The Arkansas Craft School announces an exceptional assortment of craft and visual arts workshops happening throughout the summer months. As always participants are expressing their creative spirit and making beautiful pieces under the guidance of our fabulous master teachers. Our classes have excellent ratings. Don’t miss out!
Here’s the lineup of our August workshops…
AUG 7-9: SCULPTING THE HUMAN HEAD with WILLIAM BECKWITH
Widely known for large scale public monument portraits, which include Elvis, Faulkner, and BB King, Bill’s work has been exhibited in the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Museum. This fabulous workshop will be based on classical modeling techniques for figurative sculpture. Students will model a human head from life, using water-based clay, develop skills of accurate observation, learn anatomical proportions, bone and muscle structure, and gain an understanding of expression.
AUG 10-12: COPPER COLORING -“FLAME PAINTING” with SKIP & RACHAEL MATHEWS
Create patterns and colors on copper with a torch by controlling the shape and heat of the flame. You will learn to anticipate color changes, to layer colors and to apply these techniques to their own design. Skip and Racheael began developing this art form 33 years ago and are considered the founders of flame painting.
AUG 21-23: DRAWING FROM SQUARE ONE with ANNE SAITZYK – Mindfull Drawing
This is an opportune course for anyone who wants to increase their creativity, improve their drawing skills and expand their habits of seeing. In this drawing and painting workshop Anne use exercises to increase visual awareness and synchronize mind, the eye and the body with the creative process. Anne teaches drawing and painting at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena CA and has been teaching Shambhala Art since 1998-a program that integrates meditation and contemplation in the creative process.
AUG 15: INKLE WEAVING with ANGELA SCHNEIDER
Inkle Weaving uses simple, portable looms to weave narrow bands. Warped faced woven bands have dozens of applications, including straps, handles, trim, and material for constructing larger items. The options for these simple bands are numerous – color effects, beads, textures, and complex designs.
AUG 16: KUMIHIMO-JAPANESE BRAIDING with ANGELA SCHNEIDER
Braiding is a traditional craft in many cultures. Braids can be used in many applications, from jewelry (cord or beaded) to accessories, to home décor. In this workshop you will work with both hand-held disks and marudai (braiding stools). Everyone will start with a sampler braid and choose a pattern for a small project – bracelet or keychain. Kumihimo is a great complement to weaving, sewing and other crafts as a custom accent.
Angela teaches math, computer science, color theory, and dance in addition to multiple fiber arts in Memphis and the surrounding region. She is a board member of the Memphis Guild of Handloom Weavers and Southeast Fiber Forum Association, Handweavers Guild of America, Complex Weavers and Memphis Association of Craft Artists the editor for the “TWIST Journal.”
AUG 29-31: WOODTURNING DESIGN CONCEPTS with ALAN CARTER
This workshop takes you through the creative process of developing your idea into fully realized work of art. Beginning with a simple quick sketch, Alan will coach you through the design process working through the challenges, opportunities and shifts, to make a project of your own choosing. Alan personal work is unique in its sculptural style, and draws from his extensive studies in the arts and years of experience with woodworking. He is often a featured demonstrator at woodturning symposia … AAW, Ohio Valley SWAT and teaches nationally at craft schools such as Arrowmont, John C Campbell School. His work has been featured in Woodturning Magazine, Woodturning Design, and AAW Journal.
COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER….
September 1 – 24 Tues & Thur 6-8:30 pm Web Design with Shawn Hoefer
September 2 & 4: Product Photography for Crafters with Ed Alexander
September 4 – 6: Introduction to Weaving on a Loom with Cynthia Cox
September 4: Art-Night- Scrimshaw Demonstration and Talk
September 5 & 6: Introduction to Scrimshaw with Rich Williams
September 11 – 13: Introduction to Woodturning with Kip Powers
September 16 – 18: Natural Edge Bowls and Vessels with GeneSparling
For more information on these and other classes visit…
Arkansas Craft School’s website, www.arkansascraftschool.org
here you can learn more about these and other upcoming classes. Find registration forms, and information about scholarships as well as scholarship application forms. Students may also sign up for classes by calling Lucia Vinograd at (870) 269-8397.
