Workshops List
STAINED GLASS
March 14 - 19, 2010
Students will learn the basics of making stained glass windows by utilizing one of the Ozark’s traditional forms of expression – quilt patterns. Quilt patterns are a perfect avenue for learning stained glass since most make use of straight cuts. Students will learn how to cut glass and assemble at least one piece using the copper foil method. If time allows, students may have the option of trying more difficult curved cuts and creating 3-D fairies, butterflies, flowers or boxes. Your materials fee will cover all of the tools, glass and other supplies needed for this class.
Class fee $375.00 – a non-refundable registration fee of $75 is due at the time of registration. The remainder of the class fee ($300.00) and the materials fee is due to the instructor at the beginning of class. (does not include meals/lodging)
Min 3/Max 8
Materials Fee: $ 125.00
Instructor: Dona Sawyer
Dona Sawyer has been creating art in some form for as long as she can remember. Dona has taught various classes at the Ozark Folk Center and has attended all but the first Ozark Folk School, where she learned the stained glass craft. Dona is a featured artist in the Off the Beaten Path Studio Tour and is a member of the Mountain View Art Guild.
Artist Statement – While I don’t have any “formal” training in the arts, I was lucky enough to be born into a very talented family. I was always encouraged to pursue whatever arts or crafts I was interested in, and discovered that, like the rest of my family, I have a natural artistic talent. This talent has enabled me to teach myself whatever passion takes me at the time. I have participated in all but the very first Ozark Folk School where i have discovered the joy of sharing art with other people and drawing creative energy from that. Last year I was asked to teach stained glass at the folk school and I really love sharing that art with students. I have also taught an array of different classes at the Ozark Folk Center including painting, corn shuck dolls, beaded jewelry, macrame, and making paper ornaments, to name a few. I like to preserve grandma’s quilt patterns in stained glass. I recreate patterns from old quilts, choosing a pleasing color scheme, or one suited to a particular person’s decorating scheme. As a change from the precision of the quilt squares, I really enjoy making 3-d stained glass “sculptures” and boxes. I look to nature to create these fun, whimsical pieces. I usually build larger than life insects and flowers out of stained glass, then either use them on stained glass jewelry boxes as part of the lid, or let them stand as sculptures on their own.