Kids Workshops - Summer 2012
Kid Kid and Adult Textile and Fiber Art - Nathalie Ferrier
July 9-12
2-4pm
Monday-Thursday
4 Sessions
Pamet Crossing
$250
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If you like to sew or would like to learn this class will give you the opportunity to make soft sewn sculptures, stuffed animals and more. From our sketches we will realize three dimensional projects. We will also learn some sewing techniques during the week. Participants are invited to bring any materials (fabrics, ribbons, etc.) that they would like to use. They should also bring a sewing kit with scissors, thread, needles and pins. This class is open to children and adults.
Nathalie Ferrier went to fashion school in Paris and worked as a fashion designer for over ten years in France. In 1995, she created a toy company, Born To Be Wild LLC and sold her stuffed animals and toys to many Museum stores around the USA. She has a MFA from MASSART and teaches a fiber/art class at Cape Cod Community College. She also teaches a stuffed animal workshop at the Truro Central School. www.nathalieferrier.com
The Art of Wool Felting – Janice Redman
July 17, 18, 19
Tues – Thursday, 2 - 4
3 Sessions
$190
When heat, moisture and pressure are applied to wool, the fibers bond together to create felt –it’s like magic! Using this basic technique and learning the fundamental methods for making beads, ropes and flat pieces of felt, we will combine them to create all kinds of wonderful felt objects, including jewelry, small purses, paperweights and much more. We will learn how to do both wet felting and needle felting in this class.
Janice Redman is a sculptor born in England. She received an MFA from the University of Ulster, Ireland. She has received a number of awards including Mass Cultural Council grants and a two-year Fellowship at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. She has shown extensively, including the Decordova Sculpture museum and the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York. Her love of felting came from making toys with her young son and sharing this with the community at the Truro Library where over a period of a year, they produced four large wall hangings of the seasons made by the children and parents that hangs permanently in the Children's Library.
Mobile Mania Workshop - Conny Hatch
July 23-26
Monday-Thursday
2-4pm
4 Sessions
Castle Hill
$250
Come design and build your very own mobile. We’ll use any kind of found materials you want to see suspended in air. You will learn how to attach and balance the different levels of your mobile to create a beautiful balancing act and a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. Please bring a variety of “stuff” to experiment with and we’ll make it work!
Conny Hatch is an artist who had the great fortune of having her dad teach her how to use all kinds of hand and power tools from a very young age. After studying art with a concentration on ceramics at the Maine College of Art and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, she moved to Provincetown in 1998. A 1999 Castle Hill sculpture workshop with Paul Bowen turned her interest towards working with found and reclaimed materials to create lively and unique sculptures. She has created over 200 sculptures to date which are in collections in the US and England. In 2007 Conny was awarded a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant in support of her pursuit of her art. Conny’s work can be seen at the Kobalt Gallery in Provincetown and online at www.connyhatch.com.
Kids Clay: Wacky Pottery - Brian Taylor
July 30-August 1
Monday-Wednesday
2-4pm
3 sessions
$190
Kids 7-11 will learn to pinch, coil and roll slabs to make fun and quirky plates, bowls and cups. All work will be made with red clay and student will be able to color their pieces with underglaze on the last day. Each student should bring an apron or an old towel and wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. All materials and firing are included.
Recently receiving his MFA from Alfred University, Brian Taylor is the new Ceramics Studio Manager at Castle Hill. He has been a resident artist, taught classes and worked for several art centers and universities across the country and exhibits his work nationally. Brian utilizes a broad range of making processes for his colorful functional pottery.
Kids Printmaking – Vicky Tomayko
July 30-August 2
2-4pm
Monday-Thursday
4 Sessions
Pamet Crossing
$250
Explore your own ideas and have fun learning a variety of printmaking methods including monotype (one-of-a-kind prints), simple etching, stencil, and relief prints. We will be using non-toxic water based inks, and professional printing presses and equipment. Experimentation and trying new things is part of the excitement of printmaking. You'll be amazed how many works you can produce and how you can vary them.
Vicky Tomayko is an artist and printmaker living in Truro, MA. Tomayko teaches printmaking, and textile arts at Cape Cod Community College. Her awards include a fellowship at the Fine Arts Work Center, and two Ford Foundation Grants. She is represented by the Schoolhouse Gallery in Provincetown, and has been included in exhibitions in New York, Boston, Miami, Los Angeles, Basel, Venice, Istanbul, and Melbourne. Her work may be viewed at the Schoolhouse Gallery in Provincetown or at vickytomayko.com.
Drawing & Collage from Nature - MJ Levy Dickson
August 6 – 9
Mon – Thurs
2 – 4
4 sessions
Pamet Crossing
$250
This class is for students who enjoy exploring the world around them. We shall collect natural forms, such as leaves, twigs, flowers, pine needles, shells, and stones. We’ll observe patterns such as the veins in a leaf, ridges on a shell, lines on the bark of a tree, and then discuss whether or not they differ from manmade forms and patterns. After a brief discussion, and viewing collage done by other artists, we can return outside to narrow our search for organic materials suitable for this process. Students are encouraged to bring collections from home and family outings. They will create collages by using paper, found materials, glue, and mark making tools such as charcoal, paint, pencil, and ink. Paper can be torn or cut with a scissors, sand could be glued to a rigid surface. Composition and balance will be discussed. By the end of the class everyone will have something to take home.
MJ Levy Dickson explores global interconnectedness through her artwork and has discovered a common denominator in the natural world, through touch, color, light, mood, and subject that transcend conventional land and water boundaries. Recently, she was artist-in-residence at the Perkins School for the Blind and traveled to Iceland and the Caribbean to exhibit her work. She hopes to use her environmentally-focused pieces to communicate the importance of preserving our beautiful natural surroundings worldwide. Dickson studied with Jan Cox while in the Diploma Program at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and has a BFA from Tufts University, as well as an MFA in Art Education from Boston University. She has taught at MIT, the Boston Architectural Center, Lesley University, the Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts, The Museum School at PAAM, as well as privately with all age groups.
Storytelling, Pop-up Books Masks - Robert (Bobaloo) Base
August 13 - 16
1 – 4 pm
Mon – Wed
3 Sessions
$250
We will explore different hands on projects and activities through storytelling. Participants will make Pop-up books, puppets and masks and create narratives for their projects. This workshop may end in the Provincetown Carnival parade if the students are for it. All ages welcomed.
Robert (Bobaloo) Basey is a Staten Island native who attended New York City public schools. Bobaloo was awarded a scholarship to Adelphi Academy in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn and later studied art history at Syracuse University, which included studying one year abroad in Italy. Mr. Basey is a two-time recipient of the Staten Island Council of the Arts Grant in 2001 and 2008, and the 2009 Staten Island Historical Society Honoree. He participates in many local and community events and was recently invited to perform in the Cayman Islands Gimistory Festival. Bobaloo is a teaching artist with New York City public schools and a featured storyteller for the New York Public Libraries.
Kids Painting and Drawing - Vicky Tomayko
August 20-23
2-4pm
Monday-Thursday
4 Sessions
Pamet Crossing
$250
Explore your own ideas and have fun learning a variety of printmaking methods including monotype (one-of-a-kind prints), simple etching, stencil, and relief prints. We will be using non-toxic water based inks, and professional printing presses and equipment. Experimentation and trying new things is part of the excitement of printmaking. You'll be amazed how many works you can produce and how you can vary them.
Vicky Tomayko is an artist and printmaker living in Truro, MA. Tomayko teaches printmaking, and textile arts at Cape Cod Community College. Her awards include a fellowship at the Fine Arts Work Center, and two Ford Foundation Grants. She is represented by the Schoolhouse Gallery in Provincetown, and has been included in exhibitions in New York, Boston, Miami, Los Angeles, Basel, Venice, Istanbul, and Melbourne. Her work may be viewed at the Schoolhouse Gallery in Provincetown or at vickytomayko.com.
Kids Clay: Clay Creatures – Caitlin Nesbit
Aug 20-22
Monday-Wednesday
2-4pm
3 sessions
Castle Hill
$190
In this exciting handbuilding class, kids 7-11 will learn different ways to construct cute and odd creatures. Use your imagination and make up your own strange bugs, sea monsters and animals or any combination you can think of. All work will be made with red clay and student will be able to color their pieces with underglaze on the last day. Each student should bring an apron or an old towel and wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. All materials and firing are included.
Caitlin was born and raised on Cape Cod; being surrounded by water, it seems purely natural that her artwork responds to water issues, both formally and conceptually. After studying at UMASS Amherst and at UNM Albuquerque, she earned a BFA in Ceramics with a minor in Art History. Over the past decade, Caitlin has taught a variety of workshops and classes in a range of mediums to all ages and abilities. Currently, she is teaching several classes at Framingham State University, including "Introductory Ceramics" and an interdisciplinary course for elementary education majors called "Image Sound and Structure". Last year, she completed her MFA in Sculpture at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston. This will be Caitlin’s sixth summer working as a Ceramic Studio Manager at Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill. For more information about Caitlin’s artwork, please visit her website: www.caitlinnesbitsite.com
Pin Hole for All Ages - Martin R. Anderson
August 20-24
9am-12pm
Monday-Friday
5 Sessions
Castle Hill
$360
A fun photography class for all ages! Cameras will be created from everyday objects like tin cans and then loaded with photographic paper on which to record images which will come to life using basic darkroom techniques. This is a simple, hands-on way to understand photography that can produce surprisingly dynamic and beautiful images. No previous photographic experience is necessary (although experienced photographers may relish the opportunity to explore and play outside the usual boundaries.) Experimentation will be nurtured and encouraged! This is an ideal class for parents and kids to take together.
Martin R. Anderson has worked extensively with alternative photography over the past seven years, with over 40 pinhole cameras of his own making. In July of 2005, Martin received a fellowship for a three-week Artist-In- Residency at C-Scape dune shack in Provincetown where he created a portfolio of pinhole landscapes and self-portraits.
Workshops Summer 2012
This year over a hundred workshops are being offered in all disciplines.
About Us
A location, nestled in the dunes of Truro and within walking distance to Cape Cod bay, provides an inspirational and meditative backdrop that enhances the workshop experience.
A distinguished faculty that consists of prominent artists in the fields of painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, jewelry and writing.
A student body consists of both working artists and art students who hail from all over the US and Canada. Today Castle Hill celebrates its 40th year Anniversary.