CLAY SUMMER SESSION 2
JUNE 4–16, 2023
Guillermo Cuellar
Wheel to Table
Students in this workshop will make wheelthrown utilitarian forms: from basic bowls and cylinders to more complex pieces, such as teapots, depending on each individual’s skill level. Demonstrations will cover tools and techniques for throwing, altering, and assembling pots and will address feet, lids, and handles. We’ll share the excitement of firing our stoneware clay pieces in reduction and salt/soda kilns. One-on-one instructional time will meet each student at their level of experience for individual skill building and support. We’ll explore, experiment, and engage in a relaxed and fun conversation about community, food, and the place of handmade pottery in our lives. All levels. Upper clay studio.
Studio artist; teaching: Venezuelan Association of the Arts of Fire, assisted workshops taught by Warren MacKenzie, Linda Christianson, and others; Minnesota State Arts Board grant; exhibitions: Venezuelan National Art Gallery, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Caracas (Venezuela) Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Puerto Rico, Smithsonian (DC), The Northern Clay Center (Minneapolis), Weisman Art Museum (Minneapolis), St Croix Valley Pottery Tour (MN); founding member of Grupo Turgua, promoting Venezuelan craft.
