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This week only - 10% discount of the workshop fee. Please inform us of your eligibilty when you register. Discount does not apply to Room & Board. |
Be Seated
Jay Burnham Kidwell
$420
Create a chair while learning and utilizing traditional
blacksmithing techniques such as: upsetting, drawing out, splitting,
mortise and tenon construction, and fire welding. Beginning-Intermediate
Studio artist Jay Burnham Kidwell,
Metal Design and Restoration Professor Emeritus at Mohave Community
College in Arizona, teaches and exhibits nationally.
Contact: 928.565.3796 |
Angle-Raised Vessels
David Huang
$420
Learn angle-raising techniques to transform flat sheet
metal into seamless, hollowware vessels. Both single- and multi-node
raising are explored. All skill levels; Materials Fee
assessed for sheet metal (price varies based
on amount used)
David Huang is a full-time,
professional metalsmith focusing on decorative hollowware. His
work is exhibited nationally.
Contact: huang@davidhuang.org; www.davidhuang.org |
Clay
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David Huang | Suspended Radience #415 |
Telling Stories with
Text & Found Objects
Holly Hanessian
$400
Create meaningful narratives utilizing text and found
objects. Learn to make ceramic letterforms, stamps, inscriptions,
plaster molds, and decals. Gain inspiration from images of
work by international ceramic artists who use text in their
art to convey their own stories. All skill levels
Holly Hanessian is an internationally
active ceramic artist and Professor of Art at Florida State
University in Tallahassee, Florida.
Contact: haha_works@yahoo.com; www.hollyhanessian.com
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Wooden Books
Daniel Essig
$400
Create books with an Ethiopian binding an elegant
sewing structure, combined with a wooden cover. Use simple
hand tools to drill, shape, and smooth the book covers. Finish
the covers with milk paint, wax and a leather closure. Learn
to incorporate more features! Beginning
Full-time studio artist Daniel Essig teaches
at craft schools and book art centers throughout the
U.S. Many of his books are featured in the Penland Book
of Handmade Books and in numerous exhibitions.
Contact: books@danielessig.com |
Creative Watercolor Techniques
Billie Shelburn
$390
Explore creativity with water media techniques and
collage. Stimulate your artistic senses with new ideas and
painting adventures. All skill levels; Materials Fee $35-$75,
payable to instructor
Billie Shelburn, Resident Artist in Painting at
John C. Campbell Folk School, is a fulltime studio artist and
instructor.
Contact: billiews@webworkz.com |
Daniel Essig | Handmade Book |
Wood |
Arts & Crafts Table
Michael Albanese
$460
Create a unique piece of furniture as you learn basic
woodworking skills. Learn to use hand tools, operate power
equipment, apply finish, and develop surface design. Beginning-Intermediate;
Materials Fee approx. $50 (for wood), payable to Craft Center
Michael Albanese, MFA Rochester Institute
of Technology, is the Artist in Residence in Wood at the Appalachian
Center for Craft and exhibits his work nationally.
Contact: spikeiam1@hotmail.com |
Glass
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Marjorie Langston | Glass Bead |
Glass Beadmaking for Beginners & Advanced
Beginners
Marjorie Langston
$440
Use torches and molten glass to create one-of-a-kind
treasures. Learn the correct use of tools and equipment, annealing,
safety, winding a good basic bead, and various surface decoration
techniques. Beginning; Materials Fee $100, payable to
instructor
Marjorie Langston has
been making beads since 1993 and teaching beadmaking
since 1999. She is the co-author of Just Plain
Beads! Her work is featured in several publications.
Contact: mlangston00@aol.com |
