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Ceramics – Yunomis and Tea Bowls
Drinking from your own handmade and decorated ceramic tea bowl can be fun and satisfying. The traditional Japanese yunomi is a tea bowl made of clay which is taller than it is wide, finished with a trimmed foot. Unlike the more formal chawan tea bowl, yunomis are made for daily use. Create and decorate your own yunomis in this class. Simple hand-building techniques will be used to make the pots, though experienced wheel students are welcome to use available potter’s wheels. Learn to apply color through various surface decoration techniques – soft colorant washes applied with a brush, mishima (or thin lines cut into the clay, then filled with underglaze), and sgrafitto (designs cut into the clay through already applied underglaze to reveal a different color). No experience is required. Materials Fee: $15. Limit 12 students, ages 16 and up. wcpottery96@gmail.com Periods 1 & 2 ~ Wendy Cronin
Drinking from your own handmade and decorated ceramic tea bowl can be fun and satisfying. The traditional Japanese yunomi is a tea bowl made of clay which is taller than it is wide, finished with a trimmed foot. Unlike the more formal chawan tea bowl, yunomis are made for daily use. Create and decorate your own yunomis in this class. Simple hand-building techniques will be used to make the pots, though experienced wheel students are welcome to use available potter’s wheels. Learn to apply color through various surface decoration techniques – soft colorant washes applied with a brush, mishima (or thin lines cut into the clay, then filled with underglaze), and sgrafitto (designs cut into the clay through already applied underglaze to reveal a different color). No experience is required. Materials Fee: $15. Limit 12 students, ages 16 and up. wcpottery96@gmail.com Periods 1 & 2 ~ Wendy Cronin
Nature, Form, and Function
Food and ceramics are inherently linked. Explore hand building as a method for making sculpturally functional forms for daily use. Create 3 functional forms like the plate, the cup, and the bowl, and use carving, stamping, stretching, and more decorative techniques to create a set of handmade dishes that exhibit a unifying theme. Students should bring 10-25 pounds of Cone 6 stoneware (I recommend purchasing a 20 pound bag of clay from the bookstore on McDaniel College Campus, it is better to have too much clay as opposed to too little), a small sponge, clay carving tools, and an apron. Materials fee: $12 for glazes. Limit 12 students, ages 16 and up. absartorius@gmail.com Periods 3 & 4 ~ Andrew Sartorius
Food and ceramics are inherently linked. Explore hand building as a method for making sculpturally functional forms for daily use. Create 3 functional forms like the plate, the cup, and the bowl, and use carving, stamping, stretching, and more decorative techniques to create a set of handmade dishes that exhibit a unifying theme. Students should bring 10-25 pounds of Cone 6 stoneware (I recommend purchasing a 20 pound bag of clay from the bookstore on McDaniel College Campus, it is better to have too much clay as opposed to too little), a small sponge, clay carving tools, and an apron. Materials fee: $12 for glazes. Limit 12 students, ages 16 and up. absartorius@gmail.com Periods 3 & 4 ~ Andrew Sartorius
Southwest Tile Mosaics
Create tiles and then include them in a Southwest mosaic, featuring multi-colored Mexican Talvera. Be inspired by art from the ancient petropglyphs seen in the Sonoran Desert, or use the flora from the many desert blossoms to decorate your tile. Use the colors of Mexico and the Southwest to add brilliance to your projects. Students should bring a sturdy work apron and several pairs of gloves including disposable latex. Bring goggles if you have them. You may want to bring a coffee or end table to upcycle as mosaic Southwest furniture. Materials fee $50. Limit 20 students, ages 16 and up. azrichgv@msn.com Periods 1 & 2 ~ Rich Ramirez
Create tiles and then include them in a Southwest mosaic, featuring multi-colored Mexican Talvera. Be inspired by art from the ancient petropglyphs seen in the Sonoran Desert, or use the flora from the many desert blossoms to decorate your tile. Use the colors of Mexico and the Southwest to add brilliance to your projects. Students should bring a sturdy work apron and several pairs of gloves including disposable latex. Bring goggles if you have them. You may want to bring a coffee or end table to upcycle as mosaic Southwest furniture. Materials fee $50. Limit 20 students, ages 16 and up. azrichgv@msn.com Periods 1 & 2 ~ Rich Ramirez
Splint Woven Basketry
Beginners will make two functional baskets with color: an apple basket and a tote basket with splint woven construction. Intermediate/advanced students will use splint woven construction to construct a double swing handle picnic basket with a lid. Bring questions and/or projects using twill design, splint woven construction and/or shaping. Materials fee: beginners-$50; intermediate/advanced-$57 paid directly to instructor. Please email 6 weeks in advance and note whether intermediate or beginner so adequate materials will be prepared. See website for materials. Limit 12 students, ages 16 and up. jpsmaggie@yahoo.com Periods 1 & 2 ~ Joyce Schaum
Beginners will make two functional baskets with color: an apple basket and a tote basket with splint woven construction. Intermediate/advanced students will use splint woven construction to construct a double swing handle picnic basket with a lid. Bring questions and/or projects using twill design, splint woven construction and/or shaping. Materials fee: beginners-$50; intermediate/advanced-$57 paid directly to instructor. Please email 6 weeks in advance and note whether intermediate or beginner so adequate materials will be prepared. See website for materials. Limit 12 students, ages 16 and up. jpsmaggie@yahoo.com Periods 1 & 2 ~ Joyce Schaum
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Sweetgrass Basketry
Discover the history and origins of sweetgrass basketry along with basic construction methods, materials, and tools. Returning students have the opportunity to make more intricate baskets (ex. handles, loops, different shapes.) Materials fee: $55.00. This includes sweetgrass, pine needles, and palmetto and nail bone. If you already have a nail bone the fee is $50.00. Additional supplies may also be purchased. Students should bring a pair scissors and a tape measure. Limit 10 students, ages 16 and up. weavenok@yahoo.com Periods 3 & 4 ~ Mary Graham-Grant
Discover the history and origins of sweetgrass basketry along with basic construction methods, materials, and tools. Returning students have the opportunity to make more intricate baskets (ex. handles, loops, different shapes.) Materials fee: $55.00. This includes sweetgrass, pine needles, and palmetto and nail bone. If you already have a nail bone the fee is $50.00. Additional supplies may also be purchased. Students should bring a pair scissors and a tape measure. Limit 10 students, ages 16 and up. weavenok@yahoo.com Periods 3 & 4 ~ Mary Graham-Grant