Are you new to ceramics and trying to find your voice in this medium? Or a seasoned ceramic artist looking to up your surface design game? Maybe you are even a watercolor artist or screen printer looking to expand your medium?

This class is a multidisciplinary look at different surface design techniques in ceramics that will help students at all skill levels use your unique creativity to create an original, standout ceramic piece!

No matter if you have never touched ceramics, made a silk screen, or have used watercolor before, I will walk you through the steps on how to merge these beautiful art forms into one. This type of surface design allows for repeated detailed designs which can help you achieve symmetrical illustrations between pieces or have identical designs across different forms you are creating.

By having a mixed media approach, you will think outside your normal medium, be inspired to try something new, and push boundaries on what you already know. This class demonstrates how to make and choose simple ceramic forms, design and create a silk screen, screen print onto ceramics, and add color through watercolor techniques.

What we'll cover:

Working with clay
- Shape and form
- Preparing clay
- Basics of throwing on the wheel
- Trimming and finishing a piece
Screen printing
- Creating a unique and personal illustration
- Translating illustrations onto silkscreens
- Making and using a silkscreen on a ceramic piece
Watercolor painting process
- Basics of watercolor (mixing and amount of paint used)
- Using watercolor on ceramics

Can't wait to see what you create!

Kim Thompson

Potter, Painter, and Naturalist

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