Luster Glazes Workshop

Ready to make your pots stand out from the crowd and look distinctly yours? Come explore a variety of surface design techniques in our surface design workshop series! Have some fun in the shared studio environment while exploring surface design as a means of self-expression.

In this workshop Laurel will guide you through using metallic and pearl lusters. Luster is an overglaze, applied over the vitrified, glaze-fired piece and requires a special third firing.  Laurel will be available to answer questions and assist as you experiment with the technique.

Please bring your glazeware for this workshop!

Previous experience as a LeMoyne ceramics student required. Work may be limited due to kiln space. ​
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Work will be available for pickup 1-2 weeks after the workshop.

CLASS DETAILS
Registration Closed

Day: ​Sunday
Times: 11:00AM - 12:00PM
(2 hour workshop)
Dates: April 28
Location: Ceramics Studios & Kiln Pavilion (417 E. Call St.)
​Instructor: Laurel Blackthorne
Tuition: $45 for members/$55 for non-members
(Includes a $25 supply fee)

Supplies: Included
Pre-Workshop Information

Refund Policy

​ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

LAUREL 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]. 
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You can view Laurel Blackthorne's website here!