Workshops
Students take a deep-dive with master artists in these hands-on, intensive programs. Workshops are scheduled at regular intervals throughout the year.
3 Day Homemaking Gone Awry: Sewn Glass with Susan Taylor Glasgow
Susan Taylor Glasgow will share her unique style of sewing glass components together to make complex and exciting objects. In this multi-day workshop, students will learn pattern making, and advanced cutting skills*. We'll work with traditional hand glass cutting tools and also glass saws and Dremels, all while building a 3-dimensional house!
*Students need experience with cutting sheet glass.
Note: We will have a lunch break on Saturday and Sunday; please bring your own brown bag lunch for those days.
ARTIST BIO: Glasgow grew up in Duluth, Minnesota. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a BFA in Design. Her sculptures are included in the collections of the Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR, the Alexander Tutsek Foundation, Münich, Germany, the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburg, PA, the Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA and the Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ. Susan Taylor-Glasgow lives and works in Columbia, Missouri.
Each sewn glass sculpture starts out as a flat sheet of glass. In her previous life, Glasgow was a professional dressmaker and seamstress, so had created a comfortable understanding about how to take a flat sheet of material and give it form. In her sculptures, each glass panel is cut from a pattern designed to match the form for which it was made. To establish the three-dimensional shape and holes, each section of the glass is kiln-fired several times. The imagery is embedded into the glass by sandblasting, and then by rubbing glass enamels into the blasted area to create the black and gray photo-like quality. The components are then re-fired to 1250 degrees to melt the enamel into the glass. Once cooled, the sections are finally sewn together. Depending on the complexity of the vessel or sculpture, the entire creative process may take two to four weeks to complete.
Artist website: http://www.taylorglasgow.com/category/available-work/
Dates: Friday, January 9 (4-7pm), Saturday, January 10 (9am-5pm), Sunday, January 11 (9am-5pm)
Instructor: Susan Taylor Glasgow
Location: Groundworks MAIN (3750 Canfield St.)
Cost: $400
Ages: 16+
2 Day Korean Wheel throwing Masterclass with Kwak Kyungtae
Join us for an intensive 2-day masterclass where Teacher Kwak will share and teach the traditional techniques of Korean wheel throwing in a focused and engaging format. Classes will be taught by Teacher Kwak with his two apprentices, providing an excellent teacher to student ratio. Experience a unique and immersive opportunity designed for pottery enthusiasts.
An Exclusive Masterclass Led by Teacher Kwak
This masterclass welcomes participants of all skill levels, from beginners to advanced potters. While the core curriculum is accessible to everyone, we provide personalized 1:1 guidance to cater to each individual’s level and aspirations throughout the class.
This course distills the essence of Korean throwing philosophy and deconstructs each step in the making process to provide a clear, direct, and repeatable framework for participants to follow. Participants are encouraged to ask questions and will be given the opportunity to see the master demonstrate a form they are interested in outside of our curriculum.
Class will meet 10:00am-5:30pm with a break for lunch each day
Workshop cost covers all materials and tools.
Learn more about Kwak Kyungtae at:
https://www.instagram.com/kwakkyungtae/?hl=en
Dates: Feb. 16 - Feb. 17
Instructor: Kwak Kyungtae
Location: Groundworks EAST (3063 E. Sterling Cir.)
Cost: $850
Ages: 16+
