Louise Pederson

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Winter Class Schedule

RAM's Charles A.Wustum
Museum of Fine Arts
2519 Northwestern Ave,
Racine, Wisconsin 53401-0187
visit www.ramart.org
2012-classes just announced visit website for more details.

RAM's Charles A.Wustum
Museum of Fine Arts(Supply fee subject to Change)

Copper and Bronze Metal Clay workshop
Saturday, May 19th 9:30 - 4:30 pm
Instructor/Artist: Louise Pederson

Sterling Silver Metal Clay Workshop
Saturday, May 5th 12:30-4:30 pm
Instructor/Artist: Louise Pederson

Get Behind-the-Arts Studio Tour at RAM's Wustum Museum
Date: Sunday, April 15th, 2012 -11:00am

Go behind-the-scenes of art classes and workshops at RAM's Wustum, one of the largest studio programs of any art museum in Wisconsin. Get a taste of the diverse classes offered, explore the studio spaces, engage with artists, and buy original art created by our students and teachers. A portion of the proceeds from art sales will support the museum's education programs.
Here is a sampling of the artists who will be "on display" and what they will be working on:

Dave Gaura- Stained Glass
Tom Hoffman- Painting
Nate Hunter-Ceramics
Marilyn Kemp-Ceramics
Toby Prioletta-Art Metal
Beth Tivol-Etching
Louise Pederson-Metal Clay
Leslie Perrino-Enamel
FALL CLASS
Bronze Metal Clay workshop, Enamel on Copper Clay Workshop and
Ceramic Pendants

Alverno College Telesis Spring 2011 Class Schedule

Alverno College
Professional and Community Education for Women and Men
3400 South 43rd Street
P.O. Box 343922
Milwaukee, WI 53234-3922

http://telesis.alverno.edu.

Boerner Botanical Gardens
9400 Boerner Drive
Hales Corners, WI 53130
visit www.boernerbotanicalgardens.org

Funky Hannah's
324 Main Street
Racine, Wisconsin 53403
http://www.funkyhannahs.com
Email: info@funkyhannahs.com

Copper Clay Bead: (Hollow Forms)

You’ll create hollow forms – beads and pendants – using this new metal clay with the guidance of artist Louise Pederson. You’ll learn skills in forming and pasting; after firing your creations in a kiln you’ll have one of a kind copper beads &/or pendants!
Sunday, April 22nd, 12:00-4:30 pm
$40, Plus supply/firing fee of $35 to instructor. All skill levels welcome.

Bronze & Copper Metal Clay workshop
Sunday, June 10th, 12:00 - 4:30 pmInstructor/Artist: Louise Pederson

Silver Clay workshop (Woven Bead)
Sunday, May 20th, 12:00 - 5:00 pm
Instructor/Artist: Louise Pederson

RAM Racine Art Museum
441 Main Street
Racine, Wisconsin 53401
www.ramart.org

Copper Clay Enamel

Saturday, October 3, 2009
PARTY ON THE PAVEMENT
1:00-4:00 pm
Participate in this year's
RAM Community Art Project inspired by
Therman Statom: Outside the Box
and the Schneier jewelry collection.

Demonatration on Metal Clays
By: Guest Artist Louise Pederson

Muskego Settlement Arts & Craft Fair & Farmers Market
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Arts & Crafts 9:00-3:00
Farmers Market 9:00-noon
Location: w184 s8074 Racine Ave. (3 miles south of I-43)

Bank on the Arts 2009
Racine United Arts Fund Inc
Guest Artist:
Louise Pederson-Precious Metal Clay Demonstration

Racine Art Museum
Five and Fabulous
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Guest Artists
Louise Pederson-jewelry making with PMC
Leslie Perrino-metal weaving and enameling
Harold Solberg-woodturning

Racine Art Museum
Party on the Pavement 2008
Guest Artist: Louise Pederson
Precious Metal Clay Demonstration

Loose Bead Society
November 17th 2008
New Berlin Public Library
Guest Artist
Louise Pederson-Introduction to Bronze Clay

SC Johnson Wax
1525 home street
Racine, Wisconsin 53403
December, 30 2008 8:30am-11:30am
Guest Artist Louise Pederson

Exhibit:

Racine Arts Council hosts Wustum's
Adult Student Show
January 26 2008

RAM's Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts
Racine and Vicinity Show
An All Media Juried Competition
July 26 - November 15, 2008

RAM's Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts
What's With Hue?
All Natural Ingredients
May 24 - July 10, 2008

RAM's Charles A Wustum Museum of Fine Arts
Hometown Heritage
September 8 - November 26, 2011
Stoneware: The Lost Bounty $300

Precious Metal Clay

Introduction to Precious Metal Clay Precious Metal Clay was developed in the early 1990's by the Mitsubishi Company, using micron sized particles of pure silver or gold water and an organic binder. These products have the working characteristics of clay is malleable and can be sculpted, textured, carved, and pushed into a press mold. After shaping and drying the clay is fired in a kiln or a butane torch. The clay after firing is fine silver .999 pure silver, the gold is 24k. Precious Metal Clay is stronger and is twenty precent lighter, allowing the artist to create larger pieces with out the weight.

Raku Pottery Embellished with Silver Leaves

Bronze and Copper Clays

Bronze and Copper Clay The newest metal clay products are bronze clay and copper clay developed in the United States. Like the precious metal clays, these metal clays can be sculpted, textured, carved, and pushed into a press mold. Learning from trial and error I've been pushing these clays to there limits, creating boxes, hollow forms, sculpted works, and even some wheel thrown pieces. Bronze clay consists of 11% tin 89 % copper, water and non-tonic binding materials. The binding materials vaporize completely during kiln-firing process, leaving a solid bronze piece with a density 90% that of cast bronze. Copper clay consists of pure copper ,water and non-toxic binding materials, when fired leave solid copper piece with a density over 95% that of cast copper. Bronze and copper are the next step in the evolution of metal clay. They provide a incredible artistic range. And, because they are affordable, it can be used to sculpt large pieces or to create one-of-a-kind jewelry. Bronze and copper clay can be pinched, rolled, sculpted and manipulated. In its dried state, it's still highly flexible and easy to carve-an ideal canvas for applying details and finishing touches prior to firing. When fired in a kiln the binder vaporizes, leaving a solid, pure bronze or copper object that can be sawn, shaped, drilled, sanded, patinaed or soldered using traditional jewelry tools and techniques. This exciting medium offers a new world of possibilities for jewelry-makers, artists, and sculptors.