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(SCC) was founded in 1971 by
Elizabeth Rockwell Raphael
in the belief that contemporary
artists had new things to say with
traditional materials, and that they
needed wider opportunities to
exhibit and sell their work. Since
then, SCC has organized more
than 225 exhibitions, created
strong educational and community
outreach programs, established
a satellite gallery and a permanent
collection, and developed
a growing retail business.
our miss ionto engage the public in the
creative experience through
contemporary craft
General program support provided by the Allegheny Regional Asset District, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Elizabeth R. Raphael Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation, and many other foundations, corporations and individuals like you.
a word from
our directorDear Friends,
Reading over the intriguing class offerings put together by Director of Education Sherrard Bostwick for the coming months, I’m inspired to take a “busman’s holiday” in SCC’s Studio — all summer long. The expression, which dates to 1893 in the UK, refers to someone who drives a bus for a living, and then goes on a long bus journey for his holiday.
For me, there’s a sweet torture to working at SCC. I can’t think of any place I’d rather work. I’m lucky to be able to meet talented artists, and I love “living with” their art in our gallery and store. But it’s rare that I take time off from my “day job” to enjoy what I love most about this place — the chance to make art!
For example, I want to sign up for “Pueblo Pop” on May 12, a rare chance to work with artist Jason Garcia (Okuu’ Pin Turtle Mountain) of the Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. He’ll show us how he transforms clay tiles made in the traditional Pueblo way with hand-gathered native clay and outdoor firings into a visually rich mix of Pueblo history and culture, comic book superheroes, video game characters, religious icons and all things pop culture. Then he’ll guide us in making our own: I’ve already got some ideas and images in mind.
Another workshop that caught my eye is Meghan Patrice Riley’s “French Knitting with Wire” on June 23-24. The jewelry made by this young 2011 Raphael Prizewinner is innovative, hip and fresh. Meghan thinks outside the box when she creates, citing both her love of mathematical forms and pop culture, such as the Gossip Girl TV show and the fashion industry, as influences on her work. Beyond learning how to knit with wire, just having the chance to sit with her for a weekend to discuss art and her creative journey will be a treat.
Finally, Yoko Sekino-Bové’s “Childhood Memories of an Adult World,” from 5:30 to 7 pm on July 28, has captured my imagination. I’m planning to invite some friends to join me for cocktails as we learn from Yoko about her exquisite, Japanese-inspired drinking game sets that incorporate cultural styles and traditional symbols. And we’ll each get to take home one of Yoko’s beautiful, handmade sake cups!
If you’re looking for an inspiring and affordable way to spend some vacation time this season, why not join me on my busman’s holiday? I’m confident you won’t be disappointed.
Warmly,
Janet McCallExecutive [email protected]
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Metal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-11Decals for EnamelingNature Jewelry from Bronze & Copper Metal ClayColor on MetalThe Enameled Garden: Form & ColorLight & Fancy: Silver Filigree JewelryFrench Knitting with Wire“You Can’t Wear That!”Expanding Jewelry Skills: Lesser-Known Techniques for JewelersEnhancing Metalworking Skills for JewelryPerforation as a SurfaceMetalsmithing FundamentalsMetalsmithing Soldering TechniquesOpen Metals Studio SessionsRaku Enameling WorkshopContemporary Creativity Symposium: How many ways can you say ‘I Love You’?The Stone Setter’s Mind-SetSNAG Symposium, Forging Entrepreneurs: Tools & Skills for Business SuccessReticulation as a SurfaceFelt & Metal: Beads & EarringsFelt & Metal: Strategies for 2-D & 3-D Jewelry
Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-13Turning Green: Summer Salad BowlOpen Wood Studio SessionsPlywood FurnitureJapanese WoodworkingLathe FundamentalsRelief Printmaking
Fiber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-17Shibori Silk ScarvesAiry Fairy ScarvesResist Dyed Mokume Bark ScarfResist Dyeing on Hand Felted Wool & BookbindingFelt Brooch ClassSummer Silkscreen PicnicPersonal Story QuiltsWhere Did You Get That Bag! Reusable Canvas TotesNeedle Felting: A New AdventureKool-Aid Dyeing & Burnout FabricsScreen Printing DemystifiedOne Day of Fun: Creative Knitting & Crochet
Book Arts & Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18-19Paste Paper Forever!Paste Paper NowColorful Carousel BooksPaper Quilting: Scraps to Art
Mixed Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-24Pueblo Ceramic CarvingPueblo PopAdvanced EncausticArticulated Sculpture: Puppets, Toys & MobilesPuppet Festival IIWire CrochetSurface Decoration Techniques on Greenware Ceramic TilesThe “Franken-project”: Assemblage Doll Pin or PendantTalismans, Amulets & Mystical JewelryThe Art of Assemblage Jewelry IIGlass Beads: Dot, Dot, Dot…Thinking Inside the Box: Assemblage JewelryReligious Jewelry: Crosses & RosariesThe Gift of Glass
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Meet a Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27Native Presence: Linda Tafoya-Sanchez & Jason GarciaBlacksmithing: An Iron-troductionChildhood Memories of an Adult WorldAn Evening of Musical Interpretations with Metalsmiths Lisa & Scott Cylinder & Chatham Baroque
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Try something new! These mini-workshops offer an initial opportunity to explore contemporary craft, or for experienced makers, a chance to try a new medium.
Henna Tattoos: Mehndi Art [T071112]date & time: Wednesday July 116—9 pm
registration deadline: July 5
instructor: Cynthia Shaffer
Learn about the ancient art of henna
tattooing in Indian, African, Middle Eastern and
modern cultures. Students will be taught the
techniques necessary to create any style of
design, and guided step by step in applying
an Ethiopian medallion, an Indian vine and a
Chinese happiness character on their own
skin. Henna is a non-toxic paste made from
natural ground leaves of the henna plant.
Tattoos dye the top layers of skin a rich brown
color, which wears off in about a week. Bring
your sisters, daughters, friends and nieces to
celebrate summer!
Tuition: $45 (includes $10 lab fee and all materials)
Art of Assemblage Jewelry [T071812]date & time: WednesdayJuly 186—9 pm
registration deadline: July 11
instructor: Gerry Florida, SCC Artist + Kids artist
Learn to appreciate the elegant designs that
arise from the imperfections of assemblage
jewelry, and to use recycled materials to
make social, personal and style statements.
Composing in found objects and an array of
"funky junk” is also a wonderful way to
understand design principles. In this class,
discuss where to find materials and how to
adapt them into jewelry pieces, while
working at your own speed on a project of
your choice. Feel free to bring orphaned
objects, trinkets, baubles and other
hodgepodge collectibles that can be used
and/or traded in class.
Tuition: $45 (includes $10 lab fee and all materials)
Rings of Summer [T072512]date & time: WednesdayJuly 256—9 pm
registration deadline: July 18
instructor: Adrienne Grafton, SCC Store artist
This workshop introduces students to jewelry
fabrication techniques, including sawing,
soldering, forming and surface
embellishment with hammers. Use these
techniques to express your own personal
ideas and create a sterling silver ring to
take home.
Tuition: $60 (includes $10 lab fee and all materials)
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Wooden Spoon Carving [T072812]date & time: SaturdayJuly 2812—4 pm (bring a snack)
registration deadline: July 20
instructor: Jon Sutter
Have you ever considered the expressive
potential of a wooden spoon? In this
workshop, you will select one of three spoon
designs, transfer the design to wood, and
cut, shape and carve your spoon. In addition
to being a fun and rewarding hobby, spoon
carving builds the visualization skills necessary
to release a form from solid material, develops
manual dexterity and demonstrates the need
to plan one's carving process. These same
skills can then be applied to more advanced
projects, such as sculpture or shaping legs
for furniture.
Tuition: $60 (includes $10 lab fee and all materials)
An Enamel Social [T080712]date & time: TuesdayAugust 76—9 pm
registration deadline: August 1
instructor: Adrienne Grafton, SCC Store artist
Bring a friend to The Studio for a creative,
fun-filled evening. Students will create a
pendant or key chain charm, as they have
a great time and are introduced to the art of
enameling. Open to all ages and skill levels.
Tuition: $60 (includes $10 lab fee and all materials)
Carved Insects: Art with Six Legs [T080812]date & time: Wednesday August 85—9 pm
registration deadline: August 1
instructor: Cynthia Shaffer
Be inspired by artist Cynthia Shaffer’s brilliant
collection of mounted beetles, which illustrates
every stage of a self-sustaining insect
ecosystem. Students will use balsa foam,
a soft, lightweight carving material, to carve
a realistic beetle based on a living species.
After carving, the beetles will come to life with
colors and wire detailing that transforms each
creation into a magnificent sculpture. This
workshop is open to artists and biologists of
all ages and skill levels.
Tuition: $60 (includes $10 lab fee and all materials)
Adrienne GraftonDoily Cocktail Ring
Jon SutterWooden Spoons
Decals for Enameling [M051912]date & time: Saturday May 199 am—4 pm (one-hour lunch break)
registration deadline: May 11
instructor: Sharon Massey, SCC Store artist
Decals are an easy way to add imagery and/or
text to vitreous enamel. In this workshop, learn
to create custom decals with a laser printer,
and then how to fire them into enamel. Vintage
waterslide decals will be covered, as well as
ways to create custom decals in color.
Additional techniques using graphite and
enamel will also be taught.
Tuition: $80 (includes $10 lab fee)Materials Fee: $25
Nature Jewelry from Bronze & Copper Metal Clay [M052012]date & time: SundayMay 20 9 am—4:45 pm (bring a bag lunch)
registration deadline: May 11
instructor: Donna Penoyer
Working in metal clay is a wonderful way to
take inspiration from nature, and capture
springtime details beautifully and easily. Bronze
and copper, both inexpensive metal clays, will
be used separately or together to make
pendants, charms or earrings. The instructor
will present two approaches: 1) impressing
metal clay directly with leaves, bark or other
plant materials to create jewelry with
natural textures, and 2) taking molds of natural
objects, such as tiny shells, to make raised
images and components. No experience
is necessary.
Tuition: $80 (includes $10 lab fee)Materials Fee: $60
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Color on Metal [M060212]dates & times: Saturday & SundayJune 2, 39 am—4 pm (one-hour lunch break)
registration deadline: May 18
H instructor: Kathryn Osgood, SCC Store & visiting artist from Wanchese, NC
Explore and add color to your jewelry and
metalwork through the use of traditional
and alternative methods of color on metal,
including patina, resin, image transfer, color
pencil and torch-fired enamel. Students in this
class will experiment with color as a means
of surface enrichment and personal expres-
sion. Each student will produce textured color
pencil earrings and a color resin pendant.
Tuition: $200 (includes $20 lab fee)Materials Fee: $15
Visiting Artist Reception with
Kathryn Osgood and Chad Alice Hagen
Saturday, June 2, 5—6 pm
The Enameled Garden: Form & Color [M060412]dates & times: Monday—Thursday June 4—79 am—4 pm (one-hour lunch break)
registration deadline: May 18
H instructor: Kathryn Osgood, SCC Store & visiting artist from Wanchese, NC
Explore color and form in jewelry, using nature
as inspiration. Learn to enamel on three-
dimensional forms, create colorful surfaces by
layering transparent and opaque enamels,
develop rich surface textures through sugar-
firing enamels, and master the techniques
for setting your enamel piece to produce
a finished jewel. This class will cover metal
forming techniques, including shell-forming,
fold-forming and die-forming, as well as the
use of acrylic and watercolor enamels, foils
and underglazes to add detail. Techniques
for setting enamels will include prong setting,
tab setting, pre-soldered findings and frame
setting. Previous metalworking experience is
helpful, but all levels are welcome.
Tuition: $400 (includes $40 lab fee)Materials Fee: $30
Light & Fancy: Silver Filigree Jewelry [M061612]dates & times: Saturday & Sunday June 16, 179 am—5 pm (bring a bag lunch)
registration deadline: June 1
H instructor: Susanne Matsché, SCC Store & visiting artist from Berlin, Germany
Susanne Matsché has studied jewelry and
metals in Austria, Germany and Russia. In
this class, she will introduce students to the
ancient art of filigree jewelry. The workshop
begins with a short introduction to the history
and incredibly rich tradition of filigree jewelry,
and features traditional and contemporary
filigree pieces on display as examples.
Students will prepare decorative fine silver
wires, make their own solder, and create fine
and light pieces of jewelry. Some previous
metalsmithing experience is recommended,
but the technically unusual approach – the
dead soft wire, assembling complex
ornaments with glue on paper and using
powdered solder – will be inspiring for
professionals and amateurs alike.
Tuition: $200 (includes $20 lab fee)Materials Fee: $55
Susanne MatschéSilver Filigree Ring
French Knitting with Wire [M062312]dates & times: Saturday & SundayJune 23, 2410 am—4 pm (one-hour lunch break)
registration deadline: June 8
H instructor: Meghan Patrice Riley, SCC Store & visiting artist from New York City; 2011 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize for small metals winner
Spool knitting, corking, French knitting or
tomboy knitting is a form of knitting that is
done on a spool and nails to create a spiral
knit woven cord. On Saturday, students will
use wire to make spool-knit chains that will be
transformed on Sunday into bracelets, cuffs,
necklaces or earrings with handmade clasps.
Meghan Patrice Riley is a metalsmith who uses
textile techniques to fabricate elegant hand-
crafted metal artworks with a light industrial
touch that are inspired by volumetric forms.
This workshop combines geometry with fiber
and metalsmithing techniques, and welcomes
mathematicians along with fiber and
metal artists.
Tuition: $200 (includes $20 lab fee)Materials Fee: $75
“You Can’t Wear That!” [M070712]dates & times: Saturday & Sunday July 7, 8 9 am—4:30 pm (bring a bag lunch)
registration deadline: June 29
H instructor: Dauvit Alexander, SCC Store & visiting artist from Glasgow, Scotland
This two-day workshop for young artists, ages
12-16, promotes creativity and awareness of
environmental issues related to craft practices.
Each participant will develop basic jewelry
making skills and complete at least one piece
of jewelry, which can be taken home after
the course. Students will be encouraged to
think about environmental issues, especially
recycling, in broad and atypical ways; resulting
in creative responses to the issues raised.
Scholarships are available for this workshop.
Tuition: $200 (includes $20 lab fee)Materials Fee: $35
Visiting Artist Reception with
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Expanding Jewelry Skills: Lesser-Known Techniques for Jewelers [M070912]dates & times: Monday—Friday July 9—139 am—4:30 pm (bring a bag lunch)
registration deadline: June 29
H instructor: Dauvit Alexander, SCC Store & visiting artist from Glasgow, Scotland
This five-day workshop will focus on lesser-
known metalsmithing techniques. Participants
will be introduced to techniques they may
not have tried before, as well as new ways of
doing more traditional techniques. Practicing
jewelers of any level, either hobbyist or
professional, who wish to expand their
repertoire of techniques or find new ways
of working within their existing practice, will
benefit from the experience. Participants
should bring in examples of their work and be
prepared to discuss these with the group. This
workshop concentrates on the production of
samples, rather than finished works.
Tuition: $450 (includes $50 lab fee)Materials Fee: $60
July 13 – 15 Rio Grande PMC Certification
weekend workshop at SCC; www.riogrande.
com for information and registration.
Enhancing Metalworking Skills for Jewelry [M071612]dates & times: Monday & Tuesday July 16, 17 9 am—4:30 pm (bring a bag lunch)
registration deadline: June 29
H instructor: Dauvit Alexander, SCC Store & visiting artist from Glasgow, Scotland
Geared for people who already have some
metalworking experience, this two-day
workshop explores three areas of jewelry
practice and introduces enhanced skills. The
instructor will consult with each student about
their special interests to customize the learning
experience through related demonstrations
and practice. This class is also ideal for high
school and university students who are
considering majors in metalsmithing, and
wish to go beyond mastering fundamentals to
develop their individual styles. Scholarships
are available for this workshop.
Tuition: $200 (includes $20 lab fee)Materials Fee: $45
Perforation as a Surface [M072212]date & time: SundayJuly 2210 am—4:30 pm (one-hour lunch break)
registration deadline: July 10
instructor: Robert Thomas Mullen
Learn how to make a pendant or charm using
perforation, which is the technique of heating
nickel silver in such a way that it becomes
pocked and crater-like. In this class, you will
combine perforation with sterling silver and
alternative materials to create a wearable
piece. The possibilities are endless with this
technique because it is a quick and easy way
to get a natural looking surface texture.
Tuition: $80 (includes $10 lab fee)Materials Fee: $30
Dauvit Alexander(Don't Worry)
Try It: Rings of Summer [T072512]date: Wednesday, July 25
instructor: Adrienne Grafton, SCC Store artist
See page 2 for description.
Metalsmithing Fundamentals [M080112]date & time: WednesdayAugust 16—9 pm
registration deadline: July 20
Students will develop basic metalsmithing
skills, including annealing, sawing, drilling,
piercing, stamping and forming. They will be
taught how to use tools and equipment safely,
and take home a sampler sheet that illustrates
what they have learned for future reference.
Metalsmithing techniques covered in this
workshop can be perfected during the Open
Metals Studio Sessions.
Tuition: $45 (includes $10 lab fee)Materials Fee: $20
Metalsmithing Soldering Techniques [M080212]date & time: ThursdayAugust 26—9 pm
registration deadline: July 20
Learn the basic steps of soldering and how
to fashion three types of solder joints – butt,
seam and sweat – that are used routinely in
metalsmithing. This introduction to or review of
soldering will prepare students to work
independently in their own studios or in the
Open Metals Studio Sessions, held
Wednesday evenings in August at SCC. The
silver soldering process and safety issues will
be demonstrated and discussed, along with
equipment, tools and techniques. Students will
finish with many examples of the three
solder joints and feel confident in applying
these techniques to their future work.
Tuition: $45 (includes $10 lab fee)Materials Fee: $25
Try It: An Enamel Social [T080712]date: Tuesday, August 7
instructor: Adrienne Grafton, SCC Store artist
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One-on-OnePrivate lessons in many media can be
arranged upon request for students of
all ages and skill levels. Student goals
will be discussed with the instructor prior
to the lesson to ensure a productive
experience. Private lessons are $50 per
hour, with a two-hour minimum.
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Open Metals Studio Sessions [M080812]dates & times: 4 WednesdaysAugust 8,15, 22, 296—9 pm
registration deadline: August 1
Use SCC’s metals studio to work on your own
metal or jewelry projects. Equipment such as
jeweler’s saws, hammers, bench pins, flex
shafts, acetylene torches, a rolling mill, an
enameling kiln and a brand-new Pepe Metal
Shear will be available to students during the
four weekly bench sessions.
Tuition: $120 (includes $40 lab fee), or pay as you go $45 a sessionMaterials: Students must supply their own materials—metal, wire, stones, etc.
Raku Enameling Workshop [M081912]date & time: SundayAugust 1910 am—4 pm (one-hour lunch break)
registration deadline: August 11
instructor: Lindsay Huff
Where there’s smoke, there’s raku. Discover
how to adapt this dynamic and unpredictable
ceramics technique to enamel. In this class,
you will learn basic sifting techniques using
opaque and transparent enamels, and then
transform your project with the help of leaves,
sawdust and other combustible materials. No
metalsmithing or enameling experience
is necessary.
Tuition: $80 (includes $10 lab fee)Materials Fee: $30
Contemporary Creativity Symposium: How many ways can you say ‘I Love You’? [MaM082512]offered in conjunction with the SNAG Symposium
date & time: SaturdayAugust 259 am—5 pm (bring a bag lunch)
registration deadline: August 17
instructors: Dana Sperry & Natalya Pinchuk
This daylong idea generation workshop asks
a simple question: How many different, fresh
and unconventional ways can you say ‘I Love
You’ with jewelry? Participants will leave this
workshop with unusual and unique answers to
jewelry design. These answers will be
expressed in drawing, writing and primitive
model format, and will act as fuel for future
development. This program coincides with the
SNAG Symposium taking place at SCC the
evening of August 25 and all day on Sunday,
August 26. Don’t miss this one-time
opportunity to learn with two of the leading
metalsmiths working in the field today.
Tuition: $100 (includes $20 lab fee)Materials Fee: $5
Todd PownellCollectionDesign by Scheme Studio
The Stone Setter’s Mind-Set [M082512]offered in conjunction with the SNAG Symposium
date & time: SaturdayAugust 251—4 pm
registration deadline: August 17
instructor: Todd Pownell
This demonstration workshop will teach the
anatomy of a gemstone, qualities such as
hardness and refractive indexes, metallurgy
differences and choices, and the use of
tools. Many types of stone setting will be
covered, including prong, channel, bead, pave
and invisible. Students will explore established
attitudes and the mindful attention needed
to approach the skill of setting gemstones in
metal. Todd Pownell, an accomplished stone
setter and gemologist with more than 25 years
of experience in the field of fine jewelry making,
will show how a chaotic process combined
with the internal nature of gemstones and
metals yields a unique finished piece.
Tuition: $45 (includes $10 lab fee and all materials)
SNAG SymposiumForging Entrepreneurs: Tools & Skills for Business Successdate & time: SundayAugust 269 am—5 pm (with a reception on Saturday, August 25, from 7—8:30 pm)
registration deadline: July 15
This symposium presented by SNAG (Society
of North American Goldsmiths) is for
independent jewelers and metalsmiths running
small businesses. The focus will be on
business acumen and technical skills that
increase productivity and improve the bottom
line. For information and to register:
www.snagmetalsmith.org.
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Reticulation as a Surface [M091612]date & time: SundaySeptember 1610 am—4:30 pm (one-hour lunch break)
registration deadline: September 7
instructor: Robert Thomas Mullen
Learn how to make a pendant or charm using
reticulation, which is the technique of creating
a skin on the outside of red brass while the
inside is molten. Although reticulation is a
lengthy process, it is a satisfying method of
achieving a natural surface texture, and you
will enjoy the finished piece you make to
take home.
Tuition: $80 (includes $10 lab fee) Materials Fee: $30
Felt & Metal: Beads & Earrings [M092912]date & time: SaturdaySeptember 299 am—4:45 pm (one-hour lunch break)
registration deadline: September 14
H instructor: Thea Clark, SCC Store & visiting artist from Maplewood, NJ
Basic metalworking skills can add structural
strength and visual interest to needle felted
jewelry. The opposing qualities of fiber and
metal—warm versus cool, soft versus hard,
flexible versus rigid—draw enthusiasts from
both mediums, as well as curious beginners.
This class will cover metal processes, such as
sawing, drilling, dapping and wire forming, to
create beads with metal end caps and
earrings with French hooks. Needle felting
topics will include material selection, forming
and filling shapes, laying down color, blending
and surface effects.
Tuition: $100 (includes $10 lab fee) Materials Fee: $30
Visiting Artist Reception with
Thea Clark
Saturday, September 29, 5—6 pm
Felt & Metal: Strategies for 2-D & 3-D Jewelry [M093012]date & time: SundaySeptember 309 am—4:45 pm (one-hour lunch break)
registration deadline: September 14
H instructor: Thea Clark, SCC Store & visiting artist from Maplewood, NJ
Make two projects: a riveted metal and felt
pendant, and a jewelry scale sculptural form
with metal wire containing needle felt. Using
basic soldering and cold connections like
rivets and tabs, this class will examine various
approaches to combining two-dimensional
and three-dimensional felt with metals. Wet
and needle felting techniques covered will
include use of pre-felts, inlay, blending and
surface effects.
Tuition: $100 (includes $10 lab fee) Materials Fee: $30
ContributionsThese classes, along with SCC’s free exhibitions
and outreach programs, would not be possible
without the generous support of our donors. If you
value these programs, please consider making a
charitable gift today. Call 412.261.7003, x29 to make
your tax-deductible contribution or you can always
make a safe, secure donation on-line at
www.contemporarycraft.org.
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May 19-21 Weekend Workshop at SCC
with John Jordan sponsored by Turners
Anonymous: www.turnersanonymous.org for
information and registration.
Turning Green: Summer Salad Bowl [W062312]date & time: SaturdayJune 23 9 am—3 pm (bring a bag lunch)
registration deadline: June 15
instructor: Linda VanGehuchten, SCC Museum School Partnership artist
Serve your summer salads in a bowl you have
created. Students will learn to use a bowl
gouge, a spindle gouge and a shear scraper
to turn a thin bowl from green, fresh-cut wood.
Linda VanGehuchten brings a wide variety of
skills in woodworking, custom furniture design
and turning to her classes, which she has
taught in Venezuela, Mexico and across the
United States.
Tuition: $80 (includes $10 lab fee) Materials Fee: $25
Try It: Wooden Spoon Carving [T072812]date: Saturday, July 28
instructor: Jon Sutter
See page 3 for description.
Open Wood Studio Sessions [W080812]dates & times: 4 WednesdaysAugust 8,15, 22, 296—8:30 pm
registration deadline: August 1
instructor: Linda VanGehuchten, SCC Museum School Partnership artist
Use SCC’s wood studio to work
independently on your own woodturning
projects. Various hand tools and power
equipment, such as lathes, table and band
saws, and a drill press, will be available to
students during the four weekly Open Wood
Studio Sessions. Experienced woodworkers
can use the studio to develop their turning and
carpentry skills.
Tuition: $120 (includes $40 lab fee), or pay as you go $45 a sessionMaterials: Students must provide their own raw materials.
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Plywood Furniture [W081112]date & time: SaturdayAugust 119 am—3 pm (bring a bag lunch)
registration deadline: August 3
instructor: Jon Sutter
Plywood is a strong, dimensionally stable and
exciting material that is easy to work with, and
offers many unique possibilities for making
furniture. Students in this workshop will
construct a piece of furniture from plywood,
learn about some of the many forms of
this material, and be shown a selection of
interesting designs from both contemporary
and historical sources. Joinery techniques
and finishing options will also be discussed.
The instructor will present a slide lecture
showing plywood furniture designs by Frank
Lloyd Wright, and other known and unknown
designers. Jon Sutter is an expert on plywood
furniture design and construction, and has
used plywood for creative furniture making
since 1992. Experience with handheld power
tools is suggested.
Tuition: $80 (includes $10 lab fee) Materials Fee: $50
Japanese Woodworking [W081812]dates & times: Saturday & SundayAugust 18, 1910 am—4 pm (bring a bag lunch)
registration deadline: August 10
instructor: Tadao Arimoto, SCC Store artist
Master wood artist Tadao Arimoto works
one-on-one with students to teach traditional
Japanese woodworking methods. Learn how
to properly use Japanese hand tools, such as
chisels, planes and saws, and to construct
different joineries. First-time woodworking
students, as well as those mastering their
techniques, are welcome.
Tuition: $160 (includes $20 lab fee) Materials Fee: $20
Lathe Fundamentals [W091612]date & time: SundaySeptember 1612—3:30 pm
registration deadline: September 7
instructor: Dan Kuhn, SCC Store artist
Students will learn simple techniques for
using the lathe and tools. Process and safety
issues, as well as tools and techniques, will
be addressed. Students will walk away with
both an understanding of lathe operation and
safety, and a few small pieces of their own
handiwork. Get started on the lathe and come
back for more during the fall Open Wood
Studio Sessions at SCC in October.
Tuition: $45 (includes $10 lab fee) Materials Fee: $20
Relief Printmaking [W110412]date & time: SundayNovember 49 am—4 pm (one-hour lunch break)
registration deadline: October 26
instructor: Andrew Scott
One of the oldest forms of printing, relief
printing is a versatile medium that allows
makers to work in either loose, expressive
marks or controlled, precise lines. Students in
this class will create their own striking, black-
and-white cards by learning to carve into the
surface of a linoleum or wood block, before
applying ink to transfer the carved images
onto paper.
Tuition: $80 (includes $10 lab fee)Materials Fee: $20
ScholarshipsA limited number of scholarships are
available for full-time high school and
college students, teachers and low-
income individuals. To find out how to
apply, call 412.261.7003, x25.
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f iberShibori Silk Scarves [F051212]date & time: SaturdayMay 12 10 am—3 pm (one-hour lunch break)
registration deadline: May 4
instructor: Amy DiPlacido, SCC Store Artist
Shibori is a Japanese term for methods of
dyeing cloth by binding, stitching, folding,
twisting and compressing. This class
introduces students to immersion dyeing with
prom dyes on silk. Each student will dye a
silk scarf in the arashi shibori method, which
translates as ‘wind driven rain’.
Tuition: $65 (includes $10 lab fee) Materials Fee: $25
Visiting Artist Reception with
Chad Alice Hagen and Kathryn Osgood
Saturday, June 2, 5—6 pm
Airy Fairy Scarves [F060212]date & time: SaturdayJune 29 am—4:45 pm (bring a bag lunch)
registration deadline: May 23
H instructor: Chad Alice Hagen, visiting artist from Asheville, NC
The focus of one of Hagen’s most popular
scarf workshops, the beautiful, hand-dyed,
hand-felted Airy Fairy Scarf is possibly the
best scarf in the world. In some circles of
wise women, it is hailed as the Wondrous
Menopause Scarf because it is both cool
and warm whenever needed. After taking this
class, you will have the skills and knowledge
to make more scarves, including a larger
shawl size and smaller head wrap variations,
at home. The class begins with picking your
roving from the instructor’s hand-dyed fine
Australian merino wool, before learning layout
and hand felting of the full-length scarf in the
traditional wet felted technique.
Tuition: $100 (includes $10 lab fee)Materials Fee: $25
Chad Alice HagenFelt Brooches
Chad Alice HagenAiry Fairy Scarf
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Resist Dyed Mokume Bark Scarf [F060312]date & time: SundayJune 39 am—4:45 pm (bring a bag lunch)
registration deadline: May 23
H instructor: Chad Alice Hagen, visiting artist from Asheville, NC
Join us for a fabulous, busy day creating the
mysterious, incredible, full-size Bark Scarf.
You will learn to hand felt a fine merino wool
needle-punch batt, dye the scarf with the
secret dry powder dyeing process, and stitch
with an ancient Japanese resist method called
Mokume that makes a bark-like design and
texture. Unearth the secrets of setting up a
safe dye kitchen and resist dye your beautiful
scarf in jewel-like colors.
Tuition: $100 (includes $10 lab fee)Materials Fee: $25
Resist Dyeing on Hand Felted Wool & Bookbinding [F060412]dates & times: Monday—Wednesday June 4—69 am—4:45 pm (bring a bag lunch)
registration deadline: May 23
H instructor: Chad Alice Hagen, visiting artist from Asheville, NC
Through the use of many fascinating tools,
this class teaches you to felt sheets of fine
Australian merino needle-punch batts, before
guiding you into the world of resist dyeing
on felt. The second session involves learning
about different bookbinding techniques,
patterns, gluing and closures. Day three
focuses on stitching and beading techniques
that enable you to apply the resist-dyed felt
onto small, exquisite book covers. Dye Master
Chad also explains how to set up a safe and
workable dye kitchen in your own home.
Tuition: $300 (includes $10 lab fee)Materials Fee: $45
Felt Brooch Class [F060712]date & time: ThursdayJune 79 am—4:45 pm (bring a bag lunch)
registration deadline: May 23
H instructor: Chad Alice Hagen, visiting artist from Asheville, NC
Make up to four beautiful, stitched and
beaded brooches from your own hand-felted
wool felt. In this class, you will learn how to
stitch, bead, prepare book board backing and
professionally mount the felt to create sturdy,
wearable works of art. Bring your own felt or
purchase resist-dyed felt from the instructor.
Most supplies will be provided. All levels
are welcome.
Tuition: $100 (includes $10 lab fee)Materials Fee: $10
Summer Silkscreen Picnic [F061012]date & time: SundayJune 109 am—3 pm (bring a bag lunch)
registration deadline: June 8
instructor: Jennie Canning, SCC Store artist
This class is a great way to learn the
fundamentals of silkscreening and walk away
with artwork to brighten a summer picnic
table. Students will print with pre-made
screens onto cotton to create a tablecloth and
napkin set.
Tuition: $80 (includes $10 lab fee)Materials Fee: $30
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Personal Story Quilts [F061712]date & time: SundayJune 1710 am—4:30 pm (bring a bag lunch)
registration deadline: June 8
instructor: Tina Brewer, SCC Museum School Partnership artist
Quilting is a unique art form that often tells a
story. In this amazing one-day retreat
experience, students will work with
nationally known fiber artist Tina Brewer to
explore cultures, stories, materials and
techniques as they create a quilt sampler. The
finished piece will incorporate cultural symbols
and the maker’s personal story.
Tuition: $80 (includes $10 lab fee)Materials Fee: $15
French Knitting with Wire [M062312]dates: Saturday & Sunday, June 23—24
H instructor: Meghan Patrice Riley, SCC Store & visiting artist from New York City; 2011 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize for small metals winner
See page 6 for description.
Where Did You Get That Bag! Reusable Canvas Totes [F063012]dates & times: Saturday & Sunday June 30, July 1 12:30—4:30 pm
registration deadline: June 8
H instructor: C. Pazia Mannella, SCC Artist + Kids artist visiting from Philadelphia, PA
Fashion a set of custom-made summer
beach, shopping and market canvas tote
bags that are much more expressive than
purchased reusable bags. Sun painting, fabric
markers, dye sticks, cut and commercial
stencils, and fusible and hand-applied
appliqué using scrap fabrics will be combined
to create interesting, spontaneous and
unexpected wearable works of art.
Tuition: $80 (includes $10 lab fee)Materials Fee: $25
Needle Felting: A New Adventure [F071312]date & time: Friday July 13 9 am—4:45 pm (one-hour lunch break)
registration deadline: June 29
H instructor: Briony Foy, visiting artist from Madison, WI
Discover a needle-felting process that is as
simple and spontaneous as drawing with a
pencil or finger painting. It’s even erasable until
set by washing. Anyone who usually works
with technical or material restraints will love
the freedom and playfulness of the process.
Through hands-on exercises and illustrated
lectures, participants will learn about basic
design elements, color theory, the nature and
properties of fibers, and textile techniques.
Tuition: $100 (includes $10 lab fee)Materials Fee: $20
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Kool-Aid Dyeing & Burnout Fabrics [F071412]dates & times: Saturday & Sunday July 14, 159 am—4:45 pm (one-hour lunch break)
registration deadline: June 29
H instructor: Briony Foy, visiting artist from Madison, WI
Over just one weekend, receive treasured
recipes and learn techniques for dyeing,
designing and treating yarn, fabric and
scarves. Find out how to give wool or silk a
brilliant, permanent color by using a microwave
or pot of boiling water. Explore the technique
of burnout or devoré, a mild chemical process
that dissolves fibers, which have been painted
or printed on, to create openings in cotton,
beautiful transparent areas with no pile in
velvet and translucent areas that let light
through on blended yarns. Finally, experiment
with amazing dyes that produce two different
colors through one simple process.
Tuition: $200 (includes $10 lab fee)Materials Fee: $35
Screen Printing Demystified [F081112]dates & times: Saturday & Sunday August 11, 129 am—4 pm (one-hour lunch break)
registration deadline: July 27
H instructor: Kerr Grabowski, visiting artist from Bay St. Louis, MS
This workshop will teach you how to screen
print, build screens, choose inks and set up
a small home printing studio with a portable
table and washout area. Begin by constructing
inexpensive silkscreens and then experiment
with five different stencils, including paper, hot
wax, wax rubbings, Mylar® and drawing fluid/
blockout. Finish by learning how to layer
images with both transparent and opaque
paints. Sources for materials will also
be covered.
Tuition: $200Materials Fee: $35
One Day of Fun: Creative Knitting & Crochet [F091612]date & time: Sunday September 1610 am—4 pm (bring a bag lunch)
registration deadline: September 7
instructor: Rae Gold, SCC Store artist
This day of creativity invites students to
discover and play with yarn and color while
making something fabulous. It is a superb
opportunity to learn and try new techniques,
experiment with glorious textural effects, and
create useless or useful wonders. The class
takes place a few days after Rae Gold’s
annual Fall Fashion Show at SCC on
September 13.
Tuition: $80Materials Fee: None; bring your own knitting needles, crochet hook and yarn; the instructor will share her treasure-trove of colors and textures
Felt & Metal: Beads & Earrings [M092912]date: Saturday, September 29
H instructor: Thea Clark, SCC Store & visiting artist from Maplewood, NJ
See page 11 for description.
Visiting Artist Reception with
Thea Clark
Saturday, September 29, 5—6 pm
Felt & Metal: Strategies for 2-D & 3-D Jewelry [M093012]date: Sunday, September 30
H instructor: Thea Clark, SCC Store & visiting artist from Maplewood, NJ
See page 11 for description.
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registration deadline: May 4
instructor: Kitty Spangler
Making decorative paste paper is fast and
fun in this wet and somewhat messy studio
workshop geared for all ages. Beginners and
advanced students alike will be delighted with
the colorful textures and designs, as well as
the vast quantity of paste paper generated in
a short time for future projects, such as artists’
books, greeting cards, covers for boxes and
cans, decorations for packages, name tags,
invitations, receipts and reports. The instructor
will demonstrate a variety of possible effects
for paste paper textures, and provide paste
recipes, a list of working methods and all
materials. Wear grubby clothes and shoes.
Tuition: $50Materials Fee: $15
Paste Paper Now [PB052012]date & time: Sunday May 209 am—12:30 pm (bring a snack)
registration deadline: May 11
instructor: Kitty Spangler
Your own beautifully handmade paste or
decorative paper may be used in many
interesting ways, from book covers, name
tags, containers, receipts and reports to
greeting cards, package decorations and
invitations. Under Spangler’s expert guidance,
you’ll work on a small sketchbook, several
greeting cards and envelopes, boxes and
any collage projects you bring to class, while
discussing best practices for adhering and
orienting decorative papers. Instructor
handouts will cover paper properties, how to
adhere paper to various surfaces and
appropriate finishes.
Tuition: $50Materials Fee: $10
Resist Dyeing on Hand Felted Wool & Bookbinding [F060412]dates & times: Monday, June 4— Wednesday, June 6
H instructor: Chad Alice Hagen, visiting artist from Asheville, NC
See page 15 for description.
Visiting Artist Reception with
Chad Alice Hagen and Kathryn Osgood
Saturday, June 2, 5—6 pm
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Colorful Carousel Books [PB061612]dates & times: Saturday & Sunday June 16,1710 am—4 pm (one-hour lunch break)
registration deadline: June 8
instructor: Kitty Spangler
The layering of colored paper and imagery
in this magical 3-D book form is perfect for
storytelling or expressing thematic variations.
Spangler’s M.F.A. is in visual books from
Syracuse University, where she studied with
master book artist Keith Smith, and her in-
structional methods and examples are geared
for students at all levels. She uses show-and-
tell, followed by practice, to teach the carousel
book structure and its assembly, and to help
students find inspiration and source materials
for an amazing book to be completed on day
two of this class.
Tuition: $140Materials Fee: $15
Paper Quilting: Scraps to Art [PB091512]date & time: SaturdaySeptember 159 am—4 pm (one-hour lunch break)
registration deadline: September 8
instructor: Karen Krieger, SCC Store artist
Everyone loves the versatility of paper. We
buy, store, hoard and admire it. Just as fabric
scraps can be turned into works of art, so can
paper castoffs, leftovers and rejects.
Concentrating on design and using simple
embroidery and paper techniques, students
will create amazing compositions from their
collections of paper scraps or with beautiful
new papers.
Tuition: $80 Materials Fee: $10 (extra handmade paper will be available for purchase)
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These clay workshops follow a Friday, May 11
evening lecture and demonstration at SCC
presented by Four Winds Gallery. See page
26 for more information.
Pueblo Ceramic Carving [MM051212a]date & time: Saturday May 1210 am—12:30 pm
registration deadline: May 4
H instructor: Linda Tafoya-Sanchez, visiting artist from Santa Clara, NM
This mini-workshop provides an amazing,
hands-on opportunity to get acquainted with
traditional Southwest hand-built ceramic
carving techniques, and begin to explore the
basics of clay carving guided by acclaimed
potter Linda Tafoya-Sanchez, granddaughter
of Margaret Tafoya, matriarch of Santa Clara
Pueblo Pottery. Each student will make a
clay tile.
Tuition: $60Materials Fee: $25
Pueblo Pop [MM051212b]date & time: Saturday May 121—4 pm
registration deadline: May 4
H instructor: Jason Garcia, visiting artist from Santa Clara, NM
Enjoy the rare chance to work with artist Jason
Garcia (Okuu’ Pin Turtle Mountain) of the Santa
Clara Pueblo. Garcia transforms clay tiles
made in the traditional Pueblo way with hand-
gathered clay, native clay slips and outdoor
firings into a visually rich mix of Pueblo history
and culture, comic book superheroes, video
game characters, religious icons and all things
pop culture. Students in this class will explore
the process of blending their heritage with
pop culture iconography to create a unique
ceramic tile painting.
Tuition: $60Materials Fee: $25
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Advanced Encaustic [MM061512]dates & times: Friday—Sunday June 15—1710 am—4 pm (one-hour lunch break)
registration deadline: June 8
H instructor: Lorraine Glessner, visiting artist from Philadelphia, PA
This workshop takes the exciting combination
of fiber and encaustic far beyond
straightforward collage to include
innovative materials and mark-making
techniques. Working on wood, paper and
fabric, students will explore the mark-making
possibilities of rust, branding and compost
printing. They will also combine encaustic with
the textural possibilities of heated Tyvek®
fabric and papers. Heating this polyester-
based material with an iron or heat gun
renders it malleable; creating highly textured
and sculptural surfaces in combination with
encaustic. A series of thought-provoking
exercises will encourage participants to step
out of their current comfort zones. Open to
those with an intermediate or advanced level
of encaustic experience.
Tuition: $300Materials Fee: $40
Articulated Sculpture: Puppets, Toys & Mobiles [MM061612]date & time: SaturdayJune 1610 am—4:45 pm (one-hour lunch break)
registration deadline: June 8
instructor: Benjy Blanco
Local sculptor and toy designer Benjy Blanco
will teach the mechanics of pin, ball, pivot and
hinge joints, and show their applications in
sculpture. Students will experiment with
puppetry, dolls, action figures and mobiles,
and use various media, such as clay, plastic,
wood and found materials, as they learn to
build free movement by creating joints
for sculpture.
Tuition: $80Materials Fee: $15
Puppet Festival II [MM062412]date & time: SundayJune 241—4 pm
registration deadline: June 15
instructor: Tom Sarver, founder of The Tom Museum
Tom Sarver of Puppet Happening
returns for an afternoon of puppet
making. Students will create a painted
wood rod puppet for performance or
decoration. Basic wood skills will be
covered, along with articulation
methods, embellishment techniques
and display options. Participants are
encouraged to bring wood scraps or
repurposed materials to use
or share.
Tuition: $45Materials Fee: None
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Wire Crochet [MM070712]date & time: SaturdayJuly 710 am—4:30 pm (one-hour lunch break)
instructor: Judith Gentile
Students will create an eye-catching necklace
of glass beads and stones, while learning a
basic crochet stitch and how to string beads
onto wire. A kit containing a crochet hook,
wire, small bead board, beads and stones will
be provided.
Tuition: $80 (includes $10 lab fee)Materials Fee: $30 for class kit; additional beads and crystals available for purchase
Try It: Art of Assemblage Jewelry [T071812]date: Wednesday, July 18
instructor: Gerry Florida, SCC Artist + Kids artist
See page 2 for description.
Surface Decoration Techniques on Greenware Ceramic Tiles [MM072812a]date & time: SaturdayJuly 289 am—4:30 pm (bring a bag lunch)
registration deadline: July 20
instructor: Yoko Sekino-Bové, SCC Store artist
Many ceramic pieces are embellished with a
combination of decorative techniques, such
as sgraffito, carving, stamping, and
underglaze, glaze and overglaze painting.
Students will learn a few of these techniques,
including carving, sgraffito, slip painting in
the mishima technique and other surface
treatments on moist tiles. A variety of stamps
will be created to take home with the ceramic
tiles. Students from beginners to advanced will
enjoy this workshop and find it useful.
Tuition: $80 Materials Fee: $18
Meet a Maker: Childhood Memories of an Adult World [MaM072812]date: Saturday, July 28
instructor: Yoko Sekino-Bové, SCC Store artist
See page 27 for description.
The "Franken-project": Assemblage Doll Pin or Pendant [MM072812b]date & time: SaturdayJuly 2810 am—4 pm (one-hour lunch break)
instructor: Gerry Florida, SCC Artist + Kids artist
Use recycled creatures and dolls to create
whimsical jewelry. Learn to balance different
materials, such as abandoned jewelry and
extraordinary found objects, in the process of
creating your creature. Investigate various cold
connection techniques, tools and
embellishments in the assembly of your piece.
Watch your creation emerge as you improvise
and assemble the body parts to make your
doll into an imaginative assemblage pendant
or brooch.
Tuition: $80 Materials Fee: None; instructor will supply shopping list tailored to student’s interest
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Talismans, Amulets & Mystical Jewelry [MM081112]date & time: SaturdayAugust 119:30 am—4:30 pm (one-hour lunch break)
instructor: Gerry Florida, SCC Artist + Kids artist
Explore the intriguing, primitive art of making
powerful statements of adornment through
talismans, amulets and mystical pendants.
Create your own expressive jewelry with
personal and sentimental objects that connote
such concepts as health, wealth and success.
Learn to incorporate metal, wire, crystals,
beads, mixed media materials, a variety of
styles and cold connection techniques into a
modernized version of a spiritual piece. Then
enhance your piece by fabricating a one-of-
a-kind adorned and beaded chain or wrap to
showcase the finished project. Your
enchanting, new "empowerment pendant or
pin" will provide inspiration for visualizing and
achieving your dreams.
Tuition: $80 Materials Fee: None; instructor will supply shopping list tailored to student’s interest
The Art of Assemblage Jewelry II [MM092212]date & time: SaturdaySeptember 229 am—3 pm (one-hour lunch break)
instructor: Gerry Florida, SCC Artist + Kids artist
Students will be introduced to the concept of
creating jewelry on a flat surface by using cold
connection techniques to make a pendant or
pin on a metal canvas. They will move beyond
basic design principles to create jewelry with
aesthetic balance. This class provides an
excellent introduction to mixed media
interpretation as participants redefine their
thinking about jewelry materials.
Tuition: $80 (includes $10 lab fee)Materials Fee: None; instructor will supply shopping list tailored to student’s interest
Glass Beads: Dot, Dot, Dot… [MM092912]date & time: SaturdaySeptember 299 am—4:30 pm (bring a bag lunch)
instructor: Darlene Durrwachter-Rushing, SCC Store artist
Discover the ancient art of flameworking while
creating beads from hot glass. This workshop
focuses on using the portable and inexpensive
Hot Head torch to make beads with dots.
A fundamental design technique, dots can
be layered, masked, drawn, twisted, pulled
and more. New and returning students are
welcome, and can expect to make four to ten
glass beads.
Tuition: $80 (includes $10 lab fee)Materials Fee: $40
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Thinking Inside the Box: Assemblage Jewelry [MM100612]date & time: SaturdayOctober 610 am—2 pm (bring a bag lunch)
instructor: Gerry Florida, SCC Artist + Kids artist
We all have heard about the concept of
"thinking outside the box", but what if we have
to go back inside? Learn to understand and
convey that given a set of limits, sometimes
“less is more”. In this class, students will
explore how to designate space and balance
creativity with organization and structure to
create a statement jewelry piece using
previously learned assemblage techniques
and unique materials.
Tuition: $45Materials Fee: None; instructor will supply shopping list tailored to student’s interestPrerequisite: The Art of Assemblage Jewelry II or other assemblage workshop
Religious Jewelry: Crosses & Rosaries [MM101712]date & time: WednesdayOctober 175:30—9 pm
instructor: Gerry Florida, SCC Artist + Kids artist
This class explores the history, formula and
design factors for creating modern religious
symbols, crosses and rosaries with
contemporary and vintage materials. Students
will discuss ideas, alternative materials and
design techniques, and choose a method of
self-expression for their personalized spiritual
interpretations. Cold connection techniques,
including wire and wrapping, will be taught
and used to create religious symbols.
Students will finish their pieces by making a
rosary or a beaded and embellished chain.
Tuition: $45 (includes $10 lab fee)Materials Fee: None; instructor will supply shopping list tailored to student’s interest
The Gift of Glass [MM110312]date & time: SaturdayNovember 39 am—4:30 pm (bring a bag lunch)
instructor: Darlene Durrwachter-Rushing, SCC Store artist
Get a jump on creative holiday gift-giving, and
discover the ancient art of flameworking while
creating beads from hot glass. This workshop
focuses on using the portable and
inexpensive Hot Head torch to make beads for
use in handmade gifts. Also have the option
of purchasing hardware and other supplies to
turn the new creations into bookmarks, key
chains, necklaces, bracelets and zipper pulls.
New and returning students are welcome, and
can expect to make four to ten glass beads.
Tuition: $80 (includes $10 lab fee)Materials Fee: $40; optional hardware available, ranging from $2 to $10 each
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Visiting Artist ReceptionsChad Alice Hagen & Kathryn Osgood Saturday, June 2, 5—6 pm
Dauvit AlexanderSaturday, July 7, 5—6 pm
Thea ClarkSaturday, September 29, 5—6 pm
Rae Gold Fashion Showdate & time: Thursday, September 135:30—8 pm
Be among the first in Pittsburgh to preview
and purchase from nationally known fiber artist
Rae Gold’s 2012 line of luxurious, hand-dyed,
handwoven, organic merino wool jackets,
vests, scarves, hats, dresses and tunics. This
runway event is a must-see for fashionistas!
Call 412.261.7003, x16 or e-mail thestore@
contemporarycraft.org for more information.
Contemporary Educators Orientationdate & time: Saturday, September 223—4 pm
Educators are invited to an exclusive teachers
orientation of the Humor in Craft exhibition that
includes a tour and related teaching materials.
Stay afterwards to hear from curator Brigitte
Martin and attend The Studio Fall Celebration.
Brigitte Martin Humor in Craft Artist Talk & Book Signingdate & time: Saturday, September 22 4—5 pm
Artist, author and curator Brigitte Martin will
present a gallery talk exploring the intersection
of contemporary craft and humor, in concert
with the world premiere Humor in Craft
exhibition on view from July 20 through
October 27 at SCC. Through hundreds of
images and essays from 235 makers
worldwide, the hardcover, full-color,
companion coffee-table book provides insights
into the creative minds of contemporary artists
and retails for $50. A book signing with Martin
follows her talk. Call 412.261.7003, x25 or
e-mail [email protected] for
more information.
The Studio Fall Celebrationdate & time: Saturday, September 224—6 pm
Join SCC for an Open House to preview
another semester of exciting classes.
All are welcome!
specia levents
Attention Educators: Act 48 Clock-Hour CreditTake any Studio class and receive clock-hours toward your Act 48 requirement. Simply note on your
registration that you would like us to report your clock-hours and provide your professional ID number.
There is a $10 processing fee per class. You can also pay your Act 48 processing fee when
registering for classes on-line at www.contemporarycraft.org. Just click on the tab for the SCC
ONLINE STORE before completing your registration.
above: Jason KishellSmug Mug
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Native Presence: An Evening with Santa Clara Artists Linda Tafoya-Sanchez & Jason Garcia [MaM051112]date & time: FridayMay 115:30—8 pm
Join SCC and Four Winds Gallery for a free
reception and artist talks by two renowned
Santa Clara, NM artists. A traditional purpose
of Pueblo pottery is to present the values
and principles of Pueblo cosmology. This
evening will be a rare opportunity to witness
the creative blending of ancient iconography
with contemporary life. Potter Linda Tafoya-
Sanchez, granddaughter of Margaret Tafoya,
matriarch of Santa Clara Pottery, will
demonstrate Southwest hand-built ceramics
as her sons, Jeremy and A.J. Oyenque,
narrate her process and reveal its purpose
and meaning. Work by Margaret Tafoya will
be displayed. Next, Jason Garcia will speak
about his tile paintings, which he creates on
hand-dug Santa Clara clay with mineral
pigments. Garcia’s work portrays traditional
dances, Pueblo landscapes and religious
icons as it simultaneously confronts the
contemporary realities of constant change.
Native American ceramics scholar and author
Charles King introduces the program.
Tuition: FreeMaterials Fee: None
Blacksmithing: An Iron-troduction [MaM061312]date & time: WednesdayJune 135:30—7 pm
artists: Chris Holt & John Steel, of Steel Welding & the Pittsburgh Area Artist-Blacksmiths Association
This ‘Tune for June’ will provide an educational
evening about the age-old craft of
blacksmithing, beginning with a presentation
on creative trends in decorative ironwork.
Attendees will learn to identify good ironwork,
how to care for rusted iron, and about choices
for railings and gates. A display of examples
will allow students to see and feel the
difference between mass-produced and finely
crafted work. Prices of hand-forged items vary
widely, and architects, landscape designers,
interior decorators, antique dealers, engineers
and interested homeowners will all benefit
from gaining a better understanding of quality.
Tuition: $60 includes a hand-forged dinner bell to sweeten the experience
meet a maker
Linda Tafoya-Sanchez& Jason Garcia
Childhood Memories of an Adult World [MaM072812]date & time: SaturdayJuly 285:30—7 pm
artist: Yoko Sekino-Bové, SCC Store artist
Join ceramist Yoko Sekino-Bové, a 2011
finalist for the Niche Award, for an evening
exploring her porcelain artworks that mix and
match cultural styles and traditional symbols
to create elegant satires. Her ‘Hanafuda Sake
Drinking Game Sets’ reflect a childhood tea
party perspective of the darker adult world of
drinking and gambling. Hanafuda translates as
‘flower cards’ and are colorful playing cards
of Japanese origin. Once a refined game for
nobility, Hanafuda became popular for
gambling following the introduction of
Portuguese missionaries. In 1633, this caused
Japan to ban card playing and close off
contact with the West. Clashes of East and
West, of refined and sorted, and of traditional
versus satiric fill the imagery and forms of
Sekino-Bové’s art. She believes games are
ritualized forms of play with complex rules and
props that provide safe spaces to test
boundaries and explore the more private
aspects of personality.
Tuition: $60 includes a sake-sipping cup
Contemporary Creativity Symposium: How many ways can you say ‘I Love You’? [MaM082512]offered in conjunction with the SNAG Symposium
date: Saturday, August 25
instructors: Dana Sperry & Natalya Pinchuk
See page 9 for description.
Save the Date!An Evening of Musical Interpretations with Metalsmiths Lisa & Scott Cylinder & Chatham Baroque [MaM102612]date & time: FridayOctober 266—8 pm
H artists: Lisa & Scott Cylinder, visiting from Oley, PA
Join metalsmiths Lisa and Scott Cylinder and
a great Pittsburgh treasure, Chatham Baroque,
for a night of musical collaborations at SCC.
Much like changing a piece of music from one
key to another with historical reverence, the
Cylinders transpose discarded musical
instruments into exquisite, wearable jewelry.
During the evening, they will talk about their
artistic process and how their love of music
has directed them to an exploration of
musical instruments. A series of the couple’s
works will be featured for sale in the SCC
Store. Chatham Baroque, an ensemble of
baroque violin, viola da gamba, theorbo and
baroque guitar, will perform a concert as part
of the program. With their dazzling technique
and lively interpretations of 17th- and 18th-
century music played on period instruments,
the ensemble offers the opportunity to hear
baroque music that is accessible and thrillingly
vivid. Watch for more details about this
exciting evening in The Studio’s fall catalogue
and on-line at www.contemporarycraft.org.
meet a makerLisa & Scott CylinderEgret Trio BroochPhoto by Scott Cylinder
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WAyS TO REgISTEROn-line: Return the completed registration form to:www.contemporarycraft.orgBy mail: Return the completed registration form to:Sherrard BostwickSociety for Contemporary Craft2100 Smallman StreetPittsburgh, PA 15222By phone or fax:412.261.7003, x25 or 412.261.1941Only if you are paying by credit card.In person:10 am to 5 pm, Monday through Saturday.By e-mail:[email protected]
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ClASS InFORMATIOn• Students who register by mail or fax will receive a
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on the correct day and time without additional notice.• Students may be pictured in SCC promotional
materials.• SCC makes every effort to maintain the schedule of
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MATERIAlSInstructors may request that students have certain supplies. Students will receive a list of those supplies upon registration. Unless otherwise noted, Materials Fees are payable to the instructors for supplies provided by the instructors . Occasionally, the materials fee is built into the tuition fee and this is clearly noted next to the tuition fee.
CAnCEllATIOnS AnD REFUnDSClass and workshop cancellations are decided three business days before the start date. If a class must be cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, the entire class fee will be refunded by check.Refund PolicyStudent refund requests must be made at least three business days before a class begins. There will be a $25 cancellation fee. No refunds will be given without three business days notice. Processing of refunds takes approximately three weeks.Weeklong WorkshopsCancellations with 14 or more days notice:A student may cancel a registration for a weeklong workshop up to two weeks prior to the start date of the class. There will be a $50 cancellation fee. Cancellations with fewer than 14 days notice:If a student cancels a registration within two weeks of the start date of a weeklong class, there will be a 50% cancellation fee.There will be no refund issued without three business days notice of a cancellation.
SChOlARShIPSA limited number of scholarships are available. If income is preventing you from registering, please call 412.261.7003, x25 for more information.
nOn-DISCRIMInATIOn POlICyThe Society for Contemporary Craft does not discriminate on the basis of sex, age, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, handicap, disability or veteran’s status. Furthermore, SCC will continue to take affirmative steps to support and advance these values consistent with our mission.
lOCATIOn & DIRECTIOnSSCC is conveniently located on the corner of 21st and Smallman streets in the Strip District.Bus StopsThe following buses serve the Strip District: 54, 86, 87, 88, 91.ParkingA paid, monitored parking lot is located on 21st Street, behind the private building lot. Metered parking is also available.
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