june 14th – 18th, and june 21st – 25th, 2021
folks can register for either one of these workshops, or both! they are two separate workshops.
| fast fire pottree i and ii
back by popular demand, randy and don will share every aspect of fast-fired pottery that over sixty years of knowledge can bring. this will be an action packed, humorous, and intensively informative workshop. each artist will share their philosophies and lifestyles while demonstrating a wide variety of throwing, decorating, and firing techniques. randy will transform huge amounts of clay into amazing lightweight pots, all the while telling stories about his experiences in the swamp! his narrative ultimately appears on the vessel he is creating. at the same time, don will be creating and altering forms and demonstrating several surface decoration techniques. the interaction between these two characters has been described as “the best comedy act in town”. firings may include: raku, copper matt luster, alcohol reduction, fuming with chlorides, horsehair, wood, low-fire salt saggar firing, lichen glazes, and more. if you want to expand your throwing abilities and create interesting new forms while having a blast all week, this workshop is for you. there will be different firing methods presented in each of the two week workshops. |
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biosrandy brodnax is one of the best-known potters in texas. he has specialized in raku for many years using natural imagery and drawing upon a wild fantasy world of creatures of the mind. he is a very inventive and intuitive technician, and is a master in the art of kiln building. born near alexandria, louisiana, randy attended northwestern state university as an all-american collegiate football player and graduated with degrees in art education and special education. he has participated in many exhibitions throughout the u.s. and is a dedicated and humorous teacher. |
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| don ellis, from farmington, new mexico, has for over 30 years been striving to perfect his innovative approach as a functional potter and glazing expert. he is a technician at firing and controlling every aspect of this approach. don attended mcmurry university and the university of north texas and graduated with degrees in education and ceramics. he returned to mcmurry university to chair the art department for 8 years. he and his wife, donna, and son, dalton, owned cloudcroft pottery for 20 years. he has participated in many exhibits and workshops throughout the united states. don now teaches at san juan college, farmington, nm and is the fine arts division chair. | 
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for those registered in the workshop, please bring:
your tuition covers one bag of clay, glazes, materials, and firings. additional clay may be purchased for $10 a bag. |
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