Visiting Artists Workshops for Spring 2025
This spring, join us for inspiring and engaging Visiting Artist workshops featuring distinguished creators from our region. Visit the workshop registration page for more details and to reserve your spot!
Clay Form We Transform Through Fire with Antra Sinha
Friday 5/16 – Wednesday 5/21
Times vary
$575.00
Seasoned beginner to advanced students
Ceramics Studio
In this hands-on train kiln firing workshop, each participant will bring up to five pieces of bisqueware to glaze, slip, load, and fire in the Sawtooth train kiln. Antra Sinha is a faculty member at Utah State University, where this train kiln was first developed. Antra will share her unique insights on this firing technique, including effective loading strategies to achieve stunning surfaces on your pottery and sculptures. This workshop occurs one week prior to the 2025 NC Wood Firing Conference.
You can view more of her work at antrasinha.com
Powder Coating on Metal with Andrew Thornton
Friday 5/9/25 – Sunday 5/11/25
Times vary
$320.00 / $288.00 for members
All skill levels
Metals Studio
Color is a crucial visual element, and powder coating adds vibrancy and personalization to jewelry and artwork. In this workshop, Andrew will simplify the process with accessible, low-cost, and low-mess solutions for home use. This workshop suits anyone seeking alternatives to enameling, regardless of skill level. After Andrew’s enthusiastic response at our Luminaries event last October, we had to invite him back for this focus on Powder Coating! Sign up early; spots will fill quickly.
You can view more of his work on Instagram at @andrewthorntonartist
Sculptural Basketry with Sarita Westrup
Saturday 5/3/25 – Sunday 5/4/25
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
$280.00 / $252.00 for members
Wood Studio
All skill levels
Explore basketry as a medium of free form sculpture in this special visiting artist workshop with contemporary basketmaker Sarita Westrup. Sarita will demo the tools, materials, techniques, and approaches she uses to twine arched baskets. On day one, we will cover prepping reeds for spokes and weavers, twining, starting an open bottom basket, starting a closed bottom basket, and backward twining wedges. Day two we will explore finishing the lip of the basket and have a show-and-tell. Other materials/media for twining and surface will be briefly discussed. No experience is necessary. This class is designed to focus on a learned skill rather than a final product and the possibilities are endless! Time outside of class may be needed to finish your basket.
Sculptural Basketry can take your work in surprising new directions! View the class description to see work by some of Sarita’s past students.
