
Repetition in Form
Discover how to create tableware by blending wheel throwing, slabs, and bisque mold-making techniques, mastering consistency and precision in every form.
Get an introduction to the timeless art of stained glass and the fundamentals of its creation. Taught by glasswork artist Ramson Lomatewama, this workshop is unique because it is taught through the worldview of Hopi culture.
June 23 – June 27, 2025
One week session
Friday, June 27, 2025
Parks Exhibition Center
@ 4:00 PM
18+
$1,820
$980
$50
$50
All levels
Enrollment is limited to 12 students
This workshop is an introduction to the craft of stained glass artwork. You will learn the technical processes to create your own 18 in x 24 in stained glass panel, allowing you to express your creativity in a unique way. This workshop involves working with flat glass. The uniqueness of this workshop lies in the cultural approach one can take to their designs. Workshop faculty, Ramson Lomatwama, will share his Hopi cultural approach to this art form. You will design your panel and learn to use the “wheel”, making breaks in the glass, grinding, foiling, and soldering. Framing options will also be discussed. Students are encouraged to bring sketches, drawings, etc., of possible design ideas, inspiring a personalized and creative approach to stained glass art.
Ramson Lomatewama is a glass artist, the first and only full-time Hopi glassblower, Katsina doll carver, published poet, and jeweler from Hotevilla, AZ, on the Hopi Reservation. He earned his BA from Goddard College in Plainfield, VT, in 1981. Ramson has taught various workshops and courses in the US and Japan and served as an adjunct professor of sociology at North Central College in Naperville, IL. Although Hopi ceremonies and cultural activities play a significant role in his life, Ramson continues to dedicate time to schools, universities, and museums as a visiting scholar and artist. Ramson teaches glass art for the Hopitutuqayki (The Hopi School), an arts apprenticeship program on the Hopi reservation.
Flat colored glass, solder, tools, goggles
The program will begin Sunday morning, with a brief orientation at 8:30 am. Workshops will start at 9 am.
Sunday night will feature a program mixer, where you will have an opportunity to meet with your classmates outside of the studio, as well as meet other students in our adult programs for the week.
Monday nights feature an opening reception at the Parks Exhibition Gallery, featuring work from our very own summer faculty!
Daily instruction occurs from 9am-12 pm, with a break for lunch in the campus dining hall (included in tuition), and followed with more instruction from 1pm- 4 pm.
Artist Talks will be held in the evenings on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. This is a wonderful opportunity to listen to our Metals Week and HOT Clay instructors speak on their art.
On Friday afternoon you will be able to display your own work from the week at our Culmination event outside Parks Exhibition Center!
Discover how to create tableware by blending wheel throwing, slabs, and bisque mold-making techniques, mastering consistency and precision in every form.
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