online workshops with Deb Schwartzkopf

Coffee (or Tea) & Clay – SIX WEEKS Series
Mondays June 1st-July 6th at 1PM PST/ 4pm EST/ 9PM CET – Duration: 2 hours with Q&A
Anyone who registers for all six, in the Coffee & Clay series,
will receive a
$50 Off Coupon Code for Deb’s Online Pottery Shop.

June 15th, Week Three: Creamers ( Link for Registration ) $35
June 22nd, Week Four: Sugar Jars ( Link for Registration ) $35
June 29th & July 6th, Weeks Five & Six: Teapots ( Link for Registration ) $65 for both days

Join this multi-Monday workshop as we take a deep dive into cups, sugar creamers, pour-overs, and teapots/ coffee service items! There will be demos on both wheel throwing and handbuilding options. Chat in your questions during this live streamed series. You will have access to the videos until the end of July, so don’t worry about missing a live session… Watch then at your own speed in the comfort of your studio or easy chair! Both wheel throwing and hand building techniques will be showcased! Come join the fun!

Creative Pottery – Chapter by Chapter Seminar Series ( Coming Soon! ) Probably beginning July 1st.
My new book is almost here! June 2nd it should be on shelves… Purchase Now!
I am going to talk through each section and project with participants in this multi-day seminar. Some days there will be presentations about inspirations in powerpoint/conversation format. Other days will be more demo focused. Come along with me on this journey through my book – Creative Pottery: InnovativeTechniques and Experimental Designs in Thrown and Handbuilt Ceramics.

Work Along Workshops – LIVE-Streamed online via Zoom

Hang & Handbuild: Vases ( Coming Soon! )
Thursday Evenings at 5pm
Join this one hour workshop where you will be led step by step in making a vase using slabs.
You will need to supply your own tools and clay. Please prepare your clay ahead of time with that you can work alongside Deb as she constructs.

FULL DETAILS HERE.

Zoom with Janice Jakielski and Joshua Persky

REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT​​​​​​​

Cost: Free for Harvard Undergraduates. $25.00 for Harvard Graduate Students, Harvard Staff and Adult Community.

Note: All classes will meet online using free, accessible applications. Once you have registered for a course, you will receive an email with details on how to access your class via Zoom. In order to participate in these courses, you will need to have access to a computer (or tablet or smartphone) with a camera, and an internet connection. You will need to download Zoom before the first class. New to using Zoom? Here are the specific system requirements needed to run Zoom. Questions? Feel free to email Kathy King, Director at [email protected].

Artist Biographies:

Janice Jakielski received her Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics from the University of Colorado, Boulder and a Bachelor in Fine Arts from New York State College of Ceramic Art and Design at Alfred University.  She has exhibited both nationally and internationally including the; The Society of Art and Craft, Boston, MA, Cross MacKenzie Gallery, Washington DC, Eutectic Gallery, Portland, OR and the Jane Hartsook Gallery, New York, NY. Jakielski has participated in numerous residencies such as the Archie Bray Foundation, Roswell Artist in Residency, Djerassi and Millay Colony for the Arts.  She is a recent recipient of a 2019 Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship. Jakielski has a studio, laboratory and apiary in Sutton, MA.

Joshua Persky received his Bachelor of Science in Ceramic Engineering from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. During his time at Alfred he also pursued studies in ceramic art and glassblowing. As an engineer he has developed high tech ceramic solutions for turbine blades for Pratt and Whitney, and high temperature ceramic applications and fuel cells at CoorsTek. In his previous role as the Director of Fuel Cell Materials at Protonex Technology, Persky developed and managed innovative material solutions and processes for solid oxide fuel cells with a primary focus on cell and stack components. He has managed multiple government funded product development programs including a successful phase I and phase II SBIR from NASA, where he created an innovative high surface area lamellar structured SOFC anode support. Joshua holds multiple patents in his field. Currently as the CEO and COO of Low Emissions Resources -Global, he and his team are developing ceramic reactors to generate cost effective Hydrogen from renewable energy.

Find out more HERE.

technical tuesday: Duckbutt Cup with Candice Methe

So many incredible artists from our clay community are taking to the internet and sharing process videos. Honestly I’ve seen so many lately that it’s basically a 24/7 channel of inspiration out there! Candice Methe’s work is some of the loveliest out there and she’s shared this amazing multipart tutorial on her IGTV on instagram. Go check it out, and also note that she’s having a SALE on her site starting April 1st. Love the tutorial? Maybe consider buying her work!

www.instagram.com/candice_methe/channel/

www.candicemethe.com

Work-Stop Workshops from Workshop Studios in YYC

INTRODUCING: WORK-STOP WORKSHOPS

Hand building at home with live video instruction

Beginning Monday, March 30th at 2pm

This newly-imagined series of workshops includes a (heavily) sanitized Work-Stop Workshop kit delivered to your door including clay, tool kits, and pickup of finished work to be fired. Ground yourself in creative practice and expand your community while learning basic hand-building techniques from home.

Join us from home for our new live-stream hand building class, designed to spark creativity and foster community while respecting the public health recommendations of our strange new reality.

Over the course of five two-hour sessions, shared live via Zoom, one of our talented instructors will guide you through the basic skills of hand building. You will pinch, coil, roll, sculpt, and carve objects such as bowls, hanging plant pots, serving dishes, boxes, vases, wall hangings, mugs, cups, or small sculptures, and learn decorative techniques like sgraffito. Registration is now live!

Our hearts are with you as you protect your health, care for your families, and navigate new employment landscapes. We hope that the Work-Stop Workshops series will create new opportunities for connection, growth, mindfulness, and play as we ride this out together. Your support and participation will enable us to continue to offer Calgary-based artists valuable employment and an opportunity to share their skills. As always, we are very grateful.

Registration and additional details on their website.

 

OUR USUAL STUDIO OFFERING

Our regular programming includes wheel throwing and hand building workshops for participants of all skill levels. Held in our upstairs studio, these workshops last six or eight weeks and group sizes are limited to twelve participants.

We look forward to opening our studio to the public again as soon as we’re able. Stay tuned to this page for updates and registration. If you have any questions, please contact us.

workshopstudios.ca/ceramic-workshops/