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Friday, October 2 - Sunday, October 4
10AM - 4PM EACH DAY (option to stay late) 3-Day Intensive Workshop with the fun & masterful Julie MacKinnon.
Julie MacKinnon is a professional ceramic artist, designer, and educator with over 25 years of experience in clay. Her high-fired porcelain work has been exhibited and sold throughout Canada, and she is the founder of The Hey Julie School of Clay on Salt Spring Island, offering workshops, mentorship, and studio space.
A passionate teacher and advocate for the ceramic community, Julie is known for her humour, creativity, and generous approach to teaching. Her workshops invite potters to push their practice, explore their own visual language, and develop their skills in a fun, supportive environment.
For more information about Julie please visit: https://juliemackinnonceramics.com/about
* You must have throwing competencies to enrol in this class. ie: you’re able to throw independently and with some degree of confidence.
This is an elongated chunk of fun, creative-time to be challenged alongside others. We nerd out.
We will dig into:
Advancing your throwing skills by perfecting the basics
Throwing larger work, personalized ergonomic tips
Timing and STAGING your work for more success in repeating forms and larger pieces.
Lots of forms. whatever you would like to work on. Ie: large pieces, complex Forms with seams, teapots, plates….
Personalized studio practice tips, troubleshooting, marketing and pricing advice
You will leave with:
Intentional throwing skills and a new confidence on the wheel
A contemplative and creative "eye" to match and challenge your skills
Hand-building abilities that will simplify your design efforts and shake up your perception of the vessel
Simple design techniques to elevate your work
Ergonomic tips for strength, endurance and health
Workshop will include:
Making a lot of pots
Critique of current work and workshop work (no! It is not scary!) Critique is a fancy way of saying “learning to see” your pots
Design vocabulary and ways to implement the elements of design into all aspects of your work
Friday, October 2 - Sunday, October 4
10AM - 4PM EACH DAY (option to stay late) 3-Day Intensive Workshop with the fun & masterful Julie MacKinnon.
Julie MacKinnon is a professional ceramic artist, designer, and educator with over 25 years of experience in clay. Her high-fired porcelain work has been exhibited and sold throughout Canada, and she is the founder of The Hey Julie School of Clay on Salt Spring Island, offering workshops, mentorship, and studio space.
A passionate teacher and advocate for the ceramic community, Julie is known for her humour, creativity, and generous approach to teaching. Her workshops invite potters to push their practice, explore their own visual language, and develop their skills in a fun, supportive environment.
For more information about Julie please visit: https://juliemackinnonceramics.com/about
* You must have throwing competencies to enrol in this class. ie: you’re able to throw independently and with some degree of confidence.
This is an elongated chunk of fun, creative-time to be challenged alongside others. We nerd out.
We will dig into:
Advancing your throwing skills by perfecting the basics
Throwing larger work, personalized ergonomic tips
Timing and STAGING your work for more success in repeating forms and larger pieces.
Lots of forms. whatever you would like to work on. Ie: large pieces, complex Forms with seams, teapots, plates….
Personalized studio practice tips, troubleshooting, marketing and pricing advice
You will leave with:
Intentional throwing skills and a new confidence on the wheel
A contemplative and creative "eye" to match and challenge your skills
Hand-building abilities that will simplify your design efforts and shake up your perception of the vessel
Simple design techniques to elevate your work
Ergonomic tips for strength, endurance and health
Workshop will include:
Making a lot of pots
Critique of current work and workshop work (no! It is not scary!) Critique is a fancy way of saying “learning to see” your pots
Design vocabulary and ways to implement the elements of design into all aspects of your work