A three day, hands on workshop on location at the instructor's studio, that will teach gas welding, brazing and cutting as well as some exposure to electrical welding for steel. This class is not only for artists—fishermen, builders and homeowners are all welcome. This is a practical skills class that can be applied to anything and for everyone. The class will emphasize basic safety training as well as the skills necessary to weld and cut everything from a tin can to heavy plate steel. There will be a time for students, if they wish, to bring a small project that they would like to work on and assemble it in class. This class is a prerequisite for all other future welded-metal sculpture classes (unless student has had previous instruction.) If you have a small project or repair job, bring it along. Mindfulness techniques will also be incorporated to help students focus and center on their work and see the relationship, and interconnectedness of it to their everyday life.
5 days $500
Materials Fee $85
Welding Safety Workshop
A three to five hour short course on location at the instructor's studio, that will teach gas and electric welding safety. The class will emphasize basic safety training and provide the student with a certificate of completion from the safety course. This class is a prerequisite for all other future welded-metal sculpture classes. (unless student has had previous safety instruction) This class is not only for artists— fishermen, builders and homeowners are all welcome. This is a practical skills class that can be applied to anything and for everyone.
5 Hours $65
Welding For Women
A three day, hands on workshop on location at the instructor's studio, especially designed with women in mind, demystifying the macho reputation that welding has and creating a safe, testosterone free and creative teaching environment, making no assumptions about any previous knowledge of power or hand tools. The class will teach gas welding, brazing and cutting, as well as some exposure to electrical welding for steel. This class is not only for artists—fisherwomen, builders and homeowners are all welcome. This is a practical skills class that can be applied to anything and for everyone. The class will emphasize basic safety training as well as the skills necessary to weld and cut everything from a tin can to heavy plate steel. There will be a time for students, if they wish, to bring a small project that they would like to work on and assemble it in class. This class is a prerequisite for all other future welded-metal sculpture classes. (unless student has had previous instruction ) Mindfulness techniques will also be incorporated to help students focus and center on their work and see the relationship, and interconnectedness of it to their everyday life. Students need to bring ear plugs or sound protectors and comfortable all leather work gloves, writing paper w/ clip board or note book, as well as a bag lunch. Bring eye protection and welding goggles if you have it… otherwise it will be provided for. Clothing should include, leather shoes or boots, long sleeve shirts, no pants with cuffs or synthetic fabric that is flammable. Cotton preferable. Dress warmly in layers.
5 Days $500
Materials Fee $85
Found Object Welded Sculpture
A five day, hands on workshop on location at the instructor's studio, where we will explore the world of found object art using various metals collected by the students as well as some on hand. The facility has the capability to handle metal parts up to two tons. A forklift will be available if needed. So, load up the trunk of your car or the back of a pick up with "junk" and come prepared to have a good time. The emphasis of this class will be to see the intrinsic beauty of the mundane in our environment and explore the possibilities of re-arranging our world in such a way to see it all as art, and as a part of that process, we will merge the mundane and the sublime, creating found object sculpture. Some previous welding experience is necessary. See "Zen and the Art of Welding" workshops, or call the instructor for prior private instruction.
Students need to bring ear plugs or sound protectors and comfortable all leather work gloves, writing paper w/clip board or note book, as well as a bag lunch. Bring eye protection and welding goggles if you have it. Otherwise it will be provided for. Clothing should include, leather shoes or boots, long sleeve shirts, no pants with cuffs or synthetic fabric that is flammable. Cotton preferable. Dress warmly in layers.
5 Days $500
Materials Fee $85
All workshops will be on location at the instructor's studio in Little River, CA
About the Instructor: Richard Yaski studied sculpture at Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles and has created metal sculpture for the past 42 years in a variety of media, including: painted steel, Corten, stainless, aluminum, bronze and copper. His work is in corporate, private and government collections internationally. He has lived in Little River for the past 39 years where he has built his home, studio and sculpture gardens.
