Master Potter Workshop - Scott Parady
In conjunction with Trax Gallery and the Association of Clay and Glass Artists, the Clay Arts Guild will be hosting Scott Parady, Professor of Ceramic Arts at California State College Sacramento, for a workshop here on Saturday, October 15th from 10 AM to 4PM.
Because the CAG covers a large portion of the expense of hosting outside master potters, members are privileged to participate in these workshops at a greatly reduced fee. General admission is $77, but CAG members may participate for only $42.
Professor Parady will be demonstrating a variety of vessel shapes, both functional and decorative, as well as forming techniques, including hand building, throwing and a combination of both. Although he primarily pinches his pieces, he refers to them as slow-thrown. He will demonstrate Mishima, use of slips, and a number of ways to create texture.
He will also present slides showing the use of native clays, his anagama wood-firing and photos of his recent work.
An Anagama Kiln is an ancient type of pottery kiln brought to Japan from China via Korea in the 5th century that consists of a firing chamber with a firebox at one end and a flu at the other. The term anagama describes a single-chamber kiln built in a sloping tunnel shape. It is stoked with firewood throughout the entire firing. An anagama (a Japanese term meaning "cave kiln") consists of a firing chamber with a firebox at one end and a flue at the other. Although the term "firebox" is used to describe the space for the fire, there is no physical structure separating the stoking space from the pottery space. This round-the-clock stoking continues until a variety of variables are achieved, including the way the molton pots look inside the kiln, the temperatures reached and sustained, the amount of ash applied and the wet-look of the walls and surface of the pots.
Information about anagama wood-firing is also available on page 10 of the September 2011 Walnut Creek Clay Arts Guild Newsletter.
How to Sign Up?
To enroll and guarantee your spot, please call 925-943-5846 or
visit www.arts-ed.org/.