Workshops

Thirty plus years of college teaching has given me a unique perspective on teaching adults the basics of art.  I give each student personal attention and am there to help with questions about techniques and decision-making.

All workshops are 5 hours long and start at 10AM.  At 12:30 we have lunch.  Classes are minimum of 2 students and maximum of 8 so everyone can have individual instruction time. All classes $75.00

Book Arts
Bring this basic toolkit to your workshop.  It's helpful to have your tools in a toolbox (a shoe box or pizza box is fine).
scissors, glue stick, ruler, large-eyed needle, x-acto knife, cutting mat

Class will have use of these tools and materials supplied by the instructor:
decorative paper, cardboard, thread, bone folder, paper fasteners, eyelets and punchers, rubber stamps, ink pads, collage materials, paint, brushes, paper cutters, hammers, wood, etc.

Handmade Books 101
Almost all handmade books include the skills you'll learn in this workshop, so let's get started!  Learn how to make five basic books and several pop-up structures to use as further inspiration.  We'll also explore quick but beautiful surface treatments, and learn how to make a quick bookmaking tool--a "poor-man's" bone folder. Bring your basic toolkit.  Full use of studio equipment and supplies.  Class includes complete instruction handouts and patterns.

Make a Tin and Tag Book
Here’s a hands-on exploration of your creativity and a chance to make your own unique book. We’ll learn easy techniques to design a book that’s useful as well as beautiful.  For teachers we'll share ideas on how to easily incorporate book arts and creative writing activities into your curriculum.  If time permits we’ll learn how to construct super easy one-page books that anyone can make. Bring your basic toolkit.  Full use of studio equipment and supplies. Class includes complete instruction handouts and patterns

Expanding Spine Photo Album
You’ll find that this type of photo album is quick, easy, and immensely versatile.  The accordion-fold spine allows you to showcase your photos in a variety of ways.  The photos can be viewed one page at a time as in a traditional photo album, or pulled apart so that the viewer can see a panorama of your shots.  It can be formed into a circle for yet another way of looking at your work. And finally, it can continue to accept more and more photos because it expands to a much larger size, yet everything can be kept in place with its string tie. This is a wonderful book structure that will be convenient for you to use or a treasured gift to someone else. Bring your basic toolkit.  Full use of studio equipment and supplies.  Class includes complete instruction handouts and patterns.

Mixed Media
Shrine In Your Pocket
In this workshop we'll create a miniature shrine you can tuck into pocket or purse, wear as a pendant, or hang from your car's rear-view mirror.  We'll also explore how to cultivate ideas based on an emotionalist or instrumentalist approach to convey your thoughts and feeling. Come to the workshop with ideas for your shrine, like significant events in your life or major social issues confronting our society. Scout for images (from magazines or copies of your own photos) and small objects describe or enhance your theme. Bring your basic toolkit.  Full use of studio equipment and supplies.  Class includes complete instruction handouts and patterns.

Who Am I Project
Who are you?  What do you want us to know about you?  What do you want to keep secret?  In this workshop we'll think about how to use metaphors to express your ideas visually. We'll think about how to express cultural and personal identities and create a sculpture that tells who you are.  Before the workshop, ask yourself these questions:  How do I see myself?  How do others see me?  How does the world identify me?  What is my cultural background?  How do people in your culture deal with ideas of love, death, family, politics and religion?  What is your greatest dream?  What are some of the most important events in your life?  Who is your most important role model?

Then see which of your answers contain ideas that can be expressed in symbols or metaphors.  What plants or animals might suggest that idea?  What artifact could call your culture to mind?  What object expresses anger, loss, death, shame, loneliness, or fear?  Can a body part evoke your idea in the viewer's imagination?

Find a container no larger than 3" x 6" x12" like a cigar box, oatmeal box, old rubber doll, etc.  Bring it with images, objects, textures, etc. that can be added to the basic figure to give clues to who you are. What would you put IN the figure that need to be discovered or hidden? Bring your basic toolkit.  Full use of studio equipment and supplies.  Class includes complete instruction handouts and patterns.

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