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| Hot Mosaics!!! |
code C1 |
Christine Stewart
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What is HOT MOSAICS!!! It is the newest level in glass mosaic art creativity. With a small kiln and basic fusing skills you will create mosaics of extraordinary depth and finish. It is a simple technique which combines fused- glass components or pattern pieces fired in a kiln, these components are then incorporated as features within mosaic designs. Hot Mosaics - a technique combining two of the hottest trends in fused-glass pattern pieces are a dramatic contrast to the neighbouring non-fired flat glass pieces. Students will learn the technical aspects of fusing glass in a kiln while designing specifically for mosaics. In creating your project you will learn in detail the MOSAIC techniques featured in Christine's latest book, Mosaics Unlimited. The HOT MOSAIC!!! components created in the kiln are the main feature of the design, these are adhered to the surface and the project completed with flat glass pieces cut and composed to complement the design. Project possibilities are endless. The most popular - pictures for the wall - small or large, tables - indoor or outdoor, garden pots, bird baths and water gardens, furniture - or the more unusual 3D objects - see what you can find. This class is suitable for both beginners or those with some experience, no previous fusing skills or glass cutting experience is required. Throughout the five days we will cover in detail - glass cutting, glass selection and compatibility, designing for mosaics, surface preparation, project possibilities, design assembly, the addition of 3 dimensional treasures within designs such as seashells, ornaments, glass nuggets, etc. As well as various gluing applications, grouting - including grout colouring choices, cleaning and finishing. Join us for an inspiring 5 days exploring the endless possibilities of creating glass mosaics - a shimmering art form!
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Christine is a regular Camp Creative tutor who has worked exclusively in glass for over twenty years. Her career has included commissioned works and ecclesiastic restorations in Stained Glass, Glass Mosaics and Glass Fusing. Her work has been exhibited throughout Australia, Japan and the USA, and featured in Score, Glass Patterns Quarterly and Glass Art Magazine – USA. Christine has authored five books on Glass Mosaic Art which are distributed worldwide by CKE Publications. She travels annually to the USA where she is an instructor for several art glass companies and Glass Craft Expo – an annual glass art conference held in Las Vegas where in 2007 she was awarded First Place in the “Gallery of Excellence", Professional Mosaic Category. Christine teaches a comprehensive program of Stained Glass, Mosaic and Fusing classes throughout the Mid North Coast.
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| Creative Ceramics |
code C2 |
Tamasin Pepper/John Tuckwell
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Explore the possibilities of clay as a means of expression in this creative ceramic workshop. This course will cover hand building techniques such as slab building, coiling, pinch pots and extruding. We will use hump moulds to create curves with slab work to better utilize this technique and allow more scope for expression. Decorative techniques and glazing will be covered with students individually depending on the needs of the pieces they produce. This course is suitable for both beginners and more experienced clay workers who wish to develop their skills and gather inspiration. A glaze workshop will be held, for those that wish, at the conclusion of Camp Creative to finish pieces and complete the entire ceramic.
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Tamasin graduated with a BA majoring in Ceramics from the Australian National University in 1994 winning the University of Canberra Tertiary Art Prize. During her studies she was also awarded a Telstra Australia Scholarship and undertook an exchange to Spain. After graduation she was Graduate in Residence (Ceramics) at the Crafts Council of the NT (Darwin). Tamasin’s pieces are currently touring QLD and NSW in the ConVerge, Northern Rivers Touring Ceramic Exhibition 2006 – 2008. Her piece ‘Mountains, River, Sea’ was selected for inclusion in the prestigious World Ceramic Biennale International Competition in South Korea. She has held many solo and group exhibitions and her work has been acquired by both public and private collectors
John Tuckwell has a Diploma of Arts (Ceramics) from ANU, Canberra. He was born in Sydney and moved to the North Coast in 1985 and has exhibited in many group exhibitions.
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| Carving in Stone |
code C3 |
Denis Hopking
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This is a unique opportunity for all ages and abilities to learn to carve stone with relative ease using soft Hebel Stone - aerated cement block with a texture like pumice or volcanic stone. It can be carved with a small knife, files and wood chisels. Being soft it is ideal for translating ideas into form quickly and with minimum effort. This technique is called direct carving which means that the sculpture evolves as the artist works into the block, exactly as Michelangelo did! No failures here - only adaptation and seeing new possibilities. We will start by carving a mask. Then you can choose your own form or be guided into other possibilities like a full figure or a head or something abstract. This process will educate your eye into seeing in the round and appreciate the ancient art of cutting away the material to reveal that which waits to be liberated from the stone.
Age 16+
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Denis, born in Zambia, began his career, after gaining Honours in Ceramics, as Potter in Residence in a Steiner School in England in 1979. In 1988 he co-founded a holiday craft school in Majorca, Spain. Alongside his domestic pottery he began to make female torsos and mythopoeic creatures called Dogods. His one claim to fame was that Versace’s right hand man bought “Super Duck”, a 1m high creation in clay. In 1991 Denis started to carve in stone, his main interest being the human form. He gained his MA in Ceramics/Sculpture in 1994.
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| A Woody Creation |
code C4 |
Bim Morton
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Participants can make either a wall mirror or a jewellery box. These items will give the student experience in timber selection, design choices, practical joinery and timber finishing. Choose one of the two set pieces or a simple piece of your own, and learn some of the skills of a cabinetmaker. The use and care of basic hand and power tools will be covered in the process of making the items. Within the broad parameters of the set pieces, the students can bring in their own creative style. Carving or organic forms can be explored, joints may be left exposed to give the piece a look of structural integrity, clean modern lines, or the use of rare beautiful north coast timber, such as burls or fiddleback, to make your piece truly your own.
You are encouraged to bring your own hand tools.
Please contact Bim on 0427462585 or at bimmorton@yahoo.com.au to talk about the course or any requirements you have in regards to your project.
Materials costs Mirror (mirror incl.) $100-$140 depending on timber chosen
Jewellery Box (hardware incl.) $70-$100 depending on timber chosen
Age 16+
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Bim has been a subsistence furniture designer/maker for the last twenty years. With no formal training he has enjoyed his own personal journey into the world of wood. He has made traditional joinery such as doors, windows and stairs from his workshop in Raleigh on the NSW mid-north coast. His fine craftsmanship in carving and joinery is now used in the making of one-off pieces of furniture for clients and exhibitions.
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| Metalwork & Welding |
code C5 |
Gerald Harding
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Using the excellent equipment at Bellingen High School you will learn precision turning using a lathe, internal and external screw cutting, MIG welding, fabrication and construction techniques. The course is restricted to 12 places and apart from the general instruction each student will construct a pair of adjustable cramps and additional projects such as parallel clamps and a centre punch. There will be a $50 material charge paid at the start of the camp for the adjustable clamps. Additional material costs for any other projects will be paid at time of construction. This is a challenging course that, with Gerald’s expert help, will enhance the skills of participants. Personal protective equipment you will need to bring will be overalls or similar and solid leather shoes or boots. We can provide, or you can bring, safety glasses, a welding mask and welding gloves.
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Gerald is a qualified Industrial Arts teacher and has thirty four years experience in teaching metals based courses. As a teacher at the high school he is also very familiar with the equipment and the infrastructure that will be used.
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| Precious Metal Clay |
code C6 |
Roz Eberhard-Swan
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Have you ever wanted to be an alchemist? Now you can be thanks to Mitsubishi Metals, the creators of Precious Metal Clay (PMC). This relatively new medium, consisting of billions of particles of fine silver, suspended in non toxic organic binder and water, your “clay” when fired at high temperature fuses to 999 fine silver. Being a clay you can manipulate it into whatever shape you want for your jewellery, from delicate filigree to chunky slabs with funky textures. Imitate nature and produce a fine silver replica of a leaf or any organic item, use sheet clay to produce an origami piece. We will also learn how to incorporate polymer clay into your work to give vibrant colour. If you would like more information on the product, visit: www.pmcguild.com.au.
Material Cost for the course is $280.
NB: Additional Clay and Tools will be available for sale should you wish to make additional items.
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Roz has worked as a multi media artist for over 16 years. Disciplines used in her unique wearable art and jewellery pieces include Off Loom Beadweaving, Textiles, Felting, Polymer Clay and Resin. The past few years have been spent working with Precious Metal Clay (PMC). As a certified Teacher with PMC she incorporates its limitless possibilities in her jewellery and objet d’art designs. Roz is the inaugural President of the PMC GUILD of Australia/NZ and works with community colleges in Sydney and private workshops around the country. She has been commissioned to design and make individual pieces for clients in the Middle East, NZ, UK and USA.
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