Vince Pitelka on wed 24 mar 04
I am a little late in posting our schedule of summer workshops, but we =
have some wonderful ones. If you want to receive a print brochure or =
wish to register for a workshop, please call or email our secretary =
Shannon Terry at 615/597-6801 or sterry@tntech.edu. Email Shannon with =
your snail mail address if you want to get on our mailing list. If you =
have questions about workshop policy or specifics, call the same number =
or email our Workshop Coordinator Gail Gentry at gdost@tntech.edu. If =
you have questions about our wonderful clay studio facilities or any of =
our other programs, call or email me and/or check out my website =
(hyperlink at the bottom).
- Vince
June 7-11
Useful Pots: Special Celebration & Everyday Use $300
Frank Martin and Polly Ann Martin
Explore two exciting approaches to creating pots: expressive wheel =
thrown forms and the use of wheel thrown and handbuilt altered parts. =
Students are encouraged to share their favorite cookbooks and recipes to =
act as a springboard for ideas. Demonstrations will explore creative =
solutions to recipes while addressing utility and specific function. =
Slides will enhance discussions of contemporary and historic pottery =
types, gastronomy and kitchen architecture. Intermediate-Advanced
June 14-18
Soda Firing $300
Stephen Robison and Kathleen Guss
Focus on the process and aesthetics of cone-10 soda firing. Using slips =
and glazes students explore a variety of surface techniques. =
Demonstrations of both handbuilt and wheel thrown forms are enhanced =
with slide presentations/discussions on historical and contemporary =
ceramics. All skill levels
June 21-25
Pouring and Drinking Vessels $300
Mark Peters
Wheel thrown pitchers and tumblers, teapots and teacups are the focus of =
this class, with special attention to handles, spouts and lids. Slides =
and demonstrate of fun throwing and altering techniques are provided. =
Learn how to use form, surface and texture to make cohesive sets; pieces =
will be bisque-fired.
Intermediate-Advanced
June 28-July 2
17th Century English Slipware Pottery $300
Irma Starr
Students learn the technique and aesthetics of 17th Century English =
slipware patterns. Get a feel for different slipware techniques, =
including marbling, combing and slip trailing. Demonstrations, slide =
lectures and critiques and plenty of practice time are provided. All =
skill levels
July 12-16
The Object Transformed:Simple Molds, Complex Pieces $300
Debbie Kupinksy
Gain an understanding of the mold making process by casting common =
objects and using them to build more complex pieces. Create spouts, =
handles and feet from plasticine or clay and cast these pieces in molds =
to replicate them. Take a second look at everyday objects and enjoy the =
experimental playfulness while changing and redefining their use. =
Intermediate
Raku: Colors & Crackles $300
Wesley Smith
Experience the process of raku firing from start to finish while =
learning both building and finishing techniques. Raku is an =
awe-inspiring process full of flash and fire. Students will leave with =
finished raku pots and bisque ware. (Students should bring at least 5 =
bisque-fired pieces to start the class.) Intermediate
=20
July 19-23
Ceramics: Handbuilding with Soul $300
Thomas Kerrigan
Create vessels and sculptural forms using pinch, slab, coil and other =
forming methods. Double-wall construction and building upside-down are =
explored as well as various approaches to surface treatments. Slide =
lectures, assigned projects, individual investigation and group =
critiques allow participants to explore what gives objects "soul." All =
skill levels
A Passion for the Figure $300
Catherine Merrill
A workshop for painters who want to work with clay, sculptors who want =
to work with a model and potters who want to get off the wheel. Working =
from a live model, focus is on techniques for making dynamic/expressive =
figurative clay forms. Draw/paint on clay slabs, build freestanding =
figures with and without armatures while working with polychrome terra =
sigilattas and colored clay, glazes and non-ceramic finishes. A raku =
firing will conclude the workshop. All skill levels
July 26-30
Creative Problem Solving & Construction Techniques $300
Paula Winokur
Investigate ceramic form and surface through numerous construction =
techniques; experiment with porcelain and stoneware clays. Experience =
journal keeping, investigating source materials and completing a series =
of challenging exercises. Discussions include glazing =
techniques/information and slides of contemporary and historical work. =
Students wishing to pursue large-scale work can develop maquettes to =
work from at home. Intermediate-Advanced
The Self Portrait $300
Robert Winokur=20
Experience an opportunity for personal exploration and discovery while =
constructing a self-portrait that addresses autobiographical issues. =
Incorporate elements such as personality, family relationships and =
ancestry.
Intermediate-Advanced
August 2-6
Potter's Wheel and Handbuilding Skills: Reassembled Hollow Ring Teapots =
$300
Ray Bub
Expand your creative use of clay while viewing demonstrations of the =
throwing and handbuilding skills necessary to create reassembled hollow =
ring teapots. Learn to produce a wide range of functional pottery =
shapes; detail-rich demonstrations stimulate discussion of new =
directions for ceramic artists of all levels. All skill levels
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft, Tennessee Technological University
Smithville TN 37166, 615/597-6801 x111
vpitelka@dtccom.net, wpitelka@tntech.edu
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/
http://www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/
Vince Pitelka on sun 16 may 04
We have a wonderful lineup of workshops this summer at the Appalachian =
Center for Craft in central Tennessee. For those unfamiliar with tour =
facility, please check out my website and the Craft Center website =
(hyperlinks in my signature at the bottom). The Craft Center is always =
a wonderful place to take workshops, especially with Meg and Emily, who =
run the cafe. I can promise excellent food!
Please review the lineup below, and email me with any questions or =
omments. If you want to register for a workshop, please call or email =
our secretary Shannon Terry at 615/597-6801 or sterry@tntech.edu. Email =
Shannon with your snail mail
address if you want to get on our mailing list. If you have questions =
about workshop policy or specifics, call the same number or email our =
Workshop
Coordinator Gail Gentry at gdost@tntech.edu. If you have questions =
about our wonderful clay studio facilities or any of our other programs, =
call or email me and/or check out my website and the Craft Center =
website (hyperlinks at the bottom).
- Vince
June 7-11
Useful Pots: Special Celebration & Everyday Use $300
Frank Martin and Polly Ann Martin
Explore two exciting approaches to creating pots: expressive wheel =
thrown
forms and the use of wheel thrown and handbuilt altered parts. Students =
are
encouraged to share their favorite cookbooks and recipes to act as a
springboard for ideas. Demonstrations will explore creative solutions =
to
recipes while addressing utility and specific function. Slides will =
enhance
discussions of contemporary and historic pottery types, gastronomy and
kitchen architecture. Intermediate-Advanced
June 14-18
Soda Firing $300
Stephen Robison and Kathleen Guss
Focus on the process and aesthetics of cone-10 soda firing. Using slips =
and
glazes students explore a variety of surface techniques. Demonstrations =
of
both handbuilt and wheel thrown forms are enhanced with slide
presentations/discussions on historical and contemporary ceramics. All
skill levels
June 21-25
Pouring and Drinking Vessels $300
Mark Peters
Wheel thrown pitchers and tumblers, teapots and teacups are the focus of
this class, with special attention to handles, spouts and lids. Slides =
and
demonstrate of fun throwing and altering techniques are provided. Learn =
how
to use form, surface and texture to make cohesive sets; pieces will be
bisque-fired.
Intermediate-Advanced
June 28-July 2
17th Century English Slipware Pottery $300
Irma Starr
Students learn the technique and aesthetics of 17th Century English =
slipware
patterns. Get a feel for different slipware techniques, including =
marbling,
combing and slip trailing. Demonstrations, slide lectures and critiques =
and
plenty of practice time are provided. All skill levels
July 12-16
The Object Transformed:Simple Molds, Complex Pieces $300
Debbie Kupinksy
Gain an understanding of the mold making process by casting common =
objects
and using them to build more complex pieces. Create spouts, handles and
feet from plasticine or clay and cast these pieces in molds to replicate
them. Take a second look at everyday objects and enjoy the experimental
playfulness while changing and redefining their use. Intermediate
Raku: Colors & Crackles $300
Wesley Smith
Experience the process of raku firing from start to finish while =
learning
both building and finishing techniques. Raku is an awe-inspiring =
process
full of flash and fire. Students will leave with finished raku pots and
bisque ware. (Students should bring at least 5 bisque-fired pieces to =
start
the class.) Intermediate
July 19-23
Ceramics: Handbuilding with Soul $300
Thomas Kerrigan
Create vessels and sculptural forms using pinch, slab, coil and other
forming methods. Double-wall construction and building upside-down are
explored as well as various approaches to surface treatments. Slide
lectures, assigned projects, individual investigation and group =
critiques
allow participants to explore what gives objects "soul." All skill =
levels
A Passion for the Figure $300
Catherine Merrill
A workshop for painters who want to work with clay, sculptors who want =
to
work with a model and potters who want to get off the wheel. Working =
from a
live model, focus is on techniques for making dynamic/expressive =
figurative
clay forms. Draw/paint on clay slabs, build freestanding figures with =
and
without armatures while working with polychrome terra sigilattas and =
colored
clay, glazes and non-ceramic finishes. A raku firing will conclude the
workshop. All skill levels
July 26-30
Creative Problem Solving & Construction Techniques $300
Paula Winokur
Investigate ceramic form and surface through numerous construction
techniques; experiment with porcelain and stoneware clays. Experience
journal keeping, investigating source materials and completing a series =
of
challenging exercises. Discussions include glazing =
techniques/information
and slides of contemporary and historical work. Students wishing to =
pursue
large-scale work can develop maquettes to work from at home.
Intermediate-Advanced
The Self Portrait $300
Robert Winokur
Experience an opportunity for personal exploration and discovery while
constructing a self-portrait that addresses autobiographical issues.
Incorporate elements such as personality, family relationships and =
ancestry.
Intermediate-Advanced
August 2-6
Potter's Wheel and Handbuilding Skills: Reassembled Hollow Ring Teapots
$300
Ray Bub
Expand your creative use of clay while viewing demonstrations of the
throwing and handbuilding skills necessary to create reassembled hollow =
ring
teapots. Learn to produce a wide range of functional pottery shapes;
detail-rich demonstrations stimulate discussion of new directions for
ceramic artists of all levels. All skill levels
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft, Tennessee Technological University
Smithville TN 37166, 615/597-6801 x111
vpitelka@dtccom.net, wpitelka@tntech.edu
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/
http://www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/
Vince Pitelka on sun 12 feb 06
Okay, it's time to arrange your vacation schedule for this summer. =
Here's the workshop lineup for the Appalachian Center for Craft for =
summer of 2006. For those who have not been here, we are located on a =
large tract of wilderness adjacent to Center Hill Lake in central =
Tennessee, 60 miles east of Nashville and 7 miles south of I-40. We =
have excellent studios and living accommodations, and a wonderful cafe =
that serves three meals a day for workshop participants. =20
These are all five-day workshops. Room and board is $265 in addition to =
the workshop fee listed below. =20
Week 1 (June 5-9)
Handbuilt Pouring Forms
Sam Chung
$300
Using slab construction, expand the possibilities of the pouring form. =
Examine numerous aspects of this form including: design, function, =
history, context, and process. Intermediate
Sam Chung, MFA Arizona State University, is professor of ceramics at =
Northern Michigan University.
Week 2 (June 12-16)
Pots That Pour
John Neely
$300
Investigate the elements necessary for creating functional teapots, =
cruets, ewers, and other pouring vessels. Focus on wheel thrown forms, =
handbuilding and mold making techniques, and methods for making tools, =
jigs, and fixtures to facilitate construction. Intermediate-Advanced
John Neely is professor of ceramics and head of the Art Department at =
Utah State University; he has exhibited and lectured in the U.S., =
Europe, and the Pacific Rim.
Week 3 (June 19-23)
Sensuous Forms & Evocative Surfaces with Colored Slips
Eva Kwong
$300
Use colored slips to energize and enhance clay forms. Gain skill with a =
wide variety of slip painting techniques. All skill levels
Eva Kwong is known for her colorful and compelling pots and sculpture =
based on forms from nature.
Eccentric Throwing & Bisque Molds
Kirk Mangus
$300
Throw square and oval plates on the wheel. Use small bisque molds to =
alter and add images to clay forms. All skill levels
Kirk Mangus is known for his lively throwing demonstrations and =
eccentric pots with narrative images.
Week 4 (June 26-30)
Functional Salt/Soda Fired Pottery
McKenzie Smith
$300
Create wheel thrown functional ware and explore a variety of forms =
including thrown and altered pots. Use a number of decorating =
techniques: slips, wax resists, and glazes. The firing for this workshop =
will be cone 10 soda/salt. All skill levels; Materials Fee $5, payable =
to instructor
A potter working in Florida, McKenzie Smith has an MFA from the =
University of Florida; residencies include Archie Bray Foundation, Banff =
Center for the Arts, Baltimore Clayworks, and the University of Miami.
Week 5 (July 10-14)
Clay/Play: Seeking the Edge
Nils Lou & Karen Terpstra
$300
Explore the world of clay from two perspectives. Learn throwing and flat =
coil techniques as these two artists teach collaboratively and =
separately. All skill levels
Professor of Art at Linfield College in Oregon and ceramic teacher since =
1961, Nils Lou has been woodfiring since 1985, designed the Minnesota =
Flat Top Kiln, and authored "The Art of Firing," and "On the Wheel with =
Nils Lou." Karen Terpstra teaches at the University of Wisconsin-La =
Crosse and has written numerous articles for ceramic magazines and =
journals.
Week 6 (July 17-21)
Ritual Vessels
Richard Hirsch
$300
Create vessels that explore personal ideas regarding contemporary issues =
of ritual and ceremony. This workshop will culminate in a raku firing. =
Intermediate-Advanced
Richard Hirsch is a Professor in the Ceramics Department at the School =
for American Crafts, Rochester Institute of Technology.
Week 7 (July 24-28)
Raku: Colorful Crackles & Beyond
Wesley Smith
$300
Learn to paint with fire! Explore creative construction methods and raku =
firing with post-firing reduction and horse hair techniques. =
Intermediate-Advanced; Materials Fee $5, payable to instructor
Wesley Smith, Clay Resident at the Appalachian Center for Craft, has an =
MFA from Texas Tech University; has been published in Ceramics Monthly =
and featured on the DIY Network.
Week 8 (July 31-Aug. 4)
Potters' Pots: Teabowls & Teapots
Malcolm Davis
$300
Focus on two of the most challenging forms in the potter's repertoire, =
teabowls and teapots. Explore the use of porcelain, numerous glazes, and =
shino carbontrap firing. Intermediate-Advanced (students should be able =
to open and pull an eight-inch cylinder)
A full-time studio potter since 1984, Malcolm Davis is internationally =
recognized for his shino-type glazes, has received numerous awards, and =
exhibits nationally.=20
For further information on the workshops including registration, go to =
http://www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/wkshops.html
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft, Tennessee Technological University
Smithville TN 37166, 615/597-6801 x111
vpitelka@dtccom.net, wpitelka@tntech.edu
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/
http://www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/
Vince Pitelka on mon 19 feb 07
Below is the schedule for summer 2007 workshops at the Appalachian Center
for Craft. As you can see, we've got a very exciting series of workshops
coming up. We are located 60 miles east of Nashville, about seven miles
south of Interstate 40. If you want to find out more about our wonderful
facility and the clay studios, go to my website at
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/index.htm. If you have questions about the
clay studio or our academic programs, email me. If you want to register for
a workshop, call the Craft Center at 615/597-6801. If you have questions
about the summer workshops, housing, etc., you can probably answer them at
the Craft Center website at http://www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/, or you can
email our Coordinator of Workshops and Events, Gail Gentry, at
ggentry@tntech.edu.
- Vince
Week 1 (June 4-8)
Large-Scale Handbuilding
Rebecca Hutchinson
$360
Gain skill using large-scale support systems, drying techniques, paper clay,
grog, fiber, and other clay strengthening additives. Use experimental
processes along with firing and surface options. Intermediate-Advanced
Rebecca Hutchinson is Associate Professor of Ceramics at the University of
Massachusetts, Dartmouth; she has numerous installations across the country
and has received several grants for her work.
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Week 2 (June 11-15)
Luxurious Pots for Everyday Use
Sarah Jaeger
$360
Explore the interaction of form and surface with the idea of combining
beauty, a sense of luxury, and utility in pots made for everyday use. Glaze
your own bisque-ware and fire it the first day; analyze the results during
the week and continue to investigate utilitarian forms. Intermediate
A studio potter in Helena, Montana, Sarah Jaeger, has taught at Pomona
College, the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred, and the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She has presented workshops at schools and
art centers nationally and her work is in many public and private
collections and in kitchens throughout the country.
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Week 3 (June 18-22)
Functional Pottery
Jim Connell
$360
Focus on throwing various functional vessels and forms. Learn simple and
complex construction methods along with carving and faceting.
Intermediate-Advanced; Materials Fee $7, payable to instructor
Jim Connell, Professor at Winthrop University, MFA from the University of
Illinois, is known for his sandblasted, carved forms.
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Week 4 (June 25-29)
Teapots & Other Vessels: Handbuilt Forms
Priscilla Hollingsworth
$360
Develop a lively, personal style in handbuilding teapots and other vessels.
Focus on form and aesthetics, rather than on function. Explore various
building techniques and decoration, as well as glaze and color.
Intermediate-Advanced
Priscilla Hollingsworth is a studio artist and Professor of Art at Augusta
State University in Augusta, GA. She exhibits her work nationally.
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Week 5 (July 9-13)
Will It Pour?
Suze Lindsay
$360
Focus on cruets, creamers, pitchers, gravies, teapots, and coffee pots.
Examine the relationships between foot, handle, spout, and body. Practice
altering thrown pots, adding handbuilt elements, and decorating with slips
for bisque fire. Intermediate-Advanced; Materials Fee $10-$20 (optional),
payable to instructor
Suze Lindsay is a studio potter in Bakersville, NC. She recently served as
visiting faculty at Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute in China; she teaches
workshops nationally.
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Week 6 (July 16-20)
Image & Pattern on Pottery Forms
Jane Shellenbarger
$360
Focus on developing personal utilitarian pottery forms using throwing and
altering techniques. Discuss historical and contemporary ceramics and use
pattern and image to embellish surfaces. Pieces are bisque-fired.
Intermediate-Advanced
Jane Shellenbarger is a studio potter and Assistant Professor at the Kansas
City Art Institute. Her work is in several permanent collections across the
United States.
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Week 7 (July 23-27)
Pots: Creativity from Destruction to Reconstruction
Patrick Crabb
$360
Break pots! Fire the shards in raku, sawdust, low-temperature salt, and 0/00
oxidation. Reconstruct the shards into magnificent, colorful vessels. Cross
boundaries, learn, and have fun! Intermediate-Advanced
Recipient of a Fulbright Grant and Professor of Ceramics at Santa Ana
College in California, Patrick Crabb has conducted 50+ national and
international workshops. He has work in several corporate collections and
museums.
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Week 8 (July 30-Aug. 3)
Pottery Safari: Animals in Clay
Joe Bova
$360
Combining techniques of throwing and handbuilding, capture your favorite
animal form with your favorite pottery forms, including: pitchers, teapots,
and rhytons. Intermediate
Joe Bova selected the work for Lark Books' 500 Animals in Clay. A professor
at Ohio University, he teaches each spring quarter and has his home and
studio in Santa Fe, NM, the rest of the year. He received NCECA's 2006
Excellence in Teaching Award.
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft, Tennessee Technological University
Smithville TN 37166, 615/597-6801 x111
vpitelka@dtccom.net, wpitelka@tntech.edu
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/
http://www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/
Vince Pitelka on sat 9 apr 11
I seem to have committed a terrible oversight in not posting these to
Clayart earlier in the year. I apologize for that, and I hope that some =
=3D
of
you have flexibility in your summer schedule to attend one of our =3D
workshops.
The three-week intensive on Architectural Ceramics with Clayart=3D92s own =
=3D
Marcia
Selsor is a very special opportunity. For more information about the
workshops, housing, meals, etc, please click the link below. Our dining
hall, the Redbud Caf=3DE9, is sensational, housing is comfortable, and the
studio facilities are excellent. The Craft Center is a satellite campus =
=3D
of
Tennessee Tech university. It is located in a beautiful wilderness =3D
setting
adjacent to Center Hill Lake, about seven miles south of I-40, sixty =3D
miles
east of Nashville. If you have questions, go to the website and email =3D
the
appropriate people. You can email me if you want, but I leave for the =3D
summer
every year and don=3D92t have much to do with organizing or running our =3D
summer
workshop program. =3D20
=3D20
http://www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/clayworkshops/=3D20
=3D20
Weekend Workshops (May/June)
=3D20
May 13-15 - Soft Slab Handbuilding, with Liz Zlot Summerfield
Fee: $300
Skill Level: Intermediate (basic handbuilding skills needed)
Description: Create a variety of functional, handbuilt pots with paper
patterns and soft clay slabs, while exploring numerous forms and =3D
attachments
such as lids, feet and spouts. Featured are demonstrations and =3D
discussion of
surface treatments using terra sigillata and underglazes on earthenware
clay.
Liz Zlot Summerfield works as a full-time studio artist in Bakersville, =3D
NC,
and was featured as the cover of April 2009=3D92s Ceramics Monthly. She =3D
exhibits
and is represented at galleries all over the U.S.
=3D20
May 20-22 - Bold Pots, with Shadow May
Fee: $300
Skill Level: Beginning-Intermediate=3D20
Description: Spend three days in a fun and focused environment throwing
trays, jars, and bowls and learning slab skills. Create clay slabs =3D
without a
roller, combine slabs with thrown pieces, use the tarving technique, =3D
make
lids, handles, and more.
Shadow May has been working with clay for over 20 years and has owned =3D
and
operated his pottery business for 7 years. He participates in many =3D
juried
fine art shows and exhibitions across the country.
=3D20
May 27-29 - Layered Decoration, with Jennifer Allen
Fee: $300
Skill Level: Beginning
Description: Learn more about surface decoration as you combine personal
inspiration with new techniques, including slip and glaze applications =3D
such
as brushwork, slip inlay, sgraffito, slip and glaze trailing, and =3D
methods
for using wax resist.
Jennifer Allen, a studio potter, teaches drawing part time at West =3D
Virginia
Univ. She is represented in galleries from New York to Montana.
=3D20
June 3-5 - Glazing Techniques, with Susan DeMay
Fee: $300
Skill Level: Intermediate (some experience with glazing needed)=3D20
Description: This glazing workshop goes beyond simple dipping and =3D
pouring
techniques. Through sequential steps employing wax and tape resist,
participants learn ways of developing various motifs.
Susan DeMay has had a long dual career as a studio ceramicist and a =3D
teaching
artist. Her production studio produces a collection of several lines and
unique wall works.
=3D20
Three-Week Intensive in Clay*
*OPTIONAL: This workshop is available for 3 TTU elective credit hours;
credit hour fees are in addition to workshop fee. For more information =3D
about
credit hours, go to website.=3D20
June 12-July 1 - Architectural Ceramics, with Marcia Selsor
Fee: $1,750
Skill Level: Intermediate-Advanced=3D20
Description: Come learn to manipulate extruded forms, discern absorption
tests of clay bodies, design for public spaces, and acquire advanced
handbuilding techniques such as handling large slabs, press and ram =3D
forming,
wrapping around and over forms, using tar paper, and sprigging. Expect =3D
to
take home no less than two finished pieces.
Marcia Selsor, former professor at Montana State University, has a BFA =3D
and
MFA in ceramics. Her work is collected privately and is shown in =3D
exhibitions
around the globe. She teaches internationally as well.
**Workshop check-in is Sunday, June 12, 2011; class begins Monday, June =3D
13 @
9am.
=3D20
Six-day Workshops (July)
*OPTIONAL: One-week workshops are available for 1 TTU elective credit =3D
hour;
credit hour fees are in addition to workshop fee. For more information =3D
about
credit hours, go to craft center website.
=3D20
July 10-15 - Ceramic Decals & Screen Printing, with Rimas VisGirda
Fee: $500
Skill Level: Beginning-Advanced
Materials Fee: $50 (to be paid directly to instructor)
Description: Learn hands-on techniques for producing original decals =3D
(here
and at home later) using the silk-screen printing process that can be
applied and fired onto ceramics, enameled metal and glass, and to any =3D
smooth
surface. Gain experience printing directly onto fired and unfired clay.
Other topics covered include multi-color printing, color separation, and
applications to high fire processes.
Rimas VisGirda has exhibited his work, taught workshops in ceramics, and
lectured internationally. University instructor since 1973, he retired =3D
from
full-time teaching in 1998 and still maintains a pottery studio.
=3D20
July 17-22 - Paper Clay Sculpture, with Rebecca Hutchinson
Fee: $500
Skill Level: Intermediate-Advanced (basic wheel throwing and =3D
handbuilding
skills needed)
Description: Explore paper clay as a sculptural medium. Learn about clay
preparation, building techniques for using paper clay, surface and =3D
color,
firing and non-firing options-techniques designed to achieve the =3D
qualities
of translucency, weightlessness, and sculptural building ease.
Rebecca Hutchinson is a ceramic installation artist and Associate =3D
Professor
of Ceramics at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. She shows
nationally and internationally.
=3D20
July 24-29 - Slow Pots, with David Eichelberger
Fee: $500
Skill Level: Intermediate (some experience with clay is needed)
Description: Slow down and focus on the details! Start with =3D
wheel-thrown
and hand-built parts to construct refined forms based on sketches, and =3D
then
focus on surface details, including handles, lids, and spouts. Each =3D
day,
highlight one basic object and investigate it in detail.
David Eichelberger is the current Artist in Residence in the Clay =3D
Department
at the Appalachian Center for Craft. He has studied ceramics and worked =3D
as a
professional artist for 14 years. Most recently, he received his MFA in
Lincoln, NE.
=3D20
For more information, including contact info for the instructors, go to
http://www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/clayworkshops/
=3D20
Vince Pitelka
Professor of Art
Head, Clay Area
Appalachian Center for Craft
Tennessee Tech University
1560 Craft Center Drive
Smithville, TN 37166
615/597-6801 x111
FAX - 615/597-6903
wpitelka@tntech.edu
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/
=3D20
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