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These workshops are for students ages 14-18 and are based on Snow Farms' Adult Intensive model. Students will choose from one of eight studios and concentrate in that studio for all three days. Instructional hours are 10:00am-4:30pm on the first day, 9:00-4:30 on the second day, and 9:00-4:00 on the last day. There will be evening open studio hours both on the 30th and 31st. Students will be supervised outside of class time and will be housed in separate male and female dorms.

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GLASSBLOWING: Gabriel Colwell-LaFleur
Glassblowing is an exciting and mesmerizing process, as you watch the transformation of the glass from glowing honey to glittering solid. This workshop is for the beginner as well as intermediates. Students will learn the use of tools, gathering techniques and how to blow basic forms such as cups, bowls and paperweights along with attaching handles and feet. Intermediate students will build on these techniques and bring their skill to a higher level. With one-on-one instruction, students will have an opportunity to complete a number of pieces.
(Tuition, Studio Fee, Room & Meals $700)

LAMPWORKING: Solid Figures and Small Vessels at the Torch: Joe Peters
This class will focus on the making of glass figures with both soft and borosilicate glass using the Venetian technique. You will also learn how to blow and form small hollow vessels of various shapes. We will start from simple hollow ornaments and move quickly to perfume bottles and all the way to small goblets. Basic lampworking experience is helpful. (Tuition, Studio Fee, Room & Meals $680)

METALSMITHING & JEWELRY CONSTRUCTION: Shayla Vines
This studio examines the qualities of metal through the fabrication techniques of heat soldering, cold attachments, simple metal forging and forming and stone setting. You will learn about the working characteristics of precious metals and how to utilize surface embellishments such as chasing and repousse. This is a unique opportunity to develop a foundation in metalsmithing and jewelry with an emphasis on designing objects of personal meaning. (Tuition, Studio Fee, Room & Meals $640)

WOODWORKING: For the Wild Birds: Rolf Hoeg
Do you have a whimsical spirit? Are you interested in sculptural and architectural elements? Take this opportunity to design and build your own bird house. Students will be introduced to basic joinery and hand shaping techniques which will encompass both hand and power tools. Design considerations will include functionality, and the use of texture and color. Come fly away!
(Tuition, Studio Fee, Room & Meals $630)

WELDING: Sculpture and More -Pat Bennett
A workshop designed to teach the basics of welding, cutting and bending of steel. Students will learn how to integrate sheet metals with parts of found objects to create an outdoor sculpture or functional piece from an original or copied design. The possibilities are endless and well within the grasp of the total beginner. (Tuition, Studio Fee, Room & Meals $670)

TEXTILE ART: Alteration Exploration: Dawn Hoeg
In this surface design workshop, we will explore several techniques to alter or reinvent existing clothing. Students will learn techniques in bound and clamp dying, block printing and patterning, embroidery and beading. We will apply these techniques to clothing; old favorites or new, supplied by the student. It is recommended that each student bring 3 to 5 pieces of clothing to work with.
(Tuition, Studio Fee, Room & Meals $630)

PHOTOGRAPHY: Black & White and Digital Darkroom: TBA
Students will use their 35mm mechanical camera and learn to create excellent black and white prints in the darkroom. These skills will reinforce content of digital photography allowing students to make technical and artistic connections between the two. Emphasis will also be placed on the use of the computer as a parallel tool to traditional photographic processes. Scanning film, retouching, burning, dodging, color correction, and printing will be the technical focus. We will also discuss and evaluate the role of the computer in contemporary photography and compare digital imaging techniques with traditional photographic processes. (Tuition, Studio Fee, Room & Meals $650)

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We are proudly supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council

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