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Overview of Activities at Maho & Concordia

Maho Bay Clayworks

Our Art Center operates a "Trash to Treasures" program where the resort's trash is recycled into craft items and fine art. The Center features a Glass Studio, Clay Studio, Textile Department and Gallery/Craft Center.

At the Glass Studio we offer free nightly demonstrations of glass-making from bottles that are usually discarded in the trash. Visiting glass artists and staff artists create custom glass pieces from recycled glass bottles by glass blowing, casting and flame working.

Maho Bay Clayworks has 12 wheels and three kilns; gas, electric and, our favorite, a kiln that fires with scrap pallet wood. We also offer classes using Raku and pit firing.

Throughout the Winter Season local and visiting artists conduct a variety of mosaic, painting, silkscreen and craft classes for all ages at our Art Gallery deck.

Maho Bay was featured in the November 2007 issue of Audubon Magazine,
with a video clip on the role of art created from recycled materials.

The current schedule of Winter 2006-2007 demonstrations and classes is listed below.
The schedule is subject to change so please call for updates.

Glass Classes
	Visit a glassblowing studio unique to Maho Bay Camps. Come join us at the glass studio near the registration desk and clay studio! Glass Blowing — learn the process of creating works of art from recycled bottles and try it yourself Special "Kids Only" Glass Stamp Class — learn for the experts how you can create your own stamp made from recycled glass Glass Mosaics — create an original collage of glass to hang on your wall and learn to try it on your own
Fabric, Paper & Perfume Classes
	Tie Dyeing — for kids and families to transform your own shirt (or buy one) with dye into your own creative design. Class price includes one handmade bandana Papermaking — choose between a variety of classes to create your own recycled paper or wax paper cards or paper bowls from recycled lint from the clothes dryers and shredded office paper using nature's décor Making Perfume — Nature invites you to entice your senses and inhale her secrets. Create your own elixir from organic essential oils such as sandalwood, lavender, citrus and many others
Ceramic Classes
	Clay Tropical Fish Take-Out — Kids will choose up to three clay sea creatures to decorate with paint, glitter and other fun items Ceramic Pendants & Wind Chimes — create your own necklaces with pendants or wind chimes made from porcelain clay decorated with island leaves or coral and shells from the beaches Guest Open Studio — for those of you who have experience in working with clay, use the ceramics studio to make what you'd like with 5lbs. of clay Mask Making-Paper-Sculpture technique — Made out of recycled material such as cereal boxes, we will create patterns that go from flat to totally 3-D Kids & Family Potter's Wheel — a fun introduction to creating a clay pot on the potter's wheel. All materials and firing included except shipping Sculpture of a Super Hero-Bang! Zow! — Figure structure for Super Heroes is where you will design and build your own super hero character
Painting Classes
	Silk Painting — Learn to paint on silk, creating your own silk scarf or wall hanging. For all levels including beginners Watercolor Landscape Painting — You will try out tools and techniques: washes, wet into wet, glazing, color lifting as you see and interpret the landscape Kids Watercolor Painting — Children's classes emphasize color and personal expression in learning how to water color paint

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