Raku Building and Firing Demonstration

Saturday, April 22 & Sunday April 23, 2023

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

This workshop has finished. Look for more raku workshops in the future.

Photos by Tracy Cullen

Slip Trailing and Surface Decoration with Stacy Morgan

Saturday & Sunday

May 14 & 15, 2022 (This workshop has ended.

Look in upcoming events for current offerings.)

Friday Night Pre-party! Meet the Artist Friday May 13, 2022

6 p.m. dinner followed by a conversation with Stacy Morgan. Open to all members and workshop attendees. This will be held at the home of a member in Waleska. The address will be emailed to members and attendees.

Saturday:

Slip Trailing

An intensive, full day, hands on workshop about slip trailed decoration for ceramic artists and potters. We’ll start with an information packed discussion and a demonstration of the properties of slip, recipes and how to prepare them, how to adjust for the most desirable flow and application, how to add colorants, a variety of tools for different effects, effective drying and firing.

The second part of the day is hands-on. We’ll explore a variety of application techniques on practice slabs of clay.

Sunday:

Beyond Slip Trailing

We will cover texturizing and special effects with plain and colored slips, building layers of interest with slip from 2-D effects to 3-D effects, basic Mishima and Sgraffito, and a great way of making and using stencils using a Cricut and a smartphone, that are perfect for working with slip to build depth and interest on pottery surfaces.

Participant materials: Attendees will need medium leather hard, small to medium pieces on which to practice each technique. Suggested: 4-5 pieces. Basic potter tools, paint brushes, foam applicators, heat gun, wax resist, water pails, sponges etc. Stacy will bring the slip trailers she prefers, and they will be available for purchase.

Check out Stacy’s website to see her work: https://www.spmorganstudio.com/

Surface Technique on Greenware or Bisque Ceramics
with Luce Van Asten

March 26 and 27, 2022

Ana Leal Saturday, April 17th and Sunday the 18th, 2021

See Ana Leal's work on Facebook or

https://www.instagram.com/analealpottery/ Ana Leal (@analealpottery)

Learn how to alter porcelain to create a 3-dimensional design on the surface.

Ana will demo this technique on closed and open forms.

A wheel-thrown piece will be provided for the attendees to alter. You can have a design in mind or let it be abstract. Altering clay has endless possibilities. Learn to paint watercolor in three distinct techniques using underglazes, stains and oxides. Discuss glazing options.

About the artist:

Ana Leal is originally from Brazil and is a retired designer/mechanical engineer who has been working with clay since 2011. She fell in love with clay by accident and it has been her passion ever since. Her experience in working with Computer Aided Design has given her an advantage in visualizing the 3-D surface decoration she achieves on her work. She works mainly with porcelain because that gives her a white canvas to work on. She is inspired by tropical nature and uses that in her work by altering, carving and painting on clay. Ana has a passion for sharing her processes with others and will be having more workshops in the future. She sells her work via Instagram https://www.instagram.com/analealpottery/?hl=en or her website http://www.anasclayhouse.com/

Barry Gregg "Functional Whimsical Clay Sculptures for Table Top Use"

May 4-5, 2019

Barry Gregg Clayworks or on facebook.

Raku Glazing and Firing with Ann Wallin

April 6, 2019