Youth Workshop; "Vessels - Drawing on an Idea" with Salt Spring Artist Gillian McConnell
Ages 11 - 14 years
12 students maximum
The Salt Spring Island Ceramic Awards (SSICA) and The Salt Spring Arts Council is pleased to announce this event in association with the SSICA Exhibition and Awards show.
In this fun, one day workshop, we will create a series of drawings exploring the vessel as an object, a vehicle and a symbol. Consider the vessel as container, carrier, connector—of things, people, communities, ideas and life itself.
You will have the opportunity to try out a variety of media, substrates and drawing techniques and use 100 year-old charcoal recovered from Isaburo Tasaka’s pit kilns, which were restored last year in Mouat Park, Ganges, Salt Spring Island.
Charcoal is the most ancient fuel used for cooking and forging. It is also the most basic medium used for drawing. Like clay vessels, charcoal is created by slow firing (of wood or vines) in a kiln. Clay is fired in kilns to make utensils like the plates and bowls we use everday, as well as decorative objects and sculptures.
Workshop fee: $75 includes materials
Registration: http://ssartscouncil.com/store/ or contact us at wor@ssartcouncil.com
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Materials List - Please bring;
Any drawing media you have (charcoal, graphite, conté, pastels (oil or chalk), coloured pencils etc.)
Any inks and acrylic or gouache paints you have
Any cheap brushes you have
A palette or old white plate to mix paint on
Rags
Protection for your clothes (or wear old clothes)
Gillian shall provide;
A variety of media for you to use in the workshop (including charcoal from Mouat Park)
A variety of papers to draw/paint on
A variety of brushes and other drawing utensils
Containers for water
Gillian's Bio may found at http://www.artbygillian.com/