Our First FALL WORKSHOP —
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Stone Setting for Metal Clay with Pre-made Settings
Donna Yutzy
Thursday, Sept 24| 5:30pm to 9pm & continued on
Friday, Sept 25| 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Stone setting can be a labor-intensive process in Metal Clay. This class will offer you the ability of setting natural stones and Cubic Zirconia in fine silver pre-made settings.
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EARLY FALL CLASSES • 2020
Session 5: September 9 — October 31
(7 & 8 weeks)
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Magical Mondays with Porcelain
Katie Swenson
Mondays 12pm to 3pm
September 14 to October 26
Monday is magical because of the spirit of adventure and wonder that students carry in this class. We continue to offer our Monday Porcelain class and are still discovering new ways to use the colored porcelain.
Winter season is now underway! Capture the essence of this season in translucent porcelain. Katie has been offering her style of hand building and we continue to be delighted with all that
can be created from this brilliant clay
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Beginning/Int Wheel - PM
Mariah WilliamsMondays 7pm to 9pm
Sept 14 to October 26
Dabble in the process of creating on potter’s wheel. Learn or develop the foundations of wedging, centering, and creating forms on the wheel.
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Intermediate Wheel - AM
Dan Schmitt
Tuesdays 11am to 1pm
September 15 to October 27
Pottery made for eating and drinking, food service, and food display has been at the core of ceramics for centuries. This course will be based around making pottery for food service, and will also be directed by student interest.
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Evening Handbuilding
Vessels at Your Service!
Jason Solomon
Tuesdays 6:30pm to 8:30pm
September 15 to October 27
A hand building overview for all skill levels and interests, with an emphasis on purpose-built serving vessels.
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Beginning Wheel at Noon
Jason Solomon
Wednesdays 12pm to 2pm
September 9 to October 28
Interested in trying out the potter's wheel? Discover the secrets of making pots. Learn and develop the basic skills of wedging, centering, and creating forms on the wheel.
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Intermediate/Advanced Wheel — PM
Tabitha Buzby
Wednesdays 7pm to 9pm
September 16 to October 28
Would you like to further develop your throwing skills? Once you have a good grasp of the basics on the potters wheel, move forward with an intermediate to advanced level wheel class.
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Morning Handbuilding
Alissa ClarkThursdays 11am to 1pm
September 10 to October 29
Work with handbuilding concepts to create functional forms with embellishments. All levels of experience are welcome!
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Beginning Wheel - Saturdays
Jacob Monroe
Saturdays 11:30am to 1:30pm
September 12 to October 31
Whether you are embarking on a serious study of ceramics, or just looking to unwind and have fun with clay, this class is for you!
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Sundays with Porcelain (Beginning)
Katie Swenson
Sundays 1pm to 4pm
September 13 to October 25
Formatted to introduce hand building and the basics of blending color in Porcelain and working with this clay.
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HORIZONTALLY LAYERED COLORED CLAY WORKSHOP
Allan Kluber Mondays, September 28th-October 26th | 12pm to 3pm
One More Time this Year! Horizontally Layered Colored Clay workshop — for the many people who have been through the studio and admired both Allan’s work and the results of student exploration with these concepts.
Join us for another offering of this workshop on working with horizontally layered colored clay. This is a technique Allan has been exploring in recent years as he renewed his interest in clay and color bands — and their relationship to landscape forms and metaphorical possibilities. This workshop meets over 4 weeks; includes independent studio work that will need to be accomplished during these 4 weeks; and concludes with a 4th and final meeting time. This final meeting time will include class discussion followed by a photo shoot with a professional studio photographer. Participants need to be able to attend all 5 class sessions. Instructor will be available outside of class during several planned “studio hours”. Open to all levels; some experience necessary. Limited to 12 participants. Class materials will be based on working with a white cone 5 clay.
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Creating Texture with Slips & Incising
Lee Dwyer
Fridays, Oct 16th-Oct 30th | 11am to 1pm
Learn
to make and apply slips of different consistency, inlay slips and
underglazes and use pattern and texture to achieve your ideas.
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Monster Making Fun!
James DeRosso
Friday, November 13 | 3:30pm & 6pm
Saturday, November 14 | 3:30pm
Join James DeRosso for a monster making workshop with a colorful twist! James has devised a way to add a spot of color that will make YOUR monster stand out in a crowd!
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PRIVATE STUDIOS
Looking for private studio space?
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A GOOD DEAL... DID YOU KNOW?
Our throwing and hand building classes are a GOOD DEAL!
With each class session you enroll in, our students receive instruction from professional ceramic instructors AND students have unlimited access to working in the Clay Space studio during regular open hours. This access begins with the first day of class and runs through the last day of class. It’s a good deal!
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PRODUCTION SERVICES AT CLAY SPACE
Did you know? Clay Space, besides having a focus on education and developing the craft of ceramics, is also a production-capable facility?
We have the knowledge, experience and capacity to do small production runs – let us help you bring your vision and product to life!
We are equipped with both slip-casting equipment and a hydraulic press. If you have a project in mind, we'd love to talk with you!
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THE STORE AT CLAY SPACE
Your purchases help support local artists and help support the operation of Clay Space as an artistic and educational facility in our community. Find affordable and pleasure-giving handmade objects, ceramic and otherwise. T-shirts, aprons and tool kits are also available.
Gift certificates can be purchased and used for store merchandise, classes, and clay packages.
Open during all Clay Space open hours!
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REOPENING CHANGES
Schedule • Reservations • Rules
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Clay Space reopened in June for classes and studio use is now scheduled through our new reservation system.
Shortened studio hours for the summer and early fall help us maintain a safe environment and allow for a gradual ramp up to a full schedule later this fall.
Monday: 10am-6:30pm
Tuesday - Thursday: 10am-6pm
Friday: 10am-5pm
Saturday: 11am-5pm
Sunday: Closed
All studio use is by reservation only except for quick drop off or pick up of items.
Thank you for your patience!
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In order to monitor the
numbers of people in the studio at any one time, studio use will be scheduled by reservation.
You can download our pdf with instructions on how to use the new system through
Sign Up Genius.
You can also go directly to the Sign Up Genius website —
Create an account, and search
for Clay Space's reservation
page by entering our email address: office@clayspaceonline.com
Or, use this link
to get to our page!
We encourage you to create an account and bookmark it on your computer or smart device so it’s easy to access in the future!
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New rules for the studio have been created to help keep us all healthy and safe. Masks are required in the studio. Please open and carefully read our new rules. These rules will continue through this year.
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NEW GUEST INSTRUCTOR
DAN SCHMITT
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Dan has been active in ceramics for over twenty-five years working as a potter and
educator. His interest in ceramics developed while in college at the University of Puget
Sound where he earned a BA in Art and later went on to earn an MFA in Ceramics from
Kent State University. Dan moved to Eugene in 1998 setting up his first ceramics studio, and over the years has taught classes at the University of Oregon, Lane Community College, for Lane Arts Council, and the EMU Crafts Center. Teaching has always been a passion for Dan. He enjoys the give and take that learning with students affords. Outside of the studio Dan is a mental health therapist working in private
practice.
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Your purchases contribute to our educational and artistic endeavors!
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George Kokis
We have a beautiful selection of work by George Kokis available for purchase. George Kokis, honored teacher and friend to Jim Laub, has chosen Clay Space to showcase works from his personal collection that are being offered for sale to benefit Clay Space. We feel privileged to be custodians of George's work and legacy. Ask about our special holiday pricing!
Please visit the gallery or call 541-653-8089 to purchase.
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ARTIST | INSTRUCTOR
KAREN PERKINS
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Karen has been working with clay for nearly 40 years. She has exhibited work sporadically throughout those years with more of a focus on exhibiting since retiring from public school teaching. Karen taught middle school and high school art for 30 years. Many of her projects with students centered around public service and public art projects. Before and during this time, Karen taught ceramics through Maude Kerns Art Center, Lane Community College and Amazon Community Center. Karen was involved in helping Clay Space with some of our original class and studio plans. She began teaching occasional and specialty classes at Clay Space when she retired in 2011. We're glad to have her working with us!
Viz City interview with Karen for KLCC Radio on January 24, 2018.
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Karen's pieces are wheel thrown forms, subsequently manipulated with hand building processes. By stretching and compressing after the piece comes off the wheel, each form emerges spontaneously, defining its own character. Frequently working with loose sketches, she often moves from original intent, following a trail that tangents the original idea. It’s a wander through the world of form, one piece evolving from the last. Most pieces begin abstract in intent, with her interest following the grace of line or curve. The clay working process often yields a sense of story. Karen's many interests (horseback riding, kayaking, gardening and music making) are present in the forms of her work. Gathering curve imagery from following the movement of a horse’s withers or jaw line; tracing the flow of a tree branch. She loves to create lift in these pieces, working the feet to create lightness and a precarious relationship to the earth. Pieces that reach out, suggesting gaping mouths, are at times bird-like, gestures of yearning, of request and of offering. "It pleases me to watch my images alternate between the absurd, a flowing form, and a croak, as I find strength in learning not to take myself too seriously." (Karen) Full artist statement
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The work of instructor and volunteer advisor Karen Perkins and and several Clay Space related artists, is offered for sale at Earthworks in Yachats!
Stop by when you are visiting the coast.
Later note: our guest instructor, Allan Kluber, is also represented in Earthworks!
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August 1
Session 4 classes start
September 6 & 7 Closed for Labor Day holiday
September 9
Session 5 classes start
September 24, 25
Stone Setting for Metal Clay workshop
September 28-October 26 Horizontally Layered Colored Clay
October 16-30 Creating Texture with Slips & Incising
November 13 & 14 Monster Making Fun!
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Clay Space
Summer Hours
starting June 15, 2020
SIX DAYS A WEEKAugust & September
Monday
10am - 6:30pm Tuesday 10am - 6pm Wednesday 10am - 6:30pm Thursday
10am - 6pm Friday
10am - 5pm
Saturday
11am - 5pm
Sunday
Closed
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