Handbuilt Clay Stoneware Mugs!

CHECK OUT MY PROFILE [https://www.eventbrite.com/o/mandy-greer-18101853147] ALL MY OTHER FIBER AND CLAY WORKSHOPS, IN-PERSON AND ONLINE AVAILABLE. I now offer Clay Open Studio for students of my classes to come back and make more self-directed projects. Learn more HERE. [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clay-open-studio-for-mandy-greer-studio-pottery-students-tickets-1487344871549?aff=oddtdtcreator] Join me at my Columbia City clay and fiber art studio for a Mug Masterclass, where I will share with you the 'secret sauce' behind my big beautiful Handbuilt rustic floral mugs. I'll walk you through my unique process from start to finish, where you'll learn about the many steps of clay workability and tools I use to get my voluptuous forms, including my approach to surface design and ideosyncratic color composition. We'll be using a limited edition speckled buff clay with lots of grog that gives our finished mugs a rustic intuitive beauty, perfect as a background for our drawings in colored clay slips. I'll be firing your pieces for you, first to bisque temperature, and applying a clear matte glaze, and then to stoneware Cone 6 - so the earthiness remains. Your pieces will be durable, dishwasher-safe, food-safe and microwave-safe. I have 30 years of working with clay and mixed-media, mostly in the context of sculpture and installation, including a BFA in Arts and Crafts from UGA and an MFA from University of Washington's storied Ceramics program. My work has always delved into our intimacy with nature and desire, and my pottery line caries that forward into the intimate spaces of those who welcome pieces into their lives. My designs often come to me, I like to think, from the Cosmic Mother, speaking to me when I meditate and journey in nature. I am often told my mugs are someone's favorite mug and they can't begin their day without drinking from it. That is powerful magic! Join me in making your own mug! While I welcome beginners, you would need to have some experience with clay to take this masterclass. Total beginners might find it challenging. You can take one of my other clay classes to get a little experience, like Little Bowls, Nature Plates or Cat Portrait Plates or Berry Bowls.