Wood Kiln Workshop
In this lively and intense four day workshop, a broad range of ceramic artists and students convene to participate in all aspects of the wood firing process, from glazing to loading to stoking. Functional and sculptural works are equally successful due to the variety of possibilities in the hybrid kiln design. All work must be bisque fired cone 10 stoneware or porcelain. Class limit: 20
Instructors: Brian Grow & Frank Hohenstein
Course # : W-15
Fee: $175 (Mem. $155)
Spring Session II
Glaze: May 24th & 25th
Load: June 7th & 8th
Unload and Clean-up: June 14th and 15th

Encaustic Workshops
Choose from 3 exciting given by Michelle Marcuse at her Center City studio.
Made from beeswax and resin, encaustic medium offers a method for painting with molten wax which is remarkably suited to a variety of surfaces ranging from enamel-like finished to high texture and tone. It is compatible with drawing, oil painting, and sculpture. This series of workshops are being offered to students, practicing artists and teachers. No prior experience in encaustic is necessary. Workshops take place at Michelle’s 1400 N. 4th Street studio in Philadelphia.
Fee: $195 (non-member and member price) for each workshop
Materials Fee: $20.00
Register for all three
workshops and receive a $20 discount.
Time: 11am-4pm

Contemporary Techniques in Encaustic
Learn solvent-free approaches to working and painting safely with encaustic. This medium is compatible with drawing, oil painting and sculpture. Learning will be primarily hands-on with ample demonstrations covering traditional and contemporary methods. No prior experience in encaustic is necessary.
Friday, June 20
Course # W-32

Image Layering, Gold Leaf and Drawing in Wax
This workshop empasizes the translucent and opaque nature of wax and its ability to show depth. Techniques covered will include image transfer, combining oil and wax, glazing, scraping and scribing. This class is also excellent for those who love drawing. Thebasic core of encaustic
technique and safety information will be covered, but certain techniques will be emphasized and demonstrated in more detail. No prior experience with encaustic is necessary.
Saturday, June 21
Course #: W-34

Encaustic Image Transfer & Monoprinting on Wax
Must have completed one other workshop or have been working with the medium fairly consistently. We will concentrate on printing & monoprinting and layering personal imagery onto/into the wax. Imitation gold leaf, carbon paper, and graphite transferring will be some of the techniques covered. A copy machine is available to assist with your projects. Encaustic waxes and equipment are included.
Sunday, June 22
Course #: W-35

Workshop Wednesdays
All Wednesday workshops 10am-4pm
The Fee for each:
$170 (Mem. $150.)

Register for two or more workshops and receive $20.00 off total workshop tuition. Remember to pack a lunch.

Painting on Plexi
Remove yourself from the confines of what you see with your eyes. In this workshop you will use plexiglass as the painting surface. The surprises thatit offers are exciting and very different than the effects you achieve ontraditional surfaces. You will learn how to create paintings on the back of the surface so that the viewer can see the veryfirst strokes that have been created, unlike conventional paintings where the first applications of paint are very often hidden. You are essentially painting backwards.
Instructor : Sandi Neiman Lovitz
Room : I
Course #: W-37
Day: June 11

Make Your Mark! Journaling
Spend a whole delicious day with your journal! We’ll play games that I’ve invented especially for my Journaling classes. You’ll draw, write, play
with color, line, words and have a (written) conversation with yourinner critic. Japanese paper marbling, simple watercoloring, drawing tips, working in layers with collage and resists, location work and creating your own special symbol as a carved stamp will be some of the things we’ll do. Learning new techniques that you can use in many different artworks will be balanced with giving you time and space to explore and understand these techniques, and to listen to yourself and observe your world.
Instructor : Diana Trout
Room : I
Course #: W-40
Day: June 18

Fiber Sculpture
This workshop will focus on using free form crocheting and knitting techniques to create three-dimensional sculptures. We will address how yarns and other materials can be used as formal elements to inform texture, shape, fluidity and plasticity. Students are encouraged to bring in old stockpiles of yarn, or unfinished, otherwise discarded projects. Such materials can be recycled and infused with new life for use in these sculptural projects.
Instructor: Rachel Udell
Room: I
Course#: W-41
Day: June 25

Painting Intuitively
This course is for the artist who has the desire to experience a more intuitive way of painting. Observation and memory will be used for a point of departure. Allowing your instincts and knowledge of paint to guide you and view unintentional occurrencesas opportunites to discover new possibilities. Experiment with new ways of applying paint to a surface. Individual assistance and group critique will be a continual process.
Ongoing discussions will focus upon a number of complex issues, such as the relationship between technical skill and personal sensibility; rational decision making vs. intuitive hand. Examples from contemporary and modern art will serve to broaden understanding of innovative painting.
Instructor: Karen Baumeister
Room: I
Course#: W-42
Day: July 9