2017 Courses

Studio arts programs run during the summer months. They include weekend workshops and weekly classes in ceramics and painting, led by artists who are nationally known in their fields.

Ceramics

• Basics & Beyond Weekly Class - FULL

  

  2017-CER-01
  June 28 - August 30, 2017
  1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  $250+ $45 Materials Fee
  All levels welcome
  Ages: 14+

  Description

  This weekly class will focus on learning techniques for making pots on the potters wheel. Students will be taught at their own level and class projects will be encouraged. Different types of surface treatment will be taught as well as slip decorations, trimming, glazing and finishing.  Altering techniques to make oval or square forms will also be covered.

  Instructors

  Susan Beecher

  Susan Beecher is a nationally recognized studio potter whose work has appeared in more than 75 national juried and invitational shows over the past 25 years. She has taught workshops and weekly classes at art centers throughout the Northeast, Florida and California.  Her work has appeared in many articles and eight books. In the fall of 2005 a book exploring her work was released by Catskill Press: Susan Beecher: Wood Fired Pottery.

  See more at www.susanbeecherpottery.com.

• Clay for Seniors Weekly Class - FULL

  

  2017-CER-02
  June 28 - August 30, 2017
  9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
  $125+ $35 Materials Fee
  All levels welcome
  Ages: 65+

  Description

  This class is being offered to senior citizens living in the Mountain Top area who have all levels of experience handbuilding with clay. The class will focus on different hand-building techniques that will appeal to all skill levels. Come and learn to make special projects while enjoying this supportive & friendly atmosphere. Decorating and glazing will also be taught.

  Instructors

  Susan Beecher

  Susan Beecher is a nationally recognized studio potter whose work has appeared in more than 75 national juried and invitational shows over the past 25 years. She has taught workshops and weekly classes at art centers throughout the Northeast, Florida and California.  Her work has appeared in many articles and eight books. In the fall of 2005 a book exploring her work was released by Catskill Press: Susan Beecher: Wood Fired Pottery.

  See more at www.susanbeecherpottery.com.

• Focus on Making - FULL

  

  2017-CER-12
  August 17 - 21, 2017
  9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
  $450+ $35 Materials Fee
  All levels welcome

  Description

  In this workshop, students will explore making wheel-thrown and altered functional pots. Participants will experiment with a range of forms, including simple pots for daily use such as cups and bowls. More complex forms will also be introduced such as ewers, pitchers, teapots, serving dishes and centerpieces. In addition, Lorna will encourage stretching typical ideas about function. Students will then have the opportunity to investigate surface decoration using a variety of techniques.

  Instructors

  Lorna Meaden

  Lorna Meaden grew up in the western suburbs of Chicago.  She received a B.A. from Fort Lewis College in 1994, and an MFA in ceramics from Ohio University 2005. She has been a resident artist at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana, and at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass Village, Colorado. Her work is represented in several national galleries. She has taught numerous workshops nationally and internationally, in addition to being featured as a demonstrator and lecturer at the National Council on Education in Ceramic Arts, and Utilitarian Clay V: Celebrate the Object. Lorna is currently a studio potter in Durango, CO.

  See more at www.lornameadenpottery.com

• Glorious Ash Glazes for Cone 6 - FULL

  

  2017-CER-13
  August 24 - 29, 2017
  9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
  $425+ $40 Materials Fee
  All levels welcome

  Description

  Participants in this workshop will learn various methods for increasing the beauty and appeal of their electric fired cone 6 work through glaze application methods, additions of various layers of glaze and slip, how to work with glazes and amend them to suit their tastes, and how to use firing and cooling ramps. Participants should bring 10 pieces of bisque ware of white cone 6 clay which will be spray glazed and fired early in the workshop.  The bisque should be vertical pieces no taller than 8 inches, such as vases, pitchers, or jars. While the kiln fires & cools, we will explore sectional throwing methods easily achievable in the home studio or art center.  An analysis of the fired results will take place. If there is sufficient time and bisque, a second firing may be conducted. This workshop requires some knowledge of throwing on the wheel and glazing. There will be correspondence with Richard pre and post workshop to familiarize participants with the workshop and to help digest and discuss developments in their making.

  Instructors

  Richard Aerni

  Richard Aerni is a full-time studio potter in Rochester, NY.  His focus has always been on the functional, with rich and subtle glaze effects.  Having worked primarily at cone 10 in reduction over the course of his 40 year career, lately he has been spending more and more time at cone 6 oxidation, utilizing his glazing approaches, which include spraying and the judicious use of wood ash, to bring these effects to life at that lower temperature. He delights in passing on the knowledge he has acquired to the willing and the eager.

  See more at www.richardaerni.com