Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop Catalogs 2010-2014 | Page 15

Ralph Scala, Red Tea Bowl

Mark Shapiro, Square Teapot

JJ Peet, INTO Still Life #86A845

August 11 - 15

August 11 - 22
Pottery: draw the eye/please

the hand

August 18 - 29

clay as direct material

Mark Shapiro

JJ Peet

SKILL LEVEL: I - III

SKILL LEVEL: Open to all

CONCEPT:  Our lives are filled with functional
clay forms that draw the eye and please the
hand. These are the forms we reach for time
after time. In this class, we make basic forms
such as cups, bowls, pitchers, teapots and
more. We’re encouraged to move beyond our
current practices, developing new techniques
and greater personal expression. Our goal is to
gain the skills to make pots that work well and
express freedom within well-considered aesthetic choices.

CONCEPT: From brain to hand to object, clay is
one of the most direct materials on the planet for
making art. While establishing an understanding
and appreciation of ceramic process and history, we re-examine ceramics as a direct material in today’s contemporary art world. Through
construction of objects along with rigorous individual and group discussions, we challenge the
way we look at and think about ceramics. Here,
ideas are as important as form and there are no
limitations on the models created by our own
concepts. Clay is the primary medium, but all
are encouraged to consider other sculptural elements to integrate into our final pieces.

Intro to Clay: half day

Doug Casebeer & Ralph Scala  1 - 5 p.m.
SKILL LEVEL: Open to all
CONCEPT: If you have always wanted to take a
ceramics workshop but never had a full day to
spend in the studio, here’s your chance. Each
afternoon introduces us to a new technique on
the basics of working in clay—from pinch pots
to wheel throwing. We learn to apply slips and
glazes and use a variety of decorating techniques to embellish our work. We emerge with
new skills and a fresh start into the exciting
world of ceramics.
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Earthenware clay, lowfire slips and glazes; pinch coil and slab building:
wheel throwing and oxidation firing cone 05.
ACTIVITIES:  Demonstrations in the early afternoon followed by studio time and one-on-one
guidance with Doug, Ralph and staff.
FACULTY:  Doug Casebeer is the Artistic
Director of Ceramics, Wood and Sculpture
at Anderson Ranch. He has been teaching and organizing workshops for 29 years
at the Ranch. His art is exhibited nationally
and internationally. He received his M.F.A.
at Alfred University and is a member of the
International Academy of Ceramics.

www.harveymeadows.com

Ralph Scala is the Ceramics Studio Coordinator at Anderson Ranch. He received his B.A.
in paint