Workshops

Saturday  10:30am – 12:30pm $75.00 (includes glazes and firing costs). This class is on April 20th. Successful Glazing Workshop Successful Glazing is an informative workshop aimed to improve glazing skills and results. Students will learn about glaze properties, various methods of application, and techniques to expand their creative language. Glaze defects, touch ups, and finishing will also be discussed. Students are asked to bring two ceramic pieces. Some experience is recommended but not required, this is open for beginners and advanced students alike. Highlights: Glaze properties: What is a glaze? Deep dive inside the bucket and find out what ingredients glazes contain, what is their function, and why this is important for your practice and specific projects. Glaze methods and techniques: learn the different ways of applying glaze to your projects and how to manipulate the glaze attribute to your needs. Touch up and finish: Gain confidence in handling your work, touching up common mistakes, and finishing up your project strong. Glaze defects: Find out how glaze defects are produced and how to prevent them in the future. Class size is limited to 8.          Instructor: Angel Prudencio Cancellations must be done at least 2 weeks prior […]

Tuesday  10:30am – 2:30pm $85.00 (includes materials and firing costs). This class is on April 23rd. Jump into the exciting world of creative surface decoration and self-expression in this fun one day workshop on Sgraffito. Sgraffito (Italian for “to scratch”) is a decorating technique used on leather hard pottery, produced by applying layers of colors using underglazes or slips and then scratching off parts of the layers to create images, patterns and texture. Students will be looking at examples of sgraffito pottery from the ancient to modern. Students will also be learning different methods for transferring images onto clay and experimenting with different tools while creating one of a kind tiles. This workshop is for those with a basic knowledge of ceramics who want to delve a little deeper into surface decoration. Please bring a lunch/snack, as there will be a break allowing for drying time. Class size is limited to 8.           Instructor: Robin Hart Cancellations must be done at least 2 weeks prior to the start of class in order to receive a full refund.

Saturday  10:30am – 12:30pm $75.00 (includes glazes and firing costs). This class is on April 27th. Successful Glazing Workshop Successful Glazing is an informative workshop aimed to improve glazing skills and results. Students will learn about glaze properties, various methods of application, and techniques to expand their creative language. Glaze defects, touch ups, and finishing will also be discussed. Students are asked to bring two ceramic pieces. Some experience is recommended but not required, this is open for beginners and advanced students alike. Highlights: Glaze properties: What is a glaze? Deep dive inside the bucket and find out what ingredients glazes contain, what is their function, and why this is important for your practice and specific projects. Glaze methods and techniques: learn the different ways of applying glaze to your projects and how to manipulate the glaze attribute to your needs. Touch up and finish: Gain confidence in handling your work, touching up common mistakes, and finishing up your project strong. Glaze defects: Find out how glaze defects are produced and how to prevent them in the future. Class size is limited to 8.          Instructor: Angel Prudencio Cancellations must be done at least 2 weeks prior […]