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Is art intimidating?I think about this a lot. After all, it is our mission to make art accessible. So what are we up against? Why do so many find art an intimidating concept?

For starters, there’s something personal at stake. As both maker and viewer, a certain vulnerability is required, a willingness to apply your unique personal perspective to the engagement. Call it fear of judgment, fear of failure, or fear of the unknown, it can be scary to put yourself on the line in any context. Much easier to avoid it, even if it means you might be missing something really great.

Could there also be a larger perception problem? For centuries art has been upheld as a critical component of an advanced culture. In that sense, it is perceived with elevated regard. Does this “high culture” status have unintended consequences? Does it inadvertently exclude a large portion of the population who might think that art is not for them?

This much is clear to me: whether deterred by cultural percep-tion or personal fears, the barriers to participating as makers or viewers are merely illusions. And we, as art enthusiasts, are all responsible for dispelling the myths and promoting the truth: that there’s a way for everyone to engage in art.

I’m sure we can all think of someone in our personal networks who has no present engagement with art. So the next time you go to an exhibit, enjoy an artwalk, or take a class at Pratt, I challenge you to invite that person along. Let’s tear down the walls and build a new construct into which everyone is invited and no one need fear; maybe together we can change the paradigm, one person at a time.

Food for thought!

Cheers,

Steve Galatro Executive Director

FALL EVENTS ....................................03

ART PARTIES .....................................05

STUDIO RENTAL ...............................07

YOUTH / TEEN SUMMER CLASSES ....09

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS ..................13

FEATURED ARTISTS .........................15

CLASS LISTINGS .....................11,17-22

JEWELRY ........................................11 PRINT / MIXED MEDIA ...................17 DRAWING / PAINTING ...................18 WARM GLASS ................................19 HOT GLASS ...................................20 WOODWORKING ...........................21 BLACKSMITHING ...........................21 STONECARVING ............................22 FABRICATION ................................22

MEMBERSHIP ...................................25

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IMAGE BY ALEC MILLER

Master Artist Darryl Nelson BY LISA GEERTSEN

MASTER ARTIST

FORGED ANIMAL HEADSDarryl Nelson • Class #4790FRI–SUN 9:30AM–5:30PM 9/26–9/283 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $315 • SUPPLY FEE: $45

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Darryl Nelson has been a self employed blacksmith since 1972. With a background in horseshoeing and ornamental architectural work, he began teaching and demonstrating to the public in 1979. He is the owner of Fire Mountain Forge (1978) and Meridian Forge Blacksmithing School (2003), both located in the foothills of Mt. Rainier in Eatonville, WA.

Darryl’s architectural work is recognized as being made in the Cascadian style. “Cascadian ironwork is medieval craftsman style, and that’s the way I describe my work – it adds to the craftsman style, a rougher finish and line that is less clean. Adze marks remain, chamfering remains.” ~Darryl Nelson in an interview with the Portland Monthly

As the third generation blacksmith for Timberline Lodge, Darryl restores the existing metalwork as well as furnish-ing the lodge with new items that fit in seamlessly to the original WPA era style. While the designs in the lodge need to strictly conform to the guidelines given by its curators and caretakers, the Cascadian style flows through the metalwork in Government camp with the added creativity of Darryl’s personal touch. The ram’s head is a signature symbol of the lodge but it is not the only hot sculpted creature to be found on the mountain, a visitor can explore the lodge and Silcox Hut to find many more creatures sculpted in iron.

While most of Darryl’s work is architectural, the hot sculpted animal head is what he’s become so well known for. Some of the best examples are on the large planter urns along Second Ave. in downtown Seattle across the street from the Seattle Art Museum. He has been demonstrating and teaching this technique across the country for numerous years. His dedication to education and the promotion of the art of blacksmithing has been, and continues to be, instrumental to the community of artist blacksmiths in the Seattle area and the Pacific Northwest. The majority of smiths here, including all of our blacksmithing instructors here at Pratt, have spent a good portion of time working for Darryl or taking as many of his workshops as possible. This is just one of the reasons we are excited to have this Master Artist in our blacksmithing studio.

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SUPPORT FOR PRATT’S MASTER ARTIST PROGRAM is provided by 4Culture, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, The Seattle Foundation, and National Endowment for the Arts.

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IN HONOR OF MIMI PIERCE'S 90TH BIRTHDAY

MASTER ARTIST

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Visit Pratt and see our professional teaching artists in action as they pull prints, blow glass, pour bronze, and forge red-hot steel!

Receive a 10% discount on classes* *Discount only available during event

Thank you to our media sponsor:

Enjoy hands-on art activities for kids and adults.

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FALL OPEN HOUSE: ONE HOT NIGHTSat, Sept. 6, 20146–9pm

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Aug 4 – Sept 5, 2014

SPECIAL EVENT:

August 21, 5-9pm

Presented by Pratt Fine Arts Center at Center on Contemporary Art’s CoCA LabGeorgetown Gallery 5701 Sixth Ave S, Suite 258

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Celeste Cooning is Building Bridges Celeste creates site-specific installations to adorn store-fronts, city parks, special events, and most recently the stage. Known for her cut paper works, Celeste has collab-orated with Seattle’s zoe|juniper in their premier of Begin-Again at On the Boards. Her first permanent metal sculp-ture, Bounty, functions as a threshold for Jackson Park Trail in North Seattle with support from 1% for Public Art and the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, harkening to the lush, abundant beauty of the Pacific Northwest.

Celeste is the recipient of Pratt Fine Arts Center’s 2014 ArtBridge Fellowship, which provides educational and professional development opportunities for emerging Washington State artists. Celeste’s ArtBridge experience will culminate in 2015 with a show of new work created during her time at Pratt.

MORE INFO: www.pratt.org/building-bridges

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E V E N T S FALL

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Flat Glass Fusing

Create glass objects such as tiles and dishes by fusing and melting colorful sheets of cut glass together in one of Pratt’s many kilns.

• Suitable for 4-10 people

• $400-$675 *

Screenprinting on Glass Tiles

Fire enameled imagery onto glass tiles! Choose a design from Pratt’s catalog of screens, or for an additional fee create your own unique design. Then fire your tile in one of Pratt’s many kilns.


• $400-$675 *

Celebrate your next group event or special occasion at Pratt Fine Arts Center! Our studios offer a unique environment for groups of all ages and experience levels to socialize, experiment, and create fabulous works of art.

The imaginative activities listed below are only a sampling Pratt’s new art party menu, and are specifically designed for small, social groups. For a complete list of Pratt’s updated and enhanced art party offerings by studio, visit www.pratt.org/events/art-parties.

All art parties include:

• Professional artist instructors

• Fully equipped studios

• All required project materials

• 4 hours of studio time

• Option to BYOB and food

ART PARTIES @Pratt

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Felted Objects

Create colorful felt pins, rings, ropes and more while discovering basic felting techniques including fiber layout, wet felting and shaping, and hand-stitching beaded embellishments.


• $530-$690 *

Creative Collage

Make playful collages using paper, cloth, found objects and other materi-als. Also play with image transfer techniques designed to integrate your own drawings or other designs into the assembled works of art.


• $500-$850 *

Screenprinting on Paper

Employ creative printmak-ing techniques on paper using a variety of pre-de-signed screens and colorful water-based inks. For an additional fee we’ll create custom screens using your own imagery, or provide t-shirts or tote bags for your own custom-printed swag.


• $500-$975 *

FOR BOOKING AND QUESTIONS:

Contact Oakley Allred, Community Events Manager, at 206-328-2200 ext. 261 or [email protected]

Didn’t see a party that met your fancy?

We will work with you to design the perfect custom art party sure to have your guests talking for months to come!

* depending on group size

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ART PARTIES @Pratt

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Pratt offers fully equipped professional studios for you to rent and work in.

Leave all the equipment maintenance to us! All you have to bring is your creativity.

We offer an inviting place for artists to work independently in a community environment.

Fuel your creativity – meet like-minded artists, exchange ideas and get inspired at Pratt.

STEVE just became a renter, after taking 3 classes in the Metal Fabrication Studio he now feels comfortable working on his own.

“I am excited about experi-menting on my own work. Pratt has such a great commu-nity of artists, I am looking forward to being part of it.”

“I love looking across the room and seeing a new technique and thinking ‘I should learn to do that!’ I am always finding new things to incorporate in my work.”

JULES has been renting at Pratt for years. She loves the camaraderie she and her fellow printmakers have developed.

As a working artist, renting at Pratt is the only way to go. I used to rent a studio space, but it was just too expensive to purchase and maintain all the equipment. Here, I just show up. All of the equipment is maintained and I pay just one price.

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Are you ready to rent the studio?

2014 STUDIO RENTAL PRICING & INCENTIVES

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2014

DID YOU KNOW?

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For a limited time, when you complete your access test and sign up for a membership, you get your first rental day FREE! *

FIRST DAY FREE!

Use your Hot Shop Rental Card for $50 off your 5th blow slot!

Rent five days; get one free with your Daily Rental Punch Card! Punches awarded & free rental redeemed in any participating studio

FREQUENT DAILY RENTER REWARDS Get your 6TH DAY FREE * with your new Daily Rental Punch Card!

In any studio with a published daily rate. Hot glass renters receive a “punch” on their Hot Shop Rental card instead of a free rental day.

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HOT GLASS/GLASSBLOWING $150 (1 glory hole; 4 hour slot)HOT GLASS/GLASSBLOWING $550(full shop; 8 hours)COLDWORKING (1/2 hr min.) $20SANDBLASTER (1/2 hr min.) $30FLAMEWORKING* $20FUSING STUDIO ** $25(kiln rental not included)KILNS AND ANNEALERS ** $20-$30MOLD ROOM ** $25JEWELRY ** $25 $150METAL FABRICATION STUDIO ** $35 $225FORGING STUDIO ** $25 $185NEW! METAL FABRICATION $45 $325AND FORGING COMBOSTONE YARD ** $25 $185WOODSHOP ** $45 $280PRINTMAKING ** $25 $150OVAL KILN $30COLOR PHOTO PROCESSOR $7 $50 $200 (up to 5 hrs)

S T U D I O R E N T A L PRATT

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Pratt’s program is specifically designed for students who want to take art classes from professional artists. At Pratt, we teach all skill levels- whether students are just begin-ning to explore the arts or they are ready to take their art to the studios so students can learn from the newest techniques in each discipline.

YOUTH / TEEN CLASSES

PARENT AND ME: BLACKSMITHINGScott Szloch • Class #4775SAT 10:30AM–2:30PM 9/20 1 SESSION • CLASS FEE: $120

DRAWING INTO SCULPTURE (AGES 8-10)Trevor Johnson • Class #4833SAT 12–2PM 10/4–11/228 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $130

EXPRESSIVE DRAWING AND PAINTING TECHNIQUES (AGES 11-13)Jessica Damsky • Class #4834SAT 2:30–4:30PM 10/4–11/228 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $170

INTRODUCTION TO ART (AGE 5-7)Trevor Johnson • Class #4832SAT 10–11:30AM 10/4–11/228 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $130

PORTRAITS IN GLASS (AGES 9-15)Danielle Phillips • Class #4839SAT 12:30–4:30PM 10/18 1 SESSION • CLASS FEE: $150

YOUTH

Ellen Hochberg • Class #4828SUN 1–2PM 10/5–11/238 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: SUGGESTED DONATION

Ellen Hochberg • Class #4829SUN 2:30–4PM 10/5–11/238 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: SUGGESTED DONATION

Britt Rynearson • Class #4830SUN 4:30–6PM 10/5–11/238 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: SUGGESTED DONATION

Youth Art Works offers free experiential arts classes to youth ages 5 - 13 on Sundays. Students will explore self-expression through painting, drawing, sculpture and other media as they delve into the elements and vocabulary of art. Activities and mediums change each 8-week session. Priority is given to students from the Central Area. Advance registration is required and volun-tary pay-as-you-can tuition of $15 - $100 is suggested.*in person registration required

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Y O U T H / T E E NCLASSES

YOUTH ART WORKS

SUPPORT FOR PRATT’S YOUTH PROGRAM is provided by 4Culture, Fales Foundation Trust, the D.V. and Ida J. McEachern Charitable Trust, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, The Norcliffe Foundation, and the Wyman Youth Trust.

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TEEN FUSED GLASS JEWELRYDanielle Phillips • Class #4495MON–FRI 1–4PM 8/11–8/155 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $225

TEEN BOOKBINDINGEmma Levitt • Class #4496MON–FRI 10AM–1PM 8/11–8/155 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $225

TEEN DRAWINGChris Crites • Class #4835TUE 3:30–5:30PM 9/30–11/188 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $180

TEEN WELDING AND BLACKSMITHINGMark Rudis • Class #4837WED 3:30–5:30PM 10/8–11/197 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $180

TEEN FLAMEWORKINGSasha Tepper-Stewart • Class #4898THU 3:30–5:30PM 10/9–11/136 SESSIONS • $180

TEEN GLASSBLOWINGJeanne Marie Ferraro • Class #4836SAT 10AM–1PM 10/11–11/156 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $355

TEEN ART WEEK: DRAWINGEric Swangstu • Class #4411MON–FRI 9:30AM–12:30PM 8/25–8/295 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $180

Jessica Damsky • Class #4412MON–FRI 9:30AM–12:30PM 8/25–8/295 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $180

TEEN ART WEEK: FLAMEWORKINGSasha Tepper-Stewart • Class #4473MON–FRI 9:30AM–12:30PM 8/25–8/295 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $265

TEEN ART WEEK: WELDING & METAL SCULPTUREMark Rudis • Class #4474MON–FRI 1:30–4:30PM 8/25–8/295 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $225

Mark Rudis • Class #4475MON–FRI 9:30AM–12:30PM 8/25–8/295 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $225

TEEN ART WEEK: JEWELRYJennifer Stenhouse • Class #4480MON–FRI 9:30AM–12:30PM 8/25–8/295 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $200

TEEN ART WEEK: FUSED GLASSSasha Tepper-Stewart • Class #4483MON–FRI 1:30–4:30PM 8/25–8/295 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $230

TEEN ART WEEK: PRINTMAKINGKerstin Graudins • Class #4482MON–FRI 1:30–4:30PM 8/25–8/295 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $190

TEEN ART WEEK: PAINTINGJessica Damsky • Class #4481MON–FRI 1:30–4:30PM 8/25–8/295 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $180

TEEN ART WEEK: GLASSBLOWINGJeanne Marie Ferraro • Class #4484MON–FRI 9:30AM–12:30PM 8/25–8/295 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $290

Jeanne Marie Ferraro • Class #4485MON–FRI 1:30–4:30PM 8/25–8/295 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $290

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ONLINE REGISTRATION is available for Youth and Teen Classes. Full class descriptions are available at: www.pratt.org/classes/teenwww.pratt.org/classes/youth

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS are available for teen classes.Contact: Myra Kaha, Youth & Teen Manager [email protected]

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CLASSESY O U T H / T E E N

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J E W E L R YCLASSES

Develop basic skills, refine a technique, or explore new materials in Pratt’s Jewelry/Metals Studios. We offer classes in foundational skills as well as in specialty topics such as enameling, small-scale forging, soldering, holloware, alternative materials, and more. We schedule classes in a variety of formats and time frames to accommo-date your needs. All classes are taught by professional metalsmiths and jewelry artists.

JEWELRY/METALSMITHING

The Jewelry/Metals Studio offers extra work time for registered students on Fridays, noon to 9pm!

This benefit is available to any student who is currently enrolled in a multi-week class.

We’ve made major up-grades including improved ventilation throughout both studios; refinished benches; new chairs; improved equipment layout; refin-ished stakes, hammers, and anvils; and more!We’ll have skilled monitors

on hand to help you implement what you’re learning in class and coach you in safe usage of tools and equipment when needed. Enjoy working in a community of fellow artists as you get caught up on your class projects.

*This benefit begins the first Friday of your enrolled class and ends at 9pm on the last Friday of class. Studio availability is subject to scheduling and makeup days are not available.

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J E W E L R Y CLASSES

BEGINNING JEWELRY/METALS INTENSIVEJennifer Stenhouse • Class #4781FRI–MON 9:30AM–5:30PM 10/31–11/34 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $440 • SUPPLY FEE: $30

BEGINNING JEWELRY/METALS, 10 WEEKSPeggy Foy • Class #4778SUN 6–9PM 9/21–11/2310 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $440 • SUPPLY FEE: $35

BEGINNING JEWELRY/METALS, 8 WEEKSRoger Horner • Class #4768WED 9AM–1PM 9/17–11/58 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $440 • SUPPLY FEE: $35

INTERMEDIATE JEWELRY/METALS, 8 WEEKSSusanne Lechler Osborn • Class #4779WED 6–10PM 10/22–12/178 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $440 • SUPPLY FEE: $35

INTRODUCTION TO JEWELRY LOST WAX CASTINGJennifer Stenhouse • Class #4767TUE 6–10PM 9/16–11/48 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $468 • SUPPLY FEE: $35

ONE-DAY WORKSHOP: FORGED BRACELET FORMSPaul Casey • Class #4774SAT 10AM–6PM 10/18 1 SESSION • CLASS FEE: $114 • SUPPLY FEE: $20

BEGINNING JEWELRY/METALS, 6 WEEKSSusanne Lechler Osborn • Class #4770THU 9AM–1PM 9/18–10/236 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $330 • SUPPLY FEE: $30

Virginia Causey • Class #4769WED 1:30–5:30PM 10/8–11/126 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $330 • SUPPLY FEE: $30

SCULPTURAL HOLLOWARECatherine Grisez • Class #4771THU 6–9PM 9/18–11/2010 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $468 • SUPPLY FEE: $35

SCULPTURAL METALSMITHING - TWO-WEEKEND INTENSIVETia Kramer & Julia Heineccius • Class #4831SAT–SUN 9:30AM–5:30PM 9/27–10/54 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $500 • SUPPLY FEE: $30

SILVER PMCVirginia Causey • Class #4785WED 1:30PM–5:30PM 9/17–9/242 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $114 • SUPPLY FEE: $70 (INCLUDES PMC)

SOLDERING & SURFACESSarah Gascoigne • Class #4865THU 1:30–5:30PM 10/16–11/206 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $240 • SUPPLY FEE: $20

WORKSHOP: TOOL MAKINGRoger Horner • Class #4783SAT–SUN 9:30AM–5:30PM 10/11–10/122 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $240 • SUPPLY FEE: $10

STONE SETTING: BEZEL AND BEYONDJennifer Stenhouse • Class #4766TUE 1:30–5:30PM 9/16–11/48 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $468 • SUPPLY FEE: $35

SMALL OBJECT PHOTOGRAPHY FOR NONPHOTOGRAPHERSJulia Harrison • Class #4773SAT 10AM–6PM 9/20 1 SESSION • CLASS FEE: $114 • SUPPLY FEE: $10

TEXTURED METAL EARRINGSJulia Harrison • Class #4786THU 6–10PM 9/11 1 SESSION • CLASS FEE: $57 • SUPPLY FEE: $10

WORKSHOP: ALTERNATIVE METALS AND MATERIALS IN JEWELRY-MAKINGAmy Reeves • Class #4784SAT–SUN 9:30AM–5:30PM 10/25–10/262 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $240 • SUPPLY FEE: $20

WORKSHOP: CHEMICAL HAZARDS IN THE JEWELRY ARTSDave Waddell • Class #4780SUN 12–2:30PM 10/19 1 SESSION • CLASS FEE: FREE

WORKSHOP: MECHANISMS - HINGES AND CLASPSPeggy Foy • Class #4707SAT–SUN 10AM–6PM 8/9–8/102 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $233 • SUPPLY FEE: $15

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WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

WORKSHOP: MECHANISMS - HINGES AND CLASPSPeggy Foy • Class #4707SAT–SUN 10AM–6PM 8/9–8/102 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $233 • SUPPLY FEE: $15

WORKSHOP: NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACH TO FORGOTTEN MEDIUMS (SILVERPOINT, EGG TEMPERA AND CASEIN PAINT)Larry Calkins • Class #4716SAT–SUN 10AM–6PM 8/16–8/172 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $199

WORKSHOP: INTRODUCTION TO KILNFORMINGSasha Tepper-Stewart • Class #4730SAT–SUN 10AM–4PM 8/23–8/242 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $233

Sasha Tepper-Stewart • Class #4810SAT–SUN 10AM–4PM 10/25–10/262 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $233

WORKSHOP: INTRODUCTION TO FLAMEWORKING - BOROSILICATEJulie Conway • Class #4731SAT–SUN 9AM–5PM 8/30–8/312 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $221

Julie Conway • Class #4808SAT–SUN 9AM–5PM 10/25–10/262 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $221

WORKSHOP: BRONZE PATINAEva Funderburgh Hollis • Class #4759SAT–SUN 10AM–4PM 9/13–9/142 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $150 • SUPPLY FEE: $20

WORKSHOP: INTRODUCTION TO GLASSBLOWINGLydia Boss • Class #4799SAT–SUN 1:45–5:45PM 9/13–9/142 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $204

BLACKSMITHING: FORGED PANELScott Szloch • Class #4772SAT–SUN 9:30AM–5:30PM 9/13–9/142 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $232 • SUPPLY FEE: $35

WORKSHOP: INTRODUCTION TO BEADMAKINGDonna Prunkard • Class #4732SAT–SUN 9:30AM–5:30PM 9/20–9/212 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $221

WORKSHOP: FRAMING AND MATTINGTodd Jannausch • Class #4826SAT–SUN 9AM–5PM 9/20–9/212 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $330 • SUPPLY FEE: $65

WORKSHOP: BEGINNING BLOCK PRINTTheresa Neinas • Class #4846SAT–SUN 10AM–4PM 9/20–9/212 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $154 • SUPPLY FEE: $15

WORKSHOP: ENCAUSTIC WITH MIXED MEDIALarry Calkins & Kamla Kakaria • Class #4858SAT–SUN 10AM–6PM 9/27–9/282 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $230 • SUPPLY FEE: $25

SCULPTURAL METALSMITHING - TWO-WEEKEND INTENSIVETia Kramer & Julia Heineccius • Class #4831SAT–SUN 9:30AM–5:30PM 9/27–10/54 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $500 • SUPPLY FEE: $30

WORKSHOP: SINGLE-SHEET BOOKSJessica Hoffman • Class #4868SAT–SUN 10AM–6PM 10/4–10/52 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $205 • SUPPLY FEE: $20

WORKSHOP: INTRODUCTION TO COLDWORKINGRebecca Chernow • Class #4800SAT–SUN 9:30AM–5:30PM 10/4–10/52 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $313

WORKSHOP: THE PERFECT PANEL & STRETCHER CLASS FOR PAINTERSTodd Jannausch & Ruthie V • Class #4838SAT–SUN 9:30AM–5:30PM 10/4–10/52 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $255 • SUPPLY FEE: $45

FORGING NIGHTScott Szloch • Class #4787FRI 6–10PM 10/10 1 SESSION • CLASS FEE: $78

INTERMEDIATE WELDING NIGHTCarla Grahn • Class #4788FRI 6–10PM 10/10 1 SESSION • CLASS FEE: $78

WORKSHOP: EXPLORING PATTERN AND REPETITIONLarry Calkins • Class #4891SAT–SUN 10AM–6PM 10/11–10/122 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $205

WORKSHOP: TOOL MAKINGRoger Horner • Class #4783SAT–SUN 9:30AM–5:30PM 10/11–10/122 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $240 • SUPPLY FEE: $10

Short on free time? Check out these weekend workshops sure to fit your busy schedule!

Didn’t see a workshop that fits your schedule?Check out a custom class tailored to meet your needs. www.pratt.org/classes/custom-classes

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W E E K E N D S CLASSES

WORKSHOP: DRAWING FROM PHOTOGRAPHSSofya Belinskaya • Class #4861SAT–SUN 10AM–6PM 10/18–10/192 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $205

WORKSHOP: WOODWORKING FUNDAMENTALSSteve Dando • Class #4825SAT–SUN 10AM–6PM 10/18–10/192 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $232 • SUPPLY FEE: $30

WORKSHOP: INTRODUCTION TO BEADMAKING IIDonna Prunkard • Class #4807SAT–SUN 9:30AM–5:30PM 10/18–10/192 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $221

WORKSHOP: CHEMICAL HAZARDS IN THE JEWELRY ARTSDave Waddell • Class #4780SUN 12–2:30PM 10/19 1 SESSION • CLASS FEE: FREE

WORKSHOP: MOKU HANGA Francesca Lohmann • Class #4871SAT–SUN 10AM–6PM 10/25–10/262 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $205 • SUPPLY FEE: $20

WORKSHOP: ALTERNATIVE METALS AND MATERIALS IN JEWELRY-MAKINGAmy Reeves • Class #4784SAT–SUN 9:30AM–5:30PM 10/25–10/262 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $240 • SUPPLY FEE: $20

WORKSHOP: FIGURE PAINTINGRuthie V • Class #4879SAT–SUN 10AM–6PM 11/1–11/22 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $205

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Romson REGARDEBustillo

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@Pratt Magazine’s, Cynthia Hibbard recently sat down with Romson Regarde Bustillo to discuss his work and his involvement with Pratt.

From his first interaction with Pratt more than 20 years ago, to his first Pratt class--aided by tuition assistance--until today, Romson Bustillo has never left Pratt’s orbit. He has built both his skills and his career here, making invaluable connections and mentorships along the way. These days he continues to cycle through Pratt as both a print instruc-tor and a practicing artist who regularly uses the facilities.

Bustillo has found teaching to be a two-way inspiration incubator that keeps his ideas spinning. He’s also constantly gratified by new students’ ‘ah-ha’ moments of understanding that what they’ve made came from something deep inside them. “I wish I could share this more eloquently with more and more people,” he said.

When he’s immersed in his own work, Bustillo can be seen late at night in the print studio, headphones in place, intensely concentrating on his project of the moment. Recently, he produced nearly all of the 34 vibrantly patterned pieces on display

through September 28 at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art at Pratt. His BIMA show, Dugay Na, means “no longer new” or “a long time now” in the Mindanao Bisaya/Cebuano language of the Philippines, from which Bustillo immigrated at age nine, when his family joined relatives living in Columbia City.

Soon, Bustillo will be back in the studio finishing work for a 4Culture show that opens the first Thursday in October.

Bustillo credits the guidance of former Pratt Executive Director Greg Robinson, now BIMA’s executive director, in helping him refine his work over the years so that “no longer new” has personal relevance. It’s difficult for him to pinpoint the length of that association. “I feel like Pratt has always been part of my life,” he said. “So the dates are a little bit confusing.”

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@PM: What do you think it is about Pratt that allows inexperienced students to mingle with practicing artists and still feel accepted?

RB: It’s the culture. This is the place for anyone to make art, no matter what the student’s age or skill level. Pratt provides both a welcoming atmosphere and a dedication to producing fine art. New students will always be accepted and encouraged. They’ll also learn from their instructors that this is the place where we make beautiful objects or objects that make state-ments. It’s a center where people are evolving and thinking about what they’re making.

@PM: But what would you say to someone who is interested in a class but is too intimidated to sign up due to lack of experience?

RB: I’d say it’s all right to be afraid. I myself am sometimes nervous to take new classes, and not just at Pratt. I tell my students that they need to find the love. If they feel in their hearts that they have the capacity to be creative and to make art, this place will help them.

@PM: How well do you think this concept of mixing beginners with skilled artists works at Pratt?

RB: It works well. Of course there are certain classes where there is a require-ment for one to have some

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basic knowledge and that’s primarily for safety. One should know how to oper-ate the press or, in case of the hot shop, work with the furnace. We do have entry, mid-level and advanced classes that enable people to learn the equipment fairly easily so they can move on to take other classes in those disciplines.

@PM: Don’t you teach a class where beginners can get involved?

RB: I do. I teach a mixed media printmaking class sometimes referred to as “alternative surfaces.” Dur-ing my travels I’ve encoun-tered printmakers who have exposed me to other print-making techniques than

the ones we normally think of. I’ve developed a class teaching these methods, often with found supplies, non-toxic processes, and without the use of the press. These are techniques any-one is capable of learning. I get both beginners and peo-ple who have already taken a number of other printmak-ing classes at Pratt, which is a good thing, because they have a foundation of knowledge that contributes to everyone’s experience.

@PM: What interests you in printing with found objects?

RB: I like the practice of being green as much as possible, and of using what you have—not letting the

Step into Pratt’s Printmaking Studio for classes on etching, screenprinting, letter-press printing, and printing with alternative surfaces. All skill levels are welcome.

PRINTMAKING

MIXED MEDIA BOOK ARTSJessica Hoffman • Class #4869THU 6–10PM 10/23–11/134 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $205 • SUPPLY FEE: $25

WORKSHOP: MOKU HANGA Francesca Lohmann • Class #4871SAT–SUN 10AM–6PM 10/25–10/262 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $205 • SUPPLY FEE: $20

CREATIVE MONOTYPERickie Wolfe • Class #4843WED 10AM–2PM 9/24–10/296 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $307 • SUPPLY FEE: $20

WORKSHOP: SINGLE-SHEET BOOKSJessica Hoffman • Class #4868SAT–SUN 10AM–6PM 10/4–10/52 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $205 • SUPPLY FEE: $20

BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE ETCHINGKim Van Someren • Class #4841TUE 6–10PM 9/16–10/216 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $307 • SUPPLY FEE: $30

BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE SCREENPRINTINGKerstin Graudins • Class #4842WED 6–10PM 9/17–11/58 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $410 • SUPPLY FEE: $40

MIXED MEDIA PRINTMAKINGRomson Regarde Bustillo • Class #4845SUN 6–10PM 10/12–11/166 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $307 • SUPPLY FEE: $30

WORKSHOP: BEGINNING BLOCK PRINTTheresa Neinas • Class #4846SAT–SUN 10AM–4PM 9/20–9/212 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $154 • SUPPLY FEE: $15

BEYOND THE PRESSEmma Levitt • Class #4892THU 6–10PM 9/25–10/164 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $199 • SUPPLY FEE: $30

WORKSHOP: DYEING AND SCREENPRINTING ON CLOTH AND CLOTHINGKerstin Graudins & Jodi Waltier • Class #4715FRI–SUN 12–6PM 8/22–8/243 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $223 • SUPPLY FEE: $30

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Mixed media classes utilize drawing, painting, and collage techniques on paper, wood, cloth, photographs, printed and found materials. The combinations of unusual materials and processes may result in unique sculptural objects as well as two-dimensional pieces.

IN SEARCH OF THE MUSE: FROM INSPIRATION TO CANVASVedika Dietrich • Class #4886THU 6–10PM 10/9–11/136 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $307 • SUPPLY FEE: $20

WORKSHOP: EXPLORING PATTERN AND REPETITIONLarry Calkins • Class #4891SAT-SUN 10AM–6PM 10/11–10/122 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $205

WORKSHOP: NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACH TO FORGOTTEN MEDIUMS (SILVERPOINT, EGG TEMPERA AND CASEIN PAINT)Larry Calkins • Class #4716SAT–SUN 10AM–6PM 8/16–8/172 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $199

BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE COLLAGERickie Wolfe • Class #4844THU 10AM–2PM 9/25–10/306 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $307 • SUPPLY FEE: $20

WORKSHOP: ENCAUSTIC WITH MIXED MEDIALarry Calkins & Kamla Kakaria • Class #4858SAT–SUN 10AM–6PM 9/27–9/282 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $230 • SUPPLY FEE: $25

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P A I N T I N G / D R A W I N G CLASSES

BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE FIGURE DRAWINGJeanne Marie Ferraro • Class #4859TUE 6–10PM 9/23–11/118 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $410 • SUPPLY FEE: $30

WATERCOLOR: NATURE'S DETAILSWillow Heath • Class #4889TUE 10AM–2PM 9/23–10/286 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $307

WORKSHOP: FIGURE PAINTINGRuthie V • Class #4879SAT–SUN 10AM–6PM 11/1–11/22 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $205

INTERMEDIATE ACRYLIC PAINTINGRuthie V • Class #4849WED 10AM–2PM 9/24–10/296 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $307

INTERMEDIATE DRAWING & COMPOSITIONJeanne Marie Ferraro • Class #4860MON 10AM–1PM 10/6–11/106 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $230

INTERMEDIATE OIL PAINTINGRuthie V • Class #4851WED 6–10PM 9/24–10/296 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $307

WORKSHOP: DRAWING FROM PHOTOGRAPHSSofya Belinskaya • Class #4861SAT–SUN 10AM–6PM 10/18–10/192 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $205

BEGINNING ACRYLIC PAINTINGRuthie V • Class #4848WED 10AM–2PM 9/24–10/296 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $307

BEGINNING DRAWINGChandler Woodfin • Class #4852MON 6:30–9:30PM 9/15–10/206 SESSIONS (NO CLASS 8/11) • CLASS FEE: $230

Chandler Woodfin • Class #4854THU 10AM–1PM 9/25–10/306 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $230

PORTRAITS WORKSHOPRuthie V • Class #4878SAT–SUN 10AM–6PM 10/4–10/52 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $205

BEGINNING OIL PAINTINGRuthie V • Class #4850WED 6–10PM 9/24–10/296 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $307

WORKSHOP: BEGINNING WATERCOLORYulia Chubotin • Class #4624SAT–MON 10AM–6PM 8/9–8/113 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $299

Learn the foundations of drawing or come for a fresh perspective in one of Pratt’s many exciting drawing classes and workshops. Explore a range of materials including, pastel, charcoal, pencil, and ink, and experiment with fascinating subjects from still life to children’s illustrations, botanical studies to the human figure, and of course, your own imagination.

Pratt offers classes in watercolor, oil, and acrylic painting techniques as well as encaustic, mixed media and collage. Beginners and professionals alike can enjoy our special topic workshops on special techniques, brushwork intensives, and other exciting materials and processes.

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W A R M G L A S SCLASSES

COLDWORKING

Create fused, slumped and flat glass projects in Pratt’s professionally equipped Fus-ing Studio. Discuss profes-sional practices and design principals while learning to make image transfers, fuse glass jewelry, and program the fusing kilns. Whether you are a novice artist or a long-time fusing enthusiast Pratt offers classes to spark your inner creative genius.

ART LAB: MOLDMAKING 101Sherri Gamble • Class #4811SAT 12–4PM 9/13 1 SESSION • CLASS FEE: $79

CONTINUING KILNFORMINGSasha Tepper-Stewart • Class #4809THU 6–10PM 9/11–10/166 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $376

EXPERIMENTS IN KILN-GLASS: BOX CASTINGSherri Gamble • Class #4812FRI–SUN 5PM–6PM 9/19–9/284 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $250

WORKSHOP: INTRODUCTION TO KILNFORMINGSasha Tepper-Stewart • Class #4730SAT–SUN 10AM–4PM 8/23–8/242 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $233

Sasha Tepper-Stewart • Class #4810SAT–SUN 10AM–4PM 10/25–10/262 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $233

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WORKSHOP: INTRODUCTION TO COLDWORKINGRebecca Chernow • Class #4800SAT–SUN 9:30AM–5:30PM 10/4–10/52 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $313

Use a table-top torch to heat and shape soft glass into decorative beads and orna-ments in an array of exciting colors. Classes for beginning students through profession-al level workshops are avail-able. Bring your curiosity and willingness to experiment!

BEADMAKING

WORKSHOP: INTRODUCTION TO BEADMAKINGDonna Prunkard • Class #4732SAT–SUN 9:30AM–5:30PM 9/20–9/212 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $221

WORKSHOP: INTRODUCTION TO BEADMAKING IIDonna Prunkard • Class #4807SAT–SUN 9:30AM–5:30PM 10/18–10/192 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $215

BEGINNING BEADMAKINGCheryl Matson • Class #4803TUE 6–10PM 9/9–10/146 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $329

BEGINNING FLAMEWORKING - BOROSILICATEJessica Landau • Class #4804THU 6–10PM 9/11–10/166 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $329

INTERMEDIATE FLAMEWORKING - BOROSILICATEJulie Conway • Class #4806WED 6–10PM 9/10–10/156 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $329

WORKSHOP: INTRODUCTION TO FLAMEWORKING - BOROSILICATEJulie Conway • Class #4731SAT–SUN 9AM–5PM 8/30–8/312 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $221

Julie Conway • Class #4808SAT–SUN 9AM–5PM 10/25–10/262 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $221

Work with borosilicate glass to create anything from marbles to blown ornaments, goblets, and sculptures. Experiment with three-dimensional design in glass. Workshops and classes in tube-blowing, borosilicate sculpture, and special topics available from beginning student level to master artist.

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Learn to gather glass from the furnace, blow and refine vessels and forms, and hone team-working skills in Pratt’s world class Hot Shop. Workshops with specific focuses including goblet making, hollow forms and vessels, and hot sculpting along with standard beginning, intermediate, and advanced glassblowing classes are available.

Hot glass casting classes encourage beginning and returning students to work together to create outstanding sculptures by ladling molten glass into sand. Explore the ancient art of creating sand molds and how to use materials including plaster, steel, and found objects.

GLASS CASTING - BEGINNING AND BEYONDCathy Chase • Class #4796SAT 6–10PM 9/13–10/186 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $605

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H O T G L A S S CLASSES

ADVANCED GLASSBLOWING: TEAMWORKCourtney Branam • Class #4794TUE 6–10PM 9/9–10/146 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $584

BEGINNING GLASSBLOWINGJeanne Marie Ferraro • Class #4791SUN 6–10PM 9/7–10/126 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $561

INTERMEDIATE GLASSBLOWINGDonna McCord • Class #4793MON 6–10PM 9/8–10/136 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $584

MASTER ARTIST: CANE & MURRINI MASTERYDavide Salvadore • Class #4866SUN–FRI 9:30AM–5:30PM 10/26–10/316 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $1304

EXPERIENCED INTERMEDIATE GLASSBLOWINGJulie Bergen • Class #4797THU 6–10PM 9/11–10/166 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $584

WORKSHOP: INTRODUCTION TO GLASSBLOWINGLydia Boss • Class #4799SAT–SUN 1:45–5:45PM 9/13–9/142 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $204

THE BREAKAWAY SAND MOLD BLOW BOXRobert Carlson • Class #4801SUN 9/21 9:30AM–5:45PM 9/28–10/12 1:45–5:45PM4 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $584

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Blacksmithing, or forging, focuses on transforming and shaping mild steel into decora-tive and functional works of art. Learn how to hammer, twist, bend, split and finish steel using heat and ingenuity. Classes and workshops are available for all skill levels.

BEGINNING BLACKSMITHINGAndy Blakney • Class #4765TUE 6–10PM 9/23–10/286 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $332 • SUPPLY FEE: $30

Scott Szloch • Class #4763SUN 1:30–5:30PM 10/5–11/96 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $332 • SUPPLY FEE: $30

FORGING NIGHTScott Szloch • Class #4787FRI 6–10PM 10/10 1 SESSION • CLASS FEE: $78

INTERMEDIATE BLACKSMITHING: FORGED PANELScott Szloch • Class #4772SAT–SUN 9:30AM–5:30PM 9/13–9/142 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $232 • SUPPLY FEE: $35

PARENT AND ME: BLACKSMITHINGScott Szloch • Class #4775SAT 10:30AM–2:30PM 9/20 1 SESSION • CLASS FEE: $120

INTERMEDIATE BLACKSMITHINGLisa Geertsen • Class #4757WED 6–10PM 9/10–10/226 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $333 • SUPPLY FEE: $35

BLACKSMITHING

Discover the history, terminology and tools used in woodworking. Classes and work-shops in techniques including woodturning, veneering, hand carving, and general woodworking are suitable for beginners and master craftspeople alike.

BEGINNING WOODTURNING FOR ARTISTSTom Henscheid • Class #4864WED 6–10PM 9/24–10/154 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $232 • SUPPLY FEE: $40

WORKSHOP: THE PERFECT PANEL & STRETCHER CLASS FOR PAINTERSTodd Jannausch & Ruthie V • Class #4838SAT–SUN 9:30AM–5:30PM 10/4–10/52 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $255 • SUPPLY FEE: $45

EXPLORING MATERIALS AND STRUCTURETBA • Class #4894THU 6–10PM 9/11–10/308 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $371 • SUPPLY FEE: $20

INTERMEDIATE WOODTURNINGTom Henscheid • Class #4741WED 6–10PM 8/13–9/34 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $225 • SUPPLY FEE: $60

WOODTURNING GREEN BOWLSTom Henscheid • Class #4867WED 6–10PM 9/24–10/83 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $171 • SUPPLY FEE: $20

WORKSHOP: WOODWORKING FUNDAMENTALSSteve Dando • Class #4825SAT–SUN 10AM–6PM 10/18–10/192 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $232 • SUPPLY FEE: $30

WORKSHOP: FRAMING AND MATTINGTodd Jannausch • Class #4826SAT–SUN 9AM–5PM 9/20–9/212 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $330 • SUPPLY FEE: $65

BEGINNING WOODWORKINGSteve Dando • Class #4827TUE 6–10PM 9/16–11/48 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $371 • SUPPLY FEE: $85

BEGINNING HAND CARVINGJulia Harrison • Class #4743WED 6–10PM 8/27–10/16 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $303 • SUPPLY FEE: $60

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Stonecarving has captured the imagination of artists throughout history for its per-manence, tactility, and sen-sual beauty. Learn both an-cient and modern reductive sculpting techniques with hand carving tools, power tools, and pneumatics.

CONTINUING STONECARVINGSabah Al-Dhaher • Class #4762SUN 9AM–1PM 9/21–11/98 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $320

STONE SCULPTING FUNDAMENTALS: INTENSIVETamara Buchanan • Class #4761SAT–SUN 1:30–5:30PM 9/20–10/196 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $283

STONECARVING

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Oxy-acetylene and MIG welding, metalworking, plas-ma-cutting, three-dimensional design principals, and many more sculptural topics are taught in Pratt’s Fab-rication Studio. Rudimentary classes and professional workshops are available.

ADVANCED WELDING AND FABRICATIONHans Hofstee • Class #4758WED 6–10PM 9/10–10/226 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $355 • SUPPLY FEE: $45

CREATIVE METALWORKING - FORGING AND WELDINGCarla Grahn • Class #4712THU 6–10PM 8/21–9/256 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $345 • SUPPLY FEE: $45

INTRODUCTION TO WELDING AND THE SCULPTURAL FORMBill Baber • Class #4882MON 6–10PM 10/6–11/106 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $405 • SUPPLY FEE: $45

WELDING NIGHTCarla Grahn • Class #4788FRI 6–10PM 10/10 1 SESSION • CLASS FEE: $78

FABRICATION

A variety of casting ma-terials and methods are explored at Pratt Fine Arts Center. From lost-wax casting to bronze pouring, Pratt offers classes for both beginning metalworkers and professional artists.

BEGINNING BRONZE CASTINGMark Walker • Class #4760THU 6–10PM 9/18–11/68 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $351 • SUPPLY FEE: $115

INTERMEDIATE BRONZE CASTINGEd Thayer • Class #4789SAT 9AM–1PM 10/4–10/254 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $200 • SUPPLY FEE: $115

WORKSHOP: BRONZE PATINAEva Funderburgh Hollis • Class #4759SAT–SUN 10AM–4PM 9/13–9/142 SESSIONS • CLASS FEE: $150 • SUPPLY FEE: $20

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costs of supplies be an ob-stacle—and then of thinking about what repurposing actually means. What’s the history of things? I’ve had connections with pieces of wood from the back alleys of studios where I’ve worked in Barcelona, with a piece of fabric from a residency at the James Washington Foundation in Seattle, and with some cardboard left over at Pratt.

@PM: What is special about the Pratt print lab?

RB: The facility itself is unique in this city. Period. Of course there are the ac-tual machines, equipment and the accessibility. But I have to say that for me it’s the camaraderie. You come in contact with practicing artists in different phases of their growth and profession. I’m a studio artist so I spend a lot of time at Pratt but I don’t claim it for myself. It’s

a place where you can have a dialog with the press, the ink and with other artists. It has a way of attracting people who are really look-ing to express themselves. It spawns creativity. Here people will find the tools and techniques to develop a vision, if not actually produce that vision.

@PM: You talk about Pratt being a community. How has being a part of that community helped your career?

RB: The word ‘career’ is interesting in that I feel very strongly that art is something I do and art supports me to a healthy degree. I have to say the relationships I’ve built at Pratt have helped form how I see myself as an artist and a creative person. Pratt has also given me a lot of tangible support. I know a lot about printmaking but

I don’t’ know everything. Kerstin Graudins, one of the instructors has, for instance, helped me perfect my silk screening techniques. Kamla Kakaria, the print-making/painting/drawing studio manager, early on instructed me on working with wax.

@PM: What is the focus of your own work now?

RB: I would say the one constant for me is discovery. I’ve been practicing art for almost 40 years now and I say that because I feel like I’ve been at it since day one with a crayon or a pencil in my hand. Since my involve-ment with Pratt, printing has been my number one focus and the way I feel most comfortable exploring dif-ferent ideas, techniques and medias that are constantly evolving. The majority of my work has been fairly consistently on paper. And the pieces continue to expand—vertically and horizontally.

@PM: You’re known for producing in volume. Why is that?

RB: Yes and no. I do produce a large amount of work but then everything gets put together as one or two pieces. In that way I’m a collage artist who makes all the things that I collage, primarily through printmak-ing. You’ll notice at the BIMA show that the largest

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piece—we measured it at 11 feet long—is composed of three original pieces.

@PM: Are your images re-flective of the places you’ve been? They’re not exceed-ingly Filipino, are they?

RB: No. But you would have to say that that part of me is coded. I was fortu-nate to come from a part of the Philippines that was incredibly diverse so I feel strongly that exposure to different aesthetics of the culture came to America with me. You can see some reflections in my work—like curvilinear, mosque-like or gigantic, cathedral-like im-ages. Also, houses on stilts. The other major influence

of the region, I would say, is fabric. Overall, I think the kind of artist I am is more reflective of the region I grew up in, which is the Northwest.

@PM: In summation, what is it you most appreciate about Pratt?

RB: There’s a reason it’s called Pratt Fine Arts Cen-ter. It’s because the quality of the art instruction com-ing out of it is exceptional. Pratt people are producing beautiful, contemporary work and thought-provok-ing art. Pratt cultivated me as an artist. It’s a place that can also contribute to you as a creative person. So go for it!

Want to hear more about Romson’s work?

Join BIMA for an evening presentation with Romson Regarde Bustillo, He will discuss his work, process and inspiration.

BIMA Auditorium · Seating is limited · Advance registration is required

THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2014 6:30-8:30PM

www.biartmuseum.org

Learn more about Romson: romsonromson.blogspot.com

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