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DEPT. HEAD: Aleta Pierce Deyo
COSTUMES: Ages 10-15 (Limit 12) We need costume designers, sewers, gluers, and people with lots of good ideas to help make the best costumes ever for Charles River Creative Arts plays and musicals. Help create the designs, and build the final costumes for the festival stage production. Sewing skills a plus but not necessary! (period 2)
CREEPY CREATURES: (Limit 10) Let your imagination run wild! Foam and fabric, paint and elastic – monsters and creatures will come to life. We will draw, pattern and build your ideas for your own soft sculpture monsters. Make 'em goofy! Make 'em scary! Make 'em wild! (period 3)
CREATIVE CLOTHING: Ages 11-15 (Limit 12) We will take your dreams for new and imaginative clothing and make them a reality. Design your own fashions from scratch. It's all possible! Each student will work on his/her own creations and present them on Festival Day at our CRCAP fashion show. Prerequisite: previous sewing experience a must. (period 6)
DOLLMAKING: (Limit 10) Why buy a doll when you can make one? In this class for all levels we will be hand sewing, hand stuffing and creating clothes, faces and hair with threads and buttons. Make your own unique, one-of-a-kind doll, just for you and just by you. (period 1)
HANDBAGS & MORE! (Limit 10) Handbags, hats, headbands and more! Learn to make a wide variety of fashion accessories with fun fabrics and techniques. Whether you can sew or not, you can make fashion accessories that will turn heads! (period 5)
IDENTITY CRISIS: (Limit 12) Combine acting, photography, costumes and makeup. Campers will turn themselves into their favorite celebrities, super heroes, artists, authors, anyone! After perfecting the transformation, we will summon the paparazzi using cameras, lighting techniques and editing software. Isn't it time for an Identity Crisis? (period 5)
KNITTY GRITTY: Ages 11-15 (Limit 12) Have you been eyeing those fabulous scarves and wondering if you could knit one too? Or, are you in the middle of a project and need a little help or inspiration? Knitty Gritty is a class for all knitters – if you don't know how, we'll teach you. If you already know how, we'll help keep the needles moving. In this class we will get comfy and creative. Let's get down to the knitty gritty. (period 6)
QUILT–OPIA! (Limit 10) Quilting is cool! We'll use the basics of quilting as a jumping off point to make a quilt that expresses your own personality. We'll be finding inspiration from non-traditional sources like coloring books and magazines to incorporate unique fabrics and notions. The result? A quilt unlike any other. (period 5)
RECYCLED FASHION: Ages 11-15 (Limit 12) Starting with bags of thrift store finds, the class will begin to breathe new life into old clothes. Piecing together different parts of the garments while embellishing these new creations with trim, paint and a bit of ingenuity, the students will create new fashion looks for the year 2011! Our designers will show off their talents at the CRCAP Festival Day Fashion Show. Sewing experience required. (period 1)
SCULPT YER SHOES!: (Limit 10) Come discover the power of Shoe Art! Tear, cut, sculpt, paint—whatever you need to imagine and construct wearable art shoes that give you the power to be your fabulous, individual, best self. Put your "sole" into your art and be the envy of the fashionistas with your one-of-a-kind runway-ready creations. (period 2)
SOFT SCULPTURE FANTASY: (Limit 10) Dive into the land of the plush! Create irresistibly squishy or floppy sculptures while exploring the work of contemporary artists and designers. We'll work with a combination of textile and sculptural materials. If you think this course sounds hard, think again—it's soft! (period 5)
