Art Workshops and Art Classes Taught by Mixed Media Artist Sandy Webster

Resident Workshops will be offered at the studio of Sandy Webster for up to three participants housed in a studio apartment at the Webster's from Sunday evening to Friday morning. Room and board are included with tuition. Materials fee will be determined by students needs. Contact us for further information.

Classes for 2012:

EXPLORING INTIMATE SPACES OF BOOK, BASKET, BOX
Jan 24-29, 2012 at North Country Studio Workshops, Bennington College, Bennington, VT
BUILDING BOXES: CREATIVE SPACES FOR SMALL COLLECTIONS
April 14-15, 2012 at Creative Arts Guild - Dalton, GA
EXPERIMENTATION WITH MATERIALS
April 22-28, 2012 at John C. Campbell Folk School - Brasstown, NC
INTIMATE SPACES IN BOXES AND BOOKS
June 1-3, 2012 at The Ranch at Crafthaus - Snohomish, WA
CONSTRUCTIONS AROUND THE FOUND OBJECT
June 10-16, 2012 at Shakerag - Sewanee, TN
WHITE LINE PRINTMAKING
October 7-13, 2012 at John C. Campbell Folk School - Brasstown, NC
WHITE LINE PRINTMAKING
October 19-21, 2012 at Asheville BookWorks - Asheville, NC

Artwork by Sandy Webster

BASIC BOOK BINDING CLASSES
Instructed by Sandy Webster

Students will be introduced to Japanese Stab Bindings, books with variations on the Accordion Fold, Hard Cover Blank Journals with Coptic Bindings as well as several Folded Constructions. We will also look at works that show how the content or subject of the book can be built into the form.

Artwork by Sandy Webster

DESIGNING, CONSTRUCTING AND USING A FIELD JOURNAL
Instructed by: Sandy Webster

Students will design their own specific journals that will also incorporate all the necessary equipment to work with in the field. Papers, paints, pencils, pens, places for collected objects and eyeglasses …. whatever is needed can be accommodated in these highly individualized portfolios that travel from field to studio.

MIXED MEDIA CLASS - IDEA TO FORM
Instructed by: Sandy Webster

This class is designed as an exploration of the path from idea to object. We will begin with visual definitions of specific words, which trigger ideas that resonate differently with each student. From there we will advance through a variety of processes that construct and enhance those concepts.

The work can take on any form, which can reveal or conceal as much as the student wishes. The concentration of the class is to bring form to idea and is open to all levels.

Suggestions for forms are book, altar piece, screen, box, basket ... any form that addresses and contains the concept of each student individually.

Artwork by Sandy Webster

EXPERIMENTATION WITH MATERIALS: An Adventure in Creativity
Instructed by: Sandy Webster

We will learn and put into practice various techniques such as grinding pigments from local clays, transferring imagery, chemically rusting papers and altering the surfaces of cloth and other materials while constructing unique and individualized forms that reveal and conceal space.

Students will complete a comprehensive notebook of these techniques and the possible uses in their own work.

BOOK, BASKET AND BOX: Placement of Memory
Instructed by: Sandy Webster

This class will organize the collectibles of a specific time or place.

First the size of the project is determined by the laying out of the pieces to be "saved", then appropriate fabrics and papers are selected to create a book and design a box which will hold not only the book, but the souvenirs and a small basket. Basic bookbinding, box making, and basketry are the techniques used in creating a unique space for your collection.

Artwork by Sandy Webster

CONTENT AND CONTAINMENT OF INTIMATE SPACES IN BOOKS
Instructed by: Sandy Webster

This workshop explores several constructions for creating hidden spaces in books. Students are encouraged to find ways to personalize the variations from stitching, creating pockets, learning pop-ups and manipulating pages while completing a sample book of techniques.

Journaling with Found Objects Workshop by Sandy Webster

JOURNALING WITH FOUND OBJECTS
Instructed by: Sandy Webster

Collections brought from home or acquired on site will be the inspiration for recording their importance and housing them in unique constructions.

The objects will be used to make marks and illustrations for books and papers which are then written into and on as we journal the memories and value of each item. Finally a box will be made to house each student’s collection and the small books they inspired. Students can expect to explore the many ways to illustrate, create unique books and build various box forms that reveal and conceal space. We will take the time to reflect and write accompanying text for the personal and meaningful objects we simply can’t help but hold onto.

White-Line Woodblock Printmaking - Sandy Webster

WHITE-LINE WOODBLOCK PRINTMAKING
Instructed by: Sandy Webster

The process of white-line wood block prints is also known as Provincetown printmaking from its origins in early 1900's New England when artists experimented with a simpler approach to making relief prints with many color options.

GATHERING AND PROCESSING PIGMENTS FROM THE EARTH
Instructed by: Sandy Webster

Students will learn how to make pigments from soils gathered on or near our location. Through hands-on demonstrations we will process our own unique paint using various methods of extracting the color. These will then be ground into beautiful paints to be used on paper and cloth using a selection of binding mediums.

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