This is a eight week handbuilding class focusing on using colored clay and slabs to make forms with patterning resulting from the colored clay. Nerikomi is the Japanese term for working with colored clay but there are also other similar methods including agateware, murrini, and neriage. Experience working with clay is required.

We will be making our own colored clay by mixing mason stain directly into clay and porcelain slip. Techniques covered: Caning, Extruder, faux wood, Ombre and many more. We will look at the artwork of Cody Hoyt, Risa Nishimori, Matsui Koyo, Brenda Holzki, Matsui Kotsei, Mollie Bosworth, and Naomi Lindenfeld.

$470 covers class tuition and includes 25lbs of porcelain, and a quarter pound each of black, yellow, green, red, and blue mason stains, and plaster for mold making.

Instructor: Pedro Ramirez

Meets Tuesday nights from 7pm-9:30pm on the following dates:

4/26 - Mixing stains into porcelain
5/3 - Making plaster molds
5/10 - Stripe pattern in clay and checkerboard pattern block
5/17 - Cutting the block and making slabs
5/24 - Gradient/Ombre and cane making
5/31 - Sanding and carving your work in prep for glazing.
6/7 - Glazing - Clear options, unglazed, and opaque/semiopaque glazes
6/14 - Final class - results and finishing late work

This class includes one bag of porcelain, if students need more clay, they must purchase their own clay after they run out.

Each student will get up to two 2.5 hour time slots of open studio each week.

Class meets Tuesdays at 7pm on the following dates:
4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, 5/31, 6/7, 6/14

Due to the economic impact of Covid 19 on small businesses giving refunds is not possible right now. Please only register if you are most certain you will be able to take this class.