JUNE 11-15 5 Day Intuitive Hand Building Intensive Workshop with Melissa Weiss
June 11th-15th (Wednesday-Sunday)
10am-4pm each day, with a break for lunch
$995
Open to all skill levels, including beginners
In this five-day workshop, participants will be guided through instruction of coil, pinch and carvingtechniques to make a variety of forms in clay. We will cover cups, plates, and bowls, with a special focus on handles and feet. The group will spend time on surface decoration and glazing techniques, including demonstrations by Melissa on how to use underglaze to decorate and draw on our pots. Students will participate in engaging conversations on how to find their voice and explore materials to further in their own practice.
Please note: All ceramics projects need to be fired in a pottery kiln and take approximately one month before they are ready to be taken home. You will receive an email once pieces are ready for pickup. If you will no longer be in Crested Butte, domestic shipping options are available at $45 per box.
Take note that CB Clay Studio does not offer international shipping as a standard option.
Note: *This Workshop has a 45 day Cancellation Policy
Instructor
Melissa Weiss is a studio potter located in Asheville, NC.She makes each piece by hand.Melissa digs her own clay off her land in NW Arkansas.She turns this clay into a slip and screens the big rocks out then adds some dry clays, feldspar and sand.Next, she takes this liquid clay and pours it into screened racks lined with sheets.The water slowly drips out over a few weeks and the clay is then taken out of the racks and run through a pug mill to further mix it.It is then ready for making pots. Melissa uses a variety of methods to make the pots including wheel thrown, pinched, coil, carved. The pots are first fired to a lower temperature called bisque, then they are glazed from glazes Melissa makes from dry ingredients.These glazes are a variety of clear, shino and ash glazes. Melissa decorates her pots with underglazes using wax resist, inlay and layering techniques. These pots are high fired in a gas reduction kiln and reduction cooled with wood. Due to the nature of the minimally processed wild clay there are occasionally small rocks, fissures and iron specks, these occurrences do not compromise the function of the pot. All the pots are carefully checked before going out to the world. All of the pots are functional, food safe, dishwasher, and microwave safe.
Website: melissaweisspottery.com
Instagram Handle: @melissaweisspottery
June 11th-15th (Wednesday-Sunday)
10am-4pm each day, with a break for lunch
$995
Open to all skill levels, including beginners
In this five-day workshop, participants will be guided through instruction of coil, pinch and carvingtechniques to make a variety of forms in clay. We will cover cups, plates, and bowls, with a special focus on handles and feet. The group will spend time on surface decoration and glazing techniques, including demonstrations by Melissa on how to use underglaze to decorate and draw on our pots. Students will participate in engaging conversations on how to find their voice and explore materials to further in their own practice.
Please note: All ceramics projects need to be fired in a pottery kiln and take approximately one month before they are ready to be taken home. You will receive an email once pieces are ready for pickup. If you will no longer be in Crested Butte, domestic shipping options are available at $45 per box.
Take note that CB Clay Studio does not offer international shipping as a standard option.
Note: *This Workshop has a 45 day Cancellation Policy
Instructor
Melissa Weiss is a studio potter located in Asheville, NC.She makes each piece by hand.Melissa digs her own clay off her land in NW Arkansas.She turns this clay into a slip and screens the big rocks out then adds some dry clays, feldspar and sand.Next, she takes this liquid clay and pours it into screened racks lined with sheets.The water slowly drips out over a few weeks and the clay is then taken out of the racks and run through a pug mill to further mix it.It is then ready for making pots. Melissa uses a variety of methods to make the pots including wheel thrown, pinched, coil, carved. The pots are first fired to a lower temperature called bisque, then they are glazed from glazes Melissa makes from dry ingredients.These glazes are a variety of clear, shino and ash glazes. Melissa decorates her pots with underglazes using wax resist, inlay and layering techniques. These pots are high fired in a gas reduction kiln and reduction cooled with wood. Due to the nature of the minimally processed wild clay there are occasionally small rocks, fissures and iron specks, these occurrences do not compromise the function of the pot. All the pots are carefully checked before going out to the world. All of the pots are functional, food safe, dishwasher, and microwave safe.
Website: melissaweisspottery.com
Instagram Handle: @melissaweisspottery
June 11th-15th (Wednesday-Sunday)
10am-4pm each day, with a break for lunch
$995
Open to all skill levels, including beginners
In this five-day workshop, participants will be guided through instruction of coil, pinch and carvingtechniques to make a variety of forms in clay. We will cover cups, plates, and bowls, with a special focus on handles and feet. The group will spend time on surface decoration and glazing techniques, including demonstrations by Melissa on how to use underglaze to decorate and draw on our pots. Students will participate in engaging conversations on how to find their voice and explore materials to further in their own practice.
Please note: All ceramics projects need to be fired in a pottery kiln and take approximately one month before they are ready to be taken home. You will receive an email once pieces are ready for pickup. If you will no longer be in Crested Butte, domestic shipping options are available at $45 per box.
Take note that CB Clay Studio does not offer international shipping as a standard option.
Note: *This Workshop has a 45 day Cancellation Policy
Instructor
Melissa Weiss is a studio potter located in Asheville, NC.She makes each piece by hand.Melissa digs her own clay off her land in NW Arkansas.She turns this clay into a slip and screens the big rocks out then adds some dry clays, feldspar and sand.Next, she takes this liquid clay and pours it into screened racks lined with sheets.The water slowly drips out over a few weeks and the clay is then taken out of the racks and run through a pug mill to further mix it.It is then ready for making pots. Melissa uses a variety of methods to make the pots including wheel thrown, pinched, coil, carved. The pots are first fired to a lower temperature called bisque, then they are glazed from glazes Melissa makes from dry ingredients.These glazes are a variety of clear, shino and ash glazes. Melissa decorates her pots with underglazes using wax resist, inlay and layering techniques. These pots are high fired in a gas reduction kiln and reduction cooled with wood. Due to the nature of the minimally processed wild clay there are occasionally small rocks, fissures and iron specks, these occurrences do not compromise the function of the pot. All the pots are carefully checked before going out to the world. All of the pots are functional, food safe, dishwasher, and microwave safe.
Website: melissaweisspottery.com
Instagram Handle: @melissaweisspottery
