HAND BUILDING PROJECT STUDIOPrevious hand building experience required.
Come spend your Saturday mornings in the ceramics studio working in community with fellow artists. Laurel Blackthorne will provide support and advice as students work independently on creative hand building projects of their own design. Bisque and glaze firings will occur for work completed by August 19; additional firing services available by LeMoyne for work completed by August 26. Experience level: Previous experience in ceramic hand building is required for this studio. Student work will be available for pick up 1-2 weeks after the end of the class. |
CLASS DETAILS
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ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORLAUREL BLACKTHORNE (They/Them)
I am a community and self-taught ceramic artist. I’ve lived in Tallahassee for almost twenty years and absolutely love the community I have found here. While I’ve been working with clay for six years, I transitioned to a career in the arts in late 2020 out of a desire to engage with the world in a different way. My art focuses on themes of nature, queerness, resistance, and joy and I make a combination of functional pottery and ceramic sculpture. I think the strength of art is its ability to bring people together. Alongside my own artistic practice, I work as a pottery instructor specializing in helping students build strong foundations in ceramics and decorative techniques. I am also the Executive Director and one of the founding members of the Queer Tallahassee Artists Collective. Founded in 2021 QTAC is committed to building economic opportunity and community spaces that celebrate LGBTQIA+ artists. I am deeply committed to the importance of arts in the Tallahassee community and recognize the importance of creating safe spaces for marginalized communities to engage in the arts. You can find me at BlackthorneCeramics.com and can always reach me at [email protected]. |
You can view Laurel Blackthorne's website here!
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