ONSITE: Hand Building Large Forms - NEW!

ONSITE: Hand Building Large Forms - NEW!

Adult Multi-Week | This class is completed

1812 West Main Street Richmond, VA 23220 United States

Clay I

All Levels

10/1/2020-11/5/2020

3:00 PM-5:00 PM EDT on Th

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$135.00

$121.50

$45.00

Explore basic, ceramic hand-building techniques including coil and slab construction in a large format. Demonstrations will include both functional items like bowls, vases and planters, as well as sculptural applications.

  • Onsite courses do not come with open studio this semester. All materials and equipment provided. You will receive 25 pounds of clay; additional clay is available for purchase. Classes are confirmed one week prior to the start date. In order to help us confirm classes, please register as early as possible.
  • • Students and teachers will only be allowed to enter and exit the building through the Main Street entrance.
  • • Access to the building is restricted to the class’ two hour window. Students and teachers must ensure that their work is concluded, cleaned, and that they are out of the studio by the end of the scheduled class time to ensure a smooth transition for cleaning to commence.
  • • Anyone in the building must wear a mask at all times (students, teachers and staff).
  • • Students must ensure they maintain 6 ft of social distancing to fellow students and teachers.
  • • While communal spaces such as restrooms are available, moving between studios or the rest of the building is prohibited.
  • • When accessing the building for class, students must announce themselves to the front desk staff member from a 6 ft distance, who will confirm you on the roster and direct you to the studio.
Shell, Tracy

Tracy Shell received her Masters of Fine Arts Degree from The School for American Crafts at Rochester Institute of Technology in New York state, and Bachelor of Fine Arts from University of Montevallo in Alabama. She also apprenticed with Echizen potter, Juroemon Fujita, in Japan for three years. Ms. Shell was Professor of Art and department chair at Midland University in Omaha, Nebraska from 2007-2018. Currently Tracy is a studio potter at Shockoe Bottom Clay. “As a maker of utilitarian pottery I feel it is a privilege to make work that will transform routine activities into aesthetic experiences. I am curious about what characteristics of hand-made pottery elevate these objects to treasured possessions while embracing their utilitarian characteristics. My investigative process is fueled by a desire to explore the relationship between engaging form and practical function.”