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Spring Short Session Wood

Wood – Spring Short Session
April 27 – May 2, 2025 (4 studio days)
Sarah Marriage
Tambour Time

In this workshop, we will explore the basic principles at play behind one of woodworking’s most magical techniques: the tambour door. We will begin with a discussion of the history of tambours and a variety of techniques for creating them. Students will use a classic canvas-backing technique to create their own tambour panel. We will also build small, simple cabinets with all the necessary tracks, escape routes, and other details to bring our tambours to life. All levels. 

Furniture maker and educator; founder and president of A Workshop of Our Own (MD); teaching: A Workshop of Our Own (MD),The Krenov School (CA), Haystack (ME), Anderson Ranch (CO); exhibitions: Center for Art in Wood (PA), Area 405 (MD), Grace Hudson Museum (CA), Pritam & Eames (NY).

sarahmarriage.com | aworkshopofourown.com | @sarah_marriage

Scholarship application deadline is August 15.
Regular enrollment begins October 2.

Sarah Marriage, Toby’s Cabinet, cherry, canvas, 35 x 44 x 24 inches
Sarah Marriage, Toby’s Cabinet, cherry, canvas, 35 x 44 x 24 inches
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Spring Short Session Textiles

Textiles – Spring Short Session
April 27 – May 2, 2025 (4 studio days)
Nick DeFord
Text(tiles): The Stitched Word

The words text and textile share the same origin in the Latin “textere” meaning “to weave.” In this workshop students will weave together textile techniques and text to create meaningful embroideries that celebrate the stitch and the written word. The workshop will cover basic and complex embroidery stitches that will be used for design, appliqué, collage, and embellishment on both fabric and paper. Exercises and projects will encourage students to consider meaning as they incorporate idioms, poetics, fiction, and the visual word. Students of all skill levels welcome, including writers who are interested in exploring visual art. Upper textiles studio.

Artist, educator, administrator; teaching: Arrowmont (TN), Penland, University of Tennessee; exhibitions: Knoxville Museum of Art (TN), Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Vanderbilt University (TN), Pyramid Atlantic Art Center (MD); Rauschenberg Residency (FL); juror: American Tapestry Biennial 13, Center for Craft Teaching Artist Cohort.

nickdeford.com | @nick_deford

Note: This workshop takes place in a third-floor walk-up studio that is made partially accessible by a stair lift. 

Scholarship application deadline is August 15.
Regular enrollment begins October 2.

Nick DeFord, Automatic Writing (Medium), hand embroidery on found paper, 12 x 10 inches
Nick DeFord, Automatic Writing (Medium), hand embroidery on found paper, 12 x 10 inches
Photo by Rudy Salgado, River City Tintype
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Spring Short Session Printmaking & Letterpress

Letterpress – Spring Short Session
April 27 – May 2, 2025 (4 studio days)
Bryan Christopher Baker
Variable Array, Meticulous, Hooray!

This is a letterpress workshop with no letters. Instead we will focus on making pattern-based prints on the Vandercook presses using custom-made, type-high shapes. Students will design and produce modular components capable of versatile arrangements and exciting permutations. Not only will the multiples of each shape be of perfect printing height, but every piece will be finished and trimmed to uniform pica lengths and widths to allow for the easy creation of new patterns using traditional letterpress spacing materials. In addition to individual print editions, collaborations will be encouraged for students interested in sharing their special components. We will make these components by cutting wood, plastic, and metal with small table saws and various hand tools. The workshop is open to all levels, but a high level of patience for making exact measurements is a must. 

Studio artist: teaching: Arrowmont (TN), Ox-Bow (MI), Center for Book Arts (NYC), University of Tennessee Knoxville, Signal Return (Detroit), The Arm (NYC), Clarion University (PA), College for Creative Studies (Detroit). 

stukenborgpress.com | @stukenborgpress

Scholarship application deadline is August 15.
Regular enrollment begins October 2.

Bryan Christopher Baker, Batch 007, letterpress print, oil-based ink on paper, 15 x 19 inches
Bryan Christopher Baker, Batch 007, letterpress print, oil-based ink on paper, 15 x 19 inches
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Spring Short Session Metals

Metals – Spring Short Session
April 27 – May 2, 2025 (4 studio days)
Sunyoung Cheong
Enameling on Die-Formed Metal

In this workshop students will learn to apply enamel to 3-D copper forms. These forms will be created using the hydraulic press and premade, 3-D-printed dies of various designs. Then students will build layers of vitreous enamel on those forms using sifting and wet-packing techniques. Although CAD design and 3-D printing will not be taught in this workshop, Sunyoung will introduce the basic concepts of the processes, and students will gain an understanding of the possibilities for using these technologies to create dimensional, enameled metal forms. All levels. Upper metals studio.

Assistant professor at University of Kansas; other teaching: Arrowmont (TN), East Carolina University (NC); residencies: Pocosin (NC), Arrowmont (TN); exhibitions: The Sandra J. Blain Galleries (TN), Korea Design & Craft Foundation (Seoul), Wayne Art Center (PA), Tyler School of Art (PA), Baltimore Jewelry Center (MD), Awon Gallery (Seoul). 

sunyoungcheong.com | @sunyoung.cheong

Note: This workshop takes place in a studio with steps that compromise accessibility. It is made partially accessible by a stair lift. 

Scholarship application deadline is August 15.
Regular enrollment begins October 2.

Sunyoung Cheong, My Universe/Heart+Bee Series, enamel, copper, sterling silver, stainless steel, dimensions vary
Sunyoung Cheong, My Universe/Heart+Bee Series, enamel, copper, sterling silver, stainless steel, dimensions vary
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Spring Short Session Iron

Iron – Spring Short Session
April 27 – May 2, 2025 (4 studio days)
Hoss Haley
The Everyday Shelf

This workshop will focus on designing and fabricating metal shelves to hold the items one carries with them on a daily basis: phone, keys, glasses, etc. We will begin with demonstrations and explanations of a range of cold-connection techniques: tabs, screws, and rivets. Students will then work through the design process using paper and cardboard. The last two days will be devoted to cold-forming through cutting, bending, and shaping the sheet metal followed by final assembly and surface treatments. All levels. 

Studio artist; teaching: Haystack (ME), Penland; major public art commissions in Asheville (NC), Charlotte (NC), Richmond (VA), Atlanta, Western Carolina University (NC), North Carolina State University, Tennessee Tech University; collections: Asheville Art Museum (NC), North Carolina Museum of Art, Mint Museum (NC), Bechtler Museum of Art (NC), Arkansas Museum of Fine Art, John Michael Kohler Art Center (WI).

hosshaley.com | @hosshaley

Scholarship application deadline is August 15.
Regular enrollment begins October 2.

Hoss Haley, Everyday Shelf, steel, paint
Hoss Haley, Everyday Shelf, steel, paint
Photo by Myles Pettengill
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Spring Short Session Glass

Glass – Spring Short Session
April 27 – May 2, 2025 (4 studio days)
SaraBeth Post Eskuche
Cut, Sift, Fire: Patterns and Texture in Warm Glass

This workshop will cover the fundamentals of fused glass. The workshop will begin with an introduction to the essential tools and terms used in creating flat panels in the kiln. With a focus on experimentation and sample-making, we will compose a library of patterns by cutting and stacking glass shapes, arranging dots and stripes, and sifting powder through hand-cut stencils. Our last demonstration will be an introduction to coldworking as we shape our glass panels. At the end of the session, students will be comfortable with glass cutting, kiln preparation, and firing schedules. Introductory workshop; all skill levels welcome.  

Studio artist, owner of Ultra Lit, communications coordinator with Crafting the Future; teaching: FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Art (MN), Peters Valley (NJ), The Studio at Corning (NY), Pilchuck (WA), Pittsburgh Glass Center (PA); exhibitions: Kentucky Museum of Art (KY), WCU Bardo Fine Arts Museum (NC), The Weeks Gallery (NY), Cressman Center for Visual Arts (KY), Bunker Projects (PA); representation: Penland Gallery (NC), Contemporary Craft (PA), Gallery 2052 (IL), Urban Glass (NY), Chautauqua (NY).

sarabethpost.net | @ultralit.sb

Scholarship application deadline is August 15.
Regular enrollment begins October 2.

SaraBeth Post Eskuche, Carved Tye-Dye Dish, fused and carved glass, 4 x 4 inches
SaraBeth Post Eskuche, Carved Tye-Dye Dish, fused and carved glass, 4 x 4 inches
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Spring Short Session Drawing and Painting

Painting/Printmaking – Spring Short Session
April 27 – May 2, 2025 (4 studio days)
Jeffrey Hirst
Screenprinting and Encaustic

This workshop will cover the process of screenprinting with pigment sticks, tinted gesso, and ink onto and under encaustic surfaces. We will cover basic encaustic processes: mixing and applying paint, fusing, scraping, and working with transparent and opaque color. A simplified approach to screenprinting will make the process easy to grasp as we unite printed elements with painted surfaces. Students will create images incorporating multiple passes from fixed screenprinting stations along with freeform printing approaches. Together we will explore how painting and printmaking can overlap and influence one another. All levels. Drawing and painting studio.

Studio artist and co-founder of Catalyst Art Lab; teacher of encaustic and printmaking workshops in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Ireland; fellowship and five residencies at Ballinglen Arts Foundation (Ireland); exhibitions: Minneapolis Institute of Art, McLean Projects for the Arts (VA), MicKinney Contemporary (Dallas), Bienal Duoro (Portugal); representation: Addington Gallery (Chicago), Brandt-Roberts Galleries (OH); work in numerous private collections. 

jeffreyhirst.com | @jeffreyhirst

Scholarship application deadline is August 15.
Regular enrollment begins October 2.

Jeffrey Hirst, Trace, encaustic with screenprinting on shaped panel, 41 x 31 inches
Jeffrey Hirst, Trace, encaustic with screenprinting on shaped panel, 41 x 31 inches
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Spring Short Session Clay

Clay – Spring Short Session
April 27 – May 2, 2025 (4 studio days)
Susan Feagin
Floof! Image Transfers on Clay Surfaces

Try your hand at making low-tech underglaze transfers to use on clay surfaces. Students will make silkscreens and draw directly onto newsprint with underglazes to create unique printed and layered imagery on tiles or clay forms (depending on time and individual skill level). We’ll cover some slab building basics using bisque molds and templates. Wheel throwers are welcome, too. This workshop is perfect for people who like to doodle, draw, print, cut, and paste. Bisque-fire only. All levels. Lower clay studio.

Studio artist and Penland clay studio coordinator; teaching: Campbell Folk School (NC), Arrowmont (TN), Double Island Studio (NC), Warren Wilson College (NC); presenter at NCECA Makers Space 2024; exhibitions: Spruce Pine Potters Market (NC); Toe River Arts Gallery (NC); Red Lodge Clay Center (MT), Potters of Madison County (NC). 

susanfeaginceramics.com | @susanfeagin

 Scholarship application deadline is August 15.
Regular enrollment begins October 2.

Susan Feagin, Collage Basket, stoneware with screenprinted underglazes and slips; soda-fired to cone 8, 13 x 8 x 11 inches
Susan Feagin, Collage Basket, stoneware with screenprinted underglazes and slips; soda-fired to cone 8, 13 x 8 x 11 inches
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Spring Short Session Books

Books – Spring Short Session
April 27 – May 2, 2025 (4 studio days)
Reina Takahashi
Paper Potluck

Students in this workshop will learn basic paper sculpture techniques with an emphasis on creating texture and dimension. Through demonstrations and hands-on instruction, we will cover methods for hand-cutting, curving, creasing, gluing, and creating dimensional forms. Students will have time to experiment and to create a paper food item of their own. By the end of the workshop, we will have created a paper potluck. Students should be comfortable working with an X-Acto knife as all cutting will be done by hand. All levels. 

Paper artist primarily working with commercial illustration and design clients; teaching: Kala Art Institute (CA), Stanford University (CA); Communication Arts Illustration Shortlist, Bronze Telly Award; Penland Winter Residency participant; exhibitions: Heron Arts (San Francisco), Chicago Museum of Design, Society of Illustrators (New York); client list includes The New York Times, Wired, Adobe, Google, and Target.

reinasaur.com | @reinasaur

Scholarship application deadline is August 15.
Regular enrollment begins October 2.

Reina Takahashi, Cakes (after Wayne Thiebaud), paper, wood, overall dimension 4 x 16 x 16 inches; cake slices approximately 4 x 6 x 2 inches
Reina Takahashi, Cakes (after Wayne Thiebaud), paper, wood, overall dimension 4 x 16 x 16 inches; cake slices approximately 4 x 6 x 2 inches