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metchosin int'l. summer school of the arts

updated sun 13 feb 11

 

Betty Burroughs on wed 26 may 04


Metchosin Int'l. Summer School of the Arts (MISSA, as it is =
affectionately called) is held in Victoria, BC, Canada at Pearson =
College July 4 to 17, 2004. It offers courses in visual arts including =
life drawing, sculpture, colour theory, photography, painting, =
printmaking, weaving and ceramics.

Of the clay courses, there is still room to register in the following:

Firing Techniques and Surface Treatments ---- Randy Brodnax from Texas
Drawing and Painting in Clay --- Jan Edwards of Portland, Oregon
Handbuilding Houses --- Susan LePoidevin, Princeton, BC

For full details of these (and all) courses, the school, and how to =
register please go to MISSA's website:
www.missa.ca

Betty Burroughs on sat 12 feb 11


June and July courses are now up on the website: www.missa.ca

CLAY-related courses for 2011 are:

June 3-10, Aesthetics of Ceramic Form........ Les Manning
June 6-10 Enlightened Clay Sculpture......... Elaine Brewer-White
Handbuilt Pouring Pots................ Sam Chung

July 4-8 Throwing - Pots/Possibilities........ Nick Joerling =3D20
Handbuilding - Decorative Tile.... Dawn Detarando =3D=
20=3D

Porcelain - Colour and Light........ Curtis Benzle
Sculpture - Lifesize Clay Busts.... Brian McArthur =3D2=
0=3D

Raku Firing...................................Robert =
=3D
Piepenburg

July 9-10 Assembling Parts Into a Whole....Steven Hill (course =3D
full)
Printing on Clay...........................Alwyn =3D
O'Brien
=3D20
July 11-15 Throwing - Surface Enrichment & Form.....Alan Burgess =3D2=
0=3D

Cone 6 Glazes..............................Steven =3D
Hill & Pete Pinnell (course full)
Handbuilding - Tricks of the Trade.....Vince Pitelka
Head Sculpture.............................Elly =3D
Scheepens
Brush Explorations........................Lorne =3D
Loomer

The summer school is located at Pearson College near Victoria, BC, =3D
Canada,
in a beautiful, retreat-like setting on the edge of Pedder Bay.=3D20
=3D20
Check out the website for full details about courses and instructors, =3D
and
registration. But don't delay as courses are already filling up.=3D20

Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts (MISSA)
650 Pearson College Drive,
Victoria, BC Canada V9C 4H7
Phone: (250) 391-2420
Toll free in Canada: 1-800-667-3122
Fax: (250) 391 2412
www.missa.ca