Concrete Carving Workshop Schedule 2024

The workshop season for 2024 was mostly a total bust. The workshop in Wichita never filled and got canceled before I left. The workshop in Lubbock was small but, as before, a wonderful time with creative people. After that as I headed west the workshop in Sedona canceled. Not enough enrollment and very, very hot. Not to waste such a long trip I kept a few reservations and camped around southeastern AZ before heading back.

In planning for 2025 an effort was made to arrange workshops in Idaho, Utah, and return to AAJH in Wyoming. There was a little interest at Sun Valley Museum of Art and more so at Kimball Art Center but no takers. Art Association in Jackson Hole is having the studios updated.
There was genuine interest from Ahhaa School for the Arts in Telluride, CO and it is open to a workshop in September if I can manage a return trip west.

The Workshop Procedure page gives details of the workshop. The Concrete Carving Workshop Gallery has group photos of previous workshops and this link shows all past workshop locations.

Contact – elder@sandpudding.com Or the location links below for details.

Sandpudding Studio Workshops
Concrete Carving Workshop Schedule 2025
The workshop season for 2024 was mostly a total bust. The workshop in Wichita never filled and got canceled before I left. The workshop in Lubbock was small but, as before, a wonderful time with creative people. After that as I headed west the workshop in Sedona canceled. Not enough enrollment and very, very hot. Not to waste such a long trip I kept a few reservations and camped around southeastern AZ before heading back. In planning for 2025 an effort was made to arrange workshops in Idaho, Utah, and return to AAJH in Wyoming. There was a little interest at Sun Valley Museum of Art and more so at Kimball Art Center but no takers. Art Association in Jackson Hole is having the studios updated. There was genuine interest from Ahhaa School for the Arts in Telluride, CO and it is open to a workshop in September if I can manage a return trip west. The Workshop Procedure page gives details of the workshop. The Concrete Carving Workshop Gallery has group photos of previous workshops and this link shows all past workshop locations. Contact – elder@sandpudding.com Or the location links below for details.
March 28 – 30, Fort Walton Beach, FL – Art and Design Society ADSO is one of my favorite, and frequent, locations to have a workshop. It will be nice to return to the Gulf Coast in Springtime. It was almost a full class and everyone had a great time. The weather was perfect for mixing, carving and finishing up. April 4 – 6, Tequesta, FL – Lighthouse Art Center A number of years ago I visited Lighthouse Art Center and saw how well suited it would be for a workshop. I am looking forward to having my first workshop there in their newly renovated clay studio. This was a small class and Chad Steve at the helm steered the entire operation without a glitch. Now that there is a clear understanding of what the workshop requires and delivers we are planning on doing it again in the Fall or next year. July 11 – 14, Sedona, AZ – Sedona Arts Center I will be teaching at this fine art center for the first time. Last year the very hot weather was probably the reason the workshop did not make. I am honored to be included in the very accomplished and talented group of artists that teach there. July 18 – 20, Tucson, AZ – Arizona – Sonora Desert Museum I am excited about teaching at ASDM. My mentor, the late Jack Hastings, has some pieces he made in the 1970's in the gardens so I feel a connection to the place through his work. The link will take you to the workshop sign up page. What I offer is a little different from the wide variety of wonderful activities they provide. I hope it is received well. July 25 – 27, Vancorum, CO – Camp V I had been in contact with Ahhaa School of the Arts in Telluride, CO and we were considering a workshop there in September if I was able to make a second trip west. Then I was contacted by an associated location – Camp V. I had explored their web site months earlier and found the place to be an intriguing spot. Now I am excited to be going there to teach and discover the place for myself. Late Summer or Autumn? – Sandpudding Studio, NC – If there are inquiries perhaps something here in the mountains of western North Carolina. This workshop could be atypical in that it may involve large or on site construction associated with the stepping stones commission that will be ongoing late in the season. Also, any personal project that someone would like to explore. mid October? TBA – Tequesta, FL – Lighthouse Art Center I contacted Chad Steve after I oommitted to the SAMA workshop below and we are currently looking at me returning to Lighthouse October 30 – November 1 – Orlando, FL Society of American Mosaic Artists It has been six years since I did a SAMA workshop. Happy to be invited back where as before I get to meet more talented and enthusiastic people.
Other Concrete in 2025
Bell Buckle, TN – Sherri Art Studio For those wanting a different concrete experience the workshops that Sherri Warner Hunter offers are the tops. They fill up fast.
Concrete Carving Workshop Schedule 2026
June 5 – 7, Huntsville, AL – Huntsville Museum of Art Such a fine institution and delighted to be included among their few offerings. Details as they become available. June 14 – 20 – Sewannee, TN Shakerag I have known about Shakerag for years as a member in the Tennessee Association of Craft Artist.I am delighted to be invited to teach in this week long workshop. It will likely be a double workshop. And it is on the Cumberland Plateau which is the place of my ancestry.
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