Kimball Art Center

Park City, Utah Art Center

Saturday

Lidded Pieces on the Wheel Workshop (2 Day)

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Enjoy two intensive days of learning various methods to make lidded vessels like honey jars, bread bakers, urns, teapots and butter dishes. The workshops will allow students to pick a focus, and have ample time for proper lid trimming and fit.  Expect group demonstrations and one on one instruction to develop your clay studio skills. Previous introductory wheel throwing experience is advised for students to gain the most from this workshop. All work will be fired and ready for pick up 7-14 days after your class. We do not ship class work. If artwork is not picked up after 60 days it will be recycled. 

 

Playful Practice in Clay Workshop

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Enliven your clay studio process with game-like exercises to explore your own creative fears and expectations. Gain practical methods to shake up these tendencies. This Workshop will focus on process and play in handbuilding with no goal of making a final ‘product’. Experiments will be fired as mementos of the experience. All work will be fired and ready for pick up 7-14 days after your class. We do not ship class work. If artwork is not picked up after 60 days it will be recycled. 

 

Designing Dinnerware Workshop (2 Day)

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Learn to throw a set of dinnerware including various sizes of dinner plates, bowls, and dessert plates. Gain throwing and trimming practice and  techniques to prevent cracks, and to compensate for shrinkage. Previous introductory wheel throwing experience is advised for students to gain the most from this workshop. All work will be fired and ready for pick up 7-14 days after your class. We do not ship class work. If artwork is not picked up after 60 days it will be recycled. 

 

Plein Air : Personalizing the Landscape Workshop (3 Day)

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Working ‘en plein air’, use perception to paint your own unique voice in the landscape. Let go of preconceived notions of what a painting should look like, experiment with bold color mixing, loose paint handling, and atypical compositions to learn to trust and find a personal perspective. Day one will focus on playing with color palettes; day two composition and focus and day three on loosening up. Expect one on one attention from the Instructor to support your progress, slideshows and group discussion and feedback.

(Kimball Art Center has plein air easels for students to borrow upon request) See examples of the instructor’s work below!

 

Unique Mosaics Workshop (2 Day)

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Learn to cut, place, grout, and finish skills to create a mosaic masterpiece using glass and tile. Self-portraits, pets, and abstract design are all exciting possibilities.

Sculpting a Hand Workshop

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Learn to sculpt a life size hand in clay from observation through the practice of proportions and handbuilding techniques. In this workshop the emphasis will be placed on likeness but students are encouraged to experiment with the expressive qualities of a hand. Please bring photo references if you do not wish to reference your own hands. All work will be fired and ready for pick up 7-14 days after your class. We do not ship class work. If artwork is not picked up after 60 days it will be recycled.