Art for Educators

Explore a variety of book arts techniques including accordion books, flag books, and star books. We will begin with a pamphlet stitched book and progress to more advanced structures. All materials will be provided, but participants are encouraged to bring source material if they would like to include specific materials in their work. Small images, stickers, stamps, found objects, ephemera, etc.

Explore the art of portrait photography in this hands-on class designed for adults of all experience levels. Learn to work with natural and studio lighting, composition, and posing techniques that bring out the individuality and emotion of your subjects. Through guided practice and creative exploration, students will develop a personal style while building a portfolio of expressive portraits. Perfect for anyone looking to refine their technical skills and elevate their artistic vision behind the lens.

Educators will learn how to create a durable, sandable, and paintable rigid surface that strengthens carved foam structures. This technique provides an affordable and accessible way to enhance student sculptures, making them more resilient and long lasting while maintaining a lightweight form. Ideal for high school art classrooms, this process expands creative possibilities while ensuring a safer, low-cost alternative to traditional hard-coating methods.

Jason was born in Pearisburg, Virginia on September 25, 1974. He moved to Charlotte, North Carolina in 1977 and lived there until he graduated from high school in 1993. Jason attended the College of Charleston in South Carolina. In 1997, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree with a Minor in Art History. Jason also studied abroad in Cortona, Italy learning to carve marble through a program with the University of Georgia in 1997.

In 1999, he was accepted to the University of Houston’s Master of Fine Arts program where he received his M.F.A. degree in 2002. Jason Makepeace is currently the Associate Professor of Sculpture and the Program Director for the Art and Design Program at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. As an avid art maker, Jason Makepeace has received artist grants from the Dallas Museum of Art as well as from the Houston Art Alliance, he is an Edward Albee Foundation Fellow, his artwork has been featured in several solo and group exhibitions in Italy, New York, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Illinois, Louisiana, New Jersey, and throughout Texas. Jason also has several artworks in both public and private collections.

He currently lives in League City, Texas and is happily married and a proud father of a beautiful daughter.

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Daniel earned his MFA in photography at the Tyler School of Art & Architecture at Temple University and also holds a BFA in Photography and BA in History from the University of North Florida. His photographs blend historical research with photography to deepen our understanding of how people and place combine to create a culture.  His work has been featured in numerous publications including Esquire Russia, Fraction, Oxford American, Create Magazine, and Aint-Bad. He currently lives in Houston, Texas where he teaches photography as Assistant Professor of Art & Design at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. 

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Janet earned her BA in Art from Notre Dame College in Manchester, NH. She completed her studies and received an MA in Art Ed from Boston University with a focus on Book Arts. She has taught art to students in Texas for fifteen years and regularly teaches workshops at The Printing Museum. In addition, Janet is currently the Book Arts professor here at UHCL! Her work has been in exhibitions in the U.S., Mexico, and Australia.

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