‘Creating Canes for Beginners’ Polymer Clay Workshop

Have you sat in awe when watching a maker cut open a cane to reveal its contents wondering how on earth did they make that? Would you believe it when I said that making a cane is not as hard as it looks and can be so much fun? Come and spend the day with Siobhan and learn the skills and build confidence to take that first step in starting your journey into polymer clay cane building. In this workshop, Siobhan will go right back to basics where you will firstly learn how to make a jelly roll cane, a stripe cane, a skinner blend and an Asterix (*) cane. In the second part of this workshop we will then piece these components together with our background clay to create the start of a kaleidoscope cane and watch how our kaleidoscope cane evolves as we reduce it, divide it up and reduce it again. We will take before and after pics of the cane process for comparison and to assist in understanding how clay behaves, learn techniques in reduction methods, how to avoid distortion of our clay pictures and many other tips and tricks that Siobhan has learnt from years of trial and error. This is a primarily a technique class. You will come away with a finished kaleidoscope cane to then use at home and valuable skills to practice more cane building at home. Photos are examples only. Colour and design is up to each individual student. Date & Time: Sunday 18th October 10.00am to 4.30pm The studio will be open from 9.45am. Please arrive by 10.00am so that you don’t miss any important information and can choose your clay colours if required. We recommend you consider your colour choices prior to the beginning of the workshop so you can start on time. Siobhan will be on hand to help if needed. Please Note: if you are late to class, you may be asked to wait until a suitable pause in tuition when your tutor will come and get you and catch you up. Venue: Whimsical Creatives Rear 183 Maroondah Hwy, Healesville VIC 3777 (Entry via Church Street/River Street Carpark) Tutor: Siobhan Van Bergeijk Siobhan is a jewellery artist and designer who takes her inspiration from just about anywhere – nature, patterns, styles, fashion, eras, food and art. Siobhan has used many different mediums and is currently working with polymer clay and its limitless potential of shape, colour and pattern. She can translate and manipulate just about anything she sees into a wearable piece of polymer clay art! Skill Level: This class is open to all experience levels and beginners are more than welcome and encouraged! Students must be 18+ to attend. Cost: $165 plus polymer clay if required (you are welcome to bring your own from home). Workshop Price includes: – Tuition – Use of Tools (if needed) – Morning & Afternoon tea (please let us know of any intolerances or allergies and we’ll do our best to accommodate you) – Tea/coffee – Loyalty Card Stamps x 2 EFTPOS & Credit Card Facilities Available. All bookings require a deposit with the balance to be paid on the day. Payment plans are available so please do not hesitate to contact us if you require this option. Bookings will be made on a first come, first served basis however a deposit must be made before your booking is secure (or a payment plan put in place). Please see our Workshop Terms & Conditions page for full workshop terms and do not hesitate to contact us if you have any concerns. Places are strictly limited as we run with small class sizes ensuring that all participants receive personalised attention from their tutor. At all Whimsical Bead events, you are not just a number! What to Bring: Your Basic Polymer Clay Tool Kit (if you’d prefer to use your own tools) ie. acrylic roller, tissue blade, needle tool, knitting needle, acrylic block etc. You can borrow ours if you do not have your own; Tissue Blade (or purchase on the day); Polymer Clay – or purchase on the day. We prefer to use Sculpey Premo. An estimate of up to 6 blocks of clay will be used for this workshop. Any scrap clay you have at home (if you don’t have this please don’t stress). Container to bring your work home in; Your lunch (or you can go into town on your lunch break); Notebook/Pen/Pencil if you would like to take notes. If you would like to book a position for this class, you can do so online (preferred, so we all have a copy of the transaction) or call Dani on 0412 662 179. Once you have booked in, you will receive a manual ‘Confirmation of Booking’ email approximately a week before the workshop which will include a booking reminder plus all the information you need for this workshop (you may need to check your spam or promotions folder as sometimes they end up in there!). Extra Information Regarding COVID/Illness: We ask that you remember that we are a small business run by someone with chronic illnesses. Many of our visitors are also immune compromised. Please do not visit the studio if you are unwell in any way. Thank you for your understanding. Why Do a Workshop with Us? Here’s what makes us different from other creative spaces. All our Tutors are experienced in teaching and have many years of experience working with their respective mediums/in their field of expertise – for most of our tutors this is over 15 years experience. Our workshop sizes are always small with usually no more than 12 students. We provide a friendly, inviting space and cater for many challenges you may face (health issues, food intolerances, anxiety, etc, etc.). Many of our students (and some of our tutors) suffer from chronic illness and have special needs. If you have any concerns, please feel free to reach out to Dani who will do her best to help you out; We use only high quality materials/products in our workshops and myself and our Tutors are familiar with how these work and can give you accurate information/answers to your questions; Students are able to browse our 1500+ products and purchase if they wish to either before, during or after their workshop; We offer payment plan options on most workshops as we understand that finances can be tight (please email if you’d like to take advantage of this); We are fully insured and there is always someone on site who has a Level 2 first aid qualification and asthma management training. All tutors who are working with children have current, valid Working with Children Checks. We offer ‘after workshop’ support for all our students. Students can ask questions of our tutors and refresh any information they need to after the workshop via email, phone or in our Facebook group especially for students. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to reach out. We look forward to seeing you at the Studio very soon!