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Hand and Prints—Collaboration between Form and Surface In this two-week intensive workshop,
Cobb and Burnett invite participants
to get their hands dirty and join in
the exciting collaboration between
ceramic form and surface. Cobb and
Burnett will demonstrate their unique
approaches to wheel throwing and
hand building and show how to
personalize work with alteration
techniques. Students will have the
opportunity to explore a variety of
surface techniques using slips,
stamps, screen-printed imagery and
sandblasting glaze. Participants can
expect creative exercises and critical
discussions relative to form and
surface and how to find harmony
between the two. Students will take
home finished work. |
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Sunshine Cobb is a full-time studio
artist who specializes in handmade
functional pottery. Her work has drawn
both critical praise for its whimsical
rustic style and national and
international commercial success.
Utilizing traditional techniques, her
work embodies the importance of
handmade pottery in an era of
disposability while representing a new
model of a functional potter in the
modern era. Cobb received her
BA in studio arts from the California
State University of Sacramento and an
MFA in ceramics from Utah State
University. Cobb is the recipient of
several esteemed honors in the field,
including serving as a long-term
resident at the Archie Bray Foundation
from 2012–2014 and being named a
2013 Emerging Artist by both the
National Council of Education and
Ceramics Monthly. Cobb has lectured
extensively and is a sought-after
demonstrating artist. Cobb recently
authored a book titled Mastering Hand
Building: Techniques, Tips, and Tricks
for Slabs, Coils, and More.
Jason Bige Burnett currently lives
and works from his home studio in
Louisville, Kentucky. He graduated
from Western Kentucky University
with a BFA in ceramics and a BA in
printmaking and graphic design.
Burnett continued his education and
studies as a core fellowship student at
Penland School of Crafts in North
Carolina, and as an artist-in-residence
at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
in Tennessee. Since then he has
exhibited nationally, and has been
featured in Ceramics Monthly, Pottery
Making Illustrated and American Craft
Magazine. Burnett’s work is featured in
500 Prints on Clay and he’s the author
of Graphic Clay: Ceramic Surfaces and
Printed Image Transfer Techniques.