Instructor: Paul Jasper

WARNING: This woodworking class is not your typical "come in, follow an instruction sheet, and learn to make something" offering. This class is about using YOUR design ideas, taking creative risks together, and sculpting them into a custom box. No two boxes in the class will be alike, just like no two people are alike. Is the box serious and sophisticated with figured black walnut and brass accents that belong in a library full of leather bound books and smoking jackets, YES. Is the box whimsical with googly eyes and sharp teeth as if it just walked out of a Tim Burton movie, YES. Is the box modern, minimal, clean, and eclectic where the purpose is almost ambiguous when you look at it, YES. Let's put our egos on hold, and imagine something new and wonderful together, and then build it. Design options might include carving, mixed media such as brass or copper, patterns such as plaid or interesting wood colors combinations, drawing via pyrography, using veneer, highly figured woods, etc. Whatever we have the time and skills to accomplish together over the 3 day class is considered in play. We will help guide you through both the design as well as fine-furniture level execution, showing you proper box construction techniques including grain wrapping, tight miter joint glue up, divider systems, lid design, and finishing. Participants must come with some degree of woodworking skills in place, that is experience with basic woodworking machinery (table saw, jointer, planer) and/or hand tools. Participants should supply the wood for the box they have in mind (plus any additional elements they like). The class instructor, Paul Jasper of Copper Pig Woodworking, will also have some brass and copper included in the price of the class. You can choose to buy a sheet of his classic plaid during the class if desired. Class size will max at 6 students + instructor + teacher assistant to keep the group small (max 8 people) due to the highly custom and interactive nature of such a class.

Instructor: Kimisha Turner

Collaborative Public Art: Murals (Ages 7–9) 07/06–07/10 Join us while we celebrate and learn basic fundamentals of mural making! Each class session will discover techniques and inspirations while collaborating on a group mural project to be displayed by Pratt! Students will learn about the impact of public art around the world while actually participating in the creation of new work for the public. Each student will also take home their own concept collage and proposal painting.

This class will be taught online through Microsoft Teams (free software). Please download from this website after you register here and you will receive a link for the specific class before it begins. Materials will still be provided (included in cost) and we will email you time slots of when pick up is available at Pratt.

 

 

Instructor: Jasmine Brown

Collaborative Public Art: Murals (Ages 10-12) Join us while we celebrate and learn basic fundamentals of mural making! Each class session will discover techniques and inspirations while collaborating on a group mural project to be displayed by Pratt! Students will learn about the impact of public art around the world while actually participating in the creation of new work for the public. Each student will also take home their own concept collage and proposal painting.

 

Instructor: Tiffany Hammonds

If you were a creature, what would you be real or imagined? Let’s find out! Students will expand their creativity inspired by animals, aliens and monsters to create their own unique creatures! Using basic anatomical structures and principles, sprinkled with a little engineering magic… students will walk away with fun, imaginative creations to transform themselves into their own made up creature.  

Instructor: Jasmine Brown

This weeks' session will highlight works in the Frye Art Museum Black Refractions exhibition and encourage students to make unique artwork inspired by their own communities and identities. With works in all media by nearly eighty artists, Black Refractions celebrates The Studio Museum in Harlems' role as a site for the dynamic exchange of ideas about art and society

Instructor: Tiffany Hammonds

Learn to Knit, crochet, macrame, felt and quilt. Students will be introduced to the tools, techniques and possibilities of using fabric to create wearables and wall hangings using yarn and fabric. Students will work independently and in groups to make fun tactile creations.

Instructor: Tiffany Hammonds

Draw the world around you. From blooming flowers, detailed interiors to lively park panoramas. Come join us as we sketch and paint from life. Beginning with measurement techniques, and observational skills; students learn to use line to accurately portray their environment, then move on to understanding lights' effect on form and color with watercolor.

Instructor: Jasmine Brown

Learn how to draw, paint and sculpt yourself, your family and friends. We will study facial anatomy, proportion, volume, and form, and uncover solutions to common drawing challenges such as foreshortening, facial expression, and shading.  We will practice how to capture expressions in a wide variety of mediums and styles.

Instructor: Tiffany Hammonds

Learn to use pieces of glass, tile and found objects to create colorful mosaic tiles. This camp teaches students all the basic steps for making mosaics, from designing through grouting, using the traditional methods. Students are guided through the process, step by step as they create a beautiful mosaic.

Instructor: Jasmine Brown

Tell your story in a book you bound. Students learn techniques to make unique pop-up cards, interesting handmade books for journaling and sketching, paper cut wall-hangings and installations.

Instructor: Bhakti Sa

The digital youth sculpture program is designed to give students a broad introduction to metalworking theory and modern application through the lens of historical context and unconventional materials. Students will gain knowledge of the tools available in Pratt’s blacksmithing and welding studios as well as the skills to use them while being presented with the historical context from which these techniques emerge. Then, using tools commonly found in the home or easily acquired at the hardware store, we will create projects that explore the use of blacksmithing and fabrication techniques with unconventional materials.

Project Examples: Mask, box, picture frame, fabrication model, small sculpture, hanging wall panel, costume component, whatever you can conceive

This class will be taught online through Microsoft Teams (free software). Please download from this website after you register here and you will receive a link for the specific class before it begins. Materials will still be provided (included in cost) and we will email you time slots of when pick up is available at Pratt.

Instructor: Bhakti Sa

The digital youth sculpture program is designed to give students a broad introduction to metalworking theory and modern application through the lens of historical context and unconventional materials. Students will gain knowledge of the tools available in Pratt’s blacksmithing and welding studios as well as the skills to use them while being presented with the historical context from which these techniques emerge. Then, using tools commonly found in the home or easily acquired at the hardware store, we will create projects that explore the use of blacksmithing and fabrication techniques with unconventional materials.

Project Examples: Mask, box, picture frame, fabrication model, small sculpture, hanging wall panel, costume component, whatever you can conceive

This class will be taught online through Microsoft Teams (free software). Please download from this website after you register here and you will receive a link for the specific class before it begins. Materials will still be provided (included in cost) and we will email you time slots of when pick up is available at Pratt.

Instructor: Shruti Ghatak

Learn to paint in watercolor while working from botanicals, landscape, and photography. Students will experiment with washes, drybrushing, and masking while refining their understanding of color and observation. Students will be encouraged to bring in their own source materials and photographs, experimenting with subject matter and composition. All supplies provided.

Instructor: Shruti Ghatak

Explore portraiture through the lens of color, experimentation, and art history. Students will develop observational drawing and painting skills while considering the psychological effects of color and composition. This class will incorporate working with a model, self-portraiture, photographs, and collage, while examining historical and contemporary portraits of other artists. All supplies provided.

Instructor: Katherine McDevitt

Learn how to carve stone and create an object using traditional reductive sculpting techniques in Pratt's stone yard. Students will use chisels and hammers to create sculpture using soft stone. Learn about different types of stone and tools while exploring the fundamentals of 3-dimensional sculpture. All materials included.

Instructor: Katherine McDevitt

Learn how to carve stone and create an object using traditional reductive sculpting techniques in Pratt's stone yard. Students will use chisels and hammers to create sculpture using soft stone. Learn about different types of stone and tools while exploring the fundamentals of 3-dimensional sculpture. All materials included.

Instructor: Bhakti Sa

Explore metal fabrication through welding and blacksmithing. Create functional or abstract sculpture by learning to cut, hammer, shape, and attach metal. This class is for beginning or intermediate students. By the end of the week you will take home a sculpture that you have created from design to finish. All materials included.

Instructor: Steve Lafferty

Explore metal fabrication through welding and blacksmithing. Create functional or abstract sculpture by learning to cut, hammer, shape, and attach metal. This class is for beginning or intermediate students. By the end of the week you will take home a sculpture that you have created from design to finish. All materials included.

Instructor: Jeanne Marie Ferraro

Learn how to gather up 2,300 degree Fahrenheit molten glass into a bubble using tools, breath and a little determination. Discover what effects gravity and centrifugal force have on molten glass. Individualized instruction will help you learn the basics as you explore the ancient and alluring art of glassblowing. All materials included.

Instructor: Jeanne Marie Ferraro

Learn how to gather up 2,300 degree Fahrenheit molten glass into a bubble using tools, breath and a little determination. Discover what effects gravity and centrifugal force have on molten glass. Individualized instruction will help you learn the basics as you explore the ancient and alluring art of glassblowing. All materials included.

Instructor: Bhakti Sa

Explore metal fabrication through welding and blacksmithing. Create functional or abstract sculpture by learning to cut, hammer, shape, and attach metal. This class is for beginning or intermediate students. By the end of the week you will take home a sculpture that you have created from design to finish. All materials included.

Instructor: Steve Lafferty

Explore metal fabrication through welding and blacksmithing. Create functional or abstract sculpture by learning to cut, hammer, shape, and attach metal. This class is for beginning or intermediate students. By the end of the week you will take home a sculpture that you have created from design to finish. All materials included.

Instructor: Brandon Bowman

Learn to combine steel and leather to make your own shoulder armor, gauntlets, chest plates, and shields. In this all day class students will learn how to forge and weld steel, sew and rivet leather combining the hard metal and the soft leather to create your own unique piece of armor. Prepare yourself for 6 hours of riveting work. All materials included.

Instructor: TBA TBA

Using images and words students will create journals and tell their story, with a focus on bookbinding.Through various book structures, low-tech printing techniques, and drawing and writing prompts, students will come away with one-of-a-kind artists journals, exploring each individual's unique voice. We will discuss tips for maintaining a consistent writing and drawing practice and explore concept development. This class will use multiple techniques: drawing, writing, stenciling, altering photographs, and making paste paper to create their own artist journal. All materials provided.

Instructor: Scott McCall

Develop your drawing skills while learning to observe the world around you. Working with line and contour, shape and form, light and shadow, space and depth you will further your observations skills and build your creative ideas. We will work from still-lifes and clothed models in this class for beginning to advanced students. All materials provided.

Instructor: Ellen Harbison

Manipulate hot glass and fire to create marbles, flowers, bugs, burgers and other small objects. Discover how to melt rods of glass in a propane-oxygen flame, wrap the molten glass onto a metal mandrel (rod), and use heat and gravity to shape a bead. Safety, creativity and fun are emphasized! All materials included.

Instructor: Robin Oakes

Create fused and slumped coasters, plates, bowls, self-portraits, and more. Explore design, composition, and color while using everything from sheet glass to glass powders. Find confidence in your artwork through thoughtful design, and good craftsmanship. All materials included.

Instructor: Malcolm Ford

Learn how to gather up 2,300 degree Fahrenheit molten glass into a bubble using tools, breath and a little determination. Discover what effects gravity and centrifugal force have on molten glass. Individualized instruction will help you learn the basics as you explore the ancient and alluring art of glassblowing. All materials included.

Instructor: Malcolm Ford

Learn how to gather up 2,300 degree Fahrenheit molten glass into a bubble using tools, breath and a little determination. Discover what effects gravity and centrifugal force have on molten glass. Individualized instruction will help you learn the basics as you explore the ancient and alluring art of glassblowing. All materials included.

Instructor: Jennifer Stenhouse

Learn the traditional methods of metalsmithing through heating, cutting, and forming a variety of metals. This class offers a basic overview of lost wax casting, and how to design and create wax models for the centrifugal casting process. You will make a ring, a pendant, and more as you learn your way around Pratt's professionally equipped studio. All materials included.

Instructor: Shruti Ghatak

Working from direct observation and building on the foundation of drawing you will explore basics painting concepts. We will explore color and basic concepts of form, light, composition, and perspective. Special emphasis will be placed on the different stages of the painting. All supplies provided.

Instructor: Kerstin Graudins

Expand your visual vocabulary and learn to reproduce images with screenprinting techniques. Using traditional and non-traditional printmaking processes we will create multiple works on paper using screenprinting. Explore color while learning to mix inks. This class is for beginners and advanced students. All materials included.

Instructor: Steve Lafferty

Explore metal fabrication through welding and blacksmithing. Create functional or abstract sculpture by learning to cut, hammer, shape, and attach metal. This class is for beginning or intermediate students. By the end of the week you will take home a sculpture that you have created from design to finish. All materials included.

Instructor: TBA TBA

Independent Jewelry Studio Access for 4 hours on selected date/s. Cost is $35 per 4-hour session. You must be a current member and approved for independent access in the jewelry studio.