Forging Three-Dimensional Forms
John Rais
$420
Learn to create volumetric forms from sheet, plate, and structural steel. Focus on several techniques including: sinking, anticlastic forming, joinery, and some fabrication. Projects include vessels, sculptural and functional objects. All skill levels
John Rais, MFA/Metalsmithing Cranbrook Academy of Art, creates sculpture, vessels, furniture and architectural metal objects for clients and galleries internationally. His work is in numerous books and publications.
Contact: johnjrais@gmail.com; www.johnraisstudios.com
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Surface Texture & Metal Embellishment
Juan Carlos Cabellero Perez
$420
Explore and compare various surface texturing and finishing techniques to create jewelry and metal objects. Use hammer and fire texturing, roll printing, stamping, and the flex-shaft. Create and develop surface blocks, stamping tools, texture hammers and more. Beginning-Intermediate; Materials Fee $15, payable to instructor
Originally from Mexico, Juan Carlos Cabellero Perez is an Associate Professor in the metals department at the Rochester Institute of Technology’s School for American Craft.
Contact: temoc28@aol.com
Juan Carlos Caballero Perez | Necklace #1 |
Lana Wilson | Handbuilt Teapot |
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Innovative Handbuilding Techniques
Lana Wilson & Margaret Bohls
$400
Utilize soft slab construction techniques with optional altered textures to create teapots, plates, and bowls. Construct stiff slab boxes with niches, drawers and doors that work. Explore intricate multilevel stamps, bas-relief tiles, and sprigging. Intermediate
Lana Wilson has taught numerous workshops and has written a column for Clay Times magazine since 1996. Her work has been featured in over 180 shows; she is author of Ceramics: Shape and Surface .
Contact: lana@lanawilson.com
Margaret Bohls makes functional, handbuilt porcelain pottery in her studio in Minneapolis. She has been teaching ceramics at universities and art centers for over 15 years.
Contact: bohls002@umn.edu |
Creating a Tapestry
Martha Christian
$400
Weave an original design by learning to develop an idea, choose materials, experiment with techniques, and finish the tapestry for presentation. Beginning-Intermediate; Materials Fee $25, payable to instructor
Martha Christian, MFA Memphis College of Art, has shown her tapestries in numerous solo and juried exhibitions. She has taught tapestry weaving at a variety of venues.
Contact: ddmchristian@msn.com |
Vessels & Form Consciousness
Matt Eskuche
$440
Gain a solid technical and aesthetic base working with borosilicate tubing and colored rod. Consider shape, scale and proportion to create form-conscious pieces of varied sizes and difficulty. Intermediate
Matt Eskuche has studied under Emilio Santini and Cesare Toffolo and taught at many schools around the country. He has performed numerous demonstrations for national and international professional glass organizations.
Contact: eskuche@hotmail.com; www.matteskuche.com |
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Matt Eskuche | Lamp-worked Glass (detail)
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Build a Stand-up Jewelry Cabinet
Mark Barr
$460
Build a cabinet on legs with interior drawers and “slide outs.” Learn woodworking techniques and the use of jigs and fixtures including: through and half-blind dovetails, floating tenons, etc. Intermediate-Advanced
Mark Barr has traveled extensively teaching woodworking classes and seminars. He has been making custom furniture for over 20 years.
Contact: barrwoodworking@aol.com |
