Steam-Sculpted Masks!

TOTAL COST: $318
Course Fee: $300
Non-refundable materials fee: $18 (some materials are student-provided, see Supply Information below)

DATES: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2025
TIME: 10:00 - 4:00 PM PST
LEVEL: Beginner to Intermediate
AGE GROUP: Youth (ages 15-17), Adult (18+)
LOCATION: Building 324C, Fort Worden, Port Townsend. 

DESCRIPTION
Step into the world of wearable art in this playful workshop led by artist and award-winning costumer Evette Allerdings. Using Fosshape 300 — a thermoplastic fabric that looks like thick felt but transforms like magic with steam — you’ll sculpt your very own mask from start to finish. Once shaped, your mask becomes a blank canvas ready for your imagination: paint it with acrylics, then embellish with feathers, fur, beads, fabric and more, using hot glue.

Whether you're crafting a creature, a character, or a one-of-a-kind disguise, this workshop offers a hands-on introduction to a unique material that’s both sturdy and lightweight. Evette will guide you through every step, sharing tips and inspiration drawn from her rich background in costume design, embroidery, silk painting, and fabric arts.

No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to create! 

SUPPLY INFORMATION
Materials fee covers:

• Fosshape material, paint, feathers, beads, fur, ribbon, artificial foliage, and mask pattern.

Students are welcome to bring the following:

• Cloth, feathers, gems, fringe, or other notions

After registration, course details are available via the Northwind Art School learning portal. Learn more

ABOUT EVETTE
Evette Allerdings is an artist whose primary work is silk paintings, while she also sews, embroiders, beads, quilts, designs, and much more. She was born, raised, and lived in Hawaii for the majority of her life, and then moved to Washington in 2018. Evette has a bachelor of science degree in Fashion Design and is a multi-award winning costumer. Always searching for the perfect fabric for a costume, Evette ventured into painting on silk in 2015 and found a new passion. She started by attempting to create the design of a vintage kimono, which was inspired by childhood memories of her grandmother dressing Evette up in the most colorful kimonos to celebrate Girls' Day. She still loves color and all her paintings are quite colorful. Evette won first place in the 2D division at the 2021 Silk Painters International Festival for her piece Solace. She also won the People's Choice Honorable Mention Award in 2022 for Goodbye Dad.

See more: Courses featuring Evette
Artist website: Evette Allerdings

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DISCOUNTS
This course is eligible for a 10% member discount at the Supporter level and beyond. Get a membership today!

Don's Pharmacy and Art Toolkit in Port Townsend offer Northwind Art School students a 10% discount on art supplies.

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CANCELLATION POLICY
If Northwind Art has to cancel a course for any reason, all enrolled students will receive a 100% refund (including any materials fee).

Students who withdraw from a course at least seven days prior to its first meeting will receive a 90% refund (less any materials fee). 

Students withdrawing fewer than seven days from the first day of class are not eligible for a refund except in the case of illness or injury, in which case they are eligible to receive a 40% refund (less any materials fee).

Please note that 10% of every course registration fee is considered to be a non-refundable deposit in cases of withdrawal to cover administrative overhead. All refunds will be applied to the same credit card that was used for enrollment. No credits or transfers will be granted. 

Please email admin@northwindart.org if you wish to withdraw or for more information.