workshop: Hand-built Ceramic Containers with Michael Smithhammer
Society for Contemporary Craft
2100 Smallman Street – in the Strip District!
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412.261.7003
Monday – Saturday; 10 am to 5 pm
Free admission
Upcoming workshop with Emily Schroeder Willis
Hands On With Emily Schroeder Willis | $175.00
Day 1: Nov. 16th, 10:00AM – 5:00PM | 1 hour break for lunch (student responsibility)
Day 2: November 17th, 12:00PM – 3:00PM
Day 2: November 17th, 12:00PM – 3:00PM
Emily Schroeder, Presenter at the 2013 Utilitarian Clay conference at Arrowmont and Chicago Studio Artist
Many people shy away from learning how to make pinch pots, often
equating it with elementary processes that lack elegance and delicacy.
In this two-day workshop, we will challenge this thinking. By using only
her hands and a few basic tools, Emily will show several different ways
to create elegant pinched and coiled forms such as pitchers, cups, open
vessels and vases. We will discuss tapering forms and how to create
volume by simply manipulating the clay during the building process.
Additionally, she will demonstrate how she creates and uses bisque and
greenware molds to help support and shape complex bases. The workshop
will be divided up into 3-hour demo in the morning and three hours of
hands on time in the afternoon. This workshop is for all skill levels;
no previous ceramic experience is required.
equating it with elementary processes that lack elegance and delicacy.
In this two-day workshop, we will challenge this thinking. By using only
her hands and a few basic tools, Emily will show several different ways
to create elegant pinched and coiled forms such as pitchers, cups, open
vessels and vases. We will discuss tapering forms and how to create
volume by simply manipulating the clay during the building process.
Additionally, she will demonstrate how she creates and uses bisque and
greenware molds to help support and shape complex bases. The workshop
will be divided up into 3-hour demo in the morning and three hours of
hands on time in the afternoon. This workshop is for all skill levels;
no previous ceramic experience is required.
Julie Moon workshop @ The Clay Studio
Clay Studio Resident
Artist Julie Moon turns dirt into beautiful jewelry in this 3 hour
demonstration workshop. Perfect for beginners and advanced students
alike.
Sunday, November 3, 10am – 1pm
The Clay Studio | 137-139 N. Second Street | Philadelphia | PA | 19106
www.theclaystudio.org
technical tuesday: workshop with Michael Kline
Well I for one just had an incredibly inspiring weekend! It’s not often that Saskatoon is visited by such caliber of artist as Michael Kline. There was no way I was going to miss this workshop, hosted by the Saskatoon Potters Guild, and it definetly didn’t disappoint.
Michael lives up to the online persona that I’ve come to know in the past few years through his blog and extensive social media outreach. It was great to finally meet him in person. He is generous and incredibly gifted as an artist and teacher; technically flawless and humble as well as humorous. The weekend was filled with great technical insights into his work alongside tales of historical and contemporary aspects of working in North Carolina. To offer you a play by play of what transpired would take too long so instead I’ll leave you with some images from the weekend as well as the encouragement to attend one of his future workshops or to visit Michael should you find yourself in North Carolina.
Thanks Michael!
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