Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop Catalogs 2010-2014 | Page 12

Anne Currier, Reflection #2

Birdie Boone, Teapot and Cup

Debra Fritts, Untitled

June 23 - July 4

June 30 - July 11

July 7 - 18

object

no unnecessary details

inside to the outside

Anne Currier

Birdie Boone

Debra Fritts

SKILL LEVEL: I - III

SKILL LEVEL: Open to all

SKILL LEVEL: Open to all

CONCEPT:  Habits and assumptions, repetition
and familiarity have a sneaky way of locking in
approaches and definitions. How might your
work change by tinkering with the “what,
when, where and how” of the making process? Anne encourages emptying your pockets of preconceptions to discover possibilities
for changes in your work. The focus of this
workshop is the transformation of slabs into
3-D configurations.

CONCEPT: Clay vessels are functional objects of
beauty. In this class we employ handbuilding
techniques to create utilitarian vessels that beg
to be used. We pay a lot of attention to simplicity of form—with intent surrounding technical
and aesthetic decisions—and to the care of our
touch in creating minimal yet highly expressive
forms. Personal experiences and preferences
within our individual domestic realms serve as
conceptual markers that guide our formal decisions. Surface is given equal focus, with the
objective of further defining the sensual experience in terms of what is seen and felt when
pots are used in the context of daily life.

CONCEPT: In this workshop, we seek a personal
voice by building figures that represent self as
a temple. Through a variety of assignments
and explorations, we begin to discover our
own symbols and marks. Detailed information
and demonstrations on building the head and
the body are delivered by using large coils of
red sculpture clay. We employ live models to
enhance our understanding of the figurative
form. By tapping on one’s “insides” our sculptures are layered with meaning and metaphor.

Clay Construction: the sculptural


Handbuilt Pottery: 

MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Cone 10 stoneware clay
and basic construction methods; use of the
wheel, slab roller and extruder.
ACTIVITIES: Anne offers daily demos while making her own work. Students initiate and pursue
their own interests that serve as a basis for
one-on-one observation and conversation. The
week concludes with a group review of everyone’s work.
FACULTY: Anne Currier is a ceramic sculptor and
professor of ceramic art at the School of Art
and Design at Alfred University. She holds an
M.F.A. from the University of Washington and
has received fellowships from the NEA, the
New York Foundation for the Arts and the Virginia A. Groot Foundation. Anne is 2012 Fellow
of the American Crafts Council.

www.lacostegallery.com

Tuition: $975 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1375
Studio Fee: $155  Code: C0405  Enrollment Limit 12

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MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Handbuilt vessels, cone
6 redware clay body oxidation, white bisque
slip, plaster or bisque molds, glaze color development and fire to cone 6 in an electric kiln.
ACTIVITIES:  Demonstrations and conceptual/
technical discussions; image presentations on
pots; food and other sources of inspiration, and
individual feedback. Lessons on paper pattern
making.
FACULTY:  Influenced by the Japanese mingei
idea of ‘beauty in use,’ Birdie Boone’s ceramics
celebrate the little things in our everyday lives
through the beauty of soft, subtle forms and
surfaces. She received her M.F.A. in ceramics
from the UMass Dartmouth. Inspired by her
own need for equilibrium, she makes pots that
remind their users to consider and take care.

www.birdiebooneceramics.com

Tuition: $975 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1375
Studio Fee: $155  Code: C0506  Enrollment Limit 14
INF O@ANDE R S O N R A N C H . O R G

Figure Sculpture: taking the


MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Handbuilding using coils
and modeling with red sculpture clay; demonstrations on using dowels and skewers