Fused Glass Origami Bowl, Serving Plate OR Sushi Set with Maggie Spencer

Create a unique fused glass serving dish to serve your hors d'oeuvres.

Bio
Maggie Spencer began working with glass as a hobby in the ‘70’s while studying Engineering Science at the University of California, Irvine. Though she abandoned the engineering, she kept the enthusiasm for glass, and in 1993 it became her career. She continually learns new glass techniques that keep her art evolving, energetic and enthusiastic. Maggie’s glass fusion radiates with capricious colors and shapes, an infusion that reflects her own Zen philosophy of a joyful and enriched life. She has maintained a studio in Laguna Canyon for over 20 years and is a long term Sawdust Festival Exhibitor.

Fri, May 11, PM (Sushi Set): CLOSED

Sat. May 12, PM (Origami Bowl): REGISTER

Fri, May 18, PM (Serving Dish): REGISTER

Sat, May 19, AM (Origami Bowl): REGISTER

Fri, May 25, PM (Sushi Set): REGISTER

Sat, May 26, AM (Serving Dish): REGISTER

Fri, Jun 8, PM (Serving Dish: REGISTER

Sat, Jun 9, AM (Origami Bowl): REGISTER

Fri, Jun 22, PM (Sushi Set): REGISTER

Sat, Jun 23, AM (Origami Bowl): REGISTER

Sat, Jun 30, AM (Serving Dish): REGISTER

Painted Silk Scarf with Olivia Batchelder

Silk Scarf
Paint a colorful silk scarf with a beautiful Orchid with Full Moon motif, designed by award winning artist Olivia Batchelder.  The artist will guide you through all the steps of painting this design using simple watercolor techniques and special textile inks.  The vibrant colors are made permanent by heat-setting with an iron when the scarf is dry, back at the hotel or at home.  No previous painting experience needed.

Bio

Olivia Batchelder creates luminous paintings and art-to-wear using vibrant dyes on silk.  She has been an exhibitor in the Sawdust Festival for 23 years, and also shows her art-to-wear at Duet Gallery in Laguna Beach, The Artists' Studio in Palos Verdes, and Freehand Gallery in Los Angeles.  She is known for her fabulous silk scarves and jackets.  A graduate of the University of California at Irvine, she has also studied in Malaysia and Italy.  She has exhibited internationally, and travels frequently for inspiration and sharing her artwork.

Fri, May 4, PM: CLOSED

Sat, Jun 16, AM: REGISTER

Oil Painting with John Eagle

Come paint a beautiful landscape or seascape in oils on canvas with Laguna Beach artist John Eagle. Learn about design values; color mixing will be emphasized.

Bio

John Eagle was born in Ashtabula, Ohio. He grew up in Hawaii and the San Francisco Bay area. His artistic career began in San Jose, California, where he completed his undergraduate degree. Post graduate studies include Otis Art Institute Los Angeles and the Laguna College of Art & Design. His style developed from exposure to many types of art, and natural scenes, and a great love for the style of French Impressionists. He is nationally known for his impressionist scenes of the Laguna Beach area. John is a registered artist in Who's Who in American Art.

Fused Glass Pendant with Cindy Stalnaker

Create an eye-catching sparkling dichroic glass pendant with Sawdust Artist Cindy Stalnaker.  Learn the basics of glass-fusing and dichroic glass.  You will have the opportunity to choose your glass colors, while learning cutting and layering techniques for fused glass.  No experience necessary.  Note that due to kiln-firing times, your pendant will be mailed to you the week after the class.  If you need magnification glasses for close-up work, please remember to bring them.   

Bio

Cindy returned to her artistic roots in 2002, after a 22-year advertising career.  She studied Fine Arts at the Silvermine College of Art in New Canaan, CT; and Metalsmithing at Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA. She embarked on her “glass odyssey” by undertaking a comprehensive series of instruction throughout California; Murano, Italy; and Stockholm, Sweden.  Her current body of work includes fused and slumped glass, copper enameling, and lampwork glass beads. In 2009, she appeared on HGTV’s That’s Clever crafting program, demonstrating her techniques for a decorative fused glass platter and dichroic glass drawer pulls. A Laguna Beach resident, Cindy exhibits at both the summer Sawdust Art Festival, as well as the Sawdust’s Winter Fantasy, and she is currently a member of the show’s Board of Directors.

Sat, May 5, AM: CLOSED

Sat, Jun 2, AM: REGISTER

Glassblowing with Sawdust Glass Artists

Learn how to blow glass in just one two-hour session! Join one of our Sawdust Art Festival glassblowing artists in our famous Glass Hut, right here on the festival grounds. Students will experience a taste of what it's like to create a mini glass masterpiece using hot malleable glass straight from the kiln. Beginners welcome. Class fee includes all materials and instruction needed. Class limit of two students per class.

Abstract Watercolor with Michelle Lance

This class will include learning wet on wet and wet on dry techniques that lend themselves to a more free form/ freestyle approach to watercolor. No drawing required. Stencil shapes will be supplied  to apply watercolor within. Layering and detailing out your piece will be covered as well. This is a good class for first time students but will go over more advanced techniques for those familiar with watercolor.

Bio
Michelle Lance was born in Whittier, CA 1967 and moved to Laguna Beach at the age of two. She began painting at the age of 9 and later attended locally LCAD, studying painting, printmaking and photography. Now Michelle works in many mediums: “I work mainly in gouache, watercolor, acrylic and encaustic (bees wax). I love these mediums because there is a sense of surprise where you can’t control what’s going to happen at some point,  just like nature.  It takes you on its own journey and  what you’re left with is the beauty as it unfolds..." Her works can be seen in Hilton Hotels and  St. Regis Hotels to name a few.

Fri, May 11, AM: CLOSED

Mixed Media Postcards with Suzette Rosenthal

Postcards from Laguna Beach!
Create 2-3 mixed media pieces of mail art to send or frame using basic collage techniques, a few painting tricks, and a simple image transfer process to make a souvenir of your stay in beautiful Laguna Beach.  These 5” x 7” mini art pieces do not require any previous skills and will provide the student with a lasting and unique memory.

Bio
Suzette Rosenthal is a mixed media artist who lives and works in Laguna Beach. She is drawn to textures and experiments with incorporating various found objects and recycled materials into her pieces to create visual interest. Taking something someone else casts off, and giving it new life and meaning in a work of art, is the driving force behind her inspiration. This, coupled with her strong sense of composition, gives her artwork a unique appeal.

Suzette has shown her work locally at various venues, and for the past seven years she has been an exhibitor at the Sawdust Art Festival. She has a BA in Art from CSULA. From 1979-1989, she designed and produced a line of high end knitwear under the ‘Suzette Sweaters’ label.