This workshop is for anyone that is interested in exploring and expressing nature in clay. We  will be inspired to create sculptural forms (figurative or nonobjective ) by recording ideas from the natural surroundings and from treasures that you have collected in the past.  Demonstrations will include  basic hand building techniques and a painterly approach to the clay surface. 

Registration opens Jan. 1st

This workshop is based on narrative story telling. Using basic hand building techniques, we will coil build a form. This is our shell for your personal language. Working from memory and the imagination, we will address the surface by adding clay, subtracting clay, and carving. The goal is to allow the spirit of the artist to connect with the form by using symbols and metaphors. Surface decoration will be applied on the wet clay before the bisque firing.

Registration opens Jan. 1st

Combining the human and the animal imagery, a form will be constructed using basic hand building techniques. We will explore ways of developing personal symbols to allow the piece to have meaning. After construction, the form will be treated with dry clays, slips, and underglazes.

Registration opens Jan. 1st