"Connecting culture to environment through art since 1994"
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| CANCELLED! Opposition as Inspiration with Holly Fischer
CLASS
DESCRIPTION: “Every
sweet has its
sour: every evil its good.” Ralph
Waldo
Emerson Participants
will
brainstorm conflicting concepts and develop a list of opposing pairs:
light/dark, love/hate, truth/error, emotion/logic . . . Participants
will then
explore ways to visually convey the opposite pairing of their choice in
low-relief tiles. Tiles will be cast in
plaster to form press molds so participants can create multiples of
their
sculptural opposition. Opposition
will serve as
inspiration for constructing a vessel or form in which conflict
achieves
equilibrium. Low-fire red and white
clay can be pressed into plaster molds to create the building blocks
that will
form a sculptural expression of opposites uniting.
How will the push and pull between conflicting themes find
middle ground? How do definitions and
assumptions shift when opposites mingle and meld into a cohesive whole? SUPPLIES
TO BRING:
Holly Fischer exhibits her work regionally and nationally and has received numerous awards and accolades, including commissioned sculptures for the campuses of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Meredith College. Holly has taught at the Savannah College of Art and Design and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. She is currently an adjunct instructor at Meredith College and is actively creating a new body of work. www.hollyfischer.com |
Aspire
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| Enameling:
Botanical Forms in Metals with Kathryn Osgood Medium: Jewelry
With nature as
inspiration, we will create forms based on botanical elements such as
leaves, petals, pods and flowers. A variety of forming techniques will
be demonstrated, including fold forming and shell forming. We will
then add color to our three-dimensional pieces using enamels. Basic
metalworking skills are helpful, but all levels are welcome. SUPPLIES TO BRING:
Lab Fee: $40 payable to instructor (This lab fee includes enamels for student use.) Copper sheet is not included in lab fee, but the instructor will have some sheet available for sale.
Kathryn Osgood is a studio artist
and assistant professor at the College of the Albemarle in Manteo,
North Carolina. She is a jeweler,
enamellist, and metalsmith, whose work has been exhibited nationally
and internationally. She received her
Master of Fine Arts degree in metal and jewelry design from East
Carolina University. Her work is published in The Art of Enameling,
500 Necklaces, 500 Earrings, 1000 Rings, and Contemporary Enameling:
Art and Techniques.
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![]() Flower Rings by Kathryn Osgood ![]() Garden Gate by Kathryn Osgood ![]() Pink Pierced Ocean Flower by Kathryn Osgood |
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Crafting Personal Shrines with Carol Owen Medium:
Mixed Media
Using
simple materials
and the techniques of assemblage and collage you will create a house
like
structure to tell your story. This can be about anything you choose to
commemorate, a special person in your life, an important event, a
remembered
trip, even a beloved pet. I will show you how to build the shrine. What
you
choose to celebrate is up to you. SUPPLIES
TO BRING:
Carol Owen is a full time studio artist. She has worked in several different media, including weaving and hand made paper, and has been a mixed media artist for close to 20 years. Her book, Crafting Personal Shrines, was published by Lark Books in 2003, and is now in its third printing. She grew up in New York City, where she went to an art high school, and then Antioch College in Ohio. She now resides in Pittsboro, North Carolina. Visit Carol Owen's Website... http://www.carolowenart.com/ |
![]() Shrine by Carol Owen
![]() Journey by Carol Owen ![]() |
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| Making
Lively Pots: Altering the Form & Surface of Freshly Thrown Pots with Gay Smith Medium: Clay CLASS
DESCRIPTION: Altering
the forms and
surfaces of freshly thrown pots animates the work with the spontaneity
reflective of working with soft clay. Among
the possibilities we’ll work with are methods
of squaring,
ovaling, fluting, and faceting. We’ll look to finishing touches -
attachments,
lids, spouts, handles and feet, and trimming an oval - to enhance and
complete
our pots. The possibilities presented are exciting and easily utilized,
especially if you love working on the potter’s wheel. Particular
emphasis will
be on the development of each individual’s personal skills and
aesthetic.
Demonstrations and exercises will be designed to meet
participants’ interests.
Topics for discussion include whatever’s of interest to
participants, raw
glazing, single firing, firing a soda kiln, and aesthetics. SUPPLIES
TO BRING:
Materials fee: (payable to Pocosin Arts) $30 www.gertrudegrahamsmith.com |
![]() Basket by Gertrude Graham Smith ![]() Canisters by Gertrude Graham Smith ![]() Teapot by Gertrude Graham Smith |
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| Painting
with Oil,
Wax, & Palette Knives with Anthony Ulinski Medium: Oil & Wax on Panel CLASS
DESCRIPTION: Working
from direct
observation and photographs we will make paintings using oil paints and
a cold wax (a
solvent-softened mixture of bees wax and synthetic waxes). This
thick paste is applied to a wood panel using a selection of palette
knives. Through demos and one-on-one instruction we
will explore the possibilities of layering and incising to capture and
transform our subject matter. SUPPLIES
TO BRING:
Materials
fee: Approximately $40, depending on amount of supplies used (payable
to instructor - cash or check). The instructor
will bring some cold wax medium, solvent, wood panels, gesso, and
palette
knives to sell as needed. Anthony Ulinski has exhibited widely in
museums and
galleries, including the John Elder Gallery in New York, Funeria in San
Francisco, the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in
Winston-Salem, North
Carolina, the Green Hill Center for North Carolina Arts in Greensboro,
and Blue
Spiral Gallery in Asheville. His work
has been included in the Smithsonian Craft Show and the Philadelphia
Museum of
Art Craft Show. He is an exhibiting
member of Artspace in Raleigh, where he was the summer 2000 He
divides his time between the painting studio and the
wood shop. Visit Anthony Ulinski's website…
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![]() En Route to Duck by Anthony Ulinski ![]() Carolina Beach in February by Anthony Ulinski ![]() Carolina Beach Walkers by Anthony Ulinski |
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![]() Eastern North Carolina by Anthony Ulinski |
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| Caricature Carving:
Walking Sticks and Bottle Stoppers with Tom Wolfe Medium: Wood CLASS
DESCRIPTION: Set his
book aside and come learn from Tom Wolfe in person! Bring
expression and character to your carvings as Tom shares his
widely appreciated skills. Students will focus on carving figures
for walking sticks and/or bottlestoppers. This is
a unique opportunity to work through the challenges of detail carving
for a few intensive days with an SUPPLIES
TO BRING:
Materials
fee: (payable
to instructor) $52.00 ~ depending on how much material is used (the
instructor will be providing all the wood for the walking sticks and
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![]() ![]() Images courtesy of Tom Wolfe and Schiffer Publishing, from the 2009 book: Carving Bottlestoppers with Tom Wolfe |
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POCOSIN ARTS P.O. Box 690 Columbia, NC 27925 phone (252) 796-2787 · fax (252) 796-1685 info@pocosinarts.org · http://www.pocosinarts.org |
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