Fall Short Session:
September 22-27, 2024 (4 studio days)
Workshops are open to serious students of all levels unless specified in course description; beginners welcome.
BOOKS – FALL SHORT SESSION
SEPTEMBER 22 – 27, 2024 (4 STUDIO DAYS)
Elizabeth Alexander
Paper Cut Portraits
This workshop will focus on the materials, tools, and methods needed to transform sheets of paper into original designs using various cutting, scoring, layering, and infill techniques. Students will start with a photo of themselves or a loved one as a reference and build on the image with embellishments and hidden treasures to infuse the portrait with personal details. Students will be guided through safe practices, design, and execution to make an image that activates both positive and negative space through paper cutting. Technical information will include cutting, scoring, dimensional layering, pattern and image making, and gluing tips and tricks. We will practice hand, wrist, and elbow stretches as we amass an unfathomable amount of used blades to create ornate and multi-dimensional cut paper images. All levels. Books studio.
Associate professor and sculpture department coordinator at Montserrat College of Art (MA); awards: Blanche E. Colman Foundation, Society of Arts and Crafts (Boston), Massachusetts Cultural Council, Burke Prize nominee by the Museum of Arts and Design (NYC); exhibitions: Museum of Arts and Design (NYC), The National Museum of Women in the Arts (DC), North Carolina Museum of Art, Nasher Museum (NC); collections: Crystal Bridges Museum (AR), Mint Museum (NC); representation: K Contemporary (Denver), artist partner with Hodges Taylor Art Consulting (NC).
elizabethalexanderstudio.com | @keepingappearances
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NOTE: Janelle Washington was originally scheduled to teach this workshop. A change in her situation has made that impossible, and Elizabeth Alexander graciously agreed to teach a workshop similar to what Janelle had planned.
CLAY – FALL SHORT SESSION
SEPTEMBER 22 – 27, 2024 (4 STUDIO DAYS)
Adrienne Eliades
Say It with Surface
Cultivate your creative voice through surface design on clay. Beginning with test tile studies, students will work through aesthetic considerations such as color, composition, and imagery (whether abstract or representational). Then, working with thrown forms such as cups, bowls, and vases, students will practice applying 2D imagery to 3D forms. Techniques will include inlay, slip trailing, stenciling, and resist in combination with underglaze and glaze. Demonstrations, exercises, and discussions will prompt students to connect with their internal and external sources of inspiration. Students will leave with new skills and ideas, greenware pots, and glazed test tiles fired to mid-range temperature. All levels. Upper clay studio.=
Studio artist; teaching: Lewis & Clark College (OR), Portland Community College (OR), Arrowmont (TN), Touchstone (PA), Idyllwild Arts (CA); residencies: Ash Street Project (OR), Guldagergaard (Denmark), The Bright Angle (NC); representations: Charlie Cummings Gallery (FL), Clay Akar (IA), Eutectic Gallery (OR); publications: Ceramics Monthly, Pottery Making Illustrated (cover), The Beginner’s Guide to Handbuilding, The Beginner’s Guide to Wheel Throwing.
DRAWING/PAINTING – FALL SHORT SESSION
SEPTEMBER 22 – 27, 2024 (4 STUDIO DAYS)
Chuck Webster
Exploring Materials and Mark Making
When making art, each material brings its own qualities to your practice. In this workshop we will get loose and work without fear as we will explore traditional materials, such as oil, acrylic, watercolor, charcoal, and pencil, along with new, found materials, such as dirt, pebbles, bark, grass, and any materials students wish to bring with them. We will find ways to use and combine these, learning how materials behave physically and how they impact each other. Students will gain a new comfort level with their work and leave with energy, ideas, and a fresh perspective on their process. All levels.
Studio artist; teaching: Rhode Island School of Design, State University of New York-Purchase, Vermont Studio Center, Boston University, Virginia Commonwealth University; residencies: Yaddo (NY), Macdowell Colony (NH); collections: Museum of Modern Art (NYC), Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC), Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Dallas Museum of Art, Whitney Museum (NYC).
GLASS – FALL SHORT SESSION
SEPTEMBER 22 – 27, 2024 (4 STUDIO DAYS)
Joseph Cavalieri
Stained Glass Reimagined
This workshop will focus on adding detailed images to stained glass works using processes that will include airbrush, pen-and-ink drawing, sandblasting, painting, and screenprinting (using screens supplied by the instructor). Enamels will be applied to the glass surface and then kiln fired. No need to be an expert painter as we will be tracing images. Students will make many samples that will be joined with copper foil and solder to make a larger finished panel. All levels.
Studio artist; teaching: The Studio at Corning (NY), Pilchuck (OR), Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design (Israel); residencies Museum of Arts and Design (NYC), Sacatar Foundation in Bahia (Brazil); public art projects: MTA Commission (NYC), Our Lady of Mercy Church (Brazil); collections: Museum of Arts and Design (NYC), Italian American Museum (NYC), Leslie-Lohman Museum (NYC); current solo exhibition: Dixon Place (NYC).
IRON – FALL SHORT SESSION
SEPTEMBER 22 – 27, 2024 (4 STUDIO DAYS)
Susan Madacsi
Paper to Fire: Forged Botanicals
Using paper as a design and problem-solving tool, students will learn to translate the natural world into forged steel. We will start by gathering botanical objects that carry aesthetic intrigue. Then we will make paper patterns inspired by these gatherings and use various tools to cut sheet, thin plate, and angle iron and create leaves, petals, stems, etc. We will cover the transition from a flat plane to volumetric form through folding, creasing, and rolling metal while it is in a malleable state. Forging techniques and different hammer styles will create surface texture. I will also demonstrate a variety of finishing techniques that use color. Students will return home with samples, patterns to work with in their own studios, and a finished piece. All levels.
Studio artist; teaching: Campbell Folk School (NC), New England School of Metalwork (ME), Brookfield (CT), The Steel Yard (RI); exhibitions: Seattle Art Fair (WA), 1st International Biennale (Braga, Portugal), Bellevue Arts Museum (WA), Metal Museum (TN), Fuller Craft Museum (MA), Smithsonian Craft Show (DC), Philadelphia Museum Craft Show, David Lusk Gallery (TN); residencies: Ferro (Germany), Vermont Studio Center.
METALS – FALL SHORT SESSION
SEPTEMBER 22 – 27, 2024 (4 STUDIO DAYS)
Joanna Gollberg
Setting the Trap
Using fabrication methods and proper soldering techniques, students will learn to make a variety of settings to trap objects in their jewelry. We’ll cover bezels, prongs, tabs, tube settings, balling wire to hold items in place, and professional bead stringing and knotting. These techniques along with in-depth soldering techniques will help students add colorful and interesting gemstones or found objects to their work. Students can work from assignments or they can bring ideas for jewelry designs they want to complete. Soldering experience will be helpful, but this workshop is open to all levels. Upper metals studio.
Notes:
- We will only be using a torch with two gases, such as the Smith Little Torch or the Meco. Be prepared to have a mind-blowing experience working with this tool!
- This workshop takes place in a studio with stairs that compromise access. It is made partially accessible by a stair lift.
Studio artist; twenty years selling her work at craft and jewelry galleries and fine craft shows; teaching; Craftsy.com, Arrowmont (TN), Haystack (ME), Penland; author of Making Metal Jewelry, Creative Metal Crafts, The Art & Craft of Making Jewelry, and The Ultimate Jeweler’s Guide (all published by Lark Books); other publications: Metalsmith, Ornament, 21st Century Jewelry (Sterling), 500 Wedding Rings (Lark Books).
LETTERPRESS – FALL SHORT SESSION
SEPTEMBER 22 – 27, 2024 (4 STUDIO DAYS)
Brad Vetter
Lasers and Letterpress
Walking the line between analog and digital, this workshop will explore new technologies and techniques in letterpress printing with a focus on using the laser engraver. Our duty as a new and developing generation of letterpress printers is no longer just to communicate, but also to expand the conversation, push on its limitations, and see what new things are possible in this centuries-old medium. Students will make posters using antique type and presses in collaboration with the studio’s laser engraver to discover exciting new approaches to letterpress printing. Letterpress and Photoshop/Illustrator experience will be helpful, but this workshop is open to all levels.
Note: Students should bring a computer if they can; contact the studio operations manager if you are enrolled and are unable to bring a computer: studio_operations@penland.org
Studio artist; teaching: Miami University (OH), Northern Illinois University, Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum (WI); exhibitions: Danish Museum of Media, University of Akron Fine Arts (OH), University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (TX); publications: Low-Tech Print, Uppercase Magazine, Wood Type Evolved; clients: Nike, Snoop Dogg, Chevrolet, Chris Stapleton.
TEXTILES – FALL SHORT SESSION
SEPTEMBER 22 – 27, 2024 (4 STUDIO DAYS)
Russell Shurtz
Carry and Stow
We are all bound by the particulars of the things we carry, and everyday carry will guide this engaging
workshop. Each student will complete a sewn bag with lining, multiple pockets, zippered closure,
hardware, and straps of their choosing. The project will be guided by the instructor, but individual details
will make each bag cater to the needs of the user. Students will also complete a few small learning items,
which, depending on skill level, may include a zip pouch, a dopp kit, utensil roll, or simple tote. Beginning
students will be walked through basic seams and stitches on the home machine, while more advanced students can have a go at the industrial machines, a variety of zipper insertions, trickier seam finishes
and detailed constructions in their bag making. All levels. Upper textiles studio.
Note: This workshop takes place in a third-floor, walk-up studio made partially accessible by a stair lift.
Designer/Pattern Drafter; professional: Research & Development Manager, Diamond
Brand Gear (NC); management and training: Moonrise Project Supervisor (upcycling and fabric waste
reduction), Diamond Brand Gear (NC); Coser Sewing Cooperative (NC); founder: Circle A Brand Clothing
(NC); galleries: The Center for Craft (NC)
WOOD – FALL SHORT SESSION
SEPTEMBER 22 – 27, 2024 (4 STUDIO DAYS)
Chloris Lowe
Throwing Shade
Using an additive woodworking approach, students will create lanterns using freeform bending and binding techniques to transform linear components into unique organic forms. With a little help from steam and gentle coaxing, line will give way to volume and extend into shadow as each student creates their own unique, functional, hanging or free-standing light source. We will cover hand tools, the band saw, and basic electrical wiring. Come ready to experiment and explore within a fun and guided framework. All levels.
Studio artist; teaching: Edgewood College (WI), Moore College of Art & Design (PA), Montgomery County Community College (PA); Center for Furniture Craftsmanship fellowship (ME); collections/permanent installations: CUNA Mutual-TruStage (WI), Biochemical Sciences UW Madison (WI).
