workshops

Date: October 24th and 25th

Time: 10 am - 4 pm

Location: The Pottery Den

Join ceramic artist Giselle Hicks for a two-day, hands-on workshop exploring pinching and coiling techniques for building vessels. This fundamental ceramic process is accessible to all skill levels—beginners, intermediate, and advanced makers—allowing participants to create both functional and sculptural forms.

Giselle will begin with an overview of her process and then guide participants through techniques for achieving seamless transitions, angled designs, and dynamic forms. Through demonstrations and one-on-one instruction, students will explore transitional edges, cantilevered planes, and full curves, developing a personal vocabulary in clay. In addition to hands-on making, the workshop will include discussions on building and sustaining a creative practice.

Between demonstrations, participants will have dedicated time to practice the techniques with individual guidance from Giselle. Each student may fire up to two vessels, with additional work available for firing at a fee for non-members. Once bisque-fired, pieces can be glazed on-site and fired to cone 5/6 (students will be notified via email when ready). Alternatively, students may take their bisqueware to glaze and fire in their own studios.

This is a wonderful opportunity to deepen your ceramic practice in an inspiring and supportive setting. We hope you’ll join us!

Recording of Live Workshop // $55

This 1.5 hour workshop is focused on making zig zag/geometric vessels using a coil and pinch hand-building technique. Coil and pinch is a fundamental ceramic process, so this is a great class for beginners, intermediate and advanced makers. The technique can be applied to both functional and sculptural forms. I begin with an overview of the fundamentals of coil building including rolling coils and pinching up a wall. The bulk of the demonstration focuses on the components and considerations for coiling compound forms. I address how to achieve clear transitional edges, the importance of timing with coil building, and constructing cantilevered planes.

Find out more about the workshop by clicking the link.

Recording of Live Workshop // $55

This workshop is focused on making spheres and curvilinear vessels using a coil and pinch hand-building technique. Coil and pinch is a fundamental ceramic process, so this is a great class for beginners, intermediate and advanced makers. I begin with a concise overview of the fundamentals of coil building including rolling coils and pinching up a wall. The bulk of the demonstration focuses on achieving full, generous, curved forms. I introduce a technique of building upside-down that will help you get started. It’s weird, but it works!

Find out more about the workshop by clicking the link.