Session 1--May 25-June 6
Ignatius Creegan & Rod Givens--Elements of Millinery
This class will take an exciting sculptural approach to hat making using traditional techniques. We will start by making patterns that fit a hat block. These patterns will be transformed into imaginative hat and cap styles. We will also make small hats with wire frames or stitched straw braid and the class will include an introduction to blocked felt hats. All levels. Code 01ta
Collaborating hatmakers; exhibitions: Smithsonian Craft Show (DC), Philadelphia Museum Craft Show, Kentuck Museum (AL), Virginia Arts Center; hats featured in HBO films Iron Jawed Angels and John Adams.
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Randall Darwall--The Common Thread
A new kind of cloth is being discovered all over the world: useful textiles that transcend the boundaries of function through complexity of finish, collapse, surface manipulation, digital redefinition, and artistic presence. This session is an on-loom group exploration of cloth that not only integrates color and structure, but contributes to the global conversation on artist-made textiles—using shrinking yarns, discharge and dye, aggressive finishing techniques, and dynamic fiber combinations. Students must be able to dress a floor loom unassisted and understand basic weave structures. Code 01tb
Studio weaver known for dye-patterned silks; his work was the only apparel cloth chosen for the American Craft Museum’s Art to Wear, Craft Today, and More than One national touring exhibitions.
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Session 2--June 8-20
Loren Schwerd--Body Extension
This class will explore sculptural/architectural/prosthetic garments that interact with the body. Using our own bodies as a starting point we will create a mixed-media wearable sculpture/garment. Movement instructor Martha Brim will lead exercises to help each student develop a vocabulary of motion that will activate and engage their wearable work and contribute significantly to the viewer’s experience with it. The class will include a performance on the last day of the session. All levels. Code 02ta
Assistant professor at Louisiana State University; recent exhibitions: Mobile Museum (AL), Arkansas State University, Space Gallery (Cleveland); work published in Fiberarts Design Book 7 (Lark Books). lorenschwerd.com
This class is part of the special session titled The Body.
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Clare Dolan--Puppet Laboratory
From gigantic effigies to miniature toy theater, what exactly are puppets, dolls, and performing objects, and what kinds of vocabularies do they create? What happens when the puppet replaces the human body? How can paintings and sculptures dance? We will attempt to answer these questions as we cover Luddite puppet-building techniques emphasizing simple materials, organic substances, and trash. We will build, move, experiment, and create a “happening” as the culmination of the class. All levels. Code 02tb
Director, performer, former member of Bread and Puppet Theater (VT); visiting artist/guest lecturer: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Columbia University (NYC), Rhode Island School of Design, Nana Projects Parade School (MD); founder of the Museum of Everyday Life (VT).
This class is part of the special session titled The Body.
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Session 3--June 22-July 4
Jennifer Angus--Screen-Printed Wallpaper
This class is an introduction to large-format screen printing for wallpaper. We will cover repeat systems and developing a “seamless” repeat. Students will design patterns and use photo emulsion to transfer their designs to the screen to create one-of-a-kind wallpaper. We will experiment with painted grounds and hand-painted accents. We will print on a variety of papers that can also be used for wrapping paper and large-scale installations. All levels. Code 03ta
Associate professor at University of Wisconsin, Madison; Canada Council for the Arts and Ontario Arts Council grants; work exhibited in U.S., Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, and Spain; collection: Canadian Embassy (Thailand). jenniferangus.com
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Edwina Bringle--Weaving Workshop
Learn to dress a loom with ease and expand your weaving knowledge. Experiment with color, texture, and pattern. Alter traditional weaving patterns and create new structures. Experiment with a variety of yarns using differential shrinkage to make textured cloth. Color studies will help you learn to play with color. Beginners will gain a solid grasp of the fundamentals, while experienced weavers will be able to develop and implement a more complex project. Come with a spirit of adventure. All levels. Code 03tb
Studio artist; professor emerita from UNC Charlotte; collections: NC Museum of History, Greenville Museum of Art (SC).
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Session 4--July 6–18
Frank Connet--Exploring Indigo Through Shibori
Indigo is the oldest, most versatile, and most beautiful blue dye. Because the color is built up through successive dips into the dye bath, it is well suited to a variety of resist techniques. We will start with basic shibori on wool, silk, and cotton as a starting point for exploring the unique properties of the indigo vat. Less orthodox resist methods will then be considered, allowing each student to find an individual way with this subtle and responsive color. Appropriate for those new to dyeing and more advanced students interested in further exploration. All levels. Code 04ta
Studio artist; representation: Douglas Dawson Gallery (Chicago), Jane Sauer Gallery (Santa Fe); collections: Art Institute of Chicago, City of Chicago, MacArthur Foundation (Chicago).
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Benares Angeley & Samantha Fields--You Are Here: Mapping Our Stories
In a class specifically designed for teachers, participants will use traditional and nontraditional techniques in fibers, printmaking, and bookmaking to explore and map stories using their life history as subject matter. Through exploration of the landscape, journaling, and group discussions, students will investigate how to use the idea of personal mapping for themselves and the students in their classrooms. All levels. Code 04tb
Benares: studio artist, musician, teacher in the Literacy Through Art program at the Asheville Art Museum (NC), teacher at Cloth Fiber Workshop (NC); former Penland core student. Samantha: mixed-media artist and teacher at Chester College (MA), Massachusetts College of Art, and Gordon College (MA); Artist Resource Trust grant; work in many exhibitions and reviewed in Boston Globe and New York Times.
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Session 5--July 20–August 5
Lisa Grey & Jason Pollen--Igniting the Creative Spark
This will be an intense investigation of recent groundbreaking discoveries in the use of disperse dyes to marble synthetic fabrics. The process is charged with intoxicating possibilities that can’t be attained with traditional techniques. The class will include group discussions, critiques, and drawing and composition exercises to integrate new ideas with what we already know. From beginning steps to the finishing and presentation of work, we will focus on experimental aspects of surface design while developing an inspired visual language. All levels. Code 05ta
Lisa: studio artist; first to recognize the potential of disperse dyes in marbling; teaching: Maine College of Art, Haystack (ME), Peters Valley (NJ). Jason: professor and chair of fibers at Kansas City Art Institute; fellow of the American Craft Council.
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Heather Allen-Swarttouw & Liz Spear--Rag Weaving & Beyond
This fun-filled class will build a solid foundation of skills for weaving and surface design. Students will learn to design and wind a warp, dress a loom, prepare fabric for the rag weft, and weave elegant rag fabric. This cloth will serve as a rich canvas for explorative play with color, pattern, and layering, using dyes, textile paints, and discharge techniques. We will present various project possibilities with an emphasis on color, design, tool use, and fearless weaving. All levels. Code 05tb
Heather: studio artist and writer; teaching: Haystack (ME), Arrowmont (TN), Peters Valley (NJ); author of Weaving Contemporary Rag Rugs. Liz: studio artist; teaching: Arrowmont (TN), Campbell Folk School (NC), Appalachian Center for Craft (TN), Haywood Community College (NC).
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Session 6--August 10–22
Patricia Mink--Digital Surface: Inkjet Fabric
From developing images or patterns in Photoshop to preparing and printing a variety of fabrics, this workshop covers all the necessary techniques, tips, and tricks for successfully printing digital imagery on fabric. Beyond the basics, students will experiment with the variables of color management, layering, scale, and the effects of different fabric surfaces, structures, or fiber content, while also learning about the computer as a design tool. All levels. Code 06ta
Assistant professor and head of fibers at East Tennessee State University; work exhibited nationally and internationally and published in Surface Design, Fiberarts, Quilt National, Visions, and Fiberarts Design Book 7 (Lark Books).
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Jiyoung Chung--Color Joomchi
Joomchi is a traditional Korean handmade paper. Textured paper paintings and forms are created by layering thin rice papers together and agitating with hand and water. In this workshop, using low-tech hands-on processes, students can enjoy this ancient technique and adapt it for contemporary two- and three-dimensional functional and fine art. All levels. Code 06tb
Studio artist; twelve solo shows in Korea, Finland, and U.S.; Vermont Studio Center and Minnesota Center for Book Arts residencies; collection: Museum of Arts and Design (NYC).
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Session 7--August 24–30
Heather Nania--Shibori: Dimensional Fabric Forms
This workshop will explore techniques adapted from traditional shibori to create three-dimensional forms and rich texture using silk organza. Students will learn basic stitching and binding techniques and explore color through immersion dyeing. Removing color by thiox immersion will allow additional color exploration. The emphasis throughout will be on developing sculptural forms and surface texture through binding and heat shaping. All levels, though experience with shibori and fiber reactive dyes will be helpful. Code 07ta
Studio artist; solo show at The Cross Gallery (Kansas City) during the 2007 Surface Design Conference; work published in Surface Design and American Craft.
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Raïssa Bump--Sweater Making: Pattern to Construction
Students will create their own sweater patterns and begin to knit them. We will design sweaters with simple shapes and structures, focusing on details such as cuffs, collars, waistlines, and seams. Color and texture development will be essential to our designs. The goal is to begin to feel comfortable adapting simple patterns or working without a pattern. Hand and machine knitters welcome (we will have one knitting machine and students may bring their own). All levels. Code 07tb
Studio artist working in jewelry and knitwear; teaching: IS183 Art School of the Berkshires (NY), Rhode Island School of Design; exhibitions: SOFA Chicago and New York, Fuller Craft Museum (MA); knitwear represented by The Browns (MA).
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Seventh session will also include sculptor Jim Gallucci's class, for artists working in any media, in proposing and developing public art projects.
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