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- Teacher: Melissa Maxwell
- Course Length: 4 classes
- Date: Sundays, beginning May 31
- Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm PST (3 hrs)
- Materials Fee: $45 – included in price
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Sgraffito
Discover the magic of sgraffito, a carving technique that transforms clay surfaces into layered, graphic works of art.
In this 4 week weekend class, you will learn how to build imagery by revealing it. Using contrasting slips and underglazes, you will carve back into the surface to create line, texture, and depth.
We begin with guided tile studies to learn the full process, including applying color, using wax resist, transferring imagery, and carving. At the same time, you will make small forms such as cups or bowls, which will be decorated the following week. Week 2 focuses on applying sgraffito to those forms and developing control of line, contrast, and surface.
In weeks 3 and 4, you will create a larger or more sustained project. This could be a vessel, sculpture, panel, or a series of tiles. Students can scale up or continue working small, with support in planning, templates, and surface approach.
This class is ideal for beginners with some handbuilding experience as well as more experienced ceramicists looking to deepen their surface work.
You will leave with finished tiles, decorated functional ware, and a clear process for continuing sgraffito in your own practice.
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Pottery Classes at the Seattle Artist League
Join us for pottery classes in our 2,700 square foot studio in Seattle’s Georgetown Arts District. We offer classes for beginning ceramics in wheel throwing, hand-building, firing, and glazing. Our pottery classes are open to beginners and intermediate potters.
We have long offered classes in clay sculpting. Our commitment to the medium has expanded with the opening of our south Seattle Ceramics Studio. Join us for classes, workshops, and events in Seattle’s newest ceramics studio.
At the Seattle Artist League, we have a start where you are philosophy. You are welcome in our studio as a beginner or a seasoned pro. Join us!
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