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LEE WEBSTER
/ 16mm Direct Animation
- Bio
- Lee Webster was born in Philadelphia, PA and currently lives and works in Austin, TX. Her practice incorporates film, video, installation and public projects. Her work has been shown at Art House at the Jones Center, Sofa Gallery, Domy Books, and Co-lab in Austin, Sarah Lawrence College in New York, and Danger Danger Gallery in Philadelphia. Her films have been included in screenings at Box 13 in Houston, Portland Oregon Women's Film Festival, Women and Their Work, as part of a special screening for the Texas Biennial and as part of the Fusebox Festival in Austin, TX. Her work as a video designer for theater has won recognition by the Austin Critics Table. She is a working artist, teacher and a founding member of the video art collective, Austin Video Bee.
- Class
- Join Austin filmmaker, Lee Webster to make a collaborative film. We will draw, paint, etch and collage directly on 16mm film to create beautiful and rhythmic animations. Cameraless, or direct, animation is the practice of applying materials directly to clear 16mm leader or developed film. The result is gorgeous, abstract animations that are filled with surprising life and movement. We will use found objects from nature: leaves, feathers, and insect wings, as well as transparencies, lighting gels, film negatives, inks, stamps, and more to manipulate our film. In the weeks after the workshop, Lee will scan in the film and send each class member a digital copy of the beautiful, finished work.
- Tools
- 16mm film, transparencies, ink, stamps, found objects, splicers, light box, projectors
- When
- Upcoming - Sign up to be notified when the date is set.
- Where
- East Austin
- Age
- Open to girls and women, 10 and up
- Cost
- $45.00
- Site
- leewebster.com
STACEY BLACKMAN
/ DIY Printmaking
- Bio
- Stacey Blackman is an artist educator who founded ScHoolHouse Austin to offer skill based workshops in the fine arts, creative culture and design for both children and adults. She studied at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and the Aegean Center for Fine Arts in Greece. Stacey believes the practice of creating can bring about a new way of experiencing and engaging the world around us. Create happy!
- Class
- Do you love art and want to learn a new form of generating multiples of your favorite images? This 2 1/2 hour workshop is project based and designed to introduce students to new forms of printmaking that can be reproduced at home. Students will learn the basics of printmaking from creating an original plate to producing a clean print.
- Tools
- Water based printing inks, brayers, and a selection of paper and fabric.
- When
- Upcoming - Sign up to be notified when the date is set.
- Where
- Stacey's studio in East Austin
- Age
- Women and girls 16 and up
- Cost
- $45
- Studio
- schoolhouseaustin.com
LEAH OVERSTREET
/ Portrait Photography
- Bio
- I began my career working as a photographer for the Smithsonian's National Zoo in D.C. After moving to NYC, I worked in the photo departments of GQ, Vogue, Men's Journal and MTV Networks. These diverse backgrounds of fashion, celebrity, and adventure, helped me become a more thoughtful and creative photographer.
- Class
- In this 3.5 hour workshop students will learn the basics of making great portraits. We will cover studio portrait lighting, including Rembrandt lighting. We will explore the elements of composition and creating environmental portraits with natural and strobe light.
- Tools
- Digital camera, strobe, reflectors, flash drives
- When
- Upcoming - Sign up to be notified when the date is set.
- Where
- Leah's studio in East Austin
- Age
- Women and girls 14 and up
- Cost
- $54
- Studio
- leahoverstreet.com
TERUKO & TAHILA
/ Imprinting the Marfa Light, Fabric Cyanotypes
- Teruko
- Teruko Nimura is an Austin based artist who creates mixed media installations and sculptures exploring ideas of collective efforts, Asian customs, and personal history using ceramics, plaster, fabric, paper, wax, wood, and other materials.
- Tahila
- Tahila Shireem Chavez Mintz is a documentary photographer, videographer and consultant experienced in working for non-profit organizations. Her focus is educational uplift, cross cultural respect and bridge building.
- Class
- Join Austin artists Teruko Nimura and Tahila Mintz to create your own prayer flag, wall hanging, or tea towel, using specially prepared fabric and the greatest of sources, The Sun. We will go back to the very origins of photography as we know it, to the cyanotype. Each of us will paint with the light of the landscape, creating deep tones of blue, and imprinting found objects and drawings into the fabric.
- Tools
- Light sensitive fabric, scavenged objects, vellum, embroidery thread, beads, the sun.
- When
- Upcoming - Sign up to be notified when the date is set.
- Where
- TBD
- Age
- Open to all gender identities, 16 and up
- Cost
- $45.00
- Sites
- Art Crush - Teruko Nimura / shireemimaging.com
NATALIE DAVIS
/ Leather Workshop with Canoe
- Bio
- Natalie Davis is a designer, artist, and educator. In 2007 she launched Miss Natalie, a collection of home accessories and kids' goods, featuring best sellers like the heirloom growth chart and wooden apple boxes. Her work has been showcased on Design*Sponge, Apartment Therapy, Sunset, and Whole Living, among other publications. Inspired by her move to Austin, Natalie launched Canoe, a line of hand tooled leather accessories. In 2011 she produced five pop up shops and began blogging at Tool & Tack, which highlights artisans and rebels of all kinds.
- Class
- Join Natalie Davis of Canoe and Feliz to experience an introduction to leatherworking, using your new skills to tool a personalized leather keychain. You will learn the basics of leatherwork: selecting the right leather weight for different design projects, using tools to stamp leather, how to case leather, and basic construction with rivets. Natalie will share her experience as a member of the Longhorn Trail Leather Guild and guide you with resources to continue exploring leathercraft. Leave the workshop with a fabulous leather keychain.
- Tools
- Leather shears, tooling knives, irons, grommets and hammer.
- When
- Upcoming - Sign up to be notified when the date is set.
- Where
- TBD
- Age
- Open to all gender identities, 16 and up
- Cost
- $75.00
- Shop
- Canoe
- Blog
- ToolandTack
JODI BROWNSTEIN
/ Making Awesome Things With Metal
- Bio
- I am an artist who has been making and selling my own handcrafted jewelry since the age of 8. My art has become not just my passion, but also my life's work, and I am thrilled to share it with you. I have spent the past few decades honing and developing my own versatile style of jewelry using sterling silver, 18- and 22-karat gold, semiprecious and precious gems, and many different kinds of minerals and stones. I have always been drawn to rare and unique stones in nature, and I pride myself on finding the most strikingly beautiful specimens to use in my pieces.
- Class
- I make pieces like this for myself as a reminder of my path, what I am seeking in life, or just to remember what matters. The physicality of shaping, hammering, stamping my intention into the metal makes my final product that much more meaningful. Getting to share this process with others is so very worthwhile. In this workshop, I will lead a silversmithing project, wherein attendees will design and create a dog tag styled pendant. We will saw out simple shapes, learn how to stamp, texture, file, sand, and if desired, oxidize the pieces, which will then be hung on chain, leather, or (possibly) beads to be worn close to the heart. Creativity, love, heartfelt moments, and play are most certainly required.
- Tools
- Jewelry hammers, drill press, flex shaft, bench pins, and/or rolling mill.
- When
- Upcoming - Sign up to be notified when the date is set.
- Where
- TBA
- Age
- TBA
- Cost
- $180 - includes 20g silver, copper, chain, leather, everything needed to create the piece.
- Site
- jodiraedesigns.com
JENNIE TUDOR GRAY
/ Altered Books Workshop
- Bio
- Jennie Tudor Gray, named after children's author Tasha Tudor, is an Artist and Arts Educator living in Austin, TX. She graduated magna cum laude from Texas State University with a BFA in Studio Art and All Level Teaching Certification and is passionate about using creative arts education as a method of social change. She enjoys making art out of old books, ephemera, old photos, & found objects.
- Class
- Learn how to create your own unique Altered book artwork with upcycled vintage books from the 1890's to 1980's, miscellaneous ephemera, lost and found photographs, found objects, and other mixed media including drawing, painting, and printmaking. Class will cover a variety of materials and techniques in both 2D and 3D formats. Materials provided but feel free to bring any of your own mementos to incorporate into your artwork as well.
- Tools
- Vintage books, miscellaneous ephemera, old photographs, found objects, mixed media including drawing, painting, printmaking and more!
- When
- Upcoming - Sign up to be notified when the date is set.
- Where
- The Austin Center for Design
- Age
- Women and girls 11 and up
- Cost
- $54.00
- Studio
- jennietudorgray.com
JULIA WARD
/ Sandalmaking Workshop
KATY DOUGHARTY
/ Stained Glass Design
- Bio
- Howdy folks!! I'm Katy and I LOVE art. A foundation in drawing, painting, sculpture and education has translated uniquely into my original glass design. I'm excited to be opening my studio doors to new students also in LOVE with art and curious about glass.
- Class
- Cut, grind, foil, solder, frame: The five foundational steps to creating your own stained glass panel (using the copper foil method) will be covered in this course. This is a class for the beginning beginner that teachers patience, dexterity, accuracy and color theory. By the end of our workshop, you'll have your own "Window Pendant" to hang proudly at home, or give as a hand-crafted gift.
- Tools
- Glass cutter, running pliers, diamond bit grinder, soldering iron
- When
- Upcoming - Sign up to be notified when the date is set
- Where
- Kdougharty Glass Studio
- Age
- Women and girls 15 and up
- Cost
- $58
- Studio
- kdougharty.com
LISA CHOUINARD
/ Learn to Make Soap
- Bio
- Speaker at the Handcrafted Soapmakers Guild, Texas Soapmakers Association & Winner of Education and Craft awards from Maker Faire Bay Area.
- Class
- Learn to make soap with Lisa and leave with a bar of your own.
- Tools
- Professional soap melter, natural soap base, soap colorant, fragrances, re-usable individual soap molds, many, many toys to choose from, stirring implements, containers in which to mix the soap before it goes into the mold, "Handmade By:" card for each soap, all the other items needed to craft a bar of soap.
- When
- Upcoming - Sign up to be notified when the date is set.
- Where
- TBA
- Age
- Girls 4-16
- Cost
- $30.00
- Studio
- fetosoap.com
- Shop
- fetosoap.com/shop
CHRISTINE FAIL
/ Basics of setting up an Etsy shop
- Bio
- With her BFA in studio art, designer Christine Fail's background is firmly rooted in art and design. After 5 years working for two internationally renowned jewelry designers, selling to the country's top retailers, and working directly with customers Christine decided to realize all of her experience and expertise in her own vision. Schatzelein, her retail endeavor, is the fist half of that vision and fail, her line of handmade jewelry, is the second. Each piece is delicately handcrafted in sterling silver and 14K gold-fill in Christine's Austin Texas studio. Christine employs classic metalsmithing technique such as hand forging to form and shape delicate wire. Forging gives wire strength, resiliency, and a soft organic texture that allows the hand of the artist to be present in each piece. Fail jewelry is intentionally lightweight, fluid, and wearable.
- Class
- Learn how to put together a cohesive collection, price, photograph, and market it through Etsy and similar online platforms.
- Tools
- Etsy, Paypal, digital camera, iPhoto, product photography
- When
- Upcoming - Sign up to be notified when the date is set.
- Where
- TBA
- Age
- Girls 16-19
- Cost
- $10.00
- Studio
- failjewelry.com
- Shop
- schatzeleinaustin.com
JEANNIE VIANNEY
/ Learn to make simple hand stamped metal jewelry
- Bio
- Jeannie Vianney, winner of Texas' Next Top Designer 2011, is a Computer Science graduate turned jewelry designer living in Austin, TX. She launched her first collection in 2005, with online sales and boutiques to quickly follow. Her pieces have been featured in numerous publications such as Lucky Magazine, DailyCandy, Washington Post, and many more. Her signature style of lace cast metal jewelry exude a modern vintage feel.
- Class
- Learn to stamp on sterling silver and copper discs and take home your very own creation that day! You'll learn basic stamping techniques, using jewelry hand tools, and the process of oxidation.
- Tools
- hammers, metal stamps, oxidation.
- When
- Upcoming - Sign up to be notified when the date is set.
- Where
- TBA
- Age
- Women and girls 11 and up
- Cost
- $72.00
- Studio
- byjeannie.com
MAURA AMBROSE
/ dyeing fabric with organic locally foraged dyes
- Bio
- Folk Fibers is the creation of Maura Grace Ambrose. Maura was educated in Textile Design & Fiber Arts at Savannah College of Art and Design. She devoted a few years to traveling, working with preschools, and organic farms. Now she is bringing it all together!
- Class
- Learn traditional fabric dyeing techniques using organically grown, harvested, and foraged natural dyes from around Austin, TX.
- Tools
- Indigo, Cochineal, Walnut Hulls, and Onion Skins.
- When
- Upcoming - Sign up to be notified when the date is set.
- Where
- TBA
- Age
- TBA
- Cost
- TBA
- Studio
- folkfibers.com
- Etsy
- mauragraceambrose.etsy.com
CAROLINE WRIGHT
/ process-based painting.
- Bio
- Caroline Wright is a painter and a cellist, and finds the disciplines to instruct each other. Wright's paintings are both exuberant and contemplative, merging aspects of music, movement, and landscape. With drippy acrylics and inks on surfaces as varied as rice paper, paper bags, and fabric, Wright uses painting to slow down and connect to the rhythm underlying life. She also enjoys collaborating with musicians, dancers, and filmmakers, to explore how these art forms overlap.
- Class
- Learn techniques for process-based paintings, where you'll be encouraged to respond to your own instincts.
- Tools
- Acrylic paint, brushes, paper bags, rice paper.
- When
- Upcoming - Sign up to be notified when the date is set.
- Where
- Caroline's Studio in East Austin
- Age
- TBA
- Cost
- TBA
- Studio
- carolinewrightart.com
- Shop
- carolinewrightart.com/purchase
CALLEN THOMPSON
/ Pattern Making, from Original Painting to Digital Print
- Bio
- Callen Thompson is an artist and textile designer living in Austin, Texas. She studied art at Dartmouth College and Cranbrook Academy of Art. Callen was born in Melrose, Florida, a sleepy town with 27 lakes and one stoplight. She was raised in the woods, in a house her parents built by hand. As a sixth-generation Floridian, Callen was taught by her grandmother to always respect the land, especially in a state that cedes often to the interests of development. Her work reflects this love for the land through abstracted desert spaces, mountains, and biomorphic patterning. She aims to visually knit geographies of memory based on human experiences on the land.
- Class
- Learn the methods Callen uses to create and print textile patterns from her drawings and paintings. Spend the first hour playing with sumie and watercolors on paper. Let it dry while having tea & eating lunch. Spend the next two hours learning how to use Photoshop to play with repeating patterns from your original. Print a small test print, and leave with a digital file to have printed onto fabric or paper!
- Tools
- Tools for the class will include: Sumie ink, paper, watercolors, Photoshop, EPSON large-format printer.
- When
- Upcoming - Sign up to be notified when the date is set
- Where
- Callen's Studio in the Bouldin Creek neighborhood of South Austin
- Age
- Open to all gender identities, ages 11 and up
- Cost
- $60.00
- Studio
- callenthompson.com
- Etsy
- calliehelen.etsy.com
ELIZABETH CHILES
/ Storytelling Through Photography
- Bio
- Elizabeth Chiles is a photographer and professor of art at University of Texas at Austin. She combines elements of landscape to create bodies of photographs that speak to the experience of particular places and times. Her work was included in Austin Museum of Art's New Art in Austin: 15 to Watch in 2010 and was featured in the 2010 Texas Biennial.
- Class
- This 3 1/2 hour workshop will entail: Making pictures in a beautiful environment and working with them to sequence a group that can convey a story and tell of your unique experience in a place. I will be working with you one on one to achieve this and we will look at excellent examples of successful photographers with a skill at storytelling through pictures!
- Tools
- a digitial camera of any kind, a cord to download images and a flash drive
- When
- Upcoming - Sign up to be notified when the date is set
- Where
- Starting at Elizabeth's Studio and walking around Terry Town
- Age
- Girls 11-19
- Cost
- $40.00
- Studio
- elizabethchiles.com
ANN ARMSTRONG
/ The History of (Street) Art
- Bio
- Ann Armstrong is an architect, artist, and welder. Her current projects include: ephemeral street art, murals, furniture, and sculptural bike racks.
- Class
- Most people hear "street art" and think "graffiti," but it's much more than that! Informal public art has been around since the time of cave paintings to the present day. It can take the form of murals, mosaics, stencils, stickers, sculpture, posters, and even video or light projections. It can be made with typical materials like paint, paper, wood and metal, or materials as ephemeral as mud, water, leaves and shadows. And it can be beautiful, bold, surprising, subtle, thought-provoking, joyful, or inspiring! Join artist and architect Ann Armstrong for a session that will begin with a review and discussion of street art through the ages to help each of us with brainstorming, designing and then producing our own stencil. Then we'll try it out and make our own street art with impermanent natural materials!
- Tools
- Exacto blade, cutting mat, sharpie
- Materials
- mylar, empty cereal boxes
- When
- Upcoming - Sign up to be notified when the date is set.
- Where
- The Austin Center for Design on the East side
- Age
- Women and girls 14 and up
- Cost
- $25.00
- Where
- Austin Center for Design - 1201 Hackberry St. Austin, Texas 78702
- Studio
- ann-made.org | urbanlandart.org
ANNA GIESELMAN
/ Jewelry making; elegant hoops and beads
- Bio
- Rarefactions jewelry is designed and hand crafted by Anna Gieselman out of her studio in east Austin. When she is not designing and producing jewelry she can be found teaching yoga, swimming at Barton Springs and enjoying life!
- Class
- Learn to make your own simple beaded hoop earrings as well as bead and wire necklaces.
- Tools
- Wire snips, flat nosed pliers, beading wire, beading crimps
- When
- Upcoming - Sign up to be notified when the date is set.
- Where
- Bob Weaver Jewelry Studio in South Austin
- Age
- Girls 12-19
- Cost
- $48.00
- Where
- TBA
- Studio
- rarewears.com
JEN MOULTON
/ Textile Jewelry
- Bio
- Jen Moulton thoroughly enjoys her time as a jewelry designer but is always dabbling and researching other forms of art. Often, she becomes obsessed with learning how something is made and tirelessly researches it until she figures it out. This is how she learned to make fabric flowers.
Jen has a liberal arts degree in Psychology. She will release her F/W 12 collection in September 2012.
- Class
- Learn how to make 5 unique, hand-sewn fabric flowers. Once you learn the basics that we cover in class, you can apply those skills to make a bib necklace, a wedding bouquet, a brooch, a headband, shoe clips, a bracelet-- the possibilities are endless!
Each student will be able to make a cuff or brooch in class (~3 flowers). Each student will leave with fabric of their choice, templates, and a detailed booklet of instructions (with color pictures). All materials are included.
- Tools
- Fabric, sewing needles, thread, scissors, rhinestones/beads, ribbon, flame (this will be supervised carefully), iron, spray starch.
- When
- Upcoming - Sign up to be notified when the date is set.
- Where
- Jen's studio in South Austin (near Manchaca & Ben White)
- Age
- Women and girls 14 and up
- Cost
- $54.00
- Studio
- jennieclaire.com
- Shop
- shop.jennieclaire.com
