Two Day Ceramics Workshop: Floral Nesting Plates
Sunday March 9th from 1pm to 4pm
Sunday March 16th from 1pm to 4pm
Entry Level Class—No experience necessary
Age 14+ (minors must accompany an adult)
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Designed for those who love to get their hands dirty and make gorgeous home accents from scratch! Local artist Mitch Segall will guide you through the making of a gorgeous, custom set of floral nesting plates.
During this two-part 6 hour workshop, you’ll learn all about the slab building technique. You’ll also learn how to effectively imprint clay to create texture using found objects. By the end of class, you’ll understand proper drying techniques for creating tiles, plates, and other flat work in porcelain.
All supplies and materials will be provided. If you wish, we invite you to bring in your own foraged materials to imprint into your final piece. Think of thick stems and florals with a lot of texture!
Everyone will take home a series of 3 nesting plates measuring roughly 6”, 8”, and 10” overall.
What activities will you experience?
- Wedging clay
- Pounding, stretching, smoothing, and rolling a clay slab
- Imprinting clay with found objects
- Techniques for cutting shapes out of clay slab
- Pinching and finishing techniques
- Drying techniques
- Applying detail and color
- Underglaze & Glaze techniques
Once your glaze is set, your pieces will be loaded into the kiln to be fired. All work will be ready for pick up 1-2 weeks after class when the kiln firing is complete. We will call/email to let you know when things are ready.
About the Instructor:
Mitch Segall is a native Michigander, a proud MSU alum, and the founder of Central Ceramics Co. He has been working with clay for nearly 20 years and teaching for over 10 years. Mitch has apprenticed in a number of pottery studios and is the manager of Pewabic Pottery’s gallery shop. He loves exploring shape, texture, and color, and stretching those elements within the limitations of clay. Mitch’s current body of work reflects the aesthetics and inspirations discovered during his time living in Central America.
