Thursday, June 6th | |
3 Handbound Book Forms with Jamie Oliver 9am-5pm $60 Location: Pittsburg State University Porter Hall, 202 E Cleveland Ave, Pittsburg, KS 66762 Cost of Supplies/Materials $60 per person Materials Provided with Workshop fee Pamphlet Stitch books- Index Paper Linen Cardstock for cover Stab Bound Books Ash Handmade paper Spring Hill Cream Copy Paper Hardcover book- Book Cloth Black Linen Cover Paper 80# Davey Board-.098 thickness Bookbinders Tool kit | Join us for a full-day workshop where participants will explore bookbinding with three distinctive forms: pamphlet stitch, stab-bound, and casebound book. This hands-on experience will offer a comprehensive understanding of three versatile bookbinding techniques, specifically tailored for classroom settings spanning from beginning level to advanced students in middle school and high school. Easily mastered, featuring a straightforward stitching process, participants will first investigate the pamphlet stitch. Next, explore the rich tradition of Japanese stab-binding through four time- honored stitching methods. Finally, a multi-signature, hardback sketchbook, will culminate the day. As a participant, you'll acquire valuable techniques ready to be integrated into your classroom projects. Leave the workshop with newfound knowledge and a collection of sketchbooks, each a demonstration to your creative exploration and skill development. |
Intro to Stained Glass with Dianne Miller 9am-2pm $75 Location: ArtForms Gallery 620 N. Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762 Cost of Supplies/Materials $75 Materials Provided with Workshop fee pattern glass copper foil solder patina Use of glass tools (cutters, grinders, soldering irons, and safety glasses). Please wear closed-toed shoes when working with glass. | In this basic Stained Glass 5-hour workshop, participants will learn how to cut glass following a given pattern, grind the edges, copper foil, and solder a small suncatcher. This is the Tiffany method of stained glass. |
Botanical Printmaking with Rolanda Root 9am-Noon $10 Location: Pittsburg High School, 1978 E. 4th ST, Pittsburg, KS 66762 Cost of Supplies/Materials $10 Materials Provided with Workshop fee Paper | This workshop will focus on a steam bath method to create prints from botanical plants in Kansas. We will discuss how to prepare and mordant papers with iron and copper for the printmaking process. We will also discuss what plants and leaves in Kansas print best. Please bring your own leaves and plants to experiment with. **You may wish to store the leaves and plants by pressing in a book. I will show you how to rehydrate the leaves. You may also put the foliage in a plastic bag in the refrigerator with a damp paper towel. |
Press Mold Making with Joe Summers 9am-11:45am $2.00 Location: Pittsburg High School, 1978 E. 4th ST, Pittsburg, KS 66762 Cost of Supplies/Materials $2 Materials Provided with Workshop fee Clay Plaster | Students will learn how to make a ceramic press mold so they can make multiple ceramic sculptures. I use plaster press molds with my students to make robot forms. The mold allows students to make the sculpture forms the same and more quickly. Students make the parts and then put them together. Once the robot is formed (all robots start out the same) students can alter their robot to make it their own creative artwork. |
Boards On Broadway with Blue Spoon Noon-1:30 $65 Cost of Supplies/Materials $65 Materials Provided with Workshop Fee meats cheeses crackers fruits other food items wooden board nice gift box | Blue Spoon is famous in SE Kansas for their catering service and food truck. Boards on Broadway is their charcuterie board creativity class. |
Ceramic Birdhouses with Daria Claiborne 2pm-5pm $35 Location: Pittsburg High School, 1978 E. 4th ST, Pittsburg, KS 66762 Cost of Supplies/Materials $35 Materials Provided with Workshop fee clay use of underglaze and tools | Create a whimsical ceramic birdhouse using the slab hand building technique. You will use various stamps to create texture on the surface of your clay. Note: You are in charge of firing and glazing your work. This is a greenware only workshop. |
UFO Time 5pm-8pm FREE Location: Pittsburg High School, 1978 E. 4th ST, Pittsburg, KS 66762 Do you ever wish you just had time to work on your own project? Maybe there is a project you have started and just need to get finished. This is the time for you! UnFinished Object=UFO. You bring your supplies. We will provide the space, community and light snacks. | |
Friday, June 7th | |
Friday, June 7th Collagraph Printmaking with Olivia Timmons 9am-5pm $65 Location: Pittsburg State University Porter Hall, 202 E Cleveland Ave, Pittsburg, KS 66762 Cost of Supplies/Materials $65.00 per person Materials Provided with Workshop fee Chipboard Golden Heavy Gel Mat Medium Pacon Card Stock Printmaking Paper Newsprint Foam Brush Paintbrush Sanding Sponge Akua Ink (soy-based nontoxic permanent inks) X-Acto knife Other collage elements for textured plates: plastic wrap, lace fabric, bubble wrap, twine, aluminum foil, and sandpaper | This workshop will explore the unique and experimental printmaking process of collagraph. Participants will create mixed-media plates and investigate a variety of printing methods and color applications during this full day workshop. At the end of the workshop, participants will have completed at least one collagraph plate using a variety of mixed media textures and have a variable edition of prints exploring color proofing and printing methods. All levels of experience are welcome. |
Intro to Stained Glass with Dianne Miller 9am-2pm $75 Location: ArtForms Gallery 620 N. Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762 Cost of Supplies/Materials $75 Materials Provided with Workshop fee pattern glass copper foil solder patina Use of glass tools (cutters, grinders, soldering irons, and safety glasses). Please wear closed-toed shoes when working with glass. | In this basic Stained Glass 5-hour workshop, participants will learn how to cut glass following a given pattern, grind the edges, copper foil, and solder a small suncatcher. This is the Tiffany method of stained glass. |
Textured Metal Pendants with Janet Lewis 9am-1pm $25 Location: Pittsburg State University Porter Hall, 202 E Cleveland Ave, Pittsburg, KS 66762 Cost of Supplies/Materials $25 Materials Provided with Workshop fee Copper and brass sheet metal wire studio resources | In this half-day workshop, participants will use basic jewelry-making techniques to create textured metal pendants. Metal techniques covered will be sawing, drilling, annealing, texturing, and finishing metal, as well as cold connections. |
Surface Technique Ceramic Trays with Rebecca Lomshek 1:30pm-2:30pm $10 Location: Pittsburg High School, 1978 E. 4th ST, Pittsburg, KS 66762 Cost of Supplies/Materials $10 Materials Provided with Workshop Fee clay underglaze wax underglaze transfer paper | Students will explore the following surface techniques on greenware ceramic trays. Stencil, wax resist, slip trailing, underglaze transfer, sgraffito and mishima. Trays will be ready for you to experiment on. The instructor will demonstrate using gr pottery forms for those interested. Be prepared to take your greenware pieces home to fire and glaze. |
Mini Embroidered Pillow with Rebecca Lomshek 3:30pm-5:30pm $10 Location: Pittsburg High School, 1978 E. 4th ST, Pittsburg, KS 66762 Cost of Supplies/Materials $10 Materials Provided with Workshop Fee Material needle thread embroidery scissors needle threader frixion pen | Students will learn basic hand embroidery skills while creating a small pillow. The focus will be on these outline stitches: running, backstitch, threaded, whipped, split, stem and fern. |
If you are in town on Saturday, June 8th: |
Art Extras Swap and Shop 9am-Noon Location: Eclectic Soul Studio 601 N. Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762 Bring art supplies you no longer need and/or shop for needed art supplies. |
