Calendar & Events

KCPCG Fall Workshop with Kathleen Dustin

Translucent Polymer Clay Techniques to Create Your Own Unique Broch with Kathleen Dustin

This is a two day workshop for all levels except unitiatiated beginners. (Must know how to make a skinner blend.) While making a brooch, each student learns how to layer translucent ploymer clay to produce a rich depth of surface using translucent Premo clay, Prismacolor pencils, permanent inks, simple milliefiore, gold leaf, and powder inclusions, carving, sanding, and buffing. At the same time, Kathleen presents basic artistic principles to aid students in making decisions as they work with this involved technique.

People often ask me, "Where do your ideas come from?" I feel that part of my job as an artist is to pay attention, and so for lots of years, I have been paying attention to the stages in my life and those women around me, to the material culture of women in the exotic places where I've lived, and now to my quiet life and the natural world around me. The imagery of my work comes from taking a deep look at my life, responding to it, and reinterpreting it within jewelry and handbags.

Full day workshop are from 10 am CDST until 5 pm CDST Saturday, Oct. 10 and Monday, Oct. 12, 2026

The workshop will be recorded and available for 45 days.

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Registration for Kathleen Dustin's Workshop is open to KCPCG members.

Watch for an email from Pat Kuehn and an invitation from her to join the workshop Facebook group. (Don't forget to check your spam if you don't see the email.)

Please note the difference in fees.

If you renewed your membership before March 1, 2026, you pay $75

Members renewing after March 1, 2026, you pay $100.

Non-KCPCG members may enroll after September 1, 2026 for $125

2026 Quarterly Zoom Meetings

We are trying a very different schedule for 2026 to make meetings available to more members. Please note the day and time for each meeting!!

January 8, 2026, Thursday Evening 6:30 pm CDST
   Demo: Peggy Bellm "Making Canes"
   Business Meeting and Election of Officers
   Show and Tell

April 11, 2026, Saturday Morning,10:30 am CDST
   Demo: Alice Stroppel's Stroppel Cane Earrings
   Business Meeting
   Show and Tell

July 9, 2026, Thursday Evening, 6:30 pm CDST
   Demo: Do you want to volunteer?
   Business meeting
   Show and Tell

October 24, 2026, Satuday Morning, 10:30 CDST
   Demo: Do you want to volunteer?
   Business meeting
   Show and Tell

Workshops KCPCG Has Hosted

KCPCG Workshops over the years (2005 to present)

Feb. 2005: KLEW – Polymer Clay Tips and Techniques

Jun. 2006: Jana Roberts Benson – Precision Lace Cane

Oct. 2006: KLEW – Translucent Canes

Feb. 2007: Jana Roberts Benson – Arabesque Caning and Fleur d’Lis, Strap Rivet Jewelry

Sep. 2007: Jana Roberts Benson – Finely Veined Leaf and Secret Shapes

Mar. 2008: Lynne Ann Schwarzenberg – Intensive Flower Caning, 5 Flowers from one Skinner blend

May 2008: Eugena Topina – Faux Cloisonné

Jun. 2008: Julie Picarello – Mixed Media Mokume Gane

Feb. 2009: Sarah Shiriver - Kaleidoscoping Your Skinner Blend & Polymer Fitted Bangle Bracelet with Elastic Closure

Oct. 2009: Barbara McGuire – Faux Bone Bracelets, Festive Framed Faces, Mokume Gane Gold Leaf

Mar. 2010: Barbara McGuire – Silver Clay, Face Cane

Oct. 2011: Lisa Pavelka -- Faux Dichroic Resin, Surface Techniques, Soldering

Oct. 2012: Julie Eakes – Face Cane

Apr. 2012: Barb Fajardo -- Mandela Beads and More

Sep. 2013: Carol Simmons -- Hidden Jewels Mokume Gane

Jul. 2014: Randy Ketzel & Kim Schlinke -- dZi beads, carnelian bangle, opal/bronze Celtic pendant

Mar. 2015: Ann and Karen Mitchell -- Engineering & Construction for Jewelry Design &

Liquid Polymer Clay: Everything but the Kitchen Sink

Aug. 2015: Maggie Maggio -- Color Inspirations

Apr. 2016: Dale Doroshow -- Books, Chaos Cards, Petals & Leaves

Aug. 2016: Deb Hart -- Turtle Box and Owl Tile

Mar. 2017: Carol Simmons -- Flowers and Totems

Jun. 2017: Alice Stroppel -- Cane Mapping

Oct. 2017: Jana Roberts Benson -- 3D Dimensional Cutwork & Backgroundless Flower Canes

Jul. 2018: Lindly Haunani -- Sagacious Sumptuous Color

Oct. 2018: Syndee Holt --Tips and Tricks and Photography with a cell phone

Jul. 2019: Barb Fajardo -- Colorful Chaos

Oct. 2019: Lindly Haunani -- Three Joyful Veneers

Jul. 2020: Deb Hart -- Rainbow & Art Deco Pens via Zoom

Aug. 2020: Layl McDill-- Bird via Zoom

Oct. 2020: Lynn Yuhr -- Meditative Magic via Zoom

Jun. 2021: Carol Blackburn -- Faire Isle Vessels via Zoom

Oct: 2021: Jana Roberts Benzon -- Still Life Masters via Zoom

Jun. 2022: Sarah Shriver –Mobiles and Hollow Beads via Zoom

Oct. 2022: Shelly Atwood -- Carved Vessels & Hinged Textured Pendants via Zoom

Jan. 2023: Julie Picarello -- Faded Tapestry Texture/ All Meshed UP via Zoom

Oct. 2023: Bonnie Bishoff-- Statement Necklaces and Embedded Findings via Zoom

Feb. 2024: Laurel Swetnam and Lea Gordinier--Unique, Flat Lidded Boxes via Zoom
Sept. 2024: Jana Honnerova--Variations on Circles, Faux Mosaics
Apr. 2025: Maureen Carlson --Spinning in Place
Oct. 2025 Phil Porter -- Complex Kaleidoscope Cane JewelryJune
Apr.2026 Eduardo Farillo--Mini Pot Containing a Stromanthe Triostar Vine
Oct. 2026: Kathleen Dustin--Translucent Polymer Clay Techniques to Create Your Own Unique Broch