ONSITE: Introduction to Hand Building (A)

ONSITE: Introduction to Hand Building (A)

Adult Multi-Week | Available

1812 West Main Street Richmond, VA 23220 United States

Clay II

Beginner

6/10/2024-8/5/2024

1:30 PM-4:30 PM EDT on Mon

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$280.00

$252.00

$45.00

$10.00

Create functional ceramic pieces using slab, coil, pinch and slump techniques. Learn how to use tools, create a variety of forms and apply slips. By the end of the class you’ll have a good understanding of basic hand building methods and clay studio practices.

  • This class does not meet on 6/24.
    Please being a notebook or sketchbook to class. All other materials and equipment provided.
    You will receive 25 pounds of clay; additional clay is available for purchase. 

    This instructor speaks Spanish, but the class is held in English.
    Classes are confirmed one week prior to the start date. In order to help us confirm classes, please register as early as possible.
    This is an On-site course. Students must follow current Covid-19 protocols, as outlined on our website. On-site courses do not come with studio access outside of class time. Paid open studio access is available through our Studio Access Program. Please visit visarts.org for more information.
Meyer, Claudia

Claudia is an artist and object-maker living and working in Richmond, VA primarily working in clay and paper media. She graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a BFA in Sculpture + Extended Media in 2020. Her handbuilt works in clay, although they are made of hardened earth, feel soft to the touch. Their colors are as jovial and earthly as bursting laughter. These objects emit energy through their whimsical forms and patterns. She learns from the way that the moon and the trees wave to each other and the deep knowledge rooted in the earth and our bodies.
Through her teaching, she aims to democratize the classroom space, leveling the student/teacher relationship to one of reciprocity rather than authority. Her students learn just as much from the world around them as they do from each other. In her classroom, Claudia exists as a guide for her creative students' journeys and she endeavors to teach her students limitlessness in their creative pursuits.

Instagram: @ paloma.claudi