Michael Sherrill, Dutch Solomon
John Toki, Black Triangle
Michael Kline, Rope Impressed Serving Platter
July 8 — 19
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Diamonds on Clay
Michael Sherrill
III
CONCEPT
Michael’s unique approach
to vessel and sculpture-making is ideal for
students looking for a seductive surface on clay.
Michael’s work is about the transition of color
and form to create a true object. He works with
layers of colored porcelain and slips, producing
a depth and “color bloom” that inform his
sculptures. Students explore new landscapes of
possibilities for form and surface.
MEDIA
&
TECHNIQUES
Students
work with several clay bodies, explore firing
techniques and methods of merging clay
with other materials, such as metal or glass,
for sculptural applications. Demonstrations of
post-firing surface techniques using diamond
abrasives to polish the surface occur.
ACTIVITIES
Demonstrations allow students
to watch and work alongside the faculty using
the techniques and processes discussed in the
workshop. The faculty challenges assumptions
about clay and encourages experimentation
with new ideas.
FACULTY
Michael Sherrill is a self-taught
artist who uses clay, metal and glass. His work
explores the intersection between human and
material and where they meet in the handmade
object. Since his humble beginnings throwing
traditional folk pottery, to his abstract ethereal
botanicals, Michael challenges you to question
what you see.
www.michaelsherrill.net
July 15 — 26
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July 22 — August 2
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The Ceramic Mural Pottery: form as canvas
John Toki Michael Kline
CONCEPT Develop imagery such as abstract CONCEPT
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES MEDIA & TECHNIQUES
designs, figurative, narrative or architectural
patterns that relate to ceramic mural design.
Engage in the complete ceramic wall mural
design process from idea development,
wet clay modeling, construction, firing and
installing fired tiles in both indoor and outdoor
applications.
Each student
makes a small ceramic mural, approximately
3’ x 4’. Daily demonstrations include lessons on
tile sculpting, cutting and drying techniques,
coloring porcelain clay, and surface decoration
using underglazes, engobes and stains.
Individual creative exploration is encouraged.
ACTIVITIES
There are demonstrations, slide
lectures, group discussions and one-on-one
consultations. Discussions address loading and
firing strategies, as well as various approaches
to mural installation.
FACULTY
John Toki has exhibited his work
at the American Museum of Ceramic Art,
Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, and the
Oakland Museum of California. Public works
include the University of California Art Museum,
Oakland City Hall and numerous private
commissions. John is the co-author of the book
Hands In Clay, and is presently an author with
Oxford University Press.
www.mcpart.org/john-toki
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III
Delve into the functional,
decorative and expressive possibilities of
plates, bowls and other tableware forms. By
focusing on these forms as a canvas and finding
inspiration in historical examples, participants
learn a variety of techniques to create special
serving pieces for the display of food and as a
means of personal expression.
Students use
stoneware clay to throw pots for serving, such
as plates, bowls and cups and explore simple
alteration of these forms. To add imagery
and embellishment, a variety of techniques
for surface decoration are shared, including
brushwork, inlay using clay and wooden stamps,
incising, combing and slip trailing. Fire in high-
fire reduction and soda firings.
ACTIVITIES Students receive demonstrations
of stamping and incising, altered thrown
forms, brushwork, slip trailing and combing.
Slide presentations include historical and
contemporary examples of plates and platters.
FACULTY
Michael Kline is a studio potter
based in North Carolina who makes utilitarian
ceramics with botanical-themed painted and
stamped surfaces. He holds a BFA from the
University of Tennessee where he studied
pottery, painting and printmaking. In 2015
he visited the Freer-Sackler Wing of the
Smithsonian and was struck by seeing a 15th-
century stamped and inlaid Korean bowl and
has since focused on applying this technique to
his own work and aesthetic.
www.klinepottery.com
TUITION $1,395 TUITION $1,195 TUITION + STUDIO SUPPORT DONATION $1,795 TUITION + STUDIO SUPPORT DONATION $1,595 TUITION + STUDIO SUPPORT DONATION $1,595
REGISTRATION FEE $45 | STUDIO FEE $175 REGISTRATION FEE $45 | STUDIO FEE $175 REGISTRATION FEE $45 | STUDIO FEE $175
CODE C0611-19 ENROLLMENT LIMIT 14 CODE C0712-19 ENROLLMENT LIMIT 12 CODE C0813-19 ENROLLMENT LIMIT 14
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TUITION $1,195
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