Couture Crafting

Get ready to join JCAS and artist Kelly DeFayette for a festive and unconventional holiday crafting workshop with a twist! This is not your grandma's crafting class; we're taking holiday decor to a whole new level. Embrace your inner artist and explore unique and modern ways to create with paper, found objects, and even lights. Kelly will guide beginners to experienced artists through a variety of projects from quirky and cool door decorations to handmade cards using a host of printmaking techniques. What's Included: All necessary crafting materials and tools Expert guidance and demonstrations Inspirational ideas and templates.

What's Included:

• All necessary crafting materials and tools
• Expert guidance and demonstrations
• Inspirational ideas and templates

Who Can Attend:

This workshop is open to adults of all levels, whether you're a beginner or experienced crafter. It's a great opportunity to socialize, learn new skills, and have fun.

All proceeds go directly to supporting youth arts and science education in Oakland through the Junior Center of Art and Science.

Kelly DeFayette is a Bay Area colorist who works on wood panels in shapes that vary from the traditional, to circles, and then irregular and tessellating polygons. Very process driven, the shape of the panel informs the palette and the decisions of application. Exploring color is the focus, and the intersection of the craft of the object, the painting materials, and the palette chosen, result in the final piece. Moving from smaller tessellating works towards larger installations and groups of irregular shapes, she continues to push towards a more sculptural finish and to remove evidence of the maker's hand from the finished work.

Kelly graduated from Munson-Williams-Proctor School of Art and moved to the West Coast to attend SFAI. She has lived in San Francisco since 1997 and has worked professionally in the Bay since 2003.

Host or Publisher Junior Center of Art and Science