This four-day workshop begins Monday, June 7, and meets 9:30 am - 4:30 pm each day. Tuition: $320. Materials fee: variable. Current members may take a $25 discount on one workshop per year. Early Bird Discount: Register for your workshop at least one month in advance of the workshop start date and enjoy $10 off the price of tuition. There is a non-refundable registration fee of $15 for non-members. Please be sure to add this one time per calendar year fee to your shopping cart. Or better yet, become a MAC member!
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION With this exciting process, it is possible to produce a metal-cast sculpture in a single day! Styrofoam is used to create a sculpture pattern which is then packed in an oil-bound sand. Molten metal is poured directly into the sand, replacing the pattern in metal. Styrofoam is a very versatile material; it is easily cut, shaped, glued, and laminated. This workshop will take students through the entire process of pattern design, casting and finishing of sculptures. Aluminum is a beautiful metal capable of being painted, stained, hammered, burnished, and polished to a chrome-like appearance.
Oregon artist WALT PADGETT earned a BFA and an MFA degree in Sculpture from Florida State University, taught for community colleges and universities for over 35 years, and is now a full-time practicing artist in the areas of sculpture, painting and printmaking.
Select and click your class fee (+ registration fee if applicable): $295 Member $285 Member - Register by 05/07/10 $320 Non-Member $310 Non-Member - Register by 05/07/10 $15 One-time per calendar year registration fee (non-members only) ( To Register - Please Choose Member or Non-member )
This two-day workshop begins Saturday, June 12, and meets 9:30 am - 4:30 pm each day. Tuition: $190. Materials fee: variable $20 - $40. Current members may take a $25 discount on one workshop per year. Early Bird Discount: Register for your workshop at least one month in advance of the workshop start date and enjoy $10 off the price of tuition. There is a non-refundable registration fee of $15 for non-members. Please be sure to add this one time per calendar year fee to your shopping cart. Or better yet, become a MAC member!
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION Working with traditional woodcarving chisels, we will cover basic sharpening and stropping skills and materials. There will be a discussion of the basics of carving techniques, the use of light and shadow to create the illusion of depth, and selection of woods and tools for carving. There will be some practice exercises and a practical piece that you should be able to complete during the course of the class.
KENNETH M. DAVIS builds hand carved furniture and architectural pieces in his Mendocino shop. He is carrying on the tradition of woodcarving passed on by his grandfather, Charles M. Sayers, author of "The Book of Woodcarving."
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This one-day workshop meets Saturday, June 26, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm each day. Tuition: $90. Materials fee: $20. Current members may take a $25 discount on one workshop per year. The Early Bird Discount is valid for workshops of two or more days. There is a non-refundable registration fee of $15 for non-members. Please be sure to add this one time per calendar year fee to your shopping cart. Or better yet, become a MAC member!
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION Upon arrival to Sue's Garden in nearby Caspar, we will prepare the cement to carve a water bowl later in the day. While waiting for the cement to set-up, we will create one-of-a-kind mosaic "tripping" stones. Learn to cut vintage plates, tile, and mirror; all available from Sue's treasure trove. Bring a favorite chipped plate, figurine, or tile to add a personal touch. Participants will be contacted before the class with directions to Sue's lovely garden.
SUE BROWN is a self-taught artist who creates unusual and whimsical garden art. People love Sue's beautiful garden and her generous teaching style. Sue's work has been shown at the Mendocino Art Center and featured in various garden publications. For more information, please call Sue at 707-964-0425.
This five-day workshop begins Monday, June 28, and meets 9:30 am - 4:30 pm each day. Tuition: $385. Materials fee required. Current members may take a $25 discount on one workshop per year. Early Bird Discount: Register for your workshop at least one month in advance of the workshop start date and enjoy $10 off the price of tuition. There is a non-refundable registration fee of $15 for non-members. Please be sure to add this one time per calendar year fee to your shopping cart. Or better yet, become a MAC member!
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION Outdoor sculpture the easy way! This is an inexpensive, readily available material that can be carved while still soft, or made plastic enough to pat onto an armature. Make sculptural garden accessories by working with special cement mixtures in a variety of colors and textures, using simple hand tools. Learn how to make large-scale objects on site. Pieces will be hollow - lighter weight - and may be a fountain, birdbath, planter, wall hanging, etc., or you may choose to make smooth, polished, refined pieces that will live indoors.
JUDITH GREENLEAF received her Master's Degree from UCLA. A long-time local resident, she is both a sculptor and a two-dimensional artist. She has taught drawing, painting, sculpture and art history, and currently teaches winter workshops in Mexico.
Select and click your class fee (+ registration fee if applicable): $360 Member $350 Member - Register by 05/28/10 $385 Non-Member $375 Non-Member - Register by 05/28/10 $15 One-time per calendar year registration fee (non-members only) ( To Register - Please Choose Member or Non-member )
This four-day workshop begins Monday, July 5, and meets 9:30 am - 4:30 pm each day. Tuition: $320. Materials fee: variable. Current members may take a $25 discount on one workshop per year. Early Bird Discount: Register for your workshop at least one month in advance of the workshop start date and enjoy $10 off the price of tuition. There is a non-refundable registration fee of $15 for non-members. Please be sure to add this one time per calendar year fee to your shopping cart. Or better yet, become a MAC member!
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION Every artist needs to be able to sell his or her work! The solution is to learn how to make molds so that your work can be reproduced and sold as editions. In this workshop you will learn how to make one and two part latex molds and plaster jackets; how to establish a parting line, construct a clay table, apply and reinforce latex on the surface of the original pattern, key the mold and plaster jacket and learn where to vent the mold for near perfect reproduction. Objects will be provided for mold construction. Students may bring their own objects but no original artwork.
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CHRISTALENE LOREN is a working sculptor and art educator.
This three-day workshop begins Friday, July 9, and meets 9:30 am - 4:30 pm each day. Tuition: $275. Materials fee: optional tool kit $25. Current members may take a $25 discount on one workshop per year. Early Bird Discount: Register for your workshop at least one month in advance of the workshop start date and enjoy $10 off the price of tuition. There is a non-refundable registration fee of $15 for non-members. Please be sure to add this one time per calendar year fee to your shopping cart. Or better yet, become a MAC member!
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION Wet carving is done while the concrete is still soft, so no power tools are required. Participants will make either a small sculpture or planter about 14 inches high. Tools are provided but individuals will be able to purchase and finish a set developed by the instructor.
ELDER JONES has been carving concrete for 25 years. He received national attention on HGTV and in "Southern Living Magazine." His work and technique is featured extensively in two popular books by Sherri Warner Hunter. Pieces are available through his studio and La Mesa of Santa Fe Gallery on Canyon Road in New Mexico.
Select and click your class fee (+ registration fee if applicable): $250 Member $240 Member - Register by 06/09/10 $275 Non-Member $265 Non-Member - Register by 06/09/10 $15 One-time per calendar year registration fee (non-members only) ( To Register - Please Choose Member or Non-member )
This two-day workshop begins Saturday, July 10, and meets 9:30 am - 4:30 pm each day. Tuition: $190. Materials fee: $35. Current members may take a $25 discount on one workshop per year. Early Bird Discount: Register for your workshop at least one month in advance of the workshop start date and enjoy $10 off the price of tuition. There is a non-refundable registration fee of $15 for non-members. Please be sure to add this one time per calendar year fee to your shopping cart. Or better yet, become a MAC member!
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION Make a beautiful soul doll of your own, using Nina's original meditations, portrait sculpting, mask making, and fiber-arts techniques, combining animal, ancestral and nature themes in the ancient healing tradition of Spirit Doll-making. No experience needed.
NINA AYIN REIMER teaches her unique soul doll-making techniques in workshops around the country. Her art dolls, as well as her book, "Artist as Healer: Stories of Transformation and Healing," have been featured in "Art Doll Quarterly" and "Doll Magazine, NY" and in many galleries and exhibitions. Originally a medical illustrator, Ms. Reimer teaches basic anatomy and design in her workshops, enabling students to create realistic portraits and figures.
This five-day workshop begins Monday, July 19, and meets 9:30 am - 4:30 pm each day. Tuition: $385. Materials fee: variable. Current members may take a $25 discount on one workshop per year. Early Bird Discount: Register for your workshop at least one month in advance of the workshop start date and enjoy $10 off the price of tuition. There is a non-refundable registration fee of $15 for non-members. Please be sure to add this one time per calendar year fee to your shopping cart. Or better yet, become a MAC member!
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION If you've always wanted to create a larger piece of Mosaic Art, then this five-day intensive course is for you. Make a backsplash, a small table top, or wall panel suitable for hanging. Learn both the Direct and Indirect Method of tile-setting, how to cut tile, adhesives to use, and substrate choices. With many colors of tiles available, you will have a full palette to express yourself. All levels of experience are welcome.
SHELBY, a glass artist of 40 years ranging from Stained Glass to Fused Glass to Glass Mosaics, for the last 10 years, has taught in Italy, Greece, Mexico and the US. Her work has been exhibited in the Society of American Mosaic Artists' Annual Competition, and is a winner of The Corning Glass Museum's "New Glass Review."
Select and click your class fee (+ registration fee if applicable): $360 Member $350 Member - Register by 06/19/10 $385 Non-Member $375 Non-Member - Register 06/19/10 $15 One-time per calendar year registration fee (non-members only) ( To Register - Please Choose Member or Non-member )
This five-day workshop begins Monday, July 26, and meets 9:30 am - 4:30 pm each day. Tuition: $385. Materials fee: variable. Current members may take a $25 discount on one workshop per year. Early Bird Discount: Register for your workshop at least one month in advance of the workshop start date and enjoy $10 off the price of tuition. There is a non-refundable registration fee of $15 for non-members. Please be sure to add this one time per calendar year fee to your shopping cart. Or better yet, become a MAC member!
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION Create a sculpture in cement that will last for years. This workshop is for both the beginner and the returning student. It is easy and fun. Carve your basic form in Styrofoam using a minimal steel support and cover with layers of surface bonding cement. Learn how to create a basic armature out of pipe-fittings; just screw them together. Learn techniques for sculpting Styrofoam, how to visualize the mixing ratio of water to cement, and adding colorants to the cement mixture. Create water fountains, fanciful outdoor furniture, artificial rocks, and figurative sculpture. Make your fantasies concrete.
CHRISTALENE LOREN is currently creating a series of cement sculptures at the future location of the Psi Keep Center for the Arts in Lake County.
Select and click your class fee (+ registration fee if applicable): $360 Member $350 Member - Register by 06/26/10 $385 Non-Member $375 Non-Member - Register 06/26/10 $15 One-time per calendar year registration fee (non-members only) ( To Register - Please Choose Member or Non-member )
This three-day workshop begins Saturday, July 31, and meets 9:30 am - 4:30 pm each day. Tuition: $265. Materials fee: $90. Current members may take a $25 discount on one workshop per year. Early Bird Discount: Register for your workshop at least one month in advance of the workshop start date and enjoy $10 off the price of tuition. There is a non-refundable registration fee of $15 for non-members. Please be sure to add this one time per calendar year fee to your shopping cart. Or better yet, become a MAC member!
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION Curious about hot glass and want to try it? Or, having tried it, want to do more of it? Well, here's your chance! In this fascinating three-day workshop employing oxygen-propane torches and Italian glass, Harlan takes you step by step through the most common and beautiful flamework techniques of this magical, ancient art form. All levels welcome, including complete neophytes. All participants are sure to gain many valuable tips and techniques.Would you like more guided practice time? You may also sign up for one or two days of Harlan's Flamework Glass Bead Making - Guided Practice, on Tuesday, August 3 and/or Wednesday, August 4. See next workshop listing.
HARLAN SIMON helped found the Northern California chapter of the International Society of Glass Beadmakers in 1997. As a teacher, Harlan has successfully introduced hundreds of people to the magic of glassmaking. His work appears in Lark Books' 1000 Glass Beads and "The Complete Book of Glass Beadmaking."
Select and click your class fee (+ registration fee if applicable): $240 Member $230 Member - Register by 07/01/10 $265 Non-Member $255 Non-Member - Register by 07/01/10 $15 One-time per calendar year registration fee (non-members only) ( To Register - Please Choose Member or Non-member )
