Susan Schwake is an artist, art educator, author, and curator. Her
passion for teaching art for more than 20 years has found her
working in many diverse settings, as well as her own art school,
which operates in conjunction with their gallery and design firm in
New Hampshire, called artstream. Susan exhibits her own artwork in
galleries in the United States and Europe. To date, she has curated
over 100 compelling contemporary exhibitions in her own gallery
with hundreds of national and international artists' work. Susan
has worked with many corporations installing original artwork from
the gallery's stable of artists.In keeping with her passion for art
and teaching, Susan has offered, and continues to offer, workshops
and programs to parents, teachers at universities, art studios,
community organisation, public and private schools, and most
recently online with e-courses in teacher training, painting,
printmaking and mixed media.
Rainer Schwake is a versatile and talented media designer holding a
masters degree in graphic design. His photography has been used in
hundreds of business- and arts-related design works for print and
websites. He is co-owner of artstream studios
(www.artstreamstudios.com) and lives with his wife, Susan, in
Rochester, NH.
"I love Susan's Art Lab series and reference them in the Art Studio
often. They're easy to follow, full of images, and directed at
open-ended exploration - exactly the kind of reference I need for
my own busy home." - Meghan Burch, Art Studio Educator, The Eric
Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, MA
"Schwake combines 32 3-D art projects with interviews with four
artists, each of whom is photographed. The first two chapters give
general instructions for setting up for each project, providing an
exhaustive list of materials needed. The subsequent five chapters
each focus on a single medium: paper, clay, textiles, sculpture,
and jewelry. The six relatively simple paper projects use mostly
found bits of paper. The seven clay objects range in size and
difficulty but require a kiln. The six textile projects use fabric,
yarn, or jute. The eight sculptures require corrugated cardboard,
papier-mché goo, plaster, pasteboard, or joint compound. Finally,
the five jewelry projects are made with paper, card stock, or
various types and sizes of beads. Instructions are always detailed,
both through step-by-step photographs of children making each
object and the detailed text. This well-written book with myriad
color illustrations is a must-have for art teachers or those who
help children appreciate art and artists." - Booklist
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