Overview
Get your hands dirty walking through the whole process of working with local clays. We'll dive deep into multiple ways to identify local clays, dig and process clay together, learn how to test it and incorporate other materials, and finally hand build pieces made from the clay we processed together. Each session builds on the work completed at the previous step, so please only sign up for this workshop if you are able to attend all sessions.*
Session 1: Learn how to identifying local clays; dig for clay together near Bozeman
Session 2: Finish processing our local clay; learn how to test its properties
Session 3: Learn about wild clay surface options; make personal test pieces
Session 4: Hand building with wild clay; make final sculptures to bisque fire
Session 5: Finish final sculptures for second firing
*Tuesday, August 5th is a one-day workshop is a general overview of working with local clays and a chance to work with wild clay slips from my personal collection.)
Artist Workshops
Tinworks Artist Workshops are evening workshops for adults to learn specialized art techniques and gain insight into artists’ processes through making and experimenting in clay, earthen materials, kilns, and poetry. The instructors are local Montana artists spanning a variety of creative practices and mediums. These workshops are low-cost for the public in order to be inclusive, but to also support the artists. Tinworks is committed to removing barriers to participation. Scholarships available upon request. Space is limited and registration required to allow instructors time to prepare materials. To view project examples and artists’ works please visit the local artist display area in the Family & Community Space. Contact Community Outreach & Education Coordinator Angela Yonke, angela.yonke@tinworksart.org for more information.
About the Artist
Chris Stoddard is an artist and educator based in Bozeman.
IG: @chris.stoddard.art
