Workshop at Sonoma Community Center

If you are interested in flexing your creative clay muscles AND taking in some gorgeous views, I will be teaching a workshop titled Garden as Vessel at the Sonoma Community Center in California the weekend of May 17th  & 18th.  Please make sure to register by Friday, May 2nd to ensure a spot.  I will also be giving a free artist talk at the center on Friday, May 16th—all are welcome to attend.

This two-day workshop invites participants of all skill levels to create simple ceramic forms inspired by the surrounding landscape. Day one focuses on building shapes using coil and pinch techniques, while day two explores surface decoration using personally meaningful materials. We’ll also look at artists like Bernard Palissy and Kim Dickey, who draw from nature in their work.

How to: Glaze

Well, I have been in a bit of a predicament.  I have some larger pieces that I have wanted to glaze, but I can't quite fit them in my glaze bucket.  I know that you can pour glaze over the pieces, but I don't want my work sitting in a pool of glaze.  I know that some people use a foam or sponge to help support it, but I didn't feel that would quite work either.  

Enter the mesh screen!  I realied I could build a little mesh screen on a frame to hold the work up above the bottom of the bucket. That way, I can pour the glaze over, the glaze goes through and my work isn't sitting in a pool of glaze!

The total cost was bit ridiculous considering what it is, but it was only because I didn't have a lot of the tools I needed (such as a miter saw). I know that i can use these tools again in other contraptions, but here is the finished product!

Tada!