Lush and Layered Decoration with Taylor Sijan

Event Description

Learn how to create layered surfaces on your ceramic work in this two-day workshop!

In this skill-building session, Taylor will demonstrate how she creates rich surfaces on unfired clay using stamping, slip trailing, carving, and painted gradients of colorful underglaze over botanical stencils. Students will experiment with slip trailing on soft tile and underglaze painting on bone dry tile. Students are encouraged to bring simple stencil shapes cut from newsprint to class for practicing, but this is not required. Students may choose to bring a few of their own pieces for practice if they wish: 2-3 bone dry pieces for underglazing and a couple of soft pieces for slip trailing. All other supplies (including practice tiles) will be supplied. Morning coffee & tea and a full lunch will be served each day of the workshop. Registration deadline: Friday, September 4.

Taylor Sijan is a full-time studio artist from Catawba Island, Ohio. She earned a BFA in 3D Arts from Bowling Green State University and an MFA with ceramics emphasis from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and in 2020 was named one of Ceramics Monthly's Emerging Artists. You can learn more about Taylor and see her work at taylorsijan.com