Penland Spring Eight-Week Classes March 11

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

This intensive workshop in book structure is all about variety: a variety of structures, materials, and boxes. We will demonstrate techniques for case, flexible, limp, and New-Oriental-style bindings out of leather, wood, vellum, and Plexiglas. Portfolios, slipcases, boxes, and pop-up boxes made of paper, cloth, leather, and wood will complete each project. We will cover a smorgasbord of decorating techniques including hand tooling and hot stamping. This is an exceptional opportunity to enhance your fundamentals and learn new skills.
All levels. Code S00B

Cathy: bookbinder; teaching: Guild of Book Workers, Penland; winner of many awards from the Society of Bookbinders; work exhibited in U.S., France, Belgium, and Canada and published in 500 Handmade Books (Lark Books) and Art et Métiers du Livre.

Alice: career bindery worker in fine binderies, library binderies, and trade binderies; owner/operator of Hudson River Bindery (NY).

Cathy Adelman, Night by Elie Wiesel,

flexible wood, 8-1/2 x 6 x 1/2 in.

Alice Vaughan, Solandar Business

Card Box, 4 x 3 x 1-1/2 in.

Kathy King, Blood, Sweat, and Tears Decanters,

mid-range porcelain, tallest 11 in.

This hands-on workshop will include a course in ceramic art history. Through a series of lectures focused on historical techniques along with the social context from which the work was created, we will consider everything from Neolithic Chinese storage pots to contemporary ceramic art. As we look at the past, we will respond with work that reflects our own point of view. This approach will allow us to cover everything from earthenware to cone 10 porcelain and stoneware in functional and sculptural applications. There will be a special focus on surface decoration and treatments, print-transfer techniques, and narrative. The class will include oxidation, soda, and overglaze enamel firing. Open to all levels, but basic wheelthrowing and handbuilding skills will be helpful. Code S00CA

Studio artist; instructor and administrator in the Harvard University ceramics program; former associate professor at Georgia State University; exhibitions: Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, Mudfire Gallery (Atlanta).

Martin Janecky, Finale/4, hand-

sculpted glass, 22-1/2 x 8-1/2 x 9 in.

Students in this class will learn to realize their ideas in glass using a variety of sculpting techniques, giving them a greater understanding of the material’s potential. As your ability to work expressively with glass expands, your sketches, drawings, and ideas will come to life. Demonstrations will focus on starting with a rough form and translating it into a detailed piece of work using glass bits, a variety of torches, the garage, and a lot of finesse. Two years of glassblowing experience are required. Code S00G

Studio artist; began working in a Czech glass factory at age 13; teaching: The Studio at Corning (NY), Pratt Fine Art Center (WA), Glass Studio Bon (Czech Republic); 2008 Salvador Dalí World Prize; exhibitions: Habatat Galleries (Detroit), SOFA Chicago, International Exhibition of Glass (Japan).

April Franklin,Fidget Ring, 15N20 steel, 1095 steel,

sterling silver, 1-1/4 x 1-1/4 x 3/8 in.

This class is about steel—what it is, and how to work with it. Whether your interest is sculpture, architectural applications, furniture, or jewelry, steel is a versatile choice. We will start by exploring the malleability of our chosen material in the forge and progress to tool-making and fabrication. Students will learn blacksmithing, industrial, and jewelry techniques to facilitate personal expression. Adaptive reuse and recycling will be stressed for source materials. We will cover forge welding, electrical welding, and a wide variety of cold connection techniques from riveting and bolting to less conventional methods. All levels. Code S00I

Studio artist and chef; teaching: The Steel Yard (RI), Penland; exhibitions: National Ornamental Metals Museum (TN), Craft Alliance (St. Louis), Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Madison-Morgan Cultural Center (GA).

Amy Tavern, Bow Cluster Brooch with

Teardrop, sterling silver, spray paint,

8-1/2 x 4 x 1-3/4 in.

This class will start with basic metalsmithing, including sawing, filing, and soldering. We will then go further with scoring and folding, mechanisms, bezel setting, and many other techniques in between. With a focus on craftsmanship and design, students will learn to make jewelry and explore the artistic process. Class time will be complemented by sketchbook assignments and studio visits with area jewelers. Beginning level, but experienced students who want to review techniques and refresh their aesthetic are welcome. Code S00MA

Penland resident artist; teaching: Arrowmont (TN), Penland; exhibitions: Sienna Gallery (MA), Heidi Low Gallery (DE), Quirk Gallery (VA); work published in 500 Silver Jewelry Designs (Lark Books).

Beth Ross Johnson, At the Fell of the Sea, cotton,

silk, fiber reactive dyes, weft ikat, 16 x 16 in.

The folk textiles of Japan and Scotland are woven with great strength and subtlety. We will explore kasuri, zanshi, sakiori, tartan, and tweeds. We will then go beyond technique and look at approaches to design that could be based on function, fiber, use of color, reuse of materials, edges, repetitions, and gradations. This class is open to students of any skill level who want to use traditional textiles as a place for jumping off into their own explorations. All levels. Code S00TA

Studio artist; instructor at Oconaluftee Institute of Cultural Arts (NC); other teaching: Campbell Folk School (NC), Penland, South Carolina Arts Commission; representation: Piedmont Craftsmen (NC), Green Hill Center (NC).

Mark Gardner, Untitled (338),

maple, milk paint, 67 x 16 x 14 in.

This class will reboot your perceptions of wood as a material for sculpture. Students will begin with green logs as well as dry timber and use a multitude of tools and techniques. We will find the most direct path from idea to form using everything from chainsaws to traditional woodworking tools and equipment. Surface treatments and textures will be used to enhance forms and ideas. Demonstrations and discussions will focus on safety, efficiency, and the nature of wood as material. All levels. Code S00W

Studio artist; teaching: Anderson Ranch (CO), Arrowmont (TN), Center for Furniture Craftsmanship (ME); representation: Signature Shop and Gallery (Atlanta); collections: Museum of Art and Design (NYC); Yale Art Gallery (CT), Minneapolis Institute of Art.