Theme + Variations on Surface Design
Session 4 | July 27–August 8
Blue One Eyed Alien Cup by Masa Sasaki, 2024. Stoneware, wheel thrown, trimmed, hand painted, glazed, and fired to cone 6. 5 ¼” x 4” x 3”. Photo by the artist.
This workshop focuses on creative surface design techniques using various objects as drawing tools: cookie cutters, typing press, carving tools, flexible rulers, and other items to decorate the clay surface. By combining various shapes, colors, and textures, we aim to express a personal meaning or story. We will use different kinds of clay and examine the contrast and variations of mood and effect. Each participant will create a cup or small item of their choice (wheel-thrown or hand-built) which will be used to explore these techniques. All levels welcome.
Masa Sasaki (he/him) is a classically trained artist, an accomplished pianist, an award-winning painter, and a uniquely stylistic potter. Since moving from his native Japan in the late 1980s, he has worked in interior design, residential and commercial contracting, and art creation. Today Sasaki is a full-time studio artist and has become one of the most celebrated ceramic artists in the Southeast. His work can be found in fine arts galleries and museum stores throughout the county.