Summer 2008 Workshops

Voice Meets Imagination: Vocal Improvisation
Sat June 7 - Sun June 8| Jennifer Scott
Come and explore vocal techniques such as: singing, spoken word & soundscapes to build a broader "vocal" vocabulary and a freer approach to improv. Using traditional and alternative singing methods, we’ll focus on becoming stronger vocalists.  For any level.

The Art of Seeing - Visual Design for the camera
Sat, June 14| day + evening | Boomer Jerritt
Refresh and motivate your personal photographic vision. This is a fun environment meant to encourage those intimidated by the process of learning to take pictures. Lecture, image presentation and a 2-hour field trip. Evening presentation of participants' images.

Baskets from Nature's Bounty
Sat July 5 - Sun July 6| Marilyn Jensen
Complete a small rectangular basket using a mold plus a small round free-form basket, working with materials such as bulrushes, cedar bark and leaves. Students will learn several basketry techniques that can be used in many ways.

Care of a Bricoleur
Sat July 26 - Sun July 27| Ken Flett
Bricoleur - someone who creates things from scratch, is creative & resourceful: collects & assembles things in new ways. Working with metal, wood & fabric, we will build, attach & construct 3D pieces with personal & emotional relevance & visual strength.

Copper Weaving and Metalwork
Sat Aug 2 - Sun Aug 3| Mary Hicks
The course explores basic techniques in copper weaving, hammering, annealing, and colouring with heat and patina mixtures. Copper is a beautiful, versatile, and forgiving metal. Work with the dynamic medium of metal and create a woven copper piece.

Painting Denman Village
Sat Aug 16 - Sun Aug 17| Dianne Bersea
Bring your paints, palettes and easels for two days of outdoor painting in downtown Denman. Dianne will demonstrate quick and bold techniques in watercolour, (paint, crayon, pencil). Build confidence outdoors, and develop solid painting techniques.

Sculpting With Cement
Fri Aug 22 - Sun Aug 24 | 3 days | Michael Rapati
Cement is a versatile and exciting medium for sculpting.You'll learn several ways of using cement and admixtures to get a stiff clay-like consistency that can be added to sculpture like clay, plushow to design & build reinforced armatures. Various surface treatments and colouring methods will be covered.