Registration Now Open!

We are registering for our spring classes and check out our new Fiber Arts category in the online listings!

In addition, Susan Beal is teaching a weeklong jewelry workshop for high school students.

Spring Fiber Arts Classes

We are back after taking some time away  from the Summer of Making blog. Right now we are busy planning for the Summer of 2010! We are also incredibly excited about the following classes that are being offered this spring (check around town or your mail box for the new catalog, online registration is coming soon).

The three new fiber arts courses are:

Pattern Design + Printing 

Kate Troyer

This course is an introduction to designing patterns on fabric with a focus on set-up, repeats and color theory. You will create projects using different hand printing methods including block printing, stencils and screenprinting on fabrics.

Kate Troyer holds a BA in Sculpture and Art History from Lawrence University and an MFA in Textile Art and Design from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.  She has taught undergraduate art and design courses at UW Madison and Continuing Education at the Oregon College of Arts and crafts. Kate is currently exhibiting her work nationally and working for a local fashion designer.

Knitwear Product Development & Design

Barbara Robertson

From design concepts & techniques to finished product, learn to create knitwear products. For those looking to enter the world of fashion or to take their independent knitting to the next level, this class covers the techniques and processes to successfully produce knitwear in a professional environment. Students will complete the class with a portfolio of the techniques and practices covered. ten weeks

Barbara Robertson has over 25 years experience in the Fashion Apparel Industry.  She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Textiles/Clothing and has worked primarily in the  Fashion Apparel Industry and also as an Adjunct Professor during her career.  She is an expert in knitwear product development, technical design & manufacturing and has worked at large firms within California and now in Oregon as a Senior Level Product Developer and Merchant in all levels/aspects of apparel – manufacturing, wholesale, retail, catalog and internet.

Sewing Fundamentals for Artists

Kim Lakin

This two day workshop is designed for artists who want to use fiber in two or three dimensional projects and covers sewing machine basics, cutting fabric, sewing fabric, quarter inch seams, sewing curves, sewing strips, pressing techniques, resewing, binding edges. Plus cording, pintucking, ruffling among other techniques. You must bring your own sewing machine to class.

Kim Lakin holds both BFA and MA degrees. Her medium is fiber. Working as a full-time artist, Ms. Lakin is knowledgeable in the various sewing techniques required for working with textiles. She has shown her work in Portland as well as nationally. 

Patchwork Gift

From Denyse Schmidt’s  website:  ”For the past year or so, Denyse has ended her Improvisational Patchwork classes with a plea. She asked students to leave behind one quilt square made in that day’s class. The plan was for the quilt blocks to be sewn together and the finished quilt donated to a charity. The first quilt is now finished and the Bridgeport Rescue Mission is the happy recipient of the first Workshop Quilt. “

Denyse asked her Summer of Making students to participate in leaving one square behind. While I don’t know if any of the SoM squares made it into this first quilt, everyone should be proud.

Book in Multiples

This fall we are really excited about our new printmaking class Books in Multiples.   From words to images, this course teaches the basics of printing, binding and concepting a multiple edition book. You can check out Jordan + Tyler’s blog to see the work they have done at Kitty Cat Press. This class uses your design experience (formal or informal) to create books to share with just your friends or with a wider audience.

Wow…

You have to see (and read about) Amy’s quilt.  Amazing!

Another new website from Artful Blogging

  I am really digging Sandra Schlosser’s new gardening blog .

Artful Blogging

Bryan, a student in Artful Blogging, has released his new website.

Summer of Making

We have wrapped up the Summer of Making! The Artful Blogging classed finished Wednesday night. We were incredibly pleased how much progress everyone made on their blogs. 

This summer exceeded our expectations not only in what people created, but the energy and enthusiasm. We are already starting to plan for next spring and summer.  We will be letting you know what is going on throughout the year on the blog, so while our posts may be less frequent we will still be here.  We will also be following some of CE’s classes in this spot, including Books in Multiples, Beginning Letterpress and All About Fabrics.

Thanks so much!

Contemporary Fiber Art

A new set is on Flickr of the work from Brenda Mallory and Kim Lakin’s Contemporary Fiber Arts course. There are some stunning pieces included!

This Fall…

We will be doing a wrap up post on the Summer of Making shortly and making some exciting announcements about future classes. This fall PNCA Continuing Education has has a full schedule of classes including the following print and fabric courses. Sarah Schlosser-Moon is teaching a creative advantage Saturday workshop All About Fabrics. Learn all about using different fabrics in art, garment and quilt sewing. Sarah will be returning from Quilt Market shortly before the class starts and will have some interesting insights on the upcoming trends. This class is only $15 if you are enrolled in another CE class during the fall term.

Tyler Matta and Jordan Bernier the artists behind the Summer of Making poster, are teaching a new class in Continuing Education Books in Multiples.  This course will combine the traditional craft of book arts with the idea of multiples. The students will work independently to understand a variety of bookmaking techniques that encompass both craft and concept.

Abra Ancliffe is once again teaching the very popular Letterpress class. This introduction to letterpress printing focuses on the distinct power of combining text and image using PNCA’s two Vandercook presses.