Combine yarn and fabric scraps with wire and plastic bags to create your favorite animal! You’ll start by crafting a mammal to learn the basic techniques and on day two, you’ll apply these skills to sculpt birds. So, clean out your stash, bring old buttons, broken jewelry, and those ubiquitous plastic bags, and come prepared to be amazed at how you can transform “stuff.”

Bryant Holsenbeck began her art career as a basket maker and has since evolved into an environmental artist who creates large-scale installations documenting society’s waste stream. She has exhibited and taught throughout the United States and Australia and has received two North Carolina Arts Council Fellowships, a Project Grant, and an NEA Arts and Learning Grant. Her book, The Last Straw: A Continuing Quest for Life without Disposable Plastic, was published in 2018. As an independent studio artist, she creates books, birds, and animal sculptures from recycled materials.

$315 – $375

Additional Supply Fee: None. $40 for instructor-provided materials and supplies is included in the class cost.

Scholarship Available: Yes. One scholarship will be available after 9 students have registered.

Level: All

Minimum Number of Students: 7 by October 12, 2024
Maximum Number of Students: 12

Required Supplies:

• Plastic bags – lots and lots! They pack down, and you will need more than you expect to.
• Fabric scraps of all kinds. It’s a great time to cut up old t-shirts and jeans and to bring extra to share.
• Stuff to wrap with – yarn, string, thread.
• Wire – if you have any around (any gauge).
• Embellishments – buttons, beads, sticks, rocks, feathers, jewelry …
• Safety glasses – very important! Ensure you can wear them over your glasses. (Instructor will have extras.)
• Fabric scissors – sharp and labeled with your name.
• Pliers – needle-nose or regular
• Glue – a small bottle of PVA or fabric glue if you have any
• Needles and thread.

Class Schedule: Class will be in-person at the SEFAA Center from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm on October 19 and 20, 2024, with a 1-hr break for lunch each day. There is a small refrigerator and a microwave available for your use at the SEFAA Center if you choose to bring your lunch.