TAEA ONLINE CONFERENCE
SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2020
“THE TAEA VIRTUAL STUDIO”
Details:
Registration for the Virtual Conference is closed! We will send out information to our participants prior to the conference!
Price:
$20 for Members (members of NAEA or TAEA; Your member ID will be required)
$25 for Non-Members
$15 for Pre-Service Teachers
REGISTRATION CLOSES JUNE 19TH.
When: Saturday, June 27th, 2020
Schedule: (all times are Central Standard Time)
8:30am to 8:45am- Zoom Webinar Opens and Check-In
8:45am to 9am - Opening Remarks
9am to 9:55am Keynote Speaker - Tylur French
10am to 11:30am - Paste Paper with Beauvais Lyons
12pm to 1pm Lunch Break
1pm to 2:30pm - From Panel to Page: Illustrating a Comic with Doug Dabbs
2:30pm to 3pm Wrap-up and Final Thoughts
Keynote Speaker - Tylur French
Tylur French is a Memphis-based Sculptor whose work can be found throughout the city and the broader Mid-South Region. Tylur has MFA and BFA degrees in Sculpture from KCAI and SIUC respectively. He has spent the better part of the past two decades as a leading creative and productive force in the field of Public Art. Tylur established Youngblood Studio 15 years ago to produce his own work as well to function as a collective and collaborative hub for the larger arts community. Youngblood Studio has partnered and collaborated with painters, blacksmiths, ceramicists and mosaic artists among others to help bring projects to reality. Grounded in the belief that a community with a richly integrated public arts program is a more thoughtful and humane community, Tylur has made it a mission from the beginning with Youngblood Studio to strive to bring as much high quality, innovative Art into the Memphis landscape as possible. The Youngblood Studio portfolio is home to some of the most iconic and recognizable public art features the city has to offer. Since its inception, the Youngblood Studio list of clients has grown to include St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, LeBonheur Childrens Hospital, Methodist Hospital, Veterans Administration, City of Memphis, Overton Park Conservancy, Memphis Botanic Gardens and Wiseacre Brewery just to name a few. Tylur lives in Midtown Memphis with his wife of 15 years and their two budding artist sons. He is grateful everyday to get to use his passion and talents to create a positive impact on the community he lives in and loves.
Paste Paper Workshop with Beauvais Lyons
Paste papers are one of the earliest methods used to decorate paper. From the late 16th century through to the 18th century they were predominately used as book covers and as end papers. The method involves using water soluble pigments with the paste to transform paper into a flexible and durable material for applications in book arts. This workshop will provide a brief overview of its use through history, some approaches to creating designs with paste paper and demonstrating the use of paste for casing a book and for use in a portfolio cover. The book and portfolio applications will be demonstrated, but students will not have time to make these during the workshop session.
Beauvais Lyons is a Chancellor’s Professor teaching printmaking at UTK since 1985. His one-person exhibitions have been presented at over 80 galleries and museums across the United States. He has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship in Poland (2002), the Santo Foundation Artist Award (2014) and the Southeastern College Art Conference Distinguished Teaching of Art Award (2017). The MFA printmaking program under his direction was ranked #3 nationally this year among public universities by US News and World Report.
Required materials:
Water soluble paint (water-color or acrylic) in a variety of colors
2-3 sheets of printmaking papers, 250 gm weight (Rives BFK, Arches Cover, Somerset white, etc.
Spray bottle or cellulose sponge
Plastic table-cloth or plastic drop cloth to cover table/work area.
Plastic cups for water
Assorted brushes (small to large)
Texture making tools (comb, small matboard squares, chop sticks, small sponges, etc.)
*Be sure to make one of the two paste paper recipes at least 1 day prior to the conference.
From Panel to Page: Illustrating a Comic with Doug Dabbs
Learn how to create a comic book page from start to finish with Middle Tennessee State University professor and professional comic book artist, Doug Dabbs. Break down a comic script into thumbnails, think through page design, composition, and storytelling elements, place word balloons, and “finish” a panel with pencil and ink. By the end of the workshop, attendees will understand the fundamentals of creating a comic and will have gained techniques that can be practically and easily translated into the classroom and their own artistic practice.
Doug Dabbs is an Associate Professor of Illustration at Middle Tennessee State University, and taught previously as a Professor of Sequential Art at Savannah College of Art and Design. Doug’s comic books and graphic novels have been published by Image Comics, One Press, 12 Gauge Comics, and Desperado Publishing, and he has created illustrations for Discovery Science Channel, Metallica, and Troy-Belt, to name a few. Doug as worked on books nominated for the renowned Eisner Award, exhibits both nationally and internationally, and has been recognized by international illustration competitions and art journals such as American Illustration, Communications Arts, ArtAscent, and Creative Quarterly.
Required Materials
A one-page comic book script (emailed to participants prior to the conference)
Comic book templates (emailed to participants prior to the conference and can be printed, used digitally, or referenced to create original templates)
Paper (any type)
Pencils (any type)
Black ink, markers, or micron pens