Workshop Schedule

2020 Spring/Summer Workshops
(There will be no Fall workshops in 2020)

Most of you know I’ve been on the verge of retiring for a couple of years, but it seems that I’m not quite ready. I will be teaching 3 6-day workshops this year.

May 4-9, 2020
6-Day Master Cane Workshop
Heartland Retreat Center
Kansas City, MO
description
information/registration: Contact Donna Harryman

June 21-26, 2020
6-day Fantasy Flowers and Totems Workshop
Chateau Westport Hotel
Westport, WA
description
information/registration: Contact Connie Newton

2019 Spring Workshops
(There will be no Fall 2019 workshops)

May 6-11, 2019
6-Day Master Cane Workshop Level 2/3
(For people who have already taken my Master Cane Workshop once)
Heartland Retreat Center
Kansas City, MO
Contact Donna Harryman

(Hidden Jewels Workshop cancelled)

June 3-8 2019
6-Day Master Cane Workshop Level 1
Albuquerque, NM
Contact Annie Hooten
Wait list only.

June 16-21 2019
6-Day Master Cane Workshop Level 1 (space still available)
Westport, WA
Email Connie Newton TheCatsAwayStudio@gmail.com

2018 Fall Workshops

September 29 – Oct 4
Floral Dreamscapes with maureen Carlson
Crosgar, No. Ireland

Oct 6-7, 2018
Hidden Jewels
Cork, Ireland
Full

October 19-21, 2018
Fantasy Flowers and Totems
Nimes, France
Full

October 27 – November 1, 2018
Master Cane Level 1
Nimes, France
Full

2018 Spring Workshops

April 6-8, 2018
Fantasy Flowers and Totems
San Diego Polymer Clay Guild
San Diego, CA
Full

April 16-22, 2018
6-Day Master Cane Workshop Level 2
Heartland Retreat Center
Kansas City, MO
Full

May 4-6, 2018
Fantasy Flowers and Totems
Franklin, Massachusetts
Full

May 21-27, 2018
6-Day Master Cane Workshop Level 1
Heartland Retreat Center
Kansas City, MO
Full

June 22-24, 2018
Fantasy Flowers and Totems
Toronto, Canada
Full

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2017 Fall Workshops

October 21-22, 2017
Kaleidoscope Veneered Bracelets and Eggs (Wait List Only)
Nimes, France

October 28-29, 2017
Kaleidoscope Veneered Bracelets and Eggs (Wait List Only)
Nimes, France

November 6-12, 2017
Floral Dreamscapes (with Maureen Carlson)
The Heartwood Art Center
Albuquerque, NM – Full

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2017 Spring Workshops

March 17-19, 2017
Flowers and Totems
Kansas City, MO

March 24-26, 2017
Flowers and Totems
Houston, TX

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2016 Fall Workshops

September 12-18, 2016
Simmons Master Cane Workshop (Wait List Only)
Heartland Retreat Center
Kansas City, MO

October 17-22, 2016
Floral Dreamscapes (with Maureen Carlson)
Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts
Mineral Point, Wisconsin

November 7-12, 2016
Flower Power (Fantasy Flowers)
Tarpon Springs, FL

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2016 Spring Workshops (Europe)

March 29 – April 3, 2016
Simmons Master Cane Workshop (Wait List Only)
La Crau, France

April 11-16, 2016
Fantasy Flowers (Wait List Only)
Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert, France

April 23 – 30
6-Day Simmons Master Cane Workshop (Wait List Only)
Bath/Bristol, England

May 14-15, 2016
Hidden Jewels Mokume
Spanish Polymer Clay Association
Barcelona, Spain

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2015 Fall Workshops 

August 8-9, 2015
Hidden Jewels Mokume (Wait List Only)
Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, CAN

August 15-16
Kaleidoscope Cane Veneers: Bracelet and Pendant
Victoria, Vancouver Island, BC

September 13-19
Floral Dreamscapes with Maureen Carlson (Wait List Only)
Maureen Carlson’s Center for Creative Arts
Jordan, MN

September 28 – October 3, 2015
Caned and Embellished Large Hollow Form Necklace
Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts
Mineral Point, WI

November 7-13, 2015
Simmons Master Cane Workshop (Wait List Only)
Tarpon Springs, FL

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2015 Spring Workshops

(Fall schedule coming soon!)

March 14-15, 2015
Kaleidoscope Cane Veneers: Bracelet and Pendant (Wait List Only)
San Diego, CA

April 11-12, 2015
Hidden Jewels Mokume (Wait List Only)
Austin, TX

April 25-26, 2015
Kaleidoscope Cane Veneers: Bracelet and Pendant
Chicago, IL

May 2-3, 2015
Kaleidoscope Cane Veneers: Bracelet and Pendant
Pittsburgh, PA

May 15, 16, 17, 2015
Color and Kaleidoscopes (3 days)
Albuquerque, NM
(email: Hootenannie4 <hootenannie4@aol.com> for information)

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2014 Fall Workshops

September 13-14, 2014
Kaleidoscope Cane Veneers Bracelet and Pendant
Beadesigner International, The New England Bead Society
Lexington, MA

September 16, 2014
Lecture/Slide Show
Beadesigner International, The New England Bead Society
Lexington, MA

September 20-21, 2014
Kaleidoscope Cane Veneers Bracelet and Pendant
Philadelphia Polymer Clay Guild
Philadelphia, PA

September 27-28, 2014
Kaleidoscope Cane Veneers Bracelet and Pendant
New York Polymer Clay Guild
New York, NY

October 11-12, 2014
Hidden Jewels Mokume
Shake Rag Alley School of Arts and Crafts
Mineral Point, WI

October 14-17, 2014
Painted-Silk Style Hollow Beads
(Open to students who have taken my 6-day workshop)
Dekoven Center
Racine, WI

October 17-19, 2014
Attending Polymer Clay Symposium
(Not Teaching)
Racine Art Museum
Racine, WI

October 20-26, 2014
6-Day Simmons Master Cane Workshop (Wait List Only)
Dekoven Center
Racine, WI

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2014 Spring Workshops (Europe)

March 15-16
Hidden Jewels Mokume
Le Patio Bleu, La Crau, France
(This is the only continental European location for this workshop.)
Inexpensive lodging is available on site.

March 24-29
6-Day Master Cane (Kaleidoscope) Intensive
Wait list only
Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert, France

April 5-6
Kaleidoscope Cane Veneers: Bracelet/Pendant
Wait list only
Dutch Polymer Art Guild
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

April 12-13

Kaleidoscope Cane Veneers: Bracelet/Pendant
Žilina, Slovakia

April 17-22
6-Day Master Cane (Kaleidoscope) Intensive
One opening
Prague, Czech Republic

April 26-27
Kaleidoscope Cane Veneers: Bracelet/Pendant
Prague, Czech Republic

April 28 – May 3
EuroSynergy (attending only)
Dolmen Resort Hotel, Malta

May 10 – 11
Kaleidoscope Cane Veneers: Bracelet/Pendant
Athens, Greece

2013 Workshops

March 9-10, 2013
Hidden Jewel Mokume Gane
Central Mississippi Polymer Clay Guild 

April 8-14
6-Day Kaleidoscope Pendant Intensive
General Description * Details * Register
Racine, WI
Dekoven Center

April 21-22
Tessellated Kaleidoscope Cane Veneers
Bracelet and Pendant Workshop
Shake Rag Alley School for Arts and Crafts
Mineral Point, WI

April 23
Kaleidoscope Cane Veneered Eggs 
(An optional half-day add-on to the above workshop.)
 If you have taken my bracelet workshop somewhere else and want to do this follow-up, please contact me directly.
Shake Rag Alley School of Arts and Crafts
Mineral Point, WI

May 5-11
“Taking it Further “
Follow-up to Carol’s 2012 6-Day  Kaleidoscope Pendant Workshop
(This workshop is for people who have taken my 6-day workshop at Maureen’s. If you have taken it somewhere else, there may be room for you too. Email me at csim(at)frii.com to find out if there are openings.)
Maureen’s Center for the Creative Arts
Jordan, MNJuly 25-29July 25-29

July 25-29
Covering Uncovered: Exploring Kaleidoscope Cane Veneers – Full
Polymer Clay Fests Masters Class Camp with Jeffrey Lloyd Dever, Maureen Peck Carlson, Carol Simmons, Lindly Haunani,
Sandra McCaw, Ellen Marshall, and Robert Liu of Ornament (I teach the 28th and 29th)
Laurel, MD

September 7-8
Hidden Jewel Mokume Gane – FULL
Kansas City Polymer Clay Guild
Kansas City, Kansas

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2012 Workshops

March 31
Art Nouveau leaves with a new Mokume Gane Technique
Buford, GA (Near Atlanta)
Creative Journey Studios

April 2-8
6-Day Kaleidoscope Pendant Intensive
Dahlonega, Georgia
Center for New Beginnings, near Atlanta

April 14-15
Tessellated Kaleidoscope Cane Veneers
Dallas, Texas
North Texas Polymer Clay Guild

April 21-22
Tessellated Kaleidoscope Cane Veneers
Austin, Texas
Austin Polymer Clay Guild

May 14-20 – CANCELLED
Birds and Clay, 6-Day Birding and Tessellated Kaleidoscope Cane Veneers

June 2
Color Blending with Polymer Clay: A Rainbow Necklace
Mineral Point, WI
Shake Rag Alley School of Arts and Crafts

June 11-17
6-Day Kaleidoscope Pendant Intensives
Racine, Wisconsin
DeKoven Center, after Bead and Button Show

September 14-16
New Mokume Gane with Metallic Clay (one-day classes)
Polydays 2012
Toddington Village Hall, Toddington England

September 28-30
Art Nouveau Mokume Gane with Metallic Clay (one-day classes)
Fimohrani
Prague, Czech Republic

October 6-8
Tessellated Kaleidoscope Cane Veneers (3-day workshop)
Le Crau, France
Toulon au Patio Bleu (lodging available)

October 13-14
New Mokume Gane with Metallic Clay (2-day workshop)
SAINT GUILHEM LE DESERT, France

October 20-21
Tessellated Kaleidoscope Cane Veneers (2-day workshop)
Barcelona, Spain
Polymer Clay Association of Spain

October 27-28
Reykjavik, Iceland
Tessellated Kaleidoscope Cane Veneers (2-day workshop)

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