Classes at Cameron County Artisan Center Rewarding

 

 

 

Cameron County Fair entries in the arts and crafts category included many items created at classes offered at the Cameron County Chamber of Commerce & Artisan Center.  Baskets, silk scarves and mesh ribbon wreaths garnered prize ribbons at the recent fair.  “This is so exciting!” gushed executive director Tina Johns Solak.  “To see that people took classes and then felt comfortable to enter the fair and help increase the fair entries is a goal accomplished.”  Other entries came from those that knit and crochet on Tuesday nights at the chamber.  Several of those pieces also were awarded ribbons.

An opportunity to learn a new artform is coming up Thursday or Friday at the chamber office.  Artist Mary Wise will teach Zentangle which is a form of doodling where shapes are filled in with designs.  Students of any age will make a note card for the price of $5.00.  The class is offered Thursday night 6-8:30pm or Friday morning 10am-noon.  To register call the chamber office at 814-486-4314.