Upcoming Courses
May 13, 2012 - May 20, 2012
Andrea Wallace
Emily Fannon
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Photographing the Magic & Beauty of Ireland's South
The wild and rugged terrain that is Kerry has been enjoyed for centuries. Join us on this eight-day field expedition as we explore the Dingle, Iveragh and Beara Peninsulas from a centrally-located country estate near Killorglin. Our flexible itinerary includes visiting hidden beaches and spectacular cliffs along the shore, peaceful lakes hidden away in National Forests, mysterious ruins left behind by the ancient cultures, and vibrant villages where the Irish heritage comes alive. Each location presents the opportunity for inspired image making. We use digital cameras to capture the rugged landscape, lively culture and rich history of county Kerry in Southern Ireland. Our group will have daily field trips to shooting on location at various times of day. We discuss making the best use of digital photography equipment, including how to make a good exposure, various shooting techniques and using a tripod, the principles of good composition and capturing a panorama. When not shooting, we gather as a group to discuss the successes and failures of our image making, producing the digital panorama and how to use raw capture with Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop to digitally produce the image you see in your mind. ...more
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Jun 04, 2012 - Jun 08, 2012
Tyler Lotz
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Cold Surface Alternatives
Ready for something completely different? Traditional fired ceramic surfaces, while beautiful and durable by nature, can be limiting to a sculptor working in ceramics. For aesthetic and technical reasons, or just to flex the creative muscle, explore the vast variety of alternatives available. This workshop is an introduction to non-fired, non-glaze surfaces for ceramic sculpture. ...more
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Jun 04, 2012 - Jun 15, 2012
Alleghany Meadows
Sam Harvey
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Thinking through Making
Making pots with clay is a creative expression of emotion, ideas and the self. This workshop concentrates on touch, and how the action of touch can create a physical and visual language of expression. We work in terracotta, a material well suited for an exploration of the role of touch, one of the five senses, in making pottery. The teachers aim to guide students towards making pottery that is, above all, personal. ...more
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Jun 11, 2012 - Jun 22, 2012
Russell Wrankle
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The Animal Form
Whether the subject is the languid hare, the threatened canine or the contemplative goat, each study begins with observation. Learn to read the bone and muscle structures beneath skin or fur to discover gesture and tension in the animal form. This workshop is designed to expand each student's tool bag of skills and techniques and to learn specific techniques to transfer observations of the animal world into expressive interpretations of life. Take home a deeper understanding of animal anatomy and form as well as new methods to achieve artistic goals. ...more
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Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Linda Christianson
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Woodfired Pots: ideas and making
Our ideas for pottery come from what we pay attention to. This workshop is all about focus - acknowledging our own personal curiosities and becoming comfortable with ideas, shapes and methods that have eluded or are new to us. Spark your creativity while making functional pots. This workshop is one of discovery and risk-taking for all levels of ceramic artists. We fire our pots in the Ranch wood kilns. ...more
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Jun 25, 2012 - Jul 06, 2012
Debra Fritts
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Spoken Figures
In figurative sculpture, as in so many art forms, the challenge is reaching the "core," the spiritual connection between the maker and the object. Come wrestle with this most invigorating of challenges in a workshop that focuses on sculpting from life and imagination. Working with wet clay-both coil and slab construction-we use the figure as a vehicle to express ideas and concerns. Debra encourages participants to go beyond portrayal and reach inside to reveal personal questions and feelings. Several sessions with the model and working solid with the clay guide us to a better understanding of gesture and proportions. ...more
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Jul 02, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Lorna Meaden
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Manipulating Form, Discovering Surface
"I am driven by the insatiable pursuit of the good pot," Lorna says. "The handmade object serves as an illustration of the individual, the unique and the useful." Here is a focused opportunity to make pots with specific function and decorative surfaces. We explore a range of forms, making simple pots for daily use such as cups and bowls, in addition to expanding typical ideas about utility. Demonstrations for making include altering pots on and off the wheel, as well as using drawn patterns to handbuild spouts and handles. We explore surfaces through texture, slip decoration and glaze. The emphasis is on decoration, to create pots where form and surface are inseparable. ...more
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Jul 09, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Stan Welsh
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Ceramic Head Constructions
Students in this workshop learn a wide range of handbuilding techniques and skills necessary to create large-scale human heads. This is a hands-on workshop with an emphasis on individual direction and personal expression. The class investigates the anatomy and proportion of the head and facial expressions to create psychological profiles or snapshots of human emotion. The goal: to develop a unique vocabulary of personal symbolism and imagery. ...more
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Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Angelica Pozo
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Mixed-Media Ceramic Sculpture
Put it all together in this adventure in assemblage. Combining multiple clay bodies of varying firing temperatures opens up a world of creative possibilities. Whether making ceramic sculpture in segments or assembling separately finished components in the post-fired stage, participants in this workshop experiment with techniques that are not only fun, but allow for a wide range of decorating approaches. ...more
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Jul 23, 2012 - Aug 03, 2012
Kim Dickey
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Impossible Projects: envisioning art on a grand scale
Borrowing the concept from Kabakov's Palace of Projects, participants are asked to dream big, to imagine their ideal piece and then set out to make it. Using ceramics as a medium suitable to large-scale production, we explore the stages necessary to design, propose and execute complicated works, whether creating a banquet dinnerware set or a sculptural installation. We produce prototypes, maquettes and samples that bring these pieces to fruition. ...more
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Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Ayumi Horie
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Drawn to Fauna
Why is it that humans are so drawn to animal imagery? What is the intersection between that emotional connection and the desire to use pottery? This workshop concentrates on drawing animals in earthenware to explore what makes drawings on pots so inviting and compelling. We gather inspiration from viewing slides of animal imagery throughout history and forward to the present. Come with a desire to play and experiment! ...more
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Aug 06, 2012 - Aug 17, 2012
John Gill
Andrea Gill
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Handbuilt Vessels
Elevate the quality and content of ceramic work with two experienced and generous teachers. The focus of these two intensive weeks is on handbuilding to make vessels and pots. "I try to utilize simple techniques. This allows for freedom of ideas and process," says John, who shares his distinctive approach to building and glazing. Students generate vessels from soft clay slabs through darting and paper patterns. Andrea adds her expertise to surface patterning and layering of glazes. She describes her devotion to surface patterning as "an addiction that satisfies my love of stylized image...ceramics is the ideal media to combine surface color and three-dimensional form." ...more
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Aug 13, 2012 - Aug 24, 2012
Jan McKeachie-Johnston
Randy Johnston
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Fire Up!
Here is a rare opportunity to spend an uninterrupted stretch of creative time with two internationally-recognized ceramic artists. In this workshop students make pottery within traditional concepts and engage in a lively exchange of ideas. Randy and Jan share their thought processes and their unique approaches to pottery forms, challenging participants to develop and articulate their own philosophies of art making. ...more
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Aug 13, 2012 - Aug 17, 2012
Holly Hughes
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Painted Plates & Tiles
Come make a mark in this workshop for painters and experienced ceramic artists alike. We work on developing a visual vocabulary of marks and imagery on tiles and plates. Sources in nature and from visual culture serve as starting points. Participants are free to move between the improvisational and the planned, between abstract and descriptive imagery. The emphasis here is on individual style and discovery. ...more
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Aug 20, 2012 - Aug 31, 2012
Gail Kendall
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Exploring Pottery Form & Surface
How to meld form and surface in ways that enhance both: this is the ultimate challenge for the ceramic artist. This workshop focuses on the development of resolved pottery forms and the application of enlivening surfaces using terracotta clay and various slipware techniques. Students draw upon Gail's vast knowledge of earthenware ceramics. Her intent is to lead the class to a greater understanding of the aesthetics, philosophy and technologies that support studio work. ...more
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Aug 27, 2012 - Aug 31, 2012
Takashi Nakazato
Ralph Scala
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Coil Building
Come learn coilbuilding methods practiced by more than 13 generations of Karatsu pottery makers. Master potter Takashi Nakazato is sure to inspire students of all levels in this memorable week of immersion in a technique that is undoubtedly traditional, but remarkably adaptable to modern ceramic art making. Students study and investigate Takashi's techniques and then develop skills to create a wide range of forms including covered jars, bowls, plates, cups and teapots. We focus on using the simplest techniques to create an infinite variety of possibilities. ...more
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Sep 10, 2012 - Sep 28, 2012
Chris Gustin
Doug Casebeer
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Wood/Soda/Ash: atmospheric firing
A solid, satisfying block of time in the studio with other motivated ceramic artists - what a way to spend September! This session delves deep into atmospheric firing - a technique that offers numerous possibilities for the potter. We address different ways of approaching ideas and material, using the wood and soda kilns as a means for expression. Formal issues such as line, volume and scale are discussed, as well as conceptual ideas concerning aesthetics, historical reference and function. We employ various handbuilding techniques to throw, then alter and manipulate form after the work comes off the wheel. Students are encouraged to explore the altering of form and surface decorating techniques. ...more
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Jun 04, 2012 - Jun 08, 2012
Daniel Heyman
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Portrait Painting in Water-Based Media
Painting a portrait can be one of the most exciting and challenging studio projects. More than just a resemblance, a personal portrait can carry deep meaning about the sitter as well as his or her relationship to the artist. Students experiment with creating portraits using water-based media: gouache paints and watercolors, as well as pencil and ink. Working from models and using mirrors for self-portraits, students have the opportunity to discover a variety of approaches to painting portraits. ...more
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Jun 04, 2012 - Jun 08, 2012
Sheila Pepe
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Soft Lines / Hard Spaces
This workshop is for advanced artists working with any type of soft, linear materials-using any number of a broad spectrum of strategies and techniques-to make things and take space. It is directed toward artists who desire critical feedback and helpful advice from a nationally recognized sculptor and installation artist known for her fiber work. Class time is devoted to individual self-defined projects, and students receive both one-on-one criticism and feedback through group discussion. We explore topics such as the use and interpretation of material, facture and size/scale with regard to the body and built space. ...more
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Jun 11, 2012 - Jun 15, 2012
David Hornung
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Color Workshop for Artists & Designers
This practical course is based on Color: a Workshop for Artists and Designers , a textbook written by the instructor after years of teaching color at the Rhode Island School of Design. It begins with a series of studies that explore the structure of color and its interaction. As the week progresses, students examine strategies for color research and engage in more personal experimentation. Those who are curious but somewhat apprehensive about color can expect to gain confidence in its use. Those who already have some facility discover ways to broaden their understanding. ...more
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Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 22, 2012
Gary Simmons
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Contemporary Studio Critique
This workshop is for advanced artists seeking critical feedback on their work from one of contemporary art's most exciting painters. Students are asked to bring original work and documented images for discussion as well as materials needed to work in the studio. There is considerable focused time to tackle key elements of each participant's work and vision. ...more
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Jun 25, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Paul Collins
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Color & Form in Oil
This workshop introduces the fundamentals of oil painting with particular focus on seeing and depicting color and form. We begin with a thorough overview of materials and techniques: color mixing, brush care, palette maintenance, medium usage and studio safety. Students benefit from one-on-one instruction as well as group demonstrations. Through daily class discussions we continually address content strategies and concepts, allowing beginners to find their voices through this magnificent medium. ...more
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Jun 25, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Jackie Gendel
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Experimental Narrative Painting
This workshop explores painting "unhinged" between abstraction and narrative. Students create narrative content between different painting modalities, emphasizing palette, chance procedures and notational language. The class also covers many issues like intuition, chance/accident, control, reductive and generative modes of abstraction and appropriating different narrative idioms (comic strips, portraiture, collage and surrealist techniques). ...more
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Jul 02, 2012 - Jul 06, 2012
Dahlia Elsayed
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Text & Image
How does text augment a visual narrative? What are the best compositional strategies for a given work? Explore the fluid boundaries between visual art and writing, and discover the power of the fusion of text and image. The class experiments with the combined impact of words alongside or integrated into image, from the meaning of the words themselves to the way they are visually depicted. Using personal writing or found text, make work that incorporates text into visual art through painting, drawing or installation that moves deeper into the possibilities of artistic practice. ...more
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Jul 02, 2012 - Jul 06, 2012
Zach Harris
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Plein Air Painting
This workshop delves into painting the vast, varied landscape surrounding Anderson Ranch, exploring specific visual approaches to interpreting the landscape and to making a successful painting. Although the emphasis of this class is on the painting sessions, the workshop's focus is expanding students' understanding of landscape painting in general; the many methods of its construction, its history and the philosophies embedded in this magnificent genre. ...more
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Jul 09, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Enrique Martinez Celaya
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Critical Painting Studio
This advanced workshop of critique and conversation is designed to benefit artists who want to critically consider their work and need a jolt in their practice. Discussions center on topics important to working artists. ...more
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Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Chuck Forsman
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Observing the Cultural Landscape
This painting workshop facilitates the interaction of internal and external discovery through the observation of the cultural landscape. Delving into the fundamentals of painting and observation becomes the vehicle by which students transform their preconceived assumptions about the world. Regarding the landscape we inhabit through a critical and imaginative lens is a major step towards developing a distinctive visual language. ...more
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Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Chuck Webster
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Stories from the Natural World
We often find that nature contains forms that speak to both personal and collective narratives. Mountains and trees as well as street signs and man-made objects in the landscape can resonate with us and tell stories. In this class, students work from observation in the landscape to glean inspiration from nature as a jumping off point for their studio practices. Narrative within the landscape is approached as a vehicle for translating our observations into an image that has a poignant sense of place, story, time and world. ...more
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Jul 23, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Matthew Day Jackson
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The Museum of Life
In the process of making art we mirror our concerns with the material of the external world, drawing it inward and producing work. In the same way that the artifacts of a museum determine its identity, the work that we make as artists makes a statement about our personal interpretation and experience of the world. Students work independently on personal projects in the studio while participating daily in discourse aiming to open awareness about what artists are drawn to, what we absorb, and how it is internalized and used as a vehicle to produce work. Participation by painters, sculptors, photographers, media artists and others is welcome and encouraged. ...more
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Jul 23, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Nancy Reyner
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Mastering Acrylic
This workshop presents a broad and extensive overview of acrylic painting techniques. Participants create a series of 15 to 20 small paintings, exploring methods and techniques to use acrylic in its most distinctive and expansive ways. The emphasis is on creating multiple experiments rather than producing finished work. Any subject matter and all styles benefit from this in-depth, comprehensive, fast-paced workshop. ...more
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Jul 23, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Kara Maria
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Between Thought & Thing: expressive works on paper
Create vibrant works on paper that are informed as much by the world around us as by our own intuition. Experimenting with the unique formal and technical possibilities of painting and drawing on paper, students combine appropriated and invented images to create pieces that navigate the relationship between our interior and exterior realities. Participants bring reference materials from which they borrow details for use in their artwork. These found images are integrated with improvisatory gestures, colors, forms and other elements. ...more
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Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 03, 2012
Nancy Reyner
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Acrylic Innovation
Move beyond the comfort zone in this idea-generating acrylic workshop. Participants gain exposure to a broad spectrum of styles, ranging from classical realism through minimal color field and everything in between. Acrylic's wide range of possibilities, uses and techniques can easily be adapted for any style. Participants discover the medium's versatility for particular styles, processes and problem solving. Each student creates at least one finished painting in a new direction by the end of the workshop. ...more
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Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 03, 2012
Allison Miller
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The Structured Accident
Here is a chance to open up to possibilities, push to experiment and expand each student's practice. Risk-taking and chance drive this painting workshop as we work quickly and intuitively within a rigorous conceptual structure. Students make multiple paintings each day starting from loose formal or structural parameters. From there, the direction is up to each student. We engage in serious group and individual critiques to address the formal and conceptual concerns that emerge from this spontaneous way of working. ...more
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Aug 06, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Holly Hughes
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Capture: a works on paper think tank
Using the natural environment surrounding the Ranch as well as art and research resources, this class focuses on ways to record and develop new imagery. Sketchbooks, collage and works on paper are all fodder for exploration, turning personal interests into fresh visual language. Techniques for making powerful small works while traveling are introduced, while strategies like the album, scroll and tight series will add a "time" element and conceptual complexity to our projects. Through one-on-one guidance and group critiques, this hands-on think tank provides inspiration and notebooks full of ideas. ...more
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Aug 13, 2012 - Aug 17, 2012
Jane Lackey
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Drawing with Fiber & Pliable Materials: adjusting tension
How does an artist build or release metaphorical, physical and psychological tension? Through material choice, relationships, context and activity, to name a few. We explore using everyday fiber materials such as string, wire, tape, paper, cloth and elastic along with other found and favored hard and soft materials. Students work between drawing and sculpture, discovering how materials used in relationship can achieve meaningful degrees of tension and release. ...more
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Aug 13, 2012 - Aug 17, 2012
Jenny Dubnau
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Investigating Portraiture in Oil
This workshop explores portraiture in all its guises. We consider portraiture of the past as well as contemporary portraiture: everyone from VelĂ?ˇsquez to Cindy Sherman will be relevant. Like any other genre, portraits reflect their political and social context and have functioned as talismans of power, wealth and vanity as much as they can be intimate personal revelations. We investigate how form and subject matter combine to create meaning in the context of portraiture, particularly as contemporary painters. ...more
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Aug 20, 2012 - Aug 24, 2012
Isa Catto Shaw
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Large-Scale Watercolor
Embrace the opportunity to expand the size of your watercolor paintings. This intermediate water-media workshop focuses on working in a large-scale format. Students bring images and an idea of the composition they want to work with, and then translate it to a large-format watercolor. ...more
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Aug 20, 2012 - Aug 24, 2012
K Cesark
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Encaustic: layering collage, content and paint
Students are invited to invent, explore, expand and layer their ideas through this versatile and seductive medium. This workshop surveys both current and historical techniques in encaustic painting. Students are encouraged to experiment using encaustic on a variety of 2D and or 3D surfaces for mixed media and collage. Through demonstrations and individual and group critiques, students have an opportunity to track the development of their art practice. Along with technical approaches, we explore the use of narrative within encaustic painting. ...more
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Aug 27, 2012 - Aug 31, 2012
Yana Payusova
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Painting & Digital Hybrids
This workshop explores combining images and words into hybrid works of art that engage the viewer on multiple levels. Students further their work by expanding concept and voice through various collage techniques. These could include direct overlays (e.g., affixing photographic imagery to canvas and painting over it), or inscribing words/images across the surface of paintings, drawings or sculptures. The goal is to make large works whose individual parts are the foundation for painted or drawn embellishment. ...more
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Aug 27, 2012 - Aug 31, 2012
Franklin Evans
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Paint Installation Systems
In this workshop, students learn how to use systems (numbers, patterns, repetition, process) as the vehicle to develop painting/drawing-based work that expands into installation. The class explores the production of images through the use of systems, enabling the conception of ideas and processes that generate context and content. Students develop their own languages and methods to facilitate the transformation of two-dimensional thinking into three-dimensional painting installation. ...more
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Sep 10, 2012 - Sep 28, 2012
Holly Roberts
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Taking Images to Completion: collage and paint
In this three-week workshop, students push the envelope with every step as they make images combining paint and layered processes. The workshop emphasizes learning to navigate the chaos of creation and the fear of falling as we jump off the creative cliff, knowing that we always land safely. A key part of this process is taking our images to completion, often the most precarious step - knowing when to stop or when to push further, and how to avoid the most common indulgence of art making: stopping just before real completion. ...more
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Sep 29, 2012 - Oct 08, 2012
Andrea Wallace
Christine Khorsand
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Capturing Provence
This workshop takes place in the heart of southern France where, for generations, masters have created iconic art works. From medieval times to the present, artists such as Cezanne, Van Gogh and Picasso have been drawn to the beauty of this region. Aix is also known as "Little Paris," and is famous for its summer arts festival, thriving cafe scene and its many restaurants, boutiques, museums and galleries. This region is a delight for enthusiasts of architecture, with great examples of Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and 18th-century representations. With its historic landmarks, grand vistas and narrow winding streets, Aix is a photographer's paradise. Join Anderson Ranch Artistic Director Andrea Wallace and French tour guide Christine Khorsand for a week of personalized photography instruction as we tour southern France. During your visit and personal journey through this region, you are encouraged to produce your own series of creative images through guided observations and personal coaching. With Aix as our base, we have daily excursions to the surrounding towns of Avignon and the nearby Pont du Gard (2nd-century AD Roman aqueduct), the Luberon hilltop medieval villages of Bonnieux and Roussillon, Marseille, Nice (Matisse museum), Arles, as well as making unique visits to photographic and art exhibits in museums in Antibes (Picasso Museum) and Mougins. We strike a balance between fieldwork, critiques, new technical and aesthetic material, and the freedom to explore and photograph the region. This workshop focuses on gaining more creative control of your digital camera, understanding the principles of composition, and moving beyond the cliche in photography. While we have a daily curriculum, the most valuable part of the workshop is having plenty of hands-on time each day to put what you are learning into practice. Also important is having time to share your process and images with other participants. You apply what you are discovering in a gorgeous, stimulating and inspirational setting with different venues to photograph each day. The class includes discussions of the great traditions of French photography, from its invention by Daguerre and Niepce to the groundbreaking contributions of Atget and Cartier-Bresson. Some evening sessions are for sharing the photographs of the day and discussing together what we've learned. The emphasis is on providing a comfortable learning environment, having fun, and enjoying this beautiful area of southern France! This workshop is geared to all beginning and intermediate digital camera enthusiasts interested in gaining more confidence and more creative control of the features of a digital camera and improving photography skills. We stay in the centrally located Hotel Adagio, in easy walking distance from the old town, cafes, restaurant, market and shopping. http://www.adagio-city.com/gb/hotel-6796-adagio-aix-en-provence-centre/room.shtml ...more
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Sep 19, 2012 - Sep 22, 2012
Barbara Bloemink
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Donald Judd's Marfa
In the early 1970's, the artist Donald Judd moved to the small town of Marfa, West Texas, to get away from the New York art world and create his own site to make and exhibit art. He acquired buildings in Marfa and 40,000 acres of the Chinati Mountain range. He also established the nearby Chinati Foundation as a place for permanent exhibitions of his own work and that of fellow artists Dan Flavin, John Chamberlain, John Westley, Ilya Kabokov, Claes Oldenburg, Roni Horn and others. Join Anderson Ranch Executive Director Barbara Bloemink for a four-day, three-night trip to Judd's Marfa, including the artist's living and working spaces, library, archives and more. Through tours of both The Judd Foundation and Chinati, participants view many of Judd's important large-scale permanent installations and tour de force minimalist works, as well as those of Judd's friends and fellow artists. Participants stay at the luxurious 30,000-acre Cibolo Creek Ranch, known as the finest luxury accommodations in the region and located in the Chinati Mountains. ...more
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Dec 06, 2012 - Dec 09, 2012
Barbara Bloemink
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Art Basel Miami Beach International Art Fair
Art Basel Miami Beach is one of the most prestigious art shows in the Americas. The exhibiting galleries are among the world's most respected art dealers, offering work by both renowned and cutting-edge artists. More than 260 international leading galleries showcase works by more than 2,000 artists. Discover new developments in contemporary art. The tour is led by Anderson Ranch Executive Director Barbara Bloemink and includes private tours of the Rubell and Margulies art collections as well as VIP passes to Art Basel Miami Beach and Design Miami. ...more
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Sep 14, 2012 - Sep 16, 2012
Andrea Wallace
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Rocky Mountain Adventure
This workshop allows students to explore pristine locales in the Rocky Mountains with mountain views, sparkling streams and breathtaking fall foliage. We learn how to spot great photo opportunities, improve compositions and study light as it applies to photography. This three-day workshop begins with an overview of digital SLR cameras as we discuss camera functions and lighting. On day two, we set out with Snowmass Creek Outfitters on a horseback adventure to our camp located up West Snowmass Creek at the base of Mount Daly. After arriving at the camp, we spend time photographing before our gourmet dinner is served. We set up our tripods for a night shoot high in the Rockies and then sit around the campfire enjoying the night sounds of the great outdoors. In the morning, after a cowboy breakfast, we spend time photographing and students have the option to take the two-hour hike to Moon Lake, a place of unsurpassed beauty. Our backcountry camp is set up with all the equipment we need (outhouse, full kitchen, cots, sleeping bags, tents, campfires) to make our experience more enjoyable. The descent back to the trailhead will start after lunch and have us back at the Ranch in time for dinner and a slideshow. ...more
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Jun 11, 2012 - Jun 15, 2012
Sonya Taylor Moore
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Over The Rainbow
Red! Orange! Yellow! Green! Blue! Purple! Join us as we take a detailed look at the world of color through the eyes of the Masters. Why did Matisse paint with such shocking color? What is the meaning behind Picasso's Rose and Blue Periods? Do you think Van Gogh used so much yellow paint because it was his favorite? Daily talks about these artists take place while we get our hands dirty with plenty of mixing, blending and changing of color. We also take time to craft a giant rainbow made from watercolor, yarn, ribbon and fabric. The week is finished off by making a "color tree" as tall as us from recycled materials. ...more
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Jun 11, 2012 - Jun 15, 2012
Guinevere Jones
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Creepy Crawly Creations
Get ready to use fluffy, slimy and long-legged creatures as inspiration for art! Gathering our creativity from visits by real-life critters from the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, we explore a variety of printmaking techniques. Students create everything from solar prints to monoprints and even try their hands at traditional Japanese style printmaking. We also experiment with the creative suminagashi technique using floating Sumi Ink and explore texture while creating collagraph prints. ...more
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Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 22, 2012
Nicole Nagel-Gogolak
Shawna Moore
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Busy Bees
Summer is a great time to study and learn from the hardworking bees buzzing outside. But what these bees don't know is that we are going to make art from their wax! We use heat to change wax from solid to liquid and revisit the classic crayon, wax paper and iron mosaic project. We then spend the week creating a nature-inspired piece from painted wax. Splattering, dripping, mixing bright colors, applying stencils, carving and using tools to draw are all part of our creative process. Parents are invited to join their busy bee and work as a team to develop and explore the fun of painting with wax! ...more
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Jun 25, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Sonya Taylor Moore
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Parade Float Extravaganza
For two years in a row, Anderson Ranch has won "Best Children's Float" in Aspen's old-fashioned Fourth of July parade. Lend your creativity and skills to help us win this year as well! Join the team as we design an ultra-imaginative float for Aspen's famous parade. We begin by developing a theme and then spend the week painting, gluing and decorating props to turn the official Anderson Ranch truck into a masterpiece! We top it all off by creating costumes for students to wear while walking alongside the float in the official parade on Wednesday, July 4th. ...more
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Jul 02, 2012 - Jul 06, 2012
Kate Lapides
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Stories from the Valley
The Roaring Fork Valley is full of interesting people who call this wonderful landscape home! Create a digital multimedia video short story with photographs and words. We work with digital cameras, audio recorders and iMovie software to weave together a short video portrait of several intriguing Aspen locals, exploring the basic foundations of documentary story-telling and photography along the way. Students go out into the field with their growing skills to create photographs and interview a Roaring Fork Valley resident. Then they come back to the Ranch to edit their photographs and words into several fun, evocative "digital portraits." ...more
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Jul 02, 2012 - Jul 06, 2012
Kimberly Henkel
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Din-O-Mite!
Roarrrr! Take a wild walk back in time to when dinosaurs ruled the earth! We begin our adventure by becoming paleontologists so we can learn how to study these dynamic beasts. Adventure walks are taken daily to dig for dinosaurs and discover fossils. Crafts consist of making molds of bones, creating a diorama out of sculpted clay and constructing a large collaborative papier-mché sculpture made with various recycled materials. We top off our imaginative week with a visit from the lizard friends from the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies. To embark on this adventure all you need is your creativity and a giant sense of wonder! ...more
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Jul 09, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Alexandria Knipe
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Make, Shake & Groove
5, 6, 7, 8! Join us as we explore and become inspired by sound, rhythm and movement. Let your creativity flow as we sculpt ceramic drums, shakers and whistles. In addition to crafting our own variety of music makers, our days are filled with listening to live musicians, playing instruments and taking a look back at famous artists whose works were inspired by music. ...more
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Jul 23, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Sonya Taylor Moore
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Road Trip!
The trunk is packed and the gas tank is filled up: we're ready to go. Hop in for a trip across America! Our first pit stop is Hawai'i-then on to Alaska, Kansas, Florida and Maine. Each day we focus on one state as we craft detailed works of art: Ceramic Kukui Blossoms from Hawai'i, Bald Eagle sculptures from Alaska, large-scale Americana paintings from Kansas, seashell wind chimes from Florida and giant paper stuffed lobsters from Maine. We also take time to discover the culture, history and signature foods from each of these special places. ...more
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Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 03, 2012
Joel Lee
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Music Video Production
It's time for your 15 minutes! Download your favorite MP3 and shoot the next MTV-worthy music video. Combining digital filmmaking, iMovie and editing techniques, students direct and even star in the music video of their dreams. Students work independently and collaboratively to help make each video a success and learn about the different roles it takes to produce a video. Each day starts with a production schedule consisting of set-ups, rehearsals, shoots and re-takes. After shooting is complete, students begin video editing. Our music videos are debuted for friends and family at the premiere on Friday. ...more
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Aug 06, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Hilary Forsyth
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Viva Mexico!
Come discover the incredible folk arts created in Mexico! We look at various regions and villages to see how the local artisans create their livelihood via art. We create pińatas with papier-mché, papel picado (paper banners) with tissue paper, imitation black ceramics with clay, calaveras (sugar skulls) in honor of Day of the Dead, bottle cap pins and magnets, and metal repousse (drawing in metal) boxes. Hilary Forsyth has traveled to and learned from Oaxacan artisans so this week will be especially informative. ...more
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Aug 06, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Evelyn Siegel
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Into the Garden
Let's decorate the garden! Join us for a unique workshop in which we use clay to create adornments for your outside oasis. Wind chimes, beautiful coil flower pots and even a garden gnome or two pop up in our week together. We learn handbuilding and design techniques and create many whimsical pieces that will decorate your garden for years to come. ...more
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Aug 13, 2012 - Aug 17, 2012
Wendy Ellsworth
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Beaded Treasures
Come and explore the world of beading with tiny glass seed beads, needle and thread. First learn the daisy chain stitch that can be used to make colorful bracelets and necklaces as well as anklets and rings. Then we learn a Native American Comanche beadweaving design that is used to make dangle earrings, the ladder and brick stitches. There are many colors of beads to choose from and each beaded treasure evolves into a unique piece. ...more
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Aug 13, 2012 - Aug 17, 2012
Maggie Stewart
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Out of the Box Architecture
Discover the amazing world of Austrian artist and architect Friedrich Hundertwasser. Students design and construct a cityscape and outdoor environment of their own inspired by his unique approach to pattern, color, shape and construction. We produce whimsical shapes, drawings and paintings, to incorporate into three-dimensional sculptural environments and dwellings. Students use a variety of materials including found objects, natural elements, paint, paper, foil, fabric and, of course, glue! We use techniques including stamping, collage, construction, papier-mché, painting, weaving and wirework. ...more
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Aug 20, 2012 - Aug 24, 2012
Katherine Bell
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The Enchanted Forest
Gnomes, Sprites and Fairies-oh my! If you look in just the right place at just the right time you may spy one of these creatures. Join us as we dream up, develop and create our very own woodland creature out of plaster cast material, paint, sticks, felt, frills and, of course, glitter. We also take time to craft a one-of-a-kind toadstool home for our friend to live in. Nature walks are taken each day to collect treats the gnomes and fairies have left for us. Who knows, we might even spy one before the week's out! ...more
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Aug 20, 2012 - Aug 24, 2012
Nicole Nagel-Gogolak
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Sew What??
Sure you're used to traditional sewing with fabric and thread, but how about stitching aluminum cans into art? Join us for a workshop that pushes boundaries to create hand-sewn masterpieces. In this class, a basic stitching technique is taught to make 2D and 3D art from an assortment of unusual materials. The week begins by stitching one-of-a-kind felt animals and then progresses to embroidering embellished painted canvas with avant-garde beadwork. We finish the week with an amazing recycled mural made from wire and aluminum "quilt" panels. This workshop is guaranteed to enhance your sewing skills and broaden your imagination! ...more
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Jun 04, 2012 - Jun 08, 2012
Andrea Wallace
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Introductory Digital Photography
Start off on the right foot in digital photography, or fill in any gaps in basic skills. This workshop introduces the technical aspects of digital photography and the concepts behind photographic images. The emphasis is on skill building, creative picture making, editing and evaluating images. Students leave with a thorough knowledge of what the camera's controls do and which controls are best for each style of shooting. Instruction includes: apertures, shutters, equivalent exposures, using available light, portraiture and other conceptual topics. The atmosphere in this five-day workshop is one of exploration, practice and play. ...more
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Jun 04, 2012 - Jun 15, 2012
Kate Leonard
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Photographic Collage: integrative approaches for painting and monotype
Interesting things happen at the intersection of photography, painting and printmaking. In this workshop, students practice collage and photomontage as well as transfer and decal techniques. The aim is to integrate photographic images and text with painted surfaces and monotypes. Unlike traditional cutting and pasting, Kate's approach allows text and image to be transferred as both opaque and translucent layers. ...more
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Jun 11, 2012 - Jun 15, 2012
Mariana Pereira Vieira
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Digital Image Processing in Adobe Lightroom
Learn to love digital work flow using Adobe Lightroom. Developed by photographers for photographers, Lightroom seamlessly integrates photographic file management, processing, and presentation in a single software environment. We discuss the digital photographer's work flow, from raw capture to editing and creative processing. ...more
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Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 22, 2012
Douglas Holleley
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Publishing Your Photobook
Take control of the publishing process! It is now possible to create and publish a collection of photographs in book form entirely on your desktop. Total creative control not only yields highly professional results, but also invites the viewer to share directly in the artist's vision. This workshop details each step, from concept to finished product. Participants work on their own book projects, carefully sequencing and editing the images and text and finally creating a unique book and cover design. ...more
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Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 22, 2012
Sanford Biggers
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Variations on a Theme
Has a book ever changed your life? Do song lyrics haunt you? What film awakened your senses? What material inspires you? "Variations" asks each student to choose personally topical themes inspired by literature, lyrics/music, photographs, film, food, etc., as a starting point to create new work. We then share our original sources of inspiration as well as our new works in the form of brief presentations and discussions throughout the session. The workshop culminates with each student presenting a final exhibition-ready work. ...more
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Jun 25, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Mariana Pereira Vieira
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Explorations in Photographic Output
How often does our digital capture end up in our computers? In this class, students explore new methods of creating images from digital files. We survey four processes that will take images out of the computer and into the world in new and exciting ways. Learn to print on canvas, create a ready-to-hang photo encaustic, make a self-published book and more! ...more
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Jun 25, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Greg Miller
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Color Photography
Color - it can make a scene look beautiful, hopeless, tender, sexual or clinical. Explore the world of color in this workshop designed to help digest, interpret and bring color - realistic, true color - into a photograph. Participants practice techniques to identify and appreciate the colors of the world as well as to control color in a printed photograph. Greg shows how the meaning and feeling of a photograph can be changed simply by the color, and also demystifies basic color balancing from camera to monitor to print. ...more
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Jul 02, 2012 - Jul 06, 2012
Mia Semingson
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Photo Encaustic
Ready for a creative adventure that combines old and new? Merge encaustic painting techniques with digital photography using collage, painting and transfer processes. In this workshop, students use the encaustic medium to transform digital prints, adding layers of meaning. Daily assignments and demonstrations teach encaustic painting techniques, and participants engage in daily discussions of each other's work. ...more
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Jul 02, 2012 - Jul 06, 2012
David Hilliard
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Constructing & Deconstructing the Photographic Portrait
We all have ideas regarding exactly what a portrait is and how it should function. This workshop asks participants to question these ideas, pushing beyond certain comfort zones and breaking old habits. As the group examines the many forms, ideas and histories within portraiture, students question preconceived ideas. Each student creates a series of portraits that best represents and extends their existing photographic practice. In this workshop, there are lectures, readings, critiques and lots of shooting. All working styles, techniques and methodologies are explored and encouraged. ...more
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Jul 07, 2012 - Jul 07, 2012
Mariana Pereira Vieira
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Digital Photography Field Workshop
Spend a dynamic day photographing some of the most scenic landscapes in the Rocky Mountains: locations near Aspen/Snowmass with mountain views, sparkling streams, a multitude of wildflowers and 100-year-old artifacts from bygone mining days. This "photographer's dream tour" reveals many possibilities that may be revisited later with in-depth visual exploration. ...more
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Jul 09, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
David Julian
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Creative Photography with Any Camera
Students are fully immersed in photography for a week of discovery. Through presentations, demonstrations and lots of time spent shooting outdoors, students master camera settings while tuning their creative eyes. David introduces the best techniques for capturing nature, macro, people, still life, travel, action or experiments in personal vision. Photography essentials are reviewed in depth to give anyone professional control of each photograph while using auto, program and manual modes. Professional skills for composition, point of view and difficult exposures are explained. Manage growing photo collections and adjust, retouch and present images using Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop. Students gain confidence and the skills to pursue a passion for photography. ...more
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Jul 09, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Jamey Stillings
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Location Lighting & the Environmental Portrait
What could be more important to a photographer than light? How we see, find, create and control lighting determines an image's ultimate success. Lighting on location provides opportunities and challenges for all photographers. This workshop teaches students to use portable speedlights in creative ways, to improve use and control of available light, and to combine available and supplemental light for greater success. The emphasis is on environmental portraiture, yet the skills learned are valuable for a wide range of photographic interests. Come prepared to light, learn and laugh. ...more
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Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Joshua Davis
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From Digital to Physical: HYPE Framework and a Techno-Isel CNC Router
My first computer with the Commodore 64 was an amazing piece of technology, but what I could do with my hands far outpaced the inferior graphics of the C64. Today with the aid of a massive arrays of programming, libraries, frameworks and plain computing power, the computer is capable of surpassing the human hand like never before. How can we use this new frontier in art making to generate the impossible? ...more
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Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Arno Rafael Minkkinen
Jonathan Singer
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Taking Charge of Your Vision
The workshop focuses on the exploration of a personal vision. We find inspiration and motivation through daily presentations of traditional and contemporary artists. Arno and Jonathan help participants identify and build the conceptual and visual strengths to create a sustainable and unique artistic vision. Students learn to interpret the final form of the work-the photographic print-as a fine-art object. Digital printmaking skills develop dramatically as master printer Jonathan Singer guides participants to design an optimal work flow that matches personal working style. ...more
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Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Jonah Brucker-Cohen
Katherine Moriwaki
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Scrapyard Challenge
Enter the Scrapyard Challenge and build a simple electronic project from found or discarded junk! We reuse and reimagine all manner of castaway items using digital and analog inputs. At the end of this intensive workshop, students present and demonstrate their creations. No electronics skills required; students can participate fully without any technology experience. ...more
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Jul 23, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Jean Miele
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Visual Alchemy: take your pictures from 'almost' to 'wow'
Photography is about magic and transformation. If we all use the same tools-cameras, light, computers-why do some photographers produce consistently exceptional work? Transforming what's in front of the camera into a stunning photograph is a form of magic, one that is both learnable and achievable. In this workshop, Jean shares his secrets, helps participants figure out what is missing from their pictures, and shows how to create stronger, more striking images. ...more
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Jul 23, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Derek Johnston
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Getting Started with Digital SLR
Conquer fear! Banish intimidation! Once a photographer gains control of all the buttons, knobs, levers and menu items on a digital SLR camera, nothing can stop the creative process. Students leave this course with a thorough knowledge of what the camera's controls do and which ones are best for each student's personal shooting style. This workshop explores all the latest DSLR functions and fully capitalizes on the power of digital photographic technology. ...more
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Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 03, 2012
Ira Greenberg
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Processing: visualizing data and creating code
Processing, a simple, Java-based programming language, is an ideal software sketchbook for developing ideas. Since its simple beginnings at MIT, Processing has emerged as an invaluable tool for media artists, designers and programmers worldwide. Learn the basics of Processing and use it to create interactive sketches. We dive into the exciting world of data visualization, working with data from a variety of sources (including The New York Times and Twitter). Final projects can be output to print, the web and mobile devices. ...more
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Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 03, 2012
Alex Webb
Rebecca Norris Webb
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Finding Your Vision
We teach students how to photographically explore the world in a direct and spontaneous way. The emphasis is on the creation of a unique way of seeing-along with an intuitive way of editing. We investigate the emotional and psychological implications of working in color vs. black and white, how to photograph in a culture other than one's own, the difference between images in a book and on the wall, and how projects can evolve into books and exhibitions. ...more
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Aug 06, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Andrea Wallace
Casey Reas
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Studio Mashup: photography, video and processing
Interested in combining the creative potential of new photographic and software technologies? This workshop considers how modern software is used by artists to reproduce traditional tools, manipulate photographs and splice together video. Come see what happens when we combine photography with emerging ideas within creative coding to explore the potential of a hybrid image/software space. Use the Processing programming language to explore techniques such as altering images pixel by pixel and slitscanning, working with live camera feeds and scripting languages for altering images. ...more
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Aug 06, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Jill Enfield
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Digital Negatives & Platinum Palladium Prints
Platinum and palladium prints are considered the crème de la crème of photography. Learn to craft digital negatives with stunning tonality to create prints with deep blacks, seductive highlights, and lush mid-tones. We make different types of digital negatives, from traditional transparencies to the use of matte medium and packing tape. Students create a collection of beautiful images and develop enthusiasm about the medium. ...more
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Aug 06, 2012 - Aug 08, 2012
John Fielder
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The Rocky Mountain Landscape
This workshop shows how to create award-winning images through comprehensive classroom sessions and field shoots in favorite Aspen area locations. Learn how to spot great photo opportunities, improve compositions and get an insider's look at professional techniques. Appropriate for practiced beginner and intermediate photographers, this session is designed to catapult students to their next level of ability. ...more
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Aug 13, 2012 - Aug 17, 2012
Larry Jordan
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Final Cut Pro X Bootcamp
The narrative of our world increasingly revolves around visual storytelling. Video can change the world and does so on a daily basis. This five-day workshop explores how to communicate ideas powerfully using the tools in Apple's Final Cut Pro X. This does more than focus on technology; it blends technology with the real world so participants learn not only what to do, but why to do it. By the end of the workshop, says Larry, students may well be "blazing-fast editors." ...more
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Aug 13, 2012 - Aug 17, 2012
Carlan Tapp
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Expressive Digital Black & White Landscape: image creation to final print
Combine the best of the old and the new in this workshop for the photographer who's interested in both aesthetics and techniques. We combine traditional Zone System methodology with new digital processes in Lightroom. Working each day on location, we take the time to see and fully express the spirit of the black and white landscape. In the electronic darkroom we combine traditional and new electronic processes, creating a complete digital grayscale workflow. We cover topics including digital black and white conversion, contrast control, sharpening, dodging and burning and final print output. ...more
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Aug 13, 2012 - Aug 17, 2012
Allen Birnbach
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Mastering Light
Light, whether natural or artificial, is essential to a great image. This workshop provides a clear understanding of lighting theory and its relationship to form, texture and content. We cover tools for measuring, creating and shaping light in both indoor and outdoor situations, using daylight, strobes and hot lights. The goal is to give the photographer a toolset for using light in any situation to serve the creative vision. ...more
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Aug 20, 2012 - Aug 24, 2012
Jim Stone
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Medium Format - untethered
This class investigates the making of personally-expressive photographs using the most current technology. Pursuit of an individually-selected project is given momentum with one-on-one guidance. With state-of-the-art medium-format cameras and digital capture backs provided through the generosity of Phase One, we adopt a streamlined work flow that includes image capture and raw file processing, leading to the making of a high-quality exhibition print. Students gain a hands-on understanding of very high-resolution digital capture available with 40, 60 and 80 megapixel sensors. ...more
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Aug 20, 2012 - Aug 24, 2012
Ed Kashi
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Visual Storytelling & Documentary Photography Projects
The digital age is giving documentary photographers and photojournalists extraordinary new ways to tell stories with greater authorship and control. This workshop focuses on how to create a personal documentary project and get it seen. The ultimate goal is to learn how to find a subject that speaks to a personal passion, document it in a compelling and unique visual style, and disseminate the work effectively to change people's minds and help write history. Ed shows how to develop an idea, get funding, determine goals and disseminate artwork to create an impact. ...more
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Aug 20, 2012 - Aug 24, 2012
Stuart Klipper
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Sense of Place: exploring the landscape
When it comes to working in the natural world, everyone has a unique perspective. Develop a distinctive personal style in this workshop that explores how to see and compose images in the landscape. Discover photographic techniques that make the ordinary extraordinary. We create images ranging from close studies of wildflowers to majestic vistas, and on the way, we seek each student's own vision of the landscape. We visit and study the surrounding territory-back roads, smaller towns-to get a handle on the lay of the land, and to seek out places that still bear a sense of an earlier authenticity. ...more
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Aug 27, 2012 - Aug 31, 2012
Emily Fannon
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Capture to Print Using Adobe Lightroom
Learn to love digital work flow using Adobe Lightroom. Developed by photographers for photographers, Lightroom's work flow seamlessly integrates photo file management, processing and presentation in a single software environment. We discuss every step of the digital photographer's work flow, from raw capture to creative processing to final output as digital prints. ...more
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Sep 10, 2012 - Sep 21, 2012
Portia Munson
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Photomontage & Mixed-Media Collage
Large-scale collage provides an immersive and powerful view into the mind of the artist, and can contain vast worlds and shifting views of time that can affect the viewer profoundly. An interdisciplinary artist, Portia leads students in the exploration of photomontage, emphasizing techniques for work on a large scale and examining ways to create metaphor, symbolism and richly layered images. We use traditional and cutting-edge digital technology. Students are encouraged to develop their own iconography as they explore photography and collage, and draw inspiration from nature, portraiture, architecture and memory. ...more
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Jun 30, 2012 - Jun 30, 2012
Christine Anderson
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Family Day Session 1 - June 30th
Get messy with your kids! Family Saturdays are lively workshops where children and adults create multimedia art projects together. The theme of this summer-long series is "Amazing Artists." Discover different masters each week, learning from their artistry and distinct technique. Projects are then created based on each artist's unique style. A variety of mediums are used to make each class an exciting and enriching experience for parents and children. Specific art projects will not be announced until the day of the workshop. Supplies are included. Children must be accompanied by an adult. ...more
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Jul 07, 2012 - Jul 07, 2012
Christine Anderson
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Family Day Session 2 - July 7th
Get messy with your kids! Family Saturdays are lively workshops where children and adults create multimedia art projects together. The theme of this summer-long series is "Amazing Artists." Discover different masters each week, learning from their artistry and distinct technique. Projects are then created based on each artist's unique style. A variety of mediums are used to make each class an exciting and enriching experience for parents and children. Specific art projects will not be announced until the day of the workshop. Supplies are included. Children must be accompanied by an adult. ...more
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Jul 14, 2012 - Jul 14, 2012
Christine Anderson
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Family Day Session 3 - July 14th
Get messy with your kids! Family Saturdays are lively workshops where children and adults create multimedia art projects together. The theme of this summer-long series is "Amazing Artists." Discover different masters each week, learning from their artistry and distinct technique. Projects are then created based on each artist's unique style. A variety of mediums are used to make each class an exciting and enriching experience for parents and children. Specific art projects will not be announced until the day of the workshop. Supplies are included. Children must be accompanied by an adult. ...more
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Jul 21, 2012 - Jul 21, 2012
Ami Maes
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Family Day Session 4 - July 21st
Get messy with your kids! Family Saturdays are lively workshops where children and adults create multimedia art projects together. The theme of this summer-long series is "Amazing Artists." Discover different masters each week, learning from their artistry and distinct technique. Projects are then created based on each artist's unique style. A variety of mediums are used to make each class an exciting and enriching experience for parents and children. Specific art projects will not be announced until the day of the workshop. Supplies are included. Children must be accompanied by an adult. ...more
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Jul 28, 2012 - Jul 28, 2012
Ami Maes
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Family Day Session 5 - July 28th
Get messy with your kids! Family Saturdays are lively workshops where children and adults create multimedia art projects together. The theme of this summer-long series is "Amazing Artists." Discover different masters each week, learning from their artistry and distinct technique. Projects are then created based on each artist's unique style. A variety of mediums are used to make each class an exciting and enriching experience for parents and children. Specific art projects will not be announced until the day of the workshop. Supplies are included. Children must be accompanied by an adult. ...more
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Aug 04, 2012 - Aug 04, 2012
Ami Maes
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Family Day Session 6 - August 4th
Get messy with your kids! Family Saturdays are lively workshops where children and adults create multimedia art projects together. The theme of this summer-long series is "Amazing Artists." Discover different masters each week, learning from their artistry and distinct technique. Projects are then created based on each artist's unique style. A variety of mediums are used to make each class an exciting and enriching experience for parents and children. Specific art projects will not be announced until the day of the workshop. Supplies are included. Children must be accompanied by an adult. ...more
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Jun 04, 2012 - Jun 08, 2012
Elizabeth Ferrill
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Monotypes: stencils and blends
Monotypes are often described as "painterly prints," but using mylar to make hand-cut stencils can yield a more graphic, clean-edged effect. This workshop is open to painters and printmakers alike who are intrigued by the process of creating one-of-a-kind prints. Stencil methods are introduced as well as mark-making processes, background blends and other fascinating monotype techniques. Students have the opportunity to translate drawings, paintings and photographs into the print form using Plexiglas plates as a printing surface. ...more
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Jun 11, 2012 - Jun 15, 2012
Elizabeth Ferrill
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Screen Printing for Teens: posters and t-shirts
In this printmaking workshop for teens, the class uses screen printing to make prints on paper, unique posters and original t-shirts. Students design images, squeegee ink through a screen and learn the tricks of registration. Leave this workshop with unique printed material, a variety of new printmaking skills and plenty of t-shirts and posters for friends and family. ...more
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Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 22, 2012
Tom Killion
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Japanese-Style Woodcut Printmaking & the Western Landscape
Students learn Japanese-style printmaking techniques as an approach to depicting the landscape of the American West. Sketches are first reversed onto a key block, and then Tom introduces carving techniques, including care and sharpening of tools. Using both oil-based and water-based inks, students register multiple color blocks; this technique produces an especially dynamic image. Students leave this workshop able to print their own multi-color woodblock in a small edition on Japanese handmade paper. ...more
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Jun 25, 2012 - Jul 06, 2012
Karen Kunc
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Contemporary Woodcut
Why is the anachronistic medium of woodcut still relevant? Perhaps it's the energy, the honest hand work, the raw physicality, or the interaction with a once-living material. The oldest form of printing has a readily understood mark and a direct process that continues to intrigue makers and impact viewers. Art, craft, concept, history and innovation come together in this exciting two-week woodcut printmaking course. Karen encourages students to pursue questions of intent and demonstrates how printmaking can be far more than a reproductive art. ...more
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Jul 09, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Debora Oden
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The Mechanics of Monotype
Make prints with layer upon layer of meaning while being continuously immersed in the creative act, so that the work is living and evolving until its completion. This workshop investigates methods of creating prints through the use of different matrices to make a multi-layered print. As students develop a body of matrices to pull from, they focus on methods of combining processes through layering and chine-collé. By working in this open-ended manner, printmakers find a variety of solutions for creating images through the print process. This workshop encourages students to experiment and build a body of work. ...more
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Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Johanna Mueller
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Modern Secrets of Engraving
This workshop gives students an opportunity to learn the age-old technique of engraving, but with a twist: modern materials. High-impact polystyrene has become an economical plastic stand-in for the copper, zinc or end-grain wood used in old-style engraving. Students learn carving techniques, including use of gray-scale, pattern, silhouettes, stippling and other monochrome effects. Each participant carves and prints an edition, and has the chance to experiment with inking techniques such as creating a "green" aquatint effect using carborundum and gel medium, shaping a plate and printing on alternative papers with collage methods. ...more
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Jul 23, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Enrique Chagoya
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Monotype: the printed painting
In the strictest sense, the term "monotype" is defined as a "printed drawing or printed painting" - a work that is not a multiple, but a unique image printed from a flat surface. Contemporary monotype recognizes no such rules or boundaries. Push the limits of the medium in this workshop that offers a plethora of different ways to make monotypes. Students explore a wide range of approaches both during and outside class hours. Enrique also demonstrates how to make one-of-a-kind monoprints that include a surface scratch or mark that is repeated, yet altered with unique painterly textures. ...more
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Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 03, 2012
John Hitchcock
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Screen Printed Posters
Almost since its invention, screen printing has been the medium of choice for political and rock posters. This workshop focuses on water-based photo screen printing techniques, giving students the tools to make their own artistic statements. Slide lectures discuss the history of posters, especially from the 1960's, a vivid time of political thought and action as reflected in the music of the era. Technical demonstrations cover beginning photo screen printing processes and one- and two-color registration. ...more
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Aug 06, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Orit Hofshi
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Contemporary Printmaking Studio Critique
This advanced printmaking workshop creates a constructive environment to pursue ongoing work in various printmaking techniques. Students arrive with a project, either planned or already underway. We "workshop" these projects in one-on-one and group critiques, allowing artists to respond immediately in their studio work. This is a focused week to strengthen existing technical skills, refine conceptual approaches, broaden knowledge of contemporary printmaking and discuss content, message and artistic research. ...more
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Aug 13, 2012 - Aug 17, 2012
Charles Cohan
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Collagraph Printmaking: the sculptural matrix
A collagraph is like a topographic map - it shows the many layers that have been built up and eroded over time. Participants in this workshop take a sculptural approach, emphasizing both constructive and erosive actions on the surface of the plate. The advantages of the collagraph process include the use of inexpensive and readily available substrates, the ability to make prints at a larger than usual scale, the practice of alternative mark-making techniques and tools, and the use of recycled and scrap materials. Experiment with these techniques in this workshop that explores the many dimensions of collagraph printmaking. ...more
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Aug 20, 2012 - Aug 24, 2012
Lothar Osterburg
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Copperplate Photogravure
Photogravure is considered by many to be the most beautiful photographic process in existence. Invented by Fox Talbot and used by art photographers until the mid-1930's, it has had a renaissance among photographers, artists and collectors for the past 30 years. This workshop introduces students to the traditional 19th-century process of copperplate photogravure with adaptations to 21st-century tools and materials. The week begins with a solid foundation in the steps of the process. Students make and print multiple photogravures. ...more
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Aug 27, 2012 - Aug 31, 2012
Jean Gumpper
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Reduction Woodcut: transforming landscape
What makes a woodcut such a fascinating way to represent the natural world? Find out in this workshop that explores the many dynamic connections between landscape and the physical process of carving a wood block in a destructive method. Reductive woodcuts are unique in their spontaneity and finality because of the ephemeral nature of the process. Students learn the carving and printing process step by step, creating a densely layered, dynamic image. The class has the opportunity to work outdoors from direct observation of the natural surroundings. ...more
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Sep 10, 2012 - Sep 28, 2012
Hiroki Morinoue
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On & Off the Press: Japanese woodcut printmaking
During this three-week printmaking intensive, practice the ancient tradition of moku hanga woodcut printing in which the linear details of the key plate are created first, and color plates are produced later. In the early days of Japanese woodcut prints, it was simply easier to register color to line, than line to color. Contemporary printmakers find that the age-old method offers distinctive creative possibilities. Students explore traditional as well as contemporary printing techniques to further their artistic vision. ...more
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Jun 11, 2012 - Jun 15, 2012
Marc D'Estout
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Metal Shaping
Get straight to the point in this intensive exploration of the direct metal process. Concept development, design principles and various metal working techniques merge as we fabricate smooth or textured forms, either organic or geometric. Primed by lectures and demonstrations, participants explore the possibilities of shaping and forming sheet metal, light gauge steel bar and rod into shapes. Techniques performed during the week require simple hand tools. We discover many alternative methods to fasten mixed-media sculpture, such as rivets, screws, wire and adhesives. ...more
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Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 22, 2012
Jonathan Kirk
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Creating Volumetric Forms from Flat Material
To transform images from the mind's eye into tangible sculptures-is easy with help. Working with flat, rigid sheet material to 'skin' volumetric forms is indeed a challenge. Jonathan has developed techniques to overcome the problem by substituting cardboard for steel. Using double-walled corrugated cardboard and hot glue as the basic building materials, students make models, incorporating either basic geometric principles or free-form organic abstractions. Students are invited to think about shapes and forms that hold particular interest and bring these ideas to the workshop. The technique enables the students to transform images from the mind's eye into tangible sculptures. ...more
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Jun 25, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Yumi Janairo Roth
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Outside the White Cube
The "white cube" of a traditional gallery or museum space is all well and good, but there are alternatives! We discover contemporary artists who create other venues for distributing and experiencing their art, in interesting and innovative ways. Discussions in this workshop lead to individual and collaborative projects that we can distribute and present outside of the usual spaces. This workshop culminates in a non-traditional exhibition. Working individually and collaboratively, "what does it take to get an artist's work out there?" This workshop hopes to answer that question. ...more
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Jul 02, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Vivian Beer
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Metal Furniture: domestic object/art object
The "domestic landscape" of furniture: not only is it where we eat, sleep and live, it's also a powerful physical format for expressing concepts and engaging us in an imaginative experience. In this class we explore the spectrum between function and sculpture while engaging in both practical construction and theoretical idea building. Students are introduced to metalworking techniques from the hand hammer and tig welder to slip roller. We delve into the ideas of personal and private, intimacy and performance, ergonomics and play-exploring the nature of how furniture affects us. ...more
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Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Evan Blackstock
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Teen Welding
One of the great things about working in metal is the ability to quickly create large, volumetric forms that wouldn't be possible with other mediums. In this workshop we learn not only how to weld, but how to visualize ideas and drawings and recreate them three-dimensionally in steel. Each student can expect to learn the basics of welding and create two projects: one utilizing the traditional oxy-acetylene welding system and another with modern arc-welding processes. ...more
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Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Lynn Richardson
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Soft Sculpture: building with fabric
From concept development to production and, finally, presentation, this workshop explores various forms of contemporary soft sculpture. Starting from a small found object, we begin creating a narrative through basic silicon mold making and plastic casting applications. Building armatures to support these cast objects, students then investigate different ways to use fabric including sewing, stacking and wrapping forms to construct a large-scale sculptural object. ...more
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Jul 23, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Doug Casebeer
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The Home: wood and tin sculptures
Begin with a small, absolutely plain wooden house. Then proceed to make this tiny house a home. Doug helps each student develop a narrative, told through the selection of metals and tins. Starting with pre-made wooden structures, students bring tin cans and thin metal scraps to cover the structures. After learning various techniques for attachment and adornment, students construct personal forms from images and photographs. From these forms, students develop narrative sculptures that reflect their own sense of home. ...more
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Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 03, 2012
Tai Pomara
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Advanced Welding for Artists
Take welding to a new artistic level in this class that explores welding techniques from standard to more exotic. This is an excellent jump-start for the advancement of any sculptor's studio practice. Students work with metals and metal alloys of all kinds. Tai provides historical context through reviews of welding applications in art, from ancient to contemporary times. ...more
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Aug 06, 2012 - Aug 17, 2012
Barbara Cooper
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Layered Images, Layered Form: collage and assemblage
Our lives are built through layers of experiences and increments of time. This class explores how embedded processes develop and grow artistic content. We collage and assemble with reusable and found materials from our environment. Each participant determines the materials to use. Barbara describes and demonstrates many processes, from stacking and layering to mechanical means of fastening. Play and experimentation are the keys in this class, along with the essential skill of developing a dialogue with the materials. ...more
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Aug 20, 2012 - Aug 24, 2012
John Lloyd
Ralph Scala
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Concrete Sculptures
Fun fact: the word "concrete" comes from Latin words that mean "together" (con) and "grow" (crescere). Come together to grow in skill and artistry in this workshop that explores creative hollow and lightweight concrete recipes. Students make lightweight sculptures generated from quick sketches, working to develop three-dimensional welded skeletons of steel that can be enveloped in thin layers of cement-based recipes. ...more
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Sep 10, 2012 - Sep 28, 2012
David Kimball Anderson
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Clean Fire: studio practice
Make artwork. Then rest a little and make more. Repeat for three weeks. That's the plan for this September intensive. Clean Fire is the working title of a piece David Kimball Anderson plans to build during this session. Participants build their own artwork. With this parallel setup, participants have the opportunity to observe an artwork in progress as David offers lessons and demonstrations about the following skills and considerations: self-editing, the distillation of images, cannibalizing old work, altering old images and reusing materials. ...more
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Jun 04, 2012 - Jun 08, 2012
Rich Tannen
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Getting Creative with the CNC Router
The CNC (computer numerically controlled) router is known for precision and accuracy in mass-produced designs. But for the creative designer/maker, it is also a powerful tool for realizing more intimate forms of self-expression. This workshop aims to demystify the CNC process and explore its artistic potential. ...more
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Jun 11, 2012 - Jun 15, 2012
Libby Schrum
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Woodworking for Absolute Beginners: tables
One of the joys of furniture making is creating something to actually use. This workshop covers basic woodworking techniques and promises to provide a nurturing and non-intimidating environment. No question or demonstration request is too simple. Leave the Ranch not only with a real, live table, but also with an inspired imagination and the skills and confidence to continue making things with wood. ...more
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Jun 25, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Curt Theobald
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Segmented Turning: pushing your skills to the next level
Segmented woodturning, by definition, is gluing multiple pieces of wood together to create interesting effects that highlight different colors and species of wood. In actual practice, it's a design adventure. Each participant in this workshop builds patterns, explores design concepts, and constructs and turns a segmented bowl. By the end of the week students not only improve their turning skills, but have a better understanding of the properties of wood, design and techniques necessary for precise joinery. ...more
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Jul 02, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Michael Fortune
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Advanced Woodworking: tables and benches
Come explore bench and table forms: from classical to contemporary, from frivolous to functional, from light to leviathan. This workshop combines traditional joinery techniques with innovative wood-forming processes, including both steam and hot-pipe bending. A chosen project may use different materials and upholstery techniques, or even incorporate storage space, secret compartments and lighting. Bring original ideas and an open mind, and prepare to be inspired. ...more
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Jul 02, 2012 - Jul 06, 2012
Keith Gotschall
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Woodturning for the Absolute Beginner
Let the chips fly as you explore the exciting world of woodturning! Students start with spindle turning, grasping tool use essentials. Then make smooth buttery cuts with fresh-cut green wood to make bowls. Take home three to five finished projects and a solid understanding of basic woodturning techniques. ...more
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Jul 09, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Molly Winton
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Turning & Burning: pyrography
Pyrography is growing in popularity as a technique to enhance woodturned objects, and a wide variety of commercial woodburning pens and tips are available on the market today. In addition to these, wouldn't it also be interesting to make individualized, one-of-a-kind tools? This workshop focuses on developing woodburning skills using various commercial and homemade brands. The result: a signature style of branding that is uniquely personal. ...more
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Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Sylvie Rosenthal
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Introduction to Sculptural Carving
Here is a class for those whose hands hunger to carve and shape in wood. This week is devoted to the carving process from start to finish. We begin with whatever inspires: creatures from the animal kingdom, human anatomy, sticks, stones, marionettes, anything. Participants brainstorm reductive processes to figure out the method and order of how a sculpture is carved. We cover techniques like gluing up multiple parts, choosing joinery and solving the challenge of movable parts. ...more
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Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Jason Schneider
Susan Working
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Punctuating Space: screens, panels and wall-hung sculpture
This workshop explores how relatively simple wood constructions can radically activate space and make a powerful statement. Using the lathe and other woodworking tools to fabricate elements, we construct abstract compositions in the form of screens, panels and wall-hung sculptures. We experiment with color, texture, shape and surface, and employ a variety of compositional strategies as we investigate tools and techniques and gain hands-on skills. ...more
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Jul 23, 2012 - Aug 03, 2012
Don Miller
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Constructed Vessels
"Familiar forms, when abstracted, evoke the universal," Don writes in his artist's statement. The vessel, one such familiar form, inspires this workshop. Beginning with "containment" as both a practical and metaphorical notion, this class introduces approaches to vessel making that range from simple and intuitive to complex and highly regulated. The focus is on learning key processes and techniques including disassembly/reassembly, armature/stave structures, steam bending, laminating and simple coopering. Count on advancing technically while maintaining a thoughtful connection to an intuitive and spontaneous process. ...more
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Jul 23, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Bonnie Klein
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Stools & Boxes with Threaded Lids
A children's four-legged heirloom stool may seem a simple construction, but it provides a design challenge as well as an opportunity to advance skills in spindle turning. In this workshop we design, draft, turn and construct a small stool. Participants also learn techniques for turning boxes with threaded lids by using a lathe threading jig. Bonnie also offers instruction in making nested boxes, working with inserts and adding ornamentation. ...more
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Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 03, 2012
Clifton Monteith
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Inspired by Nature: green-wood lamps
A lamp can be so much more than a simple utilitarian device to shed light. The interplay of light, shadow and sculpture - that's the focus of this hands-on workshop. As participants design and build working lamps, they investigate the structural and sculptural possibilities of forms and materials from nature. The result: a creation that is unique, organic and inspirational - as well as functional. ...more
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Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 03, 2012
Merryll Saylan
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Little Plates & Large Platters
What could be a more elemental exploration of turning than the making of plates and platters? This course begins with small plates and simple mounting techniques, then moves on to laminating boards for large platters. We explore the issues of turning larger pieces: thickness and types of materials, wood grain and pattern for laminating, wood movement, and mounting options. We consider the design and form of the work, such as rims or no rims, scale and function. We discuss turning platters for exploring surfaces for color and texture. ...more
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Aug 06, 2012 - Aug 17, 2012
Dean Pulver
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Chair-Making: construction, ergonomics and expression
Chairs are revered for their technical, ergonomic and expressive qualities. In this workshop students learn various techniques used to form, shape and join wood to make comfortable seating that expresses their creative voice. We have individual and group discussions of designs through drawing, models, and mock ups, culminating with the execution of your own chair design. ...more
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Aug 06, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
David Ellsworth
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Woodturning Master Class
Make strong skills even stronger with guidance from an internationally recognized master of bowl and vessel making. Use advanced tool methods and turning techniques to experience the uniquely dynamic, body-mind process of woodturning. Concentrated studio time combines with lively discussions of craft and design issues to inspire a deeper understanding of this distinctive creative process. ...more
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Aug 13, 2012 - Aug 17, 2012
David Ellsworth
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Woodturning: open bowls and hollow forms
"Turning wood is a centering process," says David Ellsworth. "It can develop focus and foster growth while reawakening self-expression." Explore the process of centering while working on the lathe. This workshop emphasizes low-tech turning with a wide range of woodturning techniques. In daily studio practice and discussions both formal and informal, we consider key concepts of good design in making bowls and vessels. ...more
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Aug 20, 2012 - Aug 24, 2012
Silas Kopf
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The Art of Marquetry
Marquetry dates back to the days even before ancient Greece and Homer's Odyssey, when Ulysses crafted a bridal bed for Penelope and "made it fair with inlaid work of gold, silver and ivory." The art of piecing together different materials (wood, metal, shell, bone, etc.) to create a design has been a prized skill over the ages and still intrigues artists today. Participants in this workshop make pictures using the double-bevel technique for sawing wood. Silas also delves into parquetry, banding, basic inlay and the historical roots of marquetry. ...more
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Aug 20, 2012 - Aug 31, 2012
Jason Schneider
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Fundamentals of Woodworking: tools, techniques and imagination
This workshop is all about building confidence in the woodshop while making a cabinet. Come to strengthen important skills with a solid knowledge of basic woodworking techniques. Learn to safely choose the right wood, the right tool and the right joint. Students with no experience in woodworking get a solid grounding in the field. Those who have been away from the wood shop for a while can refresh their skills. Either way, count on leaving inspired to tackle new challenges! ...more
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Aug 27, 2012 - Aug 31, 2012
Michael Hosaluk
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Woodturners without Borders
Ready for a breakthrough? This is a workshop for turners who want to take their skills and ideas to the next level. Michael offers in-depth technical instruction in traditional and experimental techniques, contemporary design and unusual subject matter: nothing is off-limits. This is an opportunity to give free rein to personal expression through form, construction and surface design. ...more
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Sep 10, 2012 - Sep 28, 2012
Craig Vandall Stevens
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The Essential Cabinet: refined techniques of solid wood construction
This intensive workshop explores the essentials of solid wood cabinetmaking. Craig teaches a process of working that is deeply entwined with design; one located at the intersection of the creative imagination and the highly skilled hand. With focus on the sensitive use of hand tools and their relationship toward accomplishing refined results, students learn to fabricate consciously-conceived furniture that is a unique and personal reflection of the individual. ...more
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Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 22, 2012
Lindsay Jones
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Super Duper Dr. Seuss - NEW WORKSHOP ADDED!
Join us as we discover the wacky, wild world of Dr. Seuss! Spend the week celebrating characters like, Fizza-ma-wizza-ma-dill, Brown-bar-ba-loots and Hinkel-horn Honkers. What would your very own Seuss-like character look like? Where would it travel to and what would it do? These questions and more are explored as we craft one-of-a-kind kooky characters. First we sketch and paint a giant rendition of our creation and then we get to work developing a unique 3D version. Our last task of the week is to write a mini story chock full of every funny detail of our new found characters. ...more
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Aug 27, 2012 - Aug 31, 2012
Donald Cope
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Modernism, Design and the Luminaire - NEW WORKSHOP ADDED!
The electric light has in a very real way shaped humanity. It has evolved from a simple source of photons to potentially one of the more expressive areas of design. Driven by technology and freed from the constraints of pure function, the luminaire can indeed shed light on the story of its creation. Students will be introduced via image and lecture to the theory of Modernism, the design process, and lighting principles. Over the span of the week, participants will design and construct a simple lamp, while basic mixed-media techniques and workshop practice are introduced. ...more
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Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Georgia Burke
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Around the World in a Week - NEW CLASS ADDED!
Pack your bags and kiss your folks goodbye because we are embarking on a trip of a lifetime! We start our journey by creating our very own passports and then off we go to Indonesia, Australia, China, Germany and Africa. Each day we focus on a special destination and create a one-of-a-kind work of art. We also take time to discover the culture, folklore, history and even the food from each of these special places. ...more
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Jul 09, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Jenene Nagy
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Color & Technique: beginning watercolor
This workshop introduces students to the fundamental principles of watercolor. We begin with the basics: tools and materials, pallet set-up, and color mixing. The class consists of short exercises with an emphasis on experimentation as well as a mastering of traditional watercolor techniques. Daily activities include slide lectures, class discussion, individual work time and group critique. As students gain a deeper understanding of the basics, we will work on developing larger, more finished works. ...more
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