CERAMICS WORKSHOPS
Intro to Wheel: Beginner’S Mind
Select TUEsdayS, 6:00 to 8:00 PM
Select Saturdays, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Cost: $99
Enjoy a two hour workshop focused on teaching you the basics of throwing on a pottery wheel and introducing you to mindfulness practice and the concept of beginner’s mind. We'll do a throwing demonstration, a brief guided mindfulness practice and then help you make pots on the wheel!
NOTE: Online registration closes 24 hours in advance of event. For same-day registration, please call (503) 714-8762 to check availability.
Clay date:
For Two Beginners
Saturdays
6:00 to 8:00 PM
Cost: $290 (covers two people)
Enjoy a clay date with your sweetie or your bestie! We'll teach you the basics of wheel throwing and then help you make cups and other pots during this two hour workshop. The class also includes activities that you can do in and out of the studio to deepen your connection between you and your partner!
NOTE: Online registration closes 24 hours in advance of event. For same-day registration, please call (503) 714-8762 to check availability.
Modern Kintsugi with Emi Joyce
Kintsugi (金継ぎ, gold joinery) is the Japanese craft of repairing ceramics. Fractures are no longer weak points, but beautiful elements. Mended breakages are celebrated with gold instead of being hidden. This philosophy is often taught as embracing imperfections in our life, the beauty of human flaws. While the traditional method is more challenging and requires precaution with the materials, the “modern” Kintsugi method uses accessible materials and is ideal for beginners. As the materials for the repair are not food safe, repaired items are displays.
Emi Joyce, formerly a full-time bench jeweler and apparel designer, is currently a kintsugi restorer and instructor, repairing hundreds of broken ceramics and regularly teaching kintsugi in Portland, Oregon. You can learn more about her kintsugi work via Instagram, @modernkintsugirepairpdx
Modern Kintsugi
Sunday, March 23
1:00 to 4:00 PM
Cost: $145