Join master potter, teacher, and writer Jack Troy for this immersive two-day hands-on workshop exploring the transformation of wheel-thrown forms through alteration and intuitive process. Using the potter’s wheel as a starting point, participants will create a range of bottle forms that evolve beyond their original shapes through paddling, shaping, and manipulation at both soft and leather-hard stages.

Through guided demonstrations and studio exploration, participants will develop sensitivity to clay’s changing responsiveness while learning how enclosed forms can be altered around trapped air pockets into dynamic organic and geometric shapes that are both sculptural and functional.

The workshop will also introduce Troy’s ongoing exploration of ishi no sasayaki—Japanese for “stone with secret voice.” These enclosed ceramic forms contain hidden rattles that create subtle, shifting sounds unique to each finished piece, bringing an unexpected sense of life and mystery to the work.

This lively workshop encourages curiosity, experimentation, and the expansion of personal form vocabulary beyond familiar approaches.

Participants should be comfortable throwing bottles 6" tall or larger.

Please bring a ceramic object you have lived with for several years that holds personal meaning and that you would be willing to share with the group.

Enjoy the effects of Cold Wax as a medium for your Oil Paints while having fun experimenting with tools beyond brushes, such as palette knives, scraping tools, spatulas, etc. Try different painting styles and create as you please during two days of instructor guided, free style Oil Painting. Students can create paintings of their own design, references for ideas will be provided. You will also learn how to create inviting Abstract paintings based on real landscape scenes. Cold Wax is an excellent medium for abstract and/or loose realism but the creative options are virtually endless. Individual students have completed from one large painting to six paintings in this two day workshop. The possibilities are up to you!

Join us for two days of ultimate creative freedom and fun! NOTE: All paintings must be done on solid boards when using Cold Wax. NO stretched canvas! Students can choose their own boards from various options including Ampersand “Gessobords,” Copper and more - the sizes are your choice.

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