North Lands Creative Glass

The Caithness landscape is immense, starkly powerful and timeless. Its austerity encourages close examination of basic personal tenets and causes one to recall that simple actions, when done with intelligence and commitment, become something powerful. With this in mind, the focus of this conceptually driven course is toward developing and refining a skilled, intuitive and uniquely individual approach to mark making using sheet glass, powders and stains. Sketches and single layer studies will lead to black and white, as well as colour, independant projects. Participants will expand their kiln-forming skills while acquiring a greater understanding of material, composition, line, spatial perspective, layering strategies and use of colour. Relevant experiementation with materials and strategies for invention will be encouraged and the creative process of moving from idea to concept sketches toward final resolution will be stressed. A highly personal journey for each student, course emphasis will be place upon conceptual development by examining influence and intention through independent research, ongoing discussion, critique and student presentations.

Catharine Newell, recognised for her distinctive figurative work, examines the persistence of memory and its role in social dynamics. Nominated for the Louis Comfort Tiffany Biennial Award in 2003, her work was selected for New Glass Reviews 26 and 30 and been acquired by the Hunter Museum of American Art; University of Miami Lowe Museum and Museum of the Academy of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University in Beijing. Newell lectures, teaches and exhibits internationally and maintains a private studio in Portland, Oregon.

Enquiries

North Lands Creative Glass
Quatre Bras, Lybster
Caithness, KW3 6BN
SCOTLAND

Accommodation, bookings and general information:
Lorna MacMillan: Telephone: +44 (0)1593 721 229 Fax: +44 (0)1593 721 850
e-mail: info@northlandsglass.com

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22 December 2009