Brush making workshops have been combined with lectures & demonstrations detailing brush making techniques from Japan, the West and techniques developed during the exploration of the hand made brush both as a work of art and a functional tool.
The materials and techniques are unique and the quality of a handmade brush depends upon choice materials used. A wide variety of deer hair, horse hair, moose hair and cat hair are used to create individual brushes as well as aged bamboo sections, quality glues and knot tying threads The hand made brushes constructed in workshops function on two primary levels as functional brushes and tools to paint with on ceramic, paper, cloth and a variety of other surfaces and as works of art to enjoy apart from function. The detailed brush making workshop description gives added details of both the format and agenda of the workshop variations that can be combined. Materials will be provided.
Biography
Glenn Grishkoff has developed a national and international reputation as a brush maker and ceramic artist. He earned a BFA from California State Fullerton and an MFA from Claremont Graduate University. He has recently been awarded the 2008 Idaho Commission on the Arts fellowship award with a cover article feature in the winter issue of the Boise Idaho Arts Quarterly. In addition, he has traveled extensively in Japan and South Africa with a recent two month artists residency invitation this past spring to make his brushes among the hill tribe people and painting elephants in northern Thailand. Grishkoff has been the recipient of may solo, invitational and juried shows and has taught full time as an Assistant Professor in 3-D studio arts both at Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA and at the University of Idaho.
Brush making workshops have been combined with lectures & demonstrations detailing brush making techniques from Japan, the West and techniques developed during the exploration of the hand made brush both as a work of art and a functional tool.
