Design Theory in Kilnformed Glass with Richard Parrish
| Date: | February 12 - 16, 2011 (5 Days) Saturday - Wednesday (9 AM - 5 PM each day) |
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| Class Size: | 8 students | |||
| Tuition: | $975 - includes all materials, use of tools and firings |
Richard Parrish's Color Theory class was one of the highlights of 2010 for Helios.
As the class came to end, the students lobbied hard to have us bring Richard back for his design theory workshop.
After having observed Richard's gift for taking something as conceptual as "color" and empowering everyone in the class with a straight-forward – yet sophisticated – understanding and toolset, we didn't need much convincing.
Class Description
This class will investigate fundamental principles of design that are common to all forms of art, design, architecture and craft, focusing on primary elements of two- and three-dimensional design, principles for ordering these elements, and transformation of the elements into a rich composition.
These principles include systems of ordering and relationships (symmetry and asymmetry, hierarchy, rhythm and repetition, transformation, proportion and scale).
Learn to understand these essential visual elements of design, how they can be manipulated and their role in developing and enriching the artistic concept in finished work.
Design principles will be explored through various drawing and painting media, maquettes and in kilnformed glass, relying primarily on a black and white palette.
The emphasis will be on applying these design elements and principles to your kilnformed glass work. Projects will include two-dimensional and heavy relief projects.
About Richard Parrish
Parrish currently owns StudioPOIESIS, an architectural consulting firm in Bozeman, Montana, and Fusio Studio, a kilnformed glass artwork studio creating objects and architectural installations.
His work was selected for the Corning Museum of Glass’s New Glass Review 27, and he was awarded the American Craft Council Award of Achievement in 2003
"As an artist and an architect, I find inspiration in both the human-made environment and in the vast landscape of the American west where I grew up,” says Parrish.
“I am fascinated by the constructed and the natural, which I often express in my work.”
You can see more of Richard's work on his two websites: