Art Experiences with Kjaer Neletia Pedersen
Maple Ridge Artist in Residence
... register.... http://www.theactmapleridge.org
... look at Kjaer’s work: www.kovancouver.ca / atc’s: www.atcmapleridge.blogspot.com

Kjaer (care) has been a Secondary School Art Teacher for a number of years, has taught from Grades 1 to adults. She owns her own clay studio and has been successfully selling masks, murals, and tableware to galleries and private collections for a number of years. She has just started an exclusive clothing line, which is already in two major boutiques, and was accepted as an artist at Circle Craft Christmas Market this November at the new Convention Center in Vancouver. Kjaer was just recently named Artist In Residence in Maple Ridge and is offering some exciting new courses and projects.

Come play in the Mud – at the Maple Ridge Arts Center Studio
Join Kjaer Pedersen for these monthly clay classes. Classes for people who want to relax, enjoy, and creatively play with clay. They are designed to encourage everyone, including the complete beginner, to experiment with a range of pottery making techniques. Her ceramic classes are designed to help you discover, develop and use your creativity. These classes are all about hand building, even though wheel work can be demonstrated and experimented with. Various texturing, finishing, and glazing techniques are also part of the course. This class is certainly for everyone... and teachers, of all grade levels, will find Kjaer’s instructional ideas invaluable and will have projects, and lesson plans, to bring directly back to the classroom (even if your school does not have a kiln).
Sept. 20 – Oct 18 – Nov 8 – Dec 13 (gifts all ready for Christmas giving)
--- 2 separate sessions:
- morning classes from 10:00 to 12:30 or - - evening classes from 6:00 to 8:30
Cost is $25.00 per 2 ½ hour session – only $100.00 for registering for the four classes....
materials extra as there is a clay/glaze replacement charge

Artist Trading Card workshops - at Maple Ridge Arts Center Foyer
Hosted by - Kjaer Neletia Pedersen –Drop in – from 7:00 to 9:00 - refreshments available for purchase –
first Tuesday of the month = October 5, November 2, December 7, February 1, March 1, April 5
ATC night is a place for artists of all skill levels, all ages, beginner to professional, to come together in a
relaxed and welcoming environment to share ideas.... create and swap Artist Trading Cards
Please bring bits and pieces for collage - magazines, buttons, coloured paper, markers, gluesticks, scissors – or a toonie donation is appreciated otherwise for supplied materials.... note: school teachers may have a particular interest in working with Kjaer and bringing back activities to their classrooms

Group Mural
Under Kjaer’s direction, with her years of experience teaching and creating many group murals, she plans to work with a secondary school art teacher and students who have an interest in creating a clay mural for our Leisure Centre.

Empty Bowls
Kjaer looks forward to meeting other community members who would like to work with her to begin an Empty Bowls project that will focus on feeding the hungry in our community. The Empty Bowls Project is a collaborative community event that gathers together artists, school kids, community members and businesses to create a simple dinner fundraiser of entirely donated materials.
.....reach Kjaer through the Arts Center.... or at kjaerpedersen@hotmail.com ....

KJAER WILL BE SHOWING AND SELLING HER CLOTHING LINE AND SOME POTTERY AT THE HUGE ANNUAL CIRCLE CRAFT ART MARKET AT THE CONVENTION CENTER IN VANCOUVER... NOVEMBER 17 TO 21