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CREATIVE WORKSHOPS, EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS, AND MORE!
photo of doll WDCC stages a variety of special programs, workshops, and seminars throughout the year. As a WDCC member, you will receive special mailings about our programs. You will also receive a discounted rate on all workshops and trips.

Here is a sampling of the many exciting special events and programs WDCC has sponsored over the past few years:
  • DOLLMAKING WORKSHOP with Gretchen Lima.
  • CRAFT MARKETING SEMINAR with national craft marketing expert Bruce Baker, who writes for The Crafts Report.
  • DAY TRIP TO WASHINGTON, D.C. with guided tour of Renwick Gallery and panoramic tour of monuments.
  • BUS TRIP TO SOFA SHOW at Chicago's Navy Pier and an overnight stay at the "W" Hotel right off Michigan Ave.
  • MEMBER PANEL DISCUSSIONS
  • THE ARTIST'S WAY WORKSHOP based on the best-selling novel by Julia Cameron.
  • METALS WORKSHOPS with nationally known jewelers Andy Cooperman from Seattle, Wash, Don Friedlich from Madison, Wis, and Deb Karash from Rockford, Ill.
  • WEEKEND TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY with museum-guided tours.

Upcoming Events 2010

WDCC Annual Meeting
Friday, March 26th, from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Mount Mary College on Milwaukees’s northwest side.

Our program for the evening will be a panel discussion and question/answer session with a panel of WDCC members who will share their stories and insights Craft Biz 2010: Time to Step It Up a Notch
  • Getting published--magazines and books
  • Selling to a wholesale clientele
  • Using Facebook and Twitter to build an audience
  • Working the show circuit profitably
  • Running a studio/classroom
  • Attracting celebrity attention
Panel members:
HazelWheaton: editor of Art Jewelry magazine
Brenda Schweder: jeweler, published author, teacher
Ian Pritchard: photographer, social media guru
Terri McCarthy: jeweler, studio owner, teacher
Jessie Schroeder Voss: potter, retial & wholesale artist
Jeanette Payne: jeweler, retail & wholesale artist

Agenda:
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Check in, Networking & Refreshments
6:30 - 6:45 p.m. Meeting Announcements and Introductions
6:45 - 8:00 p.m. Panel Discussion
The Annual meeting offers a great opportunity to meet and network with fellow craftspeople -we hope to see you there!
PLEASE RSVP to president@wdcc.org or call 414-302-1849

Focus on Nature:
The Art of Handmade Paper
with Kirsten Christianson
Saturday, April 24 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Mt. Mary College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Learn the art of making fine paper by hand at the WDCC’s spring workshop. Noted artist and teacher Kirsten Christianson will explore incorporating nature’s bounty into the paper making process, explaining how to turn natural materials into paper as well as how to embed whole plants in one-of-a-kind paper sheets. Under Kirsten’s guidance, students will have the opportunity to experiment with a variety of fibers and plants as they create their individual paper sheets. In addition, Kirsten will share her secrets for gathering and preparing plant material for use in handmade papers.
downlaod a registration form here