Wolf Craft Workshops
In addition to the short film, Suzanne Moulton will be presenting a variety of wolf craft workshops focusing on wolves as individual, sentient creatures. In each workshop, each participant will make and take home their own wolf creation! Community Partners receive discounted prices on these workshops as a thank you for their support. Please contact Suzanne Moulton for prices and scheduling.
Wolf Portraits - Acrylic painting with watercolor technique
Ages 8 - Adult (Workshop duration approximately 2hrs, class size 20 max.)
All skill levels welcome! Enjoy a day of painting with acrylics using watercolor techniques to create fantastic portraits of the wolves that live here in Oregon! We will work from photos of our state wolves like Sophie and Journey, as well as wolves at play while we paint portraits that represent these fun personalities! Skills learned in this class can help develop your own wildlife painting style. Class lead by wildlife artist Suzanne Moulton.
Wolf Masks - One of a kind, but part of the Pack!
Ages 8 - Adult (Workshop duration approximately 2hrs, class size 20 max.)
Come have fun learning the art of the cut paper mask while getting to know our Oregon wolves! Learn to cut graphic, symmetrical shapes of paper to build up fur, ears, eyebrows and noses. Each wolf is as individual as you! Enjoy inspirational pictures of our state wolves like Sophie and Journey, and see photos of wolves at play and sledding down hills of snow as we make masks that represent those fun personalities! We will also re-purpose used and washed plastic flatware and straws into the handles of our masks - keeping some of those pesky single use items out of our landfills and oceans! Class lead by wildlife artist Suzanne Moulton.
Wolf Totems - Ceramic Figures!
Ages 12 - Adult (Workshop duration approximately 2hrs, class size 15 max.)
Enjoy learning the technique of staining and painting ceramic figures with ceramic grade acrylics! Each participant will receive a hand-sculpted, locally made, mini wolf ceramic figure to paint. Learn how bisque ware - a low fired ceramic takes these special forms of acrylics while creating your own portrait of an Oregon wolf. Enjoy inspirational pictures of our state wolves like Sophie and Journey, and see photos of wolves at play and sledding down hills of snow as we make wolf totems that represent these fun personalities! Instructor, Suzanne Moulton will clear coat the wolf totems at the end of class to make your ceramic figure suitable for display outdoors in your garden!
Felted Mini Wolves
Ages 12 - Adult (class duration 3hr minimum, class size 15 max.)
Learn about Oregon's Famous Wolf OR-7 while making your own mini-wolf with needle-felting craft! Needle-felting is an age old tradition using wool and fiber to create fun soft sculptures! Great class to learn all sorts of techniques useful for both beginners and experienced felters! All materials and tools provided, as well as we will have photos of actual real life Oregon wolves as inspiration! Each participant will receive a kit to create their very own mini-wolf. Class lead by local wildlife artist and stop-motion filmmaker Suzanne Moulton.
Wolf Badges
Ages 8 - Adult (Workshop duration approximately 2hrs, class size 20 max.)
Create your own unique style with a felted badge inspired by real life wolves from our region! All skill levels welcome! Learn cool layering techniques with flat felt sheets and loose wool fiber to make these little fiber “paintings”. Each participant will also get to make their creation into a wearable piece to show off their wolf pride! All materials and tools provided. Class lead by wildlife artist and stop-motion filmmaker Suzanne Moulton.