(Above) Photo for Tomas Mann’s workshop “The Found Object Sandwich”.
New Orleans based Metal Artist, Thomas Mann, will be presenting two workshops in March at the Arkansas Craft School in Mountain View, AR. Known for his “Techno-Romantic”TM style of jewelry; and referred to by curator Michael Monroe as a “visual magician and a poet”; Mann’s work has been “…in the vanguard of American art jewelry design for nearly three decades.”
On Friday, March 26, 2010; Tom will be presenting his one-day “Design for Survival” workshop, which he has presented continuously for schools, universities and art centers around the US and Canada since 1989. He developed this workshop to answer a continuing demand from artists for access to small business management know-how. The content of this workshop is applicable to artists working in ALL media. Participants will be treated to three different sessions during the class – Design Vocabularies: What Are They and How to use Them; De-Mystifying Public Relations; and Pricing Your Work: The Pivot Point of Success.
On Saturday and Sunday, March 27 and 28; Thomas Mann will return to his role as Metal Artist and present his jewelry making workshop – “The Found Object Sandwich”. This workshop offers the opportunity to explore the design concepts and fabrication techniques important to an assemblage approach to jewelry making. Tom will lead workshop participants in the construction of their own found object creations. Students are encouraged to bring photographs and found-objects such as buttons, heirloom jewelry, stuff found in the street or in nature; or industrial materials to incorporate into the design and fabrication of a personal, wearable expression.
The Arkansas Craft School, located in Mountain View, Arkansas is dedicated to the education of aspiring and practicing craft artisans for success in the Creative Economy. The Craft School partners with Ozarka College which offers Continuing Education credits for all of its courses. Scholarship grants are also available for most courses. Support for the Arkansas Craft School is provided, in part, by the Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, and the National Endowment of the Arts. Visit the Arkansas Craft School’s website, www.arkansascraftschool.org for more information on these and other upcoming classes; as well as information on scholarship applications.
