Maker-in-Residence

Learn the art of icing and decorating cookies with our Winter Maker-in-Residence, Maria Sanderleaf!
Our Maker-In-Residence this winter, Maria Sanderleaf, will present classes on how to decorate cookies using royal icing, with offerings for various age- and season-appropriate designs.
Maria is a lifelong baker whose adventures in custom cookie decorating began just five years ago. She decorated Christmas cookies with her children when they were younger, but she became a more serious decorator in the winter of 2019 when she was looking for another creative outlet. Thus, her custom decorating was born. Besides baking, Maria is a retired middle school English teacher whose great love is teaching and sharing her knowledge.
CLASS SCHEDULE :
Become Our Next Maker-in-Residence
The Harrison Public Library Maker-in-Residence will work out of the Library for three months (no more than 4 hours per month), working on a project of their choosing. As part of your residency, you will share your skills with the public. We’ll cover the costs of workshop supplies and pay you a stipend of $500 for your time working and teaching. You get unrestricted access to our equipment, an opportunity to learn new skills, public exposure for your work, and a chance to share your talents with your community and all the warm fuzzy feelings that entails. We’re looking for all kinds of making, whether digital or physical. Come and show us how you do it.
Makers selected must be 18 or older, may be subjected to a comprehensive criminal background check, and must have professional references. Applications are accepted and makers are selected on a rolling basis, with appointments made as residencies end.
Application
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