Marlaine Verhelst ~ Introduction Animal Making

Class Starts: Ongoing by request Class Fee: $65 Kit fee: Not Kit Required Skill Level: Beginners to advanced dollmakers To register for this class click HERE.

CLASS DESCRIPTION In five classes Marlaine explains how she makes her animals and shares her experiences from teaching her classes in animal making. Marlaine describes the main techniques of working with styrofoam and papier machŽ and the painting with acrylics. Inspiration, proportions, mixing colours and making outdoor animals are discussed as well. The workshop doesn't guide you step by step in making a specific animal but students choose their own project (animal). It is a fun class with a lot of information and pictures.

Marlaine Verhelst lives in The Netherlands. She often visits the US for exhibitions and teaching. Because of the long drying time animal making is not suitable for classes on location. That makes it a great subject for online classes. Marlaine is a NIADA member since 1999 and for this organisation Director at Large for the third term. Also DABIDA Board Member: the new Dutch and Belgian Institute of Doll Artists: http://www.dabida.eu Marlaine Verhelst is a doll artist for over 25 years and works as a designer for home textiles as well. Marlaine has 3 children, ages from 14 to 25. Eldest son Polle is working as a webdesigner and also made Marlaine's site http://marlaineverhelst.com with a gallery of Marlaine's work. Polle also did the layout for this class. Marlaine's workshop schedule and info and pictures of Marlaine's yearly Doll Holiday and Workshop Week in Paris: http://www.polle.net/marlaine/work-eng.htm and http://www.polle.net/marlaine/parijs-eng.htm