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CLAY Naomi Dalglish, Michael Hunt, & David Stuempfle -
Wild Clay, Precise Fire
In this class we will use many raw clays from North Carolina and two
different wood kilns to explore the relationship between materials,
process, and expression. With class members testing and sharing results,
our goal is to develop clay bodies that meet our different aesthetic
needs. We will teach a variety of forming techniques for functional
ware and work with students individually. Naomi and Michael will teach
the first half of the class; David will teach the second. Guest instructors
will include ceramics materials engineer Takuro Shibata. Basic
wheelthrowing skills required.
Naomi and Michael: collaborative studio potters;
Michael studied traditional Onggi pottery in Korea; work in many collections
and homes.
David: studio potter; US/Japan Creative Artists Fellowship,
NEA/Central and Eastern Europe Visual Arts Fellowship; collections:
Mint Museum (NC), Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park Museum (Japan).
CLAY Kent McLaughlin - Fired, Not Fried
This class will explore waste fry oil as a supplementary fuel for high-fire
kilns. We will cover burners that can be used to fire salt, wood, and
reduction kilns and consider how our glazes have to be adapted for these
firings. We will develop kiln plans based on information from our firings.
Students will create lots of work using the potter’s wheel and
the slab roller and fire it in several of Penland’s kilns. The
focus of this class is functional work. Basic wheelthrowing
skills required.
Studio potter; pioneer in the use of waste fry oil as kiln fuel;
exhibitions: Northern Clay Center (Minneapolis), Baltimore Clayworks,
Santa Fe Clay, Gallery 1021 (Chicago); member of Southern Highland Craft
Guild.
GLASS Sean Albert - Finding a Happy Medium
This class in hot glass blowing/sculpting is designed to help artists
develop ideas and refine the techniques needed to realize these ideas
effectively. This eight-week intensive will include daily demonstrations,
critiques, collaboration, extracurricular activities, and individual
attention, allowing you to fill your car (or UPS boxes) with all the
great (and not-so-great) art you’ll make as you work through your
thinking and making processes. Intermediate; two years of hot
glass experience required.
Studio artist; artist residencies: Northlands Creative Glass (Scotland),
Pilchuck (WA); teacher of workshops in U.S. including Haystack (ME).
IRON LeeAnn Mitchell - Mental Metal – Studio Edition
Students in this session will use metal—mostly steel—to
produce a series of sculptures. There will be a strong emphasis on the
aesthetics and language of sculpture through both group and individual
critiques. Technical content will center on fabrication but will include
demonstrations of a variety of forging techniques. The class will include
a visit to the local scrap yard. Jim Buonaccorsi from the University
of Georgia will lead a small iron pour to introduce students to mold
making and casting. The goal of this class is to work hard and take
the mental and transform it into metal. All levels.
Studio artist, former executive director of ABANA; work included
in over 100 exhibitions; solo shows: PA State University, University
of GA; former associate curator for University of TN Sculpture Tour,
former independent curator for Ornamental Metals Museum (Memphis).
LETTERPRESS Bonnie O'Connell - Image/Letter/Press This class explores creative letterpress practice through group and individual edition projects exploring personal or cultural experience. We will cover the fundamentals of typography, typesetting, page design, basic press procedures, and simple relief printmaking techniques. Students will be introduced to versatile book structures, conceptual approaches to image/text relationships, and a historical overview in light of the current letterpress renaissance, including richly layered works from book artists and alternative commercial print shops. All levels.
Teacher and director of The Fine Arts Press at University of NE-Omaha; work included in more than 40 fine press or artist’s book collections; grants: NEA, Nebraska Arts Council, Women’s Studio Workshop (NY).
METALS Robert Dancik - Material Matters
At the core of this class is the marriage of material, process, and
personal artistic expression in the creation of jewelry and small sculpture.
We will explore a body of traditional and nontraditional materials and
learn to use their narrative references as well as their design qualities.
We will also cover in depth how these various materials can be joined
to form permanent archival work using a variety of cold connections
(some rather unexpected), background materials, and bonds. In addition
to jewelry, the materials and techniques covered in this class are applicable
to collage, book arts, glass, wood, and other disciplines. All
levels.
Artist/educator working in jewelry, sculpture and the melding of
the two; adjunct instructor at Pace University (NY); other teaching:
Glassel Museum (Houston), Southwest School of Arts and Crafts (San Antonio),
Brookfield Craft Center (CT); exhibitions: Racine Museum of Art (WI),
SOFA Chicago, National Ornamental Metals Museum (Memphis). robertdancik.com
TEXTILES David K. Chatt - Subversive Beadwork & Free Toy
Surprise!
This class is an unprecedented combination of beadwork, metalwork, flameworking,
and bacon. We will define beads and beadwork in the broadest sense in
this in-depth look at a variety of beadworking techniques. Anything
with a hole all the way through it will be considered a bead. The class
will include guest teachers who will introduce flameworked glass for
beadmaking and basic metalwork for armature and clasp construction.Our
focus will be on skill building, experimentation, community, and turning
up the volume on one’s creative voice. The Penland kitchen will
provide the bacon—vegetarians are welcome. All levels.
Third-floor studio.
Studio artist; recent solo show at Bellevue Arts Museum (WA); collections:
Museum of Arts and Design (NYC), Tacoma Art Museum (WA), Racine Art
Museum (WI), Sonny and Gloria Kamm. davidchatt.com
WOOD Jon Brooks - Ideas Grown in Nature
This class will begin with a look at who we are in relation to the southern
Appalachian forest. We will create figurative and sculptural objects
from low-impact harvested and milled lumber using traditional and inventive
techniques that lead to artistic expression. We will cover tree identification,
harvesting, appropriate tools, carving, joinery, and surface adornment.
Students should be willing to explore playfully, thoughtfully, and creatively.
All levels.
Studio artist; teaching and residencies: University of Tasmania
(Australia), Rochester Institute of Technology (NY), Haystack (ME);
collections: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Renwick Gallery (DC), Museum
of Arts and Design (NYC), Mark and David Grainer (DC), lifetime fellow
of the NH Crafts Council. jonbrooks.org
