Summer Workshops will be held June 9 – June 29, 2024! Registration for the 2024 Summer Workshops will open in February.
Idyllwild Arts is honored to welcome Diné master weavers and sisters Barbara Teller Ornelas and Lynda Teller Pete for their 28th year teaching in the summer program. This workshop will provide a hands-on view of the world of Navajo weaving, supporting you as you weave your own Diné inspired rug.
Learn the fundamentals of hot glass art and the technical and philosophical elements to inspire your work with expert one-on-one guidance from renowned Hopi glass artists.
*Due to popular demand, in addition to this first glassblowing session, we are also offering a second session. You may enroll in both weeks or just one. For returning students, the second session will be an opportunity to dive deeper into your newly established glassmaking skills and advance to making larger objects with greater detail.
Experience the art of quillwork firsthand and engage in the entire process, from extracting quills from a Porcupine pelt to cleaning, dying, and using them as an embroidery fiber. The workshop will culminate in creating your own smoked, brain-tanned deerskin drawstring pouch adorned with embroidered quills.
This workshop, led by master screenprinter Jacob Meders, introduces the art of screen printing with a focus on cultural identity and altered perceptions of place. Participants will develop their own designs using 2-D principles, create a matrix for screen exposure, and experiment with techniques like rubylith cutting. The hands-on experience includes printing on paper, fabric, and t-shirts, allowing for an interdisciplinary exploration of personal and cultural expression.
This hands-on workshop explores the artistry and cultural significance of Lakota-style hand drums and moccasins. Participants will craft a hand drum from elk hide and rawhide lacing while learning about its role in ceremonies and social songs, as well as create custom-fit moccasins using traditional materials like elk buckskin and latigo hide.
Learn to properly gather, process, and work with plant materials to create a Cahuilla Basket. Along the way, you will learn about Cahuilla Basketry’s cultural significance in Cahuilla communities.
Design patterns and create colorful collages in semi-precious stones as you learn how to operate lapidary equipment to cut, grind, and polish stones to set into the silver form of your choice, such as bracelets, pendants, belt buckles, and rings, which you will create!
*Due to popular demand, we are excited to offer two Navajo Inlay Jewelry sessions.. You may enroll in both weeks or just one. For returning students, the second session provides the opportunity to dive deeper into your newly established jewelry making skills and work on additional projects or continue a larger project.
Learn the Hopi-Tewa method of creating polychrome pottery, which utilizes traditional materials and techniques such as hand building, polishing, painting, and traditional firing.
Join students of all levels to gather around a round table to bead, talk, laugh, and learn. You will receive detailed hands-on instruction and demonstrations on creating an array of beaded wearable art projects using quality materials such as Swarovski crystals and Czechoslovakian glass cut beads.
Idyllwild Arts is honored to welcome Diné master weavers and sisters Barbara Teller Ornelas and Lynda Teller Pete for their 28th year teaching in the summer program. This Level II workshop offers a more in-depth experience ideal for beginning weaving students as well as more advanced students who have projects they may need troubleshooting with or completing.
Learn the fundamentals of hot glass art and the technical and philosophical elements to inspire your work with expert one-on-one guidance from renowned Hopi glass artists.
*Due to popular demand, we are excited to offer this second glassblowing session. You may enroll in both weeks or just one. For returning students, this second session is the opportunity to dive deeper into your newly established glassmaking skills and advance to making larger objects with greater detail.
Explore Indigenous ingenuity and learn to cast jewelry utilizing a unique form of limestone called Tufa stone. This labor-intensive process involves many steps but will leave you with a lasting imprint and insight into a unique technique in silversmithing.
This workshop, led by experts in California native plants, creates community through a learning journey that includes meadow talk conversations, a field trip to local Cahuilla rock art sites, and an in-depth analysis of the medicinal properties of California native plants that have cured and maintained the health and wellness of Indigenous people for millennia.
