2005 Workshops

Pansy Wreath

Where:
Greater Southern California Miniatures Show
Tom Bishop Productions
Clarion Hotel Anaheim Resort
616 Convention Way
Anaheim, CA  92802

Date: Friday, January 14, 2005
Time: 10:00AM to 2:00PM

You will create this lovely Spring pansy wreath, perfect for a front door, garden room or kitchen wall.  All materials will be supplied, but a magnifying visor or "reading" style magnifying glasses are STRONGLY recommended, as well as a portable work light.

Scale:1"
# Hours: 4


Shadow Box Mixed Media - Along the Garden Wall
Click on image for enlarged photo showing shadow box with easel

Where:
Tom Bishop Chicago International 
Hyatt Regency - Woodfield
1800 E. Golf Road
Schaumburg, IL  60173

Date: Thursday, March 31, 2005

Time: 9:00AM to 5:00PM

Create a truly unique work of art - a 3D paint and paper garden scene which is contained in a 2" X 3" shadowbox frame.  An original design easel is included to hold the frame.  Finished piece shows tulips and anemones blooming at the base of a rock wall.  Variegated ivy climbs along the wall and holds a tiny bird's nest with three eggs.  Skills taught: How to use a Lace Tool to shape petals;

Crackle-finish painting; Aging techniques with paint; and Landscaping tips.

Magnifying visor or reading style glasses and a portable work light are strongly recommended.


Evergreen Christmas Wreath

Where:
The Philadelphia Miniaturia
Hilton Philadelphia • Cherry Hill
2349 West Marlton Pike
Cherry Hill, New Jersey

When: Friday, November 4, 2005
Time: Check Philadelphia Miniaturia website for time for workshop.

You will create this lovely holiday evergreen wreath, perfect for a front door or on a wall.   You will use various natural dried materials, punched leaves, real pine cones, and "berries".  The wreath is finished off with a bright red silk bow.

All materials will be supplied, but a magnifying visor or "reading" style magnifying glasses and a portable work light are strongly recommended.

Scale:1"
# Hours: 4.5    


Recent Workshops

Geraniums in a Weathered Basket

Friday, April 23, 2004
IGMA Showcase 2003
Hilton Rye Town
Rye Brook, New York

Friday, May 21, 2004
Southern California Miniature Fair
Hilton Costa Mesa
3050 Bristol St.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

You will create a weathered wooden basket full of Magenta Geraniums and trailing ivy — perfect for a large table display, a patio, or by a front door.

Skills taught are:

Shaping petals with a ball stylus
Hand-cutting leaves
Crackle finish technique

All materials will be supplied, but a portable work light, a visor magnifier or reading glasses are strongly recommended.

Scale: 1"

 

Lilacs in a Jon Almeda Vase

Wednesday, March 30, 2004
Tom Bishop Chicago International
Hyatt Regency Woodfield
1800 E. Golf Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173

You will create several branches of delicate Lilac blooms In a hand-turned ceramic vase made by Jon Almeda.

Skills taught are:

Shaping petals with a ball stylus
Shaping leaves with a lace tool
Creating a multi-toned bloom

All materials will be supplied, but a portable work light, a visor magnifier or reading glasses are strongly recommended.

Scale: 1"
Hours: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Price: $160


Elegant Rose Topiary

Friday, January 16, 2004
Tom Bishop Southern California Masters of the Miniature Show & Sale
Clarion Hotel Anaheim Resort
616 Convention Way
Anaheim, CA 92802

Friday, September, 25
Seattle Dollhouse Miniature Show
Seattle Center Northwest Rooms
1st and Republican
Seattle, WA

You will create a an elegant two-toned pink Rose Topiary in a fluted ceramic jardiniere.

Skills taught are:

Shaping petals with a ball stylus
Shaping leaves with a lace tool
Creating a two-toned Rose

Applying real thorns

All materials will be supplied, but a portable work light, a visor magnifier or reading glasses are strongly recommended.

Scale: 1"
Hours: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Price: $110

 

Say it with Flowers Workshop

Saturday, August 16th, 2003
Minis in the Wine Country
Cotati Vets Building
8505 Park Ave.
Cotati, CA

1:00pm - 5:00pm

You will create a charming Victorian Posey — a Tussie-Mussie — that says, "I love you" in the language of flowers. You will learn to make a beautiful single Red Rose, and choose from a variety of dried flowers, herbs, and foliage to complete your delicate floral love letter.

Scale: 1"
# of hours: 4
Price: $25.00


Cyclamen in a Pink Pot

Friday, July 25th, 2003
The 2003 Southern California Miniatures Show Tom Bishop Productions
Radisson Hotel
222 West Houston Ave.
Fullerton, CA

Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm

You will create this beautiful Cyclamen plant in a pale pink ceramic pot - perfect for an indoor houseplant or on a patio. You will learn the "tricks of the trade" used to make the incredibly realistic-looking leaves and flower heads. All materials will be supplied, but a magnifying visor or "reading" style magnifying glasses are STRONGLY recommended, as well as a portable work light.

Scale: 1"
Price: $75.00


Basket of Geraniums Workshop

October 10th, 2002
Good Sam Showcase of Miniatures


Vase of Tulips Workshop

Friday, January 10th, 2003
Masters of Miniatures Show
Radisson Hotel
222 West Houston Ave.
Fullerton, CA 92632

Scale: 1"
# of hours: 6
Price: $50

 


Bouquet of Roses Workshop

Friday, February 7th
Miniature Fantasy 2003 Show
Culver City Veterans Auditorium
4117 Overland Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90230

Scale: 1"    
# of Hours: 7    
Price: $50

 

 
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