Posted on

Metals B Summer Session 7

METALS – SUMMER SESSION 7
August 11-16, 2024 (4 STUDIO DAYS)
Kirk Lang
Touch and Go

Would you like to add movement to your artwork? What if you could make an object that mimics the flapping wings of a bird, a flower blossoming, or a model of the earth rotating around the sun? Why imply movement in your work when you can actually make your work move! This workshop will explore the transformative power of motion and offer a unique perspective on how to generate movement in jewelry and small-scale sculpture. Students are invited to bring their own ideas, materials, and projects, but they will also be exposed to new project ideas and methodologies specific to kinetic mechanisms. Technical information will include wire work, riveting, tap and die, pressure fitting, machining, and soldering. Intermediate level: no experience with kinetic work is needed, but basic sawing, filing, and soldering skills are required. Lower metals studio. 

Studio artist; teaching: Metalwerx (MA), Lillstreet Arts Center (IL), Flux Metal Arts (OH), Danaca Design (WA); Artist Trust/Washington State Arts Commission Fellowship, Saul Bell Design Award; collections: Metal Museum (TN), Hallie Ford Museum (OR); representation: Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery. 

kirklang.com | @kirk_lang
Videos of Kirk’s kinetic work
January 15 – Regular enrollment opens

Kirk Lang, Constellation 9 (Pictor Minor), mixed metals, custom electronics, drawing easel component, 12 x 32 x 6 inches
Kirk Lang, Constellation 9 (Pictor Minor), mixed metals, custom electronics, drawing easel component, 12 x 32 x 6 inches
Posted on

Wood Summer Session 6

WOOD/MIXED MEDIA– SUMMER SESSION 6
July 28-August 9, 2024 (11 STUDIO DAYS)
Annie Evelyn
Interconnection: Not Just for Woodworkers

The wood class that’s not just for woodworkers! This introductory class is designed to help you incorporate a pre-existing object or material into a table or stool. Is it clay? glass? metal? wood? fiber? found object? Don’t have anything yet? We’ll find something when you arrive. The interconnection of two materials creates an exciting opportunity for creativity and problem-solving. You will learn to safely use the jointer, planer, table saw, bandsaw, mortiser, Festool Domino, router, and various hand tools. Class vibes: having fun, supporting each other, and celebrating accomplishments. All levels. Wood studio.

Assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University; development director and co-founder of Crafting the Future; residencies: Penland Resident Artist Program, Windgate Resident Artist at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI), San Diego State University, Wornick Distinguished Visiting Professor at California College of the Arts; exhibitions: Center for Craft (NC), Tacoma Glass Museum (WA), Fuller Craft Museum (MA) Center for Art in Wood (PA).

annieevelyn.com | @annie_evelyn_furniture
January 15 – Regular enrollment opens

Annie Evelyn, Windsor Flower Chair, ash, glass vials, fresh flowers, 40 x 28 x 26 inches
Annie Evelyn, Windsor Flower Chair, ash, glass vials, fresh flowers, 40 x 28 x 26 inches
Posted on

Textiles B Summer Session 6

TEXTILES/MIXED MEDIA – SUMMER SESSION 6
July 28-August 9, 2024 (11 STUDIO DAYS)
Kyoung Ae Cho
Mixed Media: Conversation with Nature

Paying close attention to the marks that time leaves behind in the environment, students in this workshop will explore ideas and expand their visual and conceptual language. We will use natural resources as well as found objects to create outdoor installations and objects in the studio. Through slideshows, discussions, demonstrations, and mini-exercises, students will be introduced to new ways of working and dealing with materials. Among other methods, we will use fiber handbuilding techniques such as looping, coiling, knotting, basketry, and stitching. This workshop is less of a how-to and more of an experience in discovery, questioning, and finding ongoing ways of working. All levels. Lower textiles studio. This workshop takes place in a second-floor walk-up studio that has partial access by a stair lift.

Professor at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; other teaching: Kansas City Art Institute, Haystack (ME), Penland; Pollack-Krasner Foundation Grant, Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship; exhibitions: Lynden Sculpture Garden (WI), Muskegon Museum of Art (MI), North Carolina Museum of Art, Gregg Museum of Art & Design (NC), Sheldon Museum of Art (NE), Tweed Museum of Art (MN), Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art (Kansas City), John Michael Kohler Arts Center (WI), National Museum of Modern Art (Korea).

kyoungaecho.com
Kyoung Ae Cho videos

January 15 – Regular enrollment opens

Kyoung Ae Cho, 
"Excess-Reworked" (detail), crabapple, burn marks, thread, canvas
Kyoung Ae Cho, "Excess-Reworked" (detail), crabapple, burn marks, thread, canvas
Posted on

Print & Letterpress L Summer Session 5

PRINT/LETTERPRESS/MIXED MEDIA – SUMMER SESSION 5
July 14-26, 2024 (11 STUDIO DAYS)
Julie Chen
The Movable Artist’s Book

This workshop will explore content, design, and production strategies for incorporating pop-ups and movable mechanisms in artist books. We will begin by completing a set of quick technical models as we cover the basic techniques involved in designing pop-ups and movables. Students will take their ideas through the mock-up process and learn how to create and/or adapt templates for cutting paper pieces on the laser cutter. Then we will explore quick and accessible techniques for using letterpress to print visual content. Students will create parts for a small edition with the goal of completing at least one copy of their book by the end of the session. In addition, everyone will design and produce a page spread for a collaborative movable book. Intermediate/advanced level: students should have experience with Adobe Illustrator; bookmaking and/or letterpress experience will be helpful. Letterpress studio.

NOTE: Students in this workshop should bring a laptop computer if they can. If you are enrolled and cannot bring a computer, please contact Nadia Massoud at studio_operations@penland.org.

Professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison; studio artist publishing under the Flying Fish Press Imprint; recent exhibitions: National Museum of Women in the Arts (DC), The Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts at Wits Art Museum (Johannesburg); collections: Library of Congress (DC), Victoria and Albert Museum (London), Sir George Grey Special Collections, (NZ).

flyingfishpress.com | @flyingfishpress
January 15 – Regular enrollment opens

Julie Chen, Panorama (two spreads), letterpress on various commercial papers, 9-1/2 x 20-1/4 x 2 inches when closed; 60 x 9-1/2 inches when fully opened
Julie Chen, Panorama (two spreads), letterpress on various commercial papers, 9-1/2 x 20-1/4 x 2 inches when closed; 60 x 9-1/2 inches when fully opened
Posted on

Photography Summer Session 5-drawing page

PHOTO/DRAWING/PAINTING – SUMMER SESSION 5
July 14-26, 2024 (11 STUDIO DAYS)
Jamie Wolfe
Drawn Animation

Learn to breathe life into your drawings with animation.This workshop will focus on frame-by-frame animation techniques using traditional tools, such as paper and light tables, and a variety of wet and dry mediums (paint, ink, colored pencil, charcoal, markers, gouache, pastel, etc.). We will give special attention to observation, gesture, and embracing the tangible qualities of physical materials. Students will learn pipelines for turning drawn frames into short videos and gifs using scanners, cameras, and Adobe software. You will leave with a deeper understanding of the principles of movement, three short animated loops, and the ability to continue creating animations at home. No experience with animation, drawing, or photography required. All levels. Photography studio.

Animation director; teaching: visiting faculty at CalArts Experimental Animation (CA), visiting lecturer at UCLA Design Media Arts; Sundance Makers Lab participant; film festivals: London International Animation Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, ANIMAFEST Zagreb (Croatia), Feinaki Beijing Animation Week, Anifilm International Animation Festival (Czech Republic).

jamiewolfe.com | @jamikwolfe
J
anuary 15 – Regular enrollment opens

Posted on

Glass B Summer Session 5

GLASS – SUMMER SESSION 5
July 14-26, 2024 (11 STUDIO DAYS)
Norwood Viviano
Kiln Casting: Combining Digital and Traditional

Experimentation is the key to broadening how we approach our studio practice. This workshop will foster experimentation by combining traditional kilncasting with Rhino 3D computer modeling software, 3D printing, and 3D scanning, facilitating a hybrid approach to making. Through demonstrations, discussions, and research, students will be encouraged and supported as they develop individual projects using new technology and kilncasting. We will also cover rubber and plaster investment mold making, wax working, and firing/annealing schedules. All levels. Kiln studio.

NOTE: Students in this workshop should bring a laptop computer if they can. If you are enrolled and cannot bring a computer, please contact Nadia Massoud at studio_operations@penland.org.

Associate professor at Grand Valley State University (MI); other teaching: Anderson Ranch (CO), Ox-Bow (MI), Pilchuck (WA), Bild-Werk Frauenau (Germany); residencies: Kohler Arts/Industry (WI), Museum of Glass (WA), Wheaton Arts (NJ); collections: Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Toledo Museum of Art, Corning Museum of Glass (NY), Renwick Gallery (DC), Shanghai Museum of Glass (China); representation: Heller Gallery. 

norwoodviviano.com | @norwoodviviano
Oct 15 – Nov 15: Scholarship applications accepted
Jan 15 – Regular enrollment opens

Norwood Viviano, Recasting Pittsburgh, kilncast glass, 3D printed pattern, 16 x 10 x 13 inches
Norwood Viviano, Recasting Pittsburgh, kilncast glass, 3D printed pattern, 16 x 10 x 13 inches
Posted on

Photography Summer Session 4

PHOTO/MIXED MEDIA – SUMMER SESSION 4
June 30-July 12, 2024 (11 STUDIO DAYS)
Sally Van Gorder
Photographing Your Work: Documentation for Artists

Photographic records are essential to every art practice. They can describe a work, provide an exhibition view, supply installation instructions, ensure accurate color for print reproduction, or communicate the character of a practice.They can also express an aesthetic and convey a narrative. This workshop considers the many contexts in which these images are made and used. We will work digitally and explore the technical requirements for quality pictures. Demonstrations will cover camera control, natural and artificial lighting, and post-production workflows, including color correction, retouching, file output, and storage. We will cover everything you need to get the best images of your work from the conditions and equipment you’re working with, whether you have a DSLR, mirrorless camera, or cell phone. This workshop is for any art/craft practitioner wanting to photograph their work. All levels. Photography studio.

Professor at North Carolina State University; other teaching: Virginia Commonwealth University (Qatar), Oregon College of Art and Craft, Pacific Northwest College of Art (OR); residencies: Brightwork Fellow at Anchorlight (NC); exhibitions: North Carolina Museum of Art, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (NC), Contemporary Art Museum (NC).

sallyvangorder.com | @sallyvangorder
January 15 – Regular enrollment opens

Sally Van Gorder, Setup for Precious Lovell documentation
Sally Van Gorder, Setup for Precious Lovell documentation
Sally Van Gorder, Setup for Precious Lovell documentation Precious Lovell, WangariMaathai, photograph by Sally Van Gorder
Precious Lovell, WangariMaathai, photograph by Sally Van Gorder
Posted on

Glass A Summer Session 4

GLASS – SUMMER SESSION 4
June 30-July 12, 2024 (11 STUDIO DAYS)
Jessica Jane Julius and Erica Rosenfeld
From Shop to Table

The glass studio and the dinner table both tell stories about craft, design, tradition, history, culture, and ritual. Both can be gathering places that create lasting communities. In this workshop, we will explore the potential of sculpture, installation, design, and video using glass, found materials, and food. Working in the hot and cold glass studios, we will experiment with blowing, hot sculpting, mold blowing, cane, cold working, and mixed-media processes. Lectures and demonstrations will present strategies for new applications of traditional techniques. We will focus on expanding our community and engaging larger audiences through a culminating, participatory art “dinner party” involving a glass installation made over the duration of the workshop. Please join us for an unforgettable experience. All levels. Hot glass studio.

Jessica: associate professor and head of glass at Tyler School of Art and Architecture (Philadelphia); co-founder of The Burnt Asphalt Family, an artists’ collective and performance group; residencies: Creative Glass Center of America (NJ), Museum of Glass (WA); exhibitions: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Museum of American Glass (NJ), MarketView Arts (PA).

jessicajjulius.com | @jessicajjulius

Erica: studio artist; co-founder of The Burnt Asphalt Family, an artists’ collective and performance group; teaching: The Studio at Corning (NY), UrbanGlass (NYC), Pilchuck (WA), Worcester Center for Crafts (MA); exhibitions: Museum of Arts and Design (NYC), Racine Art Museum, Kohler Arts Center (WI); collections: Museum of Arts and Design (NYC), Essex Peabody Museum (MA), Toledo Art Museum (OH). 

ericarosenfeld.com | @ericarosenfeld8
Oct 15 – Nov 15: Scholarship applications accepted
Jan 15 – Regular enrollment opens

Erica Rosenfeld & Jessica Jane Julius, Burnt Asphalt Family, Banana Dome, Around the Campfire performance at the Chrysler Museum
Erica Rosenfeld & Jessica Jane Julius, Burnt Asphalt Family, Banana Dome, Around the Campfire performance at the Chrysler Museum
Erica Rosenfeld, Around the Campfire, blown glass, neon, sporks, oranges, mixed media, dimensions variable
Erica Rosenfeld and Jessica Jane Julius, The Burnt Asphalt Family, Around the Campfire, neon blown glass, sporks, various dessert sculptures, mixed media
Posted on

Print & Letterpress L Summer Session 3

PRINT/LETTERPRESS – SUMMER SESSION 3
June 16-28, 2024 (11 STUDIO DAYS)
Andrew Rubin
Reductive Relief Class

Using Penland’s letterpress studio and its four Vandercook presses, students will plan and print two editions during this workshop. The first will be a four-color process print in perfect registration, which will familiarize students with the reductive process for making multi-color prints from a single block. For the second edition, we will loosen things up, work in different sizes, and add the possibility of chine collé, stencils, monoprinting, and blend rolls. These prints will become part of an exchange portfolio so each student will have a suite of prints from the session. Demonstrations will also include Vandercook press maintenance, troubleshooting, inking, and cleaning. All levels. Letterpress studio.

Instructor of printmaking at University of Wisconsin-Madison; former master printer for University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Tandem Press; has collaborated with more than 75 artists including Jim Dine, Alison Saar, Robert Cottingham, Ruth Weisberg, and Judy Pfaff.

andyrubin.com | @amrubin55
January 15 – Regular enrollment opens

Andrew Rubin, Monkey Man no. 4, Young Darwin, reductive woodcut, polymer etching, screenprint, 20 x 11-1/4 inches
Andrew Rubin, Monkey Man no. 4, Young Darwin, reductive woodcut, polymer etching, screenprint, 20 x 11-1/4 inches
Posted on

Metals A Summer Session 2

METALS – SUMMER SESSION 2
June 2-14, 2024 (11 STUDIO DAYS)
Melanie Eddy
Exploring Form: Design to Metal 

This workshop will use visual exploration and illustration to create concepts for sculptural jewelry forms. We will begin with observational drawing and sketching, learning to see and record in a way that supports abstraction. Through iterative design and illustration techniques, students will curate a small collection of jewelry forms and turn them into 3D explorations in wax before refining their ideas down to a select few to cast and hand finish. While the emphasis will be on working from concept to design and moving from 2D to 3D, students can expect to complete two or three pieces in metal. Some lost-wax casting experience will be helpful, but this workshop is open to all levels. Upper metals studio. Note: This workshop takes place in a studio that has stairs that compromise access. It is made partially accessible by a stair lift.

Studio artist; teaching: Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design (UK), University for the Creative Arts (UK), Morley College (UK); Crafts Council Maker Trustee (UK), director of Association for Contemporary Jewellery (UK); collections: Victoria and Albert Museum (London), Spencer Museum of Art (KS), Goldsmiths Company collection (UK); US representation: Sotheby’s (NYC), Marissa Collections (FL), Mahnaz Collection (NYC); publications: Vogue, British Vogue, Forbes, Vanity Fair, New York Times.

melanieeddy.co.uk | @mne_eddy
J
anuary 15 – Regular enrollment opens

Melanie Eddy, Faceted Rings, Goldsmiths’ Company Collection, sterling silver, platinum, 1-1/8 x 7/8 x 3/4 inches
Melanie Eddy, Faceted Rings, Goldsmiths’ Company Collection, sterling silver, platinum, 1-1/8 x 7/8 x 3/4 inches
Wax