Upcoming workshops

Upcoming workshops

JANUARY 2025

HUMPS AND SLUMPS

Using slabs and molds to make plates, platters, bowls and textured dishes


saturday, January 18th, 3-6pm

 In this workshop students will learn new techniques for making beautiful dishes with slabs.  Kate Bevington will offer tips and ideas for making a variety of forms: smooth or textured, large or small, classically symmetrical or more organic, asymmetrical shapes. This class covers both draping clay over convex molds and pressing clay into concave molds for different effects.  Different techniques for adding feet will also be covered.

Cost: $90, includes 5lbs of clay. Additional clay can be purchased with cash or check during workshop.

Experience level: all levels welcome.

Clay School Glaze workshop

Frustrated with glazing? Want to get more reliably beautiful results? Join Kate Bevington to learn a variety of great glaze combinations, effective techniques, and cool effects. This workshop is designed for anyone who wants to get better results with the Clay School glazes.


Saturday, January 25th, 3:00-6:00PM

Topics covered:

Glaze application techniques (dipping, pouring, brushing, agitating, glaze trailing, using resists)

  • for smooth application

  • for a drippy or wavy effect

  • applying  latex and tape 

Getting beautiful results

  • Reliable glaze combinations

  • Glazes for different shapes and celadons for textures 

  • How did you get that? Sharing what works.

Avoiding glaze hazards and disasters:

  • How to know if a glaze is too thick or thin

  • How to avoid crawling and glaze running onto the kiln shelf

  • Keeping track of glazes and techniques used

Cost: $90

Experience Level: all levels

february 2025

overglaze decals & luster

Overglaze decals and luster are applied to a finished glazed (shiny) surface and fired for a third time. This workshop will explore both. The luster options will be gold and silver for accents, and the decals are pre-printed in various colors and designs. Each participant should be prepared to bring finished shiny-surfaced (not matte-finish) pieces to fill a limited space.

Date
Saturday, Feb. 8th, 10:00-12:00pm

Price
$75

Experience Level: Advanced