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Work In Process / Todd Oldham on Sequined Barkcloth Floral Skirts

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Work In Process / Todd Oldham on Quilted Moving-Blanket Jacket

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Work in Process / Machine Knitting

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Artist Peyton North (RISD BFA 2015, Textiles) shows us how to create stripes on a knitting machine.

Marofske’s cast donuts, primarily plaster and gouache (L), and the original rubber donut dog toy (R).

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Marisa Marofske
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The process of mold-making and casting invites creative experimentation, but follows rules of precise timing and size. Artist Marisa Marofske (RISD BFA Painting, 2014) explains the steps involved in casting objects.

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A Boating Party
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Unfinished paintings by Eastman Johnson, John Singer Sargent and Mary Cassatt reveal new techniques that emerged in France in the second half of the 19th century.

A portrait of a blond-haired, dark-eyed, rosy-cheeked child in a voluminous blue bonnet and top painted with soft, loose brush strokes and unfinished areas revealing the tan canvas beneath.

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Simone in a Blue Bonnet
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Unfinished paintings by Eastman Johnson, John Singer Sargent and Mary Cassatt reveal new techniques that emerged in France in the second half of the 19th century.

New Ways to Paint

Sugaring Off
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Unfinished paintings by Eastman Johnson, John Singer Sargent and Mary Cassatt reveal new techniques that emerged in France in the second half of the 19th century.

Copying an Old Master Drawing

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Luca Cambiaso used iron gall ink and a quill pen to create this drawing in about 1570. RISD professor Andrew Raftery walks us through the making of iron gall ink and a quill pen, and explains how he copied Cambiaso's drawing.

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