Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop Catalogs 2010-2014 | Page 15
Another great
reason to join
NCECA...
NCECA members
receive 20% off tuition for all
Anderson Ranch Ceramics
2013 Summer Workshops!
Michael Sherrill, Untitled
June 24 - July 5
Structure in Nature through
Metal & Clay
Michael Sherrill
SKILL LEVEL: II - IV
CONCEPT: In this workshop, we focus on conceptualizing and creating sculpture using metal as a
supporting structure with ceramic components.
We spend the first week in the metal studio,
making structures and observing patterns in
nature that can inform our work in realistic and
abstract sculpture. We spend the second week
in the clay studio, making objects that complete
our concepts. Finally, we turn our attention to
the mechanics of assembly and installation.
Working in this structured process creates
opportunities to expand our artistic expression.
This promises to be a full and exciting workshop
– in other words, we will be BUSY!
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Porcelain oxidation fired
to cone 6 with slips and glazes. Steel rod. Students use Michael’s techniques of extruding
and forming clay, myriad types of carving and
embossing, and multi-layers of slip and glaze
techniques.
ACTIVITIES: An introduction to metals covering
bending and forming. Basic welding. Morning
and afternoon demonstrations, slide shows
and extensive individual instruction.
FACULTY: Largely self-taught, Michael Sherrill’s
primary influences include the North Carolina
folk pottery tradition. In 2002, he was a featured
presenter and lecturer at the U.S. Clay exhibition of the Smithsonian’s Renwick Museum of
American Craft. In 2003, he was honored as
Artist of the Year by the Mint Museum of Craft
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Design in Charlotte, N.C.
www.michaelsherrill.net
Tuition: $975 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1375
Studio Fee: $175 Code: C0405 Enrollment Limit 12
Seth Green, Teapot
July 1 - 12
Pottery: bettering the basics
NCECA, the professional association for the
ceramic arts, provides its members with continuing
education, professional development, exhibition,
publication and presenting opportunities.
For more information on NCECA
programming & membership, visit www.nceca.net,
email [email protected] or, call toll free: 866.266.2322.
Seth Green
SKILL LEVEL: Open to all
CONCEPT: Make your ideas and sketches a reality by immersing yourself in this skill-building
workshop to improve your pottery making
skills. This workshop is all about the basics:
wheel throwing, trimming traditional pottery
forms, and techniques such as pulling handles,
making lids and building spouts. We enhance
our knowledge of stoneware pottery glazes
and glazing methods, while we glaze, fire and
finish work during our days together in class.
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Stoneware clay, slips
and cone 10 glazes, fired in gas reduction and
atmospheric soda kilns.
Anderson Ranch thanks its educational
partners for supporting our
Ceramics program with
their products and services.
MILE HI CERAMICS
ACTIVITIES: This is a two-week studio class
with plenty of time for creation and exploration.
Daily demonstrations and lots of one-on-one
time with Seth to work on specific skills. Seth
lectures on his work and experiences, historical references to pottery forms and architecture. Class discussions and gallery visits.
FACULTY: Seth is an assistant professor of art
and design at Morehead State University, Ky.
He holds an MFA in ceramics from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, has been a summer
intern at Anderson Ranch, and was an artistin-residence at the Archie Bray Foundation in
Helena, Mont.
www.sethgreenpottery.com
Sponsored by Sylvia and Dick Kaufman
Tuition: $975 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1375
Studio Fee: $155 Code: C0506 Enrollment Limit 14
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