Service Description

Prerequisite: Beginning level class ● Date: Sunday, May 3 ● Time: 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ● Location: Clay Space Studio Cost: $80 *Discounts cannot be applied to this workshop Perhaps you have made yourself a lovely pot and now it is now ready to add the creative element of textures! In this two hour workshop, we will play with layering textures to create unique and interesting surfaces. Join us as we design with our hands, learning how glaze and texture can playfully interact with each other. Perfect for potters or hand builders of all skill levels. We will talk about and demonstrate carving, slip trailing, stamping and sculpting onto clay. Every attendee will walk out with gained confidence and knowledge being able to create interesting surfaces on pots of their own using tools that most of us already have laying around or can easily access or make ourselves. Materials provided: Basic tools, an assortment of stamps, textured rolling pins, and a practice tile You may bring: - a greenware pot of your own for applying these methods during the workshop - carving or imprinting tools of your choice - scoring and round trimming tools - clay purchased from the studio About the Artist: Jenna Vannest is a full time potter who started her journey as an artist at a very young age sewing, knitting, crocheting, embroidering and picking up any other craft she could get her hands on. When Jenna first moved to Eugene in 2018, she signed up at Clay Space Eugene for a pottery class where she fell madly in love with the world of clay. After several classes in the ceramics department at Lane Community College, further solidifying her newfound artistic obsession, she started her pottery company that she runs today as Forest Floor Studios. Now, she has her own pottery studio in Eugene, Oregon where she works as a production potter selling at in-person events, festivals, galleries as well as online and in stores.