Have you ever laid eyes on a material that piqued your interest, but you weren’t sure what you would do with it or how you would use it? Then this workshop is for you! Working with household materials to make a work of art creates opportunities to find the artistic value in the mundanities of everyday life. Pop rivets and heat shrink tubing are interesting tools to join various materials. A simple, plastic cutting mat is prime material to transform into colorful sculptures full of whimsy and playfulness. Students may also bring anything they have at hand or find interesting to explore in this class.
Whether you consider yourself an artist or you claim you can’t draw, unlock your creativity through sculpture in this 6 week series.
This dynamic class will help students take risks and find their voice while also learning the tried-and-true techniques that develop skill. These classes have a flexible curriculum so teaching artists can adapt to the student's needs. All materials are provided.
All skill levels welcome. Ages 16 and up. Register with a friend and get 10% off per person.
Class will meet weekly on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30 pm. Class dates are February 26 to April 2.
**This is a 6 week course. Refunds will not be given for missed classes, or for registrations canceled less than 48 hours before the start of the first session. For a full refund, please email dkapner@mccollcenter.org before February 23, 2025.
About the Artist:
Renee Holliday uses feminist thought and action to create wearable body adornment and drawings. Utilizing traditional metalsmithing skills and hand sewing techniques, Holliday combines discarded clothing and abandoned textiles to create wearable objects that subvert existing expectations of motherhood and femininity. Gathering her materials from thrift shops and secondhand stores allows her to honor her middle-class upbringing while also gleaning other’s unwanted goods. For Holliday, the deconstruction of clothing creates a metaphorical and physical space of healing through the garments demise and is fully realized in her contemporary jewelry.
Holliday's work has been shown regionally throughout North and South Carolina and at the Fuller Projects in Bloomington, Indiana.
