Joanne Seongweon Lee

Discover the endless possibilities in clay through pottery’s many creative forms, including bowls, plates, cups, and mugs. This workshop, designed specifically for teens, introduces students to the potter’s wheel. Students start with centering the clay and work their way to the creation of forms. Participants decorate their vessels with the Italian technique of maiolica, a white glaze that serves as a canvas for painting decoration.

This beginner’s workshop is designed for students who have never touched clay before or want to improve their basic skills in throwing. Students start with centering the clay and work their way to the creation of forms—cylinders, bowls, and vases. This workshop focuses on wheel-throwing, though participants are able to bisque fire their work and experiment with underglaze, slip, and maiolica decoration.

This program affords artists the experience enjoyed by national and international artists who access our state-of-the-art studios. Participants may expand their practices, take artistic risks, or complete works for exhibition. *Studios are open 24 hours a day and on weekends for students enrolled in multiple weeks, with limited use of equipment due to safety requirements. Evening monitoring hours are Mondays – Thursdays, 7 – 9 PM.   Portfolios will be accepted on a rolling basis. Instructions on how to submit your portfolio are as follows: Submit digital images of your work in one single PDF (as opposed to individual JPG attachments) via email directly to Joanne Lee, Studio Coordinator of Ceramics, at jlee@andersonranch.org The single PDF must be less than 10 MB to be considered. Include 5-10 images of your work with image identification that lists the title, media, dimensions and year of each image. While not required, it is helpful to see an artist statement addressing the images you send. Include “Advanced Portfolio Review” in the subject line of your email, as well as the title of the workshop for which you are applying. Please provide a phone number where you can be reached and a link to your website. Submissions that do not follow the requested directions will not be reviewed.