Join Ruth Easterbrook for an in-person, hands on glaze workshop! During this 2-day workshop we will gain an understanding of what glaze is, how to troubleshoot some classic problems that arise, and a wide range of possibilities to bring our glazing to the next level. Ruth will demonstrate multiple techniques to achieve a more interesting glazed surface using wax, tape, washes, and underglazes. Get excited for a glazing deep dive that is sure to expand your understanding!
Although these techniques will work at any temperature and with a wide variety of glazes, Ruth will be demonstrating with The Clay Studio's cone 6 glazes. Bring 4-5 already bisque fired pieces to try out Ruth's glazing techniques on your own work! Please make sure your work is bisqued and can go to cone 6 if you would like us to fire it. Glaze firings provided with the workshop will be fired in a cone 6 electric firing.
This two day workshop will take place on Saturday, July 11th and Sunday, July 12th from 10am-4pm with an hour lunch break from 12-1pm.
Short Bio:
(b. 1984) Ruth Easterbrook was born in California and grew up in the rural town of Redwood Valley. She was first introduced to clay in high school, which led her to study ceramics at Syracus University where she earned her BFA in 2007. After graduating, Ruth spent many years learning through practice and hands-on experience as a production potter and assistant to various artists. In 2014, she began focusing on her career, starting with a spring concentration at Penland School of Craft and then spending extended time at Anderson Ranch Arts Center as a student and summer intern, later returning as an Artist in Residence in 2016. In 2019, Ruth earned her MFA in Ceramics Program and is currently a Resident Artist at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia. She has been awarded the honor of NCECA Emerging Artist 202 and was one of the Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artists for 2022. Ruth's work has been exhibited internationally and throughout the USA, and is in the permanent collection of the Alfred Ceramics Arts Museum and other personal collections.
