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Useful Pots: Design Decisions

~With Ellen Shankin

Event Type: Workshop

Tuition: $225

Level: Intermediate

Useful pots made on a wheel serve a specific purpose.Their form,
however, contains a world of possibilities. It has been my particular
passion to take the thrown pot beyond the wheel, out of round,
while holding fast to the restrictions that usefulness imposes. In this
workshop I will encourage the exploration of those techniques and
ideas: from simple immediate manipulation of the wet pot as it leaves
the wheel, to the more forced imposition of form on leather hard
clay.... a variety of approaches will be demonstrated .
Information will be shared and progress made through slide
presentation, one on one attention, a lot of throwing and group
discussion. While throwing we make choices about our work, often
unaware.....the rim thick or thin....throwing lines visible or removed ....
These decisions, whether made consciously or not, radically affect
the overall presence and resolution of the piece.
Conversations about design decisions will encircle every
demonstration and effort in the studio.
I want students to come away from this experience jazzed up about
the altered pot, with the skills to continue that investigation when they
leave. And to have developed a richer vocabulary of self-expression
as it manifests itself in the simple pot.

This 3-day workshop will be also include open studio time with Ellen as mentor the following week, Tuesday-Friday 2/28- 3/2.

Artist Talk & Aloha Potluck

~With Holly Roberts

Event Type: Presentation

Cost: Free!

Holly Roberts' first national exposure came in 1989 with the publication of the monograph, Holly Roberts, from the Untitled Series published by the Friends of Photography. Although her work has always been based on the photograph, it was the inclusion of paint that made it so distinct. As David Featherstone says in his introduction, "Roberts is a painter, yet it is the photograph underlying the paint, even when it can scarcely be seen, that gives the work its intriguing, mysterious power. Drawing from the iconography of primitive art, particularly that of the Native American, Mexican and Hispanic cultures of the Southwest, where she lives, she creates paintings that address a broad range of human emotionsâ�¦. While it is Roberts' evolving interaction with the photograph that takes her to her finished work, it is the existence of the underlying photographic imageâ��even when it is obscured by paintâ��that gives the work its powerful qualities and sets up the emotional challenge for the viewer."

Her work has continued to evolve, but she has reversed her original process of heavily over painting the black and white silver print. She now works on top of a painted surface, developing a narrative scene with collaged photographic elements. Where earlier pieces reflected psychological or emotional undercurrents, newer works make use of familiar or iconic stories to address tougher questions about manâ��s effect on the land and the animals that inhabit it.

In 1990, Nazraeli Press published Holly Roberts: Works 1989-1999, and in 2009 Holly Roberts: Works 2000-2009. A dedicated teacher as well as a prolific artist, she has had a profound effect on a community of artists around the country. She continues to live in the Southwest.

Fearless Calligraphy

~With Jenny Hainsworth

Event Type: Workshop

Tuition: $55

Level: Beginners

Have you ever wanted to learn real calligraphy, but you were overwhelmed about where to start? Or you have tried it and all you got was a frustrating mess?

Join artist and calligrapher, Jenny Hainsworth, for a friendly introduction to the amazing world of European calligraphy and lettering art.

Students will receive the following:
-an intro to the tools needed for most lettering styles;
-exercises to help you learn quickly and well;
-familiarity with calligraphy terminology;
-trouble-shooting for those with some experience;
-confidence to practice, learn and improve at home

Note: The hand (letter style) taught in this workshop will be Roman majuscules (capitals), as they are the foundation of all lettering in the western world. If time permits we will try some italic miniscules (lower case).

Materials for each student to bring:
-drawing board (larger is better)
-2 bulldog clips
-long ruler (more than 12")
-pencil
-eraser
-any calligraphy materials you already have (optional)
*all other materials will be provided

Jenny Hainsworth is a recent Big Island transplant from Victoria, BC. She has a degree in linguistics from the University of British Columbia, studied calligraphy in Edinburgh, Scotland, and learned egg tempera and traditional gilding and gesso techniques in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Jenny brings a lively sense of humor, encouragement and adventure to classes!

Poetry Workshop

~With Sharon Marie Olson

Event Type: Workshop

Tuition: $25

Level: Beginners

Don't miss the opportunity to receive one on one coaching from Spoken Word Poet, Sharon Marie Olson. Learn the history of poetry slam, review footage and discuss award winning poets and learn fundamentals of constructing a performance piece that suits your comfort level.

Attendees are asked to bring two original poems of their own construction, writing materials, and an item or photo of special meaning.

Large Scale Abstract Painting

~With Hiroki Morinoue

Event Type: Workshop

Tuition: $200

Level: Intermediate - Advance

This will definitely be a workshop to get students working larger in scale and experimenting with a medium heavy in surface textures. Each student will receive three sheets of 4' x 2' plywood. We will be working with a quick drying wall compound (Spackle) mixed with acrylic paints. By layering color over color, scraping and carving can create dramatic surface dimension. Further surface details are expanded by glazing, drybrush, rolling, etc. The truth is discovered in the experimentation and the willingness by each student to self-explore the freedom of the medium.

Material fee will cover the wood panels, drywall compound and acrylic medium.

Each Student to bring

Personal brushes
Acrylic paints: Red, Yellow, Blue & White (4 fl. oz.)
Palette
Paint Scrapers and any other tools to create surface textures
Rags
some plastic containers for mixing paints
notebook, pencils,
lunch

Material fee: $25 - (to cover 3 sht.s of 4'x2', Drywall Compound & Acrylic Medium)

Pochoir

~With Elizabeth Ferrill

Event Type: Workshop

Tuition: $225

Level: Open to All Levels

The pochoir printmaking method is a simple and beautiful way to layer forms, create pattern, and build a remarkable matte surface using water-soluble gouache. The tradition of pochoir will be explored as a way to create unique yet reproducible images and to hand color prints and drawings with saturated, velvety, flat blocks of color. Students will experiment with ways to apply gouache to make both transparent and opaque effects, practice fading and blending, and stenciling onto alternative surfaces.

A native of Seattle, WA, Elizabeth received her BFA in Painting and Printmaking from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. She received her MFA in Printmaking from the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence.

Elizabeth has had solo exhibitions at the Armory Gallery at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, at the Gideon Gartner Gallery at Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass Village, CO and at 5x6x9 Gallery in Berlin, Germany. Elizabeth currently lives and works at Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass Village, CO.

Supplies for pochoir workshop:

Cutting mats
Exacto knife with #11 blades
Dura-Lar pads
Bristol pads
Plastic palettes
Gouache (Holbein Designer Gouache)
Drawings, photographs, or any source imagery that students want to bring

Note: Additionally, students may bring in any prints on which they would like to add pochoir.

Artist Talk with Elizabeth Ferrill

~With Elizabeth Ferrill

Event Type: Presentation

Cost: Free!

Elizabeth Ferrill's work revolves around portraying spaces of transit and mobility. She represents the paradoxical moods of spaces such as airports, bus stops, waiting areas etc. These spaces often seem cold and emotionless yet they are filled with stories and personal experiences.

Elizabeth Ferrill is a Laila Twigg-Smith Artist-in-Residence

Alternative Firing Techniques

~With Kate & Will Jacobson

Event Type: Presentation

Cost: $300

Kate and Will Jacobson have been collaborative studio potters since 1978 and are widely recognized as the inventors of naked raku.

This workshop will be a thorough exploration of this and other alternative firing techniques. The first two mornings will be spent demonstrating sculptural and throwing methods. Students will have open access to the Donkey Mill ceramics studio in the afternoons and evenings. The third day student work will be bisque fired. An excursion on Hawaii island will be planned during the bisque. On the fourth and fifth days participants will experiment with glazing and various low-fire smoke and sagger techniques.

"Our approach to making art is much more intuitive than pragmatic. When working, we allow the fate of the clay to reveal itself and then we embrace the experience. It's almost an involuntary response where we are simultaneously the guide and the seeker."

Large Scale Abstract Painting

~With Hiroki Morinoue

Event Type: Workshop

Tuition: $200

Level: Intermediate - Advance

Zero Currency Open Mic Nite!

~With Community Participants

Event Type: Presentation

Cost: Free!

The Donkey Mill's OCCUPY ART: Beyond Wall Street exhibit opens with a 'Zero Currency Trade Event' from 6pm to 8pm.

Poets, singers, musicians, comics, sketch artists, improv acts, magicians may come and perform on this inaugural, OWS-inspired Open Mic Nite.

Acts up to 5 minutes may sign up upon arrival on a first-come, first-served basis.

As a 'Zero Currency Trade Event', there is no admission or entry fee and guests are invited to bring their own pupus, snacks, drinks and items to share or trade.

This is sure to be an eclectic and memorable evening.

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