Tag: 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…