Shawn Decker: The Night Sounds
installation photographed at St. Andrews-Sewanee Art Gallery, June, 2012
Sewanee, TN hosts a number of remarkable programs during the Summer. Among them, the one I most look forward to is a fortnight of art classes at St. Andrews-Sewanee School, known as Shakerag Workshops. Along with the focus and creative energy that these workshops afford and foster, there is a rich gathering of committed artists and teachers. This past week, I met Shawn Decker, and am enthralled by his work; ‘The Night Sounds’ is installed at the Shakerag gallery space, and I find myself needing (I mean just that) to be in and around the piece each time I pass by the area. His site has more information about this particular piece - take a look and listen to it. If you are in and around the Sewanee area for this coming week, it is worth coming by to see the show (More information about the location and hours of the Gallery). Other artists (who are also teachers during the current session) in the exhibition are
Session One: June 10 – 16, 2012
- Jean Cacicedo – Three Dimensional Fabric: Drawn from Nature
- Nancy Crow – Quiltmaking: Strip Piecing & Re-Structuring
- Shawn Decker – Moving and Shaking the World: Physical Computing for Artists
- Michel Garcia – Dyeing with Plants: Seven Experiments [Waiting List]
- Kent McLaughlin – Kiln Building Simplified
- Holly Roberts – Paint and Collage/Collage and Paint
- Sandy Webster – Boxes and Books: Constructions Around the Found Object
- Liz Zlot Summerfield – Personal Pots Through Soft Slabs
Session Two: June 17 – 23, 2012
- Stephen Alvarez – Photography: The Visual Narrative
- John Britt – Understanding Glazes and Firing [Waiting List]
- Dahlia Elsayed – Painting: Image and Text
- Michel Garcia – Printing on Textiles with Plants: Polychromatic Effects [Waiting List]
- Natalie Chanin and Diane Hall – Open Design: Sewing and Construction
- Mark Shapiro – Making Pots / Thinking Pots
- Chris Sugrue – Curious Systems: Explorations in Art and Algorithmic Behavior
Considering the way this 2012 session filled up at Shakerag, it may be worth booking well ahead for next year’s (10th anniversary) series – it promises to be an extraordinary one.