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HOLLINSUMMER

TINKER MOUNTAIN WRITERS' WORKSHOP

WOMEN WORKING WITH CLAY

SUMMER IN ITALY

BASKETBALL CAMP

VOLLEYBALL CLINICS

CONTACTS

Hollinsummer Program
Hollins University
P.O. Box 9707
Roanoke, VA 24020-1707
(800) 456-9595
Fax: (540) 362-6218

 

Tinker Mountain Writers' Workshop
Hollins University
Christine Powell
P.O. Box 9552
Roanoke, VA 24020-1552
(540) 362-6229
Fax (540) 561-2325
cpowell@hollins.edu


Tinker Mountain Visual Arts
Hollins University
Brittany Foutz
P. O. Box 9552
Roanoke, VA 24020-1552
(540) 362-6021
Fax (540) 561-2325
bfoutz2@hollins.edu

 

Basketball Camp
Jim Phillips
Hollins University
P.O. Box 9553
Roanoke, VA 24020-1553
(540) 362-6424
jphillips@hollins.edu

 

Volleyball Clinics
Bill Shook
Hollins University
P. O. Box 9553
Roanoke, VA 24020-1553
(540) 362-6329
shookb@hollins.edu


2013 symposium demonstrations

Adrian Arleo

Demonstrate coil building (fairly) large figure(s), focusing on the seated figure and problem solving structural issues using internal supports. Demonstration on building the head separately, playing with facial features and technique for attaching the head to the body and adjusting it's orientation. I can also share my low fire glazes and talk about application and non-fired surfaces such as wax encaustic. I have (digital) slide presentations of the building process for a standing figure, several seated figures and a few different animals. This is a quick way to see the entire process unfold in a short amount of time.

Charity Davis-Woodard

I will demonstrate both wheel-throwing and hand-building techniques with porcelain as I work my way through basic forms and parts that will later be manipulated, modeled, assembled and decorated. Trimming and coaxing forms into desired shapes will lead to the addition of spouts, handles and other formal details. I’ll demonstrate the use of my favorite surface treatments including sgrafitto, mishima, pattern transfer, and texture application. Wax, shellac, and paper resist are all ways to layer surface decoration at both the green and bisque state. Discussions throughout the day will weave between technical, philosophical, emotional, and practical considerations for making functional pots.

Sandy Simon

For this demonstration I'll use a red earthenware to make small jars with different types of lids (innies and outies) and assembling them when leather hardens. I consider my jars to be a sculpture of a landscape with the curves of the sides gently joining the close connection of the lid. This closed form can be absorbed visually as a whole piece; disrupted only by a small addition of nichrome wire for a knob or to hold string, which in turn ends in a red "lucky" seed from Peru. I use porcelain slip to decorate the surface and then a translucent green glaze which I fire to cone 02.

Stacy Snyder

I will begin my demonstration by showing my throwing and altering techniques and then the assembly and finishing. I will include handle pulling, throwing and measuring lids for a square jar, and various hand-building techniques using the thrown parts. I will also demonstrate my glazing process which involves three different firing steps; a cone 6 glaze, a cone 04 decal firing, and a cone 06 enamel firing. I will show the technique I use for decaling and also the masking process used in the enamel firing.

Cheryl Ann Thomas

In the studio I will complete a thin (1/8"), tall (limited by time alone) coiled column culminating in a very short performance. Bring your questions as we enjoy a two-way dialog concerning my process and concepts.