TAOS CLAY 2010 SUMMER WORKSHOPS
REGISTRATION
Enrollments for our workshops are limited and early registration is recommended.We
require full tuition, and a $25 non-refundable registration fee for enrollment. Registration is non-transferable. There will be a $50 fee to switch from one workshop to another, space permitting, within 30 days of the original workshop.
All workshops run from 9-5 each day with a break for lunch. There will be a slideshow the prior evening of each workshop at 5pm. The slideshows are free and open to the public. Stop by Taos Clay to see physical work for sale from each of these artists through out the summer.
Participants are encouraged to work in the studio after or before a workshop begins. A list of lodging options is available per request.
SKILL LEVELS
Our workshops are designed for serious ceramic students of all ability levels. If you have any questions about your placement, please contact us.
LAB FEES
Each workshop lab fee includes the costs of clay, glazes, firings, and other materials as specified by the instructor. There are lab fees for all hands-on workshops ranging from $25-$100.
June 5th & 6th
"Onggi: Ancient Korean Pottery Techniques" with Adam Field
All levels $195 click here to register
Join Adam in a two-day workshop and witness demonstrations of traditional Korean coil and paddle techniques used for making massive Onggi jars as well as Adam’s own geometrically carved porcelain forms. Adam will also show slides and videos of his 10 month apprenticeship in Korea, and will speak about the history of Onggi and its important role as an anchor in Korea’s ancient traditions, and it’s place in contemporary ceramics.
June 18th-20th : “Inspired by Nature” with Akira Satake
All levels $325 click here to register
This workshop will focus on slab construction and kohiki slip techniques for enhancing surface. By brushing white porcelain slip onto a dark clay body, then stretching the clay to crack and distort, a unique look is achieved. Akira will also demonstrate his style of making tea ceremony bowls (chawan), ikebana vases and teapots, all influenced by Japanese wood fired pottery from the Momoyama period of 1568-1615.
July 17th & 18th
“Handbuilt Ceramics: Design and Construction” with Lisa Pedolsky
All levels $195 click here to register
Using techniques similar to package design and dressmaking, we will explore a multi-layered approach to slab constructed functional ceramics. Participants will be guided through the process from initial drawings to pattern design using paper and roofing felt, to assembling components. Surface treatment will include the use of slip, sgraffito, appliqué, and unconventional tools to achieve visual and tactile depth. Technical and aesthetic aspects will be considered while exploring forms including boxes, bowls, platters, teapots and cups. Participants will leave the workshop feeling competent in a number of forming methods.
July 19th-30th : “Learn to Woodfire” with John Bradford, Scott Rutherford, Logan Wannamaker, Joe Kroenung
All levels $525 click here to register
This two week workshop will expose participants to the splendor of creating & firing a small Anagama wood kiln. The first week we will create work using clay bodies and slips specifically for wood firing. Each morning there will be demos with an instructor from the local wood-firing community from the southwest. Each afternoon will be spent creating your own work. The following week we will fire and unload the kiln. Participants are encouraged to bring pots. An opportunity to learn all aspects wood-firing.
August 6th-8th
“Cut & Paste” with Deborah Schwartzkopf
All levels $325 click here to register
I will present functional vessels that are made using a variety of construction techniques. I will talk about how I form ideas from drawing, patterns, my environment, and the process of making itself. Basic pattern making and the use of these patterns will start of the general information on slab construction moving into more complex combinations of patterned pieces joined with slabs shaped over simple bisque molds. These hand built sections will then be combined with thrown and altered pieces. This workshop will offer many different examples of building with clay in which both the hand builder and wheel thrower may enrich their knowledge.
August 9th-16th
“Salt-Firing” with Logan Wannamaker
$375 All levels click here to register
In this workshop we will create work for a salt firing at the end of the week. Each morning there will be a demonstration followed by time to create work in the afternoon. We will work with flashing slips and a variety of surface techniques conducive to atmospheric firing. Participants are encouraged to bring work to fire.
