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Winter/Spring Course Highlights
The Winter/Spring Catalog is now available! Registration is now being taken for workshops. Check out some highlights below. For more information or to register, call 412.261.7003 x25 or email thestudio@contemporarycraft.org.
Belt Buckles: Keep Your Pants On on January 28 with Sharon Massey. All skill levels welcome. Get your entry ready for the first ever World Championship Belt Buckle Competition
deadline on February 7, 2012!
Tag, Badge & Jewelry as Personal Adornment with Robert Ebendorf, Transformation 8 exhibition artist visiting from
Greenville, North Carolina, on Sunday February 5, 2012.
Wood Rings with Daniel DiCaprio, Transformation 8 exhibition and SCC Store artist visiting from Richmond, Virginia, on Sunday February 5, 2012. During this class students will carve rings from blocks of ebony.
Contemporary Twining Basketry Workshop with Ann Coddington Rast, SCC exhibiting artist visiting from Champaign, Illinois, on February 3, 2012. In this workshop, the basketry technique of twining will be introduced. Participants will create a sculptural twined form using waxed linen and spring twine.
Teachers’ In Service Day at SCC
date & time: Monday, January 16
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. with a box lunch and tour of the gallery with our Director of Exhibitions.
Looking for a fun way to earn Act 48
credits? The following workshops help
teachers rediscover their own creativity while learning new techniques and processes. Each workshop provides seven Act 48 credits and information on how to adapt these techniques to your classroom.
Tuition: $150 (includes a box lunch
and materials)
Felted Wall Hangings [TT02W]
instructor: Annie Lawrence
Use merino wool with a variety of trims and
embellishments to create a felted wall
hanging. Learn the basics of felt making,
discuss design ideas and explore methods
for finishing and hanging the piece.
Painted Enamel Panels [TT03W]
instructor: Adrienne Grafton
Working with painted enamels is a fun project that can be included in middle school through high school curriculums. The process allows for lots of personal expression. In this workshop, each teacher completes one panel during the workshop and leaves with tips on including the project in the classroom.
Judge a Book By Its Cover [TT04W]
*instructor: Leisa Rich, Georgia
Create a unique altered book that is a
visual conduit of your personality. Learn
how to easily transfer digital images on to
specially prepared canvas that will be
integrated into the cover of your finished
piece. Embellishment techniques using
found objects will also be included in this
fun and experimental workshop.