Art Educators: Opie and Linda O’Brien

Dada Doll

Opie and Linda O’Brien
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2009 Workshop Schedule for Burnt Offerings Studio
Come join Opie and Linda O’Brien for a variety of workshops including Who’s Your Dada: Redefining the Doll through Mixed Media. The class that started it all and inspired their upcoming book!

Class description: Most of us have played with dolls in our childhood. we play-acted with and through them and for some of us, the experience helped prepare us for adulthood – or not! Well, we’re still playing with dolls, but these are full of moxie and spirit and it’s that essence that we wish to share with you through this series that celebrates All Things DADA. since these dolls are too diversified to present in a single session, we’re excited to offer them as a series of individual workshops featuring a variety of substrates combined with lots and lots of mixed media. each workshop utilizes myriad surface and attachment techniques unique to the individual series we’re presenting. in any case, whatever the series, you’ll find all of our dolls to be wild, whimsical, non-traditional and outrageously fun. this class will focus on wood substrates combined with found materials and mixed-media, creating dowel and wire connections, altered heads and working with apoxie sculpt. all levels.

Hacienda Mosaico in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
” Its Your Party ”
feb15 – feb 21 (jewelry, who’s your dada and altered books)
For more information or to register visit: http://www.burntofferings.com/

Artfest in Seattle, WA
april 1 – april 5 (jewelry and dada dolls)
For more information, visit: http://www.teeshamoore.com/

Art & Soul in Hampton, VA
april 30 – may 4 (jewelry and dada dolls)
For more information, visit: http://www.artandsoulretreat.com/

The Society for Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh, PA
june 6 & 7 (who’s your dada)
For more information, visit: http://www.contemporarycraft.org/

Art & Soul Portland, OR
sept 30 – oct 5 (jewelry, metal collage, who’s your dada)
For more information, visit: http://www.artandsoulretreat.com/

Our Studio Workshops

during july and august opie and i conduct small 1 or 2-day workshops for 2-4 people in our studio.
* one-on-one workshops are open to discussion
workshops are 10 am to 5 pm and lunch is included.
personal workshops allow you to focus on exactly what you want to learn most.
dates are flexible to accommodate your needs – email us for more information: gourdart@burntofferings.com

Jewelry Class

Collage-a-Trois