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Carolina Aranibar-Fernández
Multi-Media Artist
Phoenix, AZ
Leah Griesmann
Fiction writer
Asheville, NC
Lauren Amalia Redding
Draftswoman, silverpoint artist
Naples, FL
Carolina Aranibar-Fernández
Multi-media artist
La Paz, Bolivia
Carolina Aranibar-Fernández is a Bolivian born artist who earned her BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and her MFA from the Virginia Commonwealth University, culminating in a Faculty Research Grant and a travel Fellowship in Qatar. Her practice rigorously traces flows of capital–cartography, maritime trade, cash crops, and industrial metals– across bodies-of-water from the perspectives of the native, gendered, and racialized bodies that move it. That is, she re-embodies capital exposing how contemporary markets insidiously hide historical oppression. Imperialism to colonialism, and now capitalism. Her installations are minted, projected, gilded, casted, woven, beaded, filmed, stepped-on, and crushed, but always spoken-for and register at various levels of action & passivity, and visibility & representation. She insists on disrupting institutional pedagogies (patriarchal knowledge), building instead from oral histories and indigenous craft (matriarchal knowledge). Her work has been the subject of multiple scholarly, journalistic, and popular publications. She has exhibited internationally in New York, the National Museum of Art in Bolivia, the Kathmandu Triennial in Nepal. Finally, she is one of three Mellon Foundation Projecting All Voices Fellows at Arizona State University.
Leah Griesmann
Fiction writer
Asheville, NC
Leah Griesmann has received grants and residencies for her fiction from the MacDowell Colony, the Elizabeth George Foundation, the Swatch Art Peace Hotel in Shanghai, the Key West Writers’ Workshops, The Virginia Quarterly Review Writers’ Conference, The Writers in Paradise Conference, as well as a Steinbeck Fellowship in Fiction. Her fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in This Side of the Divide: Contemporary Stories of the American West, PEN Center USA’s The Rattling Wall, J Journal: New Writing on Justice, The Cortland Review, Burrow Press Review, and The Weekly Rumpus, among other publications, and has been read or performed at The Center for Literary Arts, Lit Quake San Francisco, Sacramento Stories on Stage, the New Short Fiction Series in North Hollywood, and the Shanghai American Center. Her linked, Las Vegas-based story collection Stripped has been named a finalist for the Hudson Prize in Fiction and the St. Lawrence Book Award at Black Lawrence Press.
Lauren Amalia Redding
Draftswoman, silverpoint artist
Naples, FL
Lauren Amalia Redding (b. 1987) is an artist and writer living and working in Naples, Florida with her husband, the sculptor Brett F. Harvey. She received her B.A. from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and her M.F.A. from the New York Academy of Art in New York, New York. She has exhibited and curated across the United States, and her drawings have been included in Fine Art Connoisseur, Fine Art Today, and American Art Collector magazines. She was an artist-in-residence at the Florence School of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy, housed in Giorgio Vasari’s former studio. Lauren is a contributing writer for The Blue Review, based in New York City, and PaintGuide, based in Hong Kong. In 2018, she relocated to Southwest Florida after nearly ten years living in New York City to open H&R Studio with her husband, a private studio out of which both teach and work. Lauren utilizes both the precision and the ephemera of silverpoint to create portraits of her mother’s Cuban family and pay homage to those who triumph over totalitarianism.
A limited selection of short length (4′ or less) specialty hardwoods (mostly Cuban Mahogany) can be purchased from the Woodshop. Email woodshop@tskw.org for inquiries.
For a wider variety in wood types and length, we recommend our friend on Big Coppitt, Mike. He has a great selection and is nearby. His phone number is (305) 797-5747.
WOODSHOP RULES
No jerks allowed. The Woodshop is a shared space. Be mindful, respectful and patient with the people around you. Keep your space tidy and leave time to clean up before you’re done. The Woodshop Monitor is in charge, but is a human being too, so be nice.
No drinking or drugs. Consumption of alcohol or any substances which may impair judgment or coordination, including medications, are strictly forbidden while any tools are in use, including by others. Similarly, no one under the influence of substances consumed elsewhere is allowed in the Woodshop while tools are in use, including by others.
Keep food outside. You can eat at the tables outside, but keep food and drink (except water) outside of the Woodshop.
Supervision Required. The Woodshop may only be used in the presence of a Monitor who has been designated by The Studios.
Authorization Required. You may only use equipment and tools for which you’ve been authorized by a Woodshop Monitor.
Dress appropriately. Shoes with closed toes required while using tools. No dangling jewelry or clothing, and long hair should be pulled back. Eye covering is required while using power tools.
Know your materials. Know whether any materials you use are toxic, corrosive or flammable. No pressure treated wood. Store and dispose of them properly. Not sure? Read the label or ask the Monitor.
Know where the First Aid Kid is. And report any injuries to the Monitor.
WOODSHOP TOOLS
What We Have…
36” Band saw (Northfield)
Drill press (Delta)
8” Joiner (Powermatic)
Planer (Newman)
Radial arm saw (Dewalt)
Shaper-large (Powermatic)
Shaper-smaller (Grizzly)
10” Table Saw (Powermatic)
Lathe
Tabletop sander
Portable chop saw
Blades – various kinds
Clamps – various kinds
Fasteners – various kinds
Handheld drills
Handheld jigsaws
Work tables
… And What You’ll Need
Sandpaper (can be purchased at the Woodshop)
Blades and bits beyond ordinary use
Fasteners (eg. nails and screws) beyond ordinary use
HOW TO GET HERE
Address: 6810 Front Street, Key West, FL 33040
We’re located in Safe Harbor Marina on Stock Island, just down the docks from Hogfish Bar & Grill.
Shop Time Rates
$30/half day (up to 4 hours)
$50/full day (up to 8 hours)
$180/week (up to 5 days)
$550/month
Payments
Pay for your Shop Time online using the link you receive, or by phone at 305-296-0458 during The Studios regular Box Office Hours (Tue-Sat, 10am-4pm). Bookings must be confirmed by payment at least 24 hours in advance.
Cancellations
If you need to cancel or change your time, email woodshop@tskw.org right away.
Bookings may be cancelled and refunded up to 7 days prior to the booking.
Bookings may be changed to a later date at no additional cost, if notification is received at least 24 hours prior to the original booking.
No refunds will be issued if cancellation is not received at least 24 hours in advance.
Hugh's View Rooftop
With one of the tallest buildings – and most spectacular views – in town, the Hugh’s View rooftop terrace serves as The Studios’ creative space in the sky. The terrace sits four stories above street level and offers panoramic views of the island. The Kitwald Stage glows in the golden twilight of our sunset performances.
Hugh’s View offers:
—Smaller audience sizes
—Outdoor environment
—Intimate experiences
—A rooftop bar that opens one hour prior to show time
Helmerich Theater
With original seating from its days as a Masonic temple, the Helmerich Theater has been updated to also include floor seating. As a black box theater, the set up is intimate but professional, and sets the stage for concerts and performances that leave guests feeling like they really got to know the performer.
Helmerich Theater offers:
—More space and comfortable chairs
—Indoor comforts
—Intimate experiences
—A walk-up counter bar that opens one hour prior to show time
Residency Interest
The period for applying to 2021/22 residencies is now closed. We will begin accepting residencies for the 2022/23 season, which runs from September 2022-August 2023, in January 2022. If you would like to be notified by email when the application period opens again, please fill out this form.
With one of the tallest buildings – and most spectacular views – in town, the Hugh’s View rooftop terrace serves as The Studios’ creative space in the sky. The terrace sits four stories above street level and offers panoramic views of the island. The Kitwald Stage glows in the golden twilight of our sunset performances.
With original seating from its days as a Masonic temple, the Helmerich Theater has been updated to also include floor seating. As a black box theater, the set up is intimate but professional, and sets the stage for concerts and performances that leave guests feeling like they really got to know the performer.