SUMMER 2014MASTER ARTISTS WORKSHOPS

(re)create yourself here.

Ceramics • Jewelry and MetalsPaducah School of Art and Design

West Kentucky Community and Technical College

KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM

Susan BeecherJessica Calderwood

Harris DellerMartha Grover

Doug HarlingTova Lund

John Neely Craig Rhodes

In March 2000, the City of Paducah launched its awardwinning Artist Relocation Program as a means of revitalizing itshistoric LowerTown neighborhood. This highly successful program has infused over thirty million dollars into the local economy while earn-ing Paducah international recognition as a historic culturaldestination and significantly enriching the cultural life of the region.

In August 2008, a collaborative effort between the City, West Kentucky Community & Technical College, and regional interests, created Paducah School of Art and Design (PSAD) to serve the region and anchor theLower Town Arts District through the creation of a significant school of art.

In January of 2013, Paducah School of Art and Design expanded into renovated facilities in Madison Hall in Lower Town. This 6,700 square foot historic structure houses a world-class ceramics facility, as well as remarkably equipped studios for new programs in jewel-ry and metals to further serve the community and national audiences.

PSAD is expanding again through the construction of a like-sized sculpture facility to be located on the Madison Hall property. This newbuilding will house fully equipped studios for clay, wood, and metalsfabrication, as well as a foundry and supporting studios for bronze casting.

This dramatic addition will lead to the renovation of an additional25,000 square foot studio facility adjacent to the Madison Hallproperty, housing PSAD’s programs in drawing, painting, photography, graphic design, and multimedia.

This summer, PSAD is launching our first Master Artist Workshopsprogram with an exciting selection of two, three, and five day intensiveworkshops in ceramics and metals, featuring Susan Beecher, JessicaCalderwood, Harris Deller, Martha Grover, Doug Harling, Tova Lund, John Neely, and Craig Rhodes. Be a part of historyin the making in historic Paducah, Kentucky, as we put our new school on the map and set the stage for the years to come.

In November 2013, the City of Paducah received designation as a member of UNESCO’s Creative City Network and is now one of only seven Creative Cities of Craft and Folk Arts worldwide.

Paducah School of Art and Design is a division of West Kentucky Community & Technical College, which has been recognized byThe Aspen Institute as among the top ten community colleges in the nation for two consecutive years.

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the vision becomes a reality

Martha Grover creates remarkable thrown and altered functional works in porcelain. Sheattended Bennington College in Vermont, where she received an undergraduate degree inarchitecture. Martha received her MFA inceramics from the University of Massachu-setts in Dartmouth and has been awardedresidencies at the Northern Clay Center inMinneapolis, Minnesota, and the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana. Martha was also awarded a year long residency at Red Lodge Clay Center in Red Lodge, Montana in August 2009, and in 2010 she received the TauntFellowship at the Archie Bray Foundation. Her work has been published in Clay Times, Pottery Making Illustrated, 500 Pitchers, 500 Platters and Chargers, 500 Vases, andCeramics Monthly, which also featured her work on the cover of its May 2010 issue. s

Martha Grover June 27-28

A Passion for Porcelain

Discover the idiosyncrasies of working with porcelain on and off the wheel as Martha demonstrates how to make her undulating functional forms. She will discuss throwing and altering techniques suited for this elegant material and how to exploit its best qualities. Demonstra-tions will include various wheel-thrown forms and slabs in soft and leather-hard stages to create a variety of cups, bowls,

vases, pitchers, lidded forms, and teapots. She will also cover bottomless thrown forms, the addition of slabs, handles and spouts, crack repair, and mending techniques.Martha will share her sources of inspiration, philosophy of making, and studio practices.

Martha Grover • June 27-28 • A Passion for PorcelainTuition $290

Jessica Calderwood is an assistantprofessor of art at the University of Wisconsin inOshkosh. Her work has been exhibited interna-tionally and across the United States, through inclusion in curated and juried exhibitions. Jes-sica has been awarded residencies with Mesa Arts Center and the John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Program. Jessica’s work has been pub-lished in Metalsmith Magazine, American Craft, NICHE, Ornament, the Lark 500 series, and The Art of Enameling. Among other exhibitions in recent years, she was included in PSAD’s 2013 National Jewelry and Metals Invitational.

Jessica Calderwood June 27–28

The Enameled Image

Working from personal sketches andreference images, in this two-dayworkshop participants will learn how to draw and paint using vitreous enamel.Starting with sheet copper and porcelaincoated steel, students will transform these visual resources into finished works of art. Participants will create new works through enamel sifting processes,kiln firing, underglaze pencils,ceramic oxides, and overglaze painting.A strong direction with regard to personal imagery and mark-making will help guide you through the workshop. Basic metalworking skills are helpful, but are not required.

Jessica Calderwood • June 27-28 • The Enameled ImageTuition $290 • materials and supplies additional

Harris Deller • July 25-26 • Line to Volume and Back AgainTuition $290

Harris Deller received his Master ofFine Arts degree from the Cranbrook Academyof Art. His work has been featured in over 100 group exhibitions and 15 solo exhibits throughout the U.S., Asia and Europe. His work is in over 25major collections including the Illinois State Museum, Chicago and Springfield, IL; Shigaraki Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art, Japan; and the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design,NYC. Deller has received Gold Medals at the 47th Concorso Internationale della Ceramica d’Arte, Fienza; and the International Ceramics Competition, Mino, Japan. He also received a National Endowment for the Arts Artist Fellowshipand a Fulbright Fellowship to teach in Seoul, Korea. His works have been reviewed, pictured or cited in over 40 publications and he wasrecently elected into the International Academy of Ceramics. Deller is a recipient of the NCECAExcellence in Teaching Award for his contributionsto education in the field of ceramics.

Day one of this two-day workshop explores the beginning of form in line, development of contour, and building forms with mass and volume. Harris will demonstrate his slab building techniques, as well as mak-ing hammock-molds. On day two, he will demonstrate surface decorating techniques, like incising and inlaying; the use of under glaze decals; and painted terra sigalatta.He will discuss ceramic history, painting, and orchestrating glaze thickness to create emo-tion through heat and gravity. Deller willencourage questions and open-endeddiscussion centered on ceramics and creativity.

Harris Deller July 25–26

Line to Volume and Back Again

Tova Lund is a jewelry artist whose curiosityabout our relationship to the environmentmanifests itself in her mixed-media jewelry. Tova earned her Master of Fine Arts degree at SouthernIllinois University-Edwardsville and herBachelor of Fine Arts degree at the University ofWisconsin-Stout, where she also recently taught metalsmithing. Tova is currently teaching atCollege of the Redwoods, Arcata, California. Her work was recently featured in American Craft Magazine, and has also had been featured in Art Jewelry Magazine and American Craft magazine.

It is a natural impulse to collect new things when visiting and exploring unique places. Driftwood, shells, bones, and the like, they all contribute to the collection table. These remark-able objects can become both remembrances of a personal place and a one-time experience.Tova’s demonstration workshop will celebrate thenatural found object, its sentimentality and its potential for capturing narrative. She will discussdifferent ways to manipulate these found objects, along with ways to connectand integrate them into a personal, fabricated metal piece, giving them a unique andpermanent place to live.

Tova Lund • August 1-2 • The Found Object in Contemporary JewelryTuition $290

Tova Lund August 1-2

The Found Object in Contemporary Jewelry

Craig Rhodes earned a Master of Arts degree in ceramics from Murray StateUniversity with postgraduate work at SouthernIllinois University/Carbondale. His studio work is primarily functional in both porcelain andstoneware and is designed around the Japanese notion of restrained elegance or “shibui.” Craig has had an eclectic and experimental relationship with clay, and in his current work, he is exploringabstract prehistoric symbols with a mandala motif using multi-layered overglazes on stoneware. He has exhibited throughout the region, including solo shows at Ruth Baggett Gallery in Paducah and Schrode Art Center at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, in Mt. Vernon, Illinois in 2012. His work was also included in PSAD’s 2012 NationalCeramics Invitational.

Craig Rhodes August 1-2

On-Glaze and Production Techniques

This hands-on workshop is designed to introduce various techniques in the use of on-glaze applications. The workshop will be useful forartists who want to take advantage of the archival qualities of clay whiletransferring skills learned in using watercolor, oil, acrylic, etc. The workshop will also be useful for those ceramic artists looking toexpand their repertoire by using on-glaze methods on glazed work. This willinclude how to use on-glaze for large murals, kitchen backsplash walls, wall hangings, and more. The workshop will include demonstrations in tile making and silk screening of on-glaze, as well as various productionmethods and techniques in clay. Participants are encouraged to bring anyvisual references that they might want to transfer to clay using on-glaze.Likewise, those already working in clay are encouraged to bring work that is already glazed to be used for learning on-glaze applications. If one has a ready-to-use silk screen, they are encouraged to bring it to the workshop.

Craig Rhodes • August 1-2 • On-Glaze and Production TechniquesTuition $290 • materials and supplies are additional

This three-day hands-on workshopallows participants to discover the beauty of soda /salt firing. Students should bring 10 pieces of bisque ware from Cone 10 clay – either dark or light clay is suitable. Please bring bisqueware of differentsizes, including more vertical pieces and fewer horizontal pieces such as bowls and plates. On the first day Susan will discuss and demonstrate decorating and glazing for atmospheric firing, along with loading the kiln. Day two will include firing andadditional demonstrations on throwing and altering pots. On day three, while the kiln is cooling,participants will finish the previous days work and then unload the kiln and discuss the work.

Susan Beecher • August 7-9 • Sensational Salt FireTuition $350 • materials and supplies are additional

Susan Beecher is a seasoned workshoppresenter whose work has been featured in Clay Times, Ceramics Monthly, and the New York Times, among other publications. Shespecializes in woodfired forms and soda and salt firing techniques. Susan’s work has been widely exhibited at venues across the country,including Worcester Center for Craft; YagerMuseum, Hartwick College; Seton Gallery,University of New Haven; Baltimore Clay-works; and the New York State Museum, Albany.Additional recognition for her works includes a 2005 monograph featuring her works by Catskill Mountain Press, titled Susan Beecher Woodfired Pottery.

Susan Beecher August 7-9

Sensational Salt Fire

Douglas Harling lives in Kalispell, Montana, and is head of the Goldsmithing and Jewelry Arts Program at Flathead Valley Community College. His awardsinclude a Southern Arts Federation/NEA Grant, a North Carolina Artist Fellowship Grant, and an American Craft Council Award of Excellence. He has taught numerous workshops across thecountry and exhibits internationally. Exhibitionsinclude; Innovation/Tradition: Masterpiec-es of Southern Craft assembled through theSouthern Arts Federation, The Nature of Craft and ThePenland Experience at The Mint Museum ofCraft + Design, Charlotte NC, and The Art of Gold, which toured through ExhibitsUSA. Douglas receivedhis MFA in Metals from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1992.

This five-day hands-on workshop willinvestigate and compare various means of performing granulation. Participantswill explore simple torch firingmethods as well as looking at the use of kilns and fusion furnaces. The

emphasis will be on learning the “Hows” and “Whys” of this ancient technique and itsapplications for the contemporary metalsmith. We will look at performing granulation primarily in silver but will also discuss gold. Working in gold will be strictly optional.

Doug Harling • August 12-16 • Granulation: Methods and Techniques Tuition $490 • materials and supplies are additional

Doug Harling August 12-16

Granulation: Methods and Techniques

John Neely is a Professor of Ceramics at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Alfred University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Ohio University. He has exhibited and lectured in the U.S., Europe, and around the Pacific Rim. Exhibition venuesinclude Yixing County Museum, in Yixing, China;International Teapot Invitational Exhibition at the Taipei County Yingko Ceramics Museum inTaiwan; CLAYFEAST Masters Exhibition inGulgong, Australia, and Beuna Gallery in Risor, Norway. Neely has conducted workshops andlectured at the International Woodfire Conferencein Flagstaff, Arizona; Functional CeramicsWorkshop in Wooster, Ohio; Utilitarian ClayConference in Arrowmont, Tennessee; and theExperimental Porcelain Workshop in Jingdezhen, China. He credits his interest in tea to years of working as a potter in Japan.

John Neely August 12-16

Pots for Tea

Tea ware is a subject of perennialfascination to potters, but one fraught with pitfalls and hidden complexity. We will consider the cultural aspects of brewing tea as well as the functional requirements that the differing varieties of tea impose upon design. Experience a close look at the mechanics of teapot construction – interspersinghands-on demonstrations with theoretical considerations. Participants should plan on a week long immersion, “steeped” in tea and tea culture.

John Neely • August 12-16 • Pots for TeaTuition $490 • materials and supplies are additional

registration

Paducah School of Art and Design master artists workshops Summer 2014

To ensure your participation in our exciting new master artists workshop program, please complete this form,detach and return with either full payment or a deposit of $200 to Paducah School of Art and Design, 409 Broadway Street, Paducah, Kentucky 42001.

Paducah School of Art and Design reserves the right to cancel workshops due to insufficient enrollment two weeks in advance of the beginning of each workshop. Deposits or tuition fees will be refunded in the event ofcancellations. Deposits or tuition, less a $50 processing fee will be returned for students canceling enrollment in writing at least three weeks in advance of the workshop. Balances due on registration will automatically be charged to the credit card on file two weeks in advance of the workshop, unless other arrangements are made in advance.PSAD will do its best to accommodate special needs of its students as disclosed on this form. If no special needs are disclosed as part of this registration, PSAD may assume that you have no special needs for all purposes.

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