EVENTS
“Okeanos”, 2016, bamboo, steel, glass, waxed linen thread. 35″ x 82″ x 6″, Private Collection, Photo by Dan KvitkaHello, and thanks for visiting!
Below you will find listed bamboo or glass classes in my studio and other places, shows, lectures, and other events I am a part of. If you would like to know more about any of these events or register please follow the link provided or feel free to email my through my contact page if the class takes place in the Beaverton/Aloha studio.
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March 2019
Class: Harvest to Hand, Bamboo Basics From The Grove To The Studio
Learn the basics of working with bamboo as an art material in this three day class!
Find out more »April 2019
Bamboo and Glass Vessel
Bamboo is a wonderfully complex art material that can be used in a variety of ways to create form. It can be split into narrow strips, bent, crosscut, woven, sewn, and drilled. It can be used to make small scale objects or architectural structures. In this class we will explore using small bamboo and glass elements to create vessel forms that play with light and shadow. Come learn how to cut, heat bend, drill, weave, and sew bamboo together. Basic…
Find out more »June 2019
Solo Exhibition, Riversea Gallery
In June of 2019 I will have a solo exhibition at Riversea Gallery in Astoria Oregon. Details to follow...
Find out more »July 2019
Lecture: A meeting with bamboo artists in Japan
ART TALK: CHARISSA BROCK THURSDAY, JULY 11TH 1010 DUANE STREET (10th Street entrance-upstairs) 6-8 PM In 2017 Brock was given the opportunity to travel to Japan to meet several Japanese Bamboo artists while being filmed for a television show called “Who Wants To Go To Japan?” After filming the show Charissa Brock spent more time traveling the countryside meeting other bamboo artists. Come and hear about Charissa’s travels and visits with other bamboo artists. Charissa Brock is represented locally…
Find out more »“Volantem Colorum” Solo exhibition at Riversea Gallery
July 13 – August 6, 2019 Artwalk Reception: Saturday, July 13, 5:00—8:00 with music performed by guitarist Dylan Clodgo
Find out more »Pattern and Structure
Three artists, Charissa Brock, Cathy Schoenberg, and Jill Nordfors Clark will exhibit works in the Allen Family Focus Gallery during the Anacortes Arts Festival from July 26, 2019-August 3, 2019
Find out more »“Pattern & Structure”, Allen Family Focus Gallery at the Anacortes Arts Festival
The Allen Family Focus Gallery at the Anacortes Arts Festival showcases the work of Northwest artists, invited by the Festival Curatorial Team. This years theme “Pattern & Structure”, will include the work of three diverse artists – Cathy Shoenberg (Anacortes), Jill Nordfors Clark (Seattle) and Charissa Brock (Portland).
Find out more »Studio classes
September 28-30, Bamboo craft TBA
October 4-5, Bamboo Craft TBA
November 3, 2018, 12-3 pm Fused glass menorah
November 9, 2018, 6-9 pm Fused glass menorah
November 30, 2018, 6-9 pm Fused glass Christmas ornaments
December 8, 2018, 12-3 pm Fused glass Christmas ornaments
To register please email me
Charissabrock@gmail.com
Private lessons
If you are interested in taking private lessons feel free to contact me. I would be happy to talk about what you want to learn, create a lesson plan, and schedule a class for us. Classes are $40 per hour with a minimum of three hours. Additional students can be added for a fee. I can teach school age children, teens and adults basketry, bamboo, and glass techniques. Classes can be tailored to Homeschool students.