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Wearable Soft Sculpture

Join puppet artist Risa Lenore in designing, stitching and stuffing your own soft sculpture jewelry. In this 4-part class, you will get ideas and skills to take with you anywhere you go. This is a super portable craft! With basic hand stitching techniques, we will make pillow-like forms into earrings and jewelry. We will incorporate yarn and other elements to enhance our designs. Basic hand sewing skills are a plus but not required. Beginners welcome.

General Tuition: $200
Pay-It-Forward Tuition: $225
Reduced Tuition (Limited): $175

Accessibility –
This class takes place in the San Pablo Community Classroom, located on the first floor. Please email classes@kala.org regarding any accessibility needs prior to enrolling so we can assess if we are able to accommodate you safely and efficiently. 

  • Tuition: $200
  • Location: San Pablo Community Classroom
  • Instructor: Risa Lenore
  • 4 Classes
  • Wednesday, February 11, 2026 — March 4, 2026
  • 6pm — 9pm
  • TBD Materials Fee - Payable to the instructor on the first day

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About the Instructor:

Berkeley based artist and educator Risa Lenore Anderson Dye weaves stories and images together into dynamic contemporary puppet shows and scenes with Possibly Puppets. She uses soft sculptural techniques in many of her puppet creations. She worked as a costume designer for Theater of Yugen and was a recipient of the Landisman Foundation Fellowship for costume design in 2010. She uses recycled or discarded materials when possible. Her work was awarded the Jim Henson Foundation Grant and The City of Berkeley independent Artist Grant in 2024.