peters valley school of craft 2015 workshop selection

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EXPLORE YOUR CREATIVE POTENTIAL AT PETERS VALLEY SCHOOL OF CRAFT

Peters Valley School of Craft is located within the picturesque Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. This setting creates a unique opportunity for immersion learning. Nestled in the midst of the beauty are state of the art studios with workshops run by professional artists from around the country. Each studio is managed by a Department Head or Seasonal Artist Fellow, assisted by a volunteer studio assistant.

A typical 5-day workshop session begins on Friday at 9:00am with check-in between 8:15 and 8:45am at the office. Students may arrive the evening before if staying on campus and dinner is available for purchase in the Dining Hall. Classes continue through Tuesday, running 9am to 5pm each day. Studios are generally open at night until about 10pm (this varies by studio) if students would like to continue to work. Studio clean-up takes place at 3pm on the last day of the workshop.

Participants range in age from 18 to 80, beginner through advanced, from all walks of life. All studios break for meals at the same time and everyone comes together to share in their experience. Visiting other studios in the evening is encouraged and Friday night instructor presentations give everyone an incredible insight into the process and work of all of the visiting artists. Weekly auctions are held on Mondays at 1pm and all of the money raised goes to support the studio assistants while raising money to purchase new equipment for the studios.

As the former hamlet of Bevans, our dormitories, studios, dining hall, office and gallery are housed in mostly historic farm houses and structures. Peters Valley School of Craft is committed to being accessible to all of our students. However, the terrain at the Valley is natural and some of the historic buildings are only partially accessible. Paths and driveways are not paved. If you need special assistance, please indicate your needs with your workshop application. At least two weeks notice must be given when requesting special assistance so that we have time to accommodate your needs.

Please visit our website or call us for complete information on lodging, meals, transportation or any other questions you may have. We look forward to seeing you on campus!

Peters Valley School of Craft is working together with five participating craft schools – Arrowmont, Haystack, Penland and Pilchuck – to feature the benefits of intensive studio experiences offered by our immersion workshops. To find out more about the Craft School Experience visit www.craftschools.us where you will find videos, artists stories and more.

Peters Valley School of Craft www.petersvalley.org19 Kuhn Road, Layton, NJ 07851 | 973-948-5200 | [email protected]

Table of Contents

BLACKSMITHING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 5

CERAMICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 11

FIBERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 - 18

FINE METALS & JEWELRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 - 25

PHOTOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 - 29

SPECIAL TOPICS & GLASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 - 37

WOODWORKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 - 44

EVENTS & CAMPUS INFORMATION . . . . . . 45 - 46

SCHOLARSHIPS & OPPORTUNITITES . . . . . . . . 47

PETERS VALLEY CORE VALUES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

“Enriching lives through the learning, appreciation and practice of the art of fine craft.”

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Beginners at the ForgeJohn HuckinsMay 16 - 17Explore all basic skills needed to pursue the craft of blacksmithing in this introductory level class. You will learn about coal fire management, hammer control and forging techniques such as drawing out, upsetting, punching, slitting, and drifting. You can expect to complete a small project that has samples of several techniques. Beginner

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Beginner’s BlacksmithingSam SalvatiMay 23 - 24This workshop will provide you with a wonderful introduction into the amazing world of blacksmithing. Participants will learn the basic techniques from tapers to scrolls, bending, forming, hot punching and drifting, hot cutting, basics of tool usage and selection from hammers to tongs to anvils and vises! Expect to leave with a baseline understanding of hot forging of steel, coal forge maintenance and tool use. Beginner


Intro to Blacksmithing through Forging MultiplesAndy Upright & Ann KlickaMay 29 - June 2Whether creating an object for production or an architectural element, creating multiples is a founding principle for the blacksmith. In this workshop participants will pick, explore and forge a shape. Techniques to be covered include tending a coal fire, tapering, spreading, upsetting, bending, cutting, punching, slitting, and drifting. By exploring different paths to achieve similar ends, diversity in scale, and nuance in shape, participants will learn basic hand hammer skills. Beginner


Introduction to BladesmithingMatthew ParkinsonJune 5 - 9Participants will learn the fundamentals of bladesmithing including; forging the blade to shape, heat treating, grinding, finishing, polishing the blade and finally crafting a handle. Many styles and methods of construction will be covered, along with the advantages and disadvantages of each. Participants can expect to complete at least one knife and may complete more depending on skill level. Beginner to Intermediate


Forging for the HomeJacob BrownJune 12 - 16Using traditional methods of forging and joinery, participants will learn techniques necessary to produce spoons, ladles, spatulas, trivets, candleholders and fireplace tools. One will also have the opportunity to explore making garden tools like hand rakes and trowels with a variety of materials such as mild steel, tool steel, copper or brass. The more advanced or ambitious will be free to endeavor into larger projects like coat racks, pot racks, grill-works or fireplace cranes for example. You must have previous forging experience for this workshop. Intermediate to Advanced


Craft Yourself Online! Ennis Carter, Social Impact StudiosJune 13 - 14Please see “Special Topics” on page 32 for the full workshop description.

The SwordSam SalvatiJune 19 - 23Are you intrigued by the legends of the past? THE SWORD, double edged in both reality and philosophy, has been a weapon of pride used to protect and conquer for thousands of years.

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Sword making techniques are elusive and will be revealed in this specialized workshop. The focus will be on the forging, grinding, tooling and the techniques involved with making the archetypal European Single Handed Cruciform Style Sword. Information on historic techniques of hilting and mounting the handle will be covered. Participants need to have intermediate forging skills to participate in the class. Intermediate to Advanced


Blacksmithing/Sculpture-Plus!Paige Hamilton DavisJune 26 - 30This will be a great class for learning a lot of basic blacksmithing techniques and taking some time to practice what you may already know. Bring ideas and drawings for small pieces and together we will problem solve, with plenty of individual attention to help you achieve your project. There will be demos and a wealth of information shared. Come and enjoy the challenge of a blacksmith shop – fire and soot, hammer and anvil, welding, riveting, forming, and much more. Participants will develop solid skills, a piece or two and a sense of the vast application of smithing. Beginner to Intermediate


Basic Blacksmithing Jacob BrownJuly 3 - 5Learn the basic techniques used to forge metal

with a hammer and anvil while making a few small projects. Topics covered will include; coal forge maintenance, hammering techniques, use of tongs, anvils, vises. Hands on work will teach you to create tapers to scrolls, bending, forming, hot punching, riveting and hot cutting. Expect to leave with basic skills and an understanding of forging hot steel. If you have prior experience this class will help you refresh and refine your forging skills. Beginner to Advanced Beginner


Brace Yourself!Peter RossJuly 17 - 21In this workshop participants will make a cage head brace and several wood cutting center bits. Based on antique examples, the cage head is an all iron brace suitable for rougher use than a joiner’s brace. The project will involve some careful forging, file fitting and assembly, and will provide ample opportunity for the inclusion of decorative elements. We will cover good forging methods, basic bench skills such as filing techniques, small mortise and tenon construction, file decoration, and hardening and tempering of the bits. This project can be done without forge welding but solid forging skills will be necessary to make the parts fit. Intermediate to Advanced


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Basic Rhino Training for 3D PrintingDarlene Farris-LaBarJuly 17 - 21Please see “Special Topics” on page 34 for the full workshop description.

Volume and FormMaegan CrowleyJuly 24 - 28This course is designed to stimulate your metal vocabulary. We will be forging structural materials; learning the tricks of forging pipe, tubing, and channel and will see how hot and cold sheet forming techniques can be applied. Pattern making and layout methods will be discussed as participants use sheet metal to achieve volume. You will then have the opportunity to combine techniques to create your own forms. Fabrication methods including Oxy/acetylene welding, MIG welding, brazing, and torch cutting will be demonstrated. There will be an emphasis on individual expression as Maegan will work with each participant to assist with the development personal representations of form. Bring a

sketchbook and an open mind. Advanced Beginner to Intermediate


Pattern Welded Steel for Blades & OtherwiseJames VisteJuly 31 - August 4This course will provide a general overview of pattern development history and practice from beginning through advanced. In it, we will cover the re-purposing of materials for billets as well as processing of commonly used contemporary raw materials. Participants can plan on producing a pattern welded blade as well as material for future projects. Those interested in patterned steel for objects other than blades (i.e. jewelry, hardware etc.) are certainly welcome. There will be fire, there will be fun, and there will be sparks from the hammer and anvil and the grinder too. Students should have some forging experience. Advanced Beginner to Intermediate


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Forged FurnitureJohn RaisAugust 7 - 11This intensive will focus on the development of small furniture objects from the forge. We will use primarily heat, forging and forming techniques to define our designs in iron. We will also cover rivets, mortise in tenons, collars, and some fire welding. Design will come from inventive explorations mixed with historic decorative arts forms in iron. Projects may include small tables, stools, wall pieces and even vessels. Intermediate to Advanced


Forgings for MovementHaley WoodwardAugust 14 - 18This class will use basic forging methods to create a variety of moveable connections in steel. We will focus on forging the forms hot at the anvil, and will refine them using filing techniques and the drill press. Taking cues from industrial shapes, tools, and simple mechanisms, participants will forge yokes, pivots, levers, elbows, eyelets and pins to make an assortment of moveable connections that can be applied to sculptural or functional forms. The processes covered in making the parts will include; forge welding, tenons, punching, drifting, hot cutting, the isolation of mass, and the use of taps and dies. There will be an emphasis on creating forms that are functional, and embody informed aesthetic choices.Advanced Beginner to Intermediate


Contemporary ForgingMike RossiAugust 21 - 25This intensive will focus on gaining familiarity with the tools and techniques of blacksmithing and their application. Through introductory exercises and projects, each participant will gain the confidence to work independently in the studio. We will also cover finishing of metal-work and the introduction of color to surface. Plan on having fun, working hard, and leaving with 2-3 small finished pieces. Beginner


Arrow Heads…Daggers…and SpearsMace VitaleAugust 28 - September 1This class will focus on pointy objects... Participants will begin by making a few types of arrow heads using assorted forging techniques and will then learn how to grind and heat treat the metal objects. Once your are comfortable forging these small shapes we will take it to the next level and forge daggers....After that, we will move up to larger material and forge one of mans oldest self defense and hunting tools...the spear! There will be an emphasis on developing good forging techniques and accurate shapes. Beginner to Intermediate


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Introduction to Throwing on the WheelFrancine EpsteinMay 16 - 17The potter’s wheel is an amazing tool and takes some practice to master. Participants will learn to center, bring up an even wall of clay and create basic forms such as cups, cylinders and bowls. Through teacher demonstration and hands on assistance, you will be led through the basic skills necessary to create pleasing pots. Participants with a little experience will have specific questions answered to promote personal progress. In a warm and supportive atmosphere, the group will feel free to ask questions and take some risks and have some fun with the clay. Beginner


Approaches to Slab Built SculptureDan MolyneuxMay 23 - 25Dan will demonstrate the way he prepares slabs, methods of construction, architectural

considerations, as well as the strategies used to begin a sculpture. Participants will roll out slabs with rolling pins and assemble forms with basic scoring tools, and fettling knives. Ribs, wooden finishing tools, and rasp (shredding) tools will be helpful for finishing the surfaces. Participants will learn techniques to avoid cracks, reinforce attachments, and approaches to construction that will ensure ceramic works are architecturally sound. Intermediate experience with hand building is essential to get the most out of this course. Intermediate to Advanced


Introduction to Mold Making and Casting Ruth BorgenichtMay 29 - June 2Whether casting multiple functional pieces or hand-building an abstract sculpture, molds can be found in almost all ceramic studios. While molds can be made out of many different materials, plaster with its porosity and ability to capture minute details, has the most advantages. This workshop will cover the mixing of plaster


and making tile, texture and 2-piece molds. The artist will share her casting slip recipe (cone 6-10), how to mix it up and add colorants. Demonstrations will include casting into molds and nifty techniques using colored casting slip. Participants will have the opportunity to mix plaster, make their own molds as well as experiment with using casting slip and press molding. Students should bring in a variety of forms made of plastic, metal or leatherhard clay to cast. Ruth will work individually with the student to make molds from their models. Alternatively there will be bowl forms and textures provided for participants to experiment making molds from. Advanced Beginner to Advanced


Technical WoodfiringJustin LambertJune 5 - 9Utilizing the 2 chambered noborigama participants will focus on careful loading of the kiln to maximize the development of flame markings, and ash melt. During the woodfiring careful observations will be made on the atmospheric conditions, flame speed, and ash melt. Because stoking patterns and intensity are very important to the success of the firing, Justin will develop and explain systems to keep everyone in the firing crew on the same “game plan”. Students need no prior experience in woodfiring and will leave with a better understanding of what happens in a wood kiln and with firing knowledge

applicable to other wood kilns in the future. Please bring bisque-fired work (made of high temperature stoneware or porcelain) ready to fire for this workshop. Beginner to Intermediate


From Ordinary to ExtraordinaryMaureen MillsJune 12 - 16Transforming your ceramic work from good work to extraordinary work takes time, practice and consideration of design elements. Through demonstrations that begin on the wheel addressing composition of form, participants will develop a working process that brings basic forms to a new level. Examination of forms to determine appropriate surface treatment will follow as we continue to explore how the design elements and principles influence our choices. The primary focus will be on wheelwork but techniques will be suitable for handbuilding as well. Students should be competent in either wheelwork or handbuilding. Advanced Beginner to Intermediate



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Altering Pots & Firing in SaltSusan BeecherJune 19 - 23Refresh & improve your throwing skills while learning new methods for altering your round pots into squares, ovals and other forms. We will work on altering bowls, jars, plates, vases, bottles & more. Specially cut & added feet will also be explored. Different decorating techniques will be covered such as slip decorating, scrafitto, wax resist & stamping. Pots will be glazed & fired in the salt kiln! Advanced Beginner to Intermediate


Battle of the BurnBruce Dehnert & Steve CookJune 26 - 30Come join in the insanity when we light up the fast-fire wood, soda, raku, pit, and gas reduction kilns. This year’s pyromania features an instructor from the East Coast and the other from the West, who will help guide participants through learning how to fire all of these kilns. This workshop offers the opportunity to work with your own glazes and clay bodies and put your ideas to the test. You bring the bisqueware and we provide the heat. There will be a full range of temperatures and atmospheres explored. And if you’re just looking to get out of your studio for a week and have round-the-clock access to our full complement of studio space, equipment, and feedback on your work you can do that, too! Beginner and Beyond


Pottery on the WheelKristin MullerJuly 3 - 5Learn how to create pottery forms using the potter’s wheel. Participants with no experience will learn how to wedge, center, raise and shape clay into simple bowls, and vessel forms. If you have throwing experience you can refresh your skills and fine tune your throwing skills by learning more efficient ways of centering, raising, collaring and shaping clay to gain control of your wheel thrown pottery forms and increase production. Trimming, attaching handles, embellishing forms, design and composition will also be presented. Bring your ideas and or samples of your work. Beginner and Beyond


Cut & Paste Casting, Building and Assembling with PorcelainJennifer Ling Datchuk & Ryan TakabaJuly 10 - 14Mold making and slip-casting are great skills to have when hand-building with porcelain. In this workshop, participants will learn to make a two part plaster mold and cast this object using a mid range porcelain slip. Participants will learn how to build and assemble using a combination of found slip-casting molds along with their object. Together the class will create sculptural multiples that can be combined and altered in limitless configurations and possibilities. We will discuss the technicalities of hand-building and


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casting with porcelain and the benefits when building sculptural forms. Intermediate to Advanced


Set the TableDeborah SchwartzkopfJuly 17 - 21Design a tableware presentation in this hands-on intensive place setting workshop. The focus will be on making a unified set: a cup, bowl, plate, and centerpiece. Identify and explore the relationships within and between forms. Learn new ways to move clay with skill building exercises. Demonstrations will offer techniques combining simple altered, wheel thrown sections with slab built parts. We will cover basic template making and create bisque molds to shape slabs. Build your ideas, practice and create expressive place settings. Advanced Beginner to Intermediate



Increasing the Scale & Drama of your WorkRichard AerniJuly 24 - 28Learn how to throw using bisque and plaster forms to increase scale and drama in your work. Participants will be given instruction on how to create these forms for work in the future. Please plan on bringing bisque ware to spray glaze, using wood ash and other glazes that will be fired to cone 10 in reduction. Instruction will be given in single-firing, though time precludes using this method for class formed work. You should be able to center and throw five pounds of clay comfortably to properly utilize these techniques. Intermediate to Advanced


Color and Pattern: An Approach to Pottery DecorationAdero WillardJuly 31 - August 4In this workshop you will learn how to create intricate surfaces by combining and layering color and pattern using resists, sgraffito, and mishima. Adero will show you these traditional techniques and how to alter and layer them to create depth. Through hand-on practice you will learn how to apply these layering techniques to create depth and complexity on your surfaces. As we progress, you will have a chance to play with and apply some of these techniques using your own personal aesthetic and ideas. Alongside this intensive surface exploration, Adero will demonstrate a variety of thrown-and-altered and hand-built forms, and discuss how those forms and surface decoration evolved. From simple to complex (depending on your level of clay experience), and with help through individual advice, you will create work in which surface treatment is integrated with form. Beginner to Intermediate


Soda for SurfaceJohn HasegawaAugust 7 - 10This four-day hands-on workshop allows participants to discover the beauty of soda /salt firing. Students should bring 10 pieces of bisque ware from Cone 10 clay – either dark or light clay is suitable. Please bring bisqueware of different sizes, including more vertical pieces and fewer horizontal pieces such as bowls and plates. On the first day participants will glaze their work and John will discuss and demonstrate decorating and glazing for atmospheric firing, along with loading the kiln. Day two and three will include firing and additional demonstrations on throwing and altering pots. On day four, while the kiln is cooling, participants will finish the previous days work and then unload the kiln and discuss the work. Intermediate to Advanced



Making work for the AnagamaJack TroyAugust 14 - 17You will not want to miss this special opportunity to explore form , function, aesthetic values, textures, tactile qualities and surface development of wood firing. Jack will share ways he developed his unique approach to making pottery and historic and contemporary wood firing. He will also share his poetry and poetic approach as well as an abundance of technical expertise. You will be encouraged to advance your work and consider what you know about wood-firing to inform the pieces you will make. A selection of work made in the workshop will be fired in the Peters Valley Anagama. Intermediate to Advanced


Firing the Peters Valley AnagamaJack TroyAugust 18 - 25, Unloading August 30This hands-on workshop will begin long before we convene because everyone will create pieces in their own studios or the prior week in the Making Work for the Anagama workshop. Works should be made from high tempera-ture stoneware and or porcelain clay bodies and bisque fired to arrive with bisqueware at PV. Jack will share a lifetime of wood firing knowledge with participants who will apply wadding and load ware into the anagama kiln. The loading process will consider how form,

flame path and wad marks will create aesthetic statements. The firing will be a watchful process of heat movement and flame path, atmosphere and temperature. The kiln will be fired in shifts around the clock until the desired temperature and conditions are reached, cooled for five days and unloaded on August 30th. The unloading will provide a plethora of information to be analyzed by noting the surfaces that developed during the firing. A reflection on the success and failures will provide considerations for the next time you touch wet clay. Intermediate to Advanced


Build a Clay TorsoKevin RohdeSeptember 5 - 7During the three day workshop participants will learn to construct a clay torso/bust using the solid building construction method. Each step of the building process will be covered, including armature design, basic anatomical structure, measuring from photographic reference, deconstruction, hollowing, reconstruction, and surface development. Participants are urged to bring photographic source material and inspiration. The workshop will also contain an image presentation with visuals of each step of the process. Due to time constraints the torsos will not be fired during the workshop. Beginner and Beyond


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Scrumbling – Freeform CrochetLinda Brooks HirschmanMay 16 - 17This class is for people who love to crochet but don’t want to be bothered with yarn weights, needle sizes and patterns. Learn to improvise and create your own designs, with no counting, no plan (and no ripping out.) It’s magical to see what you can make when you break the rules.Bring your stash and make something beautiful. Anything goes! It’s addictive! This workshop is for people who are comfortable with basic crochet stitches (single and double.) Knitting skills are helpful but not necessary. Intermediate


Extracting Primary Colors from Natural Dye PlantsElissa Meyers & Mira AdornettoMay 23 - 25Learn the basic techniques of extracting color from natural dye plants and then apply the color to different fibers. Leave the workshop with a grounded knowledge of how to use plant mate-rial to make color on fiber by experimenting on cotton and silk fabrics. The colorful adventure includes; the extraction of blue from plant material, utilizing a naturally fermenting indigo vat, developing the color red, how to create varied shades, plants that provide yellow shades, over dye and how to develop secondary colors. Techniques such as; Shibori, Itajime and resist painting will be demonstrated and used as a

form of mark making in the practice of using these historical dyes. The possibilities of color and texture using plant material are infinite; this workshop is for those that have interest in art, history, chemistry and biology. Beginner to Intermediate


Yards & Yards: Designing and Weaving Handwoven YardageDaryl LancasterMay 29 - June 2Improve your basic weaving skills and learn to work with the loom and create beautiful flawless yardage suitable for garments. This workshop will give participants a chance to design, warp, and weave 4-5 yards of plain weave fabric using mixed yarns of various colors and textures. Participants will learn to use a paddle for winding warps in repeat. We will be warping from front to back. Advanced Beginner to Intermediate


Batik: Ancient & Modern TechniquesLian SawiresJune 5 - 9Here is an opportunity to expand your dying and surface design expertise by exploring the use of soy and traditional wax methods to draw, paint, and create patterns which result in visually complex designs and paintings on fabric. Abstract, representational and decorative designs can be easily and beautifully created

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using brush waxing, splattering, carving, writing, use of Tjantings and stamps. Multiple layers will be waxed and dyed using cold dye techniques to create unique, innovative work. You will take home your own samples of each technique, as well as three scarves and a painting. Drawing skills are helpful but not required for this class, which is designed to explore your creativity and support artistic growth. Advanced Beginner to Intermediate


Hand Embroidery: Communicating through StitchesJo Anna HickmanJune 12 - 16Using the meditative process of hand embroidery, you will expand what you may know of the technique and “up your game”. We will work from the traditional form of a sampler to explore alternative ways of thinking about and using embroidery: appropriate stitches for line work/filling, color blending, image transferring, textured and dimensional stitches, and alterna-tive materials just to name a few. Conversation and discussions will play an integral part of this workshop, as we will explore the many ways tiny stitches can build up formal elements as well as communicate emotions and expressions. This is an ideal class for both beginners and those who have done hand embroidery before. Beginner to Intermediate



Designing for Textiles Liz Alpert FayJune19 - 23This workshop is perfect for those who want to develop their work in textile arts. Whether you have confidence in your drawing ability or not Liz will lead the group through exercises to help you develop ideas and directions that can be executed in your desired materials. Each morning will begin with a walk through the beautiful Peters Valley campus, gathering materials for inspiration, and using digital cameras to record what we see. Then you will be presented with challenges to explore composition, color, and texture as they relate to designing for textiles. We will also explore using all of our 5 senses to portray emotion. Liz’s presentations will provide further inspiration, and will illustrate various ways of translating what we see into what we make. Various techniques for designing will also be discussed. No matter which textile medium you prefer you will be encouraged to find your voice while developing your own visual language. All Levels

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Miniature Black Ash BasketsJoAnn Kelly CatsosJune 26 - 30Weave beautiful baskets that you can hold in the palm of your hand! Work with precisely prepared black ash splint over the instructor’s collection of wooden molds while learning techniques and hints for weaving diminutive vessels. Possibilities include backpacks, fishing creels, bread baskets, kittenheads – all 1 to 6 inches in size. Learn basic black ash basketry skills by making a cathead – the classic Shaker style basket. Then work on individual projects. Challenge yourself – how small can you go? Prior basketry experience is suggested, but not required. Patience and good eyesight is helpful. Advanced Beginner to Intermediate

Tuition: $560 Studio/Materials Fee: $75 (additional projects will vary from $30-$100)

Turkish (ebru) Silk & Paper MarblingRichard AldorasiJuly 3 - 5Through the Silk Road the art of marbling made its entrance into 15th century Turkey. This workshop will explore the preparation of the wide range of colors used in Turkish (ebru) marbling. You will learn the mixing of sizing (the liquid bath the colors are placed on). Floating pictures and swirling patterns are created on top of the bath using applicator bottles and brushes made from broom straw and horsehair and special tools (rakes and combs). The patterns are then transferred onto a variety of rice papers and silk fabrics. We will learn the elegant method of figuring; thus producing the floral effects that have for centuries captured the minds and hearts of this Ottoman /Islamic art. Participants will also explore the wide range of contemporary marbling. Beginner and Beyond


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The Art of Navajo WeavingMarilou SchultzJuly 10 - 14Learn how to set up a warp, weave and finish off a small rug using the basic and traditional weaving techniques on an upright Navajo style loom. Various Navajo rug styles will be shared along with a brief history of the Navajo culture. Ideas will be provided on how to plan and incorporate various designs in a rug as well as how to resolve problems that you may encounter. Navajo rugs are well known for their selvedges and for having the designs be the same on the front and back. You will learn how to do this properly and finish a small rug. No prior experience is necessary. Beginner


Fiber Sculpture: Structure & SkinPat HickmanJuly 17 - 21This workshop will encourage participants to explore visual ideas suggested through openwork textile structure, primarily that of knotted netting and knotless netting. Reserving space for air and the importance of what is “not there” will be built into conceptually based quick studies and studio projects, both 2-D and 3-D. There will be exploration using a variety of materials, including the use of reed for basketry structures and gut (hog casings- Hickman’s signature material), using it as both structure and skin in netting. The workshop is less a “how to”, more an experience in discovery, questioning, and ongoing ways of working. No previous knowledge of these textile

structures is required, just a willingness to explore and learn. Lots of ideas will be introduced as possible directions and beginnings – more important than finished results. Beginner and Beyond



All about the Bark: Kozo & ColorMelissa Jay CraigJuly 24 - 28Kozo fiber, the inner bark of the paper mulberry tree (Broussonetia papyrifera), makes beautiful, ethereal yet strong papers, but is also a fascinating material in and of itself. Its strands separate into luscious lace-like patterns and it takes on deep, vibrant color wonderfully; it can be cast over objects, layered for strength, pounded into heavy sheets, or used to make delicate bark drawings. Bark lace can be incorporated into collage and mixed media work with adhesives; it can also be sewn to fabrics, other strong papers, or to itself. Best of all, you do not need access to a paper studio nor expensive equipment to work with the bark directly. Come and see for yourself in this workshop where you will learn to process, dye, and work with kozo bark fiber in both 2D and 3D applications. Beginner to Intermediate


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Introduction to Ondulé WeavingAmy PutansuJuly 24 - 28Ondulé weaving is an unusual technique requiring a specialized tool (reed) and some modification to the loom. The result is cloth with undulating warp threads waving throughout the interlacement. In this workshop students will take turns weaving a variety of ondulé, learning how to manipulate the loom and maneuver this technique. We will also discuss design for ondulé, specifically executing ideas in the warp with a focus on hand painting and striping. Participants will design and make their own warps to take home along with their hand woven swatches. The minimum experience level for this class would include knowing how to warp a floor loom and weave simple structures. Advanced Beginner to Intermediate


Exploring SAORI: Free-style HandweavingJenny PelcJuly 31 - August 4This workshop provides participants with a background of the SAORI weaving philosophy and history as well as the opportunity to explore the SAORI approach through the creation of handwoven cloth. Bolstered by a no rules, no requirements, no mistakes philosophy, beginner through experienced weavers are free to immerse themselves in this non-technical, non-intimidating approach to handweaving. Everyone is encouraged to design at the loom while weaving, using the warp as a canvas. Students will be exposed to a range of weaving techniques to incorporate into their cloth. At the end of the workshop, students will leave with a finished project of their selection from a variety of options such as a scarf, handwoven banner, or yardage for future sewing. Beginner and Beyond


Always a TwillPeggy HartAugust 7 - 11This class will be an introduction to woven design (weave structures, reading pattern drafts) and the weaving process, with attention to warp preparation and all the considerations of planning a project. We will warp 4 and 8 harness looms to sample many variations of the versatile twill weave. Samples will be cotton, and each participant will have the opportunity to weave one towel size piece on each warp. Weave structures will include jean twill, point twill, plaited twill, broken twill, corkscrew twill and twill blocks. Some weaving experience helpful but not required. Beginner to Intermediate


Art Quilt ExplorationsSandra SiderAugust 14 - 18In this workshop, participants will learn and experiment with several processes and techniques to transform the surface of fabric in amazing ways. Part of the course will involve tricks of photo transfer developed by Sider, using the heat transfer method. Participants will also learn masking, rubbing, stamp printing, painting, and hand embroidery using a solid color of fabric. We will end the workshop on the last day by applying everything you have learned on a piece of “ugly” commercial fabric to make it interesting, if not beautiful. Beginner to Intermediate


Constructing Garments with the Knitting MachineFrances Collier SinghAugust 21 - 25Learn methods for constructing various styles of garments and accessories using the knitting machine. Participants will be given a selection of patterns to choose from prior to the start of class. The goal of this class is to create 2 to 3 finished garments/accessories. Along the way we will

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discuss how to translate traditional knitting patterns for knitting machine use, combining hand knitting and machine knitting, sizing and piecing, as well as methods for finishing and embellishing. You must be able to perform the basic functions of the knitting machine such as casting on and casting off in order to get the most out of this class. In order to provide you with the freedom and control over what colors and materials you want to work with, you will be responsible for bringing your own yarn supply based on the needs of the patterns you choose ahead of the course. Intermediate


Introduction to WeavingDaryl LancasterAugust 28 - September 1Start from the beginning. No experience necessary. Participants will learn to plan a project, wind a warp, sley, thread and beam that warp onto a multi shaft floor loom. They will also learn to read a draft, understand pattern, explore color interaction and sample, sample

sample! Then participants will be able to weave off two cotton dishtowels to take home. Beginner


Felt BasicsLinda Brooks HirschmanSeptember 5 - 6Discover the limitless possibilities of wet felting in this hands-on workshop. Learn the basics of felting, including why and how wool felts with only fleece, soap and water. Experiment with mixing colors of fleece and making various thicknesses. Learn how to embellish felt with any kind of yarn (not just wool!) and make designs using pre-felted pieces. You will complete several projects, including a 3D seamless bowl or purse. We will discuss how to embed wires and stiffen your projects. Then with the basic knowledge learned, you can continue making sculptural objects or make beautiful felt yardage for pillows, blankets, vests, coats, and more. Beginner


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Introduction to Jewelry MakingRaychel WengenrothMay 16 - 17Learn the fundamental techniques used in making metal jewelry from sheet and wire. Participants will experience an intensive 2 days of demonstrations and hands-on bench time. Explore sawing, drilling, filing, texturing, sanding, polishing, soldering and basic stone setting while making a piece of jewelry. This workshop is a great way to wet your appetite for the longer workshop Raychel will be teaching in July. Beginner


Cuttlebone CastingKristal RomanoMay 23 - 25You don’t need any prior jewelry making experience to create simple one-use molds for casting quick three dimensional pieces. Discover how this simple casting technique can enhance your jewelry. Carve and press designs directly into cuttlebone, then cast in sterling silver, bronze, white bronze, or pewter. If you have scrap metal or want to melt down any unwanted jewelry you can recycle your metal into a new one of a kind piece! The natural growth lines of the cuttlebone create a fascinating texture and make beautiful unique castings that you will learn to clean up, then patina and/or polish as finished work. Participants will also get the opportunity to incorporate the castings with

sheet metal and wire to make rings, earrings, bracelets and necklaces. Beginner to Intermediate

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Enameling: Transparents on SilverJennifer Jordan ParkMay 29 - June 2Make luminous colored enamels on silver to create vibrant jewelry by learning how to prepare fine silver to maximize reflectivity. Kiln-fire transparent, opalescent, and opaque enamels to achieve depth. Master a variety of application methods such as sifting, stenciling, and painting and learn to blend colors into smooth gradations. Experiment with foils and leaf. Use cold connections to assemble enameled pieces into wearable jewelry. Beginner and Beyond


Rings! Rings! Rings!Heidi LoweJune 5 - 7Whether you are a beginner or you have taken metalsmithing classes, the ring is a personal and intimate form and a great format to expand your skills. We will cover basic metalsmithing skills such as sawing, filing, soldering, texturing, bezel stone setting and finishing. Participants will make 3 rings and gain many skills that can be applied to other formats of jewelry. Beginner to Intermediate


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3D Printing for JewelryDoug BucciJune 12 - 16Expand your design potential by learning to utilize the latest software programs and 3D printing devices. Doug will teach you how to develop designs on the computer to create a print ready file. You will have the opportunity to print your design and will have the knowledge to create files for 3D printing with companies that specialize in printing. This method allows you to create pieces from the printing material that can be worn or incorporated into other works and can also be used to create a master mold for casting even if you don’t own a printer.Intermediate

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Carving Wooden JewelrySarah MartinJune 12 - 16Looking to expand your jewelry repertoire? This class will show you how to carve wood on a small scale appropriate for jewelers. We’ll cover how to safely carve with both knives and rotary tools and how to complete these carvings with surface embellishment, findings, and finishing techniques. Watch as this common material transforms into small precious objects. Beginner and Beyond



Working with Metal & Found ObjectsKristal RomanoJune 19 - 23Prepare to Reuse, Rethink, Repurpose and Reassign! Bring all the “stuff” you have been collecting and transform it into something wonderful and new! Create mixed media artworks, sculptures, and jewelry by focusing on non-traditional techniques with recycled materials. Through manipulation and re-combination, everyday objects will be altered to create an interesting formal composition or express a theme or concept based on the materials chosen. Come prepared with an assorted collection of “stuff.” Work with copper, silver, brass, in combination with your non-metal objects. Get advice from the group, use what you bring, or trade and modify it. Participants will learn how to develop unique settings using bezel wire, tabs, and prongs. We will also work without solder, using cold connections like rivets and screws. Experiment with resin to permanently capture your objects, photos or memorabilia. You will have the opportunity to experiment with all techniques and go home with finished work. Basic metalsmithing knowledge is a plus but beginners are welcome! Beginner to Intermediate


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Concave and Convex FormingElizabeth TokolyJune 26 - 29Come have fun with forming techniques! We will cover how to form concave and convex shapes from rings to earrings to bracelets. As you make these projects you will learn the potential of metals malleability and movement. Make 2 rings (one concave, one convex), shallow formed earrings and a concave bracelet. Learn to work with dapping tools, embossing hammers, cross peen hammers, sinusoidal stakes and much more to expand your metalsmithing vocabulary. Advanced Beginner to Intermediate


Soldering For Jewelers and SmithsDarren FisherJuly 3 - 5This workshop will cover a multitude of techniques in the vast world of soldering; from the basic butt joint, to the double twist, double axel, hollow-form sweat soldered finale. We will base the class around the use of silver solder, but in addition, gold soldering, and brazing techniques will be discussed and demonstrated.

Students interested in producing both jewelry and hollowware, that are in need of more successful soldering operations will benefit greatly from this workshop. Students will be given the insight on methods to hide solder joints, virtually eliminate solder cleanup, and construct joints strong enough to withstand forging and manipulation. Advanced Beginner and Beyond


Basic Jewelry & SilversmithingRaychel WengenrothJuly 10 - 14This workshop will introduce participants to the basic tools and techniques of jewelry making and silversmithing. Techniques covered will include sawing, drilling, sanding, polishing, texturing, riveting, dapping, forging, soldering and setting a cabachon stone in a bezel setting. Other topics will include marriage of metals, chainmaking and box construction just to name a few. Hands on learning will take place through the fabrication of several small projects. Beginner


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Fusing Sterling SilverCaryn L. HetherstonJuly 17 - 21Do you have scrap sterling silver? Instead of sending it to the refiners and getting a fraction of it’s value learn how to make new patterned metal with it. Participants will be taught how to fuse sterling bits with and without flux to create fabulous textures you can then turn into new pieces of metal art jewelry. We will be making textured sheet and lace like open work with this technique. We will also learn how to solder frames around the new metal to make all manner of flat and dimensional work. Partiicipants should have torch and basic fabrication skills. Intermediate



Rethinking the ChainMissy GraffJuly 24 - 28This workshop will introduce participants to new and innovative concepts that relate to the chain. Each student will learn a variety of chain-making techniques using both wire and sheet metal. Everyone will make several samples and walk away with a minimum of two finished pieces.

This course will challenge participants to make works that push the boundaries of traditional chains by manipulating line, repetition, pattern, and negative space. There will be many daily demonstrations, projects, and one-on-one time and will include an emphasis on wellness. The longevity of our hands is incredibly important to us as makers. Participants will learn preventative techniques to help them stay out of pain while creating healthy work habits at the bench. Beginner and Beyond


Pattern Development on MetalThomas MaddenJuly 31 - August 4Pattern Development on Metal is a studio investigation of the expressive potential of surface and bi-metal patterning. Participants will explore etching, roller-printing, electro deposited metal, and solder inlay in combination with photo transfer, and drawing as the rich pallet from which to communicate ideas, emotions, and the exuberance of surface and form in your metals work. Advanced Beginner to Intermediate


Wearing it Out: Integrating Common Materials in Wearable ArtBoris BallyAugust 7 - 11This course will jump-start your creative juices. It is aimed at the beginner to introduce the medium of metal, especially working with found objects.

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Basic jewelry making techniques (sawing, filing, finishing and texturing, silver-soldering, swaging, riveting, tool-making) will all be demonstrated with lots of individual attention provided. As a class, we will explore the design and creation of wearable brooches using common, everyday materials. The course is designed to be fun, fast-paced and inclusive of all participants. Participants will have complete several wearable pieces of art and a customized swaging tool using these newly discovered techniques. Prior metal working experience is always helpful, but not required. Beginner to Intermediate


Kinetic JewelrySarah DoremusAugust 14 - 18Learn how to make your jewelry do something! Pieces can move, turn, twist, flip open, pop or even squeeze. Your imagination is the limit. You will learn ways to make your brooches spin, rings expand and necklaces reveal hidden chambers. Kinetic jewelry moves! Using springs, hinges and other mechanisms, you will learn

ways to make your jewelry come to life. Beginner to Intermediate


StonesettingPaul NielsenAugust 21 - 25Gemstones have captured the imagination and admiration of generations of people from kings and queens to young couples committing to a loving life together. In this class, students will learn proper techniques, terminology and “tricks of the trade” in the most popular styles of setting gemstones including prongs, bezels, burnishing (flush setting), channel setting and pavé. Choosing the appropriate setting for particular gems will be discussed in detail. Settings will be done using cubic zirconia, but students are encouraged to bring any of their own gemstones to discuss various and appropriate setting options. This class is suitable for artisans with basic jewelry knowledge and seasoned professionals looking to build upon their stone setting skills. Intermediate to Advanced


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Feeding Desire: Making a Bowl & SpoonJohn HuckinsAugust 28 - September 1In this course participants will be introduced to the basics of hollowware and silversmithing. We will use a combination of raising and forming techniques to create a bowl out of copper. Spoons will be made with various forms of light forging, forming, and fabrication. The techniques explore the many uses and styles of hammers to create volumetric form from flat materials. Also included in this course will be light discussions on the history of these objects, design strategy, and viewing hollowware through the contemporary lenses of art, craft and design. We will be doing a lot of hammering during this workshop! Some prior metalworking experience is required. Advanced Beginner and Beyond


Forming Meaningful and Lasting AttachmentsRobert DancikSeptember 5 - 7The scene: you have a glass marble, a vintage photo of a race car, a piece of fired metal clay formed from a silicone mold you made of a Monopoly piece, a broken bicycle tail light and a carnelian cabochon. All these need to be

combined with sterling silver to form a bracelet and of course, be as durable as possible. You could just hang them from a chain however, you also want to ensure that the materials and the manner in which they are combined forward the idea you want to express in the piece. In this very useful and extensive workshop participants will explore ways of attaching almost anything to almost anything else and enhance the message in your work in the process. All the techniques, materials, and processes can be used in conjunction with various types of metal clay, artist’s books, journaling, polymer clay, non-traditional and traditional metalworking. This is a very practical workshop with applications to book artists, sculptors, and jewelers alike, even more advanced participants will gain more knowledge and learn new techniques. We will delve into a broad spectrum of materials including epoxies, concrete, polymer clays, Faux BoneT and paper pulp maché as well as a full range of cold connections to use in tandem with these materials. In addition, you will learn several non-soldered methods of setting stones and other elements in your work Though the materials may seem familiar, we will use them in very different ways to build a matrix of material, process, and procedure, allowing a much greater freedom of expression. Beginner and Beyond


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Architectural Photography: Technique & PhilosophyRick WrightJune 12 - 15The Architectural Photographer draws on a wide array of skills to produce memorable images that convey a sense of place, an expression of the architect’s ideas, and a connection to landscape and surroundings. Rick keeps it fun; breaking down the complex process of shooting buildings by locating “The Big Idea” in any shoot. What is the story of the building, the home, the farmhouse, the cabin? How does it relate to the terrain, neighboring homes, the nearby town? In short, what makes this built structure special? Once you start cultivating your own stories, your photography gets simpler and very focused! Perspective and Composition become your chief cohorts as you bring the building to life. Choice of focal length, aperture, focus plane, tripod technique, time of day, white balance, compositing, basic lighting, tilt shift lens work, and many other technical aspects will be explored. Basic and some advanced post-processing Lightroom techniques will be illustrated. Given the array of beauty at Peters Valley, we will have fun choosing and shooting many buildings: both interior and exterior. Much of our time will be in-the-field with ample time devoted to critique and discussion. The key to my work is expressing something vital and singular about the structure; what it feels like to live in that space. Intermediate



Experimental Digital PhotographySandra C. DavisJuly 10 - 14In five days, you will explore four different techniques to make your digital images unique and personal. Here is a great way to integrate digital photography with hands-on techniques that result in images on a variety of surfaces. Have you ever wanted to alter the surface of a digital print? By using an encaustic technique you can hand paint with oils, make collages and embed found objects onto your digital prints. If you are bored with making digital prints on expensive chalky white or semi-gloss paper, you will also be exploring a way to print directly onto almost any artist paper, including colored papers and hand-made papers. You will learn to transfer digital images onto artist paper, fabrics, wood, glass, stones, shells, and more. By using a similar technique, you can also make your images translucent. Experiment with images through digital manipulation, altering the surfaces of printed images and apply images to fabric, metal wood and artist papers. The best part is: these processes are safe and non-toxic and require very little clean-up. Beginner and Beyond


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Photographic Revelation: Digital ExplorationsJennifer MollerJuly 24 - 28Have you used and invested in a DSLR camera but feel like you could go so much further with focused time and instruction? We will cover the nuts and bolts, software workflow process, and discussions about content and meaning in making of a photograph. We will be shooting in the environment at Peters Valley and outside at night at least one evening. This class is for an advanced beginner or intermediate student who has their own DSLR camera, laptop, Lightroom and Photoshop software. Students can expect to leave this workshop having a solid under-standing of how to use the creative controls on their DSLR cameras, a better workflow and archival process and some insights into what to do with their passion for photography. Advanced Beginner to Intermediate


Location Lighting and the Environmental PortraitCJ HarkerJuly 31 - August 4Participants will learn to critically evaluate available light in environmental portrait scenarios and modify that light to realize their artistic vision. This class will introduce and demonstrate different reflectors, diffusion, wireless triggers, speedlights, studio strobes and various modifiers. Each day participants will share and review their work, go over basic after-capture processing in Lightroom and/or Photoshop and brainstorm the next shoot. Everyone should come into this class prepared with an interest in portrait photography, a small sample of their work to share, a DSLR camera and a laptop if available. Extra credit to those who already have their own lighting tools. Bring what you have and learn some new tricks. Intermediate


Wet Plate Collodion Photography: Tintypes to AmbrotypesCraig J. BarberAugust 7 - 11The Wet Plate Collodion photographic process is a beautiful way to create handmade photographs unlike any other. This intensive, hands-on workshop is an excellent opportunity to learn this process. The workshop is designed so you will leave with a solid understanding of the Wet Plate Collodion process, thereby enabling you to continue when you return home. You will learn to make both tintypes photographic plates (direct positives on metal) and ambrotypes (direct positives on glass plates). In addition to learning how to pour, expose and develop your plates, you will also learn how to mix the necessary chemical formulas, where to purchase supplies, and how to set up a studio for wet plate Collodion photography. Each student will also receive a “How-to” Handbook. Intermediate to Advanced


The Journey into Dreamland in the Peters Valley Landscape Laurie Klein with Nicole CudziloAugust 14 - 18As photographers and visual thinkers we are storytellers. Every image we make is a form of self-portraiture and self-expression. Through a variety of exercises such as journaling, brain-storming, and tapping into states of heightened awareness we will learn how to gain clarity on what expression we want to give our images. We will be joined by Nicole, a talented photographer, make up artist and model who, as a guide, adds a whole other dimension and vantage point to the creative process. We will be photographing daily with and without models in the prolific Peters Valley landscape; a perfect venue for excavating your inner most stories, wandering to bodies of water, into the wilderness, cemeteries, and historic structures. There will be daily assignments and critiques. By understanding your process as a visual thinker you can learn to expose your inner dreamland. Advanced Beginner to Intermediate



Discovering the Natural World through TechnologyLisa A. FrankAugust 21 - 25Participants will document their time “in the field” each day with digital cameras and journals and will collect scan-able specimens. In the studio you will be encouraged to engage with subject matter taken from nature combined with found objects as source material. Using Adobe Photoshop and flat-bed scanners, you will turn these exploratory exercises into images and will learn scanning techniques that push the limits of the scanner, making it a tool for dramatic and expressive image making. Methods for enhancing scans and combining them with other digitally generated material will be covered and instruction will be given on the use of advanced Photoshop techniques for composing images. An emphasis on layering, pattern-making, texturing and montage and will be encouraged to experiment with lighting, depth of field and perspective in the creation of images. We will look at the work of artists and designers throughout history who have used imagery taken from nature as their inspiration. Basic Photoshop experience will be very helpful. Beginner to Intermediate


Nighttime and Low Light PhotographyRick WrightAugust 28 - September 1When dusk descends (or dawn arrives), the world morphs in front of your lens as potent, alluring, mysterious worlds emerge. The difficulty is capturing the essence of these compelling visions inside the camera. We will dispel several of the technical myths surrounding nighttime photography and get you immediately armed with a strong foundation in how your camera can best capture low light images. A solid understanding of ISO, ƒstops, and shutter speeds is essential for gaining the most from this class as we unlock several more settings in-camera. We will be out in-the-field (morning and night) every day practicing the art (and mysteries) of low light photography! We will dive into long “bulb” exposures, high and low ISO shooting, off-camera flash, light painting, white balance effects, intentional motion blur, and more. Fun and experimentation strongly encouraged! “I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.” –Vincent van Gogh Intermediate


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Traditional Oil PaintingViktoria MajesticMay 16 - 17Participants will be guided through the fundamentals of color mixing, values, canvas preparation, and will learn the secrets of how to create beautiful paintings from start to finish. More advanced artists will hone their skills by learning new ways to improve technique and work. Although still life will be the main focus of this workshop, everything you will learn can be applied to landscape and portrait painting as well. Viktoria will provide specific, actionable methods and inspiring tips tailored to you to help you move forward in painting. Participants can expect to complete 1-2 medium size paintings. Beginner to Intermediate


Printing with Colored Clay - Mitch LyonsMay 23 - 25Learn to make monoprints using colored clays and colored slips, not ink, to make Clay prints on a fiber substrate from a slab of wet clay. Mitch will demonstrate a variety of techniques, as well as show participants how to make their own pastels to use for color. He will also demonstrate how to make colored slips and colored clays to be used for the design. This is a hands-on work-shop with plenty of time to work. Get ready to use clay and printmaking in a whole different way! Beginner


Shimmering Sparkle of Glass JewelryLinda BanksMay 29 - 31The sparkle of dichroic in the many forms of jewelry will be explored with colored glass with an assortment of techniques. Landscapes in pen-dants, the use of decals, satin shimmer, etching, stamping, stencils, and layering will create some dazzling results in kiln fired glass combined with metal elements to design finished jewelry. The basics of glass fusing and firing will be covered. Advanced Beginner to Intermediate


Glass Metamorphosis Michael “Fig” MangiaficoJune 5 - 9How do perspective, perseverance, as well as perception shape what we make at the torch? How can we optimize these mindsets to take us to the next level? Focusing on the age old traditions of constructing the bead, marble or even pulling fancy cane, we will be revisiting the fundamental procedures and honing them through repetition. All these skills will then become the basis for learning to confidently shape glass representing the natural world or to express your personal whimsy, thus increasing our abilities as glass making practitioners. Beginner to Intermediate


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Craft Yourself Online! Ennis Carter, Social Impact StudiosJune 13 - 14Spreading the word today can be challenging. But with so many new forms of media, it’s a great time to represent your work and your journey as a craftsperson online. You just need the skills to make the most of what’s available. In this 2-day workshop, we’ll review theory about online communications; review the ins & outs of online tools; and dive in for hands-on practice (with your laptop or tablet) to fit your individual style and needs. We will cover; best ways to showcase your work online, building or joining artist & gallery websites, how social media can be a tool for working artists, online promotion & advertising, building a global community of people who love your work. Whether you need a basic website or to dive into social media, you’ll have the opportunity to focus on what fits you and your abilities the best. By the end of the workshop, we want you to walk away with the basics in place, knowledge of tools, and the skills to enhance your online presence over time. Beginner and Beyond

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Glass MosaicsCynthia FisherJune 19 - 21Glass mosaics are colorful, fun to make, and last forever. Learn about color and the mosaic palette, how tile shape creates visual texture, how layout of patterns (opus) affect design and more. We will be learning and using the indirect method to create your mosaic on a panel. Mosaics can be made directly, by attaching mosaic pieces to a substrate, or they can be made in the indirect method, where they are first laid on contact paper and then transferred to a final substrate. The numerous benefits of working indirectly will be fully presented. This workshop is ideal for those who have some experience in mosaics OR are willing to jump right in and tackle an ambitious first project. Come with an idea - realistic, abstract, or decorative -or find inspiration in a mosaic source book. Visit www.bigbangmosaics.com to see the possibilities. Beginner and Beyond


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Plein Air Painting: Delaware Water Gap Nat’l Recreation AreaAnthony MigliaccioJune 26 - 28Join Anthony Migliaccio for three full-days of painting the beautiful fields, forests, streams and stunning vistas of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. This workshop is open to all experience levels from beginner to advanced. Beginners will be guided through the fundamentals of plein air painting and experienced painters will hone their skills and experience new ways to improve their work. Emphasis will be on capturing the moment quickly through composition, value, color theory and more. Participants can expect to complete 4-6 paintings. Demonstrations will be done in oil but acrylics are welcome. Critiques will be included. Beginner to Advanced


Introduction to LampworkingStephanie MaddalenaJuly 3 - 5In this workshop you will learn the basics of lampworking, or glass bead making using ancient Venetian techniques. Lampworked glass beads

have become very popular and this will be a great chance to learn how to manipulate and combine colorful rods of glass into beautiful shapes and beads. No experience is necessary but if you have some experience you will have the chance to work with the instructor on more advanced techniques. Beginner and Beyond


Cake SculptureColette PetersJuly 10 - 12Create a beautiful “dummy” cake, decorated with real icing that will amaze all of your friends!! Participants will learn all about sculpting a real cake and how to structure it so it is stable, while working on a “faux Styrofoam” cake. You will learn various decorating techniques, such as working with fondant, gum paste flowers, wood grain, inlay, quilting, brush embroidery, and much more!! Bring your imagination and a sense of whimsy. This is an amazing opportunity to work with one of the top cake designers in the United States! Participants should have some previous cake experience. Advanced Beginner and Beyond


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Basic Rhino Training for 3D PrintingDarlene Farris-LaBarJuly 17 - 21With computer aided design technology artists are no longer tethered to the studio. Through a series of projects participants will learn how to navigate the user interface of Rhino software program and learn how it is used in the various 3D manufacturing industries. Participants will learn to customize the 3D modeling environment and create basic 3D objects such as lines, circles, squares, surfaces and solids. They will also convert 2-D drawings to 3-D models to create objects prepared and ready for 3D printing using services available online. You do not need prior experience but you must know how to use the laptop you need to bring with you to this class. A basic understanding of computer design software is encouraged Beginner

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Lead Line & Beyond: The Art of Glass CollageSasha ZhitnevaJuly 17 - 21Learn the possible effects of merging different glass techniques to create a two-dimensional panel. Combining glass painting, fused glass, copper foil or lead techniques with glass lamination to hold it all together, allows artists to overcome some of the physical constraints that are inherent in particular mediums in order to create work in a format that suits the requirements on any given project. This course

will cover various laminating adhesives and corresponding processes as well as the technical aspects that need to be taken into consideration when constructing structurally solid glass work. Glass cutting and other skills that are essential for stained glass will also be addressed in a practical setting. The techniques and processes associated with painting on glass and glass fusing will be introduced to more advanced students. In addition to the practical elements of the course, students will learn the theory behind planning the process of creation, including designing a piece, deconstructing it into layers, arranging the order according to the media involved, executing and assembling the work. There will be an opportunity to explore the effects that lighting can have on different types of glass and the use of these as a crucial element in the delivery of a coherently composed glass collage. Advanced Beginner to Intermediate

Tuition: $560 Studio/Materials Fee: $105 The Monotype Print: One Impression and Maybe One MoreStephen McKenzieJuly 24 - 28The Monotype is a printmaking hybrid combining elements of printmaking, painting, and collage. A fully inked impression is pulled with a second, or “ghost print,” possible depending on the amount of residual ink remaining on the plate. Monotype offers the opportunity to use a variety of materials and media in a spontaneous manner without requiring extensive technical knowledge needed for other forms of printmaking. Original works of art created by this process

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Drawing and Watercolor: Working in Harmony Lorraine NiemelaJuly 31 - August 4Develop a broad way of seeing and a great variety of drawing, composing and painting tools and techniques. Participants will learn the strengths of drawing (value, structure, detail) and watercolor (area, color, expression) to combine them for a deeper understanding of the art process - and have fun along the way! Beginner and Beyond


Encaustic StorytellingMarge LuttrellAugust 7 - 11There is no other medium that lends itself to collage the way encaustic painting does. Wax creates a surface that provides collage with not just encapsulation, but a natural translucent quality along with an incredible textural vocabulary. Marge will cover how to prepare

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Peters Valley En Plein Air Andrew RoseAugust 14 - 18Aloha! Peters Valley En Plein Air is for everyone from beginning students to professional artists who have the equipment and interest to paint and draw outside. Each day will be broken down into sessions which are designed to be flexible and well-paced. These sessions will be

an opportunity to capture the colors and the light of the Delaware Water Gap from the Peters Valley neighborhood with personalized, individual instruction. Unlike other workshops that are often demonstration-heavy, this course focuses on giving you constant guidance to make your best drawings and paintings on location. Beginner and Beyond

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Woodcut Printing in Black & White and ColorRebecca GilbertAugust 14 - 18In this workshop we’ll begin exploring the art and process of woodcut printmaking by creating small black and white prints that utilize a beautiful range of mark making to create small and graphic black and white wood-cuts. From there you will learn two different color processes, reduction and multiple block woodcut, which will add brilliance, depth, and complexity to your imagery. These processes can be used to create very controlled editioned color works of art or looser, experimental, one-of-a-kind prints. Participants will gain knowledge in registration methods, tools and tool care, and the different options for the wood. You will also gain experience planning a color print

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Sculpture in the LandscapeTom HolmesAugust 21 - 25Nature provides us with materials and inspiration and wondrous possibilities for creating sculpture in the landscape. Learn how to: define outdoor spaces, develop compositions, respond to materials, solve design problems and assemble sculptures. Tom will present practical concepts and construction techniques through which you will learn how to compose and assemble your very own maquette. Once you have learned how to work with stone, wood, metal and found objects to assemble beautiful sculpture you will have the basic knowledge to tackle larger projects on your own. Participants will also work together to assemble one larger sculpture as time permits. No prior experience is necessary. Your ideas and sketches are welcome as are any materials you would like to bring with you to consider incorporating into your sculpture. Beginner and Beyond

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Perforated Histories: Glass BeadsAmy LemaireAugust 28 - September 1During the course of this workshop, we will explore both traditional and non-traditional methods for making flame worked glass beads. Beads have a long history within the context of trading and commerce, and these stories can serve as a prompt for our exploration in the studio. Techniques covered include murrini cane, hollow beads, sculpting, off-mandrel hollow beads and much, much more. Beginners and advanced flame workers are encouraged to explore new methods of working. Beginner and Beyond


Mixed Media EncausticLorraine GlessnerSeptember 5 - 7This workshop involves the exploration of encaustic, one of the most exciting and versatile mediums available to the contemporary artist. With an emphasis on mixed-media, this workshop introduces participants to the basics of encaustic painting as well as a variety of more advanced techniques including equipment and safety issues, tools, grounds and substrates, application and painting techniques, fusing, color mixing, incising, sgraffito, creating texture, surface manipulation, image transfer and collage. Open to artists from beginning to advanced levels of development, no prior experience in encaustic painting is necessary. Beginner to Intermediate


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An Introduction to Segmented TurningKeith TompkinsMay 16 - 17Learn how to design, assemble, and turn a basic segmented bowl. With a strong emphasis on safety learn how to cut bowl segments on the table saw using a variety of sleds. Participants will learn to select woods based on color, wood characteristics, and grain direction. Various clamping methods will be taught. Basic wood turning experience is necessary to participate in this course. Sanding and finishing will also be covered as well as instruction on sharpening and tool technique for those who require it. Advanced Beginner to Intermediate


Refinishing and the Art of Hand Rubbed FinishesBrenda HallMay 23 - 25Learn how to transform old furniture into gorgeous furniture in unique ways. This workshop will cover methods of refinishing using hand rubbed finishes, exploring color through use of milk paint and dying. Traditional techniques and contemporary ways to create beautiful surfaces will be shared and explored. There will be plenty of individual attention given and the group will benefit from approaches to participants’ projects. You are asked to bring a sanded piece of furniture ready for finishing or you may work on sample pieces of wood. Beginner


How to Say I Love You from a LatheDennis FugeMay 29 - 31Dennis will share his 40 years of turning experience with a focus on how to bring out the beauty in any piece of wood to create beautiful items that you can give to your loved ones to show how much you appreciate them. You will learn how to identify the most common trees in the North East and the best ways to use them. Beginning with rough logs, topics covered will include: green wood turning, grain orientation, design, proper use of tools and finishing and making lovely items for the home or gifts. Learn to turn jewelry holders, hearts, musical boxes and other items that will say to your partner “I Love You”. Beginner to Intermediate


Make a Small Bowfront CabinetMatt KenneyJune 5 - 9This cabinet is a great way to learn about curves because you’ll find a lot of them in this piece: in the doors, drawer fronts, top, bottom, horizontal dividers, and shelf. You will learn three techniques to make the curves. The case parts are made from solid wood and routed flush to a template. The door is constructed from flexible plywood and veneers, and bent over a form in a vacuum press. The drawer fronts are glued up from thin plies, and bent over the same form as the door, again using the vacuum press. No special skills are needed, as all of the techniques

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Carving Wooden JewelrySarah MartinJune 12 - 16Looking to expand your jewelry repertoire? This class will show you how to carve wood on a small scale appropriate for jewelers. We’ll cover how to safely carve with both knives and rotary tools and how to complete these carvings with surface embellishment, findings, and finishing techniques. Watch as this common material transforms into small precious objects. Beginner and Beyond



Carving an Elegant Eagle Jim WhitmanJune 19 - 23If you have ever wanted to learn to carve

wood this workshop is perfect for you! With the eagle as the subject matter, Jim will lead the class through all aspects of hand carving. You will have a choice of several eagle poses and start with and a set of detailed plans and templates for a 24” eagle that will be carved from Bass wood. You will learn how to read grain direction to prevent splintering and tear out, how to carve with chisels and how to use power carving tools, when quick removal of wood is needed. The class will also cover chisel sharpening techniques and use of the band saw. Sanding and finishing your piece will make your carving “Fly Like an Eagle”. Although Jim will provide some tools, students are asked to bring their own carving chisels to class (a detailed list will be provided) Beginner and Beyond


The Fall Front Writing DeskKen BurtonJune 26 - 30Take your woodworking skills up a notch as you build this elegant, fall-front writing desk. This hard-working piece of furniture features all kinds of great woodworking techniques including mortise and tenon joinery, inlay, breadboard ends, half-blind finger joints and more. We will start with rough boards and turn


them into an heirloom piece of original furniture complete with a drawer and pigeon holes per-fectly sized for today’s writing needs. Some basic woodworking skills are requested. Advanced Beginner to Intermediate


Colorful Carvings and Surface Design on WoodTommy SimpsonJuly 3 - 5Learn how to bring narrative into your wood work with Tommy Simpson. Tommy’s animated works in wood contain messages, stories and a sense of wonder. Each participant will build a wood box made from Bass or Pine wood that will be embellished through carving and painting with gesso and acrylic paints. Please bring your ideas and momentos to create a special keep-sake box. Unleash your imagination while you learn practical woodworking and surface design skills. Tommy will teach you to how to approach to develop the surface of your wood work. Advanced Beginner and Beyond


Beyond Basic BowlsMark GardnerJuly 10 - 14If you are looking for new ways to enhance your turned bowls and vessels this class is for you. We will cover techniques required to produce turned and carved items from simple bowls to

bowls with handles and spoons. We will cover hollowing techniques where the vessel is cut in two, then hollowed and reassembled. Proper use of the bowl gouge as well as sharpening turning and carving tools of all kinds. Surface design techniques covered will include; how to layout geometric patterns on three-dimensional objects and then carve them using an engraver, carving tools and wire brushes. You WILL be encouraged to try new techniques on your turned objects and get out of your comfort zone. We will use green wood as a primary material and will cover how to get consistent results without cracking. Dyeing, painting and finishing will also be covered. If this sounds like a lot to cover in a week, it is, but you should go home from this class with new skills and ideas to help inspire your work for years to come. Advanced Beginner to Intermediate



Campaign Furniture: Modern or ClassicYoav LibermanJuly 17 - 21During this class we will discuss various aspects of furniture designs that are collapsible and versatile: Classical Campaign furniture and

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modern camp/knock-down designs. We will look at different approaches towards designing cases of drawers, tables, beds and more; we will investigate different joinery techniques. Each student will design and build a piece of furniture that can be assembled or disassembled elegantly and efficiently, using shop made wood hardware, or standard and innovative metal hardware that is obtained separately. Advanced Beginner to Intermediate

Tuition: $560

Studio/Materials Fee: $35 (does not include wood which will be based on your project)

Make a Guitar with Found ObjectsBeth Ireland & Keunho Peter ParkJuly 24 - 28Make your own playable guitar out of found objects. Learn to use a variety of stationary and hand tools to create sculptural playable stringed instruments. The class will focus on the construction of a six string guitar, which will give participants the information and skills necessary to create a variety of stringed instruments. Whether you are a musician, woodworker or just looking for a fun project this is a class that provides a safe supportive atmosphere to

learn tool use and create a personal playable sculptural object. Beginner to Intermediate


The Bandsaw: A Maker’s ToolJames McNabbJuly 31 - August 4The bandsaw is one of the most underestimated machines in most wood shops. This class will explore a variety of traditional and non-traditional methods of using the bandsaw in the development of several small projects. Students will learn how to safely and confidently use this machine to generate a variety of forms and apply beautiful surface textures. We will discuss how bandsaws work, and how to properly care and maintain them to ensure optimum performance. Workshop participants will produce a band saw box, a decorative spoon/utensil and a variety of experimental bandsaw cut objects and ornaments. Beginner and Beyond


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Veneered Arts & Crafts Mantle ClockThomas PafkAugust 7-11This workshop utilizes the building of an heir-loom quality Arts and Crafts Mantle Clock to demystify and all aspects of veneering. Topics covered will include: selecting, handling and cutting exotic veneer, book matching, seaming and joining, vacuum pressing, hand edge banding, trimming, scraping, sanding and finishing veneer. Participants will construct, assemble and veneer a mantle clock body and trim comprised of veneer, MDF and hardwoods of their choice from start to finish. By the conclusion participants will have a completed clock body ready for installation clock face and clock works available for purchase from a supplier. Advanced Beginner and Beyond

Tuition: $560 Supplies/Materials Fee: $75

Introduction to CNC RoutingAndrew PittsAugust 14 - 18This course introduces CNC design and routing using the ShopBot Desktop CNC routing machine in conjunction with Vectric CAD/CAM software to design and create carved objects. The course will cover the hardware and soft-ware used in CNC routing, and the students will use their personal laptop computers to create designs with provided software (tem-porarily licensed), and then convert the digital files to toolpaths that the CNC machine can recognize to actually cut material. Techniques include profile cutting, v-carving, 3D carving, and two sided carving. After completing the course, students should feel comfortable using design software to create their own designs, as well as using downloadable designs, and be able to produce CNC router toolpaths and have

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Tuition: $560 Studio/Materials Fee: $45Decorating a Turned Bowl with InlayGeoffrey NodenAugust 21 - 23Learn the inlay process developed by Geoffrey in which end-grain wafers are used to create one-of-a-kind patterns. Participants will learn to adorn the rim of a turned bowl or platter with beautiful inlay. Basic turning skills are needed as participants are expected to bring a turned bowl or platter and turn a groove into the rim of a piece prior to coming to class detailed instructions will be provided). Through hands on experimentation you will gain a complete understanding of this inlay process and leave with a completed, finished piece. Intermediate


Building the Jam-8 KayakDon MetzAugust 28 - September 1In this workshop we will be building a 7’ 8” personal water craft. She will be built using marine

grade mahogany plywood and assembled using the stitch and epoxy resin. There is no wood working or boat building knowledge required using this effective and very simple way to build a variety of water craft. Upon completion the course participants will have the knowledge to build similar boats. Beginner and Beyond


Forms for Shaping Wood LaminationsJim WhitmanSeptember 5 - 6In this weekend workshop you will learn bending techniques to shape laminated wood into “Curvy” shapes. While focusing on making a set of salad tongs, you will learn the techniques needed to re-saw thin strips of wood on the band saw, glue them up and clamp them into the form you have made. After the piece has dried you will learn how to clean up the edges and trim to the final shape. These tongs make great gifts and with the form you make in class, you can produce “hundreds” of them at home. You will also learn how to shape veneers into decorative forms and jewelry. Beginner and Beyond


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Tour our studios and see craft demonstrations during our Annual Open House on Sunday May 3rd from noon - 5pm.


EVENTS

Instructor Presentations Every Friday June - August at 7:30pm. Free and open to the public.

Weekly Lunchtime Auctions Every Monday June - August at 1pm under the kitchen pavilion. Free and open to the public.

Open House Event Sunday, May 3, 2015

Visit our campus, tour all of our studios and enjoy artist demonstrations. Free and open to the public.

Annual Fine Craft Fair Saturday & Sunday, September 26 & 27, 2015

Held at the Sussex County Fair Grounds in Augusta, NJ. 150 juried exhibiting artists, demonstrations, etc.

Benefit Auction & Dinner Event Thursday, August 13, 2015

All proceeds from this event benefit our educational programming.

Craftsmen At Work Program Peters Valley brings demonstrating artists to schools and group venues year round for on-site demonstrations and mini workshops.

Contact our office or visit our website for more information about any of these events.

EXHIBITION & RETAIL GALLERY

Open year-round and online www.petersvalleygallery.org

Our Sally D. Francisco Exhibition Gallery showcases five professional exhibitions each year. Our Retail Gallery represents work by over 200 artists.

February 21 – March 29, 2015 Raychel Wengenroth: The Spark That Still Ignites Opening Reception: Saturday, February 21 from 5-7pm; Artist’s Talk at 5:30.

April 11 – May 17, 2015 The Jeweler’s Journey: From the Bench to the Body and Beyond Opening Reception: Saturday, April 11 from 5-7pm; Artists’ Talk at 5:30.

May 30 – August 2, 2015 Making Matters: Fresh Perspectives in Fine Craft from Visiting Artists and Summer Artistic Staff Opening Reception:Saturday, May 30 from 5-7pm; Artists’ Talk at 5:30.

This year we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area where our campus is located. For more information visit www.nps.gov/dewa/

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TAKING CLASSES AT PETERS VALLEY

On-Campus Lodging Lodging for workshop students is available on the Peters Valley campus in our rustic farmhouses. The accommodations are basic and “no frills”. Rooms have two twin beds, share a bathroom and are not air conditioned. The fee is $45 per night. There are a very limited number of single rooms, rooms that do have air conditioning, and two rooms that have a private bath. Additional fees are charged and reservations are made on a first-come, first-serve basis by calling the office.

Meals Freshly prepared meals are served in the Peters Valley Dining Hall during workshop sessions. Lunches are included in the tuition cost for the workshop for all students. Break-fast & dinner can be purchased separately as a meal plan or pay as you go at the dining hall. Dinner is available the evening before the workshop begins for an additional cost of $15 and may be paid at the door. Dinner is not served on the last day of the workshop. Please see our website for pricing information. Students are encouraged to bring along snacks to enjoy when the dining hall is closed.

Located in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area along the Delaware River in Layton, NJ.

Refunds & Cancellation Policy Except for a $50 cancellation fee and the $30 registration fee, all fees are refundable if notice is given 30 days prior to start of workshop. No refunds will be made after that date. No refunds will be given if a student withdraws after a workshop begins. Peters Valley School of Craft reserves the right to cancel a work-shop due to low enrollment or an emergency.

If a cancellation should occur, students will be notified and will have the option of taking another course or receiving a full refund.

Please review our policies and procedures on our website www.petersvalley.org. We are happy to answer your questions. Please call our office at 973-948-5200 9-5pm weekly.

This catalog is available in large print upon request. [email protected]


SCHOLARSHIPS

Deadline for all applications is April 1, 2015.

The Fred Rose Memorial Scholarship One full tuition scholarship for a ceramic workshop.

Lenore G. Tawney Foundation Fiber Scholarship One full tuition scholarship for a fiber workshop. Lodging and meals are also covered.

Mary Jewel LaFleur Memorial Scholarships Two full tuition scholarships for a fiber workshop.

Huber-Weyer Youth Scholarship Four full tuition scholarships

Matriculated College Student Scholarships Ten 50% tuition scholarships.

Art Educator Scholarships Four 50% tuition scholarships.

Contact our office or visit our website for an application.

PETERS VALLEY OPPORTUNITIES

Summer Studio Assistants Deadline April 1, 2015

A great learning experience for emerging artists. Spend the summer working alongside Peters Valley studio managers and visiting instructors. Expand your understanding of studio operations and maintenance.

Artist Fellows Deadline March 1, 2015

A unique opportunity for established artists to manage all aspects of one of Peters Valley’s studios for a six month period.

Artist Residencies Rolling Deadlines

Devote yourself to your work on Peters Valley’s beautiful campus in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Available October 1 – November 29; from two to seven weeks in length.

This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

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PETERS VALLEY CORE VALUES

Peters Valley ENRICHES LIVES through the learning, practice, and appreciation of fine crafts.

The making of fine crafts is a kind of EXPLORATION, which relies on an integration of heart, head, and hands. Peters Valley encourages and facilitates this exploration in everything we do.

We are a vibrant community, bringing together established and emerging artists from around the globe. COMING TOGETHER to make things makes us better artists, able to learn from each other, and to evaluate our own efforts in a wider context.

We provide studio-based educational workshops for life-long learners who have the opportunity to benefit from working with nationally and internationally RECOGNIZED ARTISTS.

We are stewards of the CREATIVE PROCESS: from preparation, to incubation, to illumination, to verification. We strive to develop the creative abilities of all of our participants through this focus on process.

We provide an inspiring natural setting, intensive instruction, the right tools, and a supportive environment to immerse oneself in making things by hand. Fresh air and respite from one’s normal routine can bring FRESH INSIGHTS, and for some, perhaps, opportunities for peak moments, magic, and transformation.

Our gallery shows, craft fairs, annual auctions, presentations at various festivals, community outreach efforts, and other programs allow us to both bring fine crafts to a wider audience, and to help SHAPE FUTURE STANDARDS of excellence in fine crafts.

We honor the tradition of crafts by continuing to experiment with new techniques and materials, in pursuit of artistic, professional, and personal GROWTH. This is our focus and joy.

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