Building with Clay and Steel

Event Description

Concept
Investigate new materials and approaches to building sculpture in this two-week exploratory workshop. Students discover innovative ways to combine different materials, creating dynamic mixed-media sculptures. This workshop experiments with adding different materials to students’ work—such as clay, steel, and found objects—while considering how each adds formal information and intensified content. This rigorous studio environment gives access to a variety of new materials and fresh ways of approaching students’ studio practice. The workshop is open to students working in any media who are looking to try something different and add new skills to their toolbox.

Media & Techniques
Clay, steel, Amaco underglaze, clay tools, cold saw, torches, cutting, forming, MIG welding, coiling, slab building, solid construction, hand-building, surface treatments, cone 6 oxidation