Creating The Light Within ~ Incised Double-Walled Lanterns

Sondra Elder @muddysolpottery

Incised Double-Walled Lanterns

This workshop uses techniques to teach students to create incised “lanterns” and double-walled vessels that seem to defy physics and conventional thought. We will begin by designing a form that “speaks” to us. Exploring both  lantern and closed-vessel forms, our exploration will include creating patterns, texture, altering, and incising pieces. Your workshop leader will discuss many methods to get the most out of your time at the wheel. Discover tips and tricks that will take your work to the next level.

Day 1 will be dedicated to throwing forms; including double walls with textured interiors.

Day 2 will focus on creating patterns, altering and incising work.

This workshop offers 5 hands-on scholarships and 2 observer-only scholarships. Apply here!

November 2 10am-4pm

November 3 10am-4pm

Meet Sondra Elder

“I try very hard not to force my work into “being”. As long as what I am doing feels good to my soul, I will continue to create. If it no longer feels good, then I know I need to head in a different direction”. Sondra Elder is an amazing artist whose incredible use of colors and crystal designs produces functional pieces that simply take one’s breath away. As a self-taught artist, her mastery of firing processes highlights her talents in and passion for the ceramic artform. Her unique process showcases her talent for striking the perfect balance between capability and beauty; “With my pottery, my chosen medium is porcelain because its strength and delicacy learn to live in harmony. It is my perfect canvas to display the beautiful zinc-silicate crystals that can only be created through normally destructive fire. These naturally occurring phenomena inspire my never-ending desire to artistically harness their capability on the backdrop of my forms – which equally exude capability and femininity”.