Friday Intensive Workshops
Workshops are listed below. Additional material fees may apply.
Divine Nature: Using Principles of God's Creation in Painting
Timeframe: Friday, 10am-4pm Facilitator: Jacob Daniels Skill Level: All Levels Welcome From an artist's perspective, I've learned that we don't as much create as we do discover what has been set forth for us to find. God in his infinite wisdom imprinted this earth with his design in nature, from the vast expanses of the universe, all the way down to the small seashell on a beach. This is a painting workshop focused on learning and using design principles that God created and express them in our art. Some of these practices will include:
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Local Artist Studio Tours
Timeframe: Friday, 10am-4pm Facilitator: Sherry Masters Skill Level: All Levels Welcome "Just as iron sharpens iron" seeing professional working studios, and works of art in progress enrich understanding and opens up new ideas! This tour will go to visit 4-5 professional artists in their private studios in the Black Mountain & Swannanoa areas of Western NC. It's a wonderful chance to learn from and connect with a diverse selection of professional artists working in different mediums.
Perfect for a relaxed day to start off your Gathering experience or for a spouse who wants a taste of creativity without getting their hands dirty! |
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Letters To My Soul: Seeking the Sacred in the Midst of Chaos
Timeframe: Friday, 10am-4pm Facilitator: Cheyenne Trunnell Skill Level: All Levels Welcome This workshop will be a time to contemplate a verse of scripture or a image from your quiet moments in nature. A time to stop and look for the sacred in the midst of this chaotic world. Is there a place in nature where you feel you can be still and listen? Can you find that space where you can hear him speaking to the depths of your soul? We will explore this concept through your favorite scripture verse and a picture of your favorite place in nature. We will also look at:
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Making Visible the Invisible with Oil and Wax and Word
Timeframe: Friday, 10am-4pm River Arts District in Asheville, NC Facilitator: Grace Carol Bomer Skill Level: All Levels Welcome In this mixed media workshop, we will learn to mix oil-colors with coldwax and incorporate text to create well-designed compositions that bring together realism and abstraction. We will learn to use our God given imaginations for the glory of God and proclaim the mystery and truth of the Incarnation where God became flesh, and Word became image! |
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Dream Again
Time Frame: Friday 10am - 4pm Facilitator: Adrianne Snyder Skill Level: All Levels Welcome What dream has God placed within your heart? What dream is stirring and waking up within you? "Dream Again" is a six hour mixed-media intensive workshop in which you will learn how to partner with Holy Spirit to co-create a unique piece of art jewelry. In this intensive you will combine fibers, canvas, and metal as you learn how to make your own ribbons, how to use paint for creative expression, and how to employ basic metalsmithing skills such as stamping, texturing and cold connections to create a beautiful, one-of-a-kind journal necklace. Come and experience how Holy Spirit can move in the jewelry-making process! No experience is necessary! |
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Wire Tree Sculpting
Time Frame: Friday 10am - 4pm Facilitator: Linette Penney-Gainham Skill Level: All Levels Welcome In this workshop Linette will show you how to construct beautiful wire trees using various colours and gauges of wire. Once the structure is complete you will then be able to adorn your creations with beads, bells, flowers, buttons or whatever you choose! As you work on your tree, Linette will lead you through some contemplations on our uniqueness, natures wonder and what God is saying to you specifically through your tree. You will find yourself settling into a truly peaceful state of mind as you create your bespoke sculpture! Plus, you'll love her Scottish accent and humor! |
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Getting Your Website Found Online: Be Visible & Grow Your Art Biz
Time Frame: Friday 10am - 4pm Facilitator: Jeremy Ashburn Skill Level: All Levels Welcome Is your website producing commissions for you as an artist? It should be. Google is the most used widely used Search Engine. 63% percent of people who search for something on Google only click on the first three organic positions. Are people who are searching for art finding you at the top of Google? You should be right there, on Google's First Page. You deserve it! In this class, we'll show you be visible in Google so that your website starts producing more commissions for your artistic business. We'll explain how Google Works, show you how to do keyword research, give you the tools for success, and explain SEO Strategies and Techniques that work. You'll need to bring your laptop for this hands on workshop. While each workshop will begin with a powerpoint presentation, most of our time will be devoted to hands on work that we'll do together to start making your website show up in Google. Don't Worry! We'll explain everything in non-technical, easy to understand everyday English! It will be fun, informative, and direct benefit the business side of your art. When finished, you'll have the foundation for showing up on Google's first page in both the short term and long term. Sign up for this class today. Be visible and grow! |
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Glass Blowing & Glass Sculpting
Timeframe: Thursday & Friday 10am-4pm River Arts District in Asheville, NC Facilitator: John Almaguer This is a beginners course for those who would like to learn about the art of glass blowing. In this class you will make some basic glass pieces along with some creative pieces you have designed (within reason in respect to your experience). At the end of this class you will have made basic pieces such as a paperweight, ornament, and a cup along with pieces that you will personally design and create (within reason in respect to your experience). |
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Acrylic Painting with Collage in the Spirit
Time Frame: Thursday & Friday, 9am - 4pm Facilitator: Aeron Brown Skill Level: All Levels Welcome While turning our ear to Daddy God and within the midst of community I will be teaching how to create with found collage materials that speak to us individually, like old books, newspapers, sheet music, photographs, poetry, and more. We will go searching through these materials and gather up a pile of scraps to create a one of a kind piece of art. Using acrylic paints, we will paint over collage while incorporating washes and blending techniques. Using images from nature, I will help you develop how to use light and dark to evoke emotion while getting practical tips and encouragement in developing your own unique style in the field of collage and painting. You will leave with your own creation and be inspired by a collection of other artists while having hands on training and teaching. This workshop is for all levels of experience. This is a 2-day collage and acrylic painting intensive training using the prophetic leanings of Holy Spirit during the process. |
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From Pulp to Page: Western Papermaking and Journal Creation
Timeframe: Thursday & Friday 9am-4pm Facilitator: Alyssa Sacora Skill Level: All Levels Welcome In this 2 day class, we will explore the world of papermaking and book binding. The first day will focus on pulling sheets of paper from a mix of commercially available, recycled and wild collected fibers. We will discuss equipment, materials and the processes involved in western style papermaking. Each participant will have the opportunity to pull several types of paper and learn embellishment techniques to create unique sheets all their own. Day two of the class is centered around creating a hardback journal with an exposed Coptic stitch binding. Participants will start with a stack of materials and learn how to prepare covers using handmade paper from the previous day, signatures (folded pages) and sewing techniques to make at least one journal. Come in with a desire to learn, leave with the skills to bring papermaking and book binding into your artistic practice. No previous papermaking or book binding experience necessary. |
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Connections in Cloth
Time Frame: Thursday & Friday 9:00am - 4pm Facilitator: Lorie McCown Skill Level: All Levels Welcome Making art is all about making connections. We will explore mark making and composition in fiber and fabric, and make a personal statement in fiber. The students will use traditional and nontraditional fibers, and mark making to express their personal vision in the art making process. This is not a gadget class; it is a personal expression class. Radical self-expression is welcomed! Formal elements to making good art will be covered, as well as your own personal vocabulary of stitches and marks. We will endeavor to communicate the students’ ideas, stories and personal experiences through stitches and personal mark making. We will use machine, and hand stitching, embroidery, painting/marking directly on cloth, and other methods for conveying our artistic voices. Machines are optional for this class. |
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Camera Basics & Natural Light Portraiture
Time Frame: Thursday & Friday 9am - 4pm Facilitator: Ritchie White Skill Level: All Levels Welcome During this two-day, hands-on intensive workshop, we will begin by learning how to harness the power of your digital camera so that you can be truly creative in your photography. On day one, we will learn about camera modes and settings, exposure, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and focus. We will also discuss composition, depth of field, and lens choices. Then on day two, we will venture into the artistic side of things by learning all about lighting for portraiture. With cameras in hand and a model in tow, together we will learn how to see, capture, and modify natural light to create stunning portraits. We will discuss finding the best light, quality and direction of light, light sources such as window light and open shade, and how to manipulate light with modifiers. By the end of this workshop, you will be inspired to get out and take more pictures with confidence and passion! |
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Embracing the Prophetic Writer Within & How to Self-Publish Your Book
Time Frame: Thursday & Friday 10am - 4pm Facilitator: Theresa Harvard Johnson Skill Level: All Levels Welcome Day #1: Embracing The Prophetic Writer Within (Writers will need to bring a spiral notebook, pen, and short samples of their writings that are willing to share.) Are you a prophetic writer or someone who writes by the leading of Holy Spirit? Are there books, plays, skits, songs or other scribal treasures locked inside of you that you long to pull out? On day one of this intensive you will learn to release them. We will work through individual and group activities to help you hear God and write; increase your prophetic writing flow; unlock writing blockages, fears and hindrances; and position you to produce, publish or release your prophetic writing. We will also dig into the heart of the “dream writer,†those who are singled about by the Lord to prophetically transcribe what they hear in the scribal realm of dreams and visions. In this session, students will:
(Writers should bring their laptops or digital devices to this session. Download links will be provided and some sessions are interactive.) In this session, you will learn how to self-publish a quality print or e-book in 30-90 days using the process that has worked for me time and time again. We will walk through key aspects of the self-publishing process through step-by-step instructions and online demonstrations that you can participate in directly. At the end of the session, you will have a completed book publishing plan with realistic and achievable goals; including a simple, practical budget to help you obtain your publishing dream. We will:
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Finding Your Identity as an Artist & a Person
Timeframe: Thursday & Friday, 10am-4pm Facilitators: Jim & Pat Banks Skill Level: All Levels Welcome This intensive is designed to help you be filled as a person and therefore as an artist. The motto of Gathering of Artisans is Filled and Skilled. We will be looking at the things that are filling us now that block the ability to thrive, and how to be filled with the creative knowledge of the Father. Things we will look at in the intensive include:
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