Visiting Artist Workshop: Andrew Clark
Adult Class | This class is completed
Join Andrew Clark as he shows us his process for making functional ceramics with moving parts.
The information covered in this workshop will focus on:
- Throwing
- Altering thrown forms
- Bisque and wood stamps
- Textures
- Terrasigilatta
- Stains
- Locking lids
- Turning knobs
Andrew Clark is a ceramic artist and teacher living in Jackson, TN. He began working with clay in 2007 and graduated from Union University with a BFA in ceramics in 2014. He now works at Companion Gallery and East Mitchell Clay. Andrew is gallery manager at Companion Gallery which is a contemporary ceramics gallery representing over 60 artists. He also teaches at the studio connected to the gallery, East Mitchell Clay, a community studio that offers membership and weekly classes to around 50 students. Andrew makes functional pottery influenced by machinery and engineering. When he's not working in the studio Andrew enjoys spending time with his wife.
In this workshop I will demonstrate how I use stamps to build layers on thrown pots and how I build larger complex pots with moving parts. Day 1 will be throwing blank forms that I will then alter while still attached to the bat. Day 2 will cover trimming, handles, building mutli part pieces and finishing techniques.
Day 1
Morning
- I will throw "blanks" and talk about how the making process starts for me. Cups, mugs, match striker parts, and parts of the more complex pieces like the locking jar.
Afternoon
- I will start altering those thrown pots. Using wood stamps and bisque stamps I will later teh cups and mugs and talk about that process. This is a good time to pass tools around and pots as I work on them. If there is enough time I will then start working on altering the parts to the larger pieces.
Day 2
Morning
- I will pull handles, trim pots, and show finishing steps for those pieces, including the terra sigillata process and underglaze wash.
Afternoon
- I will finish the locking jar and match st