Redle S. Creations art space is located at 518B Main Street in Melfort. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)

By Angie Rolheiser

Redle S. Creations

New art space opening in Melfort

Jan 11, 2021 | 11:21 AM

Creative minds in the area will have a new place to create in Melfort.

Shannon Elder with Redle S. Creations is getting ready to open her new art space this weekend at 518B Main Street, behind Koffee Grounds.

Elder will be offering paverpol sculpture classes on making armatures.

“It’s wire and tin foil and masking tape and then we add the paverpol product to it and it makes it weather resistant,” Elder said. “Then you have yourself an outdoor garden sculpture that can stay out all year long.”

Art by Redle S. Creations. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)

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Down the road, Elder will incorporate her stone and wire art as well into the space.

“How to make stone necklaces or maybe a wire tree,” Elder said. “Sharing is great and encourages making and creating and then people get inspired to make things that are even bigger.”

Elder is also extending invitations for other artists to come use the space and teach classes as well.

“There are a lot of connections lacking in the maker/creator world in the area and I’d like to give them a space to show their stuff,” Elder said. “Maybe they are based out of their home but they make awesome things so bring them in and teach others.”

Any interested artists can get in touch with Elder by stopping by in the evenings to discuss the possibility of teaching their own class in the space.

Some trial classes have been put on by Elder to work out the layout of the building, gather supplies, and timelines for different age groups for classes. The youngest age group to deliver classes to would be 10-year-olds.

“Once I get a few other projects on the go, I would love to have a bunch of little people in here creating dinosaurs to put in their mom’s flower garden,” Elder said. “It will just be a time thing and this is just the stepping stone.”

The space would be able to accommodate eight people but with COVID-19 restrictions, Elder will operate at 50 per cent capacity for her classes.

Saturday, Jan 16 will be the first day of classes which will be a beginner type session.

“I just want to see people make and do, I know they can,” Elder said.

Elder also extended thanks to David and Leanne Fannon for the opportunity to create out of the space, the staff at George Hardware for all their help to find all the ‘odd’ things she is constantly seeking, and her family for encouragement.

“As Friedrich Nietzsche said: ‘We have art so we shall not die of reality,’” she said.

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