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sgraffito: meditative carving
instructed by amy smoot
Sgraffito means “to scratch” in Italian and is a decorative technique where a colored underglaze or slip is applied to a piece of pottery. The potter then scratches through the colored layer to create contrasting images, patterns, or textures by revealing the original clay color underneath. Students will recieve a premade magnet and dish made of red clay and coated with a white slip. Students can experiment with markmaking on the magnet and move on to meditative, intuitive, or planned carving on their dish.
This is a beginner friendly class and requires no prior knowledge of clay. Work will be ready for pickup 3-4 weeks after class. This workshop is funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Alabama State Council of the Arts"
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Age Range: 18+
Dates: August 15
Times: 3-5PM
Location: Kentuck's Clay Studio
Tuition: $45; All supplies included
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The minimum for this class is 4 participants, and if the class does not meet the minimum, participants will be refunded. This workshop is non-refundable after the registration deadline passes.
Please email Amy Smoot at asmoot@kentuck.org with any questions.
Kentuck workshops are non-refundable after the registration closes. If you would like to cancel before the deadline passes, please email asmoot@kentuck.org or call 205-758-1257. If the class does not meet the minimum by the registration deadline & the workshop is cancelled, participants will be refunded their registration fees.
meet the instructor: amy smoot
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Amy Smoot is from Carrollton, GA and currently resides in Tuscaloosa, AL. She received her BFA in ceramics from the University of West Georgia in 2015. While there, she was studio technician and research assistant in the ceramics area. In 2019 she received her MFA from The University of Alabama where she first began teaching ceramics as a graduate assistant. Her practice consists of all types of ceramics techniques including mold-making, slip-casting, hand building, and wheel thrown pottery. Amy began teaching for Kentuck in 2021 and joined Kentuck's staff as Clay Studio Manager in 2023.
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This workshop is made possible in part by support from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.