Everyday Whimsy: Hand-Built Sculptural Vessels with Lora Shelley
May 5 - June 9
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Instructor: Lora Shelley
Class Type: Six-week handbuilding class
Skill Level: All Levels
Time: Mondays 5 – 7PM
Dates: May 5 – June 9
Make Up Date: June 16
Learn to make imaginative functional objects for your everyday life! In this class we will explore different methods of hand-building— including slab, coil, pinch, and hollowing out a form. Embracing experimentation and play, we’ll dream up whimsical designs and make them come to life. Make your own custom dinnerware accessories. Brighten up your kitchen counter with a raccoon sugar bowl and matching spoon. Make a squirrel-themed paint palette with mushroom brush rest and woodsy water vessel. The possibilities are endless!
Register today for an outdoor clay adventure! Take advantage of the inspiring golden hours to express yourself creatively during our Plein Air Pottery sessions at WSW. While we work on our new and improved studio, our ceramic program is setting up camp on the back deck outside of the silkscreen studio! In case of inclement weather: the outdoor space is shaded in the afternoon and evening and has a covering adequate to provide shelter from light rain.
Artist
Lora Shelley
Lora Shelley is primarily a painter and printmaker with a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design in Illustration. With RISD’s European Honors Program, Lora spent a year abroad studying in Rome, Italy. Lora’s work can be found in private collections across the U.S. and abroad, as far as Africa, Australia and France.
Lora heard the siren call of clay 16 years ago and has incorporated it into her practice along with painting and printmaking. Working in ceramics has offered Lora the opportunity to move into the third dimension as she uses her unique eye to bring her 2D characters to life.
You can learn more about Lora’s work at lorashelley.com and instagram @lorashelley