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ARTIST TALK Lydia Thompson date & time: Friday October 14 6 pm $5 at the door Ceramic Artist, Lydia C. Thompson creates work that revolves around human existence and its imprint on the earth. Her images combine figurative, natural forms from the landscape and non-western architecture, evoking emotions of how humanity defines itself cross-culturally. Thompson’s work is featured in SCC’s exhibition COLOR: TEN African American Artists. Join Thompson as she discusses her travels in Nigeria and Europe and shares how her journeys have helped her to further explore her own cultural connections here in the United States. Thompson will discuss how cultural migration has influenced her work. Director's Talk: A History of Craft [DT001] date & time: Saturday December 10 1 pm - 3 pm In the decades since World War II, artists working with craft media have ventured into new avenues of creativity. Working in traditional craft media-ceramic, glass, wood, metal, fiber, and found materials - these individucals have broken fresh ground in contemporary art, bringing their work before a wider public. Previously distinct divisions between craft media have disappeared, with artists blurring the lines between categories, moving freely from one material to another, and mixing media in exciting ways that reflect orininality and innovation. Join Society for Contemporary Craft Executive Director Janet McCall for this introductory lecture featuring a slide overview of the evolution of the craft movement, and a brief look at key issues as well as the seminal figures who have made important contributions to the movement's development. Tuition: $20

METAL Pewter Cups [M028] date & time: 2 Tuesdays September 13, 20 6 pm - 9pm instructor: T. J. Fejka This beginner’s class will introduce students to the art of working with pewter. Using welding and soldering techniques students will create a hand-formed decorative cup. A variety of finishes will be explored. Students may continue to develop their pewter skills in the follow-up class, Pewter Boxes. All materials provided by the instructor.         tuition: $80 (non-members $90) materials fee: $30 (payable to instructor)   Pewter Boxes [M029] date & time: 4 Tuesdays September 27 & October 4, 11, 18 6 pm - 9 pm instructor: T.J. Fejka Bring skills learned during the Pewter Cups class to further develop skill and precision to create a beautiful lidded pewter box that can be used for jewelry or as a decoration. All materials provided by the instructor.        tuition: $120 (non-members $140) materials fee: $10 - 30 (payable to instructor) Tin Can Magnets [M030]   date & time: Saturday October 15 10 am - 2 pm (one-hour lunch break) instructor: Kerry Ishizaki In the early 1800s settlers in the Southwest recycled tin from old food containers to make beautiful decorative items for their homes and churches. Artist Kerry Ishizaki will introduce you to motifs and techniques for making tin refrigerator magnets, lending a contemporary twist to this historic art form. tuition: $40 (non-members $45) materials fee: $15 (payable to instructor Copper Wall Vases [M031] date & time: Saturday November 12 10 am - 4 pm (bring a bag lunch) instructor: Melissa Davenport Add a funky look to your home décor. Create and design a decorative copper wall vase to hold fresh or dried flowers. Embellish the piece using wire bending and patination techniques. tuition: $80 (non-members $90) materials fee: $20 (payable to instructor)   Enameling Techniques for Jewelry Making [M032] date & time: Saturday October 8 9 am - 4 pm (bring a bag lunch) instructor: Melissa Davenport Design your own copper-enameled jewelry. Using five different techniques students will embellish their jewelry with images, designs, and patterns. Techniques include fine line black, copper wire inlay, ground glass, champléve, and sifting. Make one piece for yourself and one as a gift. tuition: $90 (non-members $100) materials fee: $30 (payable to instructor) Kumboo Jewelry [M033] date & time: Saturday November 19 9 am - 4 pm (one-hour lunch break) instructor: Sera Swan Add gold to your metal work using the simple and inexpensive process of Kumboo. A traditional Asian technique, Kumboo allows gold to be overlaid on silver using heat without the need for solder or flux. Metalsmith Sera Swan invites you to learn this simple process, while making a stunning pair of earrings or pendant of your own design. tuition: $80 (non-members $90) materials fee: $25 (payable to instructor)

BOOK ARTS & PAPER Paper Sculpture Narratives [PB002] date & time: Saturday October 15 9 am - 4 pm (one-hour lunch break) instructor: Lydia Thompson Paper collage is a direct technique to create an image. Lydia Thompson uses colored papers and foam board to create graphic paper sculpture narrative. This workshop will demonstrate her paper relief construction techniques. Students will receive step-by-step instructions of how to transfer their two-dimensional images into relief paper sculpture. tuition: $80 (non-members $90) materials fee: $25 (payable to instructor)   Making fold & Dye Papers [PB003] date & time: Saturday September 17 1 pm - 5 pm instructor: Diane Maurer In this fun class students will fold, pleat, twist and bind papers to prepare them for Japanese Orizomegami dyeing. Then using brushes, squeeze bottles and dip dyeing techniques they will produce papers with beautiful kaleidoscopic designs. This paper-decorating technique, which originated in Japan hundreds of years ago, will help students create luminescent papers for use in card making, folding screens, book arts and other paper art projects. tuition: $55 (non-members $60) materials fee: $6 (payable to the instructor) Watercolor Marbling [PB004] date & time: Sunday September 18 9 am - 3 pm (one-hour lunch break) instructor: Diane Maurer The mysteries of this once-secret ancient craft are explored in this introductory marbling workshop. Students will learn how to apply color using whisks and brushes, and then perform magic with marbling tools to create stunning classical patterns and Persian fantasy designs. Splashers and precision-oriented students will both take home gorgeous papers to frame or use in bookmaking, card design and other paper projects. Students will explore many techniques including patterns made with a stylus and marbling with combs and rakes. tuition: $70 (non-members $80) materials fee: $10 (payable to instructor)   Paste Paper Design [PB005] date & time: Saturday November 12 10 am - 3 pm (one-hour lunch break) instructor: Diane Maurer Students will be amazed at the sophisticated graphic images they can create by drawing various tools and gadgets through a paste-covered sheet. They will learn to use their papers to create awesome greeting cards and great collage backgrounds. Students may bring a variety of gadgets from their "junk drawer" to create images and texture on paper. tuition: $55 (non-members $60) materials fee: $10 (payable to the instructor) Japanese gift Wrap [PB006] date & time: Saturday December 3 9 am - 12 pm instructor: Kerry Ishizaki tuition: $40 (non-members $45) materials fee: $15 (payable to instructor) Japanese gift Wrap [PB007] date & time: Saturday December 3 1 pm - 4 pm instructor: Kerry Ishizaki tuition: $40 (non-members $45) materials fee: $10 (payable to instructor) Japanese Gift Giving Gift giving is a rich and elaborate tradition in Japanese culture. The presentation of gifts is an important part of that tradition. In these workshops you will discover a whole new level of expressive gift presentation. In the morning workshop, bring a small gift to wrap using traditional Japanese techniques. In the afternoon, create individualized paper gift boxes. Register for both Japanese Gift Giving classes and save! Tuition: $75 (non-member $85)   The Ties that Bind [PB008] date & time: Saturday September 24 10 am - 12 pm instructor: Pat Buckley Learn the basics of book binding while creating a journal with an exposed spine. While creating a journal, students will learn the language, tools, and materials used in bookbinding. This journal is ideal for writing, drawing, or holding memorabilia or a personalized gift. tuition: $40 (non-members $45) materials fee: $20 (payable to instructor)   Gocco Holiday Cards [PB009] date & time: Saturday November 25 10 am - 4 pm (one-hour lunch break) instructor: Kim Nickens Gocco is a wonderful process for producing multiple prints of a single design. In this workshop, each participant will design and print a set of 25-50 holiday cards, including one screen for the outer image and one screen for the text of the cards. Students may also finish the cards with embellishments brought from home. tuition: $70 (non-members $80) materials fee: $25 (payable to instructor)   License to Travel [PB0010] date & time: Saturday October 29 10 am - 3 pm (one-hour lunch break) instructor: Pat Buckley Create a unique journal using two license plates, sections of maps, rag paper and ribbon. Students will learn basic book binding techniques to create a travel journal or memory book using the license plates as front and back covers. tuition: $55 (non-members $60) materials fee: $30 (payable to the instructor) Four Japanese Style Bound Books [PB011] date & time: Saturday September 24 1 pm - 3 pm instructor: Pat Buckley Create four stunning and practical Japanese style bound books. Students will use the four hole, hemp leaf, tortoise shell and kani styles of bookbinding. Traditional papers will be used to form books that are ideal for poems, artwork or diaries. tuition: $40 (non-members $45) materials fee: $25 (payable to the instructor)

MIXED MEDIA Gourd & Metal Jewelry: An Alchemical Marriage of Media [MM019] dates & times: Saturday October 15 9 am - 4 pm (one-hour lunch break) instructors: Linda and Opie O'Brien This jewelry class combines two media - gourds and metal - and elevates them to more than the sum of their parts. Students will oxidize, drill and further empower the metal with hand-hammered words and then embellish a gourd fragment to create a unique pin or pendant. This class also includes an opportunity to tour SCC’s current COLOR exhibition featuring Mixed Media Artist Michele Tejuola Turner’s carved painted gourds. tuition: $80 (non-members $90) materials fee: $25 (payable to the instructors)   Button & Bead Mania [MM020] date & time: Saturday October 1 9 am - 4 pm (one-hour lunch break) instructor: William Accorsi Join William Accorsi, nationally renowned artist and children’s book author for a day of fun and creative exploration. Students will learn more about Accorsi’s unique approach to making art and then create sculptures using some of his favorite materials -- buttons and beads. Create everything from abstract sculpture to wearable art in this workshop for kids and adults. tuition: $80 (non-members $90) materials fee: $8 (payable to the instructor)   Zoomorphic Forms, Functional & Sculptural [MM021] date & time: Saturday October 1 10 am - 2 pm (bring bag lunch) instructor: Bernadette Curran In this one-day hands-on workshop, nationally known ceramist, Bernadette Curran will share a playful approach to clay by transforming simple pottery shapes into zoomorphic forms. From quick gesture drawings on paper to more imposing construction techniques in clay, the spontaneity will allow for both functional and sculptural solutions. Bernadette will discuss glazing techniques to enhance the surface, however, projects will be bisque-fired only. tuition: $70 (non-members $80) materials fee: $25 (payable to SCC)   Gocco & the Art of the Self-Portrait [MM022] dates & times: 3 Wednesdays October 5, 12, 19 6 pm - 9 pm instructor: Kim Nickens In this class, self-portraits will form the basis for an exploration of the Gocco printing process. Each participant will construct two 4"x6" collaged self-portraits from drawings, poems, photographs, clip art, journal entries or other design elements. Participants may also experiment with other materials for printing. tuition: $100 (non-members $110) materials fee: $35 (payable to the instructor)   Necklace & Wand Kaleidoscopes [MM023] date & time: Saturday October 22 9 am - 12 pm instructor: Marcia Clark In this short morning workshop you will create a small necklace-style or oil wand-style kaleidoscope. tuition: $40 (non-members $45) materials fee: $13 - 20 per kaleidoscope (payable to the instructor) Large Kaleidoscopes [MM024] date & time: Saturday October 22 1 pm - 4 pm instructor: Marcia Clark In this afternoon session you will create a larger, traditional size kaleidoscope. tuition: $40 (non-members $45) materials fee: $15 - 35 per kaleidoscope (payable to the instructor) Register for both Kaleidoscope classes and save! tuition: $75 (non-members $85) Glass Mosaic Mirrors [MM025] dates & time: 2 Wednesdays November 2, 9 6 pm - 9 pm instructor: Danielle Showrank Mosaic Glass Artist Danielle Showrank will teach the basics of mosaics. Following her instructions, students will design and create unique mirrors with mosaic frames made of glass and other materials. Supply list sent upon registration. tuition: $80 (non-members $90) materials fee: $25 (payable to the instructor) The Art of Assemblage [MM026] date & time: Saturday October 29 9 am - 4 pm (one-hour lunch break) instructor: Robert Villamagna Assemblage is the art of creating three dimensional constructions using found objects. Join artist Robert Villamagna to create sculptural forms from tin cans, metal signs and other metal objects. Learn techniques for cutting, bending, shaping and cold connecting metals. Using everyday objects, learn to create art that carries a personal vision. tuition: $80 (non-members $90) materials fee: $5 (payable to the instructor) Handbuilding with Bisque Molds [MM027] date & time: Saturday October 29 9 am - 4 pm (one-hour lunch break) instructor: Kirk Mangus Join internationally recognized potter Kirk Mangus to create a variety of pots and dishes using bisque ware molds. The class will include ways of making a variety of molds for forming and adding additions to pottery. All work will be finished terracotta. tuition: $80 (non-members $90) materials fee: $25 (payable to SCC)

WOOD Scoops, Spoons & Honey Dippers: An Introduction to Woodturning [W012] date & time: Thursday September 15 6 pm - 9 pm instructor: Linda VanGehuchten This is a great workshop for beginners to learn basic spindle techniques. Students will make a honey dipper, then a sugar scoop, a salt scoop, and finally a shallow spoon. Students will also experiment with spindle gouges and the skew. Tuition: $40 (non-members $45) Materials fee: $15 (payable to the instructor) Wood Carving on turned Pieces [W013] date & time: Thursday September 22 6 pm - 9 pm instructor: Linda VanGehuchten Using a rotary carver, carving tools, dremel, arbotech and detail master woodburner, students will carve designs into a turned piece. The possibilities could include a spoon, bowl, candlestick or any sculptural piece of wood students would like to embellish or shape. tuition: $40 (non-members $45)   materials: $20 (payable to the instructor) Woodturning: Bowls [W014] date & time: Thursday September 29 6 pm - 9 pm instructor: Linda VanGehuchten This workshop is a great introduction to turning bowls for beginners as well as more experienced turners. Woodturner Linda VanGehuchten will show students how to select a piece of wood, shape the outside and ride the bevel of their tool to hollow out the inside. Finally, students will use finishing and polishing techniques to complete a functional bowl. tuition: $40 (non-members $45) materials fee: $25 (payable to instructor) Register for all three workshops with Linda VanGehuchten and save! Tuition: $110 (non-members $120)   Furniture Building with Natural Materials [W015] date & time: 2 Thursdays November 17 & December 1 6 pm - 9 pm instructor: Andrew Scott This class is an introduction to furniture building and design using found wood and materials from nature. Students will design and construct a simple wooden stool. The class is suitable for all skill levels. Materials provided by the instructor. tuition: $80 (non-members $90) materials fee: $15 (payable to instructor)   Woodturning: Holiday Ornaments [W016] date & time: Saturday October 1 9 am - 2 pm (one-hour lunch break) instructor: Jack Brown Create a unique holiday keepsake. Students will turn a one-piece ornament from a 2"x6" piece of wood. Learn how to make icicles and finials and to embellish ornaments. Woodturning experience will be helpful for this wookshop, which requires delicate cuts and fine tool control.     tuition: $55 (non-members $60) materials fee: $5 (payable to instructor)   Japanese Woodworking [W017] date & time: 4 Wednesdays September 21, 28 & October 5 & 12 6 pm - 9 pm instructor: Tadao Arimoto Woodworker Tadao Arimoto guides students one-on-one in the traditional Japanese woodworking methods and tools used to create furniture. Learn how to properly use Japanese hand tools such as chisels, planes and saws and how to construct different joineries. Students will complete their choice of a collapsible stool or small shoji screen.     tuition: $140 (non-members $160) Wood Turned Candlesticks [W018] date & time: Saturday November 12 9 am - 4 pm (one-hour lunch break) instructor: Craig Smith Join regional woodturner, Craig Smith, for an introduction to woodturning. Just in time for the holiday season, students will explore the process of making simple candlesticks on the lathe. The instructor will introduce students to the basic components of various types of lathes, safety considerations, tools and their uses. Students will learn a few basic cuts, and finally apply this knowledge to turn a simple candlestick. No previous turning experience is required. No materials fee.     tuition: $80 (non-members $90)

FIBER Three-Dimensional masks [F034] date & time: Sunday September 25 10 am - 3 pm (one-hour lunch break) instructor: Tina williams Brewer Many countries and cultures celebrate using masks. Tina Brewer will illustrate the histories of this art form with a slide show and talk. Students will receive a basic form to begin a mask and embellish it using collage, embroidery, and beading to reflect a culture or theme of their choice. tuition: $55 (non-members $60) materials fee: $30 (payable to instructor)   Fabric Photos [F035] date & time: Saturday October 8 10 am - 3 pm (one-hour lunch break) instructor: Louise Silk Learn the ins and outs of incorporating photos transferred onto fabric into functional objects. Starting with your own photo transfers, construct the project of your choice: a cloth photo album, wall hanging or pillow. Basic sewing skills are helpful. The class includes a tour of SCC’s current COLOR exhibition, which features beautiful examples of fiber artist, June Gaddy’s garments exemplifying this photo-transfer process. tuition: $70 (non-members $80) Wheat Woven Wreath Ornaments [F036] date & time: Saturday November 5 1 pm - 4 pm instructor: Jennifer Landefeld Learn the traditional craft of wheat weaving. Using a spiral weave technique, you will create one or more small wreath ornaments suitable for hanging on a tree, wall or in a window for decoration. Choose from a variety of colored ribbon to embellish the piece. All materials provided by the instructor. tuition: $40 (non-members $45) materials fee: $6 per ornament (payable to the instructor)   Stitching Meditation: The Art of Hand Embroidery [F037] date & time: Wednesday September 21 6 pm - 9 pm instructor: Louise Silk The purpose of a spiritual practice is to quiet the mind and identify one’s true nature. Hand embroidery is a type of fiber art used as a means of creative expression. In this workshop, Louise Silk will teach you embroidery basics that can be used to create art and at the same time expand your spiritual practice. tuition: $40 (non-members $45)   Marbled Holiday Scarves [F038] dates & times: Saturday October 22 9 am - 4 pm (one-hour lunch break) instructors: Gretchen and Garrett Dixon Need an elegant idea for holiday gift giving? Join Gretchen and Garrett Dixon to learn marbling techniques that transform plain silk scarves into unique pieces of wearable art. Students leave with at least five finished scarves that are sure to turn heads. All materials provided by the instructors. tuition: $80 (non-members $90) materials fee: $25 (payable to instructor) Hand Felted Wool Mittens & Pouches [F039] date & time: Saturday November 19 9 am - 4 pm (bring a bag lunch) instructor: Lori Flood Students will transform colorful wool fibers into three-dimensional items, such as mittens, berets and pouches, using warm, soapy water and gentle rubbing. During the felting process, students create surface designs and manipulate the felt into seamless three-dimensional forms. Students will create an object that will be distinctly unique to their own sense of style and expression. This class is suitable for all skill levels. tuition: $90 (non-members $100) materials fee: $30 (payable to instructor)   Hand Made Hearth Brooms [F040] date & time: Saturday October 22 1 pm - 4 pm instructor: Jennifer Landefeld Learn the unique and historic craft of broom making. Hand made brooms are excellent sweepers and make great gifts for weddings and housewarmings. Using broom corn, linen cord and a few simple tools, students will make a round hearth broom. All materials will be provided by the instructor. tuition: $40 (non-members $45) materials fee: $14 - 20 depending upon type of handle chosen (payable to the instructor)   Andinkra Tote Bags [F041] date & time: Sunday October 9 10 am - 3 pm (one-hour lunch break) instructor: Tina williams Brewer Andinkra cloth has been in use in Africa in Ghana and Côte’ d’Ivoire for hundreds of years. Today, symbols on the cloth are used as decorative motifs on everything from architecture to fabric. Join contemporary Quilter Tina Brewer to explore the history of these fascinating symbols and use them to embellish a simple tote bag. The symbols will be applied using embroidery and beading. tuition: $55 (non-members $60) materials fee: $30 (payable to instructors)