In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn the pinch pot technique, one of the oldest and most intuitive methods of hand-building in clay. Using just their hands and a lump of clay, students can shape their piece into anything from a festive pumpkin or an ornament to a trinket dish, votive holder, or a classic (more…)
What happens when we surrender some degree of control over the creative process? This practical workshop explores the cut-up methods developed by William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin and their idea of the “Third Mind,” an unexpected creative intelligence when “two minds collaborate.” We’ll enact this through a series of “anti-rational” strategies where materials are (more…)
Participants will learn efficient techniques for creating differences in age of the human face. It will cover infancy to senility. The course will take place in a Cintiq lab where Photoshop is available for drawing, but participants can also draw on their iPads or sketchbooks if that’s their preference. Instructor: Aaron Board (more…)
Perfect for digital and traditional watercolor artists alike, this workshop will guide you through the process of creating digital watercolor illustrations in Procreate that embody the traditional spirit. Join cartoonist and illustrator John Herzog as you explore sketching, inking, and painting digitally in a way that blends both time-honored tradition with state-of-the-art techniques. Please note: (more…)
In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn the pinch pot technique, one of the oldest and most intuitive methods of hand-building in clay. Using just their hands and a lump of clay, students can shape their piece into anything from a festive pumpkin or an ornament to a trinket dish, votive holder, or a classic (more…)
This is a three day training with Dragonfly Mental Health (an independent nonprofit organization) to introduce long term, sustainable, mental health programming on campus. To do this, we will be introducing an initiative called “Community Champion Train the Trainer”. As one of our first trainers, you would be professionally trained to deliver mental health focused (more…)
A drawing workshop exploring how artists reconstruct prehistoric life using fossil evidence, anatomy, scientific research, and creative interpretation. Instructor: George Cwirko-Godycki (more…)
In this workshop we will explore topics of storytelling through the use of typography and image utilizing visual research for inspiration, theme, concept and color. The final artifact will be a community-based folded zine. You can use Illustrator, Photoshop, collage or you can hand-draw the imagery. Instructor: Lisa Jayne Willard (more…)
Have you ever wanted to learn how to crochet? In this workshop, learn the basics of crochet. Instructor: Genevieve Hill-Thomas (more…)
This short-format course introduces students to tradigital art making, combining digital drawing with traditional painting. Students will print a previously created digital drawing, mount it onto a painting surface, and prepare it for overpainting with a traditional opaque medium. This process transforms a digital image into a one-of-a-kind original artwork, giving students another avenue for (more…)