The members of the 30th Annual Dixon Studio Tour invite you to learn something new! Sign up for an affordable ‘mini-workshop’ in the upcoming months. The cost per workshop is only $25 including materials! Each workshop will be about 3 hours. For more information, please e-mail us today.
TO REGISTER, please e-mail the instructor to sign up for the workshop(s) of your choice. Following registration, send your check for $25 per workshop to EVAA dba Dixon Studio Tour, PO Box 268, Dixon, NM 87527.
WORKSHOP #1
November 12, 2011
10am – 1pm
“Your Life as a Poem” poetry workshop with Amalio Madueño
This class is open to adults of all levels age 21 and older.
In this class participants will learn about how to craft a poem from one’s life experiences using imagination and traditional poetic techniques. Please bring pen and paper, and a laptop computer (optional).
Instructor AMALIO MADUENO lives on the Rio Embudo very near its confluence with the Rio Grande. Former producer & president of the Taos Poetry Circus, he performs his work throughout the West, from Seattle to San Diego, Tucson, El Paso, and Denver. He has published widely in western journals including MalPais Review, Poetry (Chicago) Sin Fronteras, Border Senses, Exquisite Corpse, Askew, PageBoy, Wandering Hermit, Between Sleeps, Saludos-Poets of New Mexico, Chokecherries & Desert Shovel. Online his poetry is published most recently in the Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum, The Pedestal.com and Inactual.com. He has published 15 chapbooks. His feature book Lost in the Chamiso was published by Wild Embers Press in 2006. His next book, Spider Road, is forthcoming from MouthFeel Press in El Paso. For twenty years his poetics seminars, most notably Imagination As Value, Mexican Bob’s Poetry Camp, and Your Life As A Poem, have been enjoyed by novices and practitioners throughout the West. He is founder of the Border Poets Consortium.
For information: Amalio Madueño
WORKSHOP #2
November 19, 2011
9am – 12noon
“Create with Clay” hand building workshop with Lee Akins
This class is open to all levels age 6 (with parent) and older.
Find your hidden creativity in this three hour workshop. We will use the pinch pot as a way of exploring your artistic side. Pinch pots are an excellent way to focus on the meditative and healing aspects of clay. (Sign up for Workshop #3 and fire your pot too!) If this class fills, a second class will be offered the following day, November 20, 2011.
Instructor LEE AKINS was born in Texas but spent most of his early years in Taiwan. After he received his BFA in Ceramics from The Dayton Art Institute in 1975, Lee moved to Taiwan to teach K-12 art. In 1979, he returned to Texas and taught ceramics in the Dallas County Community College and then at Collin College in Plano. Lee completed his MFA in 1986 at Southern Methodist University. In 2008 he retired early and moved to New Mexico to become a full time studio potter. Lee coil builds terracotta, creating vessels and sculptures influenced by his time in Asia. Archetypal forms are covered with matt patina surfaces.
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For information: Lee Akins
WORKSHOP #3
December 3, 2011
9:30am – 12:30pm
“Raku-firing: Quick and Controlled” with Miya Endo
This class is open to all levels age 16 and older.
Participants will glaze and decorate a pre-made wheel-thrown pot (or bring your own bisque pot measuring less than 5”x5”x5” or make your own in Workshop #2!) and take part in a raku firing – a quick, spontaneous technique that creates dynamic, one-of-a-kind results. The pieces will be ready to take home that day…just in time for Christmas! If this class fills, an additional workshop will be offered later that same day. In case of inclement weather, the class will be re-scheduled.
Instructor MIYA ENDO started taking pottery classes at the Indianapolis Art League (now the Indianapolis Art Center) in the early 1990’s. After a few years, she became an assistant teacher there under Bob Reiberg for classes of 5 to 12 students, and was responsible for conducting many hours of raku firings every week. Since moving to New Mexico in 1999 and establishing her own studio, she has given private and semi-private lessons in wheel-throwing and raku to children and adults.
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For information: Miya Endo
WORKSHOP #4
December 10
1pm – 4pm
“Letter Carving in Stone” with Mark Saxe
This class is open to all levels 13 (with parental consent) and older.
Participants will learn to carve an inscription of their choice in limestone. Stone will be provided, and students can bring their own or borrow a hammer and chisel for the class. Students should bring their idea, a pencil, and a ruler.
Instructor MARK SAXE has been working with stone for over 30 years. Since 2001, he has presented intensive 7-day summer workshop sessions inviting the best carvers in the country to teach student of all levels in various aspects of classical and abstract carving.
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For information: Rift Gallery
WORKSHOP #5
January 14
10am – 12noon
“Improving Your Watercolor Skills” with Gayle fulwyler Smith
This class is open to adults with some watercolor experience. This class will include a short demonstration, followed by instruction in still life painting.
Students should plan to bring their own supplies, including watercolor paper and backing or watercolor block, a 1” flat brush with chisel handle and a round watercolor brush, paints, palette, tissues.
Instructor GAYLE FULWYLER SMITH has many years experience teaching private, semi-private, and workshops throughout the region. Her work is in collections worldwide, and she is the recipient of numerous award.
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For information: Gayle fulwyler Smith
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