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How does it work?
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Dramatic Clouds within the Landscape - Online
This 6 session online workshop will initially focus on understanding and painting the basic structure of various types of clouds and formations. We will explore the cloudscape with respect to the time of day, location, and season; while taking into account how light and shadow emphasize visual presence on the canvas. The second half of the workshop will be concerned with integrating clouds within the landscape and how deliberate design and composition can create a more cohesive and dramatic painting.
Each session includes lecture, demo, and personal critiques, and will be recorded for future viewing.
Class Meets
February 1, 15, and 29, March 14 and 28, and April 11
Expressing the beauty and expansiveness of the Mountain Landscape: A beginner’s guide to painting the landscape - At the Village Green in Cashiers
Here in the mountains we are fortunate to live day to day in a landscape that can be at once breathtaking and something easily taken for granted. Most of us have our favorite views, whether this is taking in the vastness from the top of Whiteside, or enjoying the Chattooga from the Iron Bridge. In this class we will capture the essence of your favorite spot in a step by step guided painting experience.
Resident Artist Series: March Beginner Slab Machine
March Beginner Slab Machine: All the basics you need to know about using the slab machine to make a functional serving tray, coffee mug or tumbler, and a lidded container. Glazing will take place the final week.
Dates: 5th, 7th, 12th, 14th, 19th, 21st
Exhibition Reception
Join us for a free exhibition reception celebrating: Satellites and Salamanders, Emergence: A Survey of Southeastern Studio Programs, and Selections from our Permanent Collection.
Image credits: Walker Tufts, Jonathan Elder, and Julyan Davis
Short Term Resident Artist Series: Facing Togetherness
Stories and myths invite us to explore meaning and build a sense of belonging. In this 4 day class we will explore the potential of narrative sculpture to build connection with our world. Kirsten will guide students to build a ¾ life size head using a coil method. Kirsten emphasizes individual attention to help each student achieve their artistic vision. She will break down anatomy and proportion in an easy step-by-step approach with handouts that can be taken home for later reference. We will then narratively embellish the head to express personal themes of kinship with the human and natural world. Kirsten will talk through how students can seamlessly incorporate mixed media after firing
Class Meets: April 2nd, 3rd, 8th, and 10th
Artist talk with Joey Sheehan
Please join us for an artist talk with ceramics artist Joey Sheehan.
Experiencing the Process of Making
In this class we will deeply explore the process of making functional pots. How do we get from that ball of clay to the imagined perfect pasta bowl? We will discuss and delve into the process of taking an idea to the tangible final product by discovering the proper steps from design through execution. Through of a process of discussions, demonstrations and making both on and off the wheel, we will turn ideas into real pots!
Artist Talk with William Baker
Join us for a free artist talk with ceramics artist William Baker.
Oil Painting for Everyone: A Beginners Guide to Capturing Light and Form in the Landscape
The workshop is especially designed for the beginner.
We’ll cover all the basics of painting with oils: How to mix oils and apply the paint strokes, how to use a photo and map out your composition and how to confidently apply the paint!
Artist talk with Paula Smith
Please join us for an artist talk with ceramics artist Paula Smith.
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Visit: 323 Franklin Road
Highlands, NC 28741 (Map It)
Call: 828-526-4949 (Main)
828-787-2892 (Ceramics Studio)
Funded in part by a grant from South Arts
in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.