Introduction to Surface Design: Carving the Form with Jacob Bassett

3 Mondays, 5:00 PM-7:00 PM, Final Class: 5:00PM-8:00PM

Begins September 8, Indoors 

Skill Level: Advanced Beginner and Intermediate 

Tuition: $140 (Log in for membership discount price) 

Description: Students will learn to remove and carve away parts of the form to create a textural design and feel. This will involve carving small sections of the form as well as the entirety of it. This course will also include the process of glazing and how different colors and combinations help to enhance the carved designs. Students will be given 4 leather hard forms to work on.

Notes:

-A studio fee, clay fee, and firing fee are all included in tuition. Tools are not included. A materials list can be found here. 

-The final class includes an extra hour, and runs until 8pm.

-Students will be given 4 leather hard forms to work on. If you would like to bring your own leather hard forms or bring additional pieces to the workshop, please use LexArt clay (https://www.lexart.org/product-page/bag-of-clay). The forms should be between 6-12 inches in height, trimmed and leather hard. The work should be approved by the instructor before the first class session (contact education@lexart.org to be put in contact with him for approval).

About the instructor: 

Jacob Bassett is a graduate of UMass Dartmouth with a BFA in ceramics. His work focuses on wheel-thrown forms that incorporate sgraffito and carved designs, and he has worked in ceramics for six years. Outside of ceramics, he also teaches art to children from toddlers through middle schoolers through a local art studio where he took his first art class 17 years ago, at 6 years old. His current goals are to continue to grow and practice his own throwing skills, and to continuing teaching both art and ceramics, while growing his business.

https://www.instagram.com/jacob.hound/

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