WORKSHOPS ARE BACK!!!
*Masks are currently required by all during workshops
Friday Night Intro-to-Wheel Workshops:
For anyone interested in trying out the Potter’s Wheel – no experience required!
Saturday Night Intro-to-Wheel Workshops:
For anyone interested in trying out the Potter’s Wheel – no experience required!
Beginner + : Traditional Hand Building Techniques
In this workshop we’ll cover 4 of the oldest techniques in ceramic work, all of which can be done at home without any fancy equipment, and any of which can help produce just about anything you want to make out of clay.
About an hour will be spent on each of the following:
Slab Pots
-How to fling a perfect slab without a slab roller or rolling pin
– How to shape that flat slab into just about anything
Coil Pots
– How to roll the perfect coil without an extruder
– How to build forms intentionally with those coils
Pinch Pots
– Finding the pattern and rhythm of a simple pinch pot
– The ways in which it can be so much more than a simple pinch pot
Carved Pots
– shaping a piece through reduction
– Clay, at a certain stage, can be whittled like wood. We’ll talk about making what we want, by carving away what we don’t.
Each process will be demoed and discussed, and participants will make a small piece out of each technique.
Sunday, July 18
1-5 pm
$100
Beginner-Intermediate: Surface Decoration
A pot can be a wonderful canvas – but there are so many options for what to do with it!
In this workshop we’ll discuss:
- Slip, Underglaze, Wash, and Glaze – What’s the difference, when to use, and lots of tips and techniques for each!
- How to make your own slips, washes, and underglazes
- Sgraffito and Incising – two of the most traditional carving techniques.
- Marbling, slip trailing, combing, and more!
*Small fresh pots will be provided to practice on.
Saturday, July 31
1-4 pm
$75
***Workshops can be rescheduled with at least 48 hours notice – No refunds.