Hand Built Creations
Adult Classes | Available
This beginner-and-intermediate friendly hand-building class will introduce and expand on the fundamentals of hand-building with hands-on, tailored guidance. Projects will include both functional and decorative pieces. Learn & build your skillset with scoring, attaching, creating strong seams, slab constructing, manipulating clay on wood forms, coil-building, and forming pinch-pots. We’ll also explore various decorative techniques, such as glazing, sgraffito, stamping, and latex-or-wax resist. Time and space will be provided for working on individualized creations.
Alice Bonilha
Alice Bonilha is a Brazilian-born artist with a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts and a master’s degree in Anthropology. She is also a Florida-certified visual-arts teacher. A long-time and passionate teacher, she encourages students to utilize fundamental visual-art elements and design principles while still fostering students’ creativity and individuality. Her own artwork, which she regularly displays at juried art shows, currently focuses on crafting functional and artistic ceramics -- including bowls, mugs, plates, platters, vases, and figurines -- that are aesthetically pleasing and contemporary.