Integrating Form and Surface with Ben Carter

Integrating Form and Surface with Ben Carter

This workshop focuses on integrating surface design with altered wheel-thrown pottery. Workshop participants will learn a variety of surface-design methods including underglaze decorating, sgraffito, and other mark making techniques. During the workshop we will discuss aesthetic issues (i.e. proportions, color theory, etc.), making strong functional pots at low fire temperatures, and creative problem solving in the studio. Additional discussions of marketing, social media and the changing landscape of contemporary craft will leave the workshop attendees recharged, rejuvenated and ready to grow in their own studio practice.

Workshop Dates and Times:

January 11th, 2025 Saturday 10:00 - 4:00 (12 - 1 pm lunch break)

January 12th, 2025 Sunday 10:00 - 4:00 (12 - 1 pm lunch break)

(Lunch break both days and lunch provided by Studio T/M)

Ben Carter is an artist, educator, and podcast producer based in New Jersey. He received his BFA from Appalachian State University and his MFA from the University of Florida. His professional experience includes being an artist-in-residence at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, MT and Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass, CO, and the Education Director of the Pottery Workshop in Shanghai, China. He has lectured and exhibited widely in the United States, Canada, China, Australia, and New Zealand. In addition to his studio work he is the host of the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler podcast, where he interviews artists about their craft, creativity, and lifestyle and the executive producer of The Brickyard Network, a collection of ceramic podcasts. He has authored Mastering the Potter’s Wheel by Voyageur Press in 2016, The Complete Guide to Low Fire Glazes by Quarry Press in 2024, and was named Ceramic Artist of the Year in 2016 by Ceramics Monthly.