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Home Base:
New York , NY
Francine Medoff has
been a teacher and artist all of her working life. Her great love of
all things Jewish inspired her to start a Jewish nursery school in her
own temple, where she taught for many years. Through the years she has
also taught at all levels of Hebrew school as well as teaching adults.
About ten years ago she added tallit making to her repertoire and has
taught bar and bat mitzvah students in Great Neck and Port Washington.
Many of the adults fell in love with the tallitot which prompted Fran
to start evening adult classes in her home. Some of the parents wanted
to make tallitot with their children as part of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah preparation,
so family tallit making was included in the curriculum. Much of Fran’s
own art work has Jewish themes which she uses in many different media.
Her work has appeared in one–woman and group shows in the New York
area and is also included in private collections. Fran is the author
of The Mouse in the Matzah Factory, a children’s story for Pesah.
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Workshop
with Fran
Running
a Judaic Art Kits program is very easy (See Running
a Workshop 101). If, however, you would like Fran to
run your workshop, to relieve your anxiety and encourage
your creativity, to learn the reasons for tallit and the
freedom to make it unique, please invite her to teach your
workshop. The steps below provide you with everything you
need to know about bringing Fran to your community.
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| Check
out the Welcome page
to understand the creation process of The Rimone
and Geffen Paths. |
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Figure
out the workshop costs to see if your budget allows
bringing a guest presenter or run the workshop
using your own staff. Your costs will include:
1. Judaic Art Kits' supplies:
Base Kits: See appropriate product
page for pricing and quantity discounts.
Pattern Folder: $18, $36, or $40 plus the cost
of making 11x17" copies @ $3.00 per base
kit (unless you prefer to make the copies yourself).
Marvy Fabric
Markers (For Siddur
Cover workshop, you'll need the DecoFabric
paint markers).
Magic
Sizing Spray Cans.
2. Instructor Costs:
Instruction Fee: $50-$75 per hour (See
chart below for workshop length). Guarantee
of a minimum of 10 participants per workshop except
as otherwise noted.
3. Travel Costs:
Cost of round-trip airfare (Plus $15.00
per day airport parking fees), from New York, NY to
your location plus car rental. Either hotel
accommodation or home hospitality is accepted.
Within New York City: no travel costs.
In the New York City area: round trip train fare or
car rental. |
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| Check
your calendar and choose several workshop date
possibilities. Then contact Fran at
Fran@ArtKitsEtc.com to finalize a date. |
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| Fill
in the Promotional
Flyer Request Form. We will customize, free
of charge, a promotional flyer for your workshop. |
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| To
reserve your workshop date, mail a nonrefundable
deposit of $500 to
Francine Medoff. |
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| Call
us to borrow a sample of a Garment in Process.
This is a sample of the garment you are looking
to create. It shows the process in which the garment
is made: from a blank fabric, to a traced design,
to a colored segment. This will help people understand
the simplicity of the process and see the high
quality of the finished heirloom. While there
is no charge for the Garment in Process, we do
need your credit card information to secure the
return of the garment. |
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| Invite
target audience for an informational gathering
where you'll promote the workshop, display the
Garment in Process, and distribute the promotional
flyers. |
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| Collect
registration forms and make reminder calls to
those who forgot to register. |
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Call
us to place your order and call Fran to let
her know the final
numbers.
Whenever possible, Fran offers assistance with
a Materials Preparation Workshop. This greatly
facilitates the actual workshop and is a good
way to get interested parents involved. Call
her for further details. |
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Get
the workshop room ready:
Access to set up the room is needed for at least
two hours prior to workshop.
Room should be well lit. If the room lighting
is insufficient, please bring in additional lights.
Three to four 6-8' smooth-surfaced tables for
supplies.
Set as many 6-8' smooth-surfaced tables for participants
as required (see chart below
for details).
Cover tables with Kraft paper. Secure paper with
masking tape at each corner.
Set needed supplies as follows:
- One roll of masking tape per kit
- One pair of large scissors per kit
- One pencil per kit
- One glue-stick (white only) per kit
- Irons, ironing boards, and extension cords. |
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