Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop Catalogs 2000-2009 | Page 41

Sylvie Rosenthal   

FACULTY:  Kathleen A. Blake is a National Board Certified
Teacher who has a Masters in Art Education. Kathleen was
awarded Oklahoma’s 2003 Art Educator of the Year and The
National Art Education Association also recognized Kathleen
as the Western Region Art Educator of the Year. In 2006, she
received the Oklahoma Governor’s Award for her contribution
to Arts in Education and in 2007 Kathleen received the Oklahoma Medal for Excellence in Secondary Teaching.

Marbles & Machines 
Ages 9-12 years old, 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Tuition: $395  Studio Fee: $45
Code: W0817  Enrollment Limit 10
CONCEPT: Students will build marble machines employing tricks of
simple mechanics. While learning about gravity, motion, precision,
and balance — using cams, levers, wheels and lots of track —
we will construct multiple courses out of wood and other objects
(through which marbles will travel). Students will start each day
with a general model for a machine employing the mechanism of
the day. Rube Goldberg and Japanese marble relays will be used
to gain ideas for our machines. Through play and experimentation
students will elaborate and individualize their machines. At the end
of the week students will connect all their relay machines into one
big course for a performance for parents and others.

gle earrings. And, finally, we’ll learn the spiral rope chain and
some if its many variations, for creating colorful necklaces.
Glass seed beads of many vibrant colors will be available for
making each design unique and special.
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: We will be using size 10 glass seed
beads and bugle beads, and learning off-loom bead-weaving
techniques, including the daisy chain, Comanche and spiral
rope stitches.

9-12

ACTIVITIES:  Students will be observing and drawing themselves using mirrors. The focus will be on developing perception skills.

children ages

July 21 - 25

ACTIVITIES: Participants will be doing hands-on bead weaving
each day. They will learn at least three stitches and will be
making necklaces, rings, bracelets and earrings. Students will
select their own colors and beads.
FACULTY: Wendy Ellsworth is a nationally and internationally
known seed bead artist. Her work can be found in major gallery exhibitions of contemporary fiber, beadwork and basketry,
as well as in numerous books and periodicals. Her career in
beading spans over 37 years. She teaches classes in off-loom
beading techniques around the US and abroad.

MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Wood will be our main material. Parts and
pieces will be precut for experimentation and the construction
of marble relays. Emphasis on experimentation and play, with
lessons on motion, precision and tricks of simple mechanics.
ACTIVITIES:  Each day students will construct a marble relay
using a different mechanism. Students will make the project
unique using their ideas and discoveries to guide them.
FACULTY: Sylvie Rosenthal is a studio artist living and working
in Asheville, North Carolina, making furniture, contraptions and
art objects. She received her BFA from The Rochester Institute
of Technology and has shown nationally at such venues as
Blue Spiral 1 in Asheville, NC, and at the Fuller Craft Museum
in Brockton, MA. Rosenthal grew up taking classes and later
working at the Eli Whitney Museum in Hamden, CT, a museum
dedicated to the study of invention and hands-on learning.

July 28 - August 1

Moveable Parts: figurative clay

sculpture

Cynthia Guajardo   
Ages 9-12 years old, 1:00 - 3:30 pm
Tuition: $230
Code: K0918  Enrollment Limit 14

August 11 - 15
CONCEPT: Students will design and construct ceramic sculptures with moveable parts and a personal twist. Historical
and contemporary ceramic figurative sculptures will be used
as examples to stimulate class discussion. Participants will
be encouraged to think outside the box, to avoid relying on
popular media to inform their individual response. A variety of
handbuilding techniques will include slab construction, coiling, pinching, carving, and texture impressions. Students will
explore personal imagery, scale, color and theme. In addition
to clay, sketches and other media will aid in the design and
construction of the one-of-a-kind sculptures.
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Paper clay, wire, low fire glazes, glaze
pencils, stains, acrylic paint, wax, beads, glue, fabric, thread
and found objects.

July 28 - August 1

Self-Portraits: learning to look
Kathleen A. Blake   
Ages 9-12 years old, 9:00 - 11:30 am
Tuition: $230
Code: K0917  Enrollment Limit 14
CONCEPT: Fear of drawing “the portrait” is quickly cast aside
when each student begins to explore the human face as a subject for interpretation and expression. Looking at examples by
artists including Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Kahlo and Picasso, we
will examine uniquely individual qualities of expression. Fun
drawing activities, such as using mirrors to promote observation, will help students develop an ability to see details in the
eyes, nose and mouth. Students will be encouraged to be
inventive in the creation of their own artwork. Final compositions may include props, such as hats, umbrellas, bandannas
and scarves. Digital photography will also be used to capture
‘the moment’ of inventiveness, to document poses, and as a
resource for the student’s artwork.
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Drawing mediums will include charcoal,
paint, colo