Colored Clay: Handbuilding
2-Session Class
November 8 and 9, 2024
November 8th @ 5:30pm-8:00pm and November 16th @ 1:00pm-3:30pm
Instructor: Sarah Christensen
$85
In this 2-day workshop, participants will have the opportunity to create projects using colored clays to handbuild in the "nerikomi" (layering) technique. Topics covered include how to color clay with stains, layering of clays to form designs, and using those designs to handbuild projects. Glazing and finishing ideas will be discussed and students may finish pieces at a later date. Some handbuilding experience will be helpful to students in this class.
November 8 and 9, 2024
2-Session Class
November 8th @ 5:30pm-8:00pm
November 9th @ 1:00pm-3:30pm
$85
About Your Instructor:
Sarah Christensen is a Pueblo, CO based ceramic artist making functional thrown porcelain pottery and ceramic sculpture. Originally from Denver, she discovered a love of clay in high school. She pursued an education in ceramics, earning a BFA from Alfred University in 1999. She has worked continuously in clay, exploring a wide range of making and firing techniques. Focusing predominantly on functional pottery and decorative sculpture fired in soda kilns. Her love of a well crafted pot combined with a deep need to decorate everything in site in inviting colors and patterns has given her a loyal following of collectors across the state and beyond. She enjoys teaching as it enhances her understanding of the material, as well as being an honor getting to share in others' creative journeys.
Please note that by enrolling in this class, you understand that the Arts Center's staff and/or Photographer-in-Residence may stop by to photograph the class for educational, marketing, and promotion purposes. By enrolling in this class you understand that if you wish to not be included in photographs, you are asked to alert your instructor and/or the Arts Center of your wishes and your wishes will be respected. A full copy of the Arts Center's Photo Release Policy can be provided anytime upon request and will also be provided in the classroom. Please let us know if you have any concerns.
Also note that enrollment in this class will require the student(s) to review and sign our Clay Studio Rules and Liability Waiver. A copy will be provided to you to review before your first class, and copies will be available upon arrival to your first class as well. If you would like to review, download, and/or sign this waiver in advance, you can do so using the button below.