In-Person Ceramics Workshop with Michele Collier
October 7 — 8, 2023
Saturday — Sunday, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Structure of Class: (2) 6 hour (in-person; indoor) sessions
C291 • All Levels—Paper Clay is User Friendly!
Registration deadline is October 5, 2023
Current Mendocino Art Center members receive a 30% discount off each class registration! See below for details.
Stay on campus during your workshop (2 night minimum)
or call 707.937.5818 x19
CLASS DESCRIPTION
We will start with the basics and then I will share the secrets of “building” a female torso that steps away from the ordinary. With paperclay, there is so much opportunity for the “accident” which I have come to see as our own artist’s spirit expressing itself. With clay slabs anything can happen. This is real clay. It will fire to cone 10 if needed (but I like cone 5).
This clay invites you to have fun. We will be learning how to manipulate slippery clay slabs. As if by magic, the clay will rise with no visible means of support. I will cover how to make expressive hands and faces and by the end of class, it will all come together with formulas and examples for my best non-glaze finishes.
Paper clay can be twisted, folded, squeezed and torn to mimic the human form. Because of the wicking properties that come from the paper additives in the clay, the slabs will adhere to each other without scoring …amazing. You will even be able to join wet to dry.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Michele Collier graduated with a BFA in Illustration from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. A career as a traditional illustrator honed her observations about how the human body expresses itself non-verbally. Years of drawing from live models has given her innate knowledge of human anatomy in motion. Since breaking away from two-dimensional work, Michele has pushed boundaries and broken rules to bring that knowledge to her medium of clay. She creates her figures from this place of deep understanding about how the human body moves through space. Layered upon this technical knowledge is a desire to give voice to the instinctual in all of us. Her strong female figures call to mind the androgyny of Michelangelo. They move to a rhythm based on emotion.
TUITION & FEES
Current MAC Members: $301
Non-members: $430
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REFUNDS & CANCELLATIONS
Cancellations must be made in writing, either by mail or email. If you notify us at least 14 days prior to the first class meeting, you will receive a refund of tuition less a $45 cancellation fee. No refunds will be made after that date for any reason due to our contractual obligations and material acquisitions. If the Art Center is compelled to cancel a class you will receive a full tuition refund. Memberships are non-refundable as they are considered a donation to the Art Center.