Monday, September 23, 2013
Don't forget our Visual Arts Short Courses starting soon
Thursday, September 19, 2013
14 - 17 year olds - Try a Trade as a Visual Artist this coming Monday 23rd of September
In the Ceramics session we will be glazing pieces and firing them in the Raku kiln – students will have a piece to take home at the end of the session. Students can choose between practical work on the pottery wheel or in hand building.
Students are still able to enrol but please note that the TNQTAFE campus is closed on Friday 20th September for a staff training day. Please enrol today or first thing on Monday morning – the admissions office opens at 8am on Monday morning.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Details on short course Introduction to printmaking with Elizabeth Hunter starting on Saturday 12th October
Please find notes from Elizabeth Hunter below regarding the printmaking short course which starts on Saturday October 12 at 10am.
Students to bring, Sketch book,
Images to work with
Cereal or cardboard biscuit box
Scraps of lace, feathers, dried leaves
Closed in shoes
Apron or old shirt
Rubber gloves
Introduction to Printmaking: 6 week course. The course is designed to familiarize artists with a variety of printmaking techniques, in order to create visual diversity, through colour and texture, extending their artwork through the exploration and experimentation of the print medium.
The course will cover three main print techniques over a period of 6 weeks.
Week 1-2: Monoprint;
Monoprints can be classed between painting and printing; many artists have used the monoprint as the foundation of other types of work. For example, Degas used monoprints to work out composition and the play of shadow and light, sometimes using them as the base for his pastel drawings and paintings.
The Monoprint in its self is a beautiful and free way of expressing ideas and capturing the essence of a moment in time.
Week 3-4: Collagraph;
Collagraphs can be very diverse in the way in which they are created and printed. The matrix can be made from metal, wood, plastic, cardboard, etc. thus making it one of the most economical and experimental process’s as far as materials go. The prints exhibit various depths of inked area and embossing, which gives the work a rich and vey textural finish.
Week 5-6: Intaglio/Etching;
Etching has been in existence since the 1400’s, developed by the need to document and recreate engravings used on steel armour. The process involves the use of a wax/bitumen ground applied to a metal plate, which is inscribed with an etching needle, or other tool, and submerged in bath of acid that etches the image into the plate.
There are as many processes and possibilities in intaglio as there are ideas in the artist’s imagination. This workshop is devised to give the student a ‘taste’, of the medium, which they can continue to develop.
Students to bring, Sketch book,
Images to work with
Cereal or cardboard biscuit box
Scraps of lace, feathers, dried leaves
Closed in shoes
Apron or old shirt
Rubber gloves
Introduction to Printmaking: 6 week course. The course is designed to familiarize artists with a variety of printmaking techniques, in order to create visual diversity, through colour and texture, extending their artwork through the exploration and experimentation of the print medium.
The course will cover three main print techniques over a period of 6 weeks.
Week 1-2: Monoprint;
Monoprints can be classed between painting and printing; many artists have used the monoprint as the foundation of other types of work. For example, Degas used monoprints to work out composition and the play of shadow and light, sometimes using them as the base for his pastel drawings and paintings.
The Monoprint in its self is a beautiful and free way of expressing ideas and capturing the essence of a moment in time.
Week 3-4: Collagraph;
Collagraphs can be very diverse in the way in which they are created and printed. The matrix can be made from metal, wood, plastic, cardboard, etc. thus making it one of the most economical and experimental process’s as far as materials go. The prints exhibit various depths of inked area and embossing, which gives the work a rich and vey textural finish.
Week 5-6: Intaglio/Etching;
Etching has been in existence since the 1400’s, developed by the need to document and recreate engravings used on steel armour. The process involves the use of a wax/bitumen ground applied to a metal plate, which is inscribed with an etching needle, or other tool, and submerged in bath of acid that etches the image into the plate.
There are as many processes and possibilities in intaglio as there are ideas in the artist’s imagination. This workshop is devised to give the student a ‘taste’, of the medium, which they can continue to develop.
Friday, September 06, 2013
Short courses starting in October - Oil Painting, The Printed Pattern and Introduction to Printmaking
Short courses in Oil Painting and The Printed Pattern with Kristin Tennyson and Introduction to Printmaking with Elizabeth Hunter start in early October. Please see the attached flyer for further details or call Kerry Grierson on 40 422505. We are also in the process of organising a short course Introduction to Pottery and will post details as soon as they become available.
Please double click on the flyer to enlarge.
Please double click on the flyer to enlarge.
Tuesday, September 03, 2013
Thank you!
Thank you to everyone who assisted with our Tank 3 display at Carnival on Collins last Sunday. A big thank you to the students who came along to show their support for our Visual Arts courses and also to the teaching staff who kept the popular interactive demonstrations going. Demonstrations of wheel throwing, clay mono-printing, lino cut printing, etching and screen printing were very popular.
The Visual Arts Crew looked great in T shirts designed and printed by Kristin Tennyson, our short course teacher - Thank You Kristin (Kristin is offering a short course in printing on Monday evening next term - details to follow in our next post).
Ceramics students offered some of their precious pieces of work for sale and received valuable feedback from customers. Sculpture student Carrie also had some unique concrete works for sale. A great day was had by all.
Thanks also to the TNQTAFE marketing team for all the behind the scenes organisation and to Semah Hodges, our faculty Business Development Officer for her hard work organising our promotional materials and everything else we forgot.
The Visual Arts Crew looked great in T shirts designed and printed by Kristin Tennyson, our short course teacher - Thank You Kristin (Kristin is offering a short course in printing on Monday evening next term - details to follow in our next post).
Ceramics students offered some of their precious pieces of work for sale and received valuable feedback from customers. Sculpture student Carrie also had some unique concrete works for sale. A great day was had by all.
Thanks also to the TNQTAFE marketing team for all the behind the scenes organisation and to Semah Hodges, our faculty Business Development Officer for her hard work organising our promotional materials and everything else we forgot.
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