Julie White Ivy Berger doesn’t live in a glass house, she lives in Robson Ranch and is a member of the Stained Glass Club. Instead, Ivy recently completed a beautiful glass house out of various textures of clear glass. Since February 2022, Ivy has been bringing her own creativity to the stained-glass studio. What began…
Doris Betuel Would you like to try your hand at painting on a unique surface? Dried gourds offer a fantastic medium on which to paint southwest patterns or designs that look great in your home. Animals, such as wolves, horses, and quail are also quite popular to paint onto our gourds. Some members have taken…
Julie White As we say good-bye to our snowbird friends, we continue to be busy creating stained glass projects. Our summers are hot—the reason our friends fly away—but we know we can spend the hot hours in our large air-conditioned studio. If you are interested in joining stained glass for the summer and the rest…
Terry Helmstetter The Fine Arts Guild has been a very busy place. We have more members and additional classes during the winter season to accommodate all. Our week consists of an acrylic workshop, three watercolor workshops, colored pencil workshops, and a jewelry workshop. Future alcohol ink may be coming. We try to always be considerate…
Tamara Weaver March is a wonderful month in Arizona, with reported average daytime temps ranging between the mid 70s and low 80s. Who wouldn’t be up for a round of golf, a hike up a mountain, a game of pickleball, a nice bicycle ride about town? No one could blame you for wanting to be…
Nancy Friedman On Dec. 19, 2024, artists who worked on the raffled colored pencil projects that were displayed at the Arts and Craft Show in November had their photograph taken with Sheri Roberts. Sheri Roberts is our “adopted” art teacher at the Eloy Toltec Elementary School. It just so happened that Santa was also at…
Doris Betuel Epoxy resin is one of the easiest mediums to take your crafting experience to the next level! The resin cures to a shiny clear costing, can fill gaps between materials, and creates strong waterproof bonds. This type of resin has strong adhesion properties, is heat resistant, and can be used on its own…
Doris Betuel We are pleased to announce Sandi Martin as our featured artist in the Robson Ranch Gourd Club! Some of you may already know Sandi from the many other clubs that she participates in. Many Robson Ranch residents have relocated here from elsewhere in the United States and even other countries. However, Sandi is…
Tamara Weaver In previous articles, we’ve asked you to come out of the heat and the wind to join us. We are now asking you to consider coming in out of the rain. August sets us right in the middle of the monsoon season. There’s a little monsoon magic that happens in Arizona, with dramatic…
Tamara Weaver It’s been hot for a bit, and the windiest month of the year in Arizona happens to be July. Sometimes these weather facts just put us on edge. If that is the case for you, consider taking your edge off while learning many new glass art techniques like the one featured in this…