Write and build your own book with Clare, Tif, and your new
collaborators in an intensive two-day weekend workshop at the end of February.
"Book Arts, Interdisciplinary Exploration, and the Creative Process" is open to adults of all skill levels. Experienced book artists may find it especially engaging. Sign up by February 19 at Oregon College of Art and Craft or email studioschool@ocac.edu to receive a tuition discount.
Collaborations burst our bubble of solitude and return us to our individual work with a deeper understanding of our distinct voice. Similarly, explorations into unfamiliar disciplines and media enrich our individual creative practices while offering new, challenging opportunities for contextualizing our work.
BOOK ARTS, INTERDISCIPLINARY EXPLORATION, AND THE CREATIVE PROCESS
- Feb 28 and March 1, Saturday and Sunday
- 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Tuition received before February 19: $170
- Tuition received after February 19: $190
- Studio materials fee: $25
Collaborations burst our bubble of solitude and return us to our individual work with a deeper understanding of our distinct voice. Similarly, explorations into unfamiliar disciplines and media enrich our individual creative practices while offering new, challenging opportunities for contextualizing our work.
This workshop is taught by the collaborative team of book artist/letterpress printer Clare Carpenter and writer/editor/performer Tiffany Lee Brown. With their guidance, participants combine hands-on studio work with discussion and exercises exploring intuitive process. On the first day, students develop book dummies, maquettes, and sketches of their ideas, focusing on how content informs presentation. On the second, students integrate their writings and structures in a collaborative project.
- Class number BA 701
- phone 503 297 5544
- Oregon College of Art and Craft (OCAC)
- 8245 SW Barnes Road
- Portland, OR 97225 www.ocac.edu
TIFFANY LEE BROWN & CLARE CARPENTER, INSTRUCTORS
Tiffany Lee Brown is an editor of Plazm magazine and the director of 2GQ, a nonprofit literary and interdisciplinary project of 2 Gyrlz Performative Arts. The author of A Compendium of Miniatures, she has been published in Utne, Bookforum, Bust, Tin House, and numerous books and anthologies. Her performances, installations, and readings have been presented by Wordstock, PICA, Northwest Bookfest, PNCA, Studio Current, and Performance Works NW, among others. She has received grants and residencies from Caldera, Soapstone, Hypatia, the City of Portland, and RACC. She is currently creating a series of performance, video, and participatory works called the Easter Island Project, culminating on the island itself in August 2009. BA, Dramatic Art, summa cum laude: University of California at Berkeley. MFA, Interdisciplinary Art: Goddard College.
Clare Carpenter is a book artist and letterpress printer, and the proprietor of Tiger Food Press, which produces limited edition books, broadsides, and ephemera. She is also the production manager at 2GQ. Clare has created interdisciplinary installations and presentations at arts institutions across Oregon. Tiger Food Press has collaboartively published books with fellow book artist Carla Schultz and with writer Tiffany Lee Brown. She was recently granted a residency at Hypatia in Shelton, Washington. BFA, Book Arts: Oregon College of Art & Craft.
Sounds like a great event. How did it go?
Posted by: soapstone | December 02, 2009 at 08:51 AM