Workshops
half-day to week-long experiences
March 10, 2010
9 am - 12 noon
This workshop has been requested over the years more than any other, and taught numerous times in the Keys. This is a fine way to acquire some major vocabulary in the painting of Key West.
March 12-13, 2010
9 am - 5 pm
Encaustic, meaning, "to burn in" in Greek, dates back to the 5th Century BC. Now a popular contemporary medium, it is a versatile method of painting with a beeswax based paint kept molten on a heated palette. Bernard, an active and respected nationally exhibiting artist and instructor, will demonstrate and teach participants how to prepare supports, mix colors, apply wax, fuse, etch, layer, combine collage, transfer Xerox images and incorporate found objects.
March 19-20, 2010
March 19 (2-6 PM) - March 20 (8 AM – 5 PM)
This will be a hands-on workshop during which participants have their own work-in-progress critiqued and critique the work of others. Authors Hallie Ephron and Roberta Isleib will guide you in assessing and improving your work. We'll focus on how to keep readers engaged from page one; how to craft an opening scene that hooks the reader; and how to create interesting, complex characters. There will also be a session on the business of writing and how to pitch your novel. Take-aways will be concrete ways to improve the manuscript.
March 25-27, 2010
9:30 am – 4 pm
This three day workshop will bring you to the sunshine-filled historic town of Key West, providing a backdrop of color and light to paint by. We will paint outside, working on perspective, values, and getting paint down fast and loose to catch the spontaneity of the moment. Palm trees, quaint architecture, beaches and more will be our subjects, and The Studios of Key West our gracious hosts
April 06-27, 2010
All that is required for this course is a bit of courage, desire and the ability to play a musical instrument well enough to explore the melodic possibilities every Tuesday afternoon in April.
April 07-09, 2010
9 am - 3 pm
Roberta Marks, one of the island’s most respected painters and multi-media artists, reprises her popular fine art workshop at TSKW.
April 16, 2010
Friday, April 16, 9 - 4:30 pm
Led by an award winning batik artist and gallery owner, this fun and a bit messy workshop is open to individuals with any level of creative experience with an interest to explore the medium. Participants will gain a basic understanding of the origins of Batik and introduction into the art of painting with wax and dyes on fabric. Step by step instruction into color combinations, creating and refining your drawing or design, and painting techniques used in the process will result in a finished batik of your own.
April 22-23, 2010
9 am - 4 pm
This two day hand-building wet-clay workshop, perfect for first-timers or those with some experience, focuses on developing and refining clay forming skills and exploring form and surface for both functional and sculptural work in a professional clay artists’ studio.
April 28-30, 2010
10 am - 4 pm
In this workshop we will use both our own poems and those of that we consider “great,” to explore what it is that makes some poems “better” than others. We’ll discuss what drives a poem, and explore the many ways in which we can make our poems not only cleaner and crisper, but also tastier.
May 13-15, 2010
9 am - 4 pm
Paul Solomon’s first-ever TSKW workshops is for the artist – beginner or advanced – who wishes to explore relationships between the written word and visual expression. His process begins with students creating a Key West sketchbook/journal that is uniquely personal – in the rich tradition of artists past and present.
June 11-13, 2010
12 - 3 pm
Our senses are what anchor us in the world. They are also what often anchor us in the poems that we read and write. This 3 day weekend workshop, conducted by Florida International University creative writing instructor and active member of the Miami Poetry Collective, Nick Vagnoni, will explore how all five senses can be manifested through our poems.
June 18-21, 2010
5:30 to 8:30 pm
With last year’s national coverage of her studio and work in Coastal Living magazine, Sugar’s workshop was one of last season’s most popular—attracting 20 attendees from around the country. Join us in 2010 at a time of year where the days are longest, and the island light is truly extraordinary.
