Session 1--May 25-June 6
Sheryl Haler & Therman Statom--Glass Portraits, Narratives, & Myths
This is a class in making art from glass in combination with other materials. We will explore a broad range of glass working processes, including hot glass, cold working, experimental techniques, and mixed-media. Students will work independently and collaboratively in the development of their own work and methods. The focus of this class is mixed-media sculpture; it is not a glassblowing workshop. All levels. Code 01ga
Sheryl: teacher at Ringling College of Art and Design (FL); exhibitions: Textile Arts Center (Chicago), Arkansas Arts Center. Therman: studio artist; teaching: Glass Furnace (Istanbul), Pilchuck (WA), California College of the Arts; collections: Detroit Institute of Arts (MI), Musée des Arts Decoratifs (Paris), Renwick Gallery (DC). www.thermanstatom.com
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Caitlin Hyde--Glass Bead Design Intensive
This intensive in flameworked beads will cover a variety of beadmaking, sculpting, and surface design techniques in glass with a focus on the subtle use of heat and the precise management of form and detail. Each student will develop individual design projects through drawing and discussion along with in-depth technical practice. All levels. Code 01gb
Studio artist; teaching: The Studio at Corning (NY), Snow Farm (MA), UrbanGlass (NYC), Bullseye Connection (OR); exhibitions: Pismo Fine Art Glass Gallery (Denver), Bullseye Connection, Society of Arts and Crafts (Boston), SOFA Chicago. caitlinhyde.com
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Session 2--June 8-20
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
This class is part of the special session titled The Body.
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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).
This class is part of the special session titled The Body.
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Session 3--June 22-July 4
John Miller--The Melting Pot
This class touches on many different glass-working techniques including cane, murrine, mold blowing, solid sculpting, graal, sand casting, cold working, and adhesives. It will cover the physical aspects of glassblowing as well as teamwork and collaboration. Through demonstrations and lectures, well-established glass artists from the Penland area will contribute to the general discussion of the contemporary glass movement. Basic glassblowing skills required. Code 03ga
Assistant professor and head of glass at Illinois State University at Bloomington-Normal, staff member at Pilchuck (WA) for 15 years, including technician, coordinator, gaffer, and instructor; Creative Glass Center of America fellowship (NJ); work exhibited nationally. johnmillerglass.com
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Michael Mangiafico--Glass Entomology
Inspired by nature, this class covers techniques for sculpting various insects in torchworked glass. Cane pulling, murrine, and the application of enamel powders using soft glass are just some of the procedures we will experiment with. These will be used to build both literal renderings of insects and more abstract interpretations. Students with some experience will benefit greatly from this class, though all comers are welcome. All levels. Code 03gb
Studio artist; teaching: Pittsburgh Glass Center, Touchstone (PA); representation: Morgan Contemporary Glass (PA), Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass (TX), Thomas Riley Gallery (OH); work in private and corporate collections. figstudios.com
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Session 4--July 6–18
Davide Salvadore--Tociar Piere: Roll-Up Technique
This class is based on the Muranese tociar piere technique—the roll-up. Canes, murrine, tessarae, etc., are placed on an iron plate (the piera) to form a design. The pieces are fused together in the glory hole and then picked-up by rolling the glass onto the blow pipe (the tociar). The glass is then worked to the desired shape. Students will learn to create complex murrine and cane designs, which will be manipulated into incalmos, rotations of the axis, etc. The class will also cover Muranese culture, history, and the Murano style of team working. Advanced level. Code 04ga
Studio artist; co-founder of Campagnol e Salvadore studio in Murano, Italy; teaching: The Glass Furnace (Istanbul), Pilchuck (WA), The Studio at Corning (NY); exhibitions: William Traver Gallery (Seattle). davidesalvadore.com
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Bandhu Dunham--Lively Lampworking
This class will focus on bringing flameworked glass to life. We will make representations of natural forms—whether animal (including human) or plant—which may be literal and realistic or stylized and abstract. How do we get there from here? Subjects will include technical tricks and issues of proportion and gesture in lifelike figures. We will also work with vessels, goblets, and kinetic glass sculpture. Intermediate level; basic flameworking skills required. Code 04gb
Studio artist; author of Contemporary Lampwork: Formed of Fire and Creative Life; lectures, demonstrations, and museum collections nationally and internationally. salusaglassworks.com
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Session 5--July 20–August 5
Martin Janecky & Ross Richmond--Hot Glass Sculpting
This class will focus on unique techniques and approaches to solid and blown sculpting, emphasizing the freedom to explore process and the potential of the material. We will cover the use of various torches, garage and bit work, as well as making your own sculpting tools. Sketchbooks will be mandatory. Intermediate: two years glassblowing experience required. Code 05ga
Martin: studio artist; schooled as a factory gaffer in the Czech Republic; demonstrations and teaching: The Studio at Corning (NY), Technicon Pretoria (South Africa), Glass Centrum (India). Ross: studio artist; member of the William Morris team since 1999; teaches and exhibits nationally.
Ross Richmond's website
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Heather Trimlett--Advanced Beadmaking: Working with Precision & Purpose
This is a unique opportunity to develop your style in beadmaking. You will learn to work smarter and more efficiently so you get the maximum out of your precious torch time. We will take the mystery out of clear casing, stringer work, and shaping a disc. You will learn the magic of making the perfect simple black and white twist along with fancy multicolor latticino twists. You will incorporate these skills into your beads. It’s time to fine-tune your skills and take your work to the next level. Intermediate/advanced level. Code 05gb
Studio artist; teaches and sells work nationally and internationally; recent exhibitions: Heinz History Center (Pittsburgh) and the Musée-Atelier de Verre (France). heathertrimlett.com
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Session 6--August 10–22
Eddie Bernard & Nadine Saylor--Hot Summer Fun with Eddie & Nadine
Problem: You have a burning desire to play with glass and need a stress-free environment where you can learn the basics.
Solution: Take Eddie and Nadine’s Hot Summer Fun class! By teaching the fundamentals of blowing and solidworking, we will give you the understanding of the material you need to make unique glass work. Demonstrations plentiful, practice abundant, drawing imperative, teamwork emphasized, experimentation inevitable. Join us for two weeks of fun with glass. You’ll be glad you did. All levels. Code 06ga
Eddie: studio artist; owner of Wet Dog Glass (New Orleans); teaching: The Studio at Corning (NY), Haystack (ME). Nadine: studio artist; adjunct faculty at Alfred University (NY).
ebernard.com
nadinesaylor.com
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Eddie Bernard
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Christopher McElroy--Borosilicate in One Breath
We will begin our journey with an overview of blowing and solid-sculpting clear borosilicate glass. The initial emphasis will be on building a strong foundation of basic techniques rather than creating finished objects. Then we will explore color and pattern application and sculptural approaches, expanding our dialogue with this exquisite material. Class discussions will address form, content, and design. The only requirement is a willingness to learn. Beginning level. Code 06gb
Studio artist; teaching: Red Deer College (Canada), Pittsburgh Glass Center, Bezalel Academy (Israel); exhibitions: William Traver Gallery (Seattle), Pismo Gallery (CO), solo show at Del Vidrio Gallery (Denver). christophermcelroy.com
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Session 7--August 24–30
Kenny Pieper--Goblets, Cane, & More
This class will focus on some traditional and some not-so-traditional techniques for making goblets, filigrana, and whatever else comes up. Discussions will center on form, color, and technical issues. Intermediate level: students should have a solid base in the practice of offhand blowing. Code 07ga
Studio artist; exhibits nationally and internationally; former Penland studio coordinator; collections: Corning Museum (NY), New Orleans Museum of Art, Hickory Museum (NC), Asheville Art Museum. pieperglass.com
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Michael Janis & Tim Tate--Affecting Plate Glass
This class will focus on creating 3-d, bas-relief, kilnformed glass imagery with detail and visual impact. Through demonstrations, discussions, and projects, students will learn up-to-date methods of working sheet glass with heat, plus sgraffito, recycled materials, etching, sculptural development, and the relationship of work to its surroundings. We will discuss the relevance of plate glass to architecture and sculpture. All levels. Code 07gb
Michael: co-director of the Washington Glass School (DC); representation: Maurine Littleton Gallery (DC), Duane Reed Gallery (St. Louis); collection: Art Institute of Chicago. Tim: co-director of the Washington Glass School (DC); collections: Smithsonian American Art Museum (DC), Mint Museums (NC).
michaeljanis.com
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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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