Going Up! Vertical Forms From Coil and Slab |
Gail Kendall |
| Course Description |
Elegant or funky, utilitarian or archetypal, pots in the round have a strong presence. In this workshop we will explore methods for building upward, making pots that hold air, or flowers, or rice. Hard slab, soft slab, and coil techniques will be presented.
Sponsored by the Teton MudPots and Agnes Bourne |
| Instructor |
Gail Kendall
Hixson-Lied Professor of Art (UNL), was raised in a small lumber town on Green Bay in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Following her formal education at the University of Michigan (BSD) and Eastern Michigan University (MFA) she spent ten years working as an independent studio artist in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1987 she accepted a position in the Department of Art & Art History at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Kendall’s research interests include Mediterranean Basin earthenware ceramics, Christian and Islamic illuminated manuscripts, and English pottery and porcelain. She has been a resident artist at Spode Fine China Works in Stoke-On-Trent, England; the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana; and Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Newcastle, Maine. In 2003 Kendall was a participant in the Attingham Trust Summer School for the Study of Historic Houses in England. Her work has been shown in countless exhibitions in the U.S. and abroad and is the subject of articles in periodicals and books, including Ceramics: Art and Perception (Australia), Neue Keramik (Germany), and The Ceramic Surface by Matthias Ostermann. Most recently, her pottery is featured in Emmanuel Cooper’s new book International Ceramics, published by A & C Black, London, 2008. |
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Vertical Forms 1
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Vertical Forms 2
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| Dates |
January 14 |
| Times |
Sat | 9am – 5pm |
| Tuition |
$50 ($60 non-members) |
| Skill Level |
All Levels |
| Registration Deadline |
January 12 |
| Register by Phone |
(307) 733- 6379 |
| Register using Google Checkout |
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