SUMMER 2014
MASTER ARTISTS WORKSHOPS Ceramics • Jewelry and Metals Paducah School of Art and Design West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Susan Beecher Jessica Calderwood Harris Deller Martha Grover Doug Harling Tova Lund John Neely Craig Rhodes
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KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM
the vision becomes a reality In March 2000, the City of Paducah launched its award winning Artist Relocation Program as a means of revitalizing its historic LowerTown neighborhood. This highly successful program has infused over thirty million dollars into the local economy while earning Paducah international recognition as a historic cultural destination and significantly enriching the cultural life of the region. In August 2008, a collaborative effort between the City, West Kentucky Community & Technical College, and regional interests, created Paducah School of Art and Design (PSAD) to serve the region and anchor the Lower Town Arts District through the creation of a significant school of art. In January of 2013, Paducah School of Art and Design expanded into renovated facilities in Madison Hall in Lower Town. This 6,700 square foot historic structure houses a world-class ceramics facility, as well as remarkably equipped studios for new programs in jewelry and metals to further serve the community and national audiences. PSAD is expanding again through the construction of a like-sized sculpture facility to be located on the Madison Hall property. This new building will house fully equipped studios for clay, wood, and metals fabrication, as well as a foundry and supporting studios for bronze casting. This dramatic addition will lead to the renovation of an additional 25,000 square foot studio facility adjacent to the Madison Hall property, housing PSAD’s programs in drawing, painting, photography, graphic design, and multimedia. This summer, PSAD is launching our first Master Artist Workshops program with an exciting selection of two, three, and five day intensive workshops in ceramics and metals, featuring Susan Beecher, Jessica Calderwood, Harris Deller, Martha Grover, Doug Harling, Tova Lund, John Neely, and Craig Rhodes. Be a part of history in the making in historic Paducah, Kentucky, as we put our new school on the map and set the stage for the years to come. In November 2013, the City of Paducah received designation as a member of UNESCO’s Creative City Network and is now one of only seven Creative Cities of Craft and Folk Arts worldwide. Paducah School of Art and Design is a division of West Kentucky Community & Technical College, which has been recognized by The Aspen Institute as among the top ten community colleges in the nation for two consecutive years. PaducahSchoolofArtandDesign.org
Martha Grover
June 27-28
A Passion for Porcelain
Martha Grover creates remarkable thrown
and altered functional works in porcelain. She attended Bennington College in Vermont, where she received an undergraduate degree in architecture. Martha received her MFA in ceramics from the University of Massachusetts in Dartmouth and has been awarded residencies at the Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana. Martha was also awarded a year long residency at Red Lodge Clay Center in Red Lodge, Montana in August 2009, and in 2010 she received the Taunt Fellowship at the Archie Bray Foundation. Her work has been published in Clay Times, Pottery Making Illustrated, 500 Pitchers, 500 Platters and Chargers, 500 Vases, and Ceramics Monthly, which also featured her work on the cover of its May 2010 issue. s
Discover the idiosyncrasies of working with porcelain on and off the wheel as Martha demonstrates how to make her undulating functional forms. She will discuss throwing and altering techniques suited for this elegant material and how to exploit its best qualities. Demonstrations will include various wheel-thrown forms and slabs in soft and leather-hard stages to create a variety of cups, bowls, vases, pitchers, lidded forms, and teapots. She will also cover bottomless thrown forms, the addition of slabs, handles and spouts, crack repair, and mending techniques. Martha will share her sources of inspiration, philosophy of making, and studio practices.
Martha Grover • June 27-28 • A Passion for Porcelain Tuition $290
Jessica Calderwood
June 27–28
The Enameled Image
Jessica
Calderwood
is an assistant professor of art at the University of Wisconsin in Oshkosh. Her work has been exhibited internationally and across the United States, through inclusion in curated and juried exhibitions. Jessica has been awarded residencies with Mesa Arts Center and the John Michael Kohler Arts/ Industry Program. Jessica’s work has been published in Metalsmith Magazine, American Craft, NICHE, Ornament, the Lark 500 series, and The Art of Enameling. Among other exhibitions in recent years, she was included in PSAD’s 2013 National Jewelry and Metals Invitational.
Working from personal sketches and reference images, in this two-day workshop participants will learn how to draw and paint using vitreous enamel. Starting with sheet copper and porcelain coated steel, students will transform these visual resources into finished works of art. Participants will create new works through enamel sifting processes, kiln firing, underglaze pencils, ceramic oxides, and overglaze painting. A strong direction with regard to personal imagery and mark-making will help guide you through the workshop. Basic metalworking skills are helpful, but are not required.
Jessica Calderwood • June 27-28 • The Enameled Image Tuition $290 • materials and supplies additional
Harris Deller
July 25–26
Line to Volume and Back Again
Harris Deller
received his Master of Fine Arts degree from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. His work has been featured in over 100 group exhibitions and 15 solo exhibits throughout the U.S., Asia and Europe. His work is in over 25 major collections including the Illinois State Museum, Chicago and Springfield, IL; Shigaraki Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art, Japan; and the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, NYC. Deller has received Gold Medals at the 47th Concorso Internationale della Ceramica d’Arte, Fienza; and the International Ceramics Competition, Mino, Japan. He also received a National Endowment for the Arts Artist Fellowship and a Fulbright Fellowship to teach in Seoul, Korea. His works have been reviewed, pictured or cited in over 40 publications and he was recently elected into the International Academy of Ceramics. Deller is a recipient of the NCECA Excellence in Teaching Award for his contributions to education in the field of ceramics.
Day one of this two-day workshop explores the beginning of form in line, development of contour, and building forms with mass and volume. Harris will demonstrate his slab building techniques, as well as making hammock-molds. On day two, he will demonstrate surface decorating techniques, like incising and inlaying; the use of under glaze decals; and painted terra sigalatta. He will discuss ceramic history, painting, and orchestrating glaze thickness to create emotion through heat and gravity. Deller will encourage questions and open-ended discussion centered on ceramics and creativity.
Harris Deller • July 25-26 • Line to Volume and Back Again Tuition $290
Tova Lund
August 1-2
The Found Object in Contemporary Jewelry
Tova Lund
is a jewelry artist whose curiosity about our relationship to the environment manifests itself in her mixed-media jewelry. Tova earned her Master of Fine Arts degree at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, where she also recently taught metalsmithing. Tova is currently teaching at College of the Redwoods, Arcata, California. Her work was recently featured in American Craft Magazine, and has also had been featured in Art Jewelry Magazine and American Craft magazine.
It is a natural impulse to collect new things when visiting and exploring unique places. Driftwood, shells, bones, and the like, they all contribute to the collection table. These remarkable objects can become both remembrances of a personal place and a one-time experience. Tova’s demonstration workshop will celebrate the natural found object, its sentimentality and its potential for capturing narrative. She will discuss different ways to manipulate these found objects, along with ways to connect and integrate them into a personal, fabricated metal piece, giving them a unique and permanent place to live.
Tova Lund • August 1-2 • The Found Object in Contemporary Jewelry Tuition $290
Craig Rhodes
August 1-2
On-Glaze and Production Techniques
Craig Rhodes earned a Master of Arts degree in ceramics from Murray State University with postgraduate work at Southern Illinois University/Carbondale. His studio work is primarily functional in both porcelain and stoneware and is designed around the Japanese notion of restrained elegance or “shibui.” Craig has had an eclectic and experimental relationship with clay, and in his current work, he is exploring abstract prehistoric symbols with a mandala motif using multi-layered overglazes on stoneware. He has exhibited throughout the region, including solo shows at Ruth Baggett Gallery in Paducah and Schrode Art Center at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, in Mt. Vernon, Illinois in 2012. His work was also included in PSAD’s 2012 National Ceramics Invitational.
This hands-on workshop is designed to introduce various techniques in the use of on-glaze applications. The workshop will be useful for artists who want to take advantage of the archival qualities of clay while transferring skills learned in using watercolor, oil, acrylic, etc. The workshop will also be useful for those ceramic artists looking to expand their repertoire by using on-glaze methods on glazed work. This will include how to use on-glaze for large murals, kitchen backsplash walls, wall hangings, and more. The workshop will include demonstrations in tile making and silk screening of on-glaze, as well as various production methods and techniques in clay. Participants are encouraged to bring any visual references that they might want to transfer to clay using on-glaze. Likewise, those already working in clay are encouraged to bring work that is already glazed to be used for learning on-glaze applications. If one has a ready-to-use silk screen, they are encouraged to bring it to the workshop.
Craig Rhodes • August 1-2 • On-Glaze and Production Techniques Tuition $290 • materials and supplies are additional
Susan Beecher
August 7-9
Sensational Salt Fire
Susan Beecher
is a seasoned workshop presenter whose work has been featured in Clay Times, Ceramics Monthly, and the New York Times, among other publications. She specializes in woodfired forms and soda and salt firing techniques. Susan’s work has been widely exhibited at venues across the country, including Worcester Center for Craft; Yager Museum, Hartwick College; Seton Gallery, University of New Haven; Baltimore Clayworks; and the New York State Museum, Albany. Additional recognition for her works includes a 2005 monograph featuring her works by Catskill Mountain Press, titled Susan Beecher Woodfired Pottery.
This three-day hands-on workshop allows participants to discover the beauty of soda /salt firing. Students should bring 10 pieces of bisque ware from Cone 10 clay – either dark or light clay is suitable. Please bring bisqueware of different sizes, including more vertical pieces and fewer horizontal pieces such as bowls and plates. On the first day Susan will discuss and demonstrate decorating and glazing for atmospheric firing, along with loading the kiln. Day two will include firing and additional demonstrations on throwing and altering pots. On day three, while the kiln is cooling, participants will finish the previous days work and then unload the kiln and discuss the work.
Susan Beecher • August 7-9 • Sensational Salt Fire Tuition $350 • materials and supplies are additional
Doug Harling
August 12-16
Granulation: Methods and Techniques
Douglas Harling lives in Kalispell, Montana, and
is head of the Goldsmithing and Jewelry Arts Program at Flathead Valley Community College. His awards include a Southern Arts Federation/NEA Grant, a North Carolina Artist Fellowship Grant, and an American Craft Council Award of Excellence. He has taught numerous workshops across the country and exhibits internationally. Exhibitions include; Innovation/Tradition: Masterpieces of Southern Craft assembled through the Southern Arts Federation, The Nature of Craft and The Penland Experience at The Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte NC, and The Art of Gold, which toured through ExhibitsUSA. Douglas received his MFA in Metals from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1992.
This five-day hands-on workshop will investigate and compare various means of performing granulation. Participants will explore simple torch firing methods as well as looking at the use of kilns and fusion furnaces. The emphasis will be on learning the “Hows” and “Whys” of this ancient technique and its applications for the contemporary metalsmith. We will look at performing granulation primarily in silver but will also discuss gold. Working in gold will be strictly optional.
Doug Harling • August 12-16 • Granulation: Methods and Techniques Tuition $490 • materials and supplies are additional
John Neely
August 12-16
Pots for Tea
John Neely is a Professor of Ceramics at Utah
State University in Logan, Utah. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Alfred University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Ohio University. He has exhibited and lectured in the U.S., Europe, and around the Pacific Rim. Exhibition venues include Yixing County Museum, in Yixing, China; International Teapot Invitational Exhibition at the Taipei County Yingko Ceramics Museum in Taiwan; CLAYFEAST Masters Exhibition in Gulgong, Australia, and Beuna Gallery in Risor, Norway. Neely has conducted workshops and lectured at the International Woodfire Conference in Flagstaff, Arizona; Functional Ceramics Workshop in Wooster, Ohio; Utilitarian Clay Conference in Arrowmont, Tennessee; and the Experimental Porcelain Workshop in Jingdezhen, China. He credits his interest in tea to years of working as a potter in Japan.
Tea ware is a subject of perennial fascination to potters, but one fraught with pitfalls and hidden complexity. We will consider the cultural aspects of brewing tea as well as the functional requirements that the differing varieties of tea impose upon design. Experience a close look at the mechanics of teapot construction – interspersing hands-on demonstrations with theoretical considerations. Participants should plan on a week long immersion, “steeped” in tea and tea culture.
John Neely • August 12-16 • Pots for Tea Tuition $490 • materials and supplies are additional
Paducah School of Art and Design
registration To ensure your participation in our exciting new master artists workshop program, please complete this form, detach and return with either full payment or a deposit of $200 to Paducah School of Art and Design, 409 Broadway Street, Paducah, Kentucky 42001. Paducah School of Art and Design reserves the right to cancel workshops due to insufficient enrollment two weeks in advance of the beginning of each workshop. Deposits or tuition fees will be refunded in the event of cancellations. Deposits or tuition, less a $50 processing fee will be returned for students canceling enrollment in writing at least three weeks in advance of the workshop. Balances due on registration will automatically be charged to the credit card on file two weeks in advance of the workshop, unless other arrangements are made in advance. PSAD will do its best to accommodate special needs of its students as disclosed on this form. If no special needs are disclosed as part of this registration, PSAD may assume that you have no special needs for all purposes. Name
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