Grand Marais Art Colony

September
Japanese Shibori: Wearable Art
Karen Rognsvoog
September 1-2: 2 days
Tuition: $150 / Supply Fee: $39
Shibori is a Japanese term meaning to bind, wrap,
fold, twist, stitch or clamp to create a design on
fabric. Students will learn the techniques used in
Shibori designs to create subtle and intriguing patterns by manipulating the
fabric, allowing dye to only partially penetrate the tightly compressed cloth.
Natural plant dyes will be used and the supplied scarves will be silk and 100%
cotton. The process can never be fully controlled, creating surprising works of art.
Studio Immersion
Hazel Belvo
September 4-12: 9 days
Tuition: $655
This workshop is designed to provide artists special attention with Hazel Belvo for
an intense week of independent studio time in a Master Class setting. This is an
advanced class for artists who are practiced and skilled in the formal language of
art. The application process requires review of a portfolio and a conversation with
Hazel Belvo to determine if this class is appropriate for your needs.
Stained Glass Panel
Peachie Schmid
September 8-9: 2 days
Tuition: $150 / Supply Fee: $72
Learn the copper foil method of stained glass while
crafting a beautiful panel using bevels and art
glass. Topics will include recognizing quality when
selecting art glass as well as many valuable tips and tricks to make your stained
glass experience fun and successful. Students will leave with valuable knowledge
and a beautiful stained glass panel to hang in your home.
Advanced Encaustic
Jeff Hirst
September 28-30: 3 days
Tuition: $285 / Supply Fee: $80
Photograph the
Fall Landscape
Linda Gammell
September 22-23: 2 days
Tuition: $150 / Supply Fee: $28
With autumnal light and color
as inspiration, learn to make better photographs by using the classic visual
elements of photography. Place and the landscape will be our subject matter
while exploring light, vantage point, spatial relationships, basic color theory,
and framing. Participants will complete a series of exercises to strengthen visual
awareness which will be edited and discussed as a class. Leave with 10 strong
photographs. Please be familiar with operating your digital camera (either SLR or
point-and-shoot models).
This class is designed for those who have
worked with hot wax and want to take
their work to the next level. Focus will be on each student’s artistic vision and
determining the best encaustic approaches and techniques to achieve that vision.
Each student will work on two to three larger pieces that push the medium and
arrive at completed work. Ongoing critiques, both formal and informal, will take
place to benefit each student and the class as a whole.
Totems, Temples & Talismans:
Transfer Dye Collage
Kimber Olson
September 29-30: 2 days
Tuition: $190 / Supply Fee: $33
Create a fiber art hanging using your own personal
printed collage imagery while learning about
transfer dyes. Begin by making a series of quick
improvisational drawings to generate imagery and
symbolism that will inspire your collage ideas. Small collages are constructed from
preprinted transfer dye papers and then sublimated to synthetic fibers using a heat
press. Once printed, students will arrange the collages into compositions, which
will be handstitched, wired and/or fused into a completed wall hanging.
Fall Colors in Oil
Neil Sherman
September 29-30 & October 1 (optional): 2 or 3 days
Tuition: $150/$225
Fall on the North Shore is arguably the most
spectacular season of the year, especially for outdoor
painters. Autumn colors extend for miles and they
can become overwhelming for the artist attempting to capture the fleeting scene.
This class for the beginner to experienced painter will focus on simplifying the
landscape to its basic elements: atmospheric progression of sunlight and shadow.
Particular emphasis will be placed on organizing the reds, yellows and oranges of
fall into an arrangement that has depth and impact.
Empty Bowls
Twelve percent of Cook County residents are hungry every month.
Therefore, each year the Art Colony organizes the Empty Bowls
Dinner, a community art fund-raiser for the local food shelf.
Make-a-Bowl for Empty Bowls
September 30–October 22
Every Sunday: 2pm
Every Monday: 7pm
Pre-register per session: $5
Help us make bowls to donate
to this event. Participants will
learn to make two different
kinds of bowls: a hand-built
and a wheel-thrown. Make-a-
Bowl is open to all levels and ages. Get muddy, learn
new skills and have fun - all for a good cause. Register
early as space is limited.
Paint-a-Bowl for Empty Bowls
October 27: 10am-2pm
Drop-in Fee: $5
Paint colorful glazes onto pre-made bowls to donate
to the event. Paint-a-Bowl is open to all levels and
ages. A fun family experience that benefits a good
cause. No registration necessary.
Empty Bowls Dinner & Silent Auction:
Thursday, November 8
(218) 387-2737 arts@boreal.org
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