Explore creative ways to enhance your ceramics through texture, pattern, and color. Learn techniques like carving, stamping, sgraffito, and underglaze decoration to bring your clay surfaces to life. All materials provided—no experience necessary!

This one day workshop will cover the basics of decoration techniques for leather-hardgreenware as well as how to transfer imagery from paper (or your imagination) to the side of a pot. We will cover: water etching, sgraffito, inlay, and mishima techniques as well as monotype, and slip transfers.Students are encouraged to bring damp pots and test tiles of their favorite clay. Damp test tiles of porcelain and stoneware will also be provided and we will use underglaze and slip for these techniques.

Before lunch break:Introduce water etching, sgraffito, inlay techniques – prep test pieces and allow them to dry until the afternoon.

After lunch break:Make your own re-useable stencils and also learn how to transfer imagery onto the surface of your pottery.Practice water etching, sgraffito, and inlay techniques.Introduce slip transfers and monotype printing on clay.

Saturday Pottery Wheel Date Night Workshop

Learn a new skill together with your partner, friend, or family member! We will walk you through the wheel throwing process together. No clay experience necessary but dress for a mess! Clay, glazes, and firing fees are included. Ages 18 & up. Price is per person.

Discover the ancient art of natural dyeing in our Exploring Natural Dyes: Indigo class. This 2 Hour Workshop will guide you through the process of creating beautiful, sustainable textiles using indigo dye. You’ll learn how to dye fabrics using natural ingredients, starting with a bandana provided by us. Feel free to bring up to two additional items from home made of natural fibers like wool, cotton, linen, or silk for the best results.

Discover the ancient art of natural dyeing in our Exploring Natural Dyes: Indigo class. This 2 Hour Workshop will guide you through the process of creating beautiful, sustainable textiles using indigo dye. You’ll learn how to dye fabrics using natural ingredients, starting with a bandana provided by us. Feel free to bring up to two additional items from home made of natural fibers like wool, cotton, linen, or silk for the best results.

Cyanotype is a camera-free technique for creating images by placing objects on any number ofmaterials including paper, wood, fabric, and clay. After coating the material with a specialsolution and choosing your subject matter and composition, you will then expose it to the sun orelse under an ultraviolet lamp; the UV light will then bake the negative of the image into thechosen medium creating a stunning prussian-blue work of art.

Cyanotype is a camera-free technique for creating images by placing objects on any number ofmaterials including paper, wood, fabric, and clay. After coating the material with a specialsolution and choosing your subject matter and composition, you will then expose it to the sun orelse under an ultraviolet lamp; the UV light will then bake the negative of the image into thechosen medium creating a stunning prussian-blue work of art.

Join us for our watercolor & acrylic nature painting workshops! Enjoy some time outside and be inspired by the nature around you. This workshop is open to adults ages 18+ — bring a friend, special someone, or just yourself!

This workshops is free to Fayetteville City Residents thanks to the sponsorship by City of Fayetteville, Parks and Rec & Arts and Culture Departments

FRIDAY DATES:

5:30 PM — Students will meet at CCC for a brief introduction. Instructor will lead students to the Upper or Lower Ramble to paint with gouache, watercolors, or acrylic on paper or stretched canvas.

7 :30 PM — Students will return to CCC to discuss the experience.

Join us for our watercolor & acrylic nature painting workshops! Enjoy some time outside and be inspired by the nature around you. This workshop is open to adults ages 18+ — bring a friend, special someone, or just yourself!

This workshops is free to Fayetteville City Residents thanks to the sponsorship by City of Fayetteville, Parks and Rec & Arts and Culture Departments

FRIDAY DATES:

5:30 PM — Students will meet at CCC for a brief introduction. Instructor will lead students to the Upper or Lower Ramble to paint with gouache, watercolors, or acrylic on paper or stretched canvas.

7 :30 PM — Students will return to CCC to discuss the experience.