January 2020
Treasure Boxes in Clay WW64
Nancy Blair Intermediate/advanced wheel skills Join a master potter for a dynamic and fun-filled workshop to learn to create lidded box forms from one piece on the pottery wheel. Instruction will focus on form and style, and adding texture and surface design to create unique keepsake boxes. During the second day of the workshop, students will glaze their boxes, paying careful attention to enhancing the form with color. Basic tools will be provided. Bring apron, towel, lunch, stamps for decoration,…
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Baskets and Buckets: Get a Handle on It WW66
Nancy Blair Intermediate/advanced levels Looking for new ways to put pizazz in your pottery? Join a master potter to learn how to successfully pull and attach long and tall overhead handles to wheel-thrown forms creating a dramatic, distinctive and energetic effect. Students will make a variety of shapes, including wide bowls and tall cylinders, to learn how to develop a personal style by refining and expanding imagination and decoration vocabulary. During the second day students will glaze the forms, paying…
Find out more »Glaza-O-Rama WW65
Nancy Blair Intermediate and advanced levels In this glazing intensive workshop with a master potter, students will learn how to use the ceramic studio glazes to enhance pottery forms. The instructor will touch on the history of glazes, with a focus on application and aesthetics. Students should bring 6-8 cone ten bisque pieces of pottery made during a previous ceramics class at the Museum, for glazing. Workshop meets Friday, February 28, 10 am – 4 pm #WW65 $140 (Museum members…
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Tackling the Teapot WW67
Nancy Blair Intermediate/advanced levels A master potter will demonstrate how to create one of the most complex forms to make on the pottery wheel. Making teapots can be fun and challenging, and is a standard of achievement for potters. Teapots are a milestone in a potter’s repertoire demanding close attention to form and function. Participants will create at least two teapots, learning how to develop essential skills and integrate visual aesthetics, personal style, and functionality. During the second day students…
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