ADVANCED POTTERY CLASS - Thrown and Altered Forms

W﻿e offer pottery classes of all levels, ages 10 and up.Wheel throwingSculptingH﻿and buildingC﻿andle making

mingo makes it

Delve into the fusion of form, function, and storytelling  by combining wheel-thrown and handbuilt forms to craft functional vessels.

800 NE 13th St

Description:Explore the intersection of form, function and narration as it pertains to your ceramics practice. We investigate how the utilitarian object can be used as a means of narration. The instructor focuses on throwing and the combining of thrown and handbuilt forms to create functional vessels. Using basic wheel thrown parts, demonstrations will cover a variety of altering and assembling techniques. This engaging workshop focuses on creating functional wares such as mugs, bowls, jars, pitchers and teapots. Surface techniques will also be demonstrated and discussed. ABOUT THE TEACHERBonnie Seeman has participated in numerous international and national exhibitions including:Art Basel, Switzerland; the World Ceramic Biennale, Korea; Arco Art Fair, Spain; and FIAC, France.Her works are in many public and private collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Mint Museum of Craft and Design, and The Carnegie Museum of Art. She is the recipient of grants such as the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennial Award, and two Florida Individual Artist Fellowships. She has demonstrated and lectured throughout the US, and her work has been widely published. She currently serves on the board of Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, and has been a Florida Arts Fellowship panelist. She received a MFA from the University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth (‘96), and a BFA from the University of Miami (’91).