CLAY – SUMMER SESSION 2
June 2-14, 2024 (11 STUDIO DAYS)
Mathew McConnell
The Uncanny Surface

This mold-based workshop will concentrate on producing a series of small tiles, tablets, or low-relief sculptures to be displayed on the wall. I will share my techniques for constructing prototype forms with complex and rich surfaces using simple and widely available materials. After we build our prototypes, we will construct high quality, fiber-reinforced one-part plaster molds. Finally, I will share my method for layering casting slip within a press mold to transfer the textures of our forms into clay with an uncanny level of detail. This workshop will be great for anyone new to plaster mold-making or those looking to expand their repertoire of surface techniques in clay. Low-fire, electric. All levels. Lower clay studio

Associate professor and head of ceramics at University of Arkansas; other teaching: Ox-bow (MI), Greenwich House Potter (NYC), Ohio University, University of Iowa, University of Missouri; residencies: Archie Bray Foundation (MT), Greenwich House Pottery (NYC), CRETA Rome, Anderson Ranch (CO); exhibitions: Mindy Solomon Gallery (FL), Jane Hartsook Gallery (NYC), 108 Contemporary (OK), Eutectic Gallery (Portland, OR), Gerald Peters Gallery (Santa Fe). 

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Jan 15 – Regular enrollment opens