ONSITE: Kurinuki

ONSITE: Kurinuki

Adult Multi-Week | This class has been canceled

1812 West Main Street Richmond, VA 23220 United States

Clay I

Beginner

1/11/2023-3/1/2023

12:30 PM-3:00 PM EDT on Wed

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$225.00

$202.50

$40.00

Kurinuki is the Japanese technique of starting with a block of clay, developing the exterior, then hollowing it out. This class will create a box, bud vase, tea bowl and more. We will also explore images of Kurinuki work and talk about bottles, incense burners, pouring vessels and larger bowls.

  • Al's classes are formatted so that the first 15-20 minutes is a critique of work in progress, the next hour is a demonstration, and the rest of class time is work time. Practice is expected outside of class, but not required.
  • Classes are confirmed one week prior to the start date. In order to help us confirm classes, please register as early as possible.

    You will receive 25 pounds of clay; additional clay is available for purchase.

    Students must follow current Covid-19 protocols, as outlined by our website. For more info visit visarts.org. This is an On-site course. On-site courses do not come with studio access outside of class time. Paid open studio access is available through our Studio Access Program: if interested please visit visarts.org.

Pellenberg, Al

Al has been been playing and working with mud since he was a kid, his “Play-Doh Fun Factory” was just the best toy Al ever had. Al believes he became an architect and space designer as a result of all those things that he built in my “first childhood." Over the years he have been in and out of the clay studio. He worked on the wheel for many years making bowls, cups, teapots and the lot, but the move to hand-building has been very rewarding and offering a set of challanges that combine both his architectual training and creative side in new and different ways newgeorgiaclaywork.com