Whimsical Teapot with Walter Reiss

Join experienced ceramicist Walter Reiss and create a unique teapot of your own. Using a combination of hand building tools and techniques, you will experience the magic of clay. In this workshop you will explore texture, form and color.

Bio

Walter Reiss is an accomplished ceramicist who has been exhibiting his work for the last 37 years at both the Sawdust Art Festival and the Festival of Arts. Walter describes his work as a combination of dark whimsy using the plastic properties of clay to realize his vision. His numerous awards include the International Fletcher Challenge Award.

Sat, May 12, AM: CLOSED

Sat, Jun 2, AM: REGISTER

Birdhouses with Ora Sterling

Ceramicist, Ora Sterling is offering a class that will teach you how to make a clay birdhouse.  These can be used for indoor or outdoor purposes.  This will be a fun class that will get you in the mood for all of the joys that spring can bring! You will learn several shaping techniques, including texturizing and forming of clay.

Bio

Born in Long Beach, California, Ora Sterling is a fifth generation native Californian. She graduated from UC Santa Barbara in 1974 and had the opportunity to study art in Artes Plasticas, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico as well as participate in a cultural exchange for Project Pakistan, sponsored by the US State Department in 1973. Sterling has managed and designed for Albatross Galleries, Plum Foolish Ceramic Designs, and has studio locations in Boulder, Colorado; Eden, Utah; Cambria and Laguna Beach, California. She has exhibited in many renowned shows including Los Angeles Mart, San Francisco Mart, Beckman's Gift Show Los Angeles, San Francisco International Gift Fair, Festival of Arts and the Sawdust Art Festival.

Sat, May 26, PM: REGISTER