Surface Design with Stephen Robison
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WSDH.10.21.23
$175.00
$175.00
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Sat 10/21 & Sun 10/22 1-5pm with Stephen Robison (they/them) - In this workshop Stephen will focus on surface and form. The main demonstrations will focus on using bisque and 3-d printed stamps. They will also address working with slips. It will be applicable for both wheel and hand built forms. Scroll to the bottom to read more about Stephen.
Participants who register prior to October 1 will be able to submit a line drawing that Stephen will 3D print into an embossing stamp for you. More instructions on that will be provided once you register. Drawings will need to be simple line drawings and the final version must have all lines be a minimum of standard sharpie marker width - thinner lines do not work well.
Experience level: This class is for people who are actively working with clay already, having taken at least 1 wheel or hand building class in the recent past. It is not appropriate for new people who are looking to try out playing with clay.
Participants who register prior to October 1 will be able to submit a line drawing that Stephen will 3D print into an embossing stamp for you. More instructions on that will be provided once you register. Drawings will need to be simple line drawings and the final version must have all lines be a minimum of standard sharpie marker width - thinner lines do not work well.
Experience level: This class is for people who are actively working with clay already, having taken at least 1 wheel or hand building class in the recent past. It is not appropriate for new people who are looking to try out playing with clay.
- Materials & Firings: Slabs made from our studio reclaim will be provided to you to practice on for day 1.
- Participants should bring 3-4 soft leather-hard forms using the clay of your choice and at least 1/4 of a bag of the same clay.
- If you are not a current student or member at Burnish, we will bisque fire your completed pieces for you as a part of the class. Access to glaze firing pieces made during this workshop would follow our standard firing process and rates for external participants.
I’ve been teaching and working in Clay for little over three decades. My favorite firing techniques are atmospheric, with a heavy focus on wood and soda fire. I like to fire in all temperatures and I like using gas or electric, it really doesn’t matter to me. The end result is often utilitarian pieces that have either brushwork with slips and/or additive and subtractive work. I do also make work that seems to negate some of that utility for a conceptual or aesthetic concern. I also work on pieces that are purely sculpture. Presently I’ve been working on pieces that are for the wall. These pieces are a combination of cast paper, kiln formed glass, ceramic, and other elements.
Stephen Robison (they/them) received their BFA in 1990 from The University of Wisconsin in Whitewater, their MA in 1992 from The University of Iowa, and their MFA in 1994 from the University of Iowa. They have taught at several universities including Belmont University, Tennessee Technological University Appalachian Center for Crafts, University of Missouri in Columbia, Virginia Commonwealth University, North Central Michigan College and University of North Carolina.
Stephen has also taught workshops and given lectures at craft centers and universities around the country. Their work has been shown in numerous juried, invitational and group exhibitions and is included in national and international collections and publications.
Stephen joined Central Washington University's Art + Design Department in 2009.
Stephen Robison (they/them) received their BFA in 1990 from The University of Wisconsin in Whitewater, their MA in 1992 from The University of Iowa, and their MFA in 1994 from the University of Iowa. They have taught at several universities including Belmont University, Tennessee Technological University Appalachian Center for Crafts, University of Missouri in Columbia, Virginia Commonwealth University, North Central Michigan College and University of North Carolina.
Stephen has also taught workshops and given lectures at craft centers and universities around the country. Their work has been shown in numerous juried, invitational and group exhibitions and is included in national and international collections and publications.
Stephen joined Central Washington University's Art + Design Department in 2009.