Art Education in Paradise near Victoria on
Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia,
CANADA
CANADA
MISSA (Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts)
JULY 2013
THE CONCEPT BEHIND MISSA WAS BASED ON A VISIT TO MacGREGOR COLLEGE, TOOWOOMBA, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, WHERE I WAS INVITED TO BE A VISITING INTERNATIONAL GUEST ARTIST IN SUMMER 1983. THEY USED A COLLEGE CAMPUS THAT WASN'T BEING USED IN THE SUMMER FOR REGULAR PROGRAM AND RAN A SUMMER ART SCHOOL WITH A DIVERSE RANGE OF COURSES.
I HAD LONG THOUGHT OF STARTING MY OWN CERAMICS PROGRAM AT MY OWN STUDIO, BUT WAS ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT THE LOGISTICS END OF THINGS. WHERE WOULD STUDENTS STAY, EAT, etc.,? ABOUT FOUR MILES AWAY FROM MY HOME NEAR BEAUTIFUL CITY OF VICTORIA, ON SOUTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND, IN THE VILLAGE OF METCHOSIN, WAS THE BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS OF PEARSON COLLEGE. IT IS SET LIKE A SMALL HAMLET ON THE SIDE OF PEDDER BAY INLET.
I FOUND OUT THAT THEY RENTED OUT SPACE IN THE SUMMER TIME. I TALKED TO THE ORIGINAL DIRECTOR AND ASKED HOW MANY STUDENTS WOULD BE NEEDED TO OPEN THE DORMS, CLASSROOMS AND DINING HALL AND RUN ART COURSES. TWENTY FIVE, I WAS TOLD - TOO MANY FOR ME.
VICTORIA IS HOME TO MANY INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ARTISTS, WRITERS, POETS, AND MUSICIANS. I GOT A SMALL NUMBER OF THEM TOGETHER OVER WINE AND CHEESE AND TOLD THEM I WAS THINKING OF STARTING A HIGH-DISCIPLINED SUMMER ARTS PROGRAM AND ASKED OF THEY WERE INTERESTED IN JOINING ME. MY WIFE, JUDI DYELLE, WOULD ACT AS ADMINISTRATOR. THE ANSWER WAS POSITIVE. I WORKED OUT HOW IT MIGHT WORK, CONTRACTED WITH PEARSON COLLEGE AND IN 1984, THE METCHOSIN INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS WAS BORN WITH FOUR TWO-WEEK COURSES. RONA MURRAY TAUGHT CREATIVE WRITING, CAROLE SABISTON TAUGHT FIBER ARTS, FLEMMING JORGENSEN TAUGHT PAINTING AND I TAUGHT CERAMIC GLAZE AND COLOR DEVELOPMENT. WE ADVERTISED A VERY SPECIALIZED CHILKAT WEAVING COURSE WITH CHERYL SAMUEL, BUT DIDN'T GET ENOUGH STUDENTS TO SIGN UP. THE FOLLOWING YEAR, AFTER PUBLICATION OF HER BOOK "THE CHILKAT DANCING BLANKET", WE RAN THE FULL COURSE WITH MANY INDIGENOUS ARTISTS PARTICIPATING.
THE CALIBER OF INSTRUCTORS, THE DEDICATION OF THE STUDENTS - MANY OF THEM PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS LOOKING FOR NEW DIRECTIONS OR UPGRADING OF OLD ONES, THE SMALL SIZED CLASSES, THE COURSE DISCIPLINES BEING OFFERED, IN A VENUE THAT IS AS CLOSE TO PARADISE AS CAN LIKELY BE FOUND, BROUGHT 53 STUDENTS THE FIRST YEAR. THIS YEAR - 2013 - THERE WERE 40 COURSES AND A TOTAL OF OVER 400 PARTICIPANTS FROM FAR AND WIDE.THIS BLOG REFERS TO THE FIRST WEEK OF DIVERSE PROGRAMS. MY NEXT BLOG POSTING WILL SHOW ACTIVITIES OF THE SECOND WEEK.
MISSA COURSES 2013 - FIRST WEEKEND AND FIRST WEEK
SAM DICKIE -
PAPER PLASTER MOLDMAKING
AS THE LARGEST SINGLE FACULTY, THE CERAMICS PROGRAM IS CO-ORDINATED BY MEIRA MATHESON, FORMER MISSA DIRECTOR AND C.E.O.
FIRST WEEK FACULTY 2013
HANDBUILDING
JULY 2013
I HAD LONG THOUGHT OF STARTING MY OWN CERAMICS PROGRAM AT MY OWN STUDIO, BUT WAS ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT THE LOGISTICS END OF THINGS. WHERE WOULD STUDENTS STAY, EAT, etc.,? ABOUT FOUR MILES AWAY FROM MY HOME NEAR BEAUTIFUL CITY OF VICTORIA, ON SOUTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND, IN THE VILLAGE OF METCHOSIN, WAS THE BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS OF PEARSON COLLEGE. IT IS SET LIKE A SMALL HAMLET ON THE SIDE OF PEDDER BAY INLET.
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| PRINTMAKING AND FIBER STUDIO - FLOATING BUILDING |
VICTORIA IS HOME TO MANY INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ARTISTS, WRITERS, POETS, AND MUSICIANS. I GOT A SMALL NUMBER OF THEM TOGETHER OVER WINE AND CHEESE AND TOLD THEM I WAS THINKING OF STARTING A HIGH-DISCIPLINED SUMMER ARTS PROGRAM AND ASKED OF THEY WERE INTERESTED IN JOINING ME. MY WIFE, JUDI DYELLE, WOULD ACT AS ADMINISTRATOR. THE ANSWER WAS POSITIVE. I WORKED OUT HOW IT MIGHT WORK, CONTRACTED WITH PEARSON COLLEGE AND IN 1984, THE METCHOSIN INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS WAS BORN WITH FOUR TWO-WEEK COURSES. RONA MURRAY TAUGHT CREATIVE WRITING, CAROLE SABISTON TAUGHT FIBER ARTS, FLEMMING JORGENSEN TAUGHT PAINTING AND I TAUGHT CERAMIC GLAZE AND COLOR DEVELOPMENT. WE ADVERTISED A VERY SPECIALIZED CHILKAT WEAVING COURSE WITH CHERYL SAMUEL, BUT DIDN'T GET ENOUGH STUDENTS TO SIGN UP. THE FOLLOWING YEAR, AFTER PUBLICATION OF HER BOOK "THE CHILKAT DANCING BLANKET", WE RAN THE FULL COURSE WITH MANY INDIGENOUS ARTISTS PARTICIPATING.
THE CALIBER OF INSTRUCTORS, THE DEDICATION OF THE STUDENTS - MANY OF THEM PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS LOOKING FOR NEW DIRECTIONS OR UPGRADING OF OLD ONES, THE SMALL SIZED CLASSES, THE COURSE DISCIPLINES BEING OFFERED, IN A VENUE THAT IS AS CLOSE TO PARADISE AS CAN LIKELY BE FOUND, BROUGHT 53 STUDENTS THE FIRST YEAR. THIS YEAR - 2013 - THERE WERE 40 COURSES AND A TOTAL OF OVER 400 PARTICIPANTS FROM FAR AND WIDE.THIS BLOG REFERS TO THE FIRST WEEK OF DIVERSE PROGRAMS. MY NEXT BLOG POSTING WILL SHOW ACTIVITIES OF THE SECOND WEEK.
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| Board Member - volunteer - Betty Burroughs plays many roles at MISSA and has been there almost since the beginning. |
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| BIG Al Scott - large pot by Josh Deweese |
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| Techie WALLA WALLA KEITH (moldmaking with Mavis Mooney |
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| Techie Dan Severance |
MISSA COURSES 2013 - FIRST WEEKEND AND FIRST WEEK
CATHI JEFFERSON - THE FLIP SIDE OF BIG BOWLS
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| CATHI JEFFERSON - THE FLIP SIDE OF BIG BOWLS - IN THROWING STUDIO |
ANGELA PISTRUCCI - SCULPTURED TILE
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| KAREN ALBERT - KELP AND FISH |
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| DANCE LADY |
SAM DICKIE -
PAPER PLASTER MOLDMAKING
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| SAM DICKIE - MOLDMAKING COURSE - TEACHER |
FIRST WEEK FACULTY 2013
LINA DE GUEVARA - STORYTELLING
CATHI JEFFERSON - CERAMICS
GRETCHEN MARKLE - PAINTING
CHIARINA LOGGIA - PRINTMAKING
CLAUDIA LORENZ - PHOTOGRAPHY
ANGELA PISTRUCCI - ARCHITECTURAL CERAMICS
SUZANNE NORTHCOTT - PAINTING
HEATHER ASTON - PRINTMAKING
JOSH DEWEESE - CERAMICS
DEB SCHWARTZKOPF - CERAMICS
BETSY WARLAND - CREATIVE WRITING
DEBRA SLOAN - CERAMICS
JULIA LOWTHER - JEWELRY
LANA WILSON - CERAMICS
CATHI TEREPOCKI - CERAMICS
CATHI TEREPOCKI - CERAMICS
HANDBUILDING
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| DEBORA SCHWARTZKOPF - HANDBUILDING CERAMICS |
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| HANDBUILT CLAYWORK DRYING |
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| Students in Handbuilding course - In Background - Ceramics Coordinator Meira Mathison CCM and Tech for Life, Peggy Elmes TFL THROWING STUDIO - POTTERY AS EXPRESSION |
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| Josh Deweese - Master Potter - Bozeman. MONTANA dressed and ready for the Ambassador of the Arts Dinner and Dance |
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| FAY AND LISA CONCENTRATING |
MONOTYPE PRINTMAKING WITH HEATHER ASTON
SHOEBOX STUDIO TWO
INNOVATIVE HANDBUILDING PLUS COLOUR
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| THE LOVELY LANA WILSON |
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| LANA DEMONSTRATING DEBRA SLOAN - CLAY SCULPTURE SAMPLER |
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| DEBRA SLOAN |
GRANDAD
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| OTTO WITH FEED-ME FROM THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS |
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| SEAL-BASHING |
PLEIN AIR PAINTING
SUZANNE NORTHCUTT
CREATIVE PROCESS - THE SPACE BETWEEN
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| CREATIVE PROCESS IMAGES XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX |
AMBASSADOR OF THE ARTS DINNER
AND BEAUX ARTS BALL
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| PARTYGOERS |
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| OWEN |
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| DAUGHTER SARAH AND SATCHMO SOCRATES DAD |
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| DAVE AND KAREL - CO-MC'S |
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| LAUGHING LANA SPEAKS |
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| AMBASSADOR OF THE ARTS 2013 |
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| PREZ-TONY, CEO-DAVE AND BETTY PRESENT ROBIN WITH A GARDEN BENCH |
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| MAUREEN WASHINGTON AND HER TRIO DANCE IMAGES CENSORED?? OR WAS I TOO TIRED TO SHOOT PICTURES BY THIS TIME AT THE END OF THE FIRST WEEK? I PLAN AN OVERVIEW OF THE SECOND WEEK ACTIVITIES AS SOON AS I CAN GET IT ALL TOGETHER. PROBABLY IN A WEEK'S TIME |
Love it!!! I miss MISSA. Give Al Scott a smooch from me. Thank you for the pictures.
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