The MAEA Winter Retreat 2019 is Moving!A survey was sent to registered MAEA members after the 2018 retreat and members voted overwhelmingly to move the retreat for 2019 to Fort Benton, MT! It will be either be the 1st or 2nd weekend of February and will follow a similar schedule as it has at Lubrecht, please see below. More information will be coming on or before our Fall conference in Billings so stay tuned for this exciting MAEA professional development opportunity availed in a new location!
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About April Hale:
I have always been a maker. I work nearly every day in my small studio in Stevensville, Montana - making sustainable, handcrafted jewelry by combining blacksmithing, enameling, and fine silversmithing into a contemporary, nature-inspired aesthetic. I have been creating jewelry for over ten years and hold a Craft Certificate in Metalsmithing from the Appalachian Center for Craft in Smithville, Tennessee and a Master’s of Fine Art from Montana State University in Bozeman.
I love using my eyes and hands to create adornment that connects people to their surroundings. Frequently new designs arise from a form observed on my morning run or a view of a landscape I saw as I drove across the state. Rather than replicate what I see, I distill the natural forms to their essence, interpreting them in a new way. A rosehip on a bare twig in winter, the first glacier lilies in spring, or a rusty car on a dry hillside are all visual elements that may be incorporated into a necklace or a pair of earrings. By tying colors and forms from the environment into the jewelry, I bring the landscape onto the body of the wearer. Enameled shapes create pools of color; forged steel and silver give the work a natural, handmade feel.
Of the many tools in my studio, two hammers hand made by a blacksmith friend are my favorites. Handmade tools feel different to use – like my jewelry, they carry something of the place where they were created and the person who created them.
This history of the tools and materials, connection to the landscape, and environmental sustainability are integral to what I make. By using reclaimed copper and steel I am breathing life back into the metals, connecting our past cultures to the present through my view of the contemporary landscape. By wearing the jewelry, one wears a small part of the people and places that came before.
More available on the web: www.aprilhalejewelry.com www.aprilmariehale.com
I love using my eyes and hands to create adornment that connects people to their surroundings. Frequently new designs arise from a form observed on my morning run or a view of a landscape I saw as I drove across the state. Rather than replicate what I see, I distill the natural forms to their essence, interpreting them in a new way. A rosehip on a bare twig in winter, the first glacier lilies in spring, or a rusty car on a dry hillside are all visual elements that may be incorporated into a necklace or a pair of earrings. By tying colors and forms from the environment into the jewelry, I bring the landscape onto the body of the wearer. Enameled shapes create pools of color; forged steel and silver give the work a natural, handmade feel.
Of the many tools in my studio, two hammers hand made by a blacksmith friend are my favorites. Handmade tools feel different to use – like my jewelry, they carry something of the place where they were created and the person who created them.
This history of the tools and materials, connection to the landscape, and environmental sustainability are integral to what I make. By using reclaimed copper and steel I am breathing life back into the metals, connecting our past cultures to the present through my view of the contemporary landscape. By wearing the jewelry, one wears a small part of the people and places that came before.
More available on the web: www.aprilhalejewelry.com www.aprilmariehale.com
How Much:$110 for MAEA/NAEA members
$130 for non-members The fee for this workshop includes the cost of all consumable supplies other than the ones listed below. The supplies have been pre-purchased for your convenience; this ensures that every student will have supplies on hand for a more enjoyable and successful workshop. The fees also pay for the artist instructors and the workshop room rental. You can send in a $40 non-refundable payment to reserve your spot in the class. There are only 15 seats available. Please mail your checks to: April Fox
MAEA Treasurer PO Box 131 Turner, MT 59542 Make the checks out to MAEA. The participants are required to cover their own room and board. Dinner on Saturday night will be a potluck, however participants need to provide breakfast, lunches and snacks. The Lubrecht can provide meals if you let them know what you would like when you reserve your room.
Earn OPI Credit:OPI Renewal credits will be available for all instructional hours completed.
Thursday, February 22nd, 2018- Optional
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Where:
The Lubrecht Forest
Directions: From Missoula on Interstate 90 proceed east for approximately five miles and take Exit 109, the Bonner/Great Falls/Highway 200 Exit. Proceed east on Montana Highway 200 past the Town Pump, through Milltown and Bonner, and past the small town of Potomac at mile marker 16. (The Potomac Store and Bar is the last such establishment before Lubrecht). Continue past mile marker 22 and the Garnet Range Road. DO NOT TURN on the Garnet Range Road. Continue PAST the Garnet Range Road entrance for about 0.2 mile and look for the entrance sign to the Lubrecht Forest headquarters and Conference Center on the east (right) side of the Highway. A few hundred feet beyond the timbered arch entry way, the road forks at log cabin. This road circles the Headquarters Area. To reach the Forestry Center, Lodge, and Apartments turn left. The first building on the right is the Forestry Center where you can pick up keys for your stay at the Lodge or cabins. If you continue past the Forestry Center the next building on the right is the Lodge. The Lodge parking lot is on the left, although there are six parking/unloading spaces in front of the Lodge. Please use one of these two areas for parking. To access the cabins, dinning hall, pavilion and start of the cross country trails continue past the Lodge until you reach a large parking lot, or take a right at the fork near the entrance and log cabin. The road is a loop. Reserve a room at the Lubrecht Forest:Participants will be required to cover their own room and board. The Lubrecht Forest offers a range of overnight accommodations from fully-furnished Lodge rooms to "bring your own sleeping bag", wood-heated cabins.
Rates vary: $10-60 depending on your comfort level or budget. View the sign up sheet below to find someone who is looking to share a room.
Click here for details on lodging at the Lubrecht Forest. Contact information for lodging arrangements: Phone: Linda Nitz at (406) 244-5524 x 2 Fax: (406) 244-5004 Email: lubrecht.facilities@cfc.umt.edu 
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Register for the Workshop:
The Winter Retreat is open to only 15 participants. This is an event put on by your Montana Art Educator's Association, thus, priority registration given to current MAEA members. Members only can register prior January 8th, 2018.
Please sign up below to indicate you are coming and what you can share for the Pot Luck Dinner!
If you cannot attend the workshop please let Eric Hanson know so your spot can be opened to someone on the waiting list. If the class fills, please sign up anyway and we will offer open seats to the next person on the list.
Please sign up below to indicate you are coming and what you can share for the Pot Luck Dinner!
If you cannot attend the workshop please let Eric Hanson know so your spot can be opened to someone on the waiting list. If the class fills, please sign up anyway and we will offer open seats to the next person on the list.
