Description

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Explore the art and basics of the clay craft that humanity has endeavored in for centuries. In this class, you will experience throwing on the potter’s wheel and learn to make useful pots that you can show to friends and family. You will also learn the basics of surface decorations, especially glazing. There will be demonstrations and hands-on work in the class. At the class’s end, you will enjoy the confidence to work with clay!

MATERIALS LIST: Students will be provided with a 25 lb bag of stoneware clay (cones 5-6) and a variety of glazes. 

INSTRUCTOR BIO: A major difference in Kilian’s work has been based on authenticity; he develops his glazes and clays, unlike most studio potters. Kilian started in clay at the age of eight and opened his ceramic studio in 2007 in the Inner Banks of North Carolina. His experience has yielded many accomplishments, such as creating the heritage pottery collection commissioned by North Carolina’s Cultural Resources for historic heritage sites and exhibiting his museum pieces in the exclusive Imperial Art Centre's HANDCRAFTED Exhibition of 2017 and 2022. He collaborates with Popular Forest, Old City Museums and Arboretum, and James City County (Jamestown) as a third-person interpreter, ceramic artist, and workshop instructor. Kilian specializes in heritage pottery and the history of the pottery trade. He operates a fully outfitted studio in Chatham, VA.