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Wood Summer Session 4

WOOD SUMMER SESSION 4
JULY 2–14, 2023
Tom Huang
A la Carte

Through technical instruction in the fundamentals of design and woodworking, students will learn basic design and construction drawing skills along with woodworking and joinery skills. Students will work toward designing and building a small “a la carte” piece (maybe a side or accent table) that will strive to metaphorically and literally heighten the margins of our experience. The workshop will be geared toward novices in furniture making and design, but experienced makers from all backgrounds are welcome to join us as we explore both subject matters. All levels.

 

Notes on “a la carte”: In the culinary world, this term refers to menu items that can be ordered outside of a planned meal. It also suggests that these smaller items are worthy of attention and consideration. We’ll explore this idea in direct correlation to furniture making and also as a metaphor that encapsulates what we are all experiencing as conversations evolve to heighten awareness and understanding of identities that have traditionally been marginalized. 

Associate professor at University of Kansas; Center for Furniture Craftsmanship Fellowship (ME); has exhibited nationally including Delaware Center for Contemporary Art; publications: American Craft, Bespoke: Furniture from 101 International Artists by E. Ashley Rooney, Bamboo Design Guide and 59 Case Studies by Eduard Broto, and Booming Bamboo by Pablo van der Lugt. 

tomhuangstudio.com | @tomahawkku 

Tom Huang, Spring Rain (umbrella caddy), cherry, milk paint, 24 x 7 x 7 inches
Tom Huang, Spring Rain (umbrella caddy), cherry, milk paint, 24 x 7 x 7 inches
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Textiles B Summer Session 4

TEXTILES SUMMER SESSION 4
JULY 2–14
Ann Tilley
Pants: Design, Draft, Construct

This workshop will explore pants-making as a way to introduce and deepen the skills needed for making custom apparel at home. Topics will include clothing design and inspiration, working from existing paper patterns (and making our own), and many aspects of garment construction. During the first week, we’ll walk step-by-step through custom jeans. Then we’ll sew with knits and engage with choose-your-own-adventure final projects to reinforce skills developed during the workshop. The goal is to demystify pants patterns, encourage customization, and empower students to make clothing for themselves. Some experience on a sewing machine will be helpful, however, advanced techniques taught in a beginner-friendly format means this workshop is open to all levels. Third-floor textiles studio.

Studio artist, freelance technical clothing designer; teaching: Arrowmont (TN), Campbell Folk School (NC), Forge Makerspace (NC), and several independent fabric shops; multiple individual artist grants through ArtsGreensboro (NC); exhibitions: Greenhill Winter Show (NC), Arrowmont Gallery (TN).

anntilleyhandmade.com | @anntilleyhandmade

Ann Tilley, Magic Pants and Pansy Top, original designs from the Ann & Anne clothing line
Ann Tilley, Magic Pants and Pansy Top, original designs from the Ann & Anne clothing line
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Textiles A Summer Session 4

TEXTILES SUMMER SESSION 4
JULY 2–14
Ismini Samanidou
You Can Go Anywhere from Anywhere

This workshop will focus on experimenting with materials and processes using paper manipulation, mark making, drawing, photography, and layering/interweaving threads using on- and off-loom techniques. We’ll explore how found materials can provide the basis for pattern and surface and think about how time affects these. We’ll aim to develop a range of permanent and ephemeral works and allow ourselves to really play and engage with each process, working in a spontaneous and experimental way. All levels. Second-floor textiles studio. 

Studio artist; teaching: Central Saint Martins (UK), Royal College of Art (UK), Royal Academy (UK), Haslach Textile Centre (Austria); collections: Victoria and Albert Museum (UK), Crafts Council (UK); exhibitions: Weaving and We (China), Moins Sartoux (France), Hauser and Wirth (UK); a film of Ismini weaving has been part of an Anni Albers retrospective at Tate Modern (UK), K20 (Germany), and Museum of Modern Art (NYC). 

isminisamanidou.com | @isminisamanidou

Ismini Samanidou, Studies, carbon paper, cyanotype on Japanese paper and wood, photograph, drawing, weaving
Ismini Samanidou, Studies, carbon paper, cyanotype on Japanese paper and wood, photograph, drawing, weaving
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Print & Letterpress X Summer Session 4

PRINT & LETTERPRESS SUMMER SESSION 4
JULY 2–14, 2023
Karen J Revis
Intro to Linocut

This introductory workshop will teach you all you need to know to create beautiful linocuts: from first draft to final print. We’ll explore various ways to compose an image and translate it into a drawing for a linocut. Demonstrations will cover the complete process: how to transfer the drawing onto the linoleum block, how different carving tools are used, what paper to choose, tearing paper, and using a press. A slide presentation of linocuts by favorite artists will provide inspiration. Discussions and experimentation will be encouraged. Students can expect to complete editions of one or two prints. Beginning level. Printmaking studio. 

Studio artist; member of Black Women of Print and the Black Artists + Designers Guild; residencies: Haystack (ME), Morgan Paper Conservatory (Cleveland), Pyramid Atlantic (MD), Women’s Studio Workshop (NY), BACAS (Italy), Penland Summer Residency Fellowship, Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop Studio Immersion Project Fellowship (NYC), Henry Street Settlement (NYC); exhibitions: International Print Center (NYC), Project: Artspace (NYC), Sears-Peyton Gallery (NYC); publications: The Art of Encaustic Painting by Joanne Mattera.

karenjrevis.com | @revisionaryprints | @karenjrevis_studio

Karen J Revis, Man with Flowers, linocut, 40 x 28 inches
Karen J Revis, Man with Flowers, linocut, 40 x 28 inches
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Photography Summer Session 4

PHOTOGRAPHY SUMMER SESSION 4
JULY 2–14, 2023
Millee Tibbs
Large-Format Photography

This workshop will use large-format (4×5) cameras to explore the language and craft of analog photography. Through technical demonstrations, guided exercises, and lots of practice in the darkroom, students will gain complete compositional control of their images using the view camera’s tilt, swing, shift, and rise movements to adjust focus, perspective, and image shape. Students will process sheet film and make darkroom prints to produce a small portfolio of self-expressive photographs. No darkroom experience required. Cameras provided. All levels. 

Associate professor at Wayne State University; residencies: two MacDowell Colony fellowships, Jentel Foundation (WY), Marpha Foundation (Nepal), Virginia Center for the Creative Arts; exhibitions: SFO Museum (San Francisco), Aperture Gallery (NYC), Filter Space (Chicago); collections: George Eastman House (NY), Detroit Institute of Arts, Chrysler Museum (VA), Portland Art Museum (OR), Rhode Island School of Design Museum. 

milleetibbs.com | @sbbiteellim

Millee Tibbs, Transfrontalier, gelatin silver print, custom frame, 30 x 34 inches
Millee Tibbs, Transfrontalier, gelatin silver print, custom frame, 30 x 34 inches
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Metals B Summer Session 4

METALS SUMMER SESSION 4
JULY 2–14, 2023
April Wood
From Ferrous to Fine

This workshop will focus using steel to fabricate jewelry and small sculpture. Students will learn the working properties of steel and how it is similar to and different from working with nonferrous or precious metals. We’ll cover sawing, annealing, forming, and finishing mild steel with an emphasis on piercing to create positive and negative space as well as dimension. We’ll explore soldering steel with gold and silver solder for both construction and embellishment and small-scale oxy-acetylene welding for wire and sheet fabrication. Steel patinas and other color methods will also be discussed. All levels. Lower metals studio. 

Studio artist; co-founder of the Baltimore Jewelry Center; teaching: Maryland Institute College of Art, Corcoran College of Art and Design (DC), Pocosin Arts (NC), Metalwerx (MA), Silvera Jewelry School (CA), Towson University (MD); solo exhibitions: Ombré Gallery (OH), Austin Museum of Art (TX); participated in SIERAAD International Jewelry Fair (Amsterdam). 

aprilwoodmetalsmith.com | @aprilwoodmetalsmith

April Wood, Cougar Hot Springs, mild steel, rubber, 15 x 9 x 3/4 inches
April Wood, Cougar Hot Springs, mild steel, rubber, 15 x 9 x 3/4 inches
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Metals A Summer Session 4

METALS SUMMER SESSION 4
JULY 2–14, 2023
Janna Gregonis
Set and Framed

This workshop will cover simple settings for stones or objects and move toward nontraditional prong, frame, and tension settings. We’ll make our own bezel wire and learn how to modify and customize it, and we’ll address when and why a prong setting might be a better solution. This workshop will be ideal for creating settings for odd or difficult stones or objects. We’ll cover various metalsmithing techniques used for stone setting. All levels. Upper metals studio.

Studio artist; teaching: 92nd Street Y (NYC), Peters Valley (NJ), Kutztown University (PA), St. Johns University (NYC), Newark Museum of Art (NJ); exhibitions: Munich Jewellery Week, Brussels Jewellery Week, NYC Jewelry Week, Schmuck 2020 (Munich), Fuller Craft Museum (MA); collection: Museum of the Brazilian Object (Brazil). 

@jannagregonis

Janna Gregonis, Floors 3, brass, vintage linoleum, 3 x 3 inches
Janna Gregonis, Floors 3, brass, vintage linoleum, 3 x 3 inches
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Iron Summer Session 4

IRON SUMMER SESSION 4
JULY 2–14, 2023
J.D. Smith
Damascus: Pattern-Welded Steel Fabrication

This workshop will teach the basics of designing and constructing pattern-welded steel. We’ll use new and updated techniques and procedures: specifically, we will not use welding flux, everything will be done dry to ensure higher success rates. We’ll thoroughly survey the basics as well as the material’s aesthetic potential and functional possibilities. Each student will be able to make objects and/or explore the material based on their interest and skill level. However, this is not a knife-making workshop. All levels. 

Master bladesmith, CEO of Hammersmith Knives & Publications; American Bladesmith Society instructor; adjunct professor at MassArt (Boston) for 25 years; work published in multiple magazines; many of his students have become masters in their own right. 

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J.D. Smith, Damascus Details, pattern-welded steel
J.D. Smith, Damascus Details, pattern-welded steel
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Glass B Summer Session 4

GLASS SUMMER SESSION 4
JULY 2–14, 2023
Joanna Manousis
Illuminating Space: Core Casting in Glass

This workshop will explore multiple strategies for creating residual details within solid, kiln-cast glass. Daily lectures and demonstrations will cover basic-through-advanced kiln-casting techniques. Students will create original structures from found objects and hand-sculpted clay, acquiring skills needed to assemble finished models for refractory-core and lost-wax casting investment. We’ll cover polyurethane mother molds, hand-built refractory molds, hot-wax construction, wax finishing, sprueing, and firing along with de-investment tips for core molds. We’ll explore various coldworking methods to polish and reveal negative space within castings that capture light and attract the eye. Mold making and clay- or wax-working skills will be helpful, but the workshop is open to all levels. Casting studio. 

Note: The studio fee for this workshop is estimated at $350-400 per student.

Studio artist, PhD researcher; teaching: Alfred University (NY), Ohio State University, College for Creative Studies (Detroit); awards: Margaret M. Mead Award, Hans Godo Frabel Award; residencies: Museum of Arts and Design (NYC), The Corning Museum (NY), Cité Internationale des Arts (France); collections: Glasmuseet Ebeltoft (Denmark), Glasmuseum Lette (Germany), Huntsville Museum (AL), Cafesjian Center for the Arts (Armenia); representation: Heller Gallery (NYC), Momentum Gallery (NC).

joannamanousis.com | @joannamanousis

Joanna Manousis, Golden Thread (Diamond Point), crystal, 24K gold mirror, 9-3/4 x 16-1/4 x 3 inches
Joanna Manousis, Golden Thread (Diamond Point), crystal, 24K gold mirror, 9-3/4 x 16-1/4 x 3 inches
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Drawing & Painting Summer Session 4

DRAWING AND PAINTING SUMMER SESSION 4
JULY 2–14, 2023
Ming Ying Hong
Drawing a Self-Portrait

This workshop will explore self-portraits drawn from direct observation. Students will develop a basic understanding of human head proportions and create works using a variety of techniques, including contour drawing, line gestures, mass gestures, and value drawings. We’ll work mostly with graphite and charcoal, beginning with small studies and then moving to large-scale self-portraits in charcoal. All levels. 

Associate professor at Rhode Island School of Design; other teaching: Mississippi State University, Old Dominion University; exhibitions: Bo Bartlett Center (GA), Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Visionary Projects (NYC), publications: New American Paintings, ArtMaze magazine.

mingyinghong.com | @ming_ying_hong

Ming Ying Hong, The One with the Pigs Feet, colored pencil on paper, 10 x 8 inches
Ming Ying Hong, The One with the Pigs Feet, colored pencil on paper, 10 x 8 inches
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Clay B Summer Session 4

CLAY SUMMER SESSION 4
JULY 2–14, 2023
Cristina Córdova
Build Big: Essential Methods for Large-Scale Success

Building big opens up a different relationship with our creativity. Sculpting on a large scale draws a connection to the monumental and archetypal, generating a different energy from which to convey concepts and personal narratives. This workshop will provide all the information you need to understand basic, effective strategies for large-scale slab construction. We’ll discuss prototyping and creating diagrams, sourcing clay bodies, tools and supplies, as well as drying protocols and firing cycles. We’ll also discuss surface options for large-scale objects and how to troubleshoot common issues surrounding larger work: kiln size, shipping, safe handling, etc. Electric firing. Intermediate/advanced level; students should have basic handbuilding experience. Lower clay studio. 

Studio artist; teaching: Santa Fe Clay, Anderson Ranch (CO), Haystack (ME), Armory Arts Center (FL); North Carolina Arts Council Fellowship, Virginia Groot Foundation Recognition Grant, United States Artists Fellowship; collections: Smithsonian American Art Museum (DC), Museum of Contemporary Art (Puerto Rico), Mint Museum (NC), Everson Museum (NY); featured on the cover of Ceramics Monthly and in the PBS series Craft in America. 

cristinacordova.com | @cristinacordovastudio

Cristina Córdova, Cosmologia Isleña, ceramic, metal, resin, 58 x 30 x 27 inches
Cristina Córdova, Cosmologia Isleña, ceramic, metal, resin, 58 x 30 x 27 inches
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Books & Paper P Summer Session 4

BOOKS & PAPER SUMMER SESSION 4
JULY 2–14, 2023
Kelly Taylor Mitchell
Paper, Collage, and the Archive

The archive is a collection of ephemera, material culture, and memory. It can be self-defined, painfully incomplete, remarkably niche. It may live in a library, online, in boxes in your aunt’s garage, or as a vision in your mind. Students in this workshop will use the archive (any archive) as an origin point for a new body of work. We’ll cover papermaking processes such as sheet forming, pulp painting, inclusions, and blowouts along with image transfer and collage techniques that center play. Come prepared by identifying an archive you will be using and bringing tangible remnants of that archive to use in your explorations. All levels. Papermaking studio. 

Assistant professor and art program director at Spelman College; artist in residence at Atlanta Contemporary, 2022 inaugural Spelman College Affiliate Fellow at the American Academy in Rome; residencies: Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Women’s Studio Workshop; exhibitions: Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking (GA); collections: Harvard Fine Arts Library (MA), Walker Art Center Library (Minneapolis). 

kellytaylormitchellstudio.com 

Kelly Taylor Mitchell, Untitled (Green), handmade pulp, painted cotton, mesh, grommets; hand sewing, 86 x 44 inches
Kelly Taylor Mitchell, Untitled (Green), handmade pulp, painted cotton, mesh, grommets; hand sewing, 86 x 44 inches
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Books & Paper B Summer Session 4

BOOKS & PAPER SUMMER SESSION 4
JULY 2–14, 2023
Maria Verónica San Martín and Maria Gracia San Martín
Creating Artist Books

In this workshop students will create artist books by examining their history, concepts, and aesthetics in combination with learning bookbinding and printing techniques.


Conceptual part: (First class and individual critiques) We’ll start by looking at some examples of published artist books and asking the following questions: What are artist books? How do they differ from traditional books? What is their place in visual art and cultural criticism?


Hands-on part: (rest of the classes) Students will learn how to construct adhesive and nonadhesive books techniques (pamphlets, one-page-book, double accordion and flag book), how to construct two boxes types (slip case and clamshell box) and the technique of monoprint with oil-based ink. Students are also welcome to create content through collage, painting, photography, or drawing. Every day the instructor will demonstrate a technique and students will follow it, creating their own structure while working together to find ways to interpret messages.

Students will learn to build content, form, and three-dimensional spaces with artist books. Please bring one of your favorite books with you to construct a box for it. All levels. Books studio. All levels. Books studio.

Maria Verónica: studio artist; teaching: Center for Book Arts (NYC), Miami University of Ohio; two New York Foundation for the Arts grants and three Chilean national grants; solo exhibitions: NAC Gallery (Chile), Museum Meermanno (Netherlands), Center for Book Arts (NY), Museum of Memory and Human Rights (Chile), National Archive (Chile); collections: Centre Pompidou (Paris), Metropolitan Museum (NYC), Walker Art Center (Minneapolis), National Center for Contemporary Art (Chile).

Maria Gracia: architect, teaching: Harvard Design Discovery Program (MA); lectures: School of Visual Arts (NYC), Chilean College of Architects; represented Harvard Graduate School of Design at the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale. 

mveronicasanmartin.com | @san.martin.maria

Maria Verónica San Martín, Dignidad, artist book with photolithography and photography, contained in a handmade box with gilding, 11 x 11 inches closed
Maria Verónica San Martín, Dignidad, artist book with photolithography and photography, contained in a handmade box with gilding, 11 x 11 inches closed
Maria Gracia San Martín, Border Choreographies, photo and video
Maria Gracia San Martín, Border Choreographies, photo and video