Wee Folk Creations offers NEW Mini FRIAR FOLK and SISTER FOLK
ff-1336 (NEW) Friar Folk,
'J is for Jesus
New designs sculpted by Maureen Carlson and licensed to Abbey Press are now available as dated
2007 collectible ornaments. Each ornament is cast from a mold made from Maureen's original work, and is then hand painted.
sf-1540 Love Blooms at Christmas
I had the opportunity to visit Abbey Press, in St. Meinrad, Indiana, in June. I signed 1100 pieces for a promotion that one of the catalogs is offering. The monastery grounds are so beautiful! And the gardens!!!
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Music - Music - Music - NEW CD
Dan has completed his second music CD, titled : "Connected"
Hear more about it at:
Dan's Music
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Maureen Carlson
952-492-3260
maureencarlson.com
Dan Carlson
888-933-3655 (toll free)
local: 952-447-3828
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Come and Visit our shop in Jordan, MN at 102 Water Street.
Hear the music, see new clay books and explore some creative ideas. Drink some catnip tea. Smell the flowers.
Maureen's is open each Friday from 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM. Other hours by Appointment, by whim and by fancy!
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Garden Sees a Steady Parade of Creativity
It has been a busy spring and summer at Maureen's, with students coming from 18 states as well as Canada and England. The ever-expanding cottage garden, which wraps around our building, has been a perfect backdrop for class photos.
Pictured is Kathleen Baird (IL) who came for a 2-day private class in May. She is holding one of the polymer clay creations that she made after watching one of my segments on the Carol Duvall Show. What an inspiration to see how Kathleen used her creativity to add life and color and magic to my original concept. You'll see more of her work at MaureenCarlson.com - once I stop teaching and traveling long enough to focus on the website once again!
Last week found Shirley Chipman (GA ), Mary O'Connor (MI), Elizabeth Ressler (FL and MN) and myself climbing around on the river bank as we arranged our story characters in what we hoped was a natural setting for them. Look for some of these photos to show up on the website as well. The theme of the class was the creation of story characters, complete with the beginnings of their story in print and on paper. I'll be doing this class again in 2008 as I loved the process. It is one thing to make a clay character, but a much fuller process to expand on it's story in a way that makes the character come nearly to life.
Next week I'll be on retreat myself in Colorado. Some of the things that I'll be working on are ideas for 2008 - and ways to keep my own energy deep and centered and grounded so that Maureen at Maureen's can continue to encourage and teach, share and celebrate with all of you who come this way.
I feel priviledged and blessed to be a part of the process.
Maureen Carlson |
 UPCOMING CLASSES
REGISTER NOW
LIMITED SPACE STILL AVAILABLE
Class MC14 - FANTASY WEEK
(as seen on the Carol Duvall Show)
Date: Sept. 10 - 14 - 5 days, with evening studio time
Time: Starting at 9:30 on Monday until 4:30 on Friday
Learn to create, embellish, personalize and finish clay characters that reflect your imagination. Stay in the dorm and make a complete retreat week of this special opportunity.
Instructor: Maureen Carlson
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Introductory Classes for Polymer Clay and Air Dry Clay - half-day and one-day classes
Book covers and Rubber Stamp Techniques
September 12 and 16 with Maureen
A Day of Faces with Barb Kobe and Maureen Carlson - Learn to sculpt faces with a variety of materials
Sept. 15 - All Day Saturday
Surface Embellishments for Fabric Creations including Art Dolls, Art Quilts and Artist Trading Cards
September 16 - all Day Sunday
Instructor is Barb Kobe, one of the best surface design instructors in this area
Christi Friesen Classes
Learn from international bead sensation Christi Friesen . Two classes being offered:
#1 - BEAD BONANZA
Date: Friday, Sept. 21, 2007
Time: 9:30 - 4:30 at Maureen's
Create 3 or 4 whimsical and elegant "beaded beads" from polymer clay and semi-precious stones and beads.
#2 - Fantastical Four-Legged Beasts
Date: Sat. and Sun., Sept. 22 and 23, 2007
Time: 9:30 - 4:30 each day at Maureen's
Learn to use armatures to bring to life a fanciful creature from your imagination. Emphasis in the class will be on mastering the pose and composition of the creature, and embellishing with polymer clay flourishes, and lots of beaded accents. Fantastical Four-Legged Beasts
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The next OPEN HOUSE at Maureen's is Sept. 29 - 30, 10:00 - 5:00 on Saturday and noon - 5:00 on Sun.
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Mark your calendar
for these Jordan, MN commnity events, too:
HEIMATFEST
CELEBRATION
Friday evening, September 7 - Car Cruise -
Maureen's will be open until 9:00 PM
September 8 - Heimatfest Celebration
Parade and Fireworks -
Maureen's will be open 10:00 AM -Noon | |
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A thought to ponder:
I was listening to the audio tape of the book, Fish! Tales when this quote by Thomas Merton caught my attention:
"The rush and the pressure of modern life are a form, perhaps the most common form, of innate violence. To allow oneself to be carried away by a multitude of conflicting concerns, to surrender to too many demands, to committ to too many projects, to want to help everyone and everything, is to succumb to violence. More than that, it is to cooperate with violence. The frenzy of the activist neutralizes his work for peace. It destroys her inner capacity for peace. It destroys the fruitfullness of his own work because it kills the root of inner wisdom which makes work fruitful."
In this busy summer, when I find myself rushing from one deadline to the next, all with good intent and with a good heart, I still find myself wondering if I am making the right decisons as to how I use my time - and my gifts. I'll think on that next week while I am on retreat in Colorado.
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