Get creative this spring and make your very own whimsical bird sculpture! In this two-day workshop, local artist Naomi RaMona Schliesman will guide you step-by-step in building your bird’s body with papier-mâché, then adding your personal flair through paint, texture, feathers, color, and pattern.
Each participant (or family team!) will design a unique bird full of personality and spring spirit!
About the Instructor:
Naomi RaMona Schliesman is an interdisciplinary artist and educator whose artistic practice is rooted in layering, repetition, and the physical act of making or building things over time process. Through the lino-cut process, she carves, prints, and reworks imagery in multiple stages, allowing each cut to function as both an intentional mark and an act of surrender. The repetition of cutting, removing, and layering mirrors cycles of memory, labor, and lived experience—where clarity gradually emerges.
In her work, depth is created not only through material layers, but through absence and negative space. What is removed becomes as important as what remains. These spaces invite uncertainty and reflection, holding tension between control and intuition, precision and vulnerability. Her imagery reflects the ways we navigate change, grief, faith, resilience, and transformation, themes she thoughtfully weaves into her teaching practice.
Class Date: Saturday & Sunday, April 11 & 12, 1:00-3:00pm
Sliding Scale Registration Fee: $40-$70 per student (supplies included)
Class will take place in the Printmaking room located in the lower level at Kaddatz Galleries (111 W. Lincoln Ave. Fergus Falls, MN 56537).
Scholarships: A limited number of partial and full scholarships may available based on need. If cost is a barrier, please fill out our scholarship request form linked here: CLICK HERE