Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop Catalogs 2010-2014 | Page 13

Marc Digeros, Teapot

Cristina Córdova, Despojos

Kent McLaughlin, Jar; Suze Lindsay, Vase

July 18 - 29

July 25 - August 5

August 1 - 12

with slabs

Cristina Córdova

Soften Up: hand building
Marc Digeros

Interpreting the Figure 

Changing Scale: 

horizontal and vertical

Suze Lindsay & Kent McLaughlin   

Skill Level: I - III
Skill Level: I & II
CONCEPT: This course stretches the boundaries
of students’ slab working skills. We use soft
slabs along with paper patterns, templates and
drop molds to make predominantly functional
forms. Seams and other subtle marks that
result from touching clay are clues to how the
pieces were constructed and give life to the
forms. Students learn many desirable qualities
of building with soft slabs.
Media & Techniques: Earthenware and underglazes to embellish the surface; glazing techniques either spotlight or mute the commercial
qualities of low-fire under-glazes; electric kilns
fired to cone 04.
Activities: Demonstrations twice daily, include
slab building, decorating and glazing techniques
with plenty of personal studio time as well as
one-on-one instruction. Discussions focus on
the techniques we use and the aesthetics of
slab-built forms.
Faculty:  By day, Marc Digeros manages the
model shop for the architect, Frank Gehry in
Los Angeles, California. All other times he
enjoys making pottery in his home studio, along
with watching cactus and succulents grow in
his backyard greenhouse. Marc received his
MFA from the University of Washington and
his BFA from the University of Minnesota. He
has taught at schools in the Los Angeles area,
including Cal State University, Northridge, Cal
State University, Long Beach and the University of Southern California.

www.marcdigeros.com
Tuition: $975 / Studio Support Cost: $1375
Studio Fee: $155 Code: C0708 Enrollment Limit 14

CONCEPT: This workshop teaches strategies for
a deeper technical and intuitive understanding
of the human figure in clay. Departing from
anatomical references, students explore the
expressive potential of gesture and generate
a visual language rooted in sculptural formats
and scales.
Media & Techniques:  Slab construction for
pedestal and wall pieces, figurative rendering
from visual sources, detailed strategies for
achieving clarity and interest, mold making and
glazing. Students use a sculpture clay body
with a wide range of firing possibilities.
Activities: Students receive a general anatomical overview from the artist, work with a live
model, learn slab construction of head, torso,
arms and legs, and explore detailing techniques
for achieving clarity and interest in different
figurative formats. Students engage in conceptual discussions about contemporary figurative
sculpture, slide presentations, learn to make
simple two-part plaster press molds of a head,
and create glaze tests.
Faculty:  Cristina Córdova lives and works
in Penland, North Carolina. She received
a BA from the University of Puerto Rico in
Mayaguez, and an MFA from Alfred University. She received an American Craft Council
Emerging Artist Grant, a North Carolina Arts
Council Fellowship Award and an International
Association of Art Critics Award.

www.cristinacordova.com

Tuition: $975 / Studio Support Cost: $1375
Studio Fee: $155 Code: C0809 Enrollment Limit 12

Skill Level: II - IV
CONCEPT: Explore techniques for making largescale work: voluminous bowls and platters, and
taller vase forms and pitchers. The processes
of forming include paddle and anvil, stacked
forms, throwing and altering. Through exercises and assignments, we develop ideas to
broaden our personal voices. We employ surface enhancements using slips, texture, paddling and glaze layering for finishing our work.
Media & Techniques:  High-fire stoneware
clays, both thrown on the potter’s wheel and
hand built; gas reduction and atmospheric
soda kilns.
Activities:  Demonstrations are twice daily,
including brush-making, slide presentations
and discussions on developing personal
work. There is time to explore ideas and work
independently.
Faculty:  Suze Lindsay and Kent McLaughlin
own and operate Fork Mountain Pottery in Bakersville, North Carolina. Their studio represents
two distinctive styles when approaching and
interpreting ideas about utilitarian wares. Kent
utilizes both gas and waste fry oil in cone 10
reducti