ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS:

--class size for all workshops is a minimum of three and maximum of six.

JUNE WORKSHOPS: 10, 11, 12 & 13, (2008)

KNITTING: Sweater Workshop…
(intermediate level or above)
instructor Joani Lundy
Learn how to knit a sweater in 3 ½ days??? No sweat! Joani teaches you all the techniques you need to know--in a supportive and fun environment-- for making a sweater sampler. Jacqueline Fee's book on "creative seam-free sweaters," will be the workshop's workbook. And with Joani's hands-on instruction, you'll go home knowing how to knit that sweater you've always wanted to make!

BOOK-MAKING: Journals, Photo Books & Treasure Boxes…
(beginner or above)
instructor Jamie Henry
The ultimate experience for writer/poets, family archivists and/or "memento keepers." You'll make 3 books: a journal, a photo remembrance book (using your digital camera/images), and a "treasure box" book that contains your favorite colors, textures and small found objects. These unique project books are not sewn, but folded and assembled with glue adhesive.

WEAVING: Twill, Twill, Twill…
(advanced beginner--able to warp loom with little assistance--or above)
instructor Deborah Yorde
'Twill be fun! You'll see... as we explore the history, mystery and benefits of twill weave structures and their derivatives by creating a twill sampler (to use as reference, or for making a small bag). There are many versions of twill… here's your chance to try several, learning how to combine twills with other weave structures to make fascinating fabrics.

SPINNING: for Beginners…
(beginner or above)
instructor Mary Sullivan
Start with the drop spindle and wind up (no pun intended!) on the spinning wheel, developing yarn-spinning skills practiced for hundreds of years! You will also learn about plying, carding, different fibers and fleece preparation. Spinning can be a little tricky to "catch onto," but once you get the hang of it it's like riding a bicycle (without risking skinned knees!).

GLASS BEAD-MAKING: Hot Stuff…
(beginner or above)
instructor Carol Mason Rubenstein
Fire up the torches and form basic bead shapes using Italian Moretti Glass... embellishing them with sterling silver foil, glass "stringers" and colorful frit! Then turn your beads into bracelets, earrings, necklaces, and ornaments for personal and "home décor" adornment. Intermediate and advanced students, experiment to find a "personal style" of bead-making and produce, produce, produce!

JULY WORKSHOPS: 9, 10, 11 & 12, (2008)

KNITTING: Sock Symposium…
(intermediate or above)
instructor Joani Lundy
No more "darn it!" Create the perfect sock for you: soft and fuzzy, thick and water repellant, hot pink and turquoise combined! Whatever your pleasure, you'll learn how to make it happen with appropriate "cast ons" and "bind offs," toe up, various heels, sideways socks, double knit socks (one inside the other), and explore some of Cat Bordi's innovative techniques.

PAPER ARTS: Card Collage…
(beginner or above)
instructor Jamie Henry
Design and create paper collage cards to send or to frame with vintage papers, photographs, and postcard images. An array of cards can be designed using this technique and you will receive pattern templates for some of the features used in this process. You may bring some of your own paper, photographs, or fibers that you would like to incorporate into your card collages

WEAVING: Double Layers-Double the Fun…
(advanced beginner--able to warp loom with little assistance--or above)
instructor Deborah Yorde
Enter the woven world of layers. Starting with the basics of double layers, double-width, and tubular weaving we'll advance to double weave "pick up." By the end of our 3 ½ days you'll have an array of samples to take home with you; frame them as mini-art, make them the focal point of hand-made decorative pillows, or sew them together to form a patchwork, "double weave" sampler.

STAINED GLASS: Window-making…
(beginner or above)
instructor Carol Mason Rubenstein
Everyone goes home with a finished window! Students design their own pattern or choose from a selection of original designs created by Carol. Beginners learn glass cutting, copper-foil construction, soldering and basic glass surface enhancements such as acid etching and kiln-fired paint techniques. Intermediate and advanced students… learn, experiment, innovate and invent new technical and design solutions!

KILN-FIRED CLAY: Big Fun, Small Work...
(beginner or above)
instructor Robin Nordmoe
Explore, create and go home with several kiln-fired, finished ceramic pieces in just under 55 hours! Think that sounds like a tall order? Not if you think small. They may be beads, buttons and other tiny treasures, but we will find out how working small can be big fun. No previous clay experience is necessary. We'll utilize multiple techniques and methods including a chance to experience throwing on the wheel.

ABOUT CRAFTSMAN HILL Summer Retreats: (CHSR)

...offers "total immersion" instruction in the craft arts during two residential summer sessions on the beautiful campus of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio.

...celebrates it's SECOND ANNUAL program of workshops, this summer... June 10,11,12 & 13 and July 9,10,11 & 12, 2008.

...is an outgrowth of the KENYON COLLEGE CRAFT CENTER, which started in the 1960's, offering not-for-credit classes in the craft arts to Kenyon students and community members. By the 1970's a building on campus was dedicated for ongoing programs in the craft arts, and the CRAFT CENTER was born. "

...will be held in the CRAFT CENTER studios--for fiber, ceramic, glass and paper arts--as well as in nearby Weaver Cottage.

...limit class sizes to six, ensuring that participants not only benefit from the "total immersion" environment, but from the intensive one-on-one time spent with instructors, as well.

...are designed for all learning levels; beginning, intermediate or advanced students.

...are AFFORDABLE ($375--residential or $315--non-residential for any workshop... all materials included). Similar, residential summer intensive workshops cost three to four times that of CHSR! We're able to keep our prices low because Kenyon provides the hospitality services (room, board and facility use), at such reasonable rates.

...create a community of learning. Evening programs (optional) give artisans--from all the CHSR disciplines--the chance to come together, to talk about their creative processes and/or expand their knowledge about something that transcends a particualr medium... such as composition, color, texture, form, etc.

...emphasises fun and experimentation supported by knowledgeable, professional crafts artists. Join us for our June Session, the 10th through the 13th or the July Session, from the 9th to the 12th.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS:

WEAVING... with DEBORAH YORDE: Deborah is the Founder/Director of CRAFTSMAN HILL Summer Retreats, and has been an instructor at the KENYON COLLEGE CRAFT CENTER since 1994. She earned a B.S. in Applied Art from Iowa State University and has worked as a hand-weaver, participating in juried shows and completing commissions since the 1970's. Deborah established a regional following for her expertise in fiber arts through the formal and informal instruction and display of her work offered at her retail establishment, CRAFTSMAN HILL FIBERS. Having served fiber artists for many years from her store once located on Main Street in Mount Vernon, Ohio, Deborah now weaves and continues her retail operation out of her home studio.

STAINED GLASS WINDOW-MAKING AND GLASS BEAD-MAKING... with CAROL MASON RUBENSTEIN: Carol launched her career as a studio commission artist in the 1970's following four years of art training at the University of Cincinnati, Kent State University and a two year apprenticeship with a West German Master in glass art. Her work has been completed for, or purchased by, individuals, corporations, churches and universities throughout the mid-west and north-east. She is an alumna of Kenyon College where she's been a guest lecturer on the History of Stained Glass. In addition, she taught Architectural Stained Glass while holding a six-month visiting artist position at Kent State University. Carol has been an instructor at the KENYON COLLEGE CRAFT CENTER since 1984.

Ceramics... with ROBIN NORDMOE: Robin has a B.A. from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa and served apprenticeships in ceramic arts during the mid 1980's with EARTHWORKS POTTERY in Alexander, Iowa and with nationally renowned potter Karl Christiansen. Since the late 1980's, she has taught art to K-12 students in the Rochester, Minnesota and Mount Vernon, Ohio school systems as well as to young people in various community and non-profit organizations. Robin joined the roster of instructors at the KENYON COLLEGE CRAFT CENTER in February, 2007, and in the fall of 2007 launched the first annual "KENYON CRAFT CENTER EMPTY BOWLS" fundraiser to benefit hunger relief in Knox County.

Knitting... with JOANI LUNDY: Joani was born in Edmonton, Canada and grew up on a ranch, near Calgary, but has lived in the U.S. for many years. Her mother taught her to knit when she was 4 years old and it stuck! She has lived abroad and traveled extensively; Papua Guinea, Guatemala and Bolivia being among her favorite foreign destinations. While traveling around the world three times, she has been introduced to various types of knitting, and enjoys incorporating international motifs and character qualities into her own work. Having been a teacher of knitting and cross stitch for over 20 years, she has instructed CRAFTSMAN HILL FIBERS workshops for the last two years.

Paper Arts... with JAMIE HENRY: Jamie recently graduated with a B.A. in Graphic Design & Visual Fine Arts, from Mount Vernon Nazarene University after which she established her own graphics arts business zig 9 design studio. She creates brochures, business identity and other promotional documents for clients, as well as her own graphic art using photographs from her personal image portfolio. Jamie is the regionally-known creator of "mohair bears," a family of much beloved cuddly friends collected by admirers throughout the area. Having had a wide range of artistic experience in fiber and paper arts, Jamie has been teaching through CRAFTSMAN HILL FIBERS for the last several years.

Spinning... with MARY SULLIVAN: Mary has a B.S. Degree from St. John College in Cleveland, Ohio. After spending many years in Cleveland Heights, Mary and her husband Dan moved to a farm in Knox County, Ohio, where she pursues gardening in addition to fiber arts. Mary has been a spinner and weaver for 12 years and is deeply committed to the need for preserving these traditional craft forms. She says, "Spinning is relaxing... and it's very satisfying to produce something so practical." Mary has been teaching spinning at CRAFTSMAN HILL FIBERS for 6 years.

While CRAFTSMAN HILL SUMMER RETREATS does not offer classes for children, the Root Art Center in Mount Vernon, Ohio does. You can reach them at: www.RootArtCenter.com.