Doris Betuel Our gardens love decorations! How nice to have one that never needs watering or fades with time in the hot, hot sun. Fused glass accents such as garden stakes or totem poles can be a perfect addition to your landscaping. Our members have made some pretty nice garden stakes from flowers to lady…
Nancy Friedman Although Colored Pencil Projects on Wednesday afternoons started in October, participants were busy doing Christmas cards until January. The color pencil artists first wanted some guidelines before we started our major landscape project. A presentation on “Composition and the Rule of Thirds” was given and next was “How to Create Depth in Your…
Mary Jo Albrecht Join your neighbors for a pre-St. Patrick’s Day party. The Robson Ranch Dance Club’s (RRDC) Sham-Rockin Dance will feature live music by the Road Runner Blues Band. The concert and dance is on Thursday, March 10, in the Hermosa Ballroom, and all Robson Ranch residents are welcome. Wear your green, enjoy some…
Diana Oleson The Needle Crafters have been busy making crochet and knitted items for the Robson Ranch Spring Craft Fair. We have some fun bags for the holidays. We hope to see everyone at the fair in the Hermosa Ballroom on March 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.! We have also started knitting lessons for…
It’s been only five years since Trudy Foslien was introduced to paper crafting, and she is already highly successful with novel projects. A friend mentioned to Trudy that she was scrapbooking. “What is that?” Trudy asked. After being shown some projects, Trudy knew she had to try it herself and enjoyed it immensely. A couple…
Cynthia Melito Traditionally, stained glass creations are flat panels designed to be hung in windows, but going 3-D can also be fun! This month, members are learning how to engineer a prickly pear cactus sculpture during my Thursday evening classes. The challenge to creating a 3-D sculpture is in making sure the piece is constructed…
All ordering and purchasing, based on need, are done by the board. General meetings are held quarterly and classes are scheduled throughout the year. Each piece a person makes is fired a minimum of two times, once when the clay is dry and once when it is glazed. Each piece is accompanied by a slip…