Pottery with McClennen | CERAMICS: INFLUENCES | Intermediate to Advanced

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6 Weeks | $306 Future Member | $245 VAC Member 

This course invites each student to develop an individual body of work through the lens of personal influence. Who or what shapes your approach to making? Nature, process, raku, wood firing, functional design, sculpture, philosophy, or particular artist — all can serve as sources of inspiration. Through guided discussion and studio practice, you’ll identify and articulate the forces that inform your creative direction and translate them into a cohesive personal statement and body of work.

My goal is getting you as an artist to think about this and come up with a solid statement that represents what influences your art and how to implement this into your own body of work. To do this we will explore what other famous potters both historical and contemporary have said about what influenced themselves. Each class will start with a video and discussion session featuring a Goldmark Gallery ceramic artists and others. We will begin with an overview of Bernard Leach, Shoji Hamada and Soetsu Yanagi and how their influence on Contemporary Ceramicists and the Mingei Movement. Other major artists we will review and discuss will include, Warren MacKenzie, Phil Rogers, Clive Bowen, Svend Bayer, Mike Dodd, and Lisa Hammond.  Classes will run as follows: 5:30 – 6:30 Bring you dinner, we will watch the video of the week and discuss. You will need a sketch pad notebook.  Weekly reading for discussion will be sent via email. o 6:30 – 9:00 Studio Time: Demos, making a “body of work” that demonstrates your Influences.

Class Format:

·         5:30 – 6:30 PM – Bring your dinner and join us for an artist video and group discussion.

·         6:30 – 9:00 PM – Studio time with demonstrations and independent work focused on developing your own “influenced” series.

By the end of the session, you’ll have created a small portfolio of works that clearly reflect your artistic influences—both in concept and execution.

Bring your dinner and join us for an artist video and group discussion from 5:30pm - 6:30pm