Penland Spring One-Week Session 2 April 8

Classes are open to serious students of all levels unless specified in course description; beginners welcome.

Gina Hubler, Inner

Canyons, smalti, stone,

marble, millifiori, 48 X 24 in.

Join me on a trip of mosaic fantasy! We will work with a variety of media within the basic format of the glass mosaic. You will learn to give your two-dimensional work a three-dimensional accent. The mystery of smalti glass will be revealed. We will look at different tesserae (individual tiles), smalti, stained glass, vitreous glass, natural materials, and recycled objects. You will learn how materials and techniques interact as you create works of art that are decidedly YOU! All levels. Code S02GB

Studio artist; founder and director of the Miami Mosaic Academy (FL and PA); other teaching: University of Miami (FL), Miami Dade College (FL), The Studio at Corning (NY); public installations: Womens Park (FL), St. Mary of the Angels Cathedral (Chicago), Rosati Compound (Italy), Children’s Home Society (Miami), Mi Piace restaurant (CA).

Alicia Keshishian, Travel, Tibetan wool

with silk accents, 8 x 10 x 12 ft.

Do you love color? Are you afraid of color? Do you only wear black? Do you wonder why chartreuse confuses you or why you never use red? Effective use of color is critical to the success of your work in any medium. We will explore the wonderful world of color through a series of exercises that will liberate your application of color both personally and professionally. All levels. Code S02D

Designer, art director, illustrator for more than 30 years; currently produces custom, hand-made-to-order carpets and is a presenter on color and rug production.

Janet Taylor, Pieced scarf,silk,

vat dyed, hand beading, 24 x 80 in.

We will create exciting textiles using the vat-dye color removal process (also called vat-dye discharge) on pre-dyed silk. You can control your own color palette by using acid dyes, fiber-reactive dyes, and vat dye. We will explore positive-negative space, carving designs on construction Styrofoam, along with color theory and how to evolve design ideas. The result will be exciting and colorful textiles of your own design. All levels. Code SO2TA

Studio artist; professor emerita from Arizona State University; member of the Ariel Gallery cooperative (NC); work sold at Mint Museum (NC), Houston Craft Museum, Southern Highland Craft Guild shops (NC), Piedmont Craftsmen Gallery (NC), Penland Gallery.