Wednesday, July 17, 2013

ClarkFEST 2013

Artisan Market will promote local & regional artists and offer quality handmade items.     WHEN: Labor Day, September 2, 2013
WHERE: Clarksville, Indiana
JURIED ARTISAN BOOTH SPACE AVAILABLE
APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 26, 2013

CONTACT: Joyce L. Ribble

ribble5152@sbcglobal.net
AEAI Summer Art Teacher Retreat 2013 Follow-Up
 
We just wrapped up the Art Teacher Retreat at St. Mary’s of the Woods College.  The art studios were hopping until late at night. It was the 10th anniversary of the retreat! There were 32 participants from all over the State!

 

Monday afternoon started with White Line Woodcuts inspired by the Provincetown printmakers taught by retreat organizers, Trish Korte & Kevin Schultz. The finished woodcut was then painted with watercolors and transferred to arches paper. Here are a few of the works created:

Print by Brenda Wampler

 
 


Print by Laura Schroeder
  
Monday evening we learned about Viking Knit Bracelets from RoAnn Thompson. The transformation of knitted wire being pulled through a series of holes in a wood block created a very tight mesh. Adding beads and a closure were the finishing touches.
RoAnn Thompson teaches Viking Knit Bracelets workshop.
Tuesday we learned about Mexican Painted Floor Cloths from Mary Sorrells, who shared her Lilly Grant experience of studying this process from an artist in Mexico last summer. We learned new painting techniques and many participants applied this new knowledge to their floor cloth creations. We appreciated the acrylic paints & mediums donated by Chroma, Inc. for this workshop.
 
Mary Sorrells talks about painting techniques for floor cloth painting.
David Henke taught us about casting slip molds. We deconstructed the slip molds and reconstructed them for some exciting and sometimes bizarre combinations. We also had clay and underglazes donated by Brickyard Ceramics in Indianapolis. Some participants combined slip cast mold pieces with slab molds.
David Henke instructs
Katie Vanderkolk and Suzanne Finn.


Slip cast and press molds reconstructed
by Suzanne Finn.

 
 
 
 


 




SPECIAL THANKS TO BRICKYARD CERAMICS AND CHROMA, INC. FOR DONATED ART SUPPLIES !!!

 
Many thanks for all of our presenters and helpers!! We have an amazing resource in our very own AEAI members. This retreat is just one of the many benefits of being a member of our association of art educators.
 

 
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR NEXT YEAR’S RETREAT:

Paper Arts & Book Making

JULY 7-11, 2014

ST. MARY’S-OF-THE-WOODS COLLEGE
 
 
 
 

Sunday, February 10, 2013

AEAI Summer 2012 Art Retreat at St. Mary's of the Woods College

In July, District 7 Co-Reps, Trish and Kevin, presented an encaustic workshop to the art teachers gathered at St. Mary's of the Woods College for the annual Art Teachers Retreat.  Members learned about mixing their own colors with the hot wax.   Trish and Kevin taught how to layer and fuse materials to the surface, incise and add color, add textures and many other techniques. 


Here are a couple of works that were created in the workshop.

2012 District 7 Summer Workshop

District 7 members gathered for a jewelry making workshop.  Middle School Art Teacher, Michelle Chastain brought her glass fusing kiln and taught us about making glass fused pendants.  Members selected a mold, colored glass frit and learned mixing colors using the colored glass.

 
Michelle unloading the kiln.


Fused Glass Pendant

                                                                                                                                          
Michelle also shared a fun lesson inspired by Dale Chihuly using elmers glue gel, markers, and wire to make glue bowl forms.  She came prepared with folder for all participants to take home with them that included information about glass fusing and making  glue bowls.


Soldering the edges of the collaged glass pendants

Kevin Schultz, District 7 Co-Rep and High School Art Teacher, taught members how to make collaged glass pendant using photo images, collaged papers, glass slides, copper tape, and silver solder.  Here are a few of the pendants that were made at the workshop.