AO M WO R KS H O P S
2-DAY ART WORKSHOPS
These workshops include lunch at 1 p.m. each day.
Sincerely Yours: The Creative Process in Correspondence
More Than One Way to Make a Book: Variations on the Accordion Fold
DATES: Saturday, July 16–Sunday,
DATES: Saturday, July 30–Sunday,
July 17, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. FACULTY: Anders Zanichkowsky TUITION COST: $205 When was the last time you had a lovely conversation with a work of art? Interviewed a stranger? Surprised yourself when you answered a question? Think about something you enjoyed making during the pandemic: a birthday cake, a snowman, a watercolor painting . . . What might you reveal to yourself if you wrote about it in a letter? In this workshop, we will use the personal address to help us think through our creativity. We will conduct experiments in unusual writing formats, personal correspondence, and the art of unconventional dialogue. We will turn those reflections into works on paper through cyanotype, monotype, and other printmaking processes. Then, we will send our findings out into the world (via the US Postal Service) to extend the connections that nurture our curiosity.
July 31, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. FACULTY: Honore Lee TUITION COST: $205 In this two-session workshop, students will be introduced to the artist’s book as a creative process through techniques and individual explorations of the accordion book structure. Students will learn to construct a basic accordion structure, as well as a range of variations on the form, as a foundation for creating their own one-of-akind artist’s book. This workshop is appropriate for artists wanting an introduction to artist’s books, as well as for those interested in artistic expression through the book form. Emphasis will be placed on experimentation as students develop strategies to integrate form and content.
The Altered Book DATES: Saturday, July 23–Sunday,
July 24, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. FACULTY: JoAnne Laudolff TUITION COST: $205 This workshop will incorporate multiple mixed-media explorations into an altered book, which can serve as a journal, a sketchbook, or a work of art in itself. Each student will embellish a found book with various handmade papers, paints, and media. The papers themselves will also be altered, using solvents, gloss medium, and paints. Composition and color theory will be considered, along with individual concepts.
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The Camera as Drawing Machine DATES: Saturday, August 13–
Sunday, August 14, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. FACULTY: Barbarita Polster TUITION COST: $205 Students will be asked to think of the camera as a mode of
drawing, using the etymological meaning of “photo-graphy”— “drawing with light”—as a jumping-off point. We will use easily acquired materials, like window screens, aluminum foil, and prisms, alongside materials found in the immediate vicinity, to create experimental photographs. Students will be introduced to techniques from experimental photography and cinema (cine-magic) to inspire their own explorations. Each student will leave with 2–3 composed formal images ready to share.
Improvisational Visible Mending DATES: Saturday, August 20–
Sunday, August 21, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. FACULTY: Christine Haynes TUITION COST: $205 Enjoy the slow and meditative process of mending garments and other fiber-based items. In this workshop, you will learn hand-stitching, embroidery techniques, and Japanese sashiko and boro techniques. We will then use those skills, along with fabric patches, to create patterns and textures that will repair, honor, and extend the life of your clothing. We will also explore and gather inspiration from historical and modern mending approaches, which you can use in your own practice and apply to items brought from home.
