[Nome-announce] Bookbinding, epics, color!

[Carol Gales]

Registration deadlines are looming for the bookbinding, epics, and  
color courses. Please scroll down for more details on these and other  
upcoming courses!

TO REGISTER, stop by campus or call 1-800-478-2202 (in Nome, 443-2201).

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BEGINNING BOOKBINDING with Heather Neal Kasvinsky

Thursday – Sunday  /  Oct. 9 – 12  /  REGISTER BY: Friday, Sept. 26  
(so visiting instructor has time to order supplies)
4 sessions:
- Thursday & Friday, Oct. 9 & 10: 5:30-9:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Oct. 11: 10 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
- Sunday, Oct. 12: 12:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
1 credit  /  ART F193  /  Cost: $137 + materials

This class is an introduction to techniques, materials and resources  
for creating books. Instruction includes the following: Preparation  
of materials and design choices for Japanese stab binding, origami  
books, pamphlet stitching, accordion folds and exposed stitch/multi- 
signature structures. Students construct a variety of book structures  
from a single sheet to a multi-section hardcover blank book.

Visiting art instructor Heather Neal Kasvinsky received a master’s  
degree in printmaking from Arizona State University. Specializing in  
etching, drypoint, lithography, monoprinting, book arts, letterpress  
and hand papermaking, she has taught fine arts at the college level  
for the past eight years. Heather is a studio artist living in  
Fairbanks.

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GILGAMESH: CIVILIZATION’S FIRST EPIC with Paul Korchin

Fridays  /  Oct. 3 – Nov. 7  /  6:30-9pm  /  REGISTER BY: Friday,  
Sept. 26
Six 2.5-hour sessions  /  1 credit  /  RELG 193
Cost: $137 + book

Uncover the primeval roots of the epic genre with a study of  
Gilgamesh, an ancient tale of a part-human, part-divine hero-king  
seeking the meaning of life. Read and analyze the story with the help  
of linguistic, archaeological, artistic, and cultural references to  
the Sumerian and Akkadian originals from 4,000 years ago. We will  
discuss the primeval substance and structure of the epic genre, and  
how it resonates in later examples such as Odyssey and Beowulf.

Paul Korchin has a doctoral degree in Near Eastern languages and  
civilizations from Harvard University. He has taught many courses at  
Northwest Campus. Paul is news director at KNOM.

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COLOR THEORY & APPLICATIONS with Kathy Mallory

Mondays  /  6:30-9pm  /  Oct. 6 – Dec. 8  /  REGISTER BY: Monday,  
Sept. 29
Ten 2.5-hour sessions  /  1 credit  /  ART F193
Cost: $137 + materials

Without application, readings in color theory are little understood.  
Students in this course will come to understand color behavior and  
theory through a series of exercises and direct applications with  
paper, acrylic paint, and their own art or craft medium. This course  
is for painters and non-painters alike who want to learn more about  
using color in their work.

Kathy Mallory is an oil painter who lives at Banner Creek. Two of her  
paintings are in the Anchorage Museum of History and Art's permanent  
collection. She has received an Individual Artist's Award from the  
Rasmuson Foundation.

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BEADING FOR BEGINNERS with Dora Ahwinona

Mondays  /  7-9 p.m.  /  Oct. 13-Dec. 1  /  REGISTER BY: Monday, Oct. 6
Eight 2-hour sessions  /  1 credit  /  APAR 150
Cost: $137 + beading supplies

Learn to create beaded earrings, necklaces, bracelets and pen covers  
in this introductory course on basic bead jewelry making. Students  
will learn to use a pattern working with brick stitch and peyote  
stitch, and basic bead stringing. Make beautiful pieces to wear—or  
give as gifts!

Dora Ahwinona has been beading and skin-sewing full-time for the past  
five years while caring for her children. Her pieces have been  
honored at the Iditarod Fine Art Show.

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NORTHWEST CAMPUS WRITERS GROUP with Nancy Mendenhall

Weekly meeting date to be set at first meeting, Oct. 7  /  7-9pm  /   
REGISTER BY: First meeting (Oct. 7)
Nine 2-hour sessions  /  Non-credit workshop  /  Cost: $20

This writers workshop is open to anyone age 16 and older who is  
interested in a peer critique of their works in progress, and who  
will bring samples of their own work of fiction, personal history, or  
other nonfiction to share. We will all offer positive critiques for  
each other’s samples. Regular attendance and participation are  
important!

Nancy Mendenhall has lived in this region since 1970 and taught  
English at Northwest Campus. Now retired, she has written regional  
social histories and is working on a book on small-scale fishing. She  
coordinated an oral history project for Nome in 1996-99.

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TRADITIONAL PORTRAITURE with Autumn Falls

Tuesdays & Thursdays  /  Oct. 14-Nov. 6  /  6-9 p.m.  /  REGISTER BY:  
Tuesday, Oct. 7
Eight 3-hour sessions  /  1 credit  /  APAR F150
Cost: $137 + supplies

Create portraits in the traditional medium of your choice: oil,  
watercolor, pastel, graphite, charcoal, ink, pencil, etc. Instruction  
will emphasize self-expression by developing spontaneous artistic  
ideas into a more focused style. Learn to paint or draw portraits  
through easy-to-understand lectures and exercises. For beginning and  
advanced students. Instruction in the various media will be given as  
needed.

Autumn Falls has been a courtroom artist and tattoo artist, and does  
portrait commissions. She holds certificates in fine and commercial  
arts. Her work has won Best in Show at the Iditarod Fine Arts Show.

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SCULPTURE & MOLD-MAKING TECHNIQUES FOR
BRONZE & CERAMIC SCULPTURES with Cam Kristenson

Thursdays  /  6-9pm  /  Oct. 16-Dec. 11  /  REGISTER BY: Thursday,  
Oct. 9
Eight 3-hour sessions  /  1 credit  /  ART F193
Cost: $137 + supplies

In this course students will be shown how to make armatures for clay  
sculptures. When the sculptures are made students will then learn how  
to replicate their sculptures in a variety of mediums including:  
plaster, wax, rockite, and ceramic slip.

Award-winning artist Cam Kristensen holds a bachelor of fine arts  
degree in metalsmithing and Native arts from the University of Alaska  
Fairbanks. Cam works for Crowley Marine Services.

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PC HARDWARE CONFIGURATION & TROUBLESHOOTING: A+
with Joe Mason

Mondays & Wednesdays  /  Oct. 27 - Dec. 17  /  6:50-10pm  /  REGISTER  
BY: Monday, Oct. 13
3 credits  /  CIOS F210  /  Cost: $543 (tuition, fees, books)

Want to learn more about computers? What goes on "under the hood"? In  
this course, unlock the secrets of hardware configuration and  
troubleshooting. Learn to install, remove and configure computer  
hardware components and diagnose hardware problems. You’ll learn to  
solve your own computer issues—and will have some of the skills  
needed for Comp TIA A+ tech certification. Offered by distance to  
anyone in the state!

Joe Mason is a long-time Northwest Campus faculty member. He teaches  
a variety of classes, from computer troubleshooting to college  
reading to English composition.

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CLIMATE CHANGE IN ALASKA with Claudia Ihl

Tuesdays & Thursdays  /  Oct. 21 – Nov. 20  /  6-7:30pm  /  REGISTER  
BY: Tuesday, Oct. 14
Ten 90-minute sessions  /  1 credit  /  BIOL F193
Cost: $137

The purpose of this class is to give students the basic scientific  
background knowledge they need in order to understand and critically  
interpret the large amount of information on climate change that is  
available today. We will compare today’s climate change with those of  
the past, dissect critical arguments for and against human causes of  
climate change and examine evidence for climate change and its  
consequences in our region from scientific studies and traditional  
Native knowledge.

Claudia Ihl, NWC biology professor, has researched muskox and caribou  
behavior and the effect of climate change on their grazing ranges.

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TRADITIONAL PORTRAITURE with Autumn Falls

Tuesdays & Thursdays  /  Nov. 18-Dec. 16  /  6-9 p.m.  /  REGISTER  
BY: Tuesday, Nov. 11
Eight 3-hour sessions  /  1 credit  /  APAR F150
Cost: $137 + supplies

Create portraits in the traditional medium of your choice: oil,  
watercolor, pastel, graphite, charcoal, ink, pencil, etc. Instruction  
will emphasize self-expression by developing spontaneous artistic  
ideas into a more focused style. Learn to paint or draw portraits  
through easy-to-understand lectures and exercises. For beginning and  
advanced students. Instruction in the various media will be given as  
needed.

Autumn Falls has been a courtroom artist and tattoo artist, and does  
portrait commissions. She holds certificates in fine and commercial  
arts. Her work has won Best in Show at the Iditarod Fine Arts Show.

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Carol Gales
Program Development Manager

University of Alaska Fairbanks - Northwest Campus
Pouch 400
Nome, AK 99762
907-443-8407 (phone)
800-478-2202, ext. 8407 (toll-free)
907-443-5602 (fax)
www.nwc.uaf.edu

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