Paper Quilling ~ Festive Holiday Earrings

The Holidays are upon us, and just in time to show off your beautiful new earrings !!  You'll learn the sweet art of Paper Quilling While making a really sweet pair of wreath or poinsettia or snowflakes earrings !  Quilling is a lovely filigreed paper art done by curling paper with a little split ended tool (originally a feather quill) and creating simple or filigreed designs.  It's easier to learn than you think, but the possibilities are endless when creating earrings !  Craft one of these designs or make up your own.  Any design can be in any color scheme.  It's a wonderful, impressive way to make thoughtful, handcrafted gifts.  A 15th century art of France and Italy used first by nuns to embellish religious objects, it has had a resurgence, and well it should as it is a lovely decorative art.  Come and make your first quilled object.  The sky is the limit on the wonder you can create with this simple yet amazing skill.

Karen Charbonneau Zukas is a graduate of Tufts university and The School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston with a master’s degree in education from Western New England University. She is a recognized portrait painter and potter and former columnist for the Bulletin in Boston. She has been teaching various subjects, primarily advanced ESL, fine art, writing, test prep, debate and humanities; at universities, preparatory, public, private and international schools and community ed in Boston and now locally for over 35 years. She and her family moved back to the south coast in 2013. She is currently working on a book which is a series of short animal stories from her personal experiences. She is the proprietor of Peasantware Pottery in New Bedford and the founder of The New Bedford Art and Cultural  Emporium at Kilburn ! Email: kczukas@comcast.net