Hand Building with Clay. (All levels).

This 4-week class is perfect for beginners or more seasoned students. Basic methods of hand building including slab building, coiling and pinch pots will be covered along with decorating techniques. Students are encouraged to bring ideas to class. Demonstrations will be given at the beginning of each class then students will work independently on their projects. Its a small class therefore you will have a lot of one on one instruction.

Cost $105.00. Payment must be made to secure your spot in the class. Cancellations will be refunded minus a $25.00 charge for supplies up to one week before the class. No exceptions.

Class minimum size is 3 students. Maximum is 8. Sign up early to secure your space! Please note there is no air conditioning in the space. It can be toasty sometimes. If for some reason its too hot to hold class I will provide multiple make up times.

Email artzy_grl@yahoo.com for more information.

Times/Dates: Wednesday evenings from 7-9pm.
Session 1: Aug 25, Sept 1, Sept 8, Sept 15
Session 2: Sept 22, Sept 29, Oct 6, Oct 13

***no classes will be held in Nov or Dec due to my holiday shows.

Holiday Ceramic Ornament Workshop

Create ceramic ornaments in this one day workshop for teens and adults! I will provide the clay, glazes, tools, cookie cutters and kiln. You provide imagination (and cookie cutters if you have some too!)

Students will roll out slabs out clay to cut out ornaments in a variety of shapes and size. Then we will glaze and carve to create one-of-a-kind pieces. I will fire the pieces once dry and then they can be picked up at a later date.

Cost: $50
Times/Dates: Saturday, October 23rd from 10am - 1pm.
Pick up on Saturday, November 6 from 1pm - 8pm during our studio open house!
Payment is due at time of registration. Cancellations up to one week before class minus a $20 supply fee. No exceptions.

Email artzy_grl@yahoo.com for more information.

Handbuilding Ceramic Classes Summer 2010
Session 1: Wednesday Evenings from 7-9pm

June 2, 9, 16, 23
4 SPOTS LEFT!

Session 2: Wednesday Evenings from 7-9pm
July 21, 28, and August 4, 11

This class is designed for beginning students as well as more advanced students wishing to expand their hand building skills. Using stoneware clay you will earn how to create functional pieces and sculptures using slab, coiling and basic mold techniques. Decorative techniques and glazing techniques will also be addressed.

Tools are available for use. There is no need to purchase any tools separately.

Cost $105. Includes (1) 25lb bag of clay, glazes and 2 firings. Additional clay may be purchased for $15 for a 25lb bag. Payment is due upon registration. Class size is limited to 6 students. Spaces cannot be held without payment.

Please note: There is a $25 withdrawal fee. Notice of withdrawal must be received no later than 7 days prior to the first day of class. No refunds will be given after that time.

Class location: 13000 Athens Ave, Lakewood, OH. Studio #328.

Please email artzy_grl@yahoo.com to register or with any questions.

Check out this recent article from the Lakewood Observer:

On Saturday, May 1st three events are occurring in Lakewood each with a mission of supporting the arts and local economy. The Screw Factory Artists, The Cleveland Craft Coalition and LEAF are each hosting events that overlap a one-block radius of the city.

What better day to come to Lakewood and check out what the artists are doing here?

For Immediate Release:

The Screw Factory Artists are opening their studios once again for a spring open studio event. It will be held on Saturday, May 1st from 1-8pm. The event is free and open to the public.

The Screw Factory Artists work in the Lake Erie Building on the edge of Bird Town in Lakewood, Ohio. Mediums vary including fiber, ceramics, glass, mosaics, photography, paintings, sculpture and more.

For this event the artists are hosting an auction of Birdtown related artwork. All proceeds from the auction will benefit the Friends of Madison Park. Organized in 2007, FOMP has established itself as a neighborhood based community group. Membership is open to any Lakewood resident who cares about enhancing Madison Park as a “backyard park” for children and families.

Participating resident artists include: Ann Brown, Gina DeSantis, Robert Durr, Katie Hanrahan, Michael Hudecek, Karen Jewell-Kett, Phyllis Kohring Fannin, Marc Konys, Michelle Mowery, M.C. Nagel, Martin O’Connor, Shannon Okey, Steven Ollay, Ann Onusko, Arabella Proffer, Ursula Ryan, Kari Sanford, Kate Tobin & Dorene Warner.

Visiting artists include Kathryn Patton (Smashing), Ruth Sholtis-Furyes, & Valerie Tyler. More artists will be listed soon. Please check back for updates.

The Lake Erie Building is located within the Templar Industrial Park at 13000 Athens Avenue, Lakewood, 44107. A map can be found on the website as well. Ample parking is available.

Please direct all questions to Gina DeSantis at 440.785.5409 or artzy_grl@yahoo.com.

Don’t forget to stop by Bela Dubby on your way to our show. Grab a cup of coffee and check out the Cleveland Craft Coalition’s show from 12-4 that day.

Class Schedule for Winter/Spring 2010

This class is designed for beginning students as well as more advanced students wishing to expand their hand building skills. Using stoneware clay you will earn how to create functional pieces and sculptures using slab, coiling and basic mold techniques. Decorative techniques and glazing techniques will also be addressed.

Tools are available for use. There is no need to purchase any tools separately.

Session 1: Wednesday evenings
Feb 10, 17, 24 and March 3
4 weeks / 7-9 pm

Session 2: Wednesday evenings
March 24, 31 and April 7, 14
4 weeks / 7-9pm

Session 3: Wednesday evenings
Apr 21, 28 and May 5, 12
4 weeks / 7-9pm

Cost $105. Includes (1) 25lb bag of clay, glazes and 2 firings. Additional clay may be purchase for $15 for a 25lb bag. Payment is due upon registration. Class size is limited to 6 students. Spaces cannot be held without payment. Please note: There is a $25 withdrawal fee. Notice of withdrawal must be received no later than 7 days prior to the first day of class. No refunds will be given after that time.

Class location: 13000 Athens Ave, Lakewood, OH. Studio #328.

Please email artzy_grl@yahoo.com to register or with any questions.

Together with our friends, I Made It! Pittsburgh and The Screw Factory Artists, Cleveland Handmade is once again enabling holiday shopping procrastination. The Last Minute Handmade Market will be on Saturday, December 19th, 2009 from 10am-6pm at the Lake Erie Building at the Templar Industrial Park.

Cleveland Handmade is a collective of area artists that sell their work nationally through Etsy. They will be displaying work on the 2nd floor of the building. Works include jewelry, metals, ceramics, textiles, mixed media, paintings, clothing, accessories and more. Visit Cleveland Handmade’s site for a complete list of participating artists.

The Lake Erie Building houses over 20 artist studios on the 2nd and 3rd floors. Nestled in the historic Birdtown area of Lakewood this group of artists opens their studios twice a year to the public. The Screw Factory Artists are opening their doors one more time before Christmas for this special event. A complete list of participating studios will be posted on this site.

I Made It! is a regularly occurring, nomadic Market that provides the opportunity for entrepreneurs to establish their businesses and to enjoy low barriers for bringing their wares to market in order to create successful businesses built on arts and crafts. The Market is an inclusive happening that welcomes artists or other “makers” in the Pittsburgh region to meet like-minded individuals, to create new opportunities, or to find a receptive environment in which to sell new art.

The Lake Erie Building is located at:
13000 Athens Avenue
Lakewood, Ohio, 44107

For more information on the open studio portion of this event contact Gina DeSantis at artzy_grl@yahoo.com or 440.785.5409. For more information on Cleveland Handmade and the Last Minute Market contact Kathy Patton at clevelandhandmade@gmail.com or 216.570.7626.

You can share links about the Markets from Cleveland Handmade Market’s Facebook page, too.

…of this weekend’s upcoming event:

Thanks to ample space and a welcoming atmosphere, the community of artists at the Templar Industrial Park (which they refer to as the Screw Factory) has grown to include dozens of people — from established fine artists like Phyllis Kohring Fannin to younger artists like Christine Mason. Some focus on craft (knitter Shannon Okey) or even industrial design (glass artist Marc Konys). Northeast Ohio’s blitz of holiday arts-and-crafts fairs begins in a few weeks, but the Screw Factory artists’ open house gives you a jump on the season today. There’s also music by emo-rockers Casual Encounters and jazz guitarist Mark Kleinhaut. It takes place from 3-9 p.m. at the Templar Industrial Park (13000 Athens Ave., Lakewood, 216.521.0088). Admission is free.

See you this weekend at Open Studios! From Cool Cleveland:

HOT Lake Erie Bldg Holiday Open Studio The former home of the Lake Erie Screw Corp. has been transformed into a vibrant artist community. This giant industrial warehouse located in Lakewood’s historic Birdtown houses dozens of artists’ studios and teaching spaces. Check out the studios (and this awesome re-use of an old building) on Sat 11/7 from 3 - 9PM at 13000 Athens Ave. in Lakewood. Resident artists include Shannon Okey, Arabella Proffer-Vendetta, Gina DeSantis and other cool folk. Live music provided. After-party at Grafton St. Pub. http://ScrewFactoryArtists.com

Read more about what’s happening in Cleveland this week in the Cool Cleveland email archive here.

The building in which our studios are located just won ‘Best Re-use of an Industrial Building’ in the 2009 Cleveland Scene Best Of awards!

The former home of the Lake Erie Screw Corporation in Lakewood’s Bird Town was left empty when the company moved to Indiana. But building manager Ralph Lukich wasn’t going to let the concrete behemoth just sit there. Starting with printmaker Phyllis Fannin and a few other noted Cleveland artists, Lukich constructed artisan studios in the building and, in the process, built an active community of more than 20 people creating everything from custom cabinetry to messenger bags. The artists not only work there, they also invite visitors to frequent open houses, so you can see them in action.

In addition, Shannon Okey & Arabella Proffer, whose studio is on the second floor, won ‘Best Dynamic Duo’ in the same issue. The building has been getting quite a bit of attention lately; 3rd floor ceramics artist Gina DeSantis, who coordinates the open studios, got a mention for her classes in the Scene this summer.

The artists of the Lake Erie Building are hosting an open studio event on Saturday, November 7th from 3-9pm. Included are works in glass, ceramics, mosaics, jewelry, fiber art, prints and paintings as well as clothing.

If you’d like to RSVP on Facebook or invite your friends there to attend, the event link is here.

The Lake Erie Building Holiday Open Studio includes work from over 20 resident artists including: Ann Brown, Gina DeSantis, Robert Durr, Michael Hudecek, Peter Jennings, Karen Jewell-Kett, Phyllis Kohring Fannin, Chad Hansen, Marc Konys, Chrissy Lapossy, Level Design, Christine Mason, Michelle Mowery, M.C. Nagel, Mary Beth Norton, Nadine Norton, Shannon Okey, Steve Ollay, Ann Onusko, Arabella Proffer-Vendetta, Dan Pruitt, Kari Sanford & Kate Tobin.

Visiting artists include: Elizabeth Emery, Frank’n stuff, Mallorie Freeman, Erika Kleinhart, Kylee Koszela, Deborah Pinter, Sandy Millman, Alicia Nagel, Suzanne Sebold, Second Saturday Artists, Ruth Sholtis-Furyes, Small Screen Designs, Nancy Spotts, Udella Spotts, Bart Virtunski & Cheryl Weinstein.

Live music from Casual Encounters & Mark Kleinhaut.

After party at the Grafton St. Pub. located at 13603 Madison Ave, Lakewood.

Looking forward to seeing you there!