Wheel Thrown Pumpkins Workshop
Lean into the joys of fall and learn how to make your very own wheel-thrown pumpkins! Laurel Blackthorne will demo their techniques for creating both small and large wheel-thrown pumpkins with attached pulled stems. Laurel will provide assistance and tips as you create your own pumpkins at the wheel. Pick your favorites to keep and come back and glaze just in time to decorate your home or garden for the fall!
Experience Level: Students should be able to center, open, and pull on the wheel. Clay, glaze, and firings included. 
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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 contact@blackthorneceramics.com. |
You can view Laurel Blackthorne's website here!
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