BOOKS
Susan Joy Share--Wearable Books, Dolls, & Movement
We will view the book as an extension of the body, and the body as inspiration for our visual work. Using bookbinding techniques (gluing, sewing, folding, cutting, hinging), invented techniques, and common and unusual materials, we will create wearable books, bodyscapes, shaped books, environments, and dolls. In addition, we will explore movement, improvisation, body language, and the possibilities of performance to animate our work. All levels. Code 02b
Artist, performer, book conservator; teaching: Center for Book Arts (NYC), Anderson Ranch (CO), Haystack (ME); fellowships: Rasmuson Foundation (AK), Center for Book Arts (NYC), Alaska State Council on the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts; solo exhibition: Anchorage Museum (AK).
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CLAY
Arthur González--The Naturalist Figure
Students will create a bust of a figure in a natural demeanor that will communicate human emotions. Many sculptures of the human figure are stiff and empty; students in this class will learn techniques that will enable their figures to come alive! Our focus will be the inside/outside method of pinch coil technique. We will use earthenware clay with low temperature reduction firing. All levels. Code 02ca
Associate professor at California College of the Arts; four NEA fellowships, two Virginia Groot awards; residencies: University of Akron (OH), Penland, University of Georgia, Taiwan University. arthurgonzalez.com
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Cristina Córdova--corporal: of, related to, or affecting the body
This ceramic sculpture workshop will attempt to bridge the gap between the theory of figuration and the underlying awareness of our own physicality. We will develop the information behind expression through models and handbuilding demonstrations. Through exercises in movement and gesture, we will begin to uncover and understand the true language of the body and empower creativity. We will work with earthenware clay and electric firings. All levels. Code 02cb
Studio artist; American Craft Council Emerging Artist grant, NC Arts Council fellowship; representation: Ann Nathan Gallery (Chicago), Pamil Fine Art (Puerto Rico); former Penland resident artist. cristinacordova.com
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DRAWING
Denyce Celentano--Figure Drawing
This workshop will help students gain the basic skills of drawing the human form from observation, using gesture, contour, and modeling. Students will gain a greater understanding of picture making methods by studying the placement of the figure in the composition and the use of tonal values. All levels. Code 02d
Professor at Louisiana State University; representation: Cole Pratt Gallery (New Orleans).
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GLASS
KéKé Cribbs--Body, Imagery, & Glass
This class will explore the human form as imagery using glass as the canvas. Working with flat glass, we will explore both transparency and opacity through techniques including vitreous enamels, sandblasting, engraving, and gold leafing. We will also cut glass paintings up for mosaic work. Other techniques include methods of printing on glass and transferring images from unfired clay plates. We will explore picking up images onto hot glass, but the class is mostly about working flat surfaces. All levels. Code 02ga
Studio artist; teaching: Pilchuck (WA), Penland; collections: Los Angeles County Museum, Racine Arts Museum (WI), Corning Museum (NY), Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art (Japan). kekecribbs.com
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Julie Anne Denton & Emilio Santini--Venetian Figures & the Allegory of Life
Experience making fully sensous bodies with glass. We will work from basic forms and postures through more complicated shapes and poses using soft glass and borosilicate. Students will study and copy figurative glass objects to enhance their ability to make concrete their idealized allegories of life. The class will also include some instruction on hollow figures and clothing. Basic torch experience will be helpful, but all levels are welcome. Code 02gb
Julie: studio artist; teaching: The Glass Furnace (Istanbul), Snow Farm (MA); exhibited extensively in U.K.; currently making cast pieces with figurative flameworked inclusions. Emilio: studio artist and teacher at Virginia Commonwealth University; collections: Sheffield Museum (England), Corning Museum (NY).
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IRON
Hoss Haley--The Fall of Icarus
Ever since the fall of Icarus, technology has been spawning unintended consequences. This class will explore the relationship of body and machine by making human-powered moving sculptures. We will begin with basic physics and simple mechanisms: levers, pulleys, wheels, cams. After some preliminary assignments, each student will develop a design for a sculpture. In the mornings we will bring ideas, drawings, and models to the table and brainstorm as a group. Afternoons, we will test ideas and work. Embracing low technology, we will use simple forging, welding, drilling, and cutting to create sophisticated movements. All levels. Code 02i
Studio artist; commissions: Charlotte Area Transit System (NC), Mecklenburg County (NC), Asheville’s Pack Square Conservancy (NC). hosshaley.com
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METALS
Sondra Sherman--The Body as Site
Jewelry is always understood in the context of the body or the identity of the wearer. Site specific art refers to an artist’s intervention in a specific locale, creating work that is integrated with its surroundings and explores its relationship to that locale. The body is jewelry’s explicit and implicit site. We will explore jewelry that restructures the viewer’s perception of the body and/or the wearer. We will cover various construction and forming techniques such as die forming, wire construction, repoussé, and simple mechanisms as needed. Basic sawing, filing, and soldering skills required. Code 02ma
Associate professor at San Diego State University (CA); Fulbright scholarship; collections: Philadelphia Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Smithsonian American Art Museum (DC).
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Marcia Macdonald--Body Candy
Jewelry has adorned the figure for centuries. It can have an amazing narrative capacity and the potential to go beyond mere decoration. We will explore jewelry or small sculpture that is figure-related but not necessarily figurative. Students will make objects evocative of their personal visions using metal, wood, alternative materials, and found objects. We will emphasize fabrication techniques, design, drawing, and problem solving. The only prerequisites are energy, enthusiasm, and an interest in the eccentricity of the ordinary. All levels. Code 02mb
Studio artist; teaching: Arrowmont (TN), Haystack (ME), Penland; exhibitions: Smithsonian Craft Show, Philadelphia Museum Craft Show, American Craft Council shows.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Janet Beller--Environmental Portraiture
Environmental portraiture is crafted through technique, style, and psychology. This workshop will deal with lighting, background selection, composition, and how to capture the essence of your subject. Assignments and group critiques will help you develop an eye for gesture and expression and learn the patience and gentle prodding needed to get them. We will experiment with different locations and both single and multiple images. Students will work in black and white and print their own work. All levels. Code 02
Fine art and commercial photographer; teaching: New School (NYC), International Center of Photography (NYC); work in books, national magazines, advertising, group and solo shows; author of Street People (Macmillan Press). janetbeller.com
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PRINTMAKING
Jessica H. Meyer--Tattoo You: Lithography on Skin
This workshop will explore the sexy, rock ‘n’ roll side of lithography you never knew existed. Whether you are new to lithography or an old stone worshiper, you will learn to make skin-transferable prints that can turn you into the tattooed god or goddess you’ve always dreamed of becoming, but your mother begged you not to be. We will generate imagery by drawing on plates or stones and print with inks designed for skin transfer. All levels. Code 02x
Studio artist; “living picture gallery” exhibitions: Knoxville Museum (TN), Three Flights Up Gallery (TN), Creative Research Laboratory (TX); lectures and workshops: Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Southern Graphics conferences, 2008 College Art Association conference, University of Tennessee. jessicahmeyer.com
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TEXTILES
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
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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).
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WOOD
Ashley Jameson Eriksmoen--Building from the Body
Students will examine and explore proportions and postures taken from the body and apply these ideas to furnituresque objects. Slide lectures, design talks, and woodworking demonstrations will guide students through the design and construction process. By breaking away from standard measurements and archetypal forms, students will create original artworks/furniture designs. Open to all levels, but especially helpful for experienced woodworkers seeking new inspiration. All levels. Code 02w
Studio artist and teacher at California College of the Arts and City College of San Francisco; Norwegian Marshall Fund grant to research traditional Nordic woodcraft; exhibitions: Pritam & Eames (NY), Fuller Museum (MA).
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