CE Course Schedule
Course Listings as of November 21, 2009 at 8:30pm
Arts and Crafts
BSKX 3001 Introduction to Calligraphy
(12.0 hours/$65.00/$15.00 Material)
This course is an introduction to Calligraphy. Students will learn and practice simple calligraphy for personal pleasure, gifts, holidays, events, etc. A tools and material packet will be provided on the first day of class.
x 99985 Sep 30 - Nov 4 6:00pm - 8:00p W HBC 301.7 OH West, Dory F
BSKX 3038 Basic Blacksmithing
(8.0 hours/$100.00/$3.50 Insurance)
The fast-paced introduction to smithing, teaches you the fundamentals--basic hammer skills, heat treating, forge welding, and identification of "found" metals. A hands-on highlight of blacksmithing. Safety training is included. Come to class ready to roll up your sleeves and make the sparks fly! These classes are held outside or in buildings with little or no heat or air conditioning.
7 97908 Oct 11 - Oct 18 1:00pm - 5:00p U PIF TBA OH Jenkins, Sharrion
7 97909 Nov 15 - Nov 22 1:00pm - 5:00p U PIF TBA OH Jenkins, Sharrion
BSKX 3039 Advanced Red-Hot Metal
(8.0 hours/$100.00/$3.50 Insurance)
Once you learn the basics of blacksmithing, it's time to make something. And that is exactly what is in store during this fun and informative class. This class offers instruction in everything from barbeque utensils to decorative garden gee-gaws. Materials will be provided. These classes are held outside or in buildings with little or no heat or air conditioning.
x 97910 Sep 13 - Sep 20 1:00pm - 5:00p U PIF TBA OH Jenkins, Sharrion
x 97911 Nov 1 - Nov 8 1:00pm - 5:00p U PIF TBA OH Jenkins, Sharrion
BSKX 3052 Spinning Basics
(8.0 hours/$50.00/$3.50 Insurance)
Years ago, if you couldn't spin, or knew someone who did, you might have been without clothes. Not true today, but spinning is a timeless art form, and you can learn the basics of this truly historic craft in this short course. From the spinning wheel to the threaded bobbin. A classic experience! These classes are held outside or in buildings with little or no heat or air conditioning.
x 97915 Oct 4 - Oct 11 1:00pm - 5:00p U PIF TBA OH Jenkins, Sharrion
x 97916 Nov 1 - Nov 8 1:00pm - 5:00p U PIF TBA OH Jenkins, Sharrion
BSKX 3054 Knitting: The Basics
(4.0 hours/$30.00/$3.50 Insurance)
The yarn, the needles, the techniques. This information-packed afternoon will instruct you on all the basics about a historic and traditional skill that is super hot these days. You'll also get a taste of the history of knitting, right in our 1800's spinning room, from our resident textiles expert. These classes are held outside or in buildings with little or no heat or air conditioning.
9 97919 Sep 6 1:00pm - 5:00p U PIF TBA OH Jenkins, Sharrion
BSKX 3058 Basketmaking
(8.0 hours/$90.00/$3.50 Insurance)
Learn how to make baskets from wood fibers and reeds, to create both decorative and useful containers for your home and garden. Learn the basic techniques in an afternoon, then finish your basket on your own, or come and finish it in the second class. Taught by our basketry expert. These classes are held outside or in buildings with little or no heat or air conditioning.
x 97923 Sep 27 - Oct 4 1:00pm - 5:00p U PIF TBA OH Jenkins, Sharrion
BSKX 3068 Candlemaking
(4.0 hours/$40.00/$3.50 Insurance)
Learn how to make candles from paraffin and beeswax, to create both decorative and useful tapers for you home. Learn the basic techniques in an afternoon, with ample dipping opportunities so you can make your own for the holidays. Taught by our candle experts. These classes are held outside or in buildings with little or no heat or air conditioning.
8 97924 Nov 15 1:00pm - 5:00p U PIF TBA OH Jenkins, Sharrion
BSKX 3070 Tanner's Pride: Leather Basics
(4.0 hours/$65.00/$3.50 Insurance)
Working leather was a valuable skill on the Texas frontier. You can learn how to treat, trim, and turn leather into belts, bags, and other items. This afternoon class gives you the basics and our leatherworking expert will show you several techniques to hone your skills. These classes are held outside or in buildings with little or no heat or air conditioning.
6 97921 Oct 25 1:00pm - 5:00p U PIF TBA OH Jenkins, Sharrion
BSKX 4027 Wood-Turning Basics
(4.0 hours/$50.00/$3.50 Insurance)
In the days before electricity, farmers made what they needed in woodshops with foot-powered lathes like the one in our historic carpentry shop. Learn the methods and techniques of this special machine, and find out why foot power is not as difficult as it sounds. These classes are held outside or in buildings with little or no heat or air conditioning.
x 97914 Sep 13 1:00pm - 5:00p U PIF TBA OH Jenkins, Sharrion
BSKX 4031 Quilting
(4.0 hours/$50.00/$3.50 Insurance)
Quilting has developed from a frugal necessity to a fine art form. Come learn the basics that every pioneer woman learned at her mother's knee. Students will learn basic geometric piecing and various quilting methods. They will leave with two quilted pillow tops and the instructions for finishing them. These classes are held outside or in buildings with little or no heat or air conditioning.
8 97917 Nov 22 1:00pm - 5:00p U PIF TBA OH Jenkins, Sharrion
BSKX 4037 Crochet Basics
(4.0 hours/$40.00/$3.50 Insurance)
Used by the pioneers to create a wide variety of goods, crochet is one of the basic crafts that will start you creating wonderful projects. Students will learn the basic stitches and terminology, and will leave the class with a completed pillow top. Materials are included.
10 97918 Oct 18 1:00pm - 5:00p U PIF TBA OH Jenkins, Sharrion
BSKX 4052 Crocheted Rag Rugs
(4.0 hours/$50.00/$3.50 Insurance)
Learn how to make rugs from cloth scraps and a colorful assortment of other materials, just like the pioneers. Learn the basic techniques, then practice and finish your rug on your own. Taught by our expert rug weaver. These classes are held outside or in buildings with little or no heat or air conditioning.
9 97920 Sep 13 1:00pm - 5:00p U PIF TBA OH Jenkins, Sharrion
BSKX 4053 Rigid-Heddle Weaving
(8.0 hours/$175.00/$3.50 Insurance)
Learn the basics on this easy and most versatile type of loom, the Rigid-Heddle. Two-class instruction includes measuring out the warp, how to warp up the loom and different techniques for weaving on it. Participants will leave with a yard of cotton cloth. Materials are provided. These classes are held outside or in buildings with little or no heat or air conditioning.
x 97922 Sep 20 - Sep 27 1:00pm - 5:00p U PIF TBA OH Jenkins, Sharrion
CRFT 1071 Potterywheel and Handbuilding Techniques, Introduction
(96.0 hours/$192.00/$3.50 Insurance)
Don't buy that flower pot when you can make your own. Basic tools, glazes and firing are included. Students furnish additional clay, if needed. A materials supply list will be provided during the first class by instructor.
c 98803 Aug 25 - Dec 10 6:00pm - 8:40p TTh RGC 002 OH Smith, Sharon E
CRFT 3006 The Art of Glass Mosaics
(12.5 hours/$150.00/$3.50 Insurance)
Tap into your creative side and discover how fun and easy it is to construct beautiful works of art with mosaics. Students will learn the basics of glass mosaics including cutting, layout/design, affixing the materials, grouting and finishing in this introductory hands-on class. Each student will complete one project. All tools and necessary equipment will be provided for use. Please bring $50 for materials to first class.
5 meetings
5 98214 Sep 3 - Oct 1 10:00am -12:30p Th DES MAIN Staff
x 98215 Oct 15 - Dec 12 10:00am -12:30p Th DES MAIN Staff
CRFT 3022 Fused Glass: Pattern Bars and Pot Melts
(8.0 hours/$250.00/$3.50 Insurance)
In this advanced class you will learn to make Slump Pattern Bars, Combings and Pot Melts. These techniques produce beautiful components that have an organic quality and can be used to create complex and beautiful pieces. Each student will complete a 4" x 12" final project that can be slumped or left flat. Cold working and finishing will be discussed and students will receive beginning instruction on the use of a sandblaster and tile saw. Students will be required to provide a P100 rated respirator and closed toe shoes. Firing schedules will be provided. Prerequisites: CRFT 9073 Intermediate Art Glass Fusing.
x 97900 Nov 4 - Nov 25 6:30pm - 8:30p W AGF MAIN OH Jenkins, Sharrion
CRFT 9072 Beginning Art Glass Fusing
(8.0 hours/$175.00/$3.50 Insurance)
This is a hands-on class. No prior experience with glass is necessary. Students will complete several projects (such as a jewelry piece, nightlight, picture frame, bowl and kiln-carving) during the four-week course and learn techniques in fusing and slumping glass. Detailed documentation is included for each student to take home. Glass and firings are included in the class fee and tools are supplied. Closed toe shoes are required. Come prepared to have a good time, glass fusing is fun.
7 97892 Sep 9 - Sep 30 6:30pm - 8:30p W AGF MAIN OH Jenkins, Sharrion
6 97893 Sep 19 9:00am - 6:00p S AGF MAIN OH Jenkins, Sharrion
7 97894 Oct 15 - Nov 5 6:30pm - 8:30p Th AGF MAIN OH Jenkins, Sharrion
x 97895 Oct 24 9:00am - 6:00p S AGF MAIN OH Jenkins, Sharrion
8 97896 Nov 17 - Dec 8 6:30pm - 8:30p T AGF MAIN OH Jenkins, Sharrion
x 97897 Nov 21 9:00am - 6:00p S AGF MAIN OH Jenkins, Sharrion
10 97898 Dec 12 9:00am - 6:00p S AGF MAIN OH Jenkins, Sharrion
CRFT 9073 Intermediate Art Glass Fusing
(8.0 hours/$195.00/$3.50 Insurance)
Take your glass fusing skills to the next level. Add color and texture to a kiln carving by using frits and powders. Learn how to stack glass and contain it during firing so you can create patterns. We'll fire up torches and hand pull stringer and twist two colors of glass together! Use these elements in a six inch full fused finished project. Beginning cold working, including the use of the tile saw and sandblaster will be taught. Materials and tools are provided. Closed toe shoes are required. Prerequisites: CRFT 9072-Beginning Art Glass Fusing or CRFX 3028-Plate Making I.
5 97899 Nov 4 - Nov 25 6:30pm - 8:30p W AGF MAIN OH Jenkins, Sharrion
CRFX 3005 A Semester of Glass Fusing
(30.0 hours/$950.00/$3.50 Insurance)
This semester you will explore techniques and uses of frits, powders, confetti and stringers. Create granular or lacy work using frits and powders. Push the boundaries as you create glass artwork using no sheet glass. Examine the challenges and rewards when shaping this work. Use a freezer to make miniature works of art! Test the possibilities of color reactions in a new clear glass. The final five weeks of the semester you will create a unique piece of glass with an aperture pour using a metal screen and then use the pour as a design element in a thoughtfully executed and finished piece. Class fee includes glass and firings. Tools will be provided. Students will need to provide a P100 rated respirator. Closed toe shoes are required. Prerequisites: CRFT 9072 Beginning Art Glass Fusing.
c 97888 Sep 1 - Dec 8 6:30pm - 8:30p T AGF MAIN OH Jenkins, Sharrion
CRFX 3007 Drapes and Drops
(6.0 hours/$195.00/$3.50 Insurance)
Experiment with the effects of gravity on glass to create graceful one-of-a-kind slumps for your art! Each student will take home four to six finished pieces. Several will be draped over forms which allow gravity to pull the glass into a fluted shape. The others will drop through open molds and students will monitor the drop by peeking in the kiln during the process! Monitoring will take place during the second and third class sessions, so everyone will have a chance to peek into a hot kiln! Class fee includes glass and firings. Tools will be provided. Closed toe shoes are required. Only cotton clothing must be worn for the second and third sessions - man-made fibers melt! Prerequisites: CRFT 9072 Beginning Art Glass Fusing
9 97889 Sep 17 - Oct 1 6:30pm - 8:30p Th AGF MAIN OH Jenkins, Sharrion
CRFX 3009 Parallel Lines
(8.0 hours/$250.00/$3.50 Insurance)
Discover the possibilities of strip construction. Put together pieces with crisp thin lines of color for a precise modern look. Learn how easy it is to create parallel lines and improve your cutting skills at the same time. Explore several ways to use the stripes you create as components and as a finished piece. Two of your three finished pieces will have straight lines, while the third will introduce curves! Embrace the chance to impose some order in your life - or at least your glass! Class fee includes glass and firings. Tools will be provided. Closed toe shoes are required. Prerequisites: CRFT 9072 Beginning Art Glass Fusing.
7 97890 Sep 17 - Oct 8 6:30pm - 8:30p Th AGF MAIN OH Jenkins, Sharrion
CRFX 3011 Soup and Salad
(6.0 hours/$175.00/$3.50 Insurance)
Create a special soup and salad place setting for a special someone in your life, or indulge yourself with beautiful handmade art glass. You will make a bowl suitable for soup or ice cream, and a companion plate just right for a salad, sandwich, or cake. Make a special occasion set to honor a birthday, or a fun and functional set to enjoy every day! Class fee includes glass and firings. Tools will be provided. Closed toe shoes are required.
x 97891 Sep 26 10:30am - 5:30p S AGF MAIN OH Jenkins, Sharrion
CRFX 3013 Advanced Fusing: Make Your Glass Meaningful
(18.0 hours/$740.00/$3.50 Insurance/$250.00 Material)
"Do you wish you could express yourself more effectively in your glass art? Would you like to make truly special personalized gifts? Learn how to choose techniques and design elements to make your glass say what you really want it to. You'll make several small pieces leading up to a very special final project. Prerequisite: Completion of beginning and intermediate level fusing classes This class will be taught by artists Flo Vazquez and Glenda Kronke at East by South East Studios, a professionally equipped working glass studio.
Contact EXSE before class begins. www.exsestudios.com
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6 97905 Sep 3 - Oct 8 6:00pm - 9:00p Th ESE TBA OH Jenkins, Sharrion
CRFX 3015 Advanced Fusing: Exploring Possibilities in Glass
(15.0 hours/$625.00/$3.50 Insurance/$300.00 Material)
"You choose the project, be it a vessel, sculptural piece, lighting, an architectural installation or whatever you imagine. Individualized instruction and guidance will be given to each student to create a unique piece. This class is for highly motivated people who want to stretch the boundaries of what they've learned thus far. Some specialized topics can include irregular slumping, advanced coldworking, and frit and powder work. Prerequisite: Completion of beginning and intermediate level fusing
This class will be taught by artists Glenda Kronke and Flo Vazquez at East by South East Studios, a professionally equipped working glass studio. Contact EXSE before class begins. www.exsestudios.com
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7 97906 Oct 13 - Nov 10 6:00pm - 9:00p T ESE TBA OH Jenkins, Sharrion
CRFX 3021 15" Birdbath Workshop
(4.0 hours/$125.00/$3.50 Insurance)
Make a truly spectacular gift for the birdwatcher in your life (or for yourself) with our birdbath workshop. You will use fiber paper to create a relief design on the bottom and sides of a 15" bowl in a transparent color. Of course, you don't have to use this as a birdbath! Bring ideas and sketches for the image you would like to create, or use our many design books for inspiration. Choose between two different styles of wrought iron stands for display - one has a stake for installation in the ground, the other can be used on a tabletop or deck. The workshop fee covers all tools, materials and firings, including the stand. Space is limited - please call for reservations. Demonstration and instruction is covered during the first hour then you have the rest of the day to complete your piece working at your own pace. Feel free to bring a lunch - the studio has a refrigerator and a microwave.
8 50405 Nov 14 10:30am - 6:00p S AGF MAIN Staff
CRFX 3023 Thermal Formed Glass with Gil Reynolds
(16.0 hours/$750.00/$3.50 Insurance)
The term Thermal Formed Glass refers to `shaping glass with heat' and often involves the use of several distinct heat processes to produce a finished piece of art glass. This class will have a bit of a `three ring circus' atmosphere as students learn ways to integrate kilns, torches and fire bucket techniques to create specific visual effects. The kiln activities will combine advanced fusing processes such as 'combing,' 'mosaic,' `reverse firing,' 'inlay' and `pate-de-verre' techniques. Pate-de-Verre is an ancient frit casting technique used to make sculptural and 3- dimensional glass objects. Crushed glass is placed in special molds and fired until it becomes solid. Time will also be spent exploring the latest advances in kiln forming techniques such as glass clay, cold combing and liquid stringer techniques. This class will cover investment and mold making materials, types of glass, compatibility, kiln firing schedules, annealing and using enamels in cast glass. Students will also have hands-on experience using a torch and the Murphy Fire Bucket, a 21500 furnace used to do the molten glass dance. We will start by making twists and stringers to get a feel for the process then advance to pattern bars and eventually paper weights. Gil's informative and humorous banter makes this class an educational delight. This is a great class to take if you want to move beyond the basic 'cut, stack and fire' approach to fusing. This is a guaranteed exciting weekend for those with all levels of glass experience. During the 36 years he has worked in art glass, Gil Reynolds has gained worldwide recognition as a leading innovator of fusing and kiln forming and other hot glass techniques. He is the author of The Fused Glass Handbook, a step-by-step guide to learning the art of fusing. He has been widely published in such art glass journals as "Glass Art Magazine," "Professional Stained Glass," "Stained Glass Patterns Quarterly," the Corning Museum of Glass "New Glass Review 7" and he also writes the "Kiln Crafting" column for Stained Glass News. Gil has lectured extensively in the U.S. and has conducted kiln forming and Fire Bucket seminars in Japan, The Netherlands, Canada and Italy. The artwork of Gil Reynolds can be found in numerous private and public collections, including Ohbayahsi-Gumi, Ltd., Tokyo Japan; A.Pfann, Hilversum Holland and "Percent for Art" commissions for Oregon and Washington states.
3 50307 Dec 4 - Dec 6 10:00am - 4:00p FSU AGF MAIN OH Jenkins, Sharrion
CRFX 3026 Dichroic Jewelry
(8.0 hours/$225.00/$3.50 Insurance)
Demystify beautiful dichroic glass and how to work with it. We will teach you the best ways to get the most from the glass. Some of the techniques taught are etching, inclusions, decals, and cabochons. Students will learn how to finish their pieces and create beautiful and unique jewelry. Class fee includes all materials, supplies, findings, and firings. Tools will be provided. Closed toe shoes required.
4 97903 Nov 14 9:00am - 6:00p S AGF MAIN OH Jenkins, Sharrion
CRFX 3028 Plate Making I
(10.0 hours/$225.00/$3.50 Insurance)
In this introduction to plate making you will make four medium size fused and slumped plates. These plates will all be very different in shape and design in order to introduce you to the many techniques available for slumping and fusing. This five week class will introduce you to cutting circles, full fusing, tack fusing, and fiber paper mold making techniques. Discussion of basic firing characteristics and design theory will be covered along with demonstrations and hands-on workshop activity. Closed toe shoes are required.
x 97901 Oct 22 - Nov 19 6:30pm - 8:30p Th AGF MAIN OH Jenkins, Sharrion
CRFX 3036 Stained Glass-Copper Foil Technique
(12.5 hours/$150.00/$3.50 Insurance)
Learn the basics of stained glass in this introductory hands-on class! Classes are taught in the working art studio of artisans Barry DeCola & Alexandra Eusebi. Each student will learn the skills to complete a beautiful panel, including glass cutting, grinding, soldering, and finishing following the copper foil method (derived by Tiffany). No previous experience with glass is required. All tools and necessary equipment will be provided for use.
Please bring $50 for materials to first class. 5 meetings.
3 98211 Sep 5 - Oct 3 10:00am -12:30p S DES MAIN Staff
x 98212 Oct 10 - Nov 7 10:00am -12:30p S DES MAIN Staff
6 98213 Nov 14 - Dec 12 10:00am -12:30p S DES MAIN Staff
CRFX 3087 Quilting with Glass
(8.0 hours/$195.00/$3.50 Insurance)
Combine your love of glass and quilting in this fun class. Create four 6" individual quilt blocks, or combine them into one 12" square fused glass quilt which can be used as wall displays. Represent the look of hand quilting by cutting many small shapes, or concentrate on color blocking by using larger pieces - it's up to you! We have reference books with hundreds of quilt block designs to choose from, or you may bring your own. In this class you will learn how to use the Morton Glass Shop system to make precise, easily duplicated cuts. Class fee includes glass and firings. Tools will be provided. Closed toe shoes are required.
x 97902 Oct 20 - Nov 10 6:30pm - 8:30p T AGF MAIN OH Jenkins, Sharrion
CRFX 3088 Painterly Effects on Glass
(8.0 hours/$195.00/$3.50 Insurance)
Would you like to be able to create images on glass? Learn how to paint a still life, landscape, or abstract with a variety of non-toxic paints, crayons, and pencils from an artist with over 25 years of experience. You will be taught how to layer images to create depth and perspective. No glass cutting is required, however, you may enhance the images you create by cutting and placing different colors of sheet glass in your design. Come prepared to reveal your inner artist! No previous painting skills are required, but may be helpful. Class fee includes materials and firings. Tools will be provided. Closed toe shoes are required.
x 97907 Oct 7 - Oct 28 6:30pm - 8:30p W AGF MAIN Staff
CRFX 3096 Glass Blowing for Fun
(21.0 hours/$200.00/$3.50 Insurance/$700.00 Material)
This course will cover the basic skills needed to work with hot glass. Students will learn the craft of off hand glass blowing starting with basic glass working skills building up to blowing. Students can expect to make beads, bottle stoppers, paperweights, and ornaments over the course of this class. No experience needed. Email RChotglass@gmail.com with questions.
5 97904 Sep 6 - Oct 18 9:00am -12:00p U ESE TBA OH Jenkins, Sharrion
CRFX 3098 Printing On Glass
(16.0 hours/$495.00/$3.50 Insurance)
Have you always wanted to add text to glass? Do you long to add
graphic images or your photography to your glass? Come learn an easy
affordable technique for printing on glass taught by the innovative
artist who developed it. Do not be intimidated you do not need
expensive equipment or access to a printing press in order to be able
to transfer images or print to your glasswork! Add a new dimension to
your work. Create layers of images using powdered glass and a few
printing supplies. This class is lots of fun and you will find
yourself inspired to explore different avenues with your fusing!
Carrie Iverson is a printmaker, painter, and glass artist. She earned
her BFA at Yale, and her MFA at the School of the Art Institute in
Chicago. She is a featured guest instructor at Bullseye Glass in
Portland, Oregon and taught this method last spring at Pilchuck School
of Glass. Her work is in galleries and private collections around the
United States including MOMA and the Brooklyn Museum (NYC) and MCA and
the Art Institute (Chicago).
x 99171 Oct 17 - Oct 18 9:00am - 6:00p SU AGF MAIN Staff
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