Explore the colourful potential of polymer clay as a creative medium. Learn to make patterns and use colour to create a gorgeous design! Students in this 1-day workshop will create colourful patterned canes, slice and arrange them into sheets, and using these sheets they will make a beautiful pen. This process is easily incorporated into a home studio setting – no special equipment is required to make objects using polymer clay.

This class is open to students who are interested in learning how to work with polymer clay, and more experienced artists who are interested in the use of colour and pattern in a new medium.

Course cost: $175  Supply fee: $0 
Tuition includes daily snacks and is inclusive of all applicable taxes. Wanda will have supplies available.

WANDA SHUM is a B.C. grown artist who was formally trained in Electronic Communication Design at the Emily Carr College of Art and Design; she’s been an independent artist for over 18 years with a variety of works to her name.  Wanda’s works are recognized for their bright and whimsical qualities.

Currently, she’s working with polymer clays in a technique called ‘millefiori’, which is like a combination of painting and sculpting. ‘Millefiori’ or ‘A Thousand Flowers’ is a traditional Venetian glass art that involve the formation with fused glass rods that has a pattern throughout. The modern version of this is created by laying different coloured polymer clays together. Then the cane is sliced to reveal the design within.

This technique has allowed her to create unique jewelery and accessories.   Her latest body of work, especially her teapots have moved beyond the framework of form and function into the realm of collectible art.