Winter 2012 January-2013 April classes

Below is a list of what was offered, we will put a link a PDf of classes soon.

Links Artful Work Finding Your Audience Strategize Your Marketing Keeping Track of Money Growing your Career Glass Beads Clay Tiles Ceramics, Funtional & Raku Copper Bowl Enameling Dichroic Glass Jewelry Flat Plain Figure Carving Precious Metal Clay Sculpture, Model the Portrait Head Sculpture: Wax to Bronze Morning Ceramics Workshop Stone Sculpture Silversmithing I & II Wax Carving Jewelry Wire Wrapping Jewelry

Joe Cerra teaching Wax Carving

Here is a link to a PDF of our Winter 2012 Workshops Brochure.
Check below for additional classes, schedule changes and cancelations.

please let us know if there is something else you would like to explore

Flat Plain Figure Carving

Instructor: Don Johannesen The skill taught in this class will be Flat Plane Figure Carving. The name comes from the simple straight cuts that form flat planes to develop a shape, as opposed to frequent rounding cuts of a more sculptural form. A traditional folk art of Norway and Sweden, it was often done as an evening pastime. Typical subjects would be farmers, gnomes, trolls, dragons or a favorite, “Gamle Erik” (Old Erik), the Norwegian version of the devil. Don is a student of Scandinavian folk art in wood. He has worked with many teachers at the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah, Iowa and at the Norsk Wood Works in Barronett, Wisconsin.

Participants in this class will choose either a Norwegian farmer or a little gnome. Class fee $60; Materials, including knife, $30 Four sessions per class (Mondays, 6:30-8:30 p.m.) Oct. 1, 8, 15 & 22;  Nov. 5, 12, 19 & 26;  Jan. 7, 14, 21 & 28 Feb. 11, 18 , 25 &Mar. 4; March 11, 18, 25 & April 1

Artful Work

Finding Your Audience

Instructor: Sheryl Kosovski 30+ years of experience managing art and design businesses 20 years teaching creative entrepreneurs like you how to be successful Working full-time, creatively, since 1980 and making a living Owning and managing both fabric painting and decorative painting businesses Successful promotion and placement of my own work in well-respected retailers and galleries A lifetime working with interior designers, fashion designers and graphic designers Teaching corporate programs on developing common purpose and increasing creativity A Bachelor’s degree in fine arts with concentration in design from the Ontario College Of Art in Toronto Canada Years of studying Human Development and Success Strategies

If your goal is to make money from your work, the easiest way to do this is to identify who the people are who are most likely to buy your work. We call these people your perfect customers or target market. In this session we will get very clear about who your perfect customers are, what they do, where they go, as much information about them as we can come up with so we know how best to reach them. We will then look to see who already knows and works with our target market and develop ways to partner with those professionals to sell our work. We want to be able to have our work available where our customers are most likely to buy it. We will also develop methods to keep track of our customers and to keep in touch with them. Saturday, September 29, 1:00-3:30 p.m. Tuitiion: $25.00

Sign up for all four Artfull Work classes for $80

Strategize Your Marketing

Instructor: Sheryl Kosovski Who will you customers be and how do you want to reach them? The answer to that question is the basis of your marketing plan. Tools for marketing include a portfolio, artist statement, business card, letterhead, envelopes, brochures, invitations to show, a resume, a website and others. Instruction will be given to prepare these items as well as information to put together a plan and schedule for reaching your market. We will do exercises for writing your artist statement in working groups so that it will need only finishing touches by the end of the program.

Saturday, October 27, 1:00-3:30 p.m. Tuition: $25.00

Keeping Track of the Money

Instructor: Sheryl Kosovski Dealing with money is one of the most challenging tasks that artists face. We have been told by so many people that it is difficult or next to impossible to sell our work that many of us have developed the attitude that we should be grateful that we just get to do something we love and that money should not be part of the conversation. I hope to dispel these myths in this session and give you the tools you need to keep track of your income and expenses and a formula for pricing your work. We will also talk about what is referred to as under earning or messages that we have internalized that have us working for very little money or even sabotaging ourselves and keeping ourselves from being able to make a great living doing what we love.

Saturday, November 17, 1:00-3:30 p.m. Tuition: $25.00

Growing your Career

Instructor: Sheryl Kosovski Where do you begin and how do you grow your career as a professional artist? Most of us have no idea what it takes to create a successful career in the arts. In this last session of the year we will develop a comprehensive strategy for exactly how you begin and where. Then we will go over what kinds of shows and galleries you should be pursuing in order to grow your career. We will go over which opportunities will move your exhibition and sales career forward and which will keep you from growth. Then we will create a plan to move out of your region and eventually into the national arena. Sheryl will help you put pencil to paper to develop a personal plan to get you to your desired outcome.

Saturday, December 15, 1:00-3:30 p.m. Tuition: $25.00

Glass Beads

Instructor: Diane Gram Lampworking is the art to create glass beads with a flame and glass rods using varied techniques.  A number of beads will be made.  This is a must class for “beaders.”  Imagine how your jewelry will look with beads that you have created. Class fee: $80 + $40 for Materials Saturdays: 11 - 4 p.m. Oct. 27; Nov. 17; Jan 19; Feb. 1; & Mar. 23 Tues. & Thurs., 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Feb. 26 & 28 Mar. 19 & 20

Student

Dichroic Glass

Instructor: Phyllis Crawley Class fee: $45 + $20 for materials & firing. (If making a bracelet  there is an additional charge of $5 per bracelet link.) One-day sessions To be picked up the following week

Make dazzling fused-glass pendants, bracelets and/or earrings you can proudly say you created. Learn the basics of glass compatibility, firing and the importance of annealing fused glass. Work with frits, rod, stringer, decals and more.  Firing and findings are provided in the materials fee. Sat, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Oct. 6; Nov. 10; Dec. 8;  Feb. 9; or Mar. 16

Silver

Silver I

Instructor: Doug Kile Learn how to work with sterling silver. Students will complete a sterling silver pendant with a semi-precious stone while being introduced to the basic elements of silversmithing: cutting, sawing, torch soldering and finishing methods. All necessary tools furnished. Class is limited to four students, giving you one-on-one attention.

Choice of four 3-day classes (Mon., Tues. & Wed., 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.) Oct. 15, 16 &17; Nov. 12, 13 &14; Jan. 21, 22 & 23; Feb 18, 19 & 20

Class fee: $125. Materialfee: $25 (depending on silver prices).

Silver II

Prerequisite: Silver I. Expand our basic silversmithing skills and gain confidence in soldering, cutting, sawing and finishing. Complete a pendant with fancy trim or a ring with trim. Cabochon will be a standard size or free form. All necessary tools furnished. Class is limited to four students, giving you one-on-one attention.

Class fee: $125. Material fee: $25 (depending on silver prices). Choice of two 3-day classes (Mon., Tues. & Wed., 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.) Dec. 3, 4 & 5; Mar. 4, 5 & 6

Wax Carving & Casting

Instructor: Joe Cera This beginner class will teach you how to set up wax for carving, and the techniques used to carve a wax ring, cast in sterling silver and finishing. You will leave this class with a beautiful ring that you have created. Class fee: $125; Materials: $35.

Choice of five 3-day workshops (Mon., Tues., & Wed., 6:30-8:30 p.m.) Oct. 22, 23 & 24; Nov. 26, 27 & 28; Jan. 28, 29 & 30;  Feb. 11, 12 & 13; Mar. 11, 12 & 13

 

Wire Wrapping Jewelry

Wire Wrapping Jewelry I

Instructor:  Fr. Larry Calhoun Basic techniques for wire wrapping stones and beads is a hands-on class.  Techniques taught include the basic loop, spiral coil cage and free form wrapped pendant with wrapped bail. Gauges and properties of wire will be discussed.  Wire used is 14K gold filled.  All necessary tools furnished.  Class fee: $50; Material fee: $30.  Choice of 2-day workshops (Tues & Thurs, 6:30-8:30): Oct. 23 & 25; Nov. 13 & 15; Jan. 22 & 24; Feb. 19 & 21; Mar. 5 & 7; Mar. 19 & 21

Wire Wrapping Jewelry II

Choice of three 2-day workshops (Tues & Thurs, 6:30-8:30 p.m.): Feb. 27 & 28; Apr. 9 & 11

Instructor:  Fr. Larry Calhoun Prerequisite: Wire Wrap Jewelry, Beginning I.  Expand your basic wire wrapping skills to a new level.  You will make a bracelet and a semi-precious stone set ring using 14K gold filled wire.  All necessary tools furnished.   Class fee: $50.  Material fee: $30.

Sculpture, Model the Portrait Head

Instructor: Tuck Langland This class will work from a live model and examine that most mysterious and wonderful part of the human form -- the head and face. We will study anatomy, likeness, techniques of modeling, and artistic elements of the bust. Through demonstrations, lectures, and hands-on work with Tuck, you will create a life-size or near life-size head, ready for casting.

Vladimir Nabokov by Tuck Langland

Class fee: $200; Materials: $50 -- includes armature, clay and model fee

One 4-session workshop (Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m.; doors are open earlier): Oct. 9, 16, 23 & 30.

You will have additional open studio time available on Tuesdays & Thursdays 12 - 9 PM and Saturdays 11 AM - 4 PM

Tuck is an internationally-known sculptor, and a former professor at Indiana University at South Bend. He has done teaching exchanges with professors in England and Uganda.

Those wishing to read up on figurative sculpture and bronze casting before the class may want to read Tuck’s book, “From Clay to Bronze: A Studio Guide to Figurative Sculpture” (Paperback). Investigate your local library, or check out your local book store. Used copies are also available online via Amazon.com for around $30.

If interested, participants can create a rubber mold and wax cast during the months before the next class, and then cast the head in bronze in February. An artist at Fire Arts will help you with the process for an additional fee.

Sculpture, Wax to Bronze

Instructor: Tuck Langland This four-session class will take a wax sculpture and cast it into bronze in the foundry at Fire Arts. Either bring a wax sculpture you have already made, or make one in class, and we will create the investment (mold), burn the wax out of the mold, pour in the bronze, break it out and finish the piece, giving you a permanent work to take home. People who have taken the portrait modeling class might wish to cast that work in this class.

Tuck & Jack Turnock pouring small bronze The class will discuss various methods of casting, various materials which can be used -- even methods of casting small works with minimal equipment.

Class fee: $200; Materials: $150 (the average cost depending on the size of the sculpture. A refund of some of the materials fee is possible if you have cast a small piece.).

One 4-session workshop (Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m.; doors are open earlier.):  Feb. 12, 19, 26 and Mar. 5

You will have additional open studio time available on Tuesdays & Thursdays 12 - 9 PM and Saturdays 11 AM - 4 PM

Stone Sculpture Workshop

Instructor:  Wayne Harshberger With step-by-step instruction, you  will be utilizing hand tools to complete a small stone sculpture.  All materials will be provided.  The instructor has won many awards, and has corporate and private commissioned pieces throughout the world. Bring a sack lunch.   Class fee: $60.  Material fee: $20.  Choice of 1-day workshops      (Sat, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.): Oct. 6; Nov. 10; Jan. 27; Feb. 9; Feb. 23; Mar. 9; Mar. 23; Apr. 13; or Apr. 27.

Student Work

Enamel a Copper Bowl

Instructor:  Jackie Carlson Pick from several small copper bowls or dishes and learn how to clean the metal, sift the powdered enamel and use glass frit and paint to decorate your bowl. All necessary tools furnished.

Choice of 1-day workshops (Sat., 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.): Jan. 26; Feb. 23; Mar. 30; Apr. 27

Class fee: $40.  Material fee: $15.

Clay Tile

Instructor: Kathy Reddy White, MFA in ceramics

Create tiles using different techniques -- bas-relief, stamps, found objects, carving.  Learn different methods for cutting tiles to size and how to dry tiles to prevent warping.  Create a plaster mold for making multiple copies of the tile.

Class fee: $125.  Materials, firings and glazes: $25.  Choice of two 6-day workshops (Thurs., 6-9 p.m.): Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25, Nov. 1 & 8 or Feb. 21, 28, Mar. 7, 14, 21 & 28

You will have additional open studio time available on Tuesdays & Thursdays 12 - 9 PM and Saturdays 11 AM - 4 PM

 

Functional & Raku Fired Ceramics

Instructor: Len Cockman

Functional pottery for everyday use or sculptural, hand-built: pinch, coil, slab and wheel throwing for beginners and advanced.  Beginners, including teenagers, are very, very welcome. Includes glazing basics. Class Minimum: 4, Maximum 8 Raku

Len Cockman B.A. Art Ed, Baldwin-Wallace College M.A., Secoundary Ed, Indiana University High School studio art teaching experience: 26 years

Class Fee: $150 Materials, firing, and glazes: $25 For 50 lbs of clay max, more can be purchased 8 week sessions. Mondays 6:30-8:30 PM Jan. 7, 14, 21, 28 and Feb. 4, 11, 18 & 25 or Mar. 11, 18, 25 and Apr. 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 or May 6,13,20 and June 3,10,17,24 & July 1 (skipping May 27 Memorial Day)

You will have additional open studio time available on Tuesdays & Thursdays 12 - 9 PM and Saturdays 11 AM - 4 PM

Tuesday Morning Ceramics Workshop

We offered a Tuesday morning ceramics workshop and recieved no interest in it; if a daytime workshop would interest you let us know, let us know the day and time of year that would work for you and we may try again.

Recurring Workshops

 

Mini-Workshops

Mini-Workshops are offered during our two art walks (Dec, May) and Art Beat (September). Get on our email list to receive announcements.

 

 

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