BOOKS – FALL CONCENTRATION
SEPTEMBER 29 – NOVEMBER 8, 2024 (6 weeks)

Brien Beidler
Timeless Tomes for Tomeless Times: Historic Leather Bindings

Students in this workshop will use historic binding methods and materials to create leather books fit for use and expression in a modern context. We will demystify obscure and often elusive techniques such as sewing on raised cords, edge trimming, endbanding, leatherworking, and gold tooling with genuine gold leaf and egg glair. We will also have a chance to make and use our own custom decorative leather stamps. Although we will primarily make blank books, students may choose to rebind a book as long as the pages are in signatures. This workshop is ideal for anyone looking for an accessible path to learning traditional hand bookbinding. It will also be useful to experienced binders and conservators who would like to deepen their knowledge and expand their technical repertoire. All levels.

Studio artist; teaching: Escuela de Artes y Oficios Santo Domingo (Bogotá, Colombia), North Bennet Street School (Boston), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Paper and Book Intensive (MI), University of Alabama, University of Utah, Penland; 2023 McKnight Book Arts Fellow, 2021 Interdisciplinary Artist in Residence at the Oak Spring Garden Foundation (VA); collections: San Francisco Public Library, Oak Spring Garden Foundation (VA), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Library of Congress (DC). 

beidlermade.com | @bhbeidler

 

Scholarship application deadline extended to April 19
Regular enrollment opens May 1

CLAY – FALL CONCENTRATION
SEPTEMBER 29 – NOVEMBER 8, 2024 (6 weeks)

Esther Shimazu
Arm, Leg, Wing

We will start with the human figure and then riff on this form to explore other creatures. Using standard handbuilding methods, we will work mainly hollow and in parts (if you know how a teapot is made, that will be helpful),. Techniques may include carving, re-sectioning, scraping, seams, slashing, using paperclay to control shrinking, slips, stains, resists, fusing parts with glaze, re-firing, repairs, etc. Students can expect to complete three or four medium-sized (10-20 inch) pieces plus some smaller works, maquettes, and studies. Some goals for the workshop are surprising yourself, maximizing individual expression, working with one’s inner nerd, and not being too attached to a standard. Firing will mostly be electric. All levels. Lower clay studio.

Studio artist; teaching: Anderson Ranch (CO), Santa Fe Clay (NM), Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design (Vancouver, BC), San Miguel de Allende (Mexico), Penland; collections: Honolulu Museum of Art, Fresno Art Museum (CA), St. Louis Art Museum, Berkeley Art Museum (CA), Kutani Collection (Japan), Cincinnati Art Museum, Crocker Art Museum (MA), Racine Art Museum (WI), Fule International Ceramic Art Museum (China). 

esthershimazu.com | @esthershimazu

 

Scholarship application deadline extended to April 19
Regular enrollment opens May 1

GLASS – FALL CONCENTRATION
SEPTEMBER 29 – NOVEMBER 8, 2024 (6 weeks)

Jennifer Caldwell and Jason Chakravarty
Fabricating Stories in Glass

This workshop will focus on creating narrative objects in glass. We will survey multiple approaches and techniques in an introductory and exploratory way, including applying imagery to glass, flameworking, cold working, mold making, several casting methods, and one or two weeks in the hot glass studio. We will develop ideas, break down designs, and plan as we create glass sculptures that are made in parts and driven by content. Discussions and demonstrations will focus on logical approaches to material and process and when, why, and how to use a certain glass type or technique. This will be a labor-intensive, experimental journey. All levels. 

Jennifer: studio artist; teaching: UrbanGlass (NYC), Arrowmont (TN), Pratt Fine Arts Center (Seattle), The Glass Furnace (Turkey), Pilchuck (WA), GoggleWorks (PA), Pittsburgh Glass Center, Studio 19 (UK), The Melting Point (AZ), Niijima Glass Festival (Japan), Penland; residencies: Barrio Glassworks (CA), Tacoma Glass Museum (WA), Corning Museum (NY), Neusole Glassworks (OH), Pilchuck (WA). 

jennifercaldwell.com | @jenniferecaldwell

Jason: studio artist; teaching: Arizona State University, Arrowmont (TN), UrbanGlass (NYC), Pratt Fine Arts Center (Seattle), Bazalel Academy (Israel), The Glass Furnace (Turkey), The Studio at Corning (NY), Cleveland Institute of Art, GoggleWorks (PA), Mesa Arts Center (AZ), Salisbury University (MD); residencies: Tacoma Glass Museum (WA), Barrio Glassworks (CA), Cleveland Institute of Art, Toledo Museum of Art (OH). 

jasonchakravarty.com | @jcsquared.shop 

 

Scholarship application deadline extended to April 19
Regular enrollment opens May 1

IRON – FALL CONCENTRATION
SEPTEMBER 29 – NOVEMBER 8, 2024 (6 weeks)

James (Coop) Cooper
Moving and Shaping Iron

This workshop will explore the plasticity of iron. Forging at the anvil and using machines, we will employ basic forging techniques to create simple and complex sculptural objects. We will begin with simple exercises, developing a vocabulary and an understanding of how iron moves under the hammer. As confidence increases, we will explore form and volume, developing ideas into designs. 

Students will be encouraged to incorporate natural materials, such as stone or wood, with a thought toward physical and visual balance. Expect field trips to the scrap yard and into the forest in search of materials and inspiration. We will explore color through paint, patina, tinted waxes, and vitreous enamels. There will be regular demonstrations and individual instruction throughout the workshop. Forging iron is physically demanding; please come with a desire to work hard and a playful spirit. All levels. 

Studio artist; former artist-in-residence and conservator at The Metal Museum (TN); teaching: The Metal Museum (TN), Appalachian Center for Craft (TN), Penland; public art: City Center Park (NC), Birmingham Botanical Garden (AL), Emory Children’s Hospital (Atlanta), Wildacres Retreat (NC); galleries: Penland Gallery, Mica Gallery (NC). 

cricketscove.net | @cricketsforge

 

Scholarship application deadline extended to April 19
Regular enrollment opens May 1

METALS – FALL CONCENTRATION
SEPTEMBER 29 – NOVEMBER 8, 2024 (6 weeks)

Aran Galligan
From Tradition to Exploration 

Starting with the fundamentals of jewelry fabrication, stone/object setting, and vitreous enamels, we’ll delve into a diverse world of techniques, from traditional to exploratory methods. Curiosity will be encouraged as we navigate the vast landscape of jewelry making. As we progress, students will select and combine techniques that resonate with them, culminating in designing and crafting functional jewelry and wearable art. Experimentation and repetition will foster a deeper understanding of materials. 

Technical information may include sawing, soldering, riveting, cold connections, filing, polishing, patinas, findings, chain making, hollow construction, texturing, roller printing, metal etching, enameling, and bezel, tube, and flush settings. All levels. Upper metals studio.

Note: this workshop takes place in a studio with stairs that compromise access. It is made partially accessible by a stair lift. 

Studio artist, owner of Aide-mémoire jewelry company and store (Seattle); teaching: SUNY New Paltz (NY), North Seattle College, Penland, Contemporary Craft (PA), Danaca Design (WA); exhibitions: Schmuck (Germany), Gallery Marzee (Netherlands), NSC Art Gallery (WA), Bini Gallery (Australia), Bilk Gallery (Australia), Bellevue Arts Museum (WA), Velvet da Vinci (CA), Penland Gallery. 

aranmade.com | a-m.shop

 

Scholarship application deadline extended to April 19
Regular enrollment opens May 1

PHOTO – FALL CONCENTRATION

SEPTEMBER 29 – NOVEMBER 8, 2024 (6 weeks)

Jill Enfield

Photography Through the Ages

This workshop will explore the limitless possibilities of working with photographic processes invented during the past three centuries. By first learning each process and then beginning to combine them, each student will invent their own way of working. We will have daily demonstrations, discussions of historic and contemporary works, and plenty of time for experimentation. Processes will include in-camera and digital negatives, wet-plate collodion (ambrotypes, tintypes, negatives), cyanotype, Van Dyke brown, platinum/palladium, albumen, and digital printing. The workshop will be exciting for beginning to advanced photographers who want to set aside time to experiment and make new art. All levels. 

Photographer, educator, author; teaching: associate professor at Parsons The New School of Design (NYC), Maine Media Workshops, Griffin Museum of Photography (MA), NORDphotography (Norway); 2022 keynote speaker for Finnish Darkroom Association, advisor to Lishui International Handmade Photography Center (China); collections: Amon Carter Museum of Art (TX), Crocker Art Museum (CA), Toledo Museum of Art (OH), Museo de Arte Moderno (Columbia); author of Jill Enfield’s Guide to Alternative Processes, used as a textbook in many schools.

jillenfield.com | @jillenfield

 

Scholarship application deadline extended to April 19
Regular enrollment opens May 1

TEXTILES – FALL CONCENTRATION

SEPTEMBER 29 – NOVEMBER 8, 2024 (6 weeks)

Amanda Thatch
Thinking with the Loom

Starting from the basics of planning a project and dressing the loom, we will explore how the loom can be a partner in thinking about structure, use, and meaning. We will learn about traditional patterns and learn to draft our own. We will study color interactions and use dye processes such as ikat, woven shibori, and warp painting to make ever more intentional choices about desired results. We will be working toward a sense of fluency with the loom so we can express our ideas with precision and confidently combine skills to create unique cloth. All levels. Lower textiles studio.

Note: this workshop takes place in a second-floor, walk-up studio that is made partially accessible with a stair lift. 

Studio artist; teaching: Arrowmont (TN); KANEKO (NE), Peters Valley (NJ), University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI); residencies: Praxis Fiber Workshop Digital Weaving Lab (OH), Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library (DE), Alabama Chanin Studio (AL). 

amandathatch.com | @amandathatch

 

Scholarship application deadline extended to April 19
Regular enrollment opens May 1