SUMMER @ THE UW-MADISON GL ASS L AB: Experiments in Glass with Jon Chapman Art 448 Lab 004 | May 26-June 17, 2015 MTW, 9am-5pm, 1165 Art Lofts During this four-week course students will obtain a foundation of glass working skills allowing them to begin to communicate their ideas through the medium. Glassblowing, Flameworking, Coldworking, and Hot Casting will be demonstrated and explained in coordination with student’s individual endeavors. Artists working in other mediums who are curious about glass or how to incorporate it into their work are encouraged to take this class. We will aim for three completed pieces by the end of the course that will carry both a technical prowess and a personalized vision. Students who are currently immersed in working with glass are also encouraged to take this class. Here, we will work individually to set technical and conceptual goals. Students will approach this as an opportunity to expand on current ideas or to experiment with new approaches that will inform their studio practice and add to their portfolio. About the Lecturer Jon Chapman draws upon the similarities between mechanical processes and human emotion in his work. He holds a B.F.A. in glass and glass sculpture from the School for American Crafts at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Chapman has taught at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, Ireland, Osaka University of the Arts in Osaka, Japan, The Penland School of Craft, and the Pilchuck Glass School. His recent exhibitions include “Pink” at Lorimoto Gallery in Brooklyn, NY, “Works on Paper From the American Midwest” at the Gail Art Museum in Korea, Glass Artist of the New North at the Bergstrom Mahler Museum in Neenah, WI, and Breakable at the Heller Gallery in New York. Chapman’s work has been published in New Technologies in Glass (A&C Black, 2012) and New Glass Review 36 (2015). Currently he teaches at The University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. E.H.L 973 624 2013 Blown Glass, Steel, Iron Oxide, Pump 10’ x 10’ x 2’