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From late June through August, our Summer Program unfolds in a weeklong format, with course offerings in a wide variety of media: textiles, glass, clay, paint, ink, wood, stone, journal and music.
Life in community is one of the blessings of our time together. Each week begins Monday with supper followed by orientation & introductions of faculty and students.
Tuesdays through Saturdays include Matins (an ecumenical morning meditation), three meals shared together, studio classes and Vespers (music & prayer). Classes are three hours, with a two-hour break for lunch. Evenings are a time for faculty art presentations, conversations, a video or a lively art discussion.
Sunday morning's ecumenical worship celebrates God's presence in our midst as we present our created offerings from our week-long journey. A festive Sunday brunch concludes our week together.
Registration
Explore the Class Schedule below and make your choices early, as some classes have limited enrollments. When you've made your selections, download the Registration Form (pdf) for details and costs, register online or mail the form with your deposit, or call us to register with credit card at (509) 763-3693.
Scholarships Available for Summer! Contact dan@artfaith.com for information on how you can qualify.
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Week One - Family Week
June 22 - 28
We thought it would be fun to set aside a special week for parents and their children! Purposefully, we chose a week that coincides with the local Vacation Bible School at Plain Community Church, located directly across the bridge from the Guild. Vacation Bible School is for children from age 4 through 6th grade, and meets each morning from 9:00-Noon, the same time of our morning classes at the Guild. Since VBS starts on Monday morning, families are encouraged to come a night early (21st) at no extra cost! Whether you choose to have your kids participate in VBS or not, we set up the schedule so that the morning classes focus a bit more on older kids, while the afternoon classes are for all ages. So if you are looking for a special week to share with your kids, this is the place! Take one or two classes (depending on your level of energy) and celebrate the gift of family together.
Wade in the Watercolor
A.M. - Fiber Arts Studio
A series of slap-dash, slippy-sloppy watercolor projects for parent and child. We will experiment with washes, salt, crayons, ink, mastic and our imaginations. We will play with watercolor portraits, landscapes and still lifes. Bring favorite prints of simple subjects or use mine, wear play clothes and make something wonderfully transparent and bright.
Instructor: Jeanne Whitney
Jeanne Whitney has been watercoloring and making things since she was an earnest child artist. Later she attended Cornish School of Art and the University of Washington in Graphic Arts. She has illustrated 19 educational books and has also painted a multitude of watercolor and oil portraits. She has done murals, sculptures and pirate ships (play equipment!) She also teaches school and lives with her husband and the last of her six children on a little farm in Snohomish. Jeanne thanks God for the gift of sight and the gift of hands and mind, loving the joy of co-creating with God, the GRAND CREATOR.
Family Ceramics
A.M. - Pot Shop
The course will focus on creating sculptural forms using hand-, slab-, and coil- building techniques, and using colored slips rather than glazes for surface decoration. Great medium for all ages!
Instructor: SarahJane Gray
SarahJane Gray, MFA, has exhibited both two- and three- dimensional works in a wide variety of media, and currently serves as adjunct professor and art gallery director for Asbury College. She lives with her husband, Silas, in Simpsonville, KY.
Mosaics
P.M. - Glass Studio
We can't think of a better way for parents and their children to create together than to do mosaics with Joe. Bring your own remnants of sentiment, or merely use the many pieces here at the Guild to create a beautiful and Spirit-led piece for a new family treasure. Joe is the right guy to lead you on this adventure.
Instructor: Joe Hester
Joe has long been a favorite faculty member of the Guild, and has spent many years here as staff and artist-in-residence. A liturgical artist, he has helped several churches in hands-on design of their worship spaces.
Week Two
June 29 - July 5
Sculptural Clay
A.M. - Pot Shop
The focus will be figurative sculpture, "in the round" or in relief, but other types of sculpture may also be done. Personal styles will be encouraged. Work will be finished with one of two faux bronze patinas.
Instructor: Eloiese Krabbenhoft
Eloiese Krabbenoft taught art to students in grades 1 - 8 for 21 years. Currently she teaches art education at Texas State University - San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas. She enjoys working in a variety of sculptural, drawing and painting media and for the past 7 years, has taught or participated in classes at the Guild.
Creating Mandalas: Painting a Visual Journey
A.M. - Library
Using watercolor, acrylic, ink, and colored pencil, we will record the journey of our week in a circular format. Incorporating design, color, pattern, and drawing, a beautiful work will emerge far deeper than can envisioned. Exploration of various radiations, colors, and textures will be emphasized. If you have taken a previous class in mandala, new information will be introduced. A non-threatening and "freeing" class for all experience levels.
Instructor: Carla McConnell
As a part of the Grunewald faculty for many years, Carla continues to offer new and interesting approaches to her classes. One of the top colored pencil artists in the United States at this time, she continues to exhibit nationally as a Charter and Signature member CPSA, The Colored Pencil Society of America. Her work was featured in 2007 at The Cornell Museum of Art and History on the East Coast. As a professional artist, Carla's work is included in numerous books, as well as in articles relating to her work and the combining of creative media. She loves to laugh and enjoys incorporating joy into projects and classes. Carla holds a degree in Art and Education.
A Retreat: Exploring My Faith Through Art and Writing
P.M. - Fiber Arts Studio
We will use a variety of art media, a reflective writing method, and sharing in a group during this retreat time together. Each day, a different theme will move us into a time of quiet and exploration of our individual relationship with the transcendent. All are welcome!
Instructor: Carla Orlando
Carla brings her background of designing retreat experiences for children and adults, with training in both Montessori-based faith formation, the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises, and the PRH International School of Adult Development. She also brings years of experience using various art media for her own spiritual growth, including collage, chalk, oil pastel, tissue, and ink.
Painting a Quilt of Memories
P.M. - Painting Studio
Inspired by traditional, non-traditional, and crazy quilt patterns from Amish, African-American, and other sources, we will create a painted quilt of memories to honor our deceased loved ones. Drawing, painting, and collage will be our media as we explore the memories, symbols, and prayers which rest in our hearts through the beauty of abstract art.
Instructor: Br. Mickey McGrath
Brother Mickey O’Neill McGrath, Oblate of St. Francis de Sales, paints pictures and tells stories. In between the occasional layovers in his studio, Mickey keeps himself busy as Artist-in-Residence at the Washington Theological Union and as a speaker/retreat director for audiences around the United States. He also creates art for many of today’s leading Catholic publishers, including America Magazine and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, for whom he has designed posters for Catechetical Sunday, the Bishops’ Home Missions Appeal, and National Migration Week. His work and ministry have been featured in St. Anthony Messenger, USA Today, and Catholic newspapers around the country. Mickey’s most recent illustrated book is JESUS A TO Z, a children’s ABC book with a gospel focus published in 2007 by World Library Publications, who also published his two award-winning books, AT THE NAME OF JESUS and BLESSED ART THOU. Other recent published works include WOMEN OF MERCY, a collaborative effort with Kathy Coffey (Orbis Press) plus a three-volume series on patron saints entitled PATRONS AND PROTECTORS (Liturgy Training Publications) JOURNEY WITH THERESE OF LISIEUX (Sheed and Ward).
Week Three
July 6 - 12
Surface Freaks!
A.M. - Pot Shop
Utilizing printing processes and Terra-siglatia this class will focus on the marriage of surface image and form. Learn several techniques to bring depth of surface and image to sculptural and/or functional ware.
Instructor: Michael J. Strand
Michael Strand is the chair of the Department of Art at Concordia and serves also as the director of the Center for Liturgical Art. After receiving his master's in painting from St. Cloud State University and his M.F.A. in ceramics from the University of Nebraska, Strand completed an artist's residency at the Artigas-Miro Foundation in Barcelona, Spain. Strand previously taught at Midland Lutheran College and was the education director at the University Place Art Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, and worked exclusively as a professional artist. His work can be found in several private and public collections including: Hilton Hotels International, General Mills Corporation, New York, Alnwick Castle: Duke of Northumberland Collection, England, Artigas-Miro foundation, Spain, Kirov Ballet Company, Russia, University of Nebraska at Lincoln and the city of Omaha.
Contemplative Photography
A.M. - Library
We will explore ways to use cameras to bring us into closer connection with the surrounding world. Students will photograph nearby natural and built environments and share their images for feedback. We will discuss issues of composition, lighting, and the development of a personal vision. A digital camera, either point-and-shoot or SLR, is needed. Each student must also bring a laptop computer to sort through photos and select ones to share. Beginning photographers are welcome.
Instructor: Willson Cummer
Willson Cummer is a commercial and fine-art photographer who lives near Syracuse, NY. He has taught photography at the college level and designed continuing-education workshops for teens and adults. Willson enjoys exploring the parks and streets near his home, looking for small wonders to photograph.
Silk Screen Art for Worship Spaces and...
A.M. - Painting Studio
This class is an exploration of silk screen methods and techniques for producing serigraphs, silk screen art for enhancing worship spaces and art items for personal use. The class will enable the student to silk screen at home in a limited space with easily constructed equipment, and using various inexpensive materials--no need for a large studio, expensive equipment and a inventory of many different supplies. Student will be exposed to expanding their view to possibilities in methods and techniques for silk screening images on numerous types of surfaces.
Instructor: Gary Sirguy
A high school and community college art teacher for 30 years, Gary's studio, Genesis Arts, is located in Maple Falls, WA.
Drawing for the Terrified
P.M. - Fiber Arts Studio
This course is for non-artists. Instruction will include strategies in drawing from observation, effects that can be achieved with pencil, and things that contribute to a well composed drawing. Work will be done with #2 pencils, but students may bring additional drawing media of their own.
Instructor: Eloiese Krabbenhoft
Eloiese Krabbenoft taught art to students in grades 1 - 8 for 21 years. Currently she teaches art education at Texas State University - San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas. She enjoys working in a variety of sculptural, drawing and painting media and for the past 7 years, has taught or participated in classes at the Guild.
Songwriting
P.M. - Barn
Jan mixes an experienced songwriting, performing and recording career with down-home approachability and fun. All levels of experience are welcome in an unforgettable time together creating and laughing. As per Guild tradition, the week culminates with the "Coffeehouse" performance of the songs created in the class for the entire community...a real highlight of the summer.
Instructor: Jan Krist
Jan Krist began writing and singing songs in Detroit-area folk clubs back in 1980. At the time she was a young mother, and a graduate of Berkley High School who had grown up in Grand Haven. Over the years she began spreading her wings beyond the Metro area, winning praise at the nationally known Kerrville Songwriting Competition in Texas in 1991, and then releasing her first album of songs, Decapitated Society, in 1992. That album won praise from Billboard and other magazines, and Krist followed it up with 1993's Wing and a Prayer, which also garnered accolades. She was honored as Best Vocalist in the Acoustic Division at the Detroit Music Awards in 1995.
Week Four
July 13 - 19
Raku: Playing with Fire
A.M. - Pot Shop
Come join in the fun as we explore an exciting ceramic process known as Raku. During this workshop, we will be both hand-building and throwing forms on the wheel, and exploring the relationship between form and finish. The week will end with a Raku firing, an exciting process not to be forgotten. No previous ceramic experience necessary.
Instructor: Scott Dillman
Scottie is currently one of our Core Staff after years of "growing up at the Guild." He is also been growing leaps and bounds as an artist and instructor, as you are sure to experience in this class.
Cloisonné Enameling
A.M. - Painting Studio
Cloisonné, one of the ancient enameling techniques, will have our attention this year as we consider appropriate design, technique, and ways to push the medium. Lots of color and the excitement of watching ground glass turn to a shiny beautiful sheet on metal. Come join the fun!
Instructor: Jean Tudor
Jean Tudor has been working with enamels for more time than she wants to say. She has exhibited work both here and abroad, and has extensive experience in teaching enameling. Check out her website at www.jeantudorenamels.com.
Crafting Jewelry
P.M. - Library
Join Juliana for a week of intensive wire working; some experience is required. Our focus will be on crafting the ultimate pair of earrings. Using semi precious stones and sterling silver. We will cover all areas of bending, twisting, wrapping, and coiling wire. Plus learn how to create a basket weave with tiny thread like silver intertwining small stones and pearls.
Instructor: Juliana Marquis
Juliana has been crafting unique jewelry creations for nearly twenty years. Getting her start while she was working at the Pike Place Market in Seattle. Opening her own retail shop in 1992 The Sun Dog Bead Co. enabled her to travel the world importing rare and precious jewels, not to mention having great adventures! You will still find the Sun Dog Bead Co. located in historic downtown Wenatchee, but the "bead lady" as they once called her is hidden away still creating one of a kind pieces of wearable art and having a great time exploring the world!
Acrylic Painting
P.M. - Fiber Arts Studio
A workshop class for everyone from beginner to advanced. Come learn or review the most useful painting techniques with an emphasis on understanding and using color (color theory, color bias correction, color balance, and color harmonies, etc.) Depending on individual interest, students may choose to focus on perception based representational painting or abstraction.
Instructor: Josef Venker
Josef is a member of the Jesuit Community at Seattle University where he teaches courses in drawing, painting, printmaking, calligraphy, and ceramic sculpture. He has a special interest in Creation Centered Spirituality which he fosters through a passion for gardening, solitude, and silence.
Week Five
July 20 - 26
Color in the Woods: Silk Painting Workshop
A.M. - Fiber Arts Studio
Come and play luxuriously with silk and beautiful bright silk dyes to make scarves or wall hangings. The techniques are easy to learn and fun. We will be using some simple painting techniques, wax and gutta resists, salt, alcohol and other texturing agents. You may want to immerse yourself in the experience of color and texture, or to get representational. Walks in the forest and the garden may hold inspiration for color and design, visiting internal sanctuaries may be your source, or the natural flow of wet dye on silk may be inspiration enough. We can keep it simple or get complex: it's your choice. You will leave with at least 3 scarves.
Instructor: Kristen Gilje
Kristen works full time in her Bellingham, WA studio, painting in oil, acrylic, watercolor, and silk dye on silk. She is interested in the inter-relationship of landscape, humankind, and spirit, and reconnects God’s sacred Creation into our human interior sacred space of church sanctuary through liturgical works on silk. A natural teacher, she has taught painting workshops at the Guild for many years.
Paper Clay Ceramics
A.M. - Pot Shop
Try this fascinating new ceramic medium. Gail brought it to the Guild for the first time last year, and we want more! Create sculptural objects that reference nature or your imagination. For all levels.
Instructor: Gail Kelly
Gail has taught for many years in many mediums, and she brings a unique openness and vulnerability to her work and teaching.
Dry Point Printmaking
A.M. - Print Studio
Wil is fascinated by the common item of plastic in capturing a printed image. Unlike Intaglio, with its precise process, dry point on plastic can give immediate results. In this class we will use a variety of tools to achieve surface textures. Beginners to printmaking encouraged.
Instructor: Wil Smiley
Wil Smiley is an artist who has been working and exhibiting in the Pacific Northwest since 1980. He believes in the modernist tool of chance to make pictures. Wil believes process is often greater than the product. He loves the quote: "Bad tools make you work harder." Influences include Mark Tobey and the shotgun paintings of William S. Burroughs.
Stained Glass
P.M. - Glass Studio
Students will design and fabricate a small stained-glass window to hang freely or fit in home or office window opening. Students will work with layouts, glass cutting and fabrication with lead. All materials are included in class fee. Larger windows may require additional fee. Class size is limited to 5 or 6 beginners.
Instructor: Charlotte Paul
Charlotte Ann Paul has owned her own studio since 1978. The major focus of her work is large scale public buildings. Her work is installed in libraries, churches, mental health centers, hospitals, universities and a prison! Charlotte enjoys teaching people techniques for cutting and fabricating stained glass with lead. See her work at www.charlotteannpaul.com
Sculpture
P.M. - Barn
Work primarily with wood, with some time to play with soapstone. Take your time. Be patient and careful. Watch your thoughts take form. No experience required.
Instructor: John Thompson
An accomplished printmaker and carver, John teaches both mediums with great skill and humor. See his work at www.hobbyhorsearts.com.
Week Six
July 27 - August 2
Majolica Ceramics
A.M. - Pot Shop
In the early 13th century, Majorca was one of the major ports used by trading vessels travelling between Spain and Italy and the pottery from this port became known as Majolica. Majolica is a tin based glaze, or white undercoat, in which stains of various colors are painted on top. This style of painting results in highly colorful pottery. Hand building and wheel throwing techniques will be taught as well as Majolica glazing technique. Color, color, and more color. Handbuilding and throwing with red clay, then applying the Majolica glaze and colors. It's a bit like watercolor painting on pottery. From beginners to experts, learning for all levels in clay and painting.
Instructor: Kristin Whitmire
A teacher and ceramist with a fondness for majolica, a very colorful process dating back to the island of Majorca. Kristin brings a warmth and enthusiasm to her work that is contagious.
Icons
A.M. - Library
Quiet and prayerful writing of an icon in the Russian and Greek Byzantine style will be the focus of this class. In quiet community, the group will learn the step-by-step tradition of bringing light out of darkness and order out of chaos. No experience in art is necessary, just a desire to learn about praying with and creating an icon and being open to God working through you in the process. The "Theotokos" or Mother of God of Tenderness will be the icon that each will complete, or if you have had experience in writing an icon, St. Michael will be offered.
Instructor: Ann Brodt
A rare find as a specialist in icon painting, Ann comes to us all the way from Florida with her meditative art form.
Woven Prayer
P.M. - Fiber Arts Studio
Come, and weave prayer into your lives! In this class, participants will have an opportunity to weave both rectangular and triangular shawls. Our days will begin with a time of meditation and centering for the preparation and weaving time. You will have an opportunity to learn about meanings of colors to facilitate your selection for the shawls, and we will talk about mixing yarns and textures. “Weave prayer, we will, in both warp and woof!” (Celtic).
Instructor: Nancy Searles Marsh
Nancy has taught weaving for over 40 years throughout the country, has written many articles about weaving techniques, and has one book, Freeform Design Technique. She is currently teaching weaving in Washington State, is an Occupational Therapist, and is in Formation to become an Episcopal Priest.
Spirit and Paint
P.M. - Painting Studio
Sometimes how you speak says more than what you are saying. This class explores the difference between subject and technique. A painting workshop structured around several small and quick exercises will grow into a meditation and question of the spirit in paint.
Instructor: Jason Burrell
Jason exhibits across the United States. He attended the Rhode Island School of Design summer program, earned a Bachelor of Arts from Salve Regina College cum laude with a junior year abroad at Parsons School of Design in Paris. His first Masters of Fine Art is in Painting from Savannah College of Art and Design. His second Masters of Fine Art is in drawing from the University of Cincinnati. He has worked professionally as a photographer, designer and illustrator. Jason has taught professionally since 1994 in Ohio, Rhode Island, Kansas and Florida. He earned tenure at Saint Mary College in Kansas. He has been an artist in residence at the Guild, the Orlando Museum of Art and the Partners in Art for Visual Education program assisting Orlando communities in need. www.jasonburrell.com
Printmaking
P.M. - Print Studio
If you have not experienced taking a class from John before, you are in for a treat. You will learn three basic techniques: dry point, etching and embossing. No experience required, beautiful results and great fun assured.
Instructor: John Thompson
An accomplished printmaker and carver, John teaches both mediums with great skill and humor. See his work at www.hobbyhorsearts.com.
Week Seven
August 3 - 9
Clay Paper Sculpture
A.M. - Barn
Mixing dry clay with paper pulp, students will have an opportunity to create their own sculptural images. One day of sheet paper making will be included. We have great fun. Join us.
Instructor: Ruth Sinclair
Ruth has been an artist and educator for many years. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Valparaiso University and continued her education at Notre Dame and through extensive Study/Travel programs. Places traveled include European countries, England, Ireland, Greece, Turkey, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia and to the American Southwest. Her travels focus on the Histories and Art of these civilizations. Ruth has exhibited in Museums, Regional, and National Exhibitions. Her art may be found in Private, Public, Museum, International, and Corporate collections. She is a Lecturer, Instructor, Panelist, and Juror. Ruth and her work have been featured on Public Television. Her studio is located in Mishawaka, Indiana.
Guerilla Poetry
P.M. - Library
In this class we break free from the tyranny of paper and pen and discover our ability to create poetry spontaneously, anywhere, anyhow, all over the Guild campus. Open to all lovers of the Word; come prepared to astonish yourself!
Instructor: Rondi Lightmark
A published essayist on topics such as healing the body from deep grief, and animals and healing. Rondi worked extensively as a writer with the Omega Institute in New York and the Esalen Institute in California. See her work at www.healgrief.com.
Calligraphy
P.M. - Print Studio
Students will explore several letterforms which can be used to create calligraphic pieces, journal pages, fabric, collage, and more. We will create paste paper, dyed fabric, and watercolor technique as backgrounds for our calligraphy.
Instructor: Mary McLeod
Mary McLeod studied Italic and Roman letter forms with Lloyd Reynolds, Foundational with Sheila Waters, Gothic Black Letter with Ward Dunham, and Ruling Pen with Julian Waters. She currently teaches art at South Whidbey Intermediate School as well as creating commissioned art in her studio. Mary holds a Master of Education Degree from Lesley University with a specialization in Creative Arts in Learning.
Week Eight
August 10 - 16
Saggar Fire Ceramics
A.M. - Pot Shop
Saggar firing workshop that includes hand-built and wheel-thrown forms. Explore your own creativity in developing your own style as we experiment with fire.
Instructor: Yonnah Ben Levy
Yonnah Ben Levy was raised in Seattle, Washington. She attended Whitman College and received her B.A. in art from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where she studied at the Corcharan Gallery. She received a Masters of Art for Teachers at the University of Washington. She has been a professional artist since 1976. Her bronze sculptures and paintings of wildlife and birds have been exhibited in galleries, and museums such as the Museum of Native American Art in Spokane. In 1981 she moved to Israel and worked for artists and craftsmen in various media including illuminated parchments, ceramics, jewelry, woodcarving, and sculpture. Since 1989, she has been collaborating with her husband, Chaim Bezalel, on their own original work. She also continues pursuing her own sculpture and ceramic work.. She taught art in the Israeli school system for ten years. In 2002, Yonnah and Chaim opened Stanwood House Gallery and Art Center in Stanwood, Washington. In addition to exhibiting there and elsewhere, she runs a ceramics program. She is a member of the Washington State Potters Association and has been published in Pottery Making Illustrated.
Video Production: Pure and Simple
A.M. - Library
A film can be a work of art on its own, or it can illuminate art, or both. It can be collaborative or highly individual. Even a simple, short film incorporates lighting, composition, movement, sound, music, acting or characterization, and editing. Don't sign up unless you are ready to work with others, and maybe overtime, making a video about our week at the Grünewald Guild. Just bring your camcorder, video camera, or even digital camera with video setting.
Instructor: Chaim Bezalel
Chaim Bezalel is a professional artist and together with his wife, Yonnah, he is the owner of Stanwood House Gallery and Art Center. He specializes in mixed media work that often incorporates film or photography. He and his wife also collaborate under their combined signature of Bezalel-Levy. They have exhibited their work around the country including Coos Art Museum in Oregon, Wenatchee Museum and Cultural Center, and will be mounting a one man show in September at Moses Lake Museum. His work can be previewed at www.stanwoodhouse.com.
Fabric Vessels, Shrines and Reliquaries
P.M. - Fiber Arts Studio
Vessel: Any object that will hold or contain something else. Shrine: Any object that honors, commemorates or memorializes a person, place or event. Reliquary: A combination of the two, which houses the "relics" of that which is honored. Working with fabric, fiber and found objects, students will create 2-D or 3-D pieces for use on a home altar or meditation space.
Instructor: Larkin Van Horn
An award-winning ornamentalist from Whidbey Island, Larkin stands out as an expert in her very unique art form. www.larkinart.com.
Week Nine
August 17 - 23
Pastels
A.M. - Paint Studio
Come play with color with Lynn! The creator of beautiful pastel work, she also knows how to lead the beginner into this fascinating medium. All levels.
Instructor: Lynn Brown
Lynn has shown her award-winning art around Central Washington in many juried and invitational shows. She received her undergraduate education in fine arts at the University of Nebraska and a Master of Theology from Seattle University.
Soul of the Book
A.M. - Library
Richly illuminated manuscripts such as the ninth-century Book of Kells provide vivid examples of how artists have created books as a sacred art throughout the centuries. This course will draw inspiration from such books as we use collage, lettering, and other techniques to create a book that conveys something of the sacred text of our own lives.
Instructor: Jan Richardson
Jan Richardson serves as director of The Wellspring Studio, LLC, a ministry that incorporates her vocation as a writer, artist, and ordained minister in the United Methodist Church. She is Visiting Artist at First United Methodist Church of Winter Park, Florida, and travels widely to lead retreats and workshops. Jan’s books include Sacred Journeys, Night Visions, and In Wisdom’s Path. Visit her website at www.janrichardson.com.
The Basics of Bead Jewelry Design and Creation
P.M. - Fiber Arts Studio
Learn the basic techniques of designing and creating fashion jewelry using beads made of glass, natural materials (e.g. amber, pearls, hematite), crystal, cloisonné, charms and more, combined with silver- and gold-dipped accents. Become comfortable using head pins, eye pins, jump rings, findings, stringing wire, crimp beads, etc. During class you’ll have the opportunity to create up to 10 pieces of jewelry to wear or give as gifts.
Instructor: Glenn Doering
After 25 years in the scientific equipment industry, Glenn moved to the giftware industry and was introduced to the world of fine imported beads and gemstones. In working with these beautiful, individually crafted, tiny works of art, his life-long love of jewelry was nurtured. In February 2004 the Pärla Arte line of unique affordable hand-crafted jewelry was born. In creating my designs Glenn combines semi-precious gemstones, natural materials, imported cut crystals, Murano and dichroic glass, cloisonné and freshwater pearls with uncommon 14K gold-filled and sterling silver beads. Each creation is a one-of-a-kind design and made by hand, being conceived with a sense of timelessness, which will make it unique and eye-catching for decades instead of just going along with a current fad. Pärla Arte jewelry is regularly shown at art fairs, in-home jewelry parties, gift shops and boutiques, locally as well as locations around the country spanning from Florida to the state of Washington.
Stained Glass
P.M. - Glass Studio
You will be amazed at how Joe can help you turn ideas into beautiful forms of glass. Students have the option of doing a smaller project for one week, or stretching a larger project (or projects) into a second week. Be warned: you will get hooked! Also, remember that we must charge an extra materials fee for larger projects.
Instructor: Joe Hester
Joe has long been a favorite faculty member of the Guild, and has spent many years here as staff and artist-in-residence. A liturgical artist, he has helped several churches in hands-on design of their worship spaces.
Week Ten
August 24 - 30
Painting with Yarn
A.M. - Fiber Arts Studio
Have you always wanted your woven designs to flow? Do you like the look of tapestry but not the technique or the time it takes? Do you want the freedom to inlay a variety of materials without distorting the ground fabric? Do you love to work with color and texture? The Theo Moorman technique allows pictorial designs to be “painted” on the surface with inlay yarns. Learn to apply this technique for wall hangings, pillows, table runners, liturgical work or clothing. Two different threadings achieve cloth to put on, lay down, or hang up. Special attention is given to the great variety of materials appropriate for the technique.
Instructor: Nadine Sanders
I teach because I love to learn and to help others ignite their creative potential. I strive to touch each individual by honoring their present abilities, stimulating all of their senses, and guiding them to achieve beyond their expectations. Inspiration is on par with perspiration in my classrooms! Known as The Singing Weaver, Nadine travels around the country teaching and performing. She has written books, produced recordings and videos. She weaves pictorial hangings, rugs and clothing. Visit www.singingweaver.com.
Exploring the Landscape of Creative Faith
A.M. - Library
Life's journey doesn’t come with clear directions. Engaging with creative acts can help us know who we are and where God is calling us to go. Drawing on personal experiences of connecting to God’s call through visual art and then living this out in the world, the facilitators will invite you to reflect on your own path in a rhythm of reflection, conversation, simple creative exercises and artful worship.
Instructors: Peg & Chuck Hoffman
Founders of Genesis+Art, artist’s Chuck and Peg also serve on the Board of Directors of Timber Creek; a spiritual retreat center, Drexel, Missouri, and on the Board of Directors at the Grünewald Guild. They create and facilitate classes such as Painting as Prayer and Beyond the Word. Their art has been used in worship services at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Orlando; The Wellspring Chapel Service at First United Methodist, Winter Park, Florida; Trinity UMC, Orlando; Holy Trinity, ELCA, Port Charlotte, Florida; and at several Florida Annual Conferences in Lakeland and Daytona Beach. Their recent solo gallery shows include 19 Below, Imago Dei Gallery, Jacobs Well and Saint Paul School of Theology, all in Kansas City. Currently the Innovation Design Studio Manager for Hallmark Cards, Peg is a painter, lettering artist and designer. Chuck, a painter and designer is currently attending seminary working towards a master’s degree in art/reconciliation. Chuck worked as an Associate Creative Director for Walt Disney Company and currently works in their Genesis Art Studio and DogHausArts, Kansas City. Visit www.genesisartstudio.com and www.doghausarts.com.
Spinning Wool
P.M. - Fiber Arts Studio
For this class, we will be spinning wool roving on spinning wheels. If you have your own wheel, you may bring it. Wool is the easiest medium to learn on. We will discuss "S" & "Z" twist, short & long draw. The goal of each person is to spin at least a spool of yarn. With this yarn, we will ply two strands for a double ply. I will demonstrate Navajo plying which is a triple ply from one strand. Also, I will demonstrate hand carding, drum carding, preparing roving, drop spindling and what ever else is of interest to the participants. The industrious spinner could go home with 300yds of yarn (2 spools) which is enough for most knit or crochet scarf patterns. This class is geared for the beginner/inexperienced spinner. If you are a seasoned spinner and just want to come and spin while enjoying the quiet and nurturing atmosphere of the Guild, you are also welcome.
Instructor: Mary Ann Sinclair
Mary Ann is a dear friend of the Guild who makes fabric art direct from the source...her own sheep! We are grateful that she is bringing a lost art for others to experience.
Stained Glass II
P.M. - Glass Studio
This is an optional week for students of Week Nine, giving adequate time for that extra-special stained glass project to be completed with tender loving care.
Instructor: Joe Hester
Joe has long been a favorite faculty member of the Guild, and has spent many years here as staff and artist-in-residence. A liturgical artist, he has helped several churches in hands-on design of their worship spaces.
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