Description
John Oles
Seduced by Porcelain
Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3, 10-4
$250. $212.50 with 15% Cape Cod Potters discount. Use Coupon Code CCP, and forward proof of membership to sarah@meetinghouseclay.com.
In this hands-on workshop, we will explore ways of working with porcelain to create functional and sculptural forms using techniques such as altering, darting, faceting, and slip decorating to take advantage of properties inherent to the material.
Our focus will be based on the vessel, though not always in the context of the functional pot, with an emphasis on creating forms that enhance daily life by showing off the unique characteristics of porcelain such as surface, color, fluidity and translucency.
This is a great introduction to working with porcelain for students who have always been curious about it or those who wish to expand their vocabulary of techniques and skillset. Because of the nature of the material, it is recommended that students come with some prior
clay experience and be able to throw a 2.5lb-3lb. bowl or cylinder.
Instructor Bio
John Oles was born in Wrentham, Massachusetts, and received a BFA in Ceramics from the University of Massachusetts in 1998 and an MFA from Tulane University in 2008. Over the past 16 years, he has taught ceramics at Loyola University, Tulane University, and Jacksonville State University, where he is currently an Associate Professor of Ceramics. John’s work focuses on wheel thrown and hand- built porcelain forms, most often glazed with a simple combination of celadon glazes.
