Skill Level: Beginner To Advanced

Learning to sculpt the figure is a process that is both exciting and challenging. With good instruction, you will enjoy the process of creating a torso that tells your own personal story In this workshop we will construct the torso using slab construction. Emphasis will be on the face and hands, giving expression to your piece. The incorporation of metal and fabric dipped in slip will give your work another level of freshness and excitement. Surface treatments will be explored on wet clay as well as glazes and post fired finishes, giving you many possibilities to enrich your final sculpture.

Lisa Clague is an internationally known sculptor. She received her BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art and her MFA from California College of Arts and Crafts. She has been the recipient of the North Carolina Arts Council Fellowship Grant and twice received the Virginia Groot Foundation Grant. Clague's work has been exhibited at the Macon Museum of Art, Georgia; the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Massachusetts's; the Udinotti Museum of Figurative Sculpture, Arizona and the John Elder Gallery, New York.

Learn more: lisaclagueart.com

Fee: $565 (includes first bag of clay) + $40 Non-Refundable Registration Fee

Skill Level: Intermediate To Advanced

This workshop explores a technique called "volumetric image transfer." We'll start with wheel-throwing and tile demos, then move on to creating silkscreens with your own designs. By the end of day one, you'll have your own silkscreen and understand how to set up a low-tech darkroom. We'll also explore form and function, and you'll gain a deeper understanding of wheel throwing and design principles. There's plenty of time to develop your work and incorporate image transfer into your studio practice.

Forrest Lesch-Middelton, a California potter and educator, found his passion for clay at 14. His functional pottery and tiles are infused with rich political and cultural themes. Lesch-Middelton is renowned for his inventive "volumetric image transfer" technique, where he screen-prints patterns onto wet pottery. He's a recipient of the distinguished Ceramic Artist of the Year award and holds an MFA from Utah State University and BFA from Alfred University.

Learn more: flmceramics.com

Fee: $610 (includes first bag of clay) + $40 Non-Refundable Registration Fee