Visiting Artist Workshops:  

November:  Richard Parrish

Postponed to Early 2011: Catharine Newell 

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REGISTER FOR VISITING ARTISTS CLASSES 

We have anxiously awaited Richard's return to FUSIONS Studio and the opportunity to offer his "Fear No Color" Class and here he comes!

Richard Parrish owns Fusio Studio - a studio for kiln formed glass in Bozeman, Montana and Studio Poiesis - architectural design firm.  He holds a Master of Architecture degree from the Cranbrook Academy of Art - Michigan, and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Idaho, MOscow.  He has taught design fundamentals at Montana State University and the University of Michigan.  He has also been a favorite guest instructor at the Bullseye Resource Center in Portland and various other kiln formed art glass studios across the country.  His work includes functional objects as well as freestanding and wall-hung panels and architectural installations.  Learn more about Richard and view his work at www.fusiostudio.com and www.parrishglass.com. 

REGISTER FOR RICHARD'S CLASS

How does color work?  What makes some combinations of color more effective than others:  This class will explore color principles, theory and applications using kiln-glass techniques.  The purpose is to increase the student's understanding of color and how to use it in glasswork to make pieces that are more beautiful and in which color reinforces the artist's intent.  We will begin with an exploration of conventional color theory and do exercises in kiln-glass to illustrate how this theory is informed by the qualities of glass, including transparency, opalescence, reflection, refraction, transmission, absorption and depth.  A final project will allow participants to put this knowledge to work.

Catharine Newell 

  

   

Catharine Newell is recognized for her distinctive figurative work, which examines the persistence of memory and its impact on relationships. She captures whole moments from her subjects lives.

Catharine lectures, teaches and exhibits internationally. She has been described as "an exceptional teacher and artist - qualified, credible, and generous".  We are VERY excited to have her here at FUSIONS to teach!

Catharine has a long resume of education and accomplishments, which you can find - along with examples of her art at the following links:

At FUSIONS Studio, we've heard these words only from Adult students, but never from our kid students.  Let's face it, we've said these words ourselves!  We often wonder at what age did we decide that we could not create something beautiful?

Catharine helps us get past these mis-conceptions about ourselves and on to creating.

Catharine Newell : Drawing From Experience

Fearless mark-making should be easy. We were good at it when we were toddlers. As adults strangled by self-consciousness and expectations, we tend to forget that simple actions, when done with intelligence and commitment, become something powerful. This course empowers the timid (but optimistic) among us to draw using our native talent and life experience as points of inspiration. Charcoal, ink and pencil sketches lead to exercises that explore a range of materials for drawing with and on glass, including powders, frit, stringers, stains, Glassline and more.

Catharine Newell : A Particulate Language 

The focus of this course is toward developing and refining a skilled, intuitive and uniquely individual approach to mark making using sheet glass and powders.  Sketches and single layer studies will lead to black and white, as well as color, independent projects.  Participants will expand their kiln-forming skills while acquiring a greater understanding of material, composition, line, spatial perspective, layering strategies and use of color. Relevant experimentation with materials and strategies for invention will be encouraged and the creative process of moving from idea to concept sketches toward final resolution will be stressed.