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Interested in making your own dishware or maybe even honing the skills you already have? Challenge yourself in our class How to Make Better Pots or visit www.worcestercraftcenter.org for a complete course listing.

In the Gallery Now and Coming Soon:

The Art of Dining

9/13/2012 - 11/03/2012

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Bowl Show

9/04/2012 - 11/17/2012

Form and Inspiration

First year Resident Artist in the Clay Studio, Dan Roe, will draw upon his own inspiration of Gothic Architecture, as he leads this workshop on the identification and use of inspirational resources in designing of ceramic forms. The workshop will focus on the covered jar, and composite forms, as a common focal point, to the development of each students own inspired form. Dan will guide, and help you identify your inspirations, as you work on the potter's wheel to throw, alter, decorate and make a your own jar, or composite form. Have fun, digging into what visually excites you, and finding ways to work these "design elements" into your work. Basic wheel skills are a prerequisite. Students provide their own clay body and firing.

Form and Inspiration Instructor: Dan Roe
Time: Saturday from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Date: 12/08/2012, 1 class

Tuition and Fees:
$45.00

Introduction to Plaster Mold Design

From press molding to basic slip casting, plaster molds are a huge asset to the forming of ceramics. First year Resident Artist Lauren Young will show you the basics of mold designs developed from found objects to your own models. Learn how to mix, pour and use plaster as an effective tool for creating clay multiples, including press, hump and slump molding, to basic slip casting. Students will learn how to properly mix plaster, along with the safe handling and use of molds in a ceramics studio.

Introduction to Plaster Mold Design

Instructor: Lauren Young

Time: Saturday from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Date: 11/10/2012, 1 class

Student Fee: $79.00
Materials Fee: $10.00 (Required)

Animal Sculpture in Clay

Learn the basics of solid form sculpting in terracotta clay, while drawing upon inspiration from real or imagined animals. Join Resident Artist Jennifer Koch, who is inspired in her own studio practice by a lifetime of working with animals, who will guide you in the creation of a figurine scale animal sculpture. Working with terracotta clay, you will learn basic sculpting techniques while trying to impart emotional content and presence into your piece. You will work first with solid clay, then if needed, by hollowing out the form begin to facilitate drying and preparation for firing. Finished works will be allowed to complete drying and be once fired in the Craft Centers kilns, available for pick-up three weeks after the workshop. Size is limited to figurine scale, due to the short duration of this workshop. Open to all levels of student, from beginning to advance.