Exploring Surface: Sgraffito and Clay with Amanda Wolf

5645 Butler Street,Pittsburgh PA 15201

15 January, 2022

Description

Learn sgraffito techniques and use underglazes and carving to create narratives in your planter. 3-Hour Workshop Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022 Time: 1pm-4pm Description: Each student will be provided a leather hard clay planter. We will concentrate our creative ideas on the surface. Students will learn sgraffito techniques and use underglazes and carving to create narratives, or patterns in the clay. Tuition: $55 + $25 materials fee Materials: All materials will be provided. Location: Contemporary Craft (5645 Butler St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201) COVID-19: In accordance with current CDC guidance - we are recommending all visitors wear a mask. Please note that the recommendation applies to teaching artists, resident artists, students and guests attending events taking place at CC. Cancellations and Refunds: Workshop cancellations are decided three business days before the start date. If workshops must be cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, the entire class fee will be refunded through Eventbrite, or you may leave your workshop fee in your Contemporary Craft account for future workshops. Refund Policy: Student refund requests must be made at least three business days before a class begins. There will be a $25 cancellation fee. No refunds will be given without three-business days notice. Processing of refunds takes approximately three weeks. If you require accessibility accommodations, please let us know by calling 412.261.7003 and we are happy to assist you. About the Artist Amanda began exploring clay and its magical properties of malleable material in high school, creating small sculptures and tiles. She studied ceramics at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and in 2003 earned a Bachelors of Fine Arts. Amanda taught ceramics at the Manchester Craftsman's Guild for eight years, in 2013, she created her own home studio and Wolf's Den Pottery was born. Around this time she switched from cone 10 gas firing and atmospheric firings to cone 6 electric firing. Amanda creates functional porcelain pottery for the home.