About the Workshop

Bernard Leach, British philosopher and potter, often described pottery or pots as the “majesty of volume”.

I often have tried to apply this maxim to my own pottery, in doing so I believe this pursuit of showing volume in a piece of pottery is endless.

This pursuit has often inspired me to make the next piece.

Please take this journey with me to explore wheel thrown forms, functional or sculptural. How do these pieces relate to gravity and exist in space?

In this class we will work in a series of shapes of ones own choosing to refine skills and explore our visual vocabulary.

*Field trip to Bob’s studio on Friday, the last full day, for Raku and Sagger firing.

About Bob Green

Bob Green is a ceramic artist and educator residing in Western Massachusetts. Exhibitions include: the 2015 NCECA conference show “The Diverse Vessel,” “Fifty Years of Crafts, 2010” at the Bennington Museum, Bennington, VT, and the 2007 National Juried Ceramics Exhibition at the Lawrence Art Center in Lawrence, KS. He is a recipient of the Vermont Council of the Arts individual artist grant. In 2012 he had a solo show at Thayer Academy in Braintree, MA. Bob has taught numerous workshops on raku and pit firing and his work is featured in Steve Branfman’s books, “Raku: A Practical Approach” (2nd edition) and “Mastering  Raku,” as well as ”500 RAKU” edited by Ray Hemachandra and Jim Romberg, all published by Lark Books. He has an undergraduate degree in sculpture and an MFA in ceramics from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Bob’s work is represented by Edge Water Gallery in Middlebury, VT. Bob Green

Dates

July 14 - 20, 2024

noncredit $1,095

undergraduate credit $1,495

graduate credit $1,625

Lodging and Dining

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