Posts in Session 1
Blacksmithing Illuminated
Blacksmithing Illuminated

This workshop will provide an in-depth exploration of intermediate and advanced blacksmithing processes. Students will use sculptural forms and lighting to explore ideas and refine techniques to create unique, illuminating objects. Beginning with an overview of lighting methods, students will design around a mix of familiar and new techniques, pushing their level of understanding while they create new forms in sculptural lighting. This workshop is starting at an intermediate level. Students should have some first-hand understanding of basic blacksmithing processes and techniques.

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Session 1Molly FlaniganBlacksmithing, Haley Woodward
The Infinite School at Haystack
The Infinite School at Haystack

Started in 2019 by Julia Haft-Candell, The Infinite School is an in-person experimental space for ceramic education outside of the institution. Core values of The Infinite School include demystifying the ceramic process; facilitating empowered communities of artists; quality art education outside of traditional institutions; building new ceramic histories; and embracing failure.

For this workshop, The Infinite School will travel to Haystack, offering this experimental space on the East Coast for the first time. As a group, through trial and error, we will demystify aspects of the ceramic medium such as building big, glaze mixing, and multiple firing, question ideas of mastery and genius, and rebel against the rules you've been taught about ceramics. All levels welcome.

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Session 1Molly FlaniganCeramics, Julia Haft-Candell
Batik & Dye Painting & Printing Techniques
Batik & Dye Painting & Printing Techniques

Students will paint, screen print, and batik on cotton using fiber-reactive dyes, creating dazzling layers of color. Batik techniques will include using a tjanting tool, stamps, and brushes, while thickened dye will be used for printing and painting. Students can access the Haystack Fab Lab, if desired, to cut vinyl for screen printing or cut by hand. Students of all levels will benefit from these techniques, playing with the crackling effects of wax and the bold possibilities of saturated color. Please note that we will not be printing continuous yardage during this workshop. All levels welcome.

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Session 1Molly FlaniganFiber, Addoley Dzegede
Seed, Till, Reap
Seed, Till, Reap

Participants in thie workshop will explore the possibilities of collage through the cultivation of source material. Using the plant world as a model, students will engage various approaches on how to grow source material, where to find it, and how to use it, not just as a springboard to make work from, but also how to incorporate it into the work itself. DIY printmaking processes, cutting as drawing, the relation of text and image, and other collage-based practices will be explored. All levels welcome.

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Session 1Molly FlaniganGraphics, Natasha Bowdoin
The Goohaus
The Goohaus

Jillian Moore will share her methods for creating lush, dynamic surfaces in non-traditional materials gleaned from nearly two decades of studio research. Participants in this workshop will use slow curing epoxy resin as a jumping off point with additional time spent exploring other applications for alternative materials in the metals studio. Students are invited to conduct their own experimentation over the course of the workshop as well as bring in any samples of work in progress that they would like to troubleshoot together. All levels welcome.

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Session 1Molly FlaniganMetals, Jillian Moore
Joinery for Sculpture
Joinery for Sculpture

Craft and learn in this workshop, emphasizing designing and constructing sculptural objects. This hands-on workshop explores how wood can be used as a medium for creative expression. Working with kiln-dried lumber, students become familiar with a wide variety of hand and power tools and heavy woodworking machinery. Techniques will cover wood selection and preparation, traditional joinery techniques, shaping, and finishing. This workshop offers a nurturing environment for students to produce one-of-a-kind wood sculptures! All levels welcome.

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Session 1Molly FlaniganWood, Vivian Chiu
Civic Crafts & Societal Sloyd
Civic Crafts & Societal Sloyd

In the vision of pedagogical woodworking of the late 19th century, known as "sloyd," Otto Salomon saw craft education as a civic as much as an educational activity. How can we work today with craft as a civic activity and use woodworking to discuss, prototype, and enrich our shared environment? Following craftsman and thinker William Coperthwaite, we will experiment with how to use crafts to shape togetherness and make democratic ideals tangible with "socially valid crafts."

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Session 1Molly FlaniganVisiting Artist, Otto von Busch

Since 2011, Haystack has invited digital artists, engineers, researchers, and makers from the international Fab Lab network to enrich our community. Collaborations with esteemed institutions like MIT, Harvard, and RISD have fostered a unique exchange at the intersection of digital fabrication and craft. The Fab Lab Residency now emphasizes the creation of impactful projects and experiences, enriching the campus community. Residents—utilizing their expertise—will develop and share innovative demonstrations, workshops, interactive projects, or installations.

Fab Lab Residents augment the summer sessions and do not lead studio workshops.

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Session 1Molly FlaniganFab Lab Resident, Keith Simpson