New! Clay Stamps for Textured Slab Construction
Adult Course | Available
In this course, instructor Desi Brown will teach students how to carve unique designs into 1" x 1" blocks of clay, creating texture stamps. These stamps will be used to decorate clay slabs, which will be formed into cups and mugs. On the final day, the class will use ceramic stains and washes to accentuate the textured surfaces of the work.
- All supplies provided and students are also welcome to bring their own tools and materials to create textures.
- All supplies provided and students are also welcome to bring their own tools and materials to create textures.
Desi Brown
Desirae Brown is currently an LTL (Limited Term Lecturer) at Purdue University. Her classes are focused on ceramic studio art. Her work presently revolves around sculpture. Her artwork is a response to growing up as a Black bi-racial child and addresses her mother's influence on her in their single-parent household. Additionally, it delves into themes like being a woman and a single mother herself, Black single motherhood, and social class. Her goal is to create works that open a space for discussions of all these themes.
When not creating or teaching, Desi spends time with her children or works out at the gym and other physical activities (roller skating).