Learn the basics of preparing and operating a loom to weave a sampler combining many useful weaves. Beginning students will complete the term by designing and weaving one or two simple projects of their choice. Intermediate and advanced students will weave projects with more complex structures using multi-harness looms. Beginning students have a materials fee of $14 payable to the instructor.
Term: Spring/Summer 2021
Suggested Ages: 18+
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As long as you are interested in making ceramic pieces for the home this class is for you--whether you throw pots on the wheel or prefer to build by hand, are a beginner or an intermediate level student. Classes will include various techniques for pot making as well as considerations pertaining to each form. Students will learn ways to modify forms to create pieces uniquely their own. Classes will include both teacher demonstrations and one-on-one student instruction. Surface treatments including engobes, stains, and glazes will be covered. Wear clothes that can get dirty. Tools are available for sale. Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours.
Term: Spring/Summer 2021
Suggested Ages: 18+
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Learn new printmaking techniques or further develop your area of interest. Explore the benefits of printing with intaglio, relief, collagraph, paper and polymer lithography processes, mixed media, Chiné-colle, digital, and experimental techniques. Analyze artwork, investigate approaches to image making, and expand exhibition opportunities. Includes one 3-hour practice session per week during monitored practice hours.
Term: Spring/Summer 2021
Suggested Ages: 18+
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Make a book where several folios (sheets of paper folded once in the middle) are hinged to each other and then joined with just one sewing. The result is a pamphlet variation, a thin book with every other page continuous across the fold. After practicing to make a folded origami-inspired cover with pockets, designed by expert binder Hedi Kyle, the final cover will be made out of your own choice of fabric with a special coating. Opening flat with a wraparound cover, this compact book is especially suitable for a sketchbook, artist book or travel journal.
Term: Spring/Summer 2021
Suggested Ages: 18+
More info…Monitored sessions for printmakers who have the skills to work independently and safely in the print studio.
Term: Spring/Summer 2021
Suggested Ages: 18+
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Monotype is the most painterly and spontaneous printmaking process. We will experiment with a variety of textures, materials, and techniques to create unique, multilayered prints, and combine traditional printmaking with digital, photographic, and drawn or painted imagery. We can also use relief and intaglio processes to create monoprints. Come expand and explore your visual horizons. Includes one 3-hour practice session per week during monitored practice hours.
Term: Spring/Summer 2021
Suggested Ages: 18+
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Venture out to the Edgerton Community Gardens on Cliff Street in New Haven and draw flowers and plants through observation. The gardens are home to dozens of plant species, each with a unique color profile, design, and growth pattern. Students will hone their observational skills with pencil drawings of natural forms, choosing between working independently or on basic assignments.
Term: Spring/Summer 2021
Suggested Ages: 18+
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Spark new ideas about how to draw through classroom exercises from innovative artists from the last three hundred years like Alexander Cozens, Pauline Oliveros, Josef Albers, and John Baldessari. Using just pencil, ink, a straight edge, and paper, each week’s exercises will build on and diverge from the previous week. Create the illusion of geometric space using a drawing prompt of Josef Albers, focus on the texture of ink blots to help create a landscape drawing in the style of Cozens, and listen deeply to landscapes using a prompt of Oliveros. Beginner and experienced artists alike will be challenged and inspired. This class is online; Eastern Standard Time
Term: Spring/Summer 2021
Suggested Ages: 18+
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Let some sparks fly with monitored sessions for experienced metal sculptors. New students welcome with preapproval by department head. No instruction provided in this class.
Term: Spring/Summer 2021
Suggested Ages: 18+
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Every T-shirt design should have a story behind it. Learn simple screen-printing techniques and block printing methods to create original designs to print on old and new T-shirts. Take fashion to another level with your personal style. A sketch of the image you want to work with should be prepared prior to the workshop. This class is online; Eastern Standard Time.
Term: Spring/Summer 2021
Suggested Ages: 15+
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