This course teaches the essential techniques of DECO clay crafting and is the foundation for every course that follows. You will create many traditional flowers, including roses, daisies, daffodils, plumeria, hibiscus, gardenia, sunflowers, poppies, anemones, peonies, stephanotis, orchids and tiare, along with leaves and more.

You will also learn color mixing, embroidery, weaving and arranging, with lessons on figurines and seasonal ornaments for a well rounded set of skills.

If you love tropical flowers as we do, this course is for you. It is designed so that first timers and experienced crafters alike can create beautiful tropical blooms from the very first class.

You will sculpt flowers for leis and finished table arrangements, including plumeria, hibiscus, gardenia, pikake, pakalana, anthurium and many more.

Flower Course II offers a deeper study of floral work and more advanced arrangements. Each project builds on the techniques from Flower Course I and invites you to add your own signature.

The course closes with the Tall Vase and Theme projects, which bring together everything you have learned. Students who complete Flower Courses I and II may apply for DECO Instructor Certification, using the Tall Vase and Theme projects along with three sample roses.

This advanced course applies the techniques of the first two Flower Courses to more challenging and rewarding projects: seasonal pieces, wedding bouquets, lifelike bonsai, long stem roses and more.

It also includes bonus projects such as wedding cake toppers, embroidered lace Easter eggs, woven vine baskets and whimsical expression pears.

This advanced course builds on the Flower Course with detailed tropical techniques and guidance on color and proportion. Projects are full scale, with a focus on assembly, so finished pieces can be displayed in homes, offices and resorts.

Projects include full stems of tuberose, arrangements of hibiscus and plumeria with small flowers, stephanotis vines, mixed arrangements of more than seven tropical blooms, and complete plumeria branches.

The Creative Course is shared between the Flower and Modeling Courses and further develops your techniques after certification. Today's clays mix easily into any color, making lightweight and durable pieces possible.

Projects focus on advanced painting techniques, seasonal items and pieces for the home, finished works to cherish for many years.

Each project in this course was inspired by the wish to create a gift that is truly your own: modern, stylish and made by hand.

From anniversaries and weddings to seasonal decorations, you will learn to make one of a kind gifts for any occasion.

Modeling Course III is being revised to reflect advances in our techniques and materials. Please stay tuned for details about this curriculum.