:: September Artists of the Month! ::

T-shirt Competition: http://uwm-craftcentre.blogspot.com/2011/09/design-t-shirt.html

Check out our September artists of the month!

Danielle Burren is a Drawing and Painting/Art History major at UWM. Her drawings are primarily portraits of people. She ultimately hopes for the audience to understand these drawings as a series of portraits, or a framework in which they may place themselves and others.

Nellie Worden is an Art Education major at UWM. Being an art education major has given her the opportunity to explore a variety of mediums. She has taken a different approach to each one and never planned on creating a body of work that necessarily correlated. However, she has found that although different avenues, the concepts overlap in some way. "I've found out more about myself through the making of the art than I'd anticipated. This excites me and emphasizes why art is absolutely necessary and the creative process is an essential way of understanding oneself and the world around them. Some themes I explore in my work are perceptions (and nuances and uniqueness of each), growth and dying - the recycling of life, and underwater. Recently, I have become interested in retrospective thinking and knowledge based off experience and would like to explore that idea further."

"Oil Rig Pot and Thirsty Fish Cups"

"Grow"

::: Design a T-Shirt! :::

Peck School of the Arts Students:

Win a $100 gift-card to the Union Bookstore, as well as your own design on the Studio Arts & Craft Centre t-shirts! The Craft Centre is looking for an artistic design for their new t-shirts. All you have to do is create a t-shirt design and submit it! The SACC employees will vote on their favorite design, and the winner receives a $100 gift card!

Submit your design to our email - craftctr@uwm.edu, or come in a give it to us in person! We are located on the street level of the UWM Student Union, room EG30.

Please submit your designs by October 15th, 2011.

Good luck!!!

::: College for Kids! :::

College for Kids at the Craft Centre this summer! The kids come in and make everything from bowls to castles. They are all very promising artists! It's fantastic seeing them having so much fun with ceramics.

They even made pizza!

::: Meet our Employee :::

Kim Sullivan

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Nickname:

Kim-Crackerz, Kimothy, Froggy

Major:

Graphic Design. But preferably, baking, illustrating, printing, crafting & googling.

What is your position at the Craft Centre?

Marketing Manager. I’m writing answers to my own silly questions right now.

What astrological sign do you believe you are, knowing now that it is false?

My love hate relationship with Astrology has me wishing and believing I’m an Aries yet living contently with my Aquarius personality. Soooo I guess I’m the new sign, Aquies. weeeeeeeeee

What’s your favorite color?

50s retro Turquoise/Aqua. Splash in copper for the ultimate color combination.

What facility / tool / area do you think is the bestest at the Craft Centre?

We have a darkroom with a serene environment. Nothing is better than that. Embrace film!

What is the coolest thing you have made at the Craft Centre?

The coolest thing I ever made and the first thing I ever made: Cowboy and Indian turquoise painted earrings.

If you were a vegetable, which one would you be?

Spinach.

What’s your favorite website?

Designworklife.com, Youtube.com, ASOS.com

What is your favorite class you have ever taken while at UWM?

Oddly enough, 3-D concepts during my freshman year was my favorite class at UWM. I’ve never worked harder and I built an amazingly odd digestive system out of my old waitress tickets I took orders on for years.

Lastly, Do you believe in Zombies?

Yes. I asked this question specifically to see who shares this fear with me. I like to lay in bed at night securing my survival plan.

::: Meet our Employee... :::

Alex Dobrient

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Nickname:

Doby, Dobness, AD

Major:

Ceramics

What is your position at the Craft Centre?

Ceramics Area Manager

What astrological sign do you believe you are, knowing now that is is false?

Scorpio, good thing I never got that scorpion tattoo I always wanted when I was 15.

What’s your favorite color?

Black and Blue

What facility / tool / area do you think is the bestest at the Craft Centre?

The potter's wheel

What is the coolest thing you have made at the Craft Centre?

I sewed my own little black sack dress in the summer of 2011. (In the future)

If you were a vegetable, which one would you be?

I see myself as a bushel of Asparagus.

What’s your favorite website?

hulu.com

What is your favorite class you have ever taken while at UWM?

Intro to ceramics, Intro to printmaking

Lastly, Do you believe in Zombies?

Yes, and I am horrified.

:: April Artists of the Month ::

Here's another round of awesome student artists showing their work here at the SACC.

Katie Broenen is a Photography/Graphic Design Major at the Peck School of the Arts. Broenen speaks about of her work saying, "My favorite project I've done thus far is entitled, "Where She's Been." It constitutes where I've been and within the last year, some places are of importance, some are just daily acquaintances, using my favorite pair of shoes to suggest my place within the environment. As I travel, I have been continuing this project; as of right now, I don't see an end. The presence of the shoes hints at my personality while my absent body allows the viewers to enter the space as if it were them."




Ruby Jaeger is a junior in the jewelry and metalsmithing department at UWM. Her body of work includes investigations of nature, language, and gender identity. She is the current recipient of the Logan Travel Scholarship, and will be traveling to Ireland, England and Scotland to further research on ancient metalsmithing techniques and practices.


Come check out this great work before the month is over!

Meet our Employee...

Kate Kopp

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Nickname:

Carrie Bradshaw

Major:

Painting/Drawing. I love it. I can't help it. Painting is the only thing that makes sense. It's an escape I allow myself to be lost in.

What is your position at the Craft Centre?

Program Manager. My job is challenging but in the best possible ways. I get paid to be creative and work with the most incredible people. The SACC staff is motivated, charismatic, funny, passionate, lively, dedicated and simply lovely.

What astrological sign do you believe you are, knowing now that is is false?

I hate astrological signs. I believe in Jesus. I don't hate astrology, but I put no thought into it's significance. Wow, that sounds serious.

What’s your favorite color?

Green. Sometimes blue is perfect, but I'm always drawn to green. This may be why trees are my most favorite thing.

What facility / tool / area do you think is the bestest at the Craft Centre?

The BESTEST would have to be the center fuse. Casting is an incredible process that I would encourage anyone to learn. Sign up for the Silver Casting class. It starts Wednesday, March 30!

What is the coolest thing you have made at the Craft Centre?

I made a drawing of Kim Sullivan's face. She is a hottie so I enjoyed it.

If you were a vegetable, which one would you be?

Broccoli, with a side of ranch because I can't eat broccoli without ranch.

What’s your favorite website?

Besides f-book? BAAHHH Well, ffffound.com, satorialist.com, postsecret.com

What is your favorite class you have ever taken while at UWM?

Painting Studio, Kay Knight keeps me motivated, and I love developing a series.

Lastly, Do you believe in Zombies?

I already told you - I believe in Jesus.

Valentine Card Making

This post is kind of late, but earlier this month we had a whole week for people to make valentine cards for their loved ones, their cats or dogs, maybe their fish? Here are some pictures... all the supplies were free to students and member so keep your eyes open for this event next year!

Making Floats for Mardi Gras Parade!

On Tuesday, March 8, the Craft Centre participated in a Mardi Gras parade throughout the Union at UWM. For the entire week prior, the SACC was available for differentstudentorganizations and union departments to come in a make a float. This year we had the Peer Health Advocates and puppet maker Jeff Holub collaborate with the float making.

Below are pictures of Jeff and Benito working on the "Needle" and "Thread" for the Craft Center a couple days before the parade. Here is a link for pictures f

rom the actual event on Tuesday.

http://www.jsonline.com/multimedia/photos/117612548.html#id_47512963

Enjoy! :D

March :: Artists of the Month

Check out our March Artists of the month!

Nikki Koslow is a junior Painting & Drawing major here at UWM. Her paintings focus on space, ambiguous spaces and loss of direction. Her use of vibrant colors and and detailed imagery is gorgeous, check it...





Rachel Kedinger is a junior Jewelry & Metalsmithing major at UWM. She has some beautiful concrete and silver casted pieces on display here.

Meet our Employee...

 Katie Park  

Major: 

Graphic Design

What is your position at the Craft Centre?

Photography Lead Assistant. Yay! ^.^

What astrological sign do you believe you are, knowing now that is is false?  

Haaaaahahahaaa. Well I started out as an Aquarius, so I’m going to stick with it and as much as I want to believe in this stuff, they basically made it extremely hard by randomly changing the signs and than adding a new one.  

What’s your favorite color?

Orange. Orange. ORANGE. Although I hate wearing orange and I definitely hate oranges even though the smell is nice.

What facility / tool / area do you think is the bestest at the Craft Centre?

The paper and matte board cutter. Exacto blades, rulers, straight lines are the death of me.

What is the coolest thing you have made at the Craft Centre?

Hmmmmmmmm…. I did a B&W photo series on prostitution. I’m not sure if it’s the ‘coolest’ thing I’ve made here, but it did get the most reactions.

If you were a vegetable, which one would you be?

CUCUMBERS!!!!!!!! Yum yum yummm! [Raw, they’re awful when cooked, actually I prefer all my vegetables raw that cooked. When they’re cooked, most people over cook them and make them mushy, like they think we don’t have teeth. Ew.

What’s your favorite website?

I don’t know, Netflix?

What is your favorite class you have ever taken while at UWM?

Ummmmm… I can tell you which classes I’ve hated… Intro to Ceramics, Intro to Design, Graphic Design I, Art Survey, Chemistry 102 and Calculus 211. Ugh, I get the shivers thinking about them.

Lastly, Do you believe in Zombies?

No, but I do believe in the supernatural.