Performers and Programs

Performer Information  
Stage name: Cheryl Gorn, Textile Artist
Performer name: Cheryl Gorn
Phone: 866-928-3908
Mailing address: P.O. Box 1746
Latham, NY 12110
E-mail address: cg@cherylgorn.com
Website: http://cherylgorn.com/
Previous appearances at: Duane Branch (Schenectady Co.), Morton Memorial Library, Glenville (Schenectady Co.), Niskayuna (Schenectady Co.), Hudson Falls PL
Contact information for New York State Public Libraries
Information last updated: 04/25/2012

Records  1-2 of 2
Program
 Category
 Description
 Fee
Wool Felting Multicultural- Other,
Nature- Environment,
Visual Arts- Crafts
Children learn the basics of the ancient art of felting as they make themselves a felted wool bag that is a perfect size for holding coins or other small treasures. They discover that wool felt is like their own hair when it's tangled, and that hand felted animal hair has been used for both shelter and clothing for 1,500 years.
$201- $350
Recycle a T-shirt; Make a Soft Friend Life Skills- Other,
Nature- Environment,
Visual Arts- Crafts
In this hands-on workshop, children transform an old t-shirt into a soft, adorable stuffed animal. The program is taught by Cheryl Gorn, textile artist and author of a secondhand clothing guidebook. Along with making a stuffed toy, participants learn about other ways to recycle.
$201- $350
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