Diana Oleson Thank you to all who came to the open house and made it a great success. The Needle Crafters was formed to keep the art of hand embroidery, knitting, crocheting, counted cross stitch, and needlepoint alive. It’s also for a group of crafters to get together and share what they know and enjoy the…
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March 2024, Clubs & Classes
Pottery Time!
Doris Betuel With 2024 well underway, the Creative Arts Center has been busier than ever. The Robson Ranch Ceramics and Pottery Club is no exception. We are in Studio 1 and available for all homeowners who want to work with clay to create bowls, cups, figurines, totems, or art pieces. To get started, we offer…
February 2024, Clubs & Classes
Gourd Club Member of the Month: Kim Conklin
Doris Betuel The Robson Ranch Gourd Club is pleased to feature new member and gourd enthusiast, Kim Conklin. Married for 41 years, Kim and her husband, Joe, and their 9-year-old dog, Duckie, relocated from Snohomish, Wash., to Robson Ranch in March 2023. Always a crafter, she enjoyed painting, crocheting, quilting, woodworking, and repurposing/integrating these media. When…
January 2024, Clubs & Classes
Get Ready to Fuse Glass!
Tamara Weaver Happy New Year from the Robson Ranch Fused Glass Club! We wish you well and hope all of your wildest dreams come true in this new year. Consider a new adventure by creating something special for yourself or your family and friends by fusing glass! You will learn new skills in a rapidly growing popular…
Clubs & Classes, December 2023
Creating Landscapes with Clay
Doris Betuel Magnificent landscapes—they are all around us! Take photos, paint them on canvases, create beautiful fused glass pieces, and even carve them out of wood. Now, add sculpting our beautiful Southwest scenery out of clay. We recently had a class in doing just that. The class was offered to members of the Robson Ranch Ceramics…
December 2023, Front Page
Hello, Holidays! Festive Gourd Club Creations
Doris Betuel Here in the Gourd Club, it’s been raining snowmen and other fun holiday items. Check out the many seasonal items that have been created recently to bring on the holidays! is located in Studio 3 at the Creative Arts Center and enjoys an active and creative membership. We are open four days a…
June 2018
Buckets of sand dollars
Nancy Friedman What does one do with buckets of sand dollars happily collected from the Sea of Cortez? Share them and your artistic ideas with others. This is exactly what Melanie Douglas, co-president of the Fine Arts Guild, did last month. Bringing to the Fine Arts Guild’s first class of Summer Afternoons of Fun…
September 2016
Maxine’s 9th watercolor class
Maxine Harrison from Yuma will again teach fun and creative watercolor classes at the Creative Arts Center November 30 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with a lunch break. Mark your calendar and save the date! There is a list in the binder at the Sports Center. If you are interested in taking any of…
August 2016
Old dogs and new tricks
Nancy Friedman Are you retired and looking for something new to learn or experience? Then now is the time to sign up for a class at Central Arizona College which is about 20 minutes from Robson Ranch. Have you ever wanted to try drawing, painting, making jewelry, photography, karate or learn Spanish, horsemanship (note, must…
August 2015
Mark your calendar for Maxine’s 9th watercolor class
Maxine Harrison from Yuma will again teach another fun and creative watercolor class November 18 and 20 from 9:00 a.m. until noon at the Creative Arts Center. Mark your calendar and save the date! There is a list in the binder at the Sports Center. If you are interested in taking any of Maxine’s future…