Clay Workshop: Your Story in Clay
Date: Dec 5
12:00 pm
- 4:00 pm
Where: Art Gallery Classroom
Workshop
Your Story in Clay
Working with stoneware clay, participants will first experience Shary Boyle's "Outside the Palace of Me" exhibition and will have the opportunity to incorporate themes and inspiration from the exhibition in a 3-hour clay workshop. Workshop participants will use personal items such as heirlooms, textures, textiles and other important found objects in the home to add to their sculpture work. This is a fundamentals workshop and will introduce participants to working with the medium of clay.
No previous experience working with clay is necessary.
Pre-registration is required. Limited seats available. Cost is $132.25 (All materials included), 10% Discount for members.
To register, please contact Visitor Services at 757-8090. For more information on the workshop schedule and content, please contact Joy Barfoot via email joybarfoot@therooms.ca
Restrictions due to COVID 19 will be in place for everyone’s safety. Masks and proof of vaccination with ID required.
In partnership with the Craft Council Clay Studio
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