• Small Worlds: Assemblage Dioramas with Erin McCluskey Wheeler, in-person workshop at CfM Art Room, San Francisco.
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Small Worlds: Assemblage Dioramas with Erin McCluskey Wheeler

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2:00 - 5:00pm PT
This is an in-person workshop at CfM Art Room:
4035 Judah St, San Francisco, next door to our shop!

Create your own small shadow boxes and dioramas inspired by the work of Joseph Cornell and Betye Saar. We will look at the work of Cornell and Saar for inspiration and ideas and use a range of materials to create personal and magical artworks. You will learn assemblage and basic sculptural techniques to create pieces that are dream-like miniature tableaux. We will experiment with scale and use a range of found materials, collage materials and boxes to create tiny worlds. Have fun selecting materials from a buffet of found objects put together just for you!

 

    MATERIALS NEEDED
    These are the supplies you'll need to bring for class—feel free to supplement this list with other options you love or have on hand.

      • Please feel free to bring anything from home that you would like to incorporate (photos, maps, letters, small household items, broken jewelry, old photos, dollhouse furniture, wooden blocks, toys, dried plants, sticks etc.).
      • Scissors and other cutting tools available to use in class.

      Included: a box to construct your diorama in, a highly curated buffet of diorama supplies: found objects, tiny furniture, and collage materials to select from, plus findings, glues and adhesives to make your project come to life.

       

      If you'd like to purchase supplies from our shop, you can order online and select in-store pickup, or shop in person before class. Shop hours are 11am-6pm daily; please plan ahead if you're picking up supplies! Instructors will not have access to the shop when we're closed.

      ABOUT INSTRUCTOR
      Erin McCluskey Wheeler is a Bay Area artist who works in painted paper collage, writing, and found materials. Erin is a faculty member at the 92nd Street Y in New York and teaches at the Richmond Art Center, Ruth’s Table, and other Bay Area art centers. She has designed and filmed two classes with Creativebug and her mixed media work has been licensed and sold with West Elm, Samsung, Target, and Minted.  Erin has been an Artist in Residence for the City of El Cerrito, the City of Walnut Creek, Nick’s Cove, and Creighton University. Erin holds a BA in Art History and Studio Art from Beloit College and an MFA in Writing from California College of the Arts.
      @erinmwheeler / www.erinmwheeler.com

      THINGS TO KNOW
      If you need to cancel, please let us know as soon as possible so we can open up your spot! We are only able to refund if we’re notified at least 48 hours prior to the workshop.

      Workshop doors open 15 minutes early for all to arrive and get settled. Class will start promptly so everyone has plenty of time to create!

      For public transit, both the #18 bus and the N-Judah muni lines stop just at the corner of our block. If you're driving, there is 1-hour parking along Judah St., and unmetered street parking in the surrounding neighborhood. We recommend building in extra time to park for evening and weekend classes!

      If you are planning to teach in the future using anything you’ve learned from us, we kindly ask that you credit Case for Making + the individual instructor where applicable.

      Thank you so much for taking our workshops!!