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Events
2024 SUMMER WORKSHOP SERIES
Seats are limited to 6 per class. Register today!
We are offering a series of 3 part, hands-on workshops focusing on a variety of techniques & objects.
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Price: $180 per workshop.
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Schedule: 3 classes. Meets once a week for 2 hours
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Includes: Instruction, clay, tools & one free 3hr open studio session per week
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Firing fees not included
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List of workshops below
HAND BUILDING MUKOZUKE
with Karina Cunningham
Mondays 1-3pm June 17, 24 and July 1
Mukozuke are ancient Japanese serving dishes that have been used since the Momoyama period (16th Century) and onwards. We will be exploring these forms by handbuilding them using a slab over mould technique and then afterward adding a serving handle as an option. For the glazing, we will be using a combination of a copper glaze and coloring oxide using fluid brushing techniques to make playful motifs.
Understanding of basic hand-building techniques will helpful
NERIKOMI
with Sam Neary
Tuesdays, 1-3pm, June 11, 18, 25
Learn how to create beautiful handbuilt marbled pieces with colored porcelain. Nerikomi is a technique of stacking and cutting colored clays to produce patterns. Sam will cover the whole process from start to finish including coloring your clay, marbling techniques and slab building—and will show you how to use your newly created slabs to make a pot that is truly unique.
All levels.
TINY VASES
with JJ Mitchell
Tuesdays, 5-7pm, June 11, 25 & July 2
In this workshop you will learn to hand-build and hand-paint tiny vases. In the first class JJ will teach clay techniques including coiling, slab building, scoring and slipping, as well as handle pulling, all at a miniature scale! In the second class she will teach techniques for hand-painting detailed motifs. You will leave this workshop with a set of 3 single stem vases and a miniature bouquet of dried flowers.
No clay experience necessary.
LET'S GET WHIMSICAL!
with Mary Fretz
Wednesday, 6-8pm, June 12
Monday, 6-8pm, June 24
Wednesday, 6-8pm, June 26
It doesn’t matter if your pieces are thrown or hand-built, functional or non-functional, they can be whimsical! Whether you’re a new potter, or a serious, experienced one; whether you want to add whimsy to an existing piece or create something new, Mary will inspire you with new techniques, ideas, and ways to make your pottery fun. All you need to bring is a willingness to play and your imagination.
All levels.
HANDBUILT IKEBANA VESSELS
with Lily Ferguson
Fridays, 6-8pm, June 14, 21, 28
Ikebana is a traditional Japanese method of flower arrangement that focuses on minimalism, asymmetry and harmony; the vessels that hold the arrangements are usually wide-mouthed, rather than the common tall vase with narrow neck, to allow air to reach the flowers. In this three week workshop, Lily will teach the basics of hand built vessels and how to add “frogs” to create beautiful ikebana arrangements. We will discuss various silhouettes and look at different techniques to create unique vessels to bring home with you.
All levels.
SGRAFFITO BOWLS
with Michele Godwin
Saturdays 10am-12pm June 15, 22, 29
Sgraffito is a decorative technique produced by applying color to a pot and carving or scratching a design to reveal the layer underneath. In this workshop students will carve shapes and natural forms onto thrown or mold-made bowls. Michele will show you how to use slips and underglazes, and take you through the process step by step. Students will leave with a bowl, or several bowls!, personalized with their own sgraffito carving.
All levels.
