Art Workshop: Hand Building Night Class
386 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, MS 39530
(228) 374-5547
- Presented By: Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art
- Dates: 11/15/2023, 11/22/2023, 11/29/2023, 12/6/2023, 12/13/2023, 12/20/2023, 12/27/2023, 1/3/2024
- Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Price: $370.00 per person
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About
Work in clay using your own hands as tools! In this 8 week class, you will learn the basics of hand-building techniques such as pinching, coiling, and slab. Explore both functional forms and sculptural ideas while developing the necessary skills to complete your artwork. Students will have the opportunity to work with both cone 6 oxidation glazes and cone 10 reduction glazes, stains, and underglazes to bring their ideas to life.
Included in the eight week class:
- 25 lbs of clay
- Basic tool set
- Open studio during operating hours
- Studio cone 6 and cone 10 glazes
- Firing of work in one of the studio’s three kilns
Course syllabus:
- Introduction and studio orientation
- Wedging and clay storage
- Pinching: salt pig and spoon
- Double pinch pot bird
- Coiled soap dish
- Coiled vase
- Tree vase
- Origami forms
- Darted forms
- Cylinder animal
Dates:
- Nov. 15
- Nov. 22
- Nov. 29
- Dec. 6
- Dec. 13
- Dec. 20
- Dec. 27
- Jan. 3
Instructor: Jean Benoit
Level: Ages 18 and up
Refunds are available up to 48 hours before the class begins. After that period the fee is non-refundable. However, you may transfer your ticket to a friend. - Map
