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Members and nationally- known instructor Chris White model the finished pieces from their week-long felting class.
2010 Summer Weeklong Preview!
Book and Paper Frenzy
dates & times: Monday - Friday
June 14—18
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
instructor: Pam Sussman
Feed your passion for all things book and paper with this weeklong, intensive workshop featuring more than a dozen projects. Hard and soft cover books, boxes, and decorative papers are explored during the course of the week, with special emphasis on improving book making skills at all levels of experience. Students are also exposed to a wide variety of the latest book making resources: instructional publications, periodicals and journals, online sites, tools and materials.
Tuition: $375
Materials Fee: $65
Making a Fan-Back Side Chair
dates & times: Monday - Saturday
July 12 —17
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (one-hour lunch break)
instructor: Craig Smith
The fan-back chair is an elegant and refined Windsor featuring a carved and bent crest that is supported by two turned stiles. Students build woodworking skills as they complete a chair using a combination of traditional and modern tools. The class is limited to seven participants.
Tuition: $525
Materials Fee: $125 (non-refundable after June 12)
Felted: A Study in the Elements of Art & Principles of Design
dates & times: Monday - Friday
June 21—25
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (one-hour lunch break)
instructor: Lisa Klalulak
Whether you are a novice or seasoned felter, this class presents the fundamentals of felting while focusing specifically on design. Sample studies of the Elements of Art (Color Theory, Line, Partial Felt Shape, texture, Form) offer a plethora of techniques for masterful handling of fleece to create well-crafted felt. Felting small-scale compositions will follow, offering insights into using the Principles of Design (Balance, Emphasis, Variety, Gradation, Movement, Proportion) to manipulate the Elements of Art to enhance the visual communication of your work.
Tuition: $425
Materials Fee: $65
Mix It Up: PMC and Mixed Metals
dates & time: Monday - Friday
August 9—13
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (one-hour lunch break)
instructor: Donna Penoyer
In this exploratory workshop, students will be exposed to a variety of ways that fine silver PMC can be joined with other metals in order to make interesting jewelry. Emphasis will be placed on materials to be fired in place. Projects may include adding PMC surface decoration to a sterling silver cuff bracelet or ring, embedding wire, nuts, and bolts for imaginative connections; inlaying brass wire as a design element; incorporating wire mesh and other exciting possibilities. Beginning students welcome!
Tuition: $375
Materials Fee: Starts at $150 and will vary according to number of projects completed.
As a member, you have many benefits that keep you involved with the world of contemporary craft. One of the many benefits of memberships are the Members’ Days in the Store, where members can enjoy additional discounts on work while enjoying a members-only activity. Other benefits include exclusive opportunities to take members-only classes, free admission to lectures, and exclusive discounts on select trunk shows. Check this page often for the most up to date member opportunities.
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Members enjoy special discounts on Store merchandise and light refreshments during extended shopping hours.
Members Sneak Preview
We want to make sure our members know about the class line-up as soon as it becomes available, so they won’t miss out on any of the classes we offer. If you are a member and would like to be contacted to join our “sneak peak” list to preview our upcoming class schedule, please contact Laura Rundell at thestudio@contemporarycraft.org.
Members-only classes in the Studio
Members Only Opportunities
2100 Smallman St. Pittsburgh, PA 15222 | 412.261.7003 | www.contemporarycraft.org
Members with their finished pieces at last summer’s week-long Windsor-back chair class taught by Craig Smith of Turner’s Anonymous
