May 9, 2008 (Friday)
SLIDE LECTURE
Karen Kunc

Karen Kunc is a Cather Professor of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and she has taught numerous workshops around the world. Her recent solo exhibitions include: Huntington Museum of Art, West Virginia; Bemis Contemporary Art Center, Omaha; and Piano Nobile Gallery, Krakow, Poland. She has received awards in exhibitions in Iceland, Poland, France, Japan and throughout the U.S, and in 2007 she received the Printmaker Emeritus Award from the Southern Graphics Council.

May 9-11, 2008 (Friday, Saturday & Sunday)
COLOR WOODBLOCK PRINTMAKING
With Karen Kunc (see artist info above)

Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tuition: $150 (member); $180 (non-member)
Supply Fee: $20
Level: Beginners to advanced
Enrollment: limited to 12

This intensive, exciting workshop will awaken the possibilities of the woodcut printing process for the beginner to the advanced printmaker. This approach is not technically tradition-bound, but inventive, with contemporary, creative methods that can be spontaneous, simple and direct. This expressive medium will be introduced and explored through demonstrations and discussions of cutting techniques, oil-based ink and modifiers, and printing by hand as well as using the press. Participants will go from designing their images and cutting blocks, to printing several projects using a variety of methods and individual discoveries.

WET CLAY AND PIT FIRING WORKSHOPS
With David Kuraoka & Tomoko Nakazato

Kuraoka was born in Kauai in 1946. He is currently professor and head of the ceramics department at San Francisco State University. He has long been involved in the process of pit firing. Kuraoka states, "pit fire... I find more satisfying and the results are more spontaneous... it fits my forms, I'm not after a tradition that is set down from generation to generation... mine is all made up as it goes along." One of the fascinating aspects of the process for Kuraoka is its serendipity, the unexpected "gifts of the fire" that mark his simple, organic forms with smoky earth tones that evoke the colors of Hawaii's landscape.

May 17, 18, 2008 (Saturday & Sunday)
WET CLAY WORKSHOP
With Tomoko Nakazato

Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tuition: $100 (members); $130 (non-members)
Supply Fee: $45 - includes 1 bag of clay, glazes, and firing
Level: Beginner to intermediate
Enrollment: limited to 12

Students will create forms specifically suited for pit firing. The workshop will include burnishing and other surface preparation of the clay form to be readied for pit firing.

May 30 (Friday) & June 1 (Sunday), 2008
PIT FIRE WORKSHOP
With David Kuraoka (see artist info above)

Time: 9 am - 4 pm
Tuition $100 (members); $130 (non-members)
Level: All
Enrollment: 12
Participants will bring bisque pieces ready to pit fire.

Kuraoka will be directing the pit firing, as students observe a tumble/stack method of loading the pit. A discussion of chemicals and other materials to achieve certain effects will be presented.

June 6, 2008 (Friday)
SLIDE LECTURE
Stephen Braun

From the mountains of northwest Montana, Braun will be the guest artist for Hawaii Craftsmen's Raku Ho'olaulea 2008. He has been working in clay for almost 30 years and making large raku sculptures for 20 years, which have been displayed throughout the U.S. and abroad. He studied ceramics at the University of Montana with Rudy Autio, Ken Little and Dennis Voss and spent time early in his career with Pete Voulkos, Bob Brady, Yoshio Taylor and a host of other ceramic artists, expanding his concept of clay beyond pottery. The artist brings humor and edginess to his uniquely environmental, political, and social sculptures.

June 7, 2008 (Saturday)
GLAZING FOR CONCEPTUAL CERAMIC ART
With Stephen Braun (see artist info above)

Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tuition: $50 (member); $80 (non-member)
Supply Fee: $15, participants will bring bisqueware
Enrollment: limited to 15
Level: All

During this one day weekend workshop Braun will be sharing his detailed underglazing and firing techniques, as well as the ideas that inspire his large wall-mounted and free standing sculptures. This will be a memorable weekend to explore concepts and develop them into the sculptural format while working on glazing. Bring your bisque pieces and be prepared to have fun!