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Clay B Summer Session 5

CLAY – SUMMER SESSION 5
July 14-26, 2024 (11 STUDIO DAYS)
Shiyuan Xu
Playing with Paperclay

Paperclay is a forgiving material that has been widely used by ceramic artists over the years for both functional work and sculpture. In this workshop students will gain basic knowledge of paperclay and its properties.They will learn to prepare and manage their own porcelain paperclay and will also play with colored paperclay. We will experiment with various structural forms and work with handbuilding techniques such as pinching, slab and coil building, slip-trailing, and dipping found objects to create forms. The workshop will include daily demonstrations, discussions of contemporary artworks, and individual meetings. Electric firing. Basic handbuilding skills will be helpful, but this workshop is open to all levels. Lower clay studio. 

Studio artist; teaching: Waubonsee Community College (IL), Lillstreet Art Center (Chicago), Lawrence Art Center (KS), Houston Community College, Arizona State University (AZ); residencies: Lillstreet Art Center (Chicago), Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Archie Bray Foundation (MT); collections: Korea Ceramic Foundation, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts (TX), National Museum of Slovenia (Slovenia); representation: Sherry Leedy Contemporary (KCMO), Ting-Ying Gallery (UK).

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Jan 15 – Regular enrollment opens

Shiyuan Xu, Hybrid #4, porcelain paperclay, glaze, 24 x 9-1/2 x 19 inches
Shiyuan Xu, Hybrid #4, porcelain paperclay, glaze, 24 x 9-1/2 x 19 inches