ave, Suite 509
Forest City, NC, 28043   828-245-0306 

Your Inner Artist  Experience! Design your own private or small group class.  Available via Zoom  

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Live  Class location is at the Ruby Slippers Sanctuary (home studio) in Mars Hill, NC   

Topics include:

Polymer - Color Blending, Mokume Gane, Leaf Canes

Metal Clay - Silver Clay, Bronze Clay

Wire Wrapping and Links  for Beads  (held at the CCCD)

Encaustic, Oil Painting, Oil Pastels