AVAILABLE DATES:
JUNE 5TH + JUNE 19TH* - ROADSIDE BLOOMS @ 6PM
*YOU MUST ATTEND BOTH SCHEDULED DATES IN ORDER TO COMPLETE YOUR PIECE.
Clay & Basket Fusion 2-PART WORKSHOP
Join me for a special, 2-PART, hands-on Clay & Basket Fusion Workshop! In this workshop you will combine a fired clay pot with reeds to create a sculptural vessel that fuses two ancient techniques.
In PART 1 (JUNE 5TH) you'll learn the art of hand-building with Amaco No. 46 Buff Stoneware Clay and transform your clay into a unique one of a kind piece. You will also get to choose from a wide variety of glazes to finish your base with.
For PART 2 (JUNE 19TH) you will dive into fusing these two beautiful art forms together. Using reeds, twine, hemp and other materials, you'll turn your ceramic base into a woven sculptural or functional piece. Choose your own adventure :)
ALL SUPPLIES ARE PROVIDED!
SPOTS ARE LIMITED so be sure to sign up early to secure your spot in this exciting workshop!
FUN FACTS: Fired clay is one of the few materials on earth that does not change with time, and clay has always been an abundant resource. The earliest function of clay was to line baskets as a way to waterproof them. Baskets were often used to carry water to crops, and the clay lining prevented leakage. It is thought that once these clay-lined baskets were used for their intended purpose, they were set aside and eventually dried out. The loss of moisture caused the shape to shrink and separate from the sides of the basket. When the clay, now shaped like a pot, was removed, it retained the basket pattern and, eventually, early men and women discovered that they could harden the molded pottery in hot ashes and make sturdy containers. These pots were undecorated and expendable — they were created simply as a means to transport liquids, and sometimes were used only once.
Heating of the clay pieces, and thus, the creation of a piece of fired pottery, may have been discovered when heating a clay-lined basket of food. Another theory is that a clay-lined basket may have accidentally fallen into the fire. However it occurred, the discovery that fire could make clay objects more permanent was the birth of the art of ceramics.