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Learn how to create layered surfaces on your ceramic work in this two-day workshop. In this skill-building session, Taylor will demonstrate how she creates rich surfaces on unfired clay using stamping, slip trailing, carving, and painted gradients of colorful underglaze over paper resists. Students will experiment with slip trailing and impressions on soft tile and underglaze painting on bone dry tile. Strategies for fixing mistakes, selecting color palettes, and creating interesting compositions will be discussed throughout the workshop. Light breakfast + lunch provided - Open Studio 5-8pm.

Surface Design with Taylor Sijan

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Discover the idiosyncrasies of working with porcelain on and off the wheel as Martha Grover
demonstrates how to make her signature undulating functional forms. Martha will share her
special throwing and altering techniques that exploit this elegant and sensuous material’s best
qualities. Working with a variety of bottomless wheel-thrown forms and slabs in both the soft
and leather-hard stages, Martha will demonstrate various altering techniques and additions of
slabs, handles, and spouts to create an assortment of functional forms. Forms will include cups,
bowls, vases, pitchers, lidded forms, and baskets. Martha will also talk about her sources of
inspiration, philosophy of making, and studio practices. Light breakfast + lunch provided - Open Studio 5-8pm.

Undulating Functional Forms with Martha Grover 

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Faceted and Altered Forms with Dwayne Nii-Keiko Sackey

Join ceramic artist Dwayne Sackey for a hands-on workshop exploring his approach to faceted and altered wheel-thrown forms, including expressive tea bowls and vessels. Come experiment, push your forms, and spend two focused days working with porcelain alongside Dwayne. Light breakfast + lunch provided. Open Studio 5-8pm

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Alternative Firing with Luke Iannuzzi

The two-day Raku Workshop will focus on achieving quality results using a variety of “naked” Raku techniques. Participants will receive full instruction on making the necessary slips and glazes, as well as proper application and execution of all techniques. Techniques Covered -One & Two Step Slip Resist with & without Ferric Chloride post reduction. -Horse hair with & without Ferric Chloride. -Obvara a.k.a. Baltic Raku -Tin Foil Saggar Light breakfast + lunch provided. Open Studio 5-8pm

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