Learn how to design and sew a cactus garden that will never require watering with renowned fiber artist Christy Puetz at the Velma Teague Library this June.  Program participants will be able to sew their own felted cactus garden using a variety of stitches and fabrics. 

Ms. Puetz earned a BFA in Fiber Arts and Printmaking from the University of North Dakota and has been an exhibiting artist for over 25 years.  She has spent the last 12 years as a teaching artist in the community including as the Creative Program Director for Beads of Courage, a program for children who are seriously ill.  For more information, including photos of her most recent works, visit http://www.xtyart.com/Home.php and  http://xtypuetzart.blogspot.com.

The program is free and open to adults and teens, but requires prior registration at http://glendaleaz.evanced.info/signup/calendar. For more information or special accommodations, please call 623-930-3440.

This project is supported by the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, a division of the Secretary of State, with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.