Join me and the Valley Arts Council tomorrow evening from 6:00pm-9:00pm for the opening of a great new show featuring my personal favorite art subject: bugs! The show is called Metamorphosis "Transformed by Art" and runs until September 10, 2011.

Visit valleyartscouncil.org for details.

Art Classes at Valley Arts Council in Derby, CT

I'll be holding two demonstration classes this May at the Valley Arts Council building in Derby, CT: one for papermaking on May 11 and the other for bookmaking on May 18. Both from 7:00pm-8:00pm. For more details and to sign up, go to: http://www.kafergraphics.com/VAC_classes_May.html

Hope to see you there!

Mask Making Workshop April 9

Join me for a mask making workshop just for kids! To be held at the Ansonia Nature Center on April 9 at 2:00pm. Kids will learn how to make and decorate papier mache masks. Seating is limited, so sign up today! Call the center at (203) 736-1053 for details.

Side view of a recently finished project called "Queen Bee." Note the tiny egg in her arms. Made from a number of recycled materials including a paper towel roll, paper, a chopstick, aluminum foil ball, and fabric scraps. Other materials used: masking tape, plaster sheets, ribbon, wire, hot glue, gold beads, and polymer clay. Check out the "before" photo to get a glimpse of how it started out.

Here's the "before" photo of the Queen Bee sculpture.

Front view of the Queen Bee.