About the Workshop
Learn illustrative decorating techniques using colored slips and underglazes on hand built pottery. We will start out on the first day making small slab dishes and tiles to experiment with sgraffito, slip transfer and stencil decoration.
The rest of the week students will learn how to make free standing, hollow forms, using the slab and coil techniques-keeping in mind that the pieces will be decorated using what we all learned experimenting on the first day. Emphasis will be on using color, making patterns and drawing on clay.
About Kim Murton
Kim Murton is a ceramic artist and illustrator living in Vancouver WA. She studied ceramics and animation at School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and printmaking and film at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, NYC. Murton worked in the animation industry in NYC, Denver and Portland for ten years before deciding to re-visit clay by attending Oregon School of Art and Craft, Portland. She has been a full time potter for 25 years working out of her home studio. Her colorful, eclectic pieces are influenced by Pre- Columbian Ceramics and Contemporary comics and illustration.
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Learn more about Kim on her website: kimmurton.com
Instructor will provide:
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Basic clay tools
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brushes
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colored slip
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underglaze
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newsprint
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clear glaze
What students should bring:
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​sketch book
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pencil
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favorite
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clay tools (optional)
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favorite brushes (optional)