Sculpture Workshops
Join us for a fun and immersive 2-day Teen clay workshop where you’ll discover the fundamentals of the potter’s wheel! Learn how to shape and create beautiful vessels like cups and bowls, guided step-by-step through the wheel-throwing process. By the end of the workshop, each student will have 3–4 unique,…
In just 2 hours, students will design and construct a custom mug/stein using slab techniques. Each student will learning how to shape a cylinder and attach key elements like a handle and base. After the main construction is complete students are able and highly encourage to bring their unique style to the surface decoration. Ultimately, make a fun mug or…
Create your own customized clay stamps in this one-day ceramics workshop. Drawing on the rich history of pattern and texture in clay, you’ll design, build, and carve your own stamps. Amalia will demonstrate techniques such as sprig stamping, textured rollers, and relief carving. Participants will be introduced to the canon…
Build a ceramic wall piece in this 2-day hands on workshop! Using slabs Amalia will demonstrate and assist as students construct a 2D ceramic piece of their own design. She will discuss various painting, drawing, and layering methods as well as relief sculpture to build a rich “clay painting”. This workshop is great for beginners, storytellers, and 2D artists. The clay is your canvas. Bring your ideas and lets get back on the wall! Day 1. Intro, Slide show Demonstration: Building…
Build a ceramic wall piece in this 2-day hands on workshop! Using slabs Amalia will demonstrate and assist as students construct a 2D ceramic piece of their own design. She will discuss various painting, drawing, and layering methods as well as relief sculpture to build a rich “clay painting”. This workshop is great for beginners, storytellers, and 2D artists. The clay is your canvas. Bring your ideas and lets get back on the wall! Day 1. Intro, Slide show Demonstration: Building…
Begin by examining the overall body shape with discussion on composition. Construction starts on the hollow clay form focusing the eye on simplification of shape, support structures, adhesion and compression of the clay. Demonstrations will be given on the following elements: Skin, scales, folds and feathers Texture and Pattern Muscular…
Take your ceramic surface decoration to new heights with Sgraffito. Sgraffito, an Italian word meaning “to scratch”, is an ancient pottery technique involving carving through a top layer of slip to reveal a contrasting colored clay beneath. In this workshop, Renee will teach you how she uses this technique with underglazes, to adorn her pots and tiles. The…
Designed for students with bisque-fired clay pieces, this 2-Day workshop offers hands-on guidance to bring each sculpture to a fully finished state.(no more firings) Whether applying a “cold finish” / “patina” for the first time or refining an existing surface, participants will receive both technical instruction and aesthetic insight to…
In just 2 hours, students will design and construct a custom mug/stein using slab techniques. Each student will learning how to shape a cylinder and attach key elements like a handle and base. After the main construction is complete students are able and highly encourage to bring their unique style to the surface decoration. Ultimately, make a fun mug or…
In this fun hands-on, 2-day workshop, students will create whimsical fairy houses. First, with instructor and individual guidance using handbuilding techniques like slab construction and decorative attachments, each student will complete a unique fairy house of their own. On the second day, the group will bring their creations to life…
