Make your own Menorah from clay! Explore various unique ways of building a Menorah using shapes, designs, texture and glazes to make it your very own. 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. Price is per project. Kids under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
Sunday
Tool Making for Pottery Workshop (2 Day)
Enjoy two days of tool-making for your pottery studio kit. For this workshop, we will get creative off the wheel – nothing is off limits as a potential clay tool and no clay tool has just one use. Each student will leave with new tools for their trade, tools which they made by their own hand. Tools created will include a personal trimming bat, tools for shaping and creating consistency from piece to piece and more. 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.
Figure Drawing Workshop
In this figure drawing workshop, we will practice various techniques for constructing the human form. There will be an emphasis on Gesture, Shape, Mass, Value, and Proportion. We will utilize short poses to introduce the various techniques. Some longer poses will be held for guided practice. Students should expect to leave the workshop with an introduction to a variety of techniques they can practice and synthesize into their own work.
Layout of Day:
Morning session: 10 am – 1 pm
Lunch: 1 pm – 2 pm
Afternoon session: 2 pm – 5 pm
Each person attending the workshop should arrive with the following supplies:
Substrates and Supports
- Smooth newsprint drawing pad size 18 x 24
- Drawing board with clips (large enough to hold the drawing pad)
Drawing Materials
- Vine or Willow charcoal sticks (soft preferred, medium okay)
- Charcoal Pencils: Soft, Medium, Hard (one of each is enough for the session)
- Crayola colored pencil set 12 or 24 pack
- Blending Stump
- Kneaded eraser
Sharpening
- Metal hand sharpener
- Hobby knife with new blade
- Sandpaper stick or A sheet or two of fine to medium grit sandpaper (sharpening)
Encaustic Workshop (2 Day)
Express yourself in this two-day encaustic workshop. We will explore encaustic painting techniques including color, texture, multimedia and conceptual ideas. As we create, we will discuss the history of encaustic painting and look at inspirational examples. Each student will leave with one or two paintings. This is a great introductory course to the media.
Constructed Environment Workshop
Learn the basics of watercolor manipulation and color theory while creating a large imaginative landscape painting.
Lidded Pieces on the Wheel Workshop (2 Day)
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.
