Explore the Zen of Pñata-making with instructor Julian Ansell, using materials harvested from Portland's poster-laden telephone poles (and for the same price as buying a Piñata from Wal-mart!)
 
This sculpture class focuses on the use of locally abundant materials to create expressive, magnificent sculptures that can be filled with goodies, tied up, and destroyed with gleeful abandon! While an emphasis of the class will be constructing sculptures for Piñata purposes, students wishing to create purely sculptural works will also be given full support and encouragement. All students will design and build a piece of their own to take home, as well as learn the methods and strategies needed to pursue future projects on their own. 
 
Instruction and construction will take place from 1:30-4:30pm, but participants are welcome to continue work at any time during ADX operating hours if they'd like more time to perfect their pieces. All materials are included.

Interested in ADX's other Halloween-oriented class offerings? Check them out HERE and HERE.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Julian Ansell, sculptor and educator, recently returned to Portland after a three-year disappearance. He teaches elementary students grades K-3 at The Living School, and maintains a sculpture studio here in Portland. Though he has extensive experience working with cast metal sculpture, the challenge of maintaining consistent access to the facilities necessary for that practice led him to look beyond bronze; for the past decade, Julian has explored the sculptural possibilities of wood, clays, cardboard, glass, paper, and found materials in a passionate quest to keep his mind engaged, his hands occupied, and his clothing filthy!