Hand-Building Ceramics (Functional Fun) with Jamie Tate
Two Sundays, October 19 and 26, 10 a.m-3:30 p.m.
$140 + $35 supply fee = $175
Ages 10-adult
This class takes place at the instructors studio in Mead, Wash. The address will be emailed after registration.
This is an intro level two-day workshop where students will work in clay learning hand-building techniques to create one coil built functional object and one slab-built functional object for use. For example, a cup, mug, bowl, vase, or box. Students will learn interesting ways to create designs in the clay and through glaze application.
Week one – Students will create a hand-built form using the coil-building technique, then create a hand-built form using the slab-building technique. Students will learn design techniques to embellish their work.
Week two – Students will learn different glaze applications and a variety of ways to create designs on their bisque fired work.
Supply fee includes clay, kiln firings, and high quality glaze materials.
Please bring an apron and basic pottery tools, if you have them.
There will be a 30 minute break for lunch, so bring something to eat. A refrigerator is available for food sto
Meet Your Instructor
Jamie Tate
Jamie N. Tate (Lou Lou Pink) is a Spokane-based multi-disciplinary artist who works primarily in sculpture, installation, and performance art. Her works have been focused on narratives situated around the exploration and examination of hybrid identities and connections with nature. She received an Associate of Fine Arts degree from Spokane Falls Community College and a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree from Eastern Washington University with an emphasis in painting in 2005. She continued pursuing her artistic practice and graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Studies from Pacific Northwest College of Art in 2012. She relocated to Spokane, WA. in 2015 to focus solely on her art making practice and other artistic endeavors. Currently, Jamie teaches at Gonzaga University and works from her home studio. She, also serves on the board of directors at the Spokane Art School and is an active artist and member in the Spokane community.
