EYE OF THE DOG ART CENTER

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS
OUR FALL SCHEDULE IS SHAPING UP WITH CLASSES FROM BILLY RAY AND BEVERLY, BUNNY HAIGH, AND PAT JOHNSON.

INTERESTED IN A KILN BUILDING WORKSHOP? PLEASE EMAIL AND LET US KNOW. ERIC JACKSON IS READY TO TEACH AS SOON AS WE HAVE THE KILN SHED IN PLACE.

BEER MAKING WORKSHOP TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!

RESERVE YOUR PLACE NOW.

ALL CLASSES HAVE LIMITED ENROLLMENT.

EMAIL billyray@zzzdog.com TODAY!!!

AS OF AUGUST 21, THERE ARE STILL OPENINGS IN NEARLY ALL WORKSHOPS.

A WORKSHOP AT EYE OF THE DOG IS A GREAT WAY TO TRANSITION FROM THIS MIGHTY HOT SUMMER INTO THE NEW CHALLENGES THAT COME WITH THE FALLING OF THE LEAVES AND THE COMING HOLIDAY SEASON.

YOU DESERVE A DAY OR TWO OR A WEEK AT EYE OF THE DOG!

UPCOMING CLASSES AT EYE OF THE DOG
FALL 2008
EMAIL US AT BILLYRAY@ZZZDOG.COM TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE IN FALL CLASSES.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT TRYING OUT SOME NEW RAKU TECHNIQUES THIS FALL. WE BEGAN TO EXPLORE "NAKED RAKU" LAST YEAR, THIS YEAR WE'LL CONTINUE THAT PATH AND TRY SOME NEW FIRING AND FORMING TECHNIQUES. WE WILL COVER FUMING, SAGGAR, TUMBLE FIRE, HORSEHAIR, NAKED, AND REGULAR RAKU.
RAKU WORKSHOPS WITH BILLY RAY MANGHAM
ADVANCED NOV. 1 AND NOV. 8, TWO SATURDAYS - FOR RETURNING STUDENTS.

BEGINNING NOV. 2 AND NOV.9, TWO SUNDAYS. FOR NEW STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF SKILL LEVEL.

EXPERIENCE THE ENTIRE CLAY PROCESS IN JUST TWO DAYS. 10 - 5 EACH DAY.

$250

EYE OF THE DOG ART CENTER PROVIDES GREAT INSTRUCTION IN A JUDGMENT FREE CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT. HAVE FUN, LEARN, AND CREATE WITH OTHER FINE PEOPLE OF LIKE MIND.!
WORK HARD AND HAVE FUN!

OUR MOTTO!

TWO - ONE DAY FOUND OBJECT WORKSHOPS WITH BEVERLY MANGHAM - SEPTEMBER 6 AND 7. 10 - 5 $150
In the spirit of Marcel Duchamp, Louise Nevelson, and Joseph Cornell, the everyday object is transformed and becomes larger than life. This workshop teaches the skills necessary to combine, juxtapose, and redefine ordinary objects and cultural icons into visually stimulating works of art. Open to all skill levels, this class will focus on making novel combinations using found objects and traditional art materials, discuss basic tool usage, explore joinery techniques, and share source and material information.

Class hours 10 – 5 each day. Class limit 12. RESERVE YOUR PLACE NOW.

$150 Tuition includes instruction, lunch, and beverages.

PRESS MOLD WORKSHOP WITH MARIAN HAIGH SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13. 10-5
LEARN TO MAKE "PRESS MOLDS" OUT OF CLAY. AN EASY, LOW-TECH METHOD THAT CAPTURES 3-D IMAGES AND BAS-RELIEF DESIGNS. THESE MOLDS CAN BE USED OVER AND OVER AGAIN WITH NO LOSS OF QUALITY TO THE SURFACE. NO FUSS, NO MUSS, NO MESSY PLASTER IN THE STUDIO! LEARN TO TAKE CLAY PRESS MOLDS FROM WOOD, STONE, GLASS, PLASTIC, AND CLAY.

BUNNY WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE ART OF "PRESS MOLDING" IN THE CEMETERY. THE CLASS WILL EXPERIMENT USING HER EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF PRESSED CEMETERY IMAGES TO MAKE A DECORATIVE TERRA COTTA PLAQUE.

TUITION OF $95 INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS, INSTRUCTION, LUNCH, AND BEVERAGES

THIS WORKSHOP IS LIMITED TO 12 PERSONS. RESERVE YOUR SPACE NOW BY EMAILING billyray@zzzdog.com
FIRST COME BASIS.

Marian was born in Pittsburg , KS in 1951 and grew up in very small towns in a rural setting.

She received a B.F.A. from Arkansas State University in 1973. Since then she has worked in her studio, hand building ceramic vessels, teaching workshops, and exhibiting locally and nationally.

Her work can be found in American and European museums, corporate and private collections and published in books and magazines. Also see: www.marianhaigh.com or: www.artofthepot.com

Marian lives with her husband and a very bad cat in Austin , TX . They divide their time between the city and a cabin in the Texas Hill Country. The country landscape brings back memories of a rich childhood immersed in the natural world that has a deep influence on her artw ork.

BIG SCULPTURE WITH BILLY RAY MANGHAM
WORKING WITH TERRA COTTA WE WILL MAKE FIGURATIVE SCULPTURES UP TO 6 FT. HIGH. FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS, CLASS LIMITED TO 7 STUDENTS. SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 3. 9 - 4 EACH DAY. TUITION OF $450 COVERS INSTRUCTION, CLAY, GLAZES, FIRING, AND LUNCH EACH DAY.

THIS IS THE FOURTH "BIG SCULPTURE" WORKSHOP AND THE WORK JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BIGGER.

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS CLASS IS LIMITED TO SEVEN PARTICIPANTS, RESERVE YOUR PLACE NOW. A $50 NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT IS REQUIRED.

ERIC JACKSON AND FRIEND.

PAT JOHNSON IS COMING! PLEASE JOIN US AT EYE OF THE DOG ART CENTER FOR THIS RARE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH CLAY ARTIST, PAT JOHNSON, AND A CHANCE TO ASK THE ARTIST - "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING?" IN AN ATMOSPHERE THAT GENERATES DIALOG, EXPLORATION, AND PROBLEM SOLVING, YOU ARE ASKED TO THINK ABOUT ISSUES OR IDEAS ABOUT WHICH YOU ARE TRULY PASSIONATE AND THAT WILL INFORM YOUR WORK IN SOME WAY. WORKING FROM OBSERVATION AND IMAGINATION, STUDENTS WILL CREATE SELF-PORTRAITS THAT REVEAL THEIR OWN UNIQUE PERSONALITY TRAITS. PAT WILL DEMONSTRATE HER BUILDING METHODS; COIL AND SLAB BUILDING AND DISCUSS ADDING NARRATIVE, THEMATIC, AND SYMBOLIC CONTENT TO FIGURATIVE WORKS. BY EXPLORING UNIVERSAL THEMES, WE CAN MAKE WORK THAT IS MEANINGFUL TO OURSELVES AS ARTISTS AND AFFECT THE VIEWER AS WELL.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME, AND STUDENTS MAY CHOOSE TO BUILD HEARS, BUSTS, OR PARTIAL FIGURES DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF SKILL AND EXPERIENCE.   WE WILL DISCUSS PERSONAL STYLE, EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION, CONTENT, AND CONTEXT WHILE LEARNING HAND-FORMED CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND LOW TEMPERATURE SURFACE TREATMENT. TILES WILL BE PROVIDED FOR EXPERIMENTATION WITH UNDERGLAZE PENCIL AND ACRYLIC PAINT ON BISQUE. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING 3 SLIDES OF THEIR OWN WORK FOR AN INFORMAL PRESENTATION DURING THE WEEKEND. PAT WILL ALSO PRESENT A FREE SLIDE LECTURE ON FRIDAY EVENING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS THE CLASS MEMBERS.

PAT WILL BE TEACHING AT EYE OF THE DOG ON SEPTEMBER 27 AND 28 WITH A POTLUCK DINNER AND SLIDE SHOW ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 IN THE EVENING.

CLASS HOURS 10 - 5

TUITION OF $195 INCLUDES CLAY, GLAZES, FIRING, INSTRUCTION, LUNCH EACH DAY, AND BEVERAGES.

FIRST COME/FIRST SERVE

THE CLASS IS LIMITED TO 12 PARTICIPANTS. RESERVE YOUR SPACE BY EMAILING billyray@zzzdog.com

A $50 DEPOSIT WILL BE REQUIRED.

PAT JOHNSON IS KNOWN FOR HER SOMETIMES DISTURBING YET HUMOROUS FIGURES THAT TAKE CUES FROM A GRAB BAG OF INFLUENCES RANGING FROM ANTIQUITY TO POPULAR CULTURE. HER CURRENT WORK HAS BEEN A DIALOG OF PERSONAL DISASTERS WITH THE PROTAGONISTS AS THE ARTIST. A FULL TIME ARTIST FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS SHE LIVES AND WORKS IN FAYETTEVILLE, TEXAS. SHE RECEIVED HER BFA FROM NORTH TEXAS STATE UNIV. HER WORK WAS INCLUDED IN THE 1998 NCECA CONFERENCE EXHIBITION IN TEXAS AND THE 2004 JURIED CRAFTHOUSTON TRAVELING EXHIBIT ORGANIZED BY THE HOUSTON CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS. SHE HAS BEEN THE FIRST PLACE WINNER AT THE WINEDALE CRAFTS EXHIBITION. IN ADDITION TO NUMEROUS AWARDS FROM THE TEXAS CLAY ARTIST ASSOCIATION, HER TILE WORK WAS RECENTLY INCLUDED IN THE LARK BOOKS PUBLICATION, 500 TILES.
NAKED RAKU WORKSHOP!!!
FEBRUARY 2008

STUDENTS AT EYE OF THE DOG MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE, IN GOOD HEALTH, AND BE READY TO WORK HARD AND HAVE FUN.

SORRY, WE DO NOT HAVE WHEEL CHAIR ACCESS AT THIS TIME.

CATHY SADOWSKY PULLING WORK FROM THE KILN.

A BEAUTIFUL PLANTER BY CHARLOTTE PEYTON-ROSS.

BILLY RAY PULLING WORK.

FANTASTIC PRAIRIE DOG BY SUSAN BELL

GERY HENDERSON AND HIS ROCKET SHIP FROM THE LAST "BIG SCULPTURE" WORKSHOP.

DIANA MELONCON WITH HER GIANT CHICKEN.

UPCOMING CLASSES AT EYE OF THE DOG FALL 2008	EMAIL US AT BILLYRAY@ZZZDOG.COM TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE IN FALL CLASSES.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT TRYING OUT SOME NEW RAKU TECHNIQUES THIS FALL. WE BEGAN TO EXPLORE "NAKED RAKU" LAST YEAR, THIS YEAR WE'LL CONTINUE THAT PATH AND TRY SOME NEW FIRING AND FORMING TECHNIQUES. WE WILL COVER FUMING, SAGGAR, TUMBLE FIRE, HORSEHAIR, NAKED, AND REGULAR RAKU.	RAKU WORKSHOPS WITH BILLY RAY MANGHAM ADVANCED NOV. 1 AND NOV. 8, TWO SATURDAYS - FOR RETURNING STUDENTS. BEGINNING NOV. 2 AND NOV.9, TWO SUNDAYS. FOR NEW STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF SKILL LEVEL. EXPERIENCE THE ENTIRE CLAY PROCESS IN JUST TWO DAYS. 10 - 5 EACH DAY. $250
EYE OF THE DOG ART CENTER PROVIDES GREAT INSTRUCTION IN A JUDGMENT FREE CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT. HAVE FUN, LEARN, AND CREATE WITH OTHER FINE PEOPLE OF LIKE MIND.!	WORK HARD AND HAVE FUN! OUR MOTTO!
TWO - ONE DAY FOUND OBJECT WORKSHOPS WITH BEVERLY MANGHAM - SEPTEMBER 6 AND 7. 10 - 5 $150	In the spirit of Marcel Duchamp, Louise Nevelson, and Joseph Cornell, the everyday object is transformed and becomes larger than life. This workshop teaches the skills necessary to combine, juxtapose, and redefine ordinary objects and cultural icons into visually stimulating works of art. Open to all skill levels, this class will focus on making novel combinations using found objects and traditional art materials, discuss basic tool usage, explore joinery techniques, and share source and material information. Class hours 10 – 5 each day. Class limit 12. RESERVE YOUR PLACE NOW. $150 Tuition includes instruction, lunch, and beverages.
	PRESS MOLD WORKSHOP WITH MARIAN HAIGH SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13. 10-5 LEARN TO MAKE "PRESS MOLDS" OUT OF CLAY. AN EASY, LOW-TECH METHOD THAT CAPTURES 3-D IMAGES AND BAS-RELIEF DESIGNS. THESE MOLDS CAN BE USED OVER AND OVER AGAIN WITH NO LOSS OF QUALITY TO THE SURFACE. NO FUSS, NO MUSS, NO MESSY PLASTER IN THE STUDIO! LEARN TO TAKE CLAY PRESS MOLDS FROM WOOD, STONE, GLASS, PLASTIC, AND CLAY. BUNNY WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE ART OF "PRESS MOLDING" IN THE CEMETERY. THE CLASS WILL EXPERIMENT USING HER EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF PRESSED CEMETERY IMAGES TO MAKE A DECORATIVE TERRA COTTA PLAQUE. TUITION OF $95 INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS, INSTRUCTION, LUNCH, AND BEVERAGES THIS WORKSHOP IS LIMITED TO 12 PERSONS. RESERVE YOUR SPACE NOW BY EMAILING billyray@zzzdog.com FIRST COME BASIS.
Marian was born in Pittsburg , KS in 1951 and grew up in very small towns in a rural setting. She received a B.F.A. from Arkansas State University in 1973. Since then she has worked in her studio, hand building ceramic vessels, teaching workshops, and exhibiting locally and nationally.	Her work can be found in American and European museums, corporate and private collections and published in books and magazines. Also see: www.marianhaigh.com or: www.artofthepot.com Marian lives with her husband and a very bad cat in Austin , TX . They divide their time between the city and a cabin in the Texas Hill Country. The country landscape brings back memories of a rich childhood immersed in the natural world that has a deep influence on her artw ork.
BIG SCULPTURE WITH BILLY RAY MANGHAM WORKING WITH TERRA COTTA WE WILL MAKE FIGURATIVE SCULPTURES UP TO 6 FT. HIGH. FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS, CLASS LIMITED TO 7 STUDENTS. SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 3. 9 - 4 EACH DAY. TUITION OF $450 COVERS INSTRUCTION, CLAY, GLAZES, FIRING, AND LUNCH EACH DAY.	THIS IS THE FOURTH "BIG SCULPTURE" WORKSHOP AND THE WORK JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BIGGER. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS CLASS IS LIMITED TO SEVEN PARTICIPANTS, RESERVE YOUR PLACE NOW. A $50 NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT IS REQUIRED.
ERIC JACKSON AND FRIEND.
PAT JOHNSON IS COMING! PLEASE JOIN US AT EYE OF THE DOG ART CENTER FOR THIS RARE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH CLAY ARTIST, PAT JOHNSON, AND A CHANCE TO ASK THE ARTIST - "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING?" IN AN ATMOSPHERE THAT GENERATES DIALOG, EXPLORATION, AND PROBLEM SOLVING, YOU ARE ASKED TO THINK ABOUT ISSUES OR IDEAS ABOUT WHICH YOU ARE TRULY PASSIONATE AND THAT WILL INFORM YOUR WORK IN SOME WAY. WORKING FROM OBSERVATION AND IMAGINATION, STUDENTS WILL CREATE SELF-PORTRAITS THAT REVEAL THEIR OWN UNIQUE PERSONALITY TRAITS. PAT WILL DEMONSTRATE HER BUILDING METHODS; COIL AND SLAB BUILDING AND DISCUSS ADDING NARRATIVE, THEMATIC, AND SYMBOLIC CONTENT TO FIGURATIVE WORKS. BY EXPLORING UNIVERSAL THEMES, WE CAN MAKE WORK THAT IS MEANINGFUL TO OURSELVES AS ARTISTS AND AFFECT THE VIEWER AS WELL.
	EVERYONE IS WELCOME, AND STUDENTS MAY CHOOSE TO BUILD HEARS, BUSTS, OR PARTIAL FIGURES DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF SKILL AND EXPERIENCE. WE WILL DISCUSS PERSONAL STYLE, EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION, CONTENT, AND CONTEXT WHILE LEARNING HAND-FORMED CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND LOW TEMPERATURE SURFACE TREATMENT. TILES WILL BE PROVIDED FOR EXPERIMENTATION WITH UNDERGLAZE PENCIL AND ACRYLIC PAINT ON BISQUE. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING 3 SLIDES OF THEIR OWN WORK FOR AN INFORMAL PRESENTATION DURING THE WEEKEND. PAT WILL ALSO PRESENT A FREE SLIDE LECTURE ON FRIDAY EVENING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS THE CLASS MEMBERS.
PAT WILL BE TEACHING AT EYE OF THE DOG ON SEPTEMBER 27 AND 28 WITH A POTLUCK DINNER AND SLIDE SHOW ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 IN THE EVENING. CLASS HOURS 10 - 5 TUITION OF $195 INCLUDES CLAY, GLAZES, FIRING, INSTRUCTION, LUNCH EACH DAY, AND BEVERAGES. FIRST COME/FIRST SERVE THE CLASS IS LIMITED TO 12 PARTICIPANTS. RESERVE YOUR SPACE BY EMAILING billyray@zzzdog.com A $50 DEPOSIT WILL BE REQUIRED.	PAT JOHNSON IS KNOWN FOR HER SOMETIMES DISTURBING YET HUMOROUS FIGURES THAT TAKE CUES FROM A GRAB BAG OF INFLUENCES RANGING FROM ANTIQUITY TO POPULAR CULTURE. HER CURRENT WORK HAS BEEN A DIALOG OF PERSONAL DISASTERS WITH THE PROTAGONISTS AS THE ARTIST. A FULL TIME ARTIST FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS SHE LIVES AND WORKS IN FAYETTEVILLE, TEXAS. SHE RECEIVED HER BFA FROM NORTH TEXAS STATE UNIV. HER WORK WAS INCLUDED IN THE 1998 NCECA CONFERENCE EXHIBITION IN TEXAS AND THE 2004 JURIED CRAFTHOUSTON TRAVELING EXHIBIT ORGANIZED BY THE HOUSTON CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS. SHE HAS BEEN THE FIRST PLACE WINNER AT THE WINEDALE CRAFTS EXHIBITION. IN ADDITION TO NUMEROUS AWARDS FROM THE TEXAS CLAY ARTIST ASSOCIATION, HER TILE WORK WAS RECENTLY INCLUDED IN THE LARK BOOKS PUBLICATION, 500 TILES.
NAKED RAKU WORKSHOP!!! FEBRUARY 2008	STUDENTS AT EYE OF THE DOG MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE, IN GOOD HEALTH, AND BE READY TO WORK HARD AND HAVE FUN. SORRY, WE DO NOT HAVE WHEEL CHAIR ACCESS AT THIS TIME.
CATHY SADOWSKY PULLING WORK FROM THE KILN.	A BEAUTIFUL PLANTER BY CHARLOTTE PEYTON-ROSS.
BILLY RAY PULLING WORK.	FANTASTIC PRAIRIE DOG BY SUSAN BELL
GERY HENDERSON AND HIS ROCKET SHIP FROM THE LAST "BIG SCULPTURE" WORKSHOP.	DIANA MELONCON WITH HER GIANT CHICKEN.