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Annual Open House

ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE

 

 

 

Join us for a fun filled weekend in the Beautiful Rocky Mountains. By popular request this exciting weekend has been moved to June 25th, 26th, and 27th, at our factory in Wheat Ridge, CO . The factory is a mere 10 minute drive into the mountains, and the beauty of the Rockies is beyond compare during the summer months. Once you browse the seminars below click the link to go to the shopping cart and purchase a seat for the seminar. You may purchase with a Credit Card or Pay Pal, or you may choose the purchase order option, print out the receipt and mail it in with a check. You may also call the studio to reserve your seat at (303) 382-1060

 

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Friday June 25th.
   
Marilyn Thompson
Main Classroom - 9am to 5pm  
 

Marilyn Thompson, the head of our doll division, and owner of Park Avenue Dolls, will be here to teach two workshops. Today she will be teaching Poppy, a 9" tall, fully articulated fantasy BJD.

 

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Cost $175.00 - includes full set of fired bisque, mini china paint kit to complete the doll, and instructions

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Tony Tanner
Main Workroom - 9am to 5pm  
 

Tony Tanner will be teaching an advanced Lace Draping seminar on a fantastic 12" tall doll. The skirt and arms are Jamar Mallory but the busts are new molds sculpted for The Porcelain Place, by Takimi Nishio of Japan. The photo is only a representation of what can be done with these busts, and is a doll created by Takami herself.

 

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Click HERE for a photo of the second bust choice

 

Cost $185.00 - includes all supplies, firings, glaze, and packing for the trip home.

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Robin Harley
Main Classroom - 7pm to 10pm  
 

Robin Harley will be teaching her wonderful technique of porcelain slip trailing. If Robin can not make the weekend Tony will be teaching this piece.

 

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Cost $35.00 - includes all supplies and instructions.

Saturday June 26th
   
Marilyn Thompson
Main Classroom - 9am to 5pm  
 

Marilyn Thompson will be teaching a BJD animal workshop. You will complte Pogo the Bunny (shown) and Muffin the Mouse (photo coming soon)

 

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Tony Tanner
Main Workroom - 9am to 5pm  
 

The second day of lace draping to finalize the doll.

 

Note: Those of you who have asked to be able to do the lace draping and Poppy may complete the Lace Drape doll on Saturday and Sunday or many finish it on Monday if you decide to stay the extra day.

Marilyn, Tony, Cheryl
Main Classroom - 7pm - 10pm  
 

Pizza Night. We wll order in pizza and spend the time decorating mardi gras masks that fit a doll. We will decorate them in Decorative Art paste, glitter, ribbons, stones, and more. Should be tons of fun for everyone.

 

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Cost $30.00, includes all supplies and the pizza.

Sunday June 27th 10am - 12pm  
 

Sunday Brunch. We will travel about 15 minutes into the mountains to a picturesque town called Evergreen where we will have a wonderful brunch at a log cabin restaurant call El Rancho.

 

Cost is $25.00 per person

 

 
Marilyn, Tony, Cheryl
1pm - 3pm  
  We will finish the weekend with a two hour session working on costuming of Poppy and/or the animals. Kits will be available and you will be able to spend time with Marilyn to get help developing your own ideas if you desire.  
  For those of you who took the lace draping, Tony will glaze fire your dolls for you and they will be ready to take home to complete the china painting.