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Join
us for
"ON
CENTER AT CENTRE"
WORKSHOP
WEEKEND
August
9~10, 2002
This
two-day workshop is designed to help craftspeople and artists of all
skill levels add a new dimension to their craftwork. A combination of
hands-on instruction and demonstrations will be led by regionally and
nationally known craft artists.
Each workshop is designed to teach craft artists traditional
and modern techniques by allowing participation in, or the observation
of, the following media: polymer clay, glass, clay, wood, and fiber.
Presented
by
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Kentucky Craft Marketing Program
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Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation
In
partnership with
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Centre College
With
special assistance from
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Kentucky Arts Council
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Kentucky Guild of Artists & Craftsmen
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Sheltowee Artisans
THE
PRESENTERS
JANE
BURCH COCHRAN
of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, has been a full-time
artist
for more than 20 years. Her distinctive art quilts are laden with
intricate
patterns of buttons, beads and brush strokes, teeming with color and
power,
and filled with compelling representations of our collective everyday
lives.
Cochran has made her name with art quilts -- true visual delights that
were
never created to cover a bed! She has received numerous awards.
DEREK
HARDING
was born in Rockland, Massachusetts. He became
interested
in diverse approaches to clay at the University of Massachusetts,
Dartmouth.
As Richard Shaw’s mold-making assistant at Philips Andover
Academy,
he produced a multitude of molds that were used for the
exhibition,
"Robert Hudson and Richard Shaw: New Ceramic Sculpture,"
in
1998. Derek’s own investigations are about the exploitation of
design
and
the combining of visual elements that lure one to the object.
He received
a
BFA in commercial illustration from Hartford Art School
and
an MFA from Louisiana State University. He is studio manager and
mold-maker
at Roseberry-Winn Pottery and Tile and teaches at the
Community
College of Rhode Island and local workshops.
GWEN
HEFFNER
has been a teacher, writer, independent curator, and
master
potter for more than 30 years. She is the designer of her own line
of
porcelain pottery and is the owner of Contemporary Artifacts Gallery
in
Berea,
Kentucky. She has taught porcelain workshops at craft schools and
universities
throughout the country.
DONNA
KATO
of Florissant, Colorado, is a well-known polymer clay
artist,
author and product developer. Her book, "The Art of Polymer
Clay,"
remains one of the most popular texts in the field. She is best known
for
her technical innovation and ability to present concepts in a clear,
concise
and organized manner.
CHE
RHODES
is Assistant Professor at Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale,
and head of the prestigious glass department. A former
student
with Stephen Powell at Centre College in Danville, he received an
MFA
from Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Pennsylvania, where he
was
awarded a "Future Faculty" Fellowship. His work in blown and
cast
glass
can be seen at galleries throughout the region, including the Marta
Hewett
Gallery in Louisville, Kentucky. Rhodes is a member of the Board
of
the Glass Art Society.
EMILIO
SANTINI
was born in Murano, Italy, into a noble family with a
600-year
glassblowing tradition. His father, a glassblower and self-taught
lampworker,
was his first teacher. At age 11, he began working at a glass
factory.
At 17, his father started teaching him lampworking. Now a
resident
of Williamsburg, VA, he has resumed blowing glass at the furnace
and
is completing his new studio, which will include facilities for
glassblowing,
casing, and lampworking. His work is featured in numerous
private
and museum collections around the world.
REBEKKA
SEIGEL,
who is known for making some of the most
eye-catching
art quilts in the country, began working with fiber twenty-seven
years
ago. For her first quilt, Rebekka used one of her grandmother’s
patterns
but had already envisioned a novel approach to this traditional
craft.
She currently teaches quilting to students in schools across Kentucky
where
she participates in artist-in-residence programs, and she teaches at
the
Morehead Institute for Arts and Education, a professional
development
program for teachers. She also does special commission
pieces,
such as eleven, special poster-size quilts that were presented to the
winners
of the Governor’s Awards in the Arts last year.
DAVID
WRIGHT
is a traditional chair maker from Berea. He says, "It
has
been my intent to take the Windsor form and improve various aspects
of
the chair. The construction of the chair needs no tinkering at all.
The
joinery
of the originals was supreme. But with better tools and knowledge
of
the characteristics of wood, better proportions can be achieved in the
Windsor
design. My chairs are handmade in the true sense. This is 18th
Century
technology at work, producing chairs in a dust-free, quiet work
environment.
I choose to make one chair at a time, devoting my energy
into
seeing that each is expertly made for my customer.”
LUNCHEON
ROUNDTABLES
Veteran
members of the Kentucky Guild of Artists & Craftsmen,
who
represent a vast range of expertise in the craft industry,
will
facilitate roundtable discussions on product development.
The
topics will range from packaging to prototypes. These open
discussions
will provide the participants with a network of
artisans
to help analyze new ideas and continue discussions,
long
after the conference.
RUDE
OSOLNIK AWARD
At
the dinner on Friday evening, August 9, a Kentucky craftsperson will
be
honored with the seventh-annual Rude Osolnik Award, presented
for
outstanding contributions to the Kentucky craft community.
Previous
recipients are Alma Lesch, Emily Wolfson, Arturo Alonzo Sandoval,
Homer
Ledford, Joseph Molinaro and Stephen Rolfe Powell.
SCHOLARSHIP
INFORMATION
Three
scholarships (one or two-day conference fees) will be awarded, based
on
financial need and potential benefit. If interested, please indicate
on
registration
form, and an application will be forwarded. Application deadline
is
Monday, July 22, 2002.
REGISTRATION
Attendees
may register for Friday or Saturday, or for both days. (Fee schedule
is
below.) The annual Rude Osolnik Award Dinner is optional, with an
additional
fee of $25.
PLEASE
REGISTER BY FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2002.
Duplicate this
form
for additional registrants. Questions? Please call 1.800.446.0102
or
502.589.0102.
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Workshop
Registration
Please
circle one workshop for each session (Refer to previous descriptions).
Confirmation packets with maps will be sent upon registration.
Morning
Afternoon
Friday
1A 1B 1C 1D 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E
Saturday
3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 4A 4B 4C 4D
Fees
~ Circle all that apply and total below.
KY
Resident
Out-of-State Student
Friday
Sessions only
$ 40.00
$ 55.00
$ 20.00
Saturday
Sessions only
$ 40.00 $ 55.00
$ 20.00
Both
Friday and Saturday
$ 65.00 $ 90.00
$ 30.00
Award
Presentation Dinner $
25.00 $ 25.00
$ 25.00
Friday
Box Lunch
$ 7.00
$ 7.00
$ 7.00
Saturday
Box Lunch
$ 7.00
$ 7.00
$ 7.00
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I would like a vegetarian dinner and/or vegetarian box lunch.
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of additional attendees for the Award Dinner _____________
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SCHOLARSHIP
APPLICATION DEADLINE ~ Monday, July 22, 2002.
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form with payment to:
Kentucky
Art and Craft Foundation
609
West Main Street
Louisville,
KY 40202~4246
Phone:
502.589.0102 Fax: 502.589.0154 E-mail: kacf@aye.net
ACCOMMODATIONS
Reservations
should be made by Monday, July 15, 2002.
Rooms
have been blocked at Hampton Inn, located at 100 Montgomery Way
(U.S.
150 Bypass) in Danville. When calling for reservations, be sure to
specify that
you
are attending the "CRAFT WORKSHOP."
Hampton
Inn
100
Montgomery Way (U.S. 150 Bypass)
Danville,
KY 40422
Phone:
859.236.6200
Rate:
$69 + tax
(HOTEL
ROOM IS NOT INCLUDED IN WORKSHOP FEE)
FRIDAY
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS
Narrative
Fiber Art: Inspiration and Application - Part 1:
"Inspiration"
Jane
Burch Cochran and Rebekka Seigel
~ These workshops will be team
taught
by two of the finest narrative artists in the country. While in some
ways
similar, each has distinctive working techniques that embrace their
love
of
using fiber art to tell stories. In this first session, each artist
will give insight
into
her respective working techniques and illustrate how inspiration,
ideas,
and
research are transformed into works of art. Class size is limited.
Narrative
Fiber Art: Inspiration and Application - Part 2:
"Application"
Jane
Burch Cochran and Rebekka Seigel
~ Following the morning session,
participants
will be guided from the inspirational concept stage to the
practical
stages of laying out, planning, and finishing a project. Participants
can
use this session to begin creating a piece to be worked on in the
Saturday
sessions, or finished on their own. A materials list will be provided
to
registrants. Class size is limited.
"Introduction
to Hot Glass" Che Rhodes
~ This workshop will focus on
the
primary skills needed to create basic shapes in the hot shop. Students
will
learn
about the layout and mechanics of the hot shop and its equipment.
Che will
introduce
students to gathering glass, using tools and marving, to
create
basic shapes.
“The
Windsor Chair: The Art of Hand Tooled Furniture Making” David
Wright
~ The main aspects of Windsor chair-making will be accomplished
in
this workshop. These aspects include basic hand tool use, how to carve
seats,
how to turn legs, how to bend arms and assembly procedures.
In
between these activities, added themes, such as the history of the
chair
form,
how to acquire material, how to finish, etc. will be discussed.
"Into
White 1: Throwing Porcelain Forms" Gwen Heffner
~ This
Porcelain
potter will show participants how to discover the endless variations
possible
by carving porcelain. Participants will throw porcelain forms on the
wheel
to carve and will also work on flat surfaces. Gwen will teach how to
design
positive/negative imagery and the basics of carving low relief in
porcelain.
Class size is limited.
"Beginning
Millefiori Pattern Techniques in Polymer Clay" Donna Kato
~
Creating
images in logs or rods of clay is one of the most intriguing of
polymer
clay applications. In this class, participants will begin with the
simplest
of images, then move into division, reassembly, and reduction of
canes
to create complex patterns.
"Mold-Making
1" Derek Harding
~ This two-part demonstration is
designed
to explore mold-making, using plaster as a plastic medium. Aspects
of
the class include turning a standard potter’s wheel into a plaster
lathe,
mold-making
from plaster positives, handling and decorating sprig molds,
and
altering plaster positives to create a variation from one vessel or
shape.
"Venetian-Style
Goblet Making at the Torch" Emilio Santini
~
This
demonstration, by one of the most inventive and exciting flameworkers
today,
will explore the techniques of glassblowing at the torch.
Venetian-style
goblet
making will be the major focus of the demonstration.
SATURDAY
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS
Narrative
Fiber Art: Inspiration and Application - Part 3: "Appliqué and
Embroidery"
Jane Burch Cochran and Rebekka Seigel ~ Rebekka’s work is a
mixture
of traditional quilting techniques combined with a contemporary view
of
the world. This session will introduce participants to her use of
appliqué and
embroidery
techniques used to create her narrative work. These workshops will
be
team taught, with instruction from both artists in the various aspects
of their
art.
Participants are encouraged, but not required, to have taken parts 1
& 2 of
this
series of workshops to obtain the greatest benefit from this session.
A
materials list will be provided to registrants. Class size is limited.
Narrative
Fiber Art: Inspiration and Application - Part 4: "Surface
Embellishment"
Jane Burch Cochran and Rebekka Seigel
~ Jane is best
known
for the rich, ornate, textural surfaces of her fiber pieces. This
session will
introduce
participants to her use of a wide variety of materials from found
objects
and buttons, to clothing and painted fabric, to illuminate her ideas
in a
narrative
fashion. These workshops will be team taught, with instruction from
both
artists in the various aspects of their art. Participants are
encouraged, but
not
required, to have taken parts 1 & 2 of this workshop series to
obtain the
greatest
benefit from this session. A materials list will be provided to
registrants.
Class
size is limited.
"Introduction
to Hot Glass" Che Rhodes
~ (This workshop is a repeat
of
Friday’s workshop.)
“The
Windsor Chair: The Art of Hand Tooled Furniture Making”
David
Wright
~ David will continue with his demonstration showing all
aspects
of forming and constructing a Windsor-style chair. Day two of his demo
will
involve combining chair parts created on day one into the finished
product.
"Into
White 2: Low Relief Carving" Gwen Heffner
~ Gwen will continue to
show
participants how to discover the endless variations possible by
carving
porcelain.
Participants who want to throw on the wheel and carve their own
three-dimensional
forms are encouraged to attend the Friday session to make
the
forms that they will then carve in the Saturday session. For
Saturday-session
only
participants, there will be flat porcelain surfaces available to
carve.
Class
size is limited.
"Venetian-Style
Human Figure Sculpting at the Torch" Emilio Santini
~
This
flame-working demonstration will explore the techniques of hot
sculpting
at
the torch. The human figure will be the major focus of the
demonstration.
"Polymer
Clay Box Form" Donna Kato
~ In this class, participants will
create
a box pendant form with a lid! Once the base box is made, it will be
covered
with a pattern sheet that will utilize the mica shift properties of
the clay.
Once
the box and lid are cured, and if time permits, the pieces will be
finished
by
sanding and polishing them.
"Mold-Making
2" Derek Harding
~ The second part of this demonstration
continues
the exploration of mold-making, using plaster as a plastic medium.
Aspects
of the class include turning a standard potter’s wheel into a
plaster lathe,
mold-making
from plaster positives, handling and decorating sprig molds, and
altering
plaster positives to create a variation from one vessel or shape.
AGENDA
FRIDAY,
AUGUST 9
8:30
a.m. ~ 9:00 a.m. Registration in the Jones Visual Art Center
9:00
a.m. ~ 10:00 a.m. General Assembly in the Science Center
10:00
a.m. ~ 1:00 p.m. Workshop Sessions in the Jones Visual Art Center
Session
1
1A
Narrative
Fiber Art ~ Part 1: "Inspiration"
1B
"Introduction
to Hot Glass"
1C
“The
Windsor Chair: The Art of Hand Tooled Furniture Making”
1D
"Into
White 1: Throwing Porcelain Forms"
1:00
p.m. ~ 2:00 p.m. Lunch in the Cowan Dining Hall
2:00
p.m. ~ 5:00 p.m. Workshop Sessions in the Jones Visual Art Center
Session
2
2A
Narrative
Fiber Art ~ Part 2: "Application"
2B
"Introduction
to Hot Glass (cont.)"
2C
"Beginning
Millefiori Pattern Techniques in Polymer Clay"
2D
"Mold~Making
1"
2E
"Venetian~Style
Goblet Making at the Torch"
6:00
p.m. ~ 8:30 p.m. Reception/award dinner
(Carnegie
Club at Centre)
8:30
p.m. ~ 9:30 p.m. Stephen Rolfe Powell demonstration
(Jones
Visual Art Center)
SATURDAY,
AUGUST 10
8:30
a.m. ~ 9:00 a.m. Registration in the Jones Visual Art Center
9:00
a.m. ~ 10:00 a.m. General Assembly in the Science Center
10:00
a.m. ~ 1:00 p.m. Workshop Sessions in the Jones Visual Art Center
Session
3
3A
Narrative
Fiber Art ~ Part 3: "Appliqué and Embroidery"
3B
"Introduction
to Hot Glass"
3C
“The
Windsor Chair: The Art of Hand Tooled Furniture Making”
3D
"Into
White 2: Low Relief Carving"
3E
"Venetian~Style
Human Figure Sculpting at the Torch"
1:00
p.m. ~ 2:00 p.m. Luncheon Roundtables (Cowan Dining Hall)
Sponsored
by Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen
2:00
p.m. ~ 5:00 p.m. Workshop Sessions in the Jones Visual Art Center
Session
4
4A
Narrative
Fiber Art ~ Part 4: "Surface Embellishment"
4B
"Introduction
to Hot Glass (cont.)"
4C
"Polymer
Clay Box Form"
4D
"Mold~Making
2"
LOCATIONS
Workshops
Centre
College
Jones
Visual Art Center
209
Beatty Avenue
Danville,
Kentucky 40422
859.238.5200
Friday
Night Dinner/Rude Osolnik Award Presentation
Centre
College
Carnegie
Club
Corner
of College and Walnut Streets
Danville,
Kentucky 40422
859.236.2744
Friday
Night Glassblowing Demonstration
by
Stephen Powell
Centre
College
Jones
Visual Art Center
209
Beatty Avenue
Danville,
Kentucky 40422
859.238.5200
Saturday
Roundtable Box Luncheon
Centre
College
Cowan
Dining Hall
Across
from the Carnegie Club / Walnut Street
Danville,
Kentucky 40422
859.236.2744
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